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Event:
IFC New Blood V.2 Round 2
Date: Feb 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Farage throws out a loose jab but Sizzaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sizzaro has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Farage is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Farage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farage lands a jab to the head.
We've been told by Farage's head coaches at LOD: House of Gladiators that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sizzaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Farage.#KD#
Farage lands a big right hand that sends Sizzaro crashing to the mat! Farage stays standing though and waves Sizzaro back to his feet!#CUT#
It looks like Sal Sizzaro has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farage lands a slapping body shot.
#TD2#
Sizzaro shoots in and bounces Farage off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Farage looking to control.
Sizzaro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Farage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sizzaro looking to pass the guard.
Farage looking to control.
#T1#
Farage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sizzaro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sizzaro has eaten all the pies!
Sizzaro trying to pass the guard but Farage defending well.
Sizzaro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Farage tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sizzaro tries to pass to full mount but Farage defends it.
Farage is trying to maintain the position but Sizzaro is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Sizzaro is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
Sizzaro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Farage is looking to control Sizzaro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Farage avoid being mounted?#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sizzaro misses the shot to the body.
Sizzaro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sizzaro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sizzaro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Farage is out of range and Sizzaro settles back down.
Farage lands the left hand.
Nigel Farage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by Sizzaro.
Farage tests Sizzaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT#
That has opened up Sal Sizzaro's cut even more.#TD2#
Sizzaro fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Farage sprawls well initially but Sizzaro persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #T3#
Sizzaro winds up and cracks Farage with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB2#
Sizzaro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Farage defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sizzaro is looking to take a break and control but Farage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Farage wants to improve his position but Sizzaro is controlling well.
Sizzaro wants to free his trapped foot but Farage is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sizzaro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farage defending well though.
Sizzaro moves nicely into side control.
Farage avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sizzaro. #T4#
Farage looks to move to half guard but instead Sizzaro has passed into mount! Damn!
Farage working to try and regain half guard.
Sizzaro breaks from Farage's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sizzaro controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sizzaro throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sizzaro is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sizzaro landing punches.
Farage gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farage wants to control but Sizzaro is keeping busy.
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 Nigel Farage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sal Sizzaro's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Sizzaro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Farage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice jab there from Farage. #TD2#
Sizzaro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sizzaro wants to control from the top but Farage keeps moving.
Farage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sizzaro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sizzaro postures up in Farage's guard and throws a big left but Farage blocks it.
Farage wants to sweep here but Sizzaro controlling him for the moment.
Sal Sizzaro has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1#
Sizzaro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Farage looking to control.
Sizzaro is stalling in the full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nigel Farage is winning the standup battle so far.#TD2#
Sizzaro gets a takedown into half guard.
Sizzaro not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB2#
Sizzaro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Farage is just riding it out for now. Sizzaro eventually gives up the hold.
Farage trying to control here.
#T2#
Sizzaro lands strikes from half guard.
Sizzaro is taking a breather. Farage says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB2#
Sizzaro has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Farage defend it? Sizzaro steps over the head and cranks it - Farage is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sizzaro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sal Sizzaro!
A less than humble Sal Sizzaro misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
IFC New Blood V.2 Round 1
Date: Jan 07, 2018 |
#R1#
A jab from Danton does it's job there.
Nice cross by Farage.#CUT2#
It looks like Georges Danton has been cut.
Danton cracks Farage with an open hand slap.
Farage throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Danton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Danton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Farage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danton manages to avoid it.
Farage takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Danton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danton avoids the body shot from Farage.
Farage connects with a nice looking jab.
Farage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danton moves away.
Danton is looking to counter the offense by Farage and move into the clinch.
Danton lands a head shot.
Danton lands a glancing blow to the side of Farage's head.
A shot to the liver by Danton. Beautiful body shot.
Farage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Danton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Farage doesn't seem phased though.
Farage scores with a jab.
Danton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Farage. Farage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Danton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Danton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Farages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Danton scores with a sloppy right hand. Farage should have avoided that one. #T1#
Farage has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farage there as he acknowledges the shot.#ROC#
Farage is rocked!
Danton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farage.
Danton lands a head shot.
Farage throws a hook but Danton blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Danton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Danton.
Nigel Farage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Danton on the side of the head. #ROC2#
Danton is rocked!
Danton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oh Danton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Danton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farage misses with a two punch combination.
Danton seems to have got his legs back now.
Farage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Danton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Danton jabs Farage right on the nose. Farage blinks but takes it well.
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!
Good exchange - Danton coming out on top.#CL#
Danton takes the fight into the clinch.
Danton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Farage fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL#
Danton clinches up against the cage.#T2#
Danton stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Danton.
A left hand lands to the body for Danton.
Farage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danton's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Danton.
Danton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farage backwards.
Farage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Danton.
Farage looks winded!
A short right from Danton.
A short right from Danton on the inside.
Danton lands with a left to the head.
Danton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Danton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Danton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Farage up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Farage.
A left hand lands to the body for Danton.
Danton can't get the takedown.
#T3##TD#
Farage is fighting off a takedown attempt but Danton is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Farage to the mat. Farage regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Danton stays in close to Farage's body and controls the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Danton wants to stand but Farage has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Farage trying to control the position.
Farage controlling the position.#T4#
Farage wants to stand but Danton is controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Farage looking for a sweep. Not yet Farage, not yet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Danton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farage.
Danton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Danton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Farage. Those never looked like landing.
Danton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Farage under the eye.
Danton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Danton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Danton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georges Danton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Danton moves into the clinch.
Farage misses with a body punch.
Danton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danton gets through Farage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Danton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farage can do to turn this around?
A left hand lands to the body for Farage.
Georges Danton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Danton.
A body shot lands from Danton.
Danton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Farage.
Farage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farage is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Danton is keeping busy.
Danton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farages head.
Danton is leaning against Farage and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farage is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Farage misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Danton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farage struggles to land a body shot inside as Danton controls his hands.
#T1#
Danton lands with a left to the head.
Farage working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Danton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Danton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Farage up against the cage.
Danton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Danton on the inside.
A short right from Danton on the inside.
Danton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Danton lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Farage fails to land.
Danton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Danton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Danton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farage is still on wobbly legs! Can Danton finish him?
Danton lands a nice uppercut.
Farage lands with a left to the head. #T2#
Farage is pressed up against the cage. Danton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Farage down to the mat. Farage avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Farage seems to have recovered his senses.#KD#
Danton cracks Farage with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Danton has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Farage to stand back up!
Danton lands with a good body shot.
Danton digs a good hook to Farage's body.
Farage is breathing heavily.
Danton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Georges Danton is winning the standup battle so far.#KD#
Danton drops Farage with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Farage looks back up at him and smiles so Danton waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Farage gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Danton gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Georges Danton!
Georges Danton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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