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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Rupjais fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Rupjais has managed to clinch.
#TD#
Slater pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rupjais trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
Rupjais stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slater swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slater is controlling Rupjais's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater wants to stand up but Rupjais is controlling him.
Slater looking for a sweep. Not yet Slater, not yet. #T1#
Slater keeping moving, preventing Rupjais from controlling successfully.
Slater wants to stand up but Rupjais is controlling him. #SUB#
Slater escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rupjais gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rupjais wants to pass the guard but Slater is keeping the position.
Rupjais throws a strike but Slater rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Rupjais wants to stand but Slater is controlling the position.
Slater throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rupjais works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rupjais working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slater.
Rupjais utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slater distracts Rupjais with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T2#
Rupjais trying to control the position.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Slater chips away with some ground and pound.
Slater is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slater preventing the sweep.
Slater throws an elbow that misses. Rupjais uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slater's guard. Nice move by Rupjais!#REVB#
Slater wants to sweep but no luck.
Slater keeping moving, preventing Rupjais from controlling successfully.
Slater managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Rupjais preventing the sweep.
Slater is working hard here to advance position.
Slater is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rupjais working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slater controls Rupjais momentarily but Rupjais frees himself.
Slater will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Slater is adopting a defensive guard.
Rupjais trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Slater not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rupjais must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slater is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rupjais.
Rupjais shoots in but no luck this time.
Renaldo Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oto Rupjais.
Rupjais is looking to clinch but Slater is avoiding it.
Slater feinted with a counter takedown.
Rupjais misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Slater half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD#
Slater closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renaldo Slater dominated that round.
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#
Rupjais tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slater swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slater lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rupjais fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Slater avoids it really well and circles away.
Slater appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Oto Rupjais is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rupjais lands a jab-cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rupjais getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Slater avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slater swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rupjais closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slater circles away.#T1#
Rupjais fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Slater avoids it really well and circles away.
Slater tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rupjais manages to circle out of the way.
Renaldo Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oto Rupjais.
Rupjais shoots in for a takedown but Slater shows good takedown defense.
Slater shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rupjais pinned against the cage. Rupjais gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rupjais shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slater as he avoids it easily.
Rupjais shoots in looking for a takedown but Slater manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rupjais's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rupjais is breathing heavily.
Slater tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T2#
Rupjais shoots in for a takedown but Slater shows good takedown defense.
Rupjais misses with a takedown
and Slater counters with a two punch combo.
Slater wants to clinch.
Rupjais changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#TD#
Slater closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Slater really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T3##SUB#
Slater is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rupjais is just riding it out for now. Slater eventually gives up the hold.
Slater lands with a punch from half guard.
Rupjais on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Slater looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rupjais with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Slater slips a nice elbow through Rupjais's hands, connecting with Rupjais's forehead.
Slater seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Slater prevents Rupjais from improving his position.
Rupjais has hold of Slater's hands but Slater slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T4##SUB#
Slater is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rupjais is just riding it out for now. Slater eventually gives up the hold.
Slater lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rupjais wants to sweep but Slater has passed to side control!
Slater cracks Rupjais with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SU#
Slater stands up and beckons Rupjais to his feet.
Renaldo Slater is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Rupjais gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renaldo Slater dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Slater slaps away a takedown attempt from Rupjais, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slater drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rupjais sprawls and moves away.
Rupjais closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slater circles away.
It looked like Slater wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rupjais gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL#
and Slater moves into the clinch.
Renaldo Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oto Rupjais.
Rupjais jumps guard but Slater turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rupjais prevents a body shot from Slater.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater is trying to pull guard but Rupjais turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD#
Slater ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Slater no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Slater is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Slater drops an elbow to the side of Rupjais's head.
Rupjais takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##SUB2#
Rupjais actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Slater there. #SUB#
Slater is trying to work for a kimura but Rupjais is defending well.
Ground and pound from Slater.
Slater working over Rupjais with some ground and pound. Rupjais looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB#
Slater is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rupjais is just riding it out for now. Slater eventually gives up the hold.
Rupjais has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Slater is working away from the top position though.#T2#
Rupjais is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Slater is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rupjais doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Slater.
Rupjais is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Slater's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Slater's back!
Slater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rupjais can do to turn this around?
Slater trying to control the position but Rupjais manages to sink in the hooks. #T3#
Rupjais controlling well, preventing Slater from escaping the position.
Rupjais somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Rupjais keeps control of the position as Slater tries to break free.
Slater trying to control the hands but Rupjais breaks the grip.
Slater controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Slater fending off the submission attempt from Rupjais.
Slater breaks Rupjais's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
#T4#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slater working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rupjais's head.
Slater has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rupjais is proving hard to escape from.
Slater throws an elbow that misses. Rupjais uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slater's guard. Nice move by Rupjais!#REVB#
Rupjais with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slater pulls Rupjais in close to his closed guard and prevents Rupjais from doing any damage or advancing position.
Slater is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oto Rupjais has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Renaldo Slater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slater is pulling down on Rupjais's head. It's preventing any offense from Rupjais, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renaldo Slater showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slater, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renaldo Slater!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 13, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Halonen forces Slater back against the cage and clinches.
Halonen is pressed up against the cage. Slater has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Halonen down to the mat. Halonen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Halonen throws a nice looking combination but Slater bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Halonen throws a right and a left that Slater avoids nicely.
Halonen throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Slater counter with a right hand.
Halonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slater throwing a counter right hand but Halonen manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Halonen moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Slater has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Halonen uses from the top position.
Halonen trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
Halonen being controlled here momentarily. #T1#
Slater working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Halonen.
Halonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slater lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Slater working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halonen's head.
Halonen wants to stand but Slater is controlling the position.
Slater lands a couple of digs.#SU#
Slater gets to his feet - Halonen follows without any prompting.
Halonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slater has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slater dodges the punch combination from Halonen.
#T2#
Halonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slater manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Halonen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slater is fending him off so far but Halonen persists. Nope, Slater circles away and we're back to standing.
Slater tries to counter by clinching up but Halonen breaks away and moves out of range.
Halonen is looking to clinch.
Slater keeps the fight on the outside.
Slater lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Halonen misses with a double jab
#TD#
and Slater counters with a shoot takedown. Halonen fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halonen working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Slater working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halonen's head.
Slater throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Halonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Slater cracks Halonen with a solid left hand.
Slater throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Halonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Halonen wants to stand and escape but Slater is having none of it.
Slater connects with a couple of short punches.
Slater is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slater lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Halonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slater postures up.
Halonen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slater is controlling him.
Slater is in close to Halonen's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T4#
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
Halonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slater.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Slater accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Halonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Halonen wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Slater manages to pass to side control.
Halonen wants to control but Slater is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renaldo Slater dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Halonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD2#
Halonen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Slater gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Slater is looking to improve his position.
Slater 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater manages to get to full guard.
Halonen won't allow Slater to sweep him here. #T1#
Slater pulls Halonen in close to prevent any damage.
Halonen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slater looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halonen is one step ahead there.
Renaldo Slater overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halonen wants to control from the top but Slater keeps moving.
Halonen tries to stand but Slater is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Slater is on top in guard.
#REVR##T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Slater is looking to work some ground and pound but Halonen has wrist control.
Slater is in close to Halonen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slater's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slater postures up and lands a big shot to Halonen's brow. #SUB2#
Halonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slater with a nice head shot there.
Halonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slater postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T3#
Slater postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Halonen is breathing heavily.
Slater working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Halonen's head.
Halonen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slater is controlling him.
Slater landing with the ground and pound.
Slater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halonen can do to turn this around?
Slater with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Slater lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Slater content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Halonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Halonen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Slater has passed into side control.
#SUB#
Slater looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T4#
Halonen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Slater grinds an elbow into Halonen's temple. #SUB#
Slater is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Halonen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Slater gets to mount! Halonen was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slater lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renaldo Slater dominated that second round.
That's time! Slater's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Halonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slater.
Halonen tries to clinch up but Slater circles away and keeps his distance.
Slater throws a big counter combination but Halonen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Halonen throws a combination. Slater tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT2#
It looks like Renaldo Slater has been cut.#TD2#
Halonen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Slater did well to prevent Halonen getting side control.
Slater manages to get to full guard.
Halonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Halonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slater has his hands on Halonen's head, controlling the position.
Halonen passes Slater's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Halonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Slater trying to control from the bottom.
Slater is trying to get back to full guard.
Halonen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #ROC2#
Slater is rocked!
Halonen lands strikes from half guard.
Oh Slater is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB2#
Halonen is trying to work for a kimura but Slater is defending well.
Halonen lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Slater! More strikes land and this one is all over! Halonen jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Risto Halonen!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 09, 2018 |
#R1#
Alvarez swings for the body but Slater moves out of range.
Slater half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Alvarez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slater counters with a head kick. That will keep Alvarez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Slater tries to counter by clinching up but Alvarez breaks away and moves out of range.#CL2#
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Slater jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alvarez walks away with a smile on his face. Slater gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alvarez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alvarez wants it to stay on the feet.
Alvarez darts in looking for a takedown but Slater gets double underhooks and turns Alvarez into the cage.
Slater jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Slater tries to counter by clinching up but Alvarez breaks away and moves out of range.
Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Slater counters by clinching up.
Renaldo Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Alvarez.#TD#
Slater pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Slater seems keen to control Alvarez's posture.#SUB#
Alvarez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Slater has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alvarez has managed to get both his arms back between Slater's legs - danger averted.
Alvarez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Alvarez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Slater working a defensive guard here.
Alvarez is stalling in the full guard.
Slater pulls Alvarez in to control the position. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alvarez won't allow Slater to get back to his feet.
Slater will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Slater looking for a sweep. Not yet Slater, not yet.
Slater really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alvarez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT2#
It looks like Renaldo Slater has been cut.
Alvarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slater is fending him off so far but Alvarez persists. Nope, Slater circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Alvarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slater is fending him off so far but Alvarez persists. Nope, Slater circles away and we're back to standing.
Slater takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvarez darts in looking for a takedown but Slater gets double underhooks and turns Alvarez into the cage.
Slater is looking to counter with head kicks.#T3#
Alvarez has a takedown stuffed.
Alvarez looks winded!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alvarez. #CL#
Slater moves into the clinch.
Alvarez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Slater is defending well.
Alvarez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Slater is defending well.
Alvarez looking for a takedown. #BC#
Slater manages to break the clinch.
#T4#
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alvarez shoots for a double leg takedown but Slater sprawls well. He's pushed Alvarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alvarez misses with a takedown #TD#
and Slater counters with a single leg into guard. Alvarez didn't expect that.
Slater works over Alvarez with some ground and pound from guard.
Slater in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slater makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slater throwing strikes from guard but Alvarez blocks nicely.
Slater postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Slater content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renaldo Slater dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renaldo Slater's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
A head kick from Slater lands but Alvarez takes it in his stride.
Alvarez scores with a body shot.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Alvarez stuffs the takedown.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alvarez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Slater.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alvarez just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renaldo Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Slater decides to pull guard. #T1#
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Slater keeps moving. #SUB#
Slater throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Slater is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slater being controlled here, momentarily.
Alvarez won't allow Slater to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slater looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SU2#
Alvarez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Alvarez has his takedown stuffed#TD#
and Slater counters with a shoot takedown. Alvarez fights it but they end up in guard. #ES2#
Alvarez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Renaldo Slater is winning the standup battle so far.
Slater looks for a takedown but Alvarez sprawls well.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the head.
Alvarez throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Slater counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Slater. #T3#
Slater with a nice head shot there.
Slater with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Slater chips away with some ground and pound.
Slater is looking to stand up but Alvarez won't let him.
Renaldo Slater overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.
Slater 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.
Alvarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slater stands up over Alvarez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alvarez wants to stand up but Slater is controlling him. #SUB2#
Alvarez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.#T4#
Slater postures up and lands a big shot to Alvarez's brow.
Alvarez controlling the position.
Slater scoring with some ground and pound.
Slater throws a strike but Alvarez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Slater controlling Alvarez's posture.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Slater keeps moving.
Slater looking for a sweep. Not yet Slater, not yet.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kai Alvarez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Renaldo Slater's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Slater moves out of range of the leg kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Slater is looking to counter the offense by Alvarez and move into the clinch.#TD#
Slater fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Alvarez to the ground. Slater is now in Alvarez's guard.
Slater throws a big elbow that misses.
Slater working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alvarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slater loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Alvarez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Slater landing some decent shots from guard. #T1##SU#
Slater stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Alvarez shoots for a takedown but Slater saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slater goes for a double leg but Alvarez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alvarez continues to drive forward.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Slater swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez fails to land the takedown.
Slater has a takedown stuffed.
Kai Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Alvarez misses with a takedown #TD#
and Slater counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Renaldo Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kai Alvarez.
Slater lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Slater connects with a nice short shot to Alvarez's temple.
Alvarez tries to roll over but Slater keeps him under control.
Slater seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Slater lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T3#
Slater landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Slater looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alvarez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Slater.
Alvarez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Slater.
Slater scoring with punches to the head and body.
Slater makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Slater with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slater lands a couple of elbows.
Slater throws a big elbow that misses.
Slater working some strikes from top position.#T4#
Slater working some strikes from top position.
Slater scoring with some ground and pound.
Slater throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slater lands a couple of digs.
Slater scoring with some ground and pound.
Slater postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Slater throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alvarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slater is looking to work some ground and pound but Alvarez has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slater loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvarez wants to sweep here but Slater controlling him for the moment.
Slater with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renaldo Slater showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Slater has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renaldo Slater!
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Date: Jan 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Logan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Slater defends well and Logan ends up having to push Slater into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#CL2#
Logan rushes Slater and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Logan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Logan fails with the takedown#CL#
and Slater counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #TD#
Slater has picked Logan up - he's going for a ride! Slater dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Slater sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Logan defending well though. #SUB2#
Logan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Slater will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Slater is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Logan is trying to stand.
#T1#
Slater thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Logan's head.
Slater scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Logan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Slater is working away from the top position though.
Logan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slater.
Slater looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Logan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Slater missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slater takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Slater really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Slater tries to stand and escape but Logan is controlling the position.
Slater scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Logan trying to control but Slater postures up.
Slater drops an elbow to the side of Logan's head. #T2#
Slater slips a nice elbow through Logan's hands, connecting with Logan's forehead.
Slater thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Logan wants to get back to his feet.
Slater lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Slater working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB#
Slater is trying to work for a kimura but Logan is defending well.
Logan is trying to stand up here but Slater is controlling him well.
Slater lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Slater missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Slater is nestled in close to Logan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Slater lands a nice short elbow.#T3##SUB#
Slater is trying to work for a kimura but Logan is defending well.
Slater prevents Logan from improving his position.#SUB#
Slater is working for a kimura but Logan is defending it quite comfortably.
Nice strikes from Slater there.
Logan is looking to improve his position.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Slater slips a nice elbow through Logan's hands, connecting with Logan's forehead.
Slater looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Logan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Logan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Logan trying to control here.
Logan is trying to stand up here but Slater is controlling him well.
Logan wants to control the action here but instead Slater manages to pass to full mount!
Slater landing strikes, looking to finish!
Slater lands a nice shot to the head.
Slater postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Logan looks a forlorn figure.
Slater 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.
Slater has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Logan's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Slater cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renaldo Slater dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Logan shoots in for a double leg but Slater sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Slater stuffs the takedown attempt from Logan. Logan gets slowly back to his feet.
Slater is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Logan can do to turn this around?
Logan closes the distance and clinches up with Slater, looking for a takedown. Logan pushes Slater against the cage but Slater circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Slater half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Renaldo Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Logan.
Logan moves in looking to clinch but Slater pushes him off.
Slater avoids the head kick by Logan.
Slater changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Logan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slater was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan throws a sloppy head kick
and Slater counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Logan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Logan is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Logan is defended easily by Slater.#T1#
Slater closes this distance looking for a takedown but Logan circles away.
Slater keeps the fight on the outside.
Logan leaves Slater with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL#
Slater clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Logan breaks from the clinch.
#T2#
Logan tries to clinch
and Slater counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Logan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slater tries to counter with a takedown but Logan is quick to defend against it.#CL2#
Logan rushes Slater and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Slater jumps guard but Logan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Slater wants to take the fight to the mat but Logan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#BC2#
Logan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Logan or perhaps it was just good defense by Slater, which made it look bad.
Slater swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T3#
Logan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Slater but Slater pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Slater is trying hard to land a takedown here. Logan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slater looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Logan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slater blocks the elbow strike.
Slater tries for a takedown. No joy.
#T4##TD#
Slater ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Slater no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Slater tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Logan wants to control from the top but Slater keeps moving.
Slater wants to sweep here but Logan controlling him for the moment.
Logan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slater being controlled here, momentarily.
Slater has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slater's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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 Renaldo Slater will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Slater wants to clinch.
Slater keeps the fight on the outside.
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
Slater circles away from the clinch attempt#TD#
and Slater counters with a single leg into guard. Logan didn't expect that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Slater distracts Logan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Logan wants to sweep but no luck.
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slater content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Slater postures up and lands a big shot to Logan's brow.
Logan looking to control.
Slater postures up and lands a big shot to Logan's brow.
Slater working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Logan's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slater's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Slater stands up over Logan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Renaldo Slater overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slater postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SU#
Slater gets to his feet. Logan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Slater misses the jab.#T2##CL2#
Logan moves into the clinch.
Logan tries for a takedown but Slater manages to get underhooks.
Logan has Slater pressed against the cage.
#BC2#
Logan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Logan tries to close the distance and clinch but Slater swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crunch! Logan slams his shin into Slater's torso.
Logan has his takedown stuffed
and Slater counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Logan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Logan misses with a takedown #TD#
and Slater counters with a takedown into side control. #ES2#
Logan throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Renaldo Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Logan.
Logan has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Slater counters by moving into the clinch.
Slater jumps guard but Logan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Logan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slater blocks it with crossed arms.
Slater tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Logan just stands there and leans against the cage.#T4#
Slater tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Logan smiles and moves away.
Slater swats away the attempt to clinch by Logan.
Logan wants to clinch#TD#
and Slater counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slater throws a big elbow that misses.
Slater stands up over Logan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Slater postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Paul Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Renaldo Slater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Logan tries to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renaldo Slater showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slater, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renaldo Slater!
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Event:
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Date: Jan 01, 2018 |
#R1#
Chong Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slater at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chong Man.
Slater really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Slater keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chong Man.
Chong Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Chong Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slater appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chong Man throws a body punch but Slater moves out of range.
Chong Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slater attempts a counter takedown but Chong Man avoids it well and moves away.
Chong Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slater blocks a head kick by Chong Man.
Slater tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Chong Man manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chong Man finds it's way round the side to connect with Slater's head.
Chong Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slater blocks a head kick by Chong Man.
Slater is looking to counter the offense by Chong Man and move into the clinch.#T1#
Chong Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As Chong Man tries to get set, Slater tries to push him back and clinch up but Chong Man manages to avoid the attempt.
Chong Man throws a lazy uppercut
#TD#
and Slater counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Slater working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
Slater seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Chong Man is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Renaldo Slater!
In defeat, Hoi Chong Man stepped up to the mic, saying 'Feed me LESS!!!'.
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