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Event:
QFC Tournament 780 Round 4
Date: Sep 08, 2017 |
#R1# Disciple lands a body shot.
Groat jabbing away but nothing is landing. Disciple swings and misses with a shot to the body and Disciple takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT# It looks like Dragon Disciple has been cut. Groat misses with a straight left. A shot to the body from Disciple misses and Disciple takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Groat lands with a cross. A telegraphed right hand from Groat misses the target. Groat throws a shot to the body.
Groat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Disciple at a distance.
Groat misses with a lunging right hand
and Disciple counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Groat scores with a jab to the body. Groat looks to score with a jab to the body but Disciple is just out of range. Disciple moves out of range of the strikes. Shane Groat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Disciple on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Groat is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Disciple moves away from the strike by Groat. A nice combination there by Disciple.
#T1# Groat staying out of range there. An attempted straight right counter from Groat misses the target. Groat lands a body shot.
Groat digs a good body shot into Disciple's ribs. Disciple looks winded! Groat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. A lazy left from Groat finds it's target. Groat lands with an overhand left.#ROC# Disciple is rocked! Groat lands a slapping body shot.
Disciple is still on wobbly legs! Can Groat finish him? Groat knocks out Disciple with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Groat before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Groat picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shane Groat!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 780 Round 3
Date: Sep 07, 2017 |
#R1# Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Disciple had a free shot at his head there. Disciple lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Disciple avoids a low kick by using good footwork. It looked like Disciple was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cruz. Cruz closes the distance but Disciple moves to the side and Disciple counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cruz thinking. Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Disciple circles away.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2# Cruz moves into the clinch. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Disciple misses with some punches.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Disciple up against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cruz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Disciple avoids it. Disciple lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards. Knees in the clinch landing for Cruz.
#T1# A quick uppercut on the inside from Disciple. A hook to the body from Disciple.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside. Disciple misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Disciple lands a nice uppercut. Cruz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Disciple fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Disciple lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Disciple takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cruz crunches a lovely knee into Disciple's ribcage. Cruz lands a body shot. Disciple avoids the elbow strike from Cruz, against the cage.
Come on Cruz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T2# Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Disciple has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Disciple scores with an uppercut up the middle. Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
#CUT2# It looks like Dragon Disciple has been cut. Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Disciple. Disciple misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Cruz to work.
Disciple tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Disciple back against the cage. Disciple misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3# Cruz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Disciple is keeping busy. Cruz wants to stall.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Disciple. A shot in the inside from Disciple. Cruz prevents a body shot from Disciple. Disciple is leaning against Cruz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Disciple misses with a hook from the clinch. Disciple blocks an uppercut.
Cruz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Disciple up against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Disciple.
#T4# Cruz taking a breather. Cruz lands a nice knee to the body. Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz effectively controlling the action here. Disciple is working Cruz over against the cage. Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Cruz landing knees to the head.
Disciple fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Disciple fails to land. Disciple misses with a short punch on the inside. Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Disciple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Disciple lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dragon Disciple will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Dragon Disciple's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2# Disciple cracks Cruz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Disciple takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses. Disciple lands with an overhand left. Disciple slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Disciple wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Disciple misses the shot to the body. Cruz walks into a jab. Cruz closes the distance but Disciple moves to the side and Disciple counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Disciple fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL2# Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Disciple. Disciple misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Disciple. Cruz scores with a knee to the head.
#T1# Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Disciple is blocking nicely.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Disciple lands a body punch in the clinch. Cruz looking to slow down the pace here. Cruz is breathing heavily. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz. Cruz looking to slow down the pace here. Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Disciple misses with some punches.
Disciple lands with a short shot to the head. Disciple presses Cruz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A short body shot lands from Disciple as the two fighters clinch.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but Disciple avoids the damage to the body. Disciple pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2# Still in the clinch, Disciple scores with a nice short uppercut. A hook to the body from Disciple.
A short right from Disciple. Nice body punch from Disciple - that landed with a thud.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Cruz trying to control the position but instead, Disciple has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cruz into the cage. Disciple lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Disciple makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Cruz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Disciple is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around? Cruz stalling in the clinch but Disciple improves position. Disciple pushes Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Disciple lands a nice shot to the body. Disciple lands an uppercut. Disciple is working Cruz over against the cage.#T3# A short uppercut from Disciple. #ROC# Cruz is rocked! A left hand lands to the body for Disciple.
Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Disciple finish him? Disciple lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards. A right hook to the body lands for Disciple.
Disciple lands a shoulder strike. Cruz is looking to control Disciple's arms but Disciple gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cruz has his back to the cage. Disciple scores with a nice hook to the head. A body shot lands from Disciple.
Disciple working some nice short punches in the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Disciple. A right handed body shot lands from Disciple.
Disciple lands on the inside with an uppercut. Disciple gets through Cruz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Disciple scores with a shoulder strike. Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Disciple blocks with his arms.
#T4# Disciple lands with a light punch inside. A short uppercut from Disciple. Dragon Disciple has scored more points in the clinch so far. Disciple lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards. Disciple struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Disciple fails to land. Disciple lands a body shot. Disciple working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Disciple lands a nice uppercut. Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Disciple gets through Cruz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Disciple unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Cruz! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Disciple is unloading with more strikes now! Cruz drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragon Disciple! Dragon Disciple decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 780 Round 2
Date: Sep 06, 2017 |
#R1# A punch lands to the side of Disciple 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CUT# It looks like Dragon Disciple has been cut.#CL2# Disciple moves into range and clinches up with Viktorsson. Disciple lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #CUT2# It looks like Magnus Viktorsson has been cut. Disciple lands a hook to the side of the head. Viktorsson tries to break the clinch but Disciple is controlling the position. Disciple keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Viktorsson's efforts to push away. Disciple working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A short right hand to the side of the head by Disciple. Viktorsson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A short uppercut from Disciple. Disciple lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Disciple lands a right hand that snaps the head of Viktorsson backwards. This has been an exciting period of action! Disciple struggles to land a body shot inside as Viktorsson controls his hands.
#T1# Nice body punch from Disciple. A right hand to the body from Disciple.
Viktorsson is breathing heavily. Viktorsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Nice body punch from Disciple. Disciple lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Viktorsson to his knees! Disciple keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragon Disciple! A very excited looking Dragon Disciple made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 780 Round 1
Date: Sep 05, 2017 |
#R1# Disciple misses with a jab to the body
and Tucker Iii counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Tucker Iii is looking to land body kicks. Tucker Iii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Disciple blocks a head kick by Tucker Iii.
Disciple avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tucker Iii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Disciple is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#CL2# Disciple closes the distance and clinches. Tucker Iii is trying to break the clinch but Disciple is controlling him. A short right from Disciple. #CUT2# It looks like Charles Tucker Iii has been cut. Tucker Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Tucker Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Disciple.
A left hand lands to the body for Disciple.
Disciple is leaning against Tucker Iii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Disciple cracks Tucker Iii with a nice body shot. Tucker Iii pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T1# Disciple scores with a shoulder strike. Disciple lands with a light punch inside. Disciple lands on the inside with an uppercut. Good body shot from Disciple.
Disciple lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tucker Iii backwards. Disciple lands with a short shot to the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Disciple. Disciple lands an uppercut. Tucker Iii working aggressively here.
Disciple makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Tucker Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Disciple lands with a right to the head. Disciple lands a left hand.
Disciple scores with a shot to the side of Tucker Iii's head. Tucker Iii can't break the clinch.
Tucker Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Disciple uses good head movement to avoid it. Disciple lands a shoulder strike. #T2# Disciple prevents Tucker Iii from breaking the clinch. Disciple lands with a short shot to the head. Tucker Iii can't break the clinch.
Tucker Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Disciple. Tucker Iii is trying to push Disciple away but Disciple has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Disciple lands with a light punch inside. Disciple lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Disciple lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Tucker Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Tucker Iii is trying to break the clinch but Disciple has him pressed against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Disciple.
Disciple pushes Tucker Iii back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Disciple avoiding damage as Tucker Iii throws knees to the body.
Disciple lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Tucker Iii is breathing heavily. Disciple lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Disciple.
Tucker Iii is trying to break the clinch but Disciple is controlling him.#T3# A head punch on the inside from Tucker Iii fails to land. Disciple works on Tucker Iii's body with a couple of short punches. Tucker Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tucker Iii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Disciple has him pressed against the cage. Tucker Iii lands on the inside with an uppercut. A short left from Disciple. Disciple blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tucker Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Disciple.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Disciple lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tucker Iii backwards. Disciple scores with a shoulder strike. Disciple lands a right hand. Disciple pushes Tucker Iii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Tucker Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Disciple lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Disciple. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A short body shot lands from Disciple as the two fighters clinch.
#T4# Disciple presses Tucker Iii against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Tucker Iii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Disciple lands on the inside with an uppercut. #ROC2# Tucker Iii is rocked! Disciple lands a shot to the body. Oh Tucker Iii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Disciple lands an uppercut. Disciple creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Tucker Iii with a big uppercut! Tucker Iii tries to clinch up but Disciple pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Tucker Iii to the mat! Tucker Iii covers up and Disciple unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dragon Disciple! Dragon Disciple seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. The defeated Charles Tucker Iii had this to say: 'I'll be back tougher than ever. Can't let this one get me down. I tip my hat to my Opponent, a great fight.'.
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