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Event:
GFO: The Special Friday
Date: Nov 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Judt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Judt misses with a wild combination.
A cross from Judt lands.
Gori slips a jab and a cross from Judt.
Gori connects with the punch.
Judt throws a right and a left that Gori avoids nicely.
Judt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot by Gori.
Judt lands a glancing blow to the side of Gori's head.#CL#
Gori moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gori tries to circle away but Judt has him pinned against the cage.
Gori tries to break the clinch but Judt is controlling the position. #BC2#
Judt breaks from the clinch.
Judt swinging wildly here.
#T1#
Gori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Judt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Judt thuds a left hand into Gori's body.
Judt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Judt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gori is looking to counter punch.
Gori throws a body shot but no joy.
Judt slips under a jab from Gori.
Judt throws a right and a left that Gori avoids nicely.
No joy there for Judt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Judt there.
Judt misses with a two punch combination.
Marco Judt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Gori coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T2#
Judt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judt.
Judt misses with a two punch combination.
Judt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Judt tries to move into range but Gori moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gori lands an overhand right.
Judt misses with a combination
and Gori counters with a stiff right hand.
Gori lands a nice shot to the body.
Judt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Judt looks to land a combination but Gori avoids it well.
Gori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judt manages to avoid it.
Judt misses with a series of wild punches.
Judt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T3#
Gori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judt manages to avoid it.
Judt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Judt misses.
Gori is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Judt looks winded!
A lazy left from Gori finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Judt.
Gori was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Judt throws a combination that misses
and Gori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gori lands a jab.
Judt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gori.
Judt misses with a two punch combination.
Gori is looking to counter punch.
Gori looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Judt throws a right hand that Gori ducks under and follows up with a left that Gori also avoids with ease.#T4#
Judt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gori counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Judt swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Judt misses.
Gori tries to counter by clinching up but Judt breaks away and moves out of range.
Gori smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gori tried to score with a low kick but Judt checks it.
Gori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judt was well out of range. Poor timing from Gori.
Gori misses with a hook. Judt ducked under it nicely.
Gori just misses with a punch to the body.
Judt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gori makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Gori misses its intended target.
Judt works over Gori's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judt was well out of range. Poor timing from Gori.
Judt tries to counter with a clinch but Gori shakes him off and moves away.
Gori misses with a hook.
Gori throws the left hand but Judt avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marco Judt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Judt misses with the combination.
#CL#
Gori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Judt manages to break the clinch.
Gori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judt.
Judt dodges the punch combination from Gori.
Judt feints a jab promting Gori to slip. Judt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gori slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gori slips a straight right by Judt.
Judt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gori.
Gori scores with a jab to the head.
Judt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T1#
Gori lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Judt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gori circles away quickly and effectively.
Judt misses with a double jab
and Gori counters with a nice body shot.
Judt misses with a few strikes there.
Judt is breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gori darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Judt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gori is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#CL#
Gori rushes Judt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC2#
Judt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gori lands a jab to Judt's midsection.
Judt throws a series of strikes that have Gori backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gori goes for a double leg but Judt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Judt continues to drive forward.
Judt throws a right and a left that both miss.#T2#
Gori looks to score with a jab to the body but Judt is just out of range.
Judt misses with a two punch combination.
Judt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Judt fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Gori misses the target.
Gori throws a hook but Judt avoids it easily.
Judt defending well as Gori loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Gori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Judt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gori throwing a counter right hand but Judt manages to avoid it.
Marco Judt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Gori has Judt up against the cage in a clinch.
Gori is trying to push Judt away but Judt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Judt prevents Gori from breaking the clinch.
Gori is trying to force a seperation but Judt has the dominant position.
Gori is trying to break free.#T3#
Gori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gori tries to circle away but Judt has him pinned against the cage.
Gori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Judt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Judt misses.
Judt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Gori misses.
Gori ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Judt throws a series of punches but Gori moves out of range.
Marco Judt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Judt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gori.
Judt misses with the combination.
A combination from Judt does no damage. #T4#
Judt needs to keep his hands up - Gori had a free shot at his head there.
Judt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judt looks to land a combination but Gori avoids it well.
As Judt tries to get set, Gori tries to push him back and clinch up but Judt manages to avoid the attempt.
Gori throws out a loose jab but Judt uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Judt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Judt duly obliges.
Judt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gori is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some wild striking there from Judt.
Gori moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gori thuds his right hand into Judt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marco Judt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Judt misses with a wild combination.
Judt throws a right and a left that Gori avoids nicely.
Judt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL#
Gori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Judt prevents Gori from breaking the clinch.
Gori is trying to break free.
Judt keeps control of Gori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Judt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gori just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gori lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Judt circles away quickly and effectively.
Gori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Gori misses the target.
Judt misses with a few strikes there.
Marco Judt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Judt misses with a series of wild punches.
Judt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from Judt. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Judt misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gori. Judt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judt misses with the combination.
Gori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gori misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Judt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Judt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gori counters with a nice body shot. #T2#
Gori throws a body punch but Judt moves out of range.
Judt throws a series of punches but Gori avoids them all with ease.
Judt misses with the combination.
Gori scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judt drops his hands momentarily and Gori takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gori looks for a takedown but Judt sprawls well.
Judt throws a right and a left that Gori avoids nicely.
Judt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Judt slips under a jab.
Judt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL#
Gori gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T3#
Gori wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Judt has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Judt breaks from the clinch.
Judt tries to bum rush Gori with a series of wild strikes but Gori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Judt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gori.
Gori misses with an uppercut. Judt saw that one coming.
Gori lands a head shot.
Vlad Gori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judt was well out of range. Poor timing from Gori.
Judt throws a series of punches but Gori avoids them all with ease.
Gori swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Judt.
A jab from Judt misses.
A combination from Judt does no damage. #CL#
Gori clinches. #BC2#
Judt manages to break the clinch.
#T4#
Judt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gori jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gori slips a jab and a cross from Judt.
A big right from Gori misses.
Judt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judt unleashes a big counter combination but Gori bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gori on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Judt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Judt misses with a series of wild punches.
Judt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gori.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marco Judt.
I've got Judt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marco Judt!
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Event:
GFO IX: Hudson v Montgomery
Date: Oct 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Gori just misses with a punch to the body.
Gori definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gori misses with a low kick.
Murphy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Gori clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gori sprawls well. Gori wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Gori swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Gori.
Gori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Gori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy .#T1#
Gori connects with a right hand. Murphy shakes it off.
A punch lands to the side of Murphy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Murphy .
Gori throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gori misses with a body shot.
Murphy goes for a double leg but Gori avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gori continues to drive forward.
Vlad Gori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Murphy .
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
Gori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy .
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murphy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T2#
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gori has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy misses with a body shot
and Gori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy works Gori's body with a nice hook.
Murphy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gori pinned against the cage. Gori gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gori lands with a hook. Murphy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murphy tries to land a body kick
letting Gori counter with a right hand.
Gori misses with a wild body shot.
Gori connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murphy 's hands.#T3#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murphy - that will leave a mark!
Gori throws a good cross that connects.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gori scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Gori.
Murphy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gori throws a big shot that misses.
Gori takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gori uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murphy has time to react.
Kevin Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gori misses with an uppercut.
Murphy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Murphy dives in for a single leg takedown but Gori sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#CL#
Gori pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Gori is trying to break free.
Gori tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Gori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T4#
Gori tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
#BC2#
Murphy 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy throws a leg kick that misses.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Gori avoids it well.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
#CL#
Gori clinches. #BC2#
Murphy 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
Murphy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gori is trying to defend but Murphy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES#
Gori makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Gori dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Gori checks a leg kick nicely.
Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Gori tests Murphy 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Murphy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vlad Gori is winning the standup battle so far.
Gori connects with a crisp jab.
Gori dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Gori.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Murphy clinches.
Gori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1#
Gori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gori is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Gori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy prevents Gori from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Murphy breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Murphy closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gori stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gori wants it to stay on the feet.
Gori throws a leg kick but Murphy moved away.#CL2#
Murphy drives through and clinches with Gori against the cage.
#T2#
Murphy keeps control of Gori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy is looking to control Gori's arms but Gori gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murphy has his back to the cage.
Gori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gori's elbow.
Murphy is working Gori over against the cage.
Gori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gori has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy wants to take the fight to the mat but Gori manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Murphy prevents Gori from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Gori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gori's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Gori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3#
A lazy left from Gori finds it's target.
Murphy looks to clinch
and Gori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gori lands an overhand right.
Gori avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Gori misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy . Gori does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Gori wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gori is looking to clinch.
Gori throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy 's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Gori connects with a body shot.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt - Gori sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vlad Gori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Murphy .
Gori's corner calls for a 1-2. Gori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T4#
Gori lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gori shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murphy as he avoids it easily. #CL2#
Murphy pushes Gori up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gori pulls him back up using the underhooks. #BC2#
Murphy breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Murphy misses
and Gori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy fails to pull guard.
Gori has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gori's efforts to push away.#TD2#
Murphy has Gori pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Murphy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gori tumbling to the mat - Murphy dives into Gori's guard.#SU2#
Murphy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vlad Gori will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Gori looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murphy darts in looking for a takedown but Gori gets double underhooks and turns Murphy into the cage.
Gori scores with a nice head shot.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt
and Gori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
Gori lands with a shot to the body.
Gori lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Gori digs a good body shot into Murphy 's ribs.
Gori moves out of range of the body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy . Those never looked like landing.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Gori tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Gori moved out of range.
Gori throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Gori circles away easily
and Gori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vlad Gori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Murphy .
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Gori throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gori seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gori misses the shot to the body.
Murphy walks into a straight right hand from Gori.
Gori moves out of range of the body kick.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Gori misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice body kick.
Gori cracks Murphy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T2#
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gori's waist but Gori gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
Gori looks to land a combination. Murphy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gori tests Murphy 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gori throws out a leg kick but Murphy moves out of range and Gori only half commits.
Gori stuffs the takedown attempt from Murphy . Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Gori avoids it well.
Gori lands a lovely overhand right.#T3#
Gori connects with a right hand. Murphy shakes it off.
Gori jabs at Murphy 's body.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body
and Gori counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Gori seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Murphy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Gori avoids nicely. #TD2#
Murphy gets a takedown into half guard.
Gori keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murphy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T4#
Gori is in trouble now - Murphy has advanced to mount!
Gori on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gori tries to get out of the position.#SU2#
Murphy gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gori sprawls well. Gori wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Vlad Gori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gori lands a lovely overhand right.
Kevin Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Gori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gori, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Gori!
A relieved looking Vlad Gori thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
GFO VII: Bala v Montgomery
Date: Oct 01, 2017 |
#R1#
Gori moves out of range of the body kick.
Leonardo Konate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Konate coming out on top.
Konate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gori scores with a nice strike.
Gori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Konate misses with a two punch combination.
Gori cracks Konate with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No joy there for Gori, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Konate moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Konate is looking to clinch but Gori is avoiding it.
As Konate looks to move away, Gori throws a big counter combo but Konate just gets out of the way.
Nice body punch from Konate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gori takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Konate lands a nice hook to Gori's body. Gori takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1#
Konate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Konate digs a good body shot into Gori's ribs.
Konate moves out of range as Gori strikes.
Gori missing with a left hand there. Konate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Konate unleashes a big counter combination but Gori bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Konate tries to clinch up.#CL#
Gori fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Konate, pushing him back against the cage.
Gori is trying to break free.#TD2#
Konate decides to pull guard. #SUB2#
Konate escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gori gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gori would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T2#
Konate looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SU#
Gori stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sloppy strikes from Gori. Those never looked like landing.
Gori throws out a loose jab but Konate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gori connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Konate's hands.
Gori throws a jab when Konate was well out of range.
Gori misses with a hook. Konate ducked under it nicely.
Gori throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T3#
Konate wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gori is breathing heavily.
Gori takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL2#
Konate moves into the clinch successfully.
Gori prevents the takedown attempt.
Gori avoids the elbow strike from Konate, against the cage.
Konate jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gori walks away with a smile on his face. Konate gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gori throws a right and a left that both miss.
Konate lands with a shot to the body.
Konate tries to clinch but Gori moves out of range.
A left and a right from Konate both land. Nice combination.
Konate throws a one two combo.
#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konate wants to slow Gori down by chopping away at his legs.
Konate just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGori.
Konate throws a wild body kick that Gori sees coming a mile off.
Konate throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gori stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Konate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Konate fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gori.
Konate lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Gori is looking to close the distance but Konate sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Gori crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Gori is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Leonardo Konate!
A victorious Leonardo Konate thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Gori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gori throws a head kick but Gilbert moves out of range.
Gori works Gilbert's body with a nice hook.
Gori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gori throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gori throws a body punch but Gilbert moves out of range.
Gilbert is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gori.
Gori digs a good hook to Gilbert's body.
Gori misses with the combination.
Gori throws a right and a left that Gilbert avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilbert moves out of range of the leg kick from Gori.
Gori swinging wildly here.
Gori tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD#
and Gilbert counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gilbert prevents Gori from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Gilbert content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gilbert in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gilbert throwing strikes but missing.
Gilbert won't allow Gori to get back to his feet.
Gilbert trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gori's guard.
Gilbert is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gori is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gilbert postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gilbert throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gori can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gilbert postures up.
#T2#
Gilbert is in close to Gori's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB2#
Gilbert avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gilbert throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gori works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gilbert working some strikes from top position.
Gori is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gilbert is controlling him.
Gilbert makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gilbert postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gori wants to get back to his feet but Gilbert is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T3#
Gilbert postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gilbert works over Gori with some ground and pound from guard.
Gori really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gilbert. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gilbert stands up over Gori, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gilbert postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gilbert is working Gori over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gori looks winded!
Gilbert with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gilbert lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gori is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gilbert is controlling him.
Gilbert connects with a couple of short punches.
Gilbert in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gilbert throws a big right hand that misses.
Gilbert has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T4#
Gilbert with a nice head shot there.
Gilbert postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gilbert lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gori is looking to stand back up but Gilbert counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gori. #SUB#
Gilbert is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB#
Gilbert is working for a kimura but Gori is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Gilbert is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gori has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norbert Gilbert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Norbert Gilbert's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Gori throws a body shot but no joy.
Gori throws a right hand that Gilbert ducks under and follows up with a left that Gilbert also avoids with ease.
Gilbert seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Vlad Gori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gilbert moves away.
Gori misses the shot to the body.
Gori checks a low kick from Gilbert.
Gori fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gilbert changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gori scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#TD#
Gilbert shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gori napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gori wants to get back to his feet but Gilbert is dominant here and he's now got Gori's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Gori is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Gilbert gets his way!
Gilbert scores with punches from the back.
Gori wants to get back to his feet. #T1##SUB#
Gilbert has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gori has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Gori trying to get back to his feet but Gilbert is in full control for now. #SUB#
Gilbert is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gori defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #SUB#
Gilbert is looking for the choke from the back position but Gori is controlling his hands well. #T2##SUB#
Gilbert is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Gori is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Norbert Gilbert!
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