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Event:
C87: Haskins vs. Karelin
Date: Feb 27, 2022 |
#R1#
Rai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dudley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dudley is looking to counter punch.
Rai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dudley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dudley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rai.
Damian Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zenzo Rai.
Dudley looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range.
Rai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rai shoots and misses
and Dudley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CL#
Dudley forces Rai back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rai tries to score a body lock takedown but Dudley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dudley keeps control of Rai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dudley working aggressively here.
Dudley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rai backwards. #T1#
Dudley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rai's defenses.
Rai is trying to break the clinch but Dudley has him pressed against the cage.
Dudley lands an elbow that stopped Rai in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dudley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dudley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rai backwards.
Dudley tries to throw a body punch but Rai avoids it by throwing Dudley back against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Dudley has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#TD2#
Rai successfully pulls guard.
Dudley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rai looking to control.
Dudley stays in close to Rai's body and controls the position.
Dudley postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Dudley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rai is looking to stand up but Dudley isn't so interested in that idea.
Rai is pulling down on Dudley's head to control his posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dudley stays in close to Rai's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zenzo Rai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Damian Dudley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rai.
Rai shoots in for a takedown but Dudley shows good takedown defense.
Dudley throws an off balance right hand
#CL2#
and Rai counters by clinching up.
Dudley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dudley misses with a punch to the body.
Dudley misses with the head strike.
#TD2#
Rai is trying to trip Dudley. He has hold of a leg but Dudley is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rai persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rai won't allow Dudley to sweep him here.
Rai controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dudley is adopting a defensive guard.#T4#
Rai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dudley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rai wants to control from the top but Dudley keeps moving.
Rai preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rai is fighting to break Dudley's control of his arms but Dudley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dudley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Dudley 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#
The fighters circling - Dudley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Rai.
Rai wants to clinch
and Dudley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Dudley.
Rai tries to clinch up but Dudley circles away and keeps his distance.
As Rai tries to get set, Dudley tries to push him back and clinch up but Rai manages to avoid the attempt.
Dudley tests Rai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rai has his takedown stuffed
and Dudley counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai lands a right hook to the body.
Rai fails to land with a series of punches.
Dudley looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range. #T1#
Dudley lands a head shot.
Damian Dudley is winning the standup battle so far.
Rai shoots and misses
and Dudley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rai fails with a takedown attempt.
Damian Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zenzo Rai.
Good shot there by Rai.
Rai wants to clinch
and Dudley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dudley stuffs the takedown attempt from Rai. Rai gets slowly back to his feet.
Rai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dudley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rai thinking.
Rai looks to land a combination but Dudley avoids it well. #T2#
Dudley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rai eats them both and turns towards Dudley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dudley takes a swing at Rai's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dudley misses with a body shot.
Dudley lands a slapping body shot.
Rai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dudley moves away.
Zenzo Rai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dudley swinging wildly here.
Dudley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rai.
Rai wants to clinch up but Dudley keeps it at a distance.
Dudley tests Rai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dudley pinned against the cage. Dudley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T3#
Rai with a poor takedown
and Dudley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dudley counters with a stiff right hand.
Rai misses with a takedown attempt
and Dudley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good shot there by Dudley.
Rai shoots in but no luck this time.
Dudley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dudley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dudley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Dudley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rai tries for a takedown but Dudley circles away easily
and Dudley counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Dudley digs a good hook to Rai's body.
Rai goes for a double leg but Dudley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dudley continues to drive forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudley fails to land with a series of punches.
Dudley throws a shot to the body.
Rai goes for a double leg but Dudley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dudley continues to drive forward.
Dudley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rai manages to circle out of the way.
Dudley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rai can do to turn this around?
Dudley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rai throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Dudley counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Dudley.
Rai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Dudley has closed the distance and engaged Rai in a clinch.
Dudley has a couple of punches blocked by Rai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Dudley dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Rai with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Dudley to counter with a crisp jab.
Rai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dudley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A lazy left from Rai finds it's target.
Rai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dudley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Damian Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zenzo Rai.
Rai shoots and misses #CL#
and Dudley moves into the clinch.
Rai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dudley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dudley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rai takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hand to the body from Rai.
#BC#
Dudley manages to break the clinch.
Dudley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T1##CL2#
Rai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dudley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rai is trying to pull guard but Dudley has him pressed against the cage.
Rai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dudley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Dudley.
Dudley tries to work over Rai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dudley misses with an elbow strike.
Dudley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dudley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rai's defenses.
Dudley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #BC#
Dudley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Rai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dudley manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Damian Dudley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dudley counters with a right hand to the body.
Dudley connects with a right hand. Rai shakes it off.
Rai with a poor takedown
and Dudley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dudley lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Dudley. Beautiful body shot.#CL#
Dudley has Rai up against the cage in a clinch.
Rai tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dudley just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rai tries to break free but Dudley pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
Dudley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rai wants to get back to striking at distance but Dudley won't allow it.
Rai fails to pull guard.
Dudley misses with a punch on the inside.
Zenzo Rai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rai is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dudley.
Dudley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rai wants a takedown but no success here.
Dudley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damian Dudley has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T4#
Rai jumps guard but Dudley stands there with Rai around his waist. Rai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rai tries to pull guard but Dudley holds him up against the cage and eventually Rai drops back down to his feet.
Rai wants to take the fight to the mat but Dudley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rai is working for takedown but Dudley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dudley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rai wants to take the fight to the mat but Dudley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Dudley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dudley, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Dudley!
Damian Dudley made sure to mention his sponsor, Vegan Gains in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
C76: Liu vs. Barbosa
Date: Dec 11, 2021 |
#R1#
Rai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanada throwing a counter right hand but Rai manages to avoid it.
Sanada lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Masa Sanada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Rai slips under a jab.
Rai tries to clinch up but Sanada circles away and keeps his distance.
Rai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanada throws out the jab.
Sanada connects with a right hand. Rai shakes it off.
Rai dives in and grabs Sanada's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanada pushes down on Rai's head and hops out.
Rai slips a straight right by Sanada.
Sanada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sanada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rai tries to clinch but Sanada moves out of range.
Sanada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Sanada misses.
Rai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sanada.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rai closes the distance and clinches up with Sanada, looking for a takedown. Rai pushes Sanada against the cage but Sanada circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#T1#
Rai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rai drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sanada defends it well.
Sanada jabs Rai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanada misses with a wild body shot.
Rai dives in for a single leg takedown but Sanada sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Masa Sanada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zenzo Rai.
Sanada throws a body shot but no joy.
Rai unleashes a big counter combination but Sanada bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanada throws a hook but Rai blocks it.
A big left from Sanada misses. #CL2#
Rai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rai taking a breather. #TD2#
Rai pulls guard effortlessly.
Sanada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rai is keeping the position for now.
Sanada stopping the sweep attempt from Rai.#T2#
Sanada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rai is trying to control the position but Sanada postures up.
Sanada wants to pass the guard but Rai is keeping the position.
Rai is adopting a defensive guard.
Rai keeping moving, preventing Sanada from controlling successfully. #SU#
Sanada decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanada swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3#
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Rai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rai slips a straight right by Sanada.
Sanada missing with a left hand there. Rai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL2#
Rai has closed the distance and engaged Sanada in a clinch.
#BC#
Sanada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanada connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick from Rai lands but Sanada takes it in his stride.
Sanada misses with a hook.
Sanada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rai.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rai! But no joy.
Rai defending well as Sanada loads up on a big left hand.
Sanada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rai.
Rai changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rai's head backwards.
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!
Sanada misses with a body shot.
#T4#
Rai shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanada manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sanada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Masa Sanada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanada looks to land a combination but Rai avoids it well.
Rai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rai tries to clinch but Sanada moves out of range.
Rai walks into a stiff left hand from Sanada.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rai.
It looked like Sanada was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rai.
Sanada scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Sanada misses.
Rai is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sanada lands with a shot to the body.
Sanada throws a right hand that misses
and Rai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rai lands a high kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Sanada dominated that round.
That's time! Sanada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Sanada slaps away a takedown attempt from Rai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanada misses with a looping right.#CL2#
Rai closes the distance and clinches.
Rai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanada backwards.
Sanada is trying to break free.
Sanada tries to circle away but Rai has him pinned against the cage.
Sanada tries to break free but Rai pushes him back against the cage.
Rai is trying to pull guard but Sanada has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Sanada breaks the clinch.
Sanada has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sanada digs a good hook to Rai's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanada defends it nicely.
Masa Sanada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zenzo Rai.
Sanada lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sanada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rai can do to turn this around?#T1#
Sanada throws a lazy right hand but Rai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rai shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanada manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sanada throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Rai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sanada jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanada throws a looping overhand right but Rai ducks down to avoid it.
Sanada lands a jab to the nose.
Rai wants to clinch up but Sanada keeps it at a distance.
Sanada throws a shot from downtown. Rai moves away and avoids it.
Rai staying out of range there.
Sanada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rai.
Sanada stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanada wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanada looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range.
Sanada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Sanada misses with a looping right.#CL2#
Rai moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Sanada breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Rai moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rai tries to pull guard but Sanada holds him up against the cage and eventually Rai drops back down to his feet.
Rai tries to pull guard but Sanada holds him up against the cage and eventually Rai drops back down to his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#BC#
Sanada breaks from the clinch.
Sanada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Sanada misses.
Rai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T3#
Sanada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rai was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanada.
Sanada throws a jab but it's blocked by Rai.
Rai unleashes a big counter combination but Sanada bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sanada cracks Rai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
A big left from Sanada misses.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Rai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masa Sanada is winning the standup battle so far.
Rai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanada looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range.
Rai dives in for a single leg takedown but Sanada sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rai.
Rai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanada.#T4#
Sanada throws a series of punches but Rai moves out of range.
Rai changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rai tries to clinch up but Sanada circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanada misses with a hook.
Sanada looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range.
Rai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rai doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanada misses the jab.
Rai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanada swivels and escapes.
Rai defending well as Sanada loads up on a big left hand. #CL2#
Rai closes the distance and clinches.
Rai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanada's efforts to push away.#BC#
Sanada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Sanada dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
A slow jab from Sanada misses its intended target. #CL2#
Rai closes the distance and clinches.
Rai looking to stall.
Rai tries to pull guard but Sanada forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sanada wants to break free but Rai has control.
Sanada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#TD2#
Rai decides to pull guard.
Rai being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Rai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T1#
Sanada wants to pass the guard but Rai is keeping the position.#SU#
Sanada decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rai, up you get!
Rai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanada misses with a hook
and Rai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sanada lands with a shot to the body.
Rai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanada misses the target.
A big right from Sanada misses.
Sanada misses with an uppercut. Rai saw that one coming.
Rai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanada swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T2##CL2#
Rai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanada, pushing him back against the cage.
Rai content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC2#
Rai breaks from the clinch.
Rai misses with a head kick.
Sanada with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanada connects with a right hand. Rai shakes it off.
Rai moves out of range of the strikes.
Rai throws out a counter right but Sanada avoids it with no problem.
Rai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rai defending well as Sanada loads up on a big left hand.
Sanada misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Rai.
Rai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sanada looks to score with a jab to the body but Rai is just out of range.
A big left from Sanada misses. #T3#
Rai plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rai moves away from the strike by Sanada.
Zenzo Rai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Sanada lands.#CL2#
Rai pushes Sanada up against the cage in a clinch.
Rai can't get the takedown.
Masa Sanada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zenzo Rai.#BC2#
Rai breaks from the clinch.
Sanada with a nice cross.
Zenzo Rai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rai shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanada tries to sprawl out of it but Rai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanada manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rai tries to clinch but Sanada is having none of it.
Rai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanada throws a big shot that misses.
Rai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanada swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T4#
Rai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rai darts in looking for a takedown but Sanada gets double underhooks and turns Rai into the cage.
Sanada scores with a nice right hand.
Rai moves out of range as Sanada strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rai.
Rai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rai throws a counter combo.
A big left from Sanada misses.
Rai tries to counter with a clinch but Sanada shakes him off and moves away.
Sanada keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanada is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sanada lands with an uppercut that bounces Rai off the cage and back into range.
Sanada lands a right hook to the body.
Masa Sanada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masa Sanada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanada, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masa Sanada!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Masa Sanada made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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Event:
C71: Steve vs. Wolfgang
Date: Nov 06, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Rai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rai lands a body shot.
Choo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Choo tries to pull guard but Rai forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD#
Rai gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rai tries to stand and escape but Choo is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rai is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Choo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai is trying to control. Choo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Choo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rai pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Rai seems to be working for a kimura but Choo defends the submission attempt.#T1#
Rai wants to pass the guard but Choo is defending well.
Rai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Choo wants to improve his position but Rai is controlling well.
Rai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Choo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Rai fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Choo sprawls well initially but Rai persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rai trying to mount his opponent but Choo defends it. #T2#
Rai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Choo is trying to control but Rai manages to pass to mount!
Choo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rai.
Rai throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rai sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rai wants to control the pace but Choo is squirming around nicely. #T3#
Rai controlling from the full mount.
Rai throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rai looking to control but Choo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Choo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rai working away from the top, dropping strikes.#T4#
Rai throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rai content just to control the position here.
Choo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rai.
Rai unloads with some shots from mount but Choo bucks and avoids them well.
Rai thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choo tries to hold on but Rai pushes him away.
Rai controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zenzo Rai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD#
Rai shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rai takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Choo is trying to maintain the position but Rai is very close to passing his half guard.
Rai throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T1#
Rai prevents Choo from improving his position.
Rai throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rai with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rai wants to stand up but Choo manages to regain full guard. #SUB2#
Choo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Choo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Rai is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Choo pinned against the cage. Choo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Choo tests Rai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rai wants to clinch.
Choo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Choo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Choo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#TD#
Rai throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Choo was covering up waiting for the punch and Rai finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rai looking to pass the guard.
Rai wants to control from the top but Choo keeps moving. #SUB2#
Choo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rai defends it easily.
Rai is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T4#
Rai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rai looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Choo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rai is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zenzo Rai dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Rai shoots in for a takedown but Choo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL#
Rai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rai tries to stall but Choo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#BC#
Rai breaks from the clinch.
Choo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rai.
Choo lands with a right hand.
Choo lands with a shot to the body.
Rai tries to close the distance and clinch but Choo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Choo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rai manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Choo. No joy for Rai on that attempt.
Rai is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rai was well out of range. Poor timing from Choo.
Choo misses the shot to the body.
Rai is looking to clinch but Choo is avoiding it.
Choo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rai tries to close the distance and clinch but Choo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Choo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rai.#T1#
Rai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Choo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rai moves out of range of the strikes.
Mew Choo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Choo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rai tries to counter by clinching up but Choo breaks away and moves out of range.
Choo throws a body punch but Rai moves out of range.
As Choo looks to move away, Rai throws a big counter combo but Choo just gets out of the way.
Choo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rai.
Choo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zenzo Rai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Choo throws a hook to the side of Rai's head but Rai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Choo throws a series of punches but Rai avoids them all with ease.
Choo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Choo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rai rather than just go for the knockout.#T2#
Rai blocks a jab.#TD#
Rai closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Choo's guard.
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!
Rai advances to half guard.
Choo is refusing to be controlled, as Rai sits in half guard.
Rai wants to stand up but Choo manages to regain full guard.
Choo working a defensive guard here.
Rai is pushing down on Choo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Choo is fighting to maintain full guard but Rai has managed to sneak the leg through.#T3#
Rai moves nicely into side control.
Rai tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Rai is looking to take a break and control but Choo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zenzo Rai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Choo is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Rai tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T4#
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.
Rai tries to advance to mount but Choo denies him.
Mew Choo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rai working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Choo tries to strike but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choo prevents Rai from moving into mount.
Rai is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mew Choo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rai 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zenzo Rai!
A victorious Zenzo Rai 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:
C66: McNasty vs. Muller
Date: Oct 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Navarro lands a body shot.
Navarro missing with a left hand there. Rai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rai or perhaps it was just good defense by Navarro, which made it look bad.
A slow jab from Navarro misses its intended target.
Navarro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Navarro scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from Navarro misses.
Rai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Navarro throws a sloppy head kick
and Rai counters with a series of strikes. Navarro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rai slips under a jab.
Navarro throws a head kick but Rai moves out of range.
Navarro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Navarro moves out of range of the body kick from Rai.
Navarro cracks Rai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gideon Navarro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rai moves out of range of the strikes.
Navarro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Navarro throws a looping overhand right but Rai ducks down to avoid it.
Rai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Navarro defends it nicely.#T1##TD2#
Rai bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Navarro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rai sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Navarro is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Navarro wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rai has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Rai thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. #T2#
Navarro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rai looking to control but Navarro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rai throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Navarro because Rai loaded up on that one.
Rai wants to stand but Navarro is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Navarro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rai controlling the pace for now.
Rai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Navarro is looking to escape.
Navarro working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Navarro slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rai is looking to advance position but Navarro won't allow it.
Rai slows the pace down in half guard. #SUB#
Navarro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Navarro tries to get to full guard but Rai has control of the leg. #ES#
Navarro manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gideon Navarro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zenzo Rai.
Rai slips a straight right by Navarro.
Navarro looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range. #T4#
Navarro just misses with a punch to the body.
Rai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Navarro.
Navarro lands a really nice looking cross but Rai seems unphased.
Rai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rai slips a jab and a cross from Navarro.
Rai goes for a double leg but Navarro avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Navarro continues to drive forward.
Navarro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rai.
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!
Navarro stuffs the takedown.
Rai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Navarro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Navarro throws a right hand that misses
and Rai counters with a left and a right that stings Navarro.
Rai walks into a left hand.
Navarro scores with a hook to the body. Rai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Navarro.
Rai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Navarro.
Rai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Navarro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rai on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Navarro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Navarro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Navarro backs off Rai throws a huge counter combo but Navarro manages to avoid it all.
Navarro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Navarro throws out a loose jab but Rai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rai.
Rai shoots and misses
enabling Navarro to counter with a crisp jab. #TD2#
Rai changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Navarro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Navarro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Navarro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Navarro.#SUB#
Rai avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rai stays in close to Navarro's body and controls the position.
Rai trying to control but Navarro is working from the bottom. #T1#
Navarro working a defensive guard but Rai manages to pass into side control anyway.
Rai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Navarro keeps working.
Navarro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rai can do to turn this around?
Navarro tries to buck Rai off but Rai is having none of it.
Rai staying calm.
Navarro managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rai.
Navarro tries to improve position but can't.
Rai sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Navarro is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Navarro is looking for a sweep.#T2#
Rai postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rai trying to control the action but Navarro is working from the bottom.
Navarro is trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Rai tries for a kimura but Navarro is defending well.
Navarro gets back to half guard.
Navarro is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Rai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Navarro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rai. #T3#
Navarro wants to get back to full guard.
Navarro is refusing to be controlled, as Rai sits in half guard.
Rai might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Navarro haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Navarro is trying to control but can't.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Navarro misses with a hook. Rai ducked under it nicely.
Navarro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Navarro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Navarro dips to his left and cracks Rai with an uppercut!#T4#
Navarro misses with a head kick.
Navarro lands a jab to the head.
Rai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gideon Navarro is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Rai.
Rai staying out of range there.
Navarro lands with a shot to the body.
Navarro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rai's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rai dives in and grabs Navarro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Navarro pushes down on Rai's head and hops out.
Gideon Navarro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zenzo Rai.
Navarro thuds his right hand into Rai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rai moves away.
Navarro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Navarro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Navarro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Navarro throws an off balance right hand
#CL2#
and Rai counters by clinching up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Navarro dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Rai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Navarro blocks a head kick by Rai.
Navarro misses with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rai.
Navarro throwing a counter right hand but Rai manages to avoid it.
Navarro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Navarro defends it nicely.
Gideon Navarro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zenzo Rai.
Donk. Navarro catches Rai right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Navarro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zenzo Rai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Navarro tries to keep at a distance but Rai has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
Navarro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Navarro being controlled against the cage.#TD#
Navarro has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rai uses from the top position.
Navarro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB#
Navarro has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rai is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Navarro.
Rai is putting a hurting on Navarro here, landing some big shots from side control.
Navarro prevents Rai from moving into mount.
Navarro is looking to reverse the position.
Rai fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T2##SUB2#
Rai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Navarro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Navarro is not content to let Rai control the position.
Navarro stops Rai from passing to mount.
Navarro is trying to get back to half guard.
Navarro manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rai's best efforts.#T3#
Rai wants to free his trapped foot but Navarro is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB#
Navarro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Navarro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Navarro is not content to let Rai control the position.
Zenzo Rai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rai content to control rather than advance.
Navarro is looking for a sweep. Rai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gideon Navarro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Navarro manages to get to full guard.
#SUB#
Navarro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Navarro is trying to keep Rai in close.
Rai wants to stand but Navarro is controlling his posture from full guard.
Navarro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rai is one step ahead there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Navarro leaves Rai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gideon Navarro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Navarro, 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gideon Navarro!
After the fight, Gideon Navarro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
C64: Muller vs. Alyoshin
Date: Sep 25, 2021 |
#R1#
Rai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Rai throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rai.
Rai changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stevenson tries to avoid it but Rai manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stevenson to the ground. Stevenson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stevenson looks to land a left hand but Rai moved out of range nicely.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rai moves away.
Stevenson connects with a solid leg kick.
Rai slips under a jab from Stevenson.
Rai wants to clinch.
Stevenson misses with a leg kick.
Rai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut.
Rai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rai checks a low kick from Stevenson.#CL2#
Rai clinches up with Stevenson and pushes him back against the cage.
Stevenson wants to get back to striking at distance but Rai won't allow it.
Rai tries for a takedown but Stevenson manages to get underhooks.
#T1#
Rai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#BC2#
Rai breaks the clinch.
Stevenson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rai.
Adonis Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zenzo Rai.
Stevenson throws a hook but Rai blocks it.
Rai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Rai tries to counter it with a takedown but Stevenson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stevenson circles away.
Rai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stevenson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rai.
Rai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevenson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rai is just out of range.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut.
A lazy body kick from Stevenson
and Rai counters with a nice body shot.
Stevenson looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range.
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Rai moves away and avoids it.
Stevenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rai.#T2#
Stevenson connects with a right hand. Rai shakes it off.
Stevenson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rai throws a right hand that Stevenson ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevenson also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rai dodges the punch combination from Stevenson.
Rai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a jab when Rai was well out of range.
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Rai moves away and avoids it.
Rai fails with a takedown attempt.
Stevenson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Rai darts in and clinches Stevenson up against the cage.#T3##BC#
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevenson cracks Rai with a good jab.
Rai throws a head kick but Stevenson moves out of range.
Rai has a takedown stuffed.
Stevenson blocks a head kick by Rai.
Rai wants to clinch up but Stevenson keeps it at a distance.
Stevenson throws a nice looking combination but Rai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rai is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#CL2#
Rai clinches. #BC#
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Rai darts in and clinches Stevenson up against the cage.
A short left from Stevenson.
Stevenson lands a right hand.
Rai is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stevenson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
I was talking to Stevenson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stevenson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Rai breaks the clinch.
#T4#
Stevenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rai.
Good leg kick by Rai.
Rai closes the distance and clinches up with Stevenson, looking for a takedown. Rai pushes Stevenson against the cage but Stevenson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stevenson scores with a three punch combo!
#CUT#It looks like Zenzo Rai has been cut.
A jab from Stevenson misses.
Rai slips a jab from Stevenson.
Stevenson misses with a low kick as Rai jumps back.
Rai tries to clinch but Stevenson is having none of it.
Stevenson lands a head shot.
Stevenson misses with a looping right.
Rai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevenson.
Stevenson dips to his left and cracks Rai with an uppercut!#CL2#
Stevenson tries to keep at a distance but Rai has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Rai manages to break the clinch.
Stevenson throws an off balance right hand
#CL2#
and Rai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adonis Stevenson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zenzo Rai's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Stevenson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rai.
Stevenson looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range.
Stevenson lands a brutal head kick. Rai looks out on his feet and Stevenson throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Adonis Stevenson!
Adonis Stevenson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013, into his post fight interview. |
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Event:
C59: Garcia vs. Larkin
Date: Aug 28, 2021 |
#R1#
Lancaster throws an overhand right that lands on Rai's shoulder, as Rai tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rai.
Lancaster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Despite the aggression on Lancaster's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lancaster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lancaster looks to land a combination but Rai avoids it well.
A big left from Lancaster misses.
Rai lands a right hook to the body.
Rai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Rai as he connects with a hook.
Rai moves out of range of the strikes.
Lancaster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rai.
Rai scores with a punch to the head.
Rai tries to land a front kick but Lancaster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lancaster avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lancaster! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Rai.
Rai with the inside leg kick.
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!
Rai tries a low kick but Lancaster avoids it.
Rai throws a low kick but Lancaster moves out of range easily.
Lancaster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lancaster.#T1#
The crowd cheers as Lancaster lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rai doesn't seem phased though.
Rai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rai defending well as Lancaster loads up on a big left hand.
Lancaster scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zenzo Rai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancaster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lancaster manages to avoid it.
Rai lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rai.
Lancaster takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut. Rai saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Rai.
Lancaster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rai misses with a low kick as Lancaster jumps back.
Lancaster scores with a nice head shot.
Lancaster has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T2#
Rai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lancaster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lancaster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lancaster staying out of range there.
Lancaster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Lancaster misses.
Rai lands a leg kick that knocks Lancaster off balance momentarily.
Lancaster might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Rai avoids the punch easily.
Rai scores with a push kick.
Rai throws a chopping leg kick but Lancaster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lancaster.
Rai wants to land a leg kick but Lancaster is out of range.
Rai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lancaster blocks a leg kick.
Lancaster moves out of range of the body kick from Rai.
#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster. Rai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lancaster just manages to avoid it.
Rai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lancaster's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lancaster walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rai throws a low kick but Lancaster moves out of range easily.
Rai misses the jab.
Lancaster checks a leg kick.
Lancaster wants to clinch.
Lancaster swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut there from Lancaster.
Lancaster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rai jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rai.
#T4#
Rai misses with a low kick as Lancaster jumps back.
Lancaster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rai can pounce on him.
Rai throws a leg kick but Lancaster sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Rai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rai slips a jab from Lancaster.
Rai scores with a decent looking hook.
Rai throws a body kick that misses.
Rai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lancaster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL2#
Lancaster moves into range and clinches up with Rai.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Rai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lancaster's efforts to push away.
Rai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Rai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rai.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Rai controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zenzo Rai dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Lancaster throws a body punch but Rai moves out of range.
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zenzo Rai is winning the standup battle so far.
Rai misses with a low kick.
Lancaster throws a jab but it's blocked by Rai.
Lancaster takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lancaster moves out of range of the leg kick from Rai.
Rai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rai throws a leg kick
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Lancaster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rai at a distance.
Lancaster checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
Rai thumps Lancaster with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai throws a head kick but Lancaster moves out of range.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rai.
Lancaster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rai.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lancaster has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lancaster and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T1#
Lancaster lands a jab to Rai's midsection.
Rai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lancaster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Lancaster misses its intended target.
Jab by Lancaster.
Rai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster.
Lancaster throws a jab when Rai was well out of range.
Lancaster takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lancaster scores with a hook.
Lancaster moves forwards but Rai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lancaster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lancaster's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rai under the eye.
Rai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lancaster connects with a crisp jab.
Rai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lancaster can do to turn this around?
Lancaster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lancaster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Rai moves out of range of the strikes.
Lancaster checks the leg kick.
Rai tries a head kick but it misses.
Lancaster misses with a hook. Rai ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Lancaster. That snapped Rai's head back.
A jab from Rai finds it's way through Lancaster's defenses.
A low kick from Rai misses
and Lancaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lancaster throws a hook but Rai blocks it.
Rai jabs at Lancaster's body.
Rai misses with a leg kick.
Rai connects with a leg kick.
Lancaster jabs at Rai's body.
Lancaster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rai. Rai obviously looking to wear him down.
Rai misses with a double jab
and Lancaster counters with a series of strikes. Rai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lancaster dips to his left and cracks Rai with an uppercut!#ROC2#Rai is rocked!#T3#
Lancaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rai.
Jab, jab by Lancaster - just one landing.
Oh Rai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rai gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Lancaster gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Lancaster!
Henry Lancaster decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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Event:
C55: Garcia vs. Marinov
Date: Aug 07, 2021 |
#R1#
Rai blocks a low kick nicely.
Stevenson throws a lazy right hand but Rai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevenson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stevenson loads up on a big right hand but Rai slips the punch.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rai is just out of range.
Stevenson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stevenson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Stevenson misses.
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Rai moves away and avoids it.
Rai misses with a leg kick
and Stevenson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rai tries a head kick but it misses.
Rai throws a combination that misses
and Stevenson counters with a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rai.
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!
Rai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stevenson's sensitive parts.
Rai just misses with a punch to the body.
Rai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rai misses with a leg kick
letting Stevenson counter with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rai.
Stevenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevenson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T1#
An inside leg kick from Rai misses.
Stevenson lands with a shot to the body.
Stevenson is looking to land body kicks.
Rai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from Stevenson misses the target.
Stevenson lands a body shot.
Stevenson punishes Rai's body with a nice straight punch.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Rai throws a leg kick but Stevenson checks it.
Stevenson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut.
Zenzo Rai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Rai blocks the low kick.
Rai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rai avoids a kick to the body.
Rai tries a quick counter leg kick but Stevenson is wise to it.
Stevenson throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rai tried to score with a low kick but Stevenson checks it.
A big left from Rai misses. #T2#
Rai moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson clobbers Rai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stevenson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stevenson missing with a left hand there. Rai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rai tried to score with a low kick but Stevenson checks it.
Rai connects with a leg kick.
Rai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevenson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rai.
Stevenson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stevenson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rai misses with a low kick.
Rai throws a leg kick but Stevenson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rai connects with a nice looking jab.
Rai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevenson throws a hook but Rai avoids it easily.
Rai flicks out a counter leg kick but Stevenson steps away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rai.
Rai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stevenson misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick lands for Rai.
#T3#
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rai is out of range.
Rai connects with a solid leg kick.
Stevenson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stevenson.
Stevenson misses with a body shot
and Rai counters with a nice leg kick.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Rai.
Stevenson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Stevenson misses.
Stevenson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stevenson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Rai misses its intended target.
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!
Stevenson checks a leg kick nicely.
Stevenson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rai throws a head kick but Stevenson moves out of range.
Rai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stevenson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T4#
Rai tries to score with a low kick but Stevenson moves his leg out of the way.
Rai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rai throws a hook but Stevenson blocks it.
Rai blocks a head kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rai.
Rai misses with a hook. Stevenson ducked under it nicely.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevenson blocks a leg kick.
Stevenson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stevenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rai throws a lazy right hand but Stevenson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevenson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rai thows a leg kick but Stevenson checks it
enabling Stevenson to counter with a crisp jab.
Rai scores with a leg kick.
Stevenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rai manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zenzo Rai will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Rai tries to land a leg kick but Stevenson saw it coming and moves away.
Rai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stevenson is out of range.
Stevenson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rai misses with a left hand
and Stevenson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stevenson thuds his right hand into Rai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rai misses with a low kick.
Stevenson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stevenson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zenzo Rai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stevenson slips a jab and a cross from Rai.
Rai tries a low kick but Stevenson avoids it.
Stevenson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stevenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
Rai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
Rai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevenson. Rai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevenson thows a leg kick but Rai checks it
and Stevenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stevenson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stevenson scrambles back to his feet.
Stevenson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stevenson blocks a jab.
It appears Stevenson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Stevenson looks for the body kick but Rai saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rai. That's going to slow Stevenson down.
Rai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevenson.
Stevenson backing away here, and Rai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rai lunges at Stevenson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stevenson's hand.
Rai connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rai.
Stevenson misses with a double jab
and Rai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stevenson misses with a head kick.
Rai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stevenson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stevenson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stevenson defending well as Rai loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
Stevenson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stevenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rai.
Rai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
An inside leg kick lands from Rai.
Rai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rai lands an overhand right.
Rai throws a low kick but Stevenson moves out of range easily.
Stevenson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Rai.
Rai throws a leg kick but Stevenson moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rai.
Rai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stevenson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stevenson.
Stevenson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rai.
Stevenson catches Rai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stevenson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T3#
Stevenson throws a low kick but Rai avoids it.
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rai throws a jab when Stevenson was well out of range.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rai avoids the head kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson tries to move into range but Rai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rai throws a head kick that misses.
Rai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stevenson.
Rai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rai misses with a body kick.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Rai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stevenson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rai jabs at Stevenson's body.
Stevenson takes a swing at Rai's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T4#
Stevenson looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range.
Stevenson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Rai.
Stevenson scores with a jab to the head.
Rai feints and then cracks Stevenson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevenson down.
A punch lands to the side of Rai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevenson misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rai. That's going to slow Stevenson down.
Rai with a nice calf kick.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stevenson looks for the body kick but Rai saw that one coming.
Rai flicks out a counter leg kick but Stevenson steps away.
Rai lands a leg kick that knocks Stevenson off balance momentarily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Stevenson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rai.
Rai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stevenson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zenzo Rai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Rai walks into a stiff left hand from Stevenson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rai. Stevenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stevenson looks to land a left hand but Rai moved out of range nicely.
Rai is looking for the big counter here.
Rai misses with a body kick.
Rai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevenson.
Rai scores with a nice right hand.
Rai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stevenson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rai.
Stevenson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rai looks to land a body kick but Stevenson moved away.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick from Rai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stevenson slips a jab from Rai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stevenson is out of range and Rai settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stevenson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rai misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Stevenson misses its target.#T1#
Stevenson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Stevenson throws a sloppy body shot
and Rai counters with a solid body kick.
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Rai circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevenson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stevenson throws a sloppy body shot
and Rai counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A big right from Rai misses.
Stevenson is looking to counter punch.
Rai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stevenson is looking to slow Rai down with leg kicks.
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rai feints and then cracks Stevenson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stevenson down.
Stevenson staying out of range there.
Stevenson tried to counter with a leg kick but Rai avoided it.
Rai with the inside leg kick.
Rai throws a jab but it's blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut
letting Rai counter with a right hand.
Stevenson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rai. Rai obviously looking to wear him down.
Rai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rai moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick lands for Rai.
Adonis Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Rai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stevenson is out of range and Rai settles back down.
Stevenson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stevenson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rai.
Rai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Rai is predictable there
and Stevenson counters with a stiff right hand.
Stevenson misses with a kick to the body.
Rai tries a quick counter leg kick but Stevenson is wise to it.
Rai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stevenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rai takes one to the side of the head.
Stevenson misses with a kick to the body
and Stevenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Rai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Stevenson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rai checks a leg kick nicely.#T3#
Rai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stevenson throws a body kick that misses.
Rai lands with an uppercut that bounces Stevenson off the cage and back into range.
Stevenson throws a sloppy head kick and Rai moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stevenson's sensitive parts.
Stevenson looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range.
Stevenson connects with the punch.
Nice body kick there by Stevenson.
Stevenson throws the left hand but Rai avoids the punch easily.
Rai thumps Stevenson with a low kick.
Rai lands a leg kick that knocks Stevenson off balance momentarily.
Stevenson throws a sloppy head kick
and Rai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stevenson thinking.
Rai with a nice calf kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson throws a nice head kick!
Rai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stevenson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#T4#
A big left from Rai misses.
Stevenson misses the jab.
Rai connects with the punch.
Stevenson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stevenson lands with a good body shot.
Rai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stevenson's sensitive parts.
Rai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevenson.
Stevenson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice cross by Rai.
Stevenson tries a low kick but Rai avoids it.
Rai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson misses with a looping right.
Rai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rai.
Stevenson throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zenzo Rai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zenzo Rai!
After winning the bout, Zenzo Rai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
C51: Al Jhit vs. Lermontov
Date: Jul 17, 2021 |
#R1#
A slow jab from Rai misses its intended target.
Yau tries to work over Rai's front leg with a kick but Rai checks it.
Rai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rai.
Yau throws a series of punches but Rai moves out of range.
Rai cracks Yau with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Rai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rai lands a leg kick that knocks Yau off balance momentarily.
Yau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rai.
Rai throws a leg kick which misses Yau's front leg but catches the back leg as Yau tries to avoid it.
Rai scores with a jab to the head.
Yau swinging wildly here.
Rai blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rai manages to avoid it.
Rai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rai tries to land a leg kick but Yau saw it coming and moves away.
Rai throws a body shot but no joy.
Yau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yau walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T1#
Yau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rai takes one to the chin there.
Nice shot lands for Rai.
Rai throws the left hand but Yau avoids the punch easily.
Rai moves out of range as Yau strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab from Yau.
Yau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rai.
Yau throws an overhand right that lands on Rai's shoulder, as Rai tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Rai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Rai misses.
Yau lands a jab.
Yau takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yau. Rai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yau lands with a hook. Rai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rai motions for Yau to come forward. Rai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Rai moves out of range as Yau strikes.
Rai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yau throws a jab when Rai was well out of range.
Yau misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Rai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yau throws a leg kick but Rai sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Rai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Yau misses.
Rai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rai scoring well with a low kick there.
Rai moves out of range of the strikes.
Yau takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rai with the inside leg kick.
Yau takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rai cracks Yau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yau with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yau throws a hook to the side of Rai's head but Rai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rai wants to land a leg kick but Yau is out of range.
Yau swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rai with a jab.
Yau lands a leg kick that knocks Rai off balance momentarily.#T3#
Rai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yau motions for Rai to come forward. Yau throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rai avoids the body shot from Yau.
Rai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rai misses with a series of wild punches.
Yau punishes Rai's body with a nice straight punch.
Rai connects with an inside leg kick.
Yau connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rai's hands.
Sloppy strikes from Yau. Those never looked like landing.
Rai connects with a looping right hand.
Yau misses with a straight left.
Yau takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yau connects with an inside leg kick.
Rai throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Rai misses with a body punch
and Yau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Rai misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yau. That's going to slow Rai down.
Rai misses with a looping right.
Jab by Yau.
Rai throws a head kick but Yau moves out of range.
Rai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yau manages to avoid it.
Rai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rai misses with a wild combination.
Yau misses with a looping right.
Rai looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yau swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yau. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yau misses with a straight left.
Rai with the inside leg kick.
Yau jabs at Rai's body.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Yau.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zenzo Rai will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Rai misses with a double jab.
Rai takes one on the button.
Yau scores with a jab to the body.
Rai with the inside leg kick.
Rai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rai.
Rai misses with a looping left.
Rai motions for Yau to come forward. Rai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zenzo Rai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yau's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rai under the eye.
A shot to the liver by Yau. Beautiful body shot.
Rai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yau.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rai.
Yau misses with a hook. Rai ducked under it nicely.
Yau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rai cracks Yau with a good jab.
Rai throws a head kick that misses.
Rai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Rai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yau's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rai throws a jab but it's blocked by Yau.
Yau misses with a hook.
Rai throws a sloppy head kick and Yau moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Yau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yau throws out a loose jab but Rai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yau shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yau on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zenzo Rai is winning the standup battle so far.
Rai misses with a body kick.
Rai misses with a left hand
and Yau counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Rai misses.
Rai scores with a sloppy right hand. Yau should have avoided that one.
Rai checks a low kick from Yau.
Yau lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yau stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yau throws a right and a left that Rai avoids nicely.
Rai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T2#
Rai slips under a jab from Yau.
Yau blocks a head kick by Rai.
Yau attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Yau misses.
Rai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice defenses there by Yau.
Yau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rai manages to avoid it.
Rai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yau throws a body shot but no joy.
Rai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yau uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rai has time to react.
Rai looks to score with a jab to the body but Yau is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rai. Yau does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Yau misses.
Yau will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#T3#
Yau avoids the body shot from Rai.
Rai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yau momentarily.
Yau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rai.
Rai lands with a straight right. Yau didn't see that one coming.
Rai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yau was well out of range. Poor timing from Rai.
Yau unleashes a big counter combination but Rai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yau misses with an uppercut
and Rai counters with a right hand to the body.
Yau slips under a jab.
Yau appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Yau.
Yau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick lands for Rai.
Yau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rai manages to avoid it.
Rai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yau moves away.
Rai lands with a kick to the temple. Yau shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rai ducks under a wild hook from Yau.
Yau swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rai.
Rai looks to throw the jab but Yau is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rai misses with a combination
enabling Yau to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Rai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from Rai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Rai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good leg kick by Yau.
Rai throws a head kick that misses.
Yau connects with a body shot.
Rai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rai.
Yau lands a body shot.
Yau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rai manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yau misses with a looping left.
Rai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yau. Rai does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Calabi Yau will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Rai connects with a nice looking jab.
Rai misses with a straight left.
Yau lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yau tries a low kick but Rai avoids it.
Rai tried to counter with a leg kick but Yau avoided it.
Jab by Rai.
A leg kick checked by Yau.
Rai misses with a looping right.
A low kick lands for Yau.
Yau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rai circles away quickly and effectively.
Yau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rai misses with a few strikes there.
Rai avoids the body shot from Yau.
Yau misses with a straight left.
Rai quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Yau throws out a loose jab but Rai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yau.
Yau looks to score with a jab to the body but Rai is just out of range.
Rai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rai thows a body kick. Yau tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T1#
Rai pushes Yau away with a front kick.
Yau takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rai digs a good body shot into Yau's ribs.
Rai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yau throws out the jab.
Rai stuns Yau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yau.
A good leg kick by Rai.
Yau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rai throws a jab but it's blocked by Yau.
Yau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yau is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rai doesn't seem bothered though.
Yau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yau throws the left hand but Rai avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Rai misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Yau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A lazy left from Rai finds it's target.
A big right from Rai misses.
A big right from Yau misses.
Rai misses with a double jab
enabling Yau to counter with a crisp jab.
Yau smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yau scores with a hook.
Rai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rai lands with a nice combination. Yau backs away looking to recover.
Yau scores with a nice right hand.
Yau scores with a shot to the body.
Yau swinging wildly here.
Rai throws the left hand but Yau avoids the punch easily.#T3#
Yau misses with a straight right.
Rai blocks a jab.
Yau misses with a right hand
and Rai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yau checks a leg kick.
Rai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yau checks it well.
Yau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rai.
Rai thumps Yau with a low kick.
Rai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yau just misses with a punch to the body.
Rai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yau was well out of range. Poor timing from Rai.
A little jabbing left from Yau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yau takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yau throws a hook but Rai blocks it.
Yau misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rai misses with a straight right.
Yau connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rai throws an off balance right hand
and Yau counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rai checks a low kick from Yau.
A swing and a miss from Rai.
A telegraphed right hand from Yau misses the target.
Rai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yau lands a nice looking body shot.
Rai lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Yau.
Rai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rai misses with a body punch
and Yau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yau.
Rai throws a leg kick but Yau sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yau misses with a body shot.
Yau misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Calabi Yau.
I think Yau has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zenzo Rai!
Zenzo Rai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
C46: Melondov vs. Friedrichsen
Date: Jun 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Rai tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL#
Rai tries to keep at a distance but Partio has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Rai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Partio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CL#
Partio forces Rai back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Partio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Partio shoots in for a double leg but Rai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rai tests Partio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Partio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alpha Brasil in the buildup to the fight.
Rai misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Partio misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Partio misses.
Rai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A punch combination from Partio misses.
Rai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Partio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Partio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rai follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rai.#T1#
Rai feints and then cracks Partio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Partio down.
Rai throws a jab when Partio was well out of range.
Zenzo Rai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Partio circles away quickly and effectively.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Partio crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rai - the referee stops the clock and Partio gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rai. Partio manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rai throws a head kick that misses.
Partio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Partio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Partio cracks a nice hook into Rai's ribs.
Partio misses with an uppercut
and Rai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Partio takes one on the button.
Rai stuffs the takedown.
Rai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Partio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Partio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rai. Rai obviously looking to wear him down.
Rai with a nice calf kick.
Partio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Partio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rai throws a chopping leg kick but Partio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Partio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Polliisi Partio. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2##CL#
Partio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rai lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Rai breaks the clinch.
Partio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Partio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rai backs up against the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rai.
Rai avoids the head kick by Partio.
Rai tries a quick counter leg kick but Partio is wise to it.
Rai takes one to the side of the head.
Partio misses with an uppercut.
Rai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A combination from Rai does no damage. #CL#
Partio clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Rai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zenzo Rai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rai throws a wild body kick that Partio sees coming a mile off.
Partio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Partio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Partio wants to clinch
and Rai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Partio is looking to clinch but Rai is avoiding it.
Partio checks a low kick from Rai.
Rai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rai throws a low kick, looking for Partio's leg but Partio calmly moves out of range.
Partio misses with a lunging right hand
and Rai counters with a series of strikes. Partio will be more careful next time no doubt.
Partio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Partio is able to avoid easily.
Nice takedown defense from Rai. No joy for Partio on that attempt.
Partio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Partio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rai as he jumps to the side.
Partio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rai scores with a spinning back kick!
A big right from Rai misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Partio misses the target.
Rai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T4#
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!#CL#
Partio instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rai fails to land.
Partio is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rai.#BC2#
Rai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Partio does no damage.
Rai scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Rai.
Partio moves out of range as Rai strikes.
Rai connects with a body shot that sends Partio's belly button to the back.
Partio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rai stuffs the takedown attempt from Partio. Partio gets slowly back to his feet.
Rai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zenzo Rai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Partio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rai can pounce on him.
Partio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Partio doesn't manage to clinch there - Rai circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rai.
Partio will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Partio needs to keep his hands up - Rai had a free shot at his head there.
Partio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rai works the jab nicely.
Partio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Polliisi Partio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rai scores with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rai.
Partio misses with an uppercut. Rai saw that one coming.
Rai tries a quick counter leg kick but Partio is wise to it.
Rai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai lands a really nice looking cross but Partio seems unphased.
Zenzo Rai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Partio misses with a two punch combination.
Rai scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Partio misses with a head kick.
Rai connects with an inside leg kick.
Partio loads up on a big right hand but Rai slips the punch.#T1#
Rai misses with a kick to the body.
Partio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rai throws a head kick but Partio moves out of range.
Partio throws a head kick that misses
and Rai counters with a one-two to the body.
Rai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Polliisi Partio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Partio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Partio checks a leg kick.
Partio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Partio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rai thumps Partio with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Partio fails with a takedown attempt.
Partio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rai misses with a few strikes there.
Partio fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T2#
Partio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Partio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Partio wants to clinch up but Rai keeps it at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Partio there.
Rai throws a good cross that connects.
Rai throws a lazy right hand but Partio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Partio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rai throws an overhand right that lands on Partio's shoulder, as Partio tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Partio was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A jab from Rai misses.
Partio wants to clinch.
Rai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Partio's sensitive parts. #T3#
Partio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rai to score with a decent uppercut.
Partio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rai to score with a decent uppercut.
Rai avoids the head kick by Partio.
Partio checks the leg kick.
Partio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Partio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Partio. That did some damage!
Rai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rai throws a series of punches but Partio avoids them all with ease.
Partio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Partio tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Partio.
Partio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
An inside leg kick from Rai misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Partio misses the target.
Partio moves out of range as Rai strikes.
Rai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Partio's sensitive parts.
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!
Partio shoots in but no luck this time.
Partio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T4#
Partio tries for a takedown but Rai circles away easily
and Partio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Partio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rai throws a front kick that sends Partio stumbling back into the cage.
Rai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Partio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rai.
Rai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Partio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Rai.
Rai slaps away a takedown attempt from Partio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Rai misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio misses with the combination.
Rai throws a front kick that sends Partio stumbling back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zenzo Rai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Rai thumps Partio with a low kick.
Rai scores with a nice body kick.
Partio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Partio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rai throws a leg kick that misses.
Rai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rai. Partio shrugs it off though.
Rai misses with a body kick.
Partio walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai wants to land a leg kick but Partio is out of range.
Rai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL#
Partio clinches. #BC2#
Rai manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rai cracks Partio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL#
Partio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T1##TD#
Partio pulls Rai into guard.
#ES#
Partio pushes Rai off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rai thumps Partio with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rai.
Partio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Partio avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Rai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Partio doesn't seem phased though.
Rai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rai is looking to slow Partio down with leg kicks.
Rai looks to land a body kick but Partio moved away.
Partio takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Partio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Partio moves into the clinch.#BC#
Partio breaks the clinch.
Rai jabs at Partio's body.#T2#
Rai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Partio wants to clinch up but Rai keeps it at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rai.
Partio wants to land a leg kick but Rai is out of range.
Rai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Partio's head backwards.
Rai scores with a nice head shot.
Rai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Partio throws a head kick that misses.
Rai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Partio moves into the clinch successfully.
Partio wants to stall.
Rai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC#
Partio manages to break the clinch.
Rai throws an off balance right hand
and Partio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rai thinking.
Partio moves in looking to clinch but Rai pushes him off.
Partio on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T3#
Partio tries to move into range but Rai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Partio shoots for a takedown but Rai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rai thumps Partio with a low kick.
Partio misses with a hook.
Rai cracks Partio with an open hand slap.
Partio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rai throws a sloppy head kick and Partio moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Partio misses.
Partio shoots in for a takedown but Rai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Partio tries to clinch up but Rai circles away and keeps his distance.
Partio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Partio takes one on the button.
Rai lands with a nice combination. Partio backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rai avoids the head kick by Partio.
Rai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T4#
Partio blocks a leg kick.
Rai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Partio moves away.
It looked like Partio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rai.
Partio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rai defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Polliisi Partio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rai misses with an uppercut. Partio saw that one coming.
Rai throws an overhand right that lands on Partio's shoulder, as Partio tries to avoid the shot.
Rai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Rai slams his shin into Partio's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Partio if he has to take too many more of those.
Polliisi Partio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rai lands a jab.
Rai lands a leg kick that knocks Partio off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zenzo Rai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rai 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zenzo Rai!
After the fight, Zenzo Rai was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
C39: Steve vs. Jako
Date: May 29, 2021 |
#R1#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rai.
Rai moves out of range as Dagestanskiy strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Dagestanskiy blocks the leg kick.
Dagestanskiy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dagestanskiy scores with a one two! Rai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rai throws a hook to the side of Dagestanskiy's head but Dagestanskiy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rai stuffs the takedown.
Rai throws a head kick but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
Rai throws a hook to the side of Dagestanskiy's head but Dagestanskiy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dagestanskiy tries to clinch there but Rai circles away.
Dagestanskiy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rai sprawls well. Rai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dagestanskiy gets slowly back to his feet.
Rai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rai thows a leg kick but Dagestanskiy checks it
and Dagestanskiy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Dagestanskiy moves into range and clinches up with Rai.
A left hand lands to the body for Rai.
A short left from Rai.
Dagestanskiy prevents Rai from breaking the clinch.
Rai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Dagestanskiy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T1#
Rai throws a head punch that misses.
Rai lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dagestanskiy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rai pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khaba Dagestanskiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dagestanskiy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rai misses with a body punch.
Rai lands with a right to the head.
Dagestanskiy blocking some punches.
Rai has a couple of punches blocked by Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy just leaning against Rai, taking a breather. #TD#
Dagestanskiy has hold of one of Rai's legs. Rai is fighting the takedown attempt but Dagestanskiy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rai wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T2#
Dagestanskiy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dagestanskiy preventing the sweep.
Dagestanskiy throwing strikes from guard but Rai blocks nicely.
Rai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dagestanskiy stopping the sweep attempt from Rai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dagestanskiy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rai holds on and takes a little breather.
Dagestanskiy works over Rai with some ground and pound from guard.
Dagestanskiy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dagestanskiy throwing strikes from guard but Rai blocks nicely. #T3#
Rai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dagestanskiy throwing strikes from guard but Rai blocks nicely.
Rai is pulling down on Dagestanskiy's head. It's preventing any offense from Dagestanskiy, at least for the moment.
Dagestanskiy looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rai controls Dagestanskiy momentarily but Dagestanskiy frees himself.
Rai pulls Dagestanskiy in to control the position.
Rai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dagestanskiy is one step ahead there.
Dagestanskiy controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dagestanskiy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dagestanskiy stopping the sweep attempt from Rai.
Dagestanskiy trying to control but Rai is working from the bottom.
Rai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Dagestanskiy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rai seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dagestanskiy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rai controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zenzo Rai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dagestanskiy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Dagestanskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rai.
Dagestanskiy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rai on the side of the head.
Dagestanskiy misses with a series of wild punches.
Dagestanskiy misses the jab.
Rai lands a slapping body shot.
Dagestanskiy looks to land a combination but Rai avoids it well.
Rai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rai stuns Dagestanskiy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rai digs a good body shot into Dagestanskiy's ribs.
Rai lands with a right hand.
Dagestanskiy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Dagestanskiy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
An elbow from Dagestanskiy crashes against the mat.
#T1#
Rai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rai parries the strikes from Dagestanskiy easily there. Dagestanskiy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rai to escape.
Dagestanskiy working away.
Dagestanskiy scoring with punches and elbows.
Khaba Dagestanskiy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dagestanskiy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dagestanskiy working the ground and pound from side control.
Rai struggling a bit here.
Rai is letting Dagestanskiy control him for a moment.
Rai sneaks back into half guard.
Dagestanskiy prevents Rai from improving his position.#T2#
Rai keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rai is trying to control but can't.
Dagestanskiy content to control rather than advance. #SUB#
Dagestanskiy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rai defends it well.
Rai wants to improve his position but Dagestanskiy is controlling well.
#T3#
Rai is concentrating on defense, preventing Dagestanskiy from advancing position.
Dagestanskiy throwing shots but Rai is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Rai is defending against the submission attempts here by Dagestanskiy.
Rai is looking for a sweep. Dagestanskiy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rai is controlling Dagestanskiy's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rai is trying to control but can't.
Dagestanskiy 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.
Rai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy prevents Rai from improving his position.
Dagestanskiy 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.
Dagestanskiy wants to control but Rai is keeping him busy. #T4#
Rai holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rai is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dagestanskiy is working away from the top position though.
Dagestanskiy working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
Rai is defending against the submission attempts here by Dagestanskiy.
Rai is looking to improve his position.
Rai works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dagestanskiy scoring with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khaba Dagestanskiy dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Rai throws a head kick but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy misses with a hook.
Dagestanskiy moves out of range as Rai strikes.
Khaba Dagestanskiy is winning the standup battle so far.
Rai swings for the body but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
Dagestanskiy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dagestanskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rai throws a low kick, looking for Dagestanskiy's leg but Dagestanskiy calmly moves out of range.
Dagestanskiy throws a series of punches but Rai moves out of range.
Rai throws out a leg kick but Dagestanskiy moves out of range and Rai only half commits.
Dagestanskiy blocks a head kick by Rai.
Dagestanskiy avoids the head kick by Rai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dagestanskiy. That did some damage!
Rai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dagestanskiy throws a big counter combination but Rai scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dagestanskiy doesn't seem bothered though.
Dagestanskiy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dagestanskiy shoots in looking for a takedown but Rai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dagestanskiy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dagestanskiy cracks Rai with a good jab.#T1#
Rai misses with a head kick.
Rai misses with a low kick as Dagestanskiy jumps back.
Rai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dagestanskiy rather than just go for the knockout.
Dagestanskiy throws a series of strikes that have Rai backpedaling.
Rai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dagestanskiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rai manages to avoid it.
Rai misses with a straight right.
Rai throws a head kick that Dagestanskiy semi-blocks.
Rai throws a nice outside leg kick. #CL#
Dagestanskiy rushes Rai and presses him up against the cage.
Rai tries to throw a body punch but Dagestanskiy avoids it by throwing Rai back against the cage.
Dagestanskiy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rai fails to land.
Dagestanskiy taking a breather.#BC#
Dagestanskiy breaks from the clinch.
#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Dagestanskiy does no damage.
Rai pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dagestanskiy is out of range and Rai settles back down.
Dagestanskiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some bone on bone action there as Dagestanskiy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dagestanskiy misses with a jab, cross combination.
#TD#
Dagestanskiy gets a double leg takedown into Rai's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rai holds on and takes a little breather.
Dagestanskiy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rai controlling the position.
Rai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dagestanskiy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dagestanskiy is looking to work some ground and pound but Rai has wrist control.#T3#
Rai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rai has momentary wrist control but Dagestanskiy slips an elbow through the middle.
Rai wants to sweep here but Dagestanskiy controlling him for the moment.
Dagestanskiy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dagestanskiy is looking to work some ground and pound but Rai has wrist control.
Dagestanskiy is in close to Rai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dagestanskiy being controlled here momentarily.
Dagestanskiy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rai pulls Dagestanskiy in close to his closed guard and prevents Dagestanskiy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dagestanskiy showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T4#
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.
Dagestanskiy won't allow Rai to sweep him here.
Rai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dagestanskiy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dagestanskiy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rai has control of Dagestanskiy's left arm, preventing Dagestanskiy from doing any damage.
Dagestanskiy is working Rai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dagestanskiy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dagestanskiy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khaba Dagestanskiy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dagestanskiy 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khaba Dagestanskiy!
During a confident post fight interview, Khaba Dagestanskiy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
C28: Corassa vs. Time
Date: Apr 04, 2021 |
#R1#
Turturro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Turturro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rai counters with a left to the body.
Turturro shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guido Turturro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turturro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turturro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rai as he jumps to the side.
Turturro looks for a takedown but Rai sprawls well.
Rai scores with a nice right hand.
Rai tries to land a front kick but Turturro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turturro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rai avoids it.
Turturro looks for a takedown but Rai sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Turturro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rai.
Guido Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turturro's sensitive parts.
Rai has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Turturro shoots in for a takedown but Rai shows good takedown defense. #T1#
Rai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rai works Turturro's body with a nice hook.
Rai cracks a nice hook into Turturro's ribs.
Turturro shoots in for a double leg but Rai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rai tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turturro. #TD#
Turturro drives through with a takedown into Rai's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rai is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rai pulls Turturro in close to prevent any damage.
Turturro won't allow Rai to sweep him here. #T2#
Rai has his hands on Turturro's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rai wants to improve his position but instead Turturro has moved into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rai controlling the position for now.
Turturro trying to control from half guard but Rai is working away.
Rai tries to get to full guard but Turturro has control of the leg.
Rai keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rai is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Rai preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Rai tries to roll over but Turturro keeps him under control.
Rai trying to hold on to Turturro's head to control him but Turturro postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rai is looking to improve his position.
Rai controlling the position for now.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rai wants to slow Turturro down by chopping away at his legs. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
No luck for Turturro with that takedown attempt.
Turturro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rai misses with a looping right.
Rai lands a two punch combo.
Turturro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rai circles away.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rai enables Turturro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rai manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rai's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zenzo Rai dominated that round.
That's time! Turturro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Rai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turturro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turturro fails with the takedown.
Turturro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guido Turturro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rai duly obliges.
Rai scoring well with a low kick there.
Rai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turturro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rai but Rai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rai digs a good hook to Turturro's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Rai.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rai. Turturro shrugs it off though. #T1#
Rai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turturro. That did some damage!
Turturro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rai slaps away a takedown attempt from Turturro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Turturro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turturro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rai defends it nicely.
Rai stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Turturro or perhaps it was just good defense by Rai, which made it look bad.
Rai with the inside leg kick.
Turturro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rai.
Zenzo Rai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Rai both land. Nice combination.
Rai connects with a solid leg kick. #T2#
Turturro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rai. Rai obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zenzo Rai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turturro shoots in looking for a takedown. Rai tries to sprawl out of it but Turturro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turturro looks for a takedown but Rai sprawls well.
A punch lands to the side of Turturro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rai connects with an inside leg kick.
Rai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Turturro rather than just go for the knockout.
Crunch! Rai slams his shin into Turturro's torso.
Rai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice takedown defense from Rai. No joy for Turturro on that attempt.
Rai with the inside leg kick.
Rai scores with a leg kick.
Turturro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rai stuffs the takedown.
Turturro avoids the head kick by Rai.
#T3#
Turturro closes the distance and clinches up with Rai, looking for a takedown. Turturro pushes Rai against the cage but Rai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Turturro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rai scores with a nice right hand.
Rai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turturro on the side of the head.
Rai throws a leg kick which misses Turturro's front leg but catches the back leg as Turturro tries to avoid it.
Rai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turturro.
Turturro has been working on his balance at Alpha Brasil, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Rai.
Rai thumps Turturro with a low kick.
Rai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rai misses with a head kick.
Turturro avoids the head kick by Rai.
Turturro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rai as he jumps to the side.
Rai throws a head kick that misses.
Turturro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rai lands the left hand.
Turturro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rai is fending him off so far but Turturro persists. Nope, Rai circles away and we're back to standing.
Rai feints a counter leg kick.
Rai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Turturro shoots for a takedown but Rai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rai feints a counter leg kick.
Rai scoring well with a low kick there.
Rai lands a front kick.
Rai cracks Turturro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That kick from Rai tenderised Turturro's leg. Turturro is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rai.
Turturro shoots and misses
and Rai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rai connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rai lands with a nice body punch.
Turturro misses with a takedown attempt - Rai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rai throws out a counter right but Turturro avoids it with no problem.
Rai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turturro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zenzo Rai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Turturro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rai sprawls well. Rai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turturro gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from Rai misses its intended target.
Turturro closes the distance and clinches up with Rai, looking for a takedown. Turturro pushes Rai against the cage but Rai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Turturro shoots in looking for a takedown but Rai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Turturro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guido Turturro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turturro tries to move into range but Rai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rai connects with a solid leg kick.
Rai fakes the leg kick and cracks Turturro in the body.
Turturro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rai feints and then cracks Turturro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turturro down.
Turturro goes for a double leg but Rai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rai continues to drive forward.
A short left from Rai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rai lands a body punch.
Rai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turturro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rai to keep the fight standing.
Turturro jumps guard but Rai stands there with Turturro around his waist. Turturro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rai lands with a light punch inside. #T1#
Rai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turturro's elbow.
Rai throws a head punch that misses.
Turturro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turturro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rai has a couple of punches blocked by Turturro.
Rai working aggressively here.
Turturro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Turturro tries to pull guard but Rai forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Turturro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Turturro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rai misses with a punch on the inside.
Turturro tries to pull guard but Rai won't allow it.
#BC2#
Rai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turturro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rai lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Turturro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T2#
Turturro shoots in for a takedown but Rai shows good takedown defense.
Rai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turturro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rai feints a counter leg kick.
Turturro's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Rai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Turturro's head.#CUT2#It looks like Guido Turturro has been cut.
Rai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Turturros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Turturro fails with a takedown attempt.
Rai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turturro.
Turturro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rai. #T3#
Turturro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rai can pounce on him.
Turturro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Turturro shoots in looking for a takedown. Rai tries to sprawl out of it but Turturro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Turturro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rai connects with a high kick.
Rai missing with a left hand there. Turturro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turturro dives in and grabs Rai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rai pushes down on Turturro's head and hops out.
Rai was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rai throws a head kick that half lands.
Rai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rai with a nice calf kick.
Rai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turturro fails with the takedown.#T4#
Rai scores with a leg kick.
Rai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turturro's sensitive parts.
Rai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rai works Turturro's body with a nice hook.
Turturro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rai. Rai obviously looking to wear him down.
Rai scores with a hook.
Rai lands with a slapping head kick.
Rai scores with a nice strike.
Turturro fails to land the takedown.
Rai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Turturro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rai throws a good cross that connects.
Rai works the jab nicely.
Turturro will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Turturro shoots in for a takedown but Rai shows good takedown defense.
Turturro shoots in looking for a takedown. Rai tries to sprawl out of it but Turturro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zenzo Rai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rai 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 25:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zenzo Rai!
Zenzo Rai tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
C21: Maestre vs. Bellafontaine
Date: Mar 12, 2021 |
#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Andrianov misses the target.
Andrianov throws a body punch but Rai moves out of range.
Good exchange - Rai coming out on top.
Rai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andrianov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andrianov.
Andrianov keeps the fight on the outside.
Rai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Andrianov throws a body punch but Rai moves out of range.
Rai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andrianov.
Andrianov slips a jab and a cross from Rai.
Andrianov blocks a jab.
Rai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rai throws the left hand but Andrianov avoids the punch easily.
Rai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rai with a nice cross.
Rai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrianov.
Rai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Andrianov on the side of the head.
Andrianov ducks under a wild hook from Rai.#T1#
Rai throws the kick towards the body but Andrianov avoids it.
Andrianov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CL#
Andrianov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rai, pushing him back against the cage.
Andrianov can't find room to land a body shot as Rai controls the action.
Andrianov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#BC#
Andrianov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice jab there from Rai.
A shot to the body from Andrianov misses
and Rai counters with a one-two to the body.
A big left from Rai misses.
Andrianov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rai throws a sloppy head kick
and Andrianov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andrianov throws a jab but it's blocked by Rai.
Andrianov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rai throws a push kick but Andrianov slaps the foot to one side.
Andrianov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andrianov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rai throws a head kick that misses. #T2#
Andrianov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rai.
Rai throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL2#
Andrianov gets tackled into the cage by Rai. Rai maintains the clinch.
Rai lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Andrianov.
Rai can't break the clinch.
Andrianov blocking some punches.
Rai tries to work over Andrianov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andrianov misses with some punches.
Andrianov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rai backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Rai fails to land.
Rai gets through Andrianov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andrianov.
Andrianov is stalling here.
Andrianov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rai misses with some punches.
#BC#
Andrianov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rai avoids the body shot from Andrianov.
Rai is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrianov.#T3#
Andrianov misses with a looping left.
Andrianov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rai works the jab nicely.
Rai looks to land a left hand but Andrianov moved out of range nicely.
Andrianov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rai.
Andrianov lands with an overhand left.
Rai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rai tries to clinch but Andrianov moves out of range.
Andrianov moves out of range of the strikes.
Rai throws a good cross that connects.
Andrianov misses with a looping right.
Andrianov throws a lazy right hand but Rai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andrianov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rai throws a front kick that sends Andrianov stumbling back into the cage.
Andrianov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrianov throws a jab but it's blocked by Rai. #T4#
Andrianov misses with an uppercut. Rai saw that one coming.
Rai misses with a lunging right hand
and Andrianov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rai staying out of range there.
Rai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rai blocks a jab.
Andrianov with a jab.
Rai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rai misses with a low kick.
Andrianov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rai.
#CL#
Andrianov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rai, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Rai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rai connects with a nice looking jab.
Andrianov avoids the body shot from Rai.
Andrianov lands with a straight right. Rai didn't see that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zenzo Rai will probably get the nod.
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#
Andrianov throws a hook to the side of Rai's head but Rai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andrianov throws a right hand that misses
and Rai counters with a good low kick that Andrianov was not able to check.
Andrianov cracks Rai with a good jab.
Andrianov throws out a loose jab but Rai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rai lands an overhand right.
Rai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rai tries to clinch but Andrianov moves out of range.
Andrianov misses with an uppercut
and Rai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andrianov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rai.
Andrianov throws the left hand but Rai avoids the punch easily.
Andrianov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrianov throws a body punch but Rai moves out of range.
Rai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andrianovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rai tries a head kick but it misses.
Rai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#CL2#
Rai pushes Andrianov up against the cage in a clinch.
Andrianov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
Rai lands with a light punch inside.
Rai misses with some punches.
Rai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andrianov lands with a right to the head.
Rai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andrianov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andrianov throws a head punch that misses.
Andrianov blocks an uppercut.
Rai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Andrianov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zenzo Rai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Andrianov can't break the clinch.
Rai has a couple of punches blocked by Andrianov.
Rai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rai has a couple of punches blocked by Andrianov.
Andrianov scores with a hook to the body.
Andrianov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rai backwards.
Andrianov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andrianov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rai is keeping busy.
Rai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andrianov.
Stalling in the clinch from Andrianov.
Rai has a couple of punches blocked by Andrianov.
Andrianov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrianov wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rai. #BC2#
Rai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andrianov connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab from Andrianov.
Andrianov throws a lazy right hand but Rai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andrianov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zenzo Rai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick from Rai lands but Andrianov takes it in his stride.
Rai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rai looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrianov is just out of range.
Rai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#T3#
Andrianov throws a jab but it's blocked by Rai.
Rai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rai looks for the body kick but Andrianov saw that one coming.
Rai slips under a jab from Andrianov.
Andrianov misses with a looping left.
Rai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Andrianov throws a looping overhand right but Rai ducks down to avoid it.
Rai misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Andrianov. Those never looked like landing.
Rai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rai defending well as Andrianov loads up on a big left hand.
Andrianov misses with an uppercut.
Andrianov slips a jab from Rai.
It looked like Andrianov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rai looks to land a left hand but Andrianov moved out of range nicely.
Andrianov misses with a wild body shot.
Rai throws out a loose jab but Andrianov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Rai. #T4#
Rai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andrianov.
Andrianov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrianov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Andrianov looks to land a combination but Rai avoids it well.
A big left from Andrianov misses.
Rai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andrianov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andrianov fails to land with a series of punches.
Rai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andrianov just misses with a punch to the body.
Rai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrianov.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rai.
Rai throws a leg kick
and Andrianov counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Andrianov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andrianov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#BC2#
Rai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rai lands with an uppercut that bounces Andrianov off the cage and back into range.
Andrianov just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zenzo Rai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Andrianov slips under a jab from Rai.
A little feinted left hand from Andrianov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rai. Andrianov shrugs it off though.
Rai throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrianov. #CL#
Rai tries to keep at a distance but Andrianov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Andrianov misses with a punch on the inside.
Rai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andrianov working aggressively here.
Andrianov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rai.
Rai tries to break free but Andrianov pushes him back against the cage.
Andrianov lands an uppercut.
Rai misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai throws a punch but it's blocked by Andrianov.
Andrianov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Andrianov has Rai pushed against the cage.
Rai misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Andrianov working aggressively here.
Rai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andrianov misses with a punch on the inside.
Rai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andrianov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Andrianov breaks from the clinch.
Rai avoids the body shot from Andrianov.
Rai blocks a jab.
Andrianov scores with a body shot.
Rai throws a leg kick
and Andrianov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrianov. Rai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rai throws a body kick that misses.
Andrianov throws a combination that misses
and Rai counters with a good, hard body kick but Andrianov shrugs it off.
Andrianov misses with a straight right.
Rai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Andrianov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Andrianov misses its intended target.
Rai slips a straight right by Andrianov.
No joy there for Rai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Andrianov takes one on the button.
Rai connects with a high kick.
Andrianov throws a series of punches but Rai moves out of range.
Rai throws a head kick that Andrianov semi-blocks.
Andrianov throws a body punch but Rai moves out of range.
Rai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rai misses with a looping left.
Andrianov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Andrianov lands with a nice body punch.
Andrianov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#T3#
Rai misses with a hook
and Rai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andrianov loads up on a big right hand but Rai slips the punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Rai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rai scores with a jab.
Rai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Andrianov moves out of range as Rai throws a body kick.
Andrianov thuds a left hand into Rai's body.#CL#
Andrianov takes the fight into the clinch.
Rai throws a punch but it's blocked by Andrianov.
Rai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Andrianov.
Rai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andrianov blocks a body shot from Rai.
Andrianov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rai swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrianov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrianov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rai misses with a body punch.
#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Andrianov.
Andrianov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rai misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Andrianov.
Rai digs a right hand into Andrianov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andrianov's gas tank. #BC2#
Rai breaks from the clinch.
Rai tries to clinch there but Andrianov circles away.
Rai lands a jab to the head.
Ivan Andrianov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rai, as that shot connected.
Rai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Andrianov takes a step back to recover.
Rai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrianov throws a shot from downtown. Rai moves away and avoids it.
Andrianov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andrianov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rai misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zenzo Rai.
I've got Rai 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zenzo Rai!
Zenzo Rai decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
PANDA 80
Date: Jan 30, 2021 |
#R1#
Putin misses with a shot to the body
and Rai counters with an outside leg kick.
Rai scores with a nice head shot.
Putin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Putin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Putin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Putin tries to clinch up but Rai circles away and keeps his distance.
Putin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rai.
Rai connects with a solid leg kick. #CL#
Putin has closed the distance and engaged Rai in a clinch.
Rai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rai avoiding damage as Putin throws knees to the body.
Rai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Putin blocks an uppercut.
Putin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rai lands a shot to the body.
Rai blocks the elbow strike.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC2#
Rai breaks the clinch.
Putin feints and then cracks Rai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rai down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Putin stalks Rai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rai's face. Rai staggers backwards, shaken.#T1#
Putin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Putin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rai! But no joy.
Putin misses with a straight left.
Rai connects with a body shot that sends Putin's belly button to the back.
Rai slips under a jab.
Rai scores with a jab to the head.
Putin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rai lands with an overhand left.
Rai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rai blocks a head kick by Putin.
Putin misses with a body shot.
Rai misses with a kick to the body.
Rai lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rai lands with a shot to the body.
Rai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rai throws a head kick that misses.
Rai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Putin checks a low kick from Rai.#T2#
Rai works Putin's body with a nice hook.
Putin wants to clinch.
Rai throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Putin.
Rai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Putin works the jab nicely.
Putin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Putin misses with a double jab
and Rai counters with a nice body kick.
Putin connects with a jab.
Putin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rai sizes up Putin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Putin throws a hook but Rai blocks it.
Rai throws out a counter right but Putin avoids it with no problem.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rai!
#T3#
Rai avoids the body shot from Putin.
Rai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Putin connects with a crisp jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rai - that will leave a mark!
Rai scores with a jab.
Rai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Putin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#KD2#
Rai lands a big head kick that sends Putin tumbling to the mat! Rai takes a step backwards and waves Putin back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Putin is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin is looking to clinch but Rai is avoiding it.
Oh Putin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rai looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Rai backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Putin's temple! It sends Putin violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Rai celebrates and the doctors try to help Putin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Zenzo Rai!
Zenzo Rai bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 09, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Son walks into a left hand.
Rai scores with a nice body kick.
Rai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rai just misses with a punch to the body.
Rai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice body kick from Rai.
Rai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rai stuns Son with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rai staying out of range there.
Son throws a body kick that misses.
Rai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Son throws out the jab.
Rai misses with a hook.
Son swinging wildly here.
Rai is looking to counter with head kicks.
Rai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Son's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Son throws a hook but Rai avoids it easily.
Son gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T1##CL#
Rai instigates a clinch.
Son is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rai keeps control of Son as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rai keeps control of Son as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Son's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rai is leaning against Son and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Son wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rai scores with an uppercut up the middle.#KD#
Rai drops Son onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Son is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#Son is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rai misses with a punch on the inside.
Son is still on wobbly legs! Can Rai finish him?
Rai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rai misses with the head strike.
Son has had enough of the clinch but Rai keeps him there for the moment.
Son blocks an uppercut.
Rai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rai presses Son against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Rai fails to land.
Rai misses with a punch on the inside.
Rai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rai misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rai.
Rai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rai.
A head punch on the inside from Rai fails to land.
Son blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rai throws a punch but it's blocked by Son.
Son blocks an uppercut.
Son is trying to break the clinch but Rai has him pressed against the cage. #T2#
Rai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Son blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Son taking a breather.
Rai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Son blocks an uppercut.
Rai misses with a punch on the inside.
Rai misses with the head strike.
Rai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Son seems to have recovered his senses.
Rai is leaning against Son and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rai lands a right hand.
Rai pushes Son back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #BC2#
Son breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rai quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Son walks straight into a right hand from Rai - that's dropped him! Rai jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Son from any more punishment! Son complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zenzo Rai!
Zenzo Rai tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 14, 2020 |
#R1#
Rai cracks Perez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Rai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Perez misses the jab.
Rai replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Perez blocks it well.
Perez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perez. That did some damage!#CL#
Perez has Rai up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Perez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rai throws a head punch that misses.
Rai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perez misses with a knee strike.
Rai misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rai connects with a body shot that sends Perez's belly button to the back.
A head kick by Rai misses
and Perez counters with a good, hard body kick but Rai shrugs it off.
Rai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Perez tests Rai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Rai circles away.
Rai replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Perez blocks it well.
Perez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rai circles away quickly and effectively.
Rai throws a counter combo.#T1#
Perez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perez lands a head kick!
Perez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Perez's head.
Rai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perez is looking to land body kicks.
Rai connects with a solid leg kick.
Perez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rai.
Perez throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perez momentarily.
Rai connects with a high kick.
Rai blocks a head kick by Perez.
Rai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rai flicks out a counter leg kick but Perez steps away.
Rai connects with an inside leg kick.#T2#
Rai cracks Perez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Perez throws a nice looking combination but Rai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Perez moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRai.
Perez swinging wildly here.
Perez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Perez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rai scores with a decent looking hook.
Perez wants to clinch.
Rai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rai throws a head kick that misses
and Perez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perez.
Perez avoids the head kick by Rai.
Perez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rai takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#T3#
Rai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Perez.
It looked like Perez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL#
Perez takes the fight into the clinch.
Rai misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Perez breaks the clinch.
Perez misses with a low kick as Rai jumps back.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Rai circles away.
Perez walks into a left hand.
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rai throws a head kick that misses.
Rai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Perez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perez.
Luis Alberto Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rai throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily.
Perez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T4#
Perez misses with a low kick.
Rai lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perez will feel that in the morning.
Perez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rai.
Rai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Rai.
Rai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Rai does it's job there.
Rai swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
Rai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rai counters with a big head kick but Perez shrugs it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Perez darts in trying to clinch
enabling Rai to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez misses with a double jab
and Rai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zenzo Rai 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#
Perez lands with a nice body punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Rai blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Perez misses
and Rai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perez takes one to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Perez.
Rai is looking to land body kicks.
Rai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.#CL#
Perez gets a clinch. #BC#
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perez misses with a series of wild punches.
Perez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rai throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Perez looks to land a combination but Rai avoids it well.
Perez tries to clinch there but Rai circles away.
A little jabbing left from Rai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Perez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rai's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Rai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Perez wants to clinch.
Perez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rai can pounce on him.
Rai throws a wild body kick that Perez sees coming a mile off.
Rai throws the kick towards the body but Perez avoids it.
It looked like Perez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL#
Perez moves into range and clinches up with Rai.
Rai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez looking to slow down the pace here.
Rai has had enough of the clinch but Perez keeps him there for the moment.
Rai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perez has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Perez breaks the clinch.
Luis Alberto Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Rai fakes the leg kick and cracks Perez in the body.
Rai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Perez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rai misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Perez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez lands with a right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rai. Perez shrugs it off though.
Good leg kick by Perez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Left hook, right uppercut from Perez.
Perez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zenzo Rai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Perez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rai.
Perez blocks a head kick by Rai.
Rai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rai in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Perez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Perez.
Rai scores with a kick to the midsection.#T3#
Rai lands a really nice looking cross but Perez seems unphased.
Rai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A combination from Perez does no damage.
Rai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Perez in his tracks.
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rai connects with a nice looking jab.
Perez tries to clinch up.#CL#
Perez instigates a clinch.
Rai misses with a body punch.
Rai scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perez momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perez tries a low kick but Rai avoids it.
Perez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Perez's knee momentarily.#T4#
Perez lands a glancing blow to the side of Rai's head.
Rai throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rai scores with a head kick. Perez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#ROC2#
Perez is rocked!
A solid body kick from Rai.
Oh Perez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rai throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
Perez seems to have got his legs back now.
Rai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rai at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rai.
Perez misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rai throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rai jabs at Perez's body.
Perez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Perez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zenzo Rai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Perez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Perez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Perez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perez misses with a few strikes there.
Perez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch but Rai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Perez throws the kick towards the body but Rai avoids it.
Perez misses with a low kick.
Rai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perez.
Perez is looking to clinch but Rai is avoiding it.
Rai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rai tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Rai.#T1#
Rai connects with a single shot there.
Rai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rai scores with a kick to the midsection.
Perez tries to clinch but Rai is having none of it.
Rai unleashes a big counter combination but Perez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Perez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rai on the side of the head.
A lazy left from Rai finds it's target.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Rai circles away.
Rai throws the kick towards the body but Perez avoids it.
Perez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Perez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Perez tries to clinch but Rai moves out of range.
Rai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perez looks to land a combination but Rai avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rai throws a head kick but Perez moves out of range.
#CL#
Perez closes the distance and clinches.
Rai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Rai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T2#
Perez blocks an uppercut.
Rai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rai managing to block the knees to the body from Perez.
Rai tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Rai back against the cage. #BC2#
Rai breaks the clinch.
Rai tries to land a front kick but Perez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perez looks to land a body kick but Rai moved away.
Rai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CL#
Rai tries to keep at a distance but Perez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rai misses with some punches.
Perez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Perez prevents a body shot from Rai. #T3#
Rai lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Perez misses the body punch
and Rai counters with a body kick.
Rai throws a looping overhand right but Perez ducks down to avoid it.
Rai throws a big shot that misses.
Perez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rai keeps the fight on the outside.
Perez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perez darts in trying to clinch
and Rai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perez's calf.#T4#
Rai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rai throws a combination that misses
and Perez counters with a two punch combo.
Perez is looking to clinch but Rai is avoiding it.
Rai steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perez moves to clinch but Rai breaks away
letting Rai counter with a right hand.
Rai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perez moves away.
Perez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Perez motions for Rai to come forward. Perez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Luis Alberto Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rai misses with a body kick.
Perez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perez's sensitive parts.
Rai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Perez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rai lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zenzo Rai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rai 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zenzo Rai!
Zenzo Rai decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Hovsepyan scores with a punch to the head.
Hovsepyan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Schwartzmuller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hovsepyan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hovsepyan lands an overhand right.
Hovsepyan stalks Schwartzmuller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schwartzmuller's face. Schwartzmuller staggers backwards, shaken.
Hovsepyan lands a nice shot that snaps Schwartzmuller's head back.
Hovsepyan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hovsepyan duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Schwartzmuller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hovsepyan, pushing him back against the cage.
Schwartzmuller lands a knee to the head.
Schwartzmuller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT#
It looks like Jozef Hovsepyan has been cut.
Schwartzmuller prevents a body shot from Hovsepyan.
Schwartzmuller scores with a knee to the head.
#BC#
Schwartzmuller manages to break the clinch.
Hovsepyan catches Schwartzmuller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL#
Schwartzmuller closes the distance and clinches.
Hovsepyan misses with the head strike.
Hovsepyan tries to break free but Schwartzmuller pushes him back against the cage.
Schwartzmuller is working for takedown but Hovsepyan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Schwartzmuller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schwartzmuller lands a nice knee to the body.
Hovsepyan looks winded!#T1#
Schwartzmuller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hovsepyan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Schwartzmuller scores a nice knee to the body.
#TD#
Schwartzmuller pulls Hovsepyan into guard.
Schwartzmuller controlling Hovsepyan's posture.
Schwartzmuller wants to get back to his feet but Hovsepyan is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SUB#
Schwartzmuller has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hovsepyan doesn't defend quickly enough and Schwartzmuller has managed to lock this one up! Can Hovsepyan escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Schwartzmuller on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hans Schwartzmuller!
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