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Event:
RISE 118 Stoddler v Graves
Date: Nov 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Bruce keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Decent striking displayed by Bruce there.
Bruce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Bruce. Those never looked like landing.
Fiaschi is looking for a counter combo.
Bruce misses with a lunging right hand
and Fiaschi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Robert Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fiaschi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fiaschi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bruce scores with a push kick.
Bruce throws out a loose jab but Fiaschi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce throws a shot from downtown. Fiaschi moves away and avoids it.
Bruce throws a looping overhand right but Fiaschi ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bruce throws a right and a left that Fiaschi avoids nicely.
Fiaschi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bruce misses with a hook. Fiaschi ducked under it nicely.
Fiaschi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce avoids the head kick by Fiaschi.
Bruce now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruce misses the target.
Fiaschi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruce.#T1#
Bruce feints and then cracks Fiaschi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fiaschi down.
Bruce doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fiaschi closes the distance and clinches up with Bruce, looking for a takedown. Fiaschi pushes Bruce against the cage but Bruce circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Fiaschi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bruce throws out a counter right but Fiaschi avoids it with no problem.
Fiaschi checks the leg kick.
Bruce lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fiaschi shoots in looking for a takedown. Bruce tries to sprawl out of it but Fiaschi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bruce manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Bruce on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bruce scores with a hook.
Fiaschi shoots in but no luck this time.
Bruce throws a looping overhand right but Fiaschi ducks down to avoid it.
Fiaschi darts in looking for a takedown but Bruce gets double underhooks and turns Fiaschi into the cage.
Bruce misses with a double jab.
#T2#
Bruce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fiaschi manages to avoid it.
Bruce looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bruce tried to score with a low kick but Fiaschi checks it.
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!
Bruce stuns Fiaschi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bruce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruce misses the jab.
Fiaschi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bruce's waist but Bruce gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fiaschi off to one side.
Fiaschi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Fiaschi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruce.
Bruce scores with a body shot.
Bruce throws a nice looking combination but Fiaschi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bruce shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fiaschi misses with a takedown attempt - Bruce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bruce's coach down at JAG Battle Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bruce's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fiaschi tries to clinch but Bruce moves out of range.
Fiaschi dives in for a single leg takedown but Bruce sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fiaschi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bruce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Bruce misses.#T3#
A decent looking cross lands there for Bruce.
Bruce throws out a powerful jab.
Bruce dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fiaschi. That did some damage!
Fiaschi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fiaschi slips a jab and a cross from Bruce.
Fiaschi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bruce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruce avoids the head kick by Fiaschi.
Bruce throws a push kick but Fiaschi slaps the foot to one side.
Bruce lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bruce walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fiaschi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fiaschi slips a jab from Bruce.
Bruce scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fiaschi moves out of range as Bruce throws a body kick.
Fiaschi walks into a jab.
Bruce throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Fiaschi clinches up with Bruce and pushes him back against the cage.
Fiaschi is trying to pull guard but Bruce has him pressed against the cage.#T4#
Bruce throws a punch but it's blocked by Fiaschi.
Bruce tries to work over Fiaschi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruce pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fiaschi.
Fiaschi goes for a takedown attempt but Bruce pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bruce misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Bruce tries to get set, Fiaschi tries to push him back and clinch up but Bruce manages to avoid the attempt.
Bruce stuffs the takedown attempt from Fiaschi. Fiaschi gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce is looking to score with low kicks.
Fiaschi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fiaschi goes for a double leg but Bruce avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bruce continues to drive forward.
Bruce throws a jab when Fiaschi was well out of range.#TD#
Fiaschi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bruce tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fiaschi is in Bruce's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bruce dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Fiaschi tries to clinch up.#TD#
Bruce tries to sprawl but Fiaschi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bruce tries to get to full guard but Fiaschi has control of the leg. #SUB#
Fiaschi is looking for a kimura but Bruce is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fiaschi to get the leverage. #SUB#
Fiaschi is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB#
Fiaschi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T1#
Bruce is continuing to stall.#SUB#
Bruce is defending against the submission attempts here by Fiaschi.
Bruce wants to control but Fiaschi is keeping busy.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Fiaschi in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bruce tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Fiaschi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dante Fiaschi!
A very excited looking Dante Fiaschi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Skrap Fights 47
Date: May 11, 2019 |
#R1#
Batts Jr checks a low kick from Bruce.
Batts Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big left from Batts Jr misses.
Bruce looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bruce cracks Batts Jr with a good jab.
We've been told by Bruce's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Batts Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT2#
It looks like Robert Bruce has been cut.
Bruce misses with a hook.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bruce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Batts Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruce.
Bruce missing with a left hand there. Batts Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruce misses with a straight left.
Bruce misses with a looping right.
Bruce throws an overhand right that lands on Batts Jr's shoulder, as Batts Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Bruce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Batts Jr.
A head kick misses from Batts Jr.
Bruce scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Batts Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A cross from Bruce lands.
Bruce is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T1#
Bruce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Batts Jr.
Bruce blocks a jab.
Bruce pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Batts Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bruce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batts Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bruce went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bruce dodges the punch combination from Batts Jr.
Batts Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruce lands with a right hand.
Bruce throws a hook but Batts Jr avoids it easily.
Batts Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruce.
Bruce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robert Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batts Jr checks a low kick from Bruce.
Batts Jr thinks about the counter body kick.
Bruce with a hook.
Good shot there by Bruce.
Bruce looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab, jab by Bruce - just one landing. #T2#
Bruce works Batts Jr's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batts Jr defending well as Bruce loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Batts Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Batts Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bruce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Bruce.
Batts Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bruce looks to land a body kick but Batts Jr moved away.
A left lands for Bruce.
Bruce slips a straight right by Batts Jr.
A cross from Batts Jr lands.
Bruce misses with a kick to the body.
Bruce misses with a low kick.
Bruce misses with a hook. Batts Jr ducked under it nicely.
Bruce tries to land a front kick but Batts Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bruce with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Batts Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Bruce tests Batts Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bruce misses with a series of wild punches.
#T3#
Batts Jr avoids the head kick by Bruce.
Bruce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Batts Jr. That one must have hurt.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Bruce is looking to chop away at Batts Jr's legs.
Bruce checks a leg kick.
Bruce is looking for a counter combo.
Batts Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bruce takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batts Jr moves away.
Bruce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
Bruce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Batts Jr cracks Bruce with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bruce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Batts Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Bruce was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Batts Jr.
A jab from Bruce misses.
Batts Jr is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bruce keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batts Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batts Jr lands a front kick.#KD2#
Batts Jr drops Bruce with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bruce looks back up at him and smiles so Batts Jr waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#
Bruce is rocked!#T4#
Batts Jr fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Bruce square on the jaw! Damn, Bruce is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Batts Jr!
A victorious Billy Batts Jr 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:
Skrap Fights 41
Date: Apr 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Allen throws a right hand that Bruce ducks under and follows up with a left that Bruce also avoids with ease.
Bruce works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.
Allen throws a leg kick which misses Bruce's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruce tries to avoid it.
Allen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bruce checks it well.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce catches Allen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Allen throws a body kick that misses.
Allen misses with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bruce moves out of range of the body kick from Allen.
Nice uppercut lands for Bruce. That snapped Allen's head back.
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Allen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bruce has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#
It looks like Robert Bruce has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bruce moves out of range of the body kick.
Bruce needs to keep his hands up - Allen had a free shot at his head there.
Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruce throws a series of punches but Allen moves out of range.
Bruce digs a good body shot into Allen's ribs.
Bruce digs a good body shot into Allen's ribs.
Bruce looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Allen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bruce connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Allen scrambles back to his feet.
Bruce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Bruce lands with an overhand left.
Bruce misses with a straight left.
Allen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bruce.
Bruce moves out of range as Allen throws a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bruce. Those never looked like landing.
Allen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bruce looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#CL2#
Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Bruce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Allen.#BC#
Bruce breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Bruce.
Bruce punishes Allen's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen throws a series of punches but Bruce moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Bruce tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce lands a head shot.
Allen misses with a head kick.
Bruce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been informed that Allen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#T2#
Allen lands a jab to the nose.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Bruce clobbers Allen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Allen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Allen is looking to clinch.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen avoids a kick to the body.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruce clobbers Allen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Allen blocks the body kick.
Allen avoids the body shot from Bruce.
Allen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruce seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Bruce misses.
Allen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bruce avoids the head kick by Allen.
Bruce staying out of range there.
Bruce appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bruce circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T3#
Bruce digs a good hook to Allen's body.
Allen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bruce slips a straight right by Allen.
Allen is looking to land body kicks.
Bruce connects with a nice looking jab.
Allen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bruce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Allen doesn't seem bothered though.
Bruce looks to land a body kick but Allen moved away.
Allen moves out of range as Bruce throws a body kick.
A combination from Allen does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Bruce lands an impressive looking overhand right. Allen doesn't seem phased though.
Allen tries to clinch up.
Bruce throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruce was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bruce.
Bruce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allen tries to clinch up.
Allen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Allen wants to clinch.
As Allen looks to move away, Bruce throws a big counter combo but Allen just gets out of the way.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.#T4#
Bruce lands with a right hand.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.
Allen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Allen throws a jab when Bruce was well out of range.
Allen tries to clinch there but Bruce circles away.
Bruce cracks Allen with an open hand slap.
Allen tries to clinch but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bruce there.
Allen misses the jab.
Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruce.
The fighters circling - Bruce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruce sets himself, and Allen steps forward looking for the clinch! Bruce avoids it this time.
A left and a right from Bruce both land. Nice combination.
Allen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bruce connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Allen scrambles back to his feet.#ROC#
Allen is rocked!
Bruce lands with a right hand.
Allen is still on wobbly legs! Can Bruce finish him?
Bruce throws a monster overhand right that drops Allen! Bruce follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Bruce!
A less than humble Robert Bruce misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
Skrap Fights 32
Date: Mar 23, 2019 |
#R1#
Bruce keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Candelaria takes the fight into the clinch.
Candelaria fails to pull guard.
Candelaria blocks a body shot from Bruce.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Candelaria as Bruce tries to tie him up.
Bruce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Candelaria backwards.
Candelaria is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bruce is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruce.
Bruce tries to stall but Candelaria uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bruce controlling the action here for a moment.
Bruce wants to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Bruce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Candelaria backwards.
Candelaria is trying to pull guard but Bruce has him pressed against the ropes.
Bruce trying to control the position but instead, Candelaria has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bruce into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robert Bruce.
Candelaria shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bruce as he jumps to the side.
Robert Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Candelaria.
Candelaria tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bruce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bruce.#CUT#
It looks like Joshua Candelaria has been cut.#T1#
Bruce misses with a low kick.
Bruce throws a body shot but no joy.
Bruce scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bruce jabs Candelaria right on the nose. Candelaria blinks but takes it well.
Bruce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Candelaria takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Candelaria takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Candelaria fails with the takedown
and Bruce counters with a stiff right hand.
Candelaria takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bruce scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bruce is looking to chop away at Candelaria's legs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Candelaria shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bruce as he avoids it easily.
Candelaria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bruce seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Candelaria takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bruce tests Candelaria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Candelaria takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No joy there for Bruce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bruce darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bruce throws out a leg kick but Candelaria moves out of range and Bruce only half commits. #TD2#
Candelaria looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bruce!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T2##SUB2#
Candelaria is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bruce knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Candelaria is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bruce knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Candelaria postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bruce knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Candelaria on the ground.
Candelaria creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bruce gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bruce is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Candelaria is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T3#
Candelaria sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bruce defending well though.
Bruce is looking to control Candelaria's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bruce avoid being mounted?
Bruce preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #SUB2#
Candelaria is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB2#
Candelaria looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#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.#SUB2#
Candelaria seems to be working for a kimura but Bruce defends the submission attempt.#SUB2#
Candelaria is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Bruce as he works his way to full guard.
Bruce on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bruce tries to get out of the position.
Candelaria throws a big elbow that misses.
Bruce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Candelaria accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bruce dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joshua Candelaria's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Candelaria looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bruce is fending him off so far but Candelaria persists. Nope, Bruce circles away and we're back to standing.
A counter left hand to the body from Bruce misses its target.
Candelaria fails with the takedown.
Bruce feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bruce goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Candelaria tries to clinch there but Bruce circles away.
#CL2#
Candelaria closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Candelaria tries to score a body lock takedown but Bruce shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Robert Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Candelaria.
Candelaria changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bruce fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bruce fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Candelaria has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bruce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Candelaria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Bruce tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Candelaria is looking to clinch.
Bruce throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruce. Candelaria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Candelaria takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Candelaria takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Candelaria looks for a takedown but Bruce sprawls well.
Bruce works the jab nicely.#T1#
Bruce slaps away a takedown attempt from Candelaria, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Candelaria shoots for a takedown but Bruce saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bruce is looking to counter punch.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Candelaria has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Candelaria looks for a takedown but Bruce sprawls well.
Candelaria is breathing heavily.
Bruce misses with a body kick.
Robert Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruce paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bruce scores with a sloppy right hand. Candelaria should have avoided that one.
Bruce moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Bruce. That snapped Candelaria's head back.
Bruce looks to score with a jab to the body but Candelaria is just out of range.
Candelaria misses with a takedown attempt - Bruce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL2#
Bruce tries to keep at a distance but Candelaria has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Candelaria backwards.
Candelaria tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bruce cracks Candelaria with a nice body shot.#T2#
Bruce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Bruce - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bruce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Candelaria can do to turn this around?
Bruce misses with a body punch.
Bruce is looking to control Candelaria's arms but Candelaria gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bruce has his back to the ropes.
Bruce is looking to control Candelaria's arms but Candelaria gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bruce has his back to the ropes.
Bruce lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Candelaria trying to land knees to the body.
Candelaria drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bruce pulls his leg out and moves away.
Candelaria tries to clinch but Bruce is having none of it.
Candelaria tries to clinch but Bruce moves out of range.
Bruce appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Candelaria shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bruce but Bruce pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Candelaria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruce.
Candelaria doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruce circles away.
Joshua Candelaria is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab from Bruce.#CL2#
Candelaria instigates a clinch.
Candelaria trying to stall but Bruce improves his position.
Bruce lands a hook that snaps the head of Candelaria backwards.
Candelaria tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bruce just stands there and leans against the ropes.#T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruce.
Bruce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Candelaria's elbow.
Bruce is leaning against Candelaria and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruce.
Bruce trying to control the position but instead, Candelaria has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bruce into the ropes.
Bruce blocks an elbow strike from Candelaria.
Bruce cracks Candelaria with a nice body shot.
Candelaria is trying to pull guard but Bruce turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bruce looking to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruce.
Robert Bruce has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Candelaria is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bruce wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Candelaria is trying to pull guard but Bruce turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Bruce slowing the pace effectively.#T4#
A hook to the body from Bruce.
Candelaria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bruce avoids it.
Bruce scores with a shoulder strike.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.
Bruce slows down the pace here.
Bruce lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Candelaria or not.
Bruce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Bruce manages to break the clinch.
Candelaria takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Candelaria has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bruce digs a right hand into Candelaria's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Candelaria's gas tank.
Bruce tries to stall but Candelaria uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bruce lands a body punch in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bruce cracks Candelaria with a nice body shot.
A short right from Bruce.
Bruce is leaning against Candelaria and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Candelaria's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bruce is looking to control Candelaria's arms but Candelaria gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bruce has his back to the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bruce dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joshua Candelaria's cut.
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#
Bruce listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bruce connects with a jab.
Candelaria tries to clinch there but Bruce circles away.
Bruce slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Candelaria shoots in looking for a takedown but Bruce manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Candelaria's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bruce connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Candelaria takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Candelaria has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#CL2#
Candelaria has Bruce up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bruce lands a shot to the body.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bruce lands with a right to the head.
Candelaria takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Candelaria goes for a takedown attempt but Bruce pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Candelaria checks a low kick from Bruce.
Candelaria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bruce throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bruce connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CL2#
Candelaria clinches up against the ropes.
Bruce avoiding damage as Candelaria throws knees to the body.
A short right from Bruce. #T1#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bruce takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Candelaria changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bruce fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Robert Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Candelaria.
Candelaria wants to clinch.
Bruce lands with an uppercut that bounces Candelaria off the ropes and back into range.
Candelaria tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bruce defends well and Candelaria ends up having to push Bruce into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Candelaria on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bruce!
Bruce works the jab nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Candelaria 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Candelaria misses with a takedown attempt - Bruce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bruce.
Candelaria moves out of range as Bruce throws a body kick.
Candelaria wants to clinch.#T2#
Candelaria shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bruce defends it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Candelaria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Candelaria will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bruce.
Candelaria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruce throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Candelaria misses with a takedown attempt - Bruce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Candelaria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab lands there for Bruce.
Candelaria takes a jab right on the kisser.
Robert Bruce is winning the standup battle so far.
Candelaria misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Candelaria takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bruce scores with a punch to the head.#T3#
Candelaria takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bruce scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bruce smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#ROC#
Candelaria is rocked!
Candelaria takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bruce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Candelaria at a distance.
Candelaria moves out of range of the leg kick from Bruce.
Bruce scores with a three punch combo!
Candelaria is still on wobbly legs! Can Bruce finish him?
Bruce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Candelaria tries to counter with a clinch but Bruce shakes him off and moves away.
Candelaria seems to have recovered his senses.
Bruce misses with a looping left.
Bruce scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Candelaria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruce throws a wild body kick that Candelaria sees coming a mile off.
Bruce scores with a crisp jab that stopped Candelaria in his tracks.
Candelaria is looking to clinch.
Bruce cracks Candelaria with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bruce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Candelaria shoots in but no luck this time.
Bruce lands a lovely overhand right.#T4#
Candelaria walks into a straight right hand from Bruce.
Bruce connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Candelaria momentarily.
#CL2#
Candelaria moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Candelaria.
Bruce is looking to control Candelaria's arms but Candelaria gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bruce has his back to the ropes.
Candelaria tries to pull guard but Bruce holds him up against the ropes and eventually Candelaria drops back down to his feet.
Bruce stalling in the clinch but Candelaria improves position.
Candelaria wants to take the fight to the mat but Bruce manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Candelaria's head.
Bruce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bruce holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Bruce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Candelaria wants to take the fight to the mat but Bruce manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Candelaria looking for a takedown.
Candelaria throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Joshua Candelaria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bruce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Bruce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bruce, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Robert Bruce!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Robert Bruce!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Robert Bruce!
Robert Bruce wins by unanimous decision!
Robert Bruce 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:
Skrap Fights 28
Date: Mar 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Bruce misses with a wild combination.
Bruce is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Costa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bruce with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Costa to score with a decent uppercut.#CL2#
Costa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Costa throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruce.
Bruce tries a body shot but Costa blocks it.
Costa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bruce is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bruce gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Costa.
Bruce taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce digs a right hand into Costa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Costa's gas tank.
Costa is working for takedown but Bruce is calmly controlling the position for now.
Robert Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Costa.
Costa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bruce misses with a body punch.
Bruce wants to stall.
#T1#
Bruce is looking to control Costa's arms but Costa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bruce has his back to the ropes.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Bruce avoids it by throwing Costa back against the ropes. #TD2#
Bruce is fighting off a takedown attempt but Costa is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bruce to the mat. Bruce regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Costa forces his way into half guard.#SUB2#
Costa in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bruce tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Costa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Santiago Costa!
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Event:
Skrap Fights 21
Date: Feb 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Osprey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruce.
Osprey fails with a takedown attempt.
Bruce swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Osprey dives in and grabs Bruce's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bruce pushes down on Osprey's head and hops out.
Bruce scores with a nice strike.
Bruce cracks Osprey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bruce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Osprey was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruce.
Osprey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bruce throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Osprey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bruce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Osprey shoots in looking for a takedown but Bruce manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Osprey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Robert Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuchika Osprey.
Bruce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Osprey tries for a takedown but Bruce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Osprey tries for a takedown but Bruce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bruce misses with a looping left.
Robert Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osprey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bruce pinned against the ropes. Bruce gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bruce throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Osprey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T1#
A punch combination from Bruce misses.
Osprey staying out of range there.
Bruce throws a body punch but Osprey moves out of range.
Osprey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bruce defends it nicely.
Bruce defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Osprey.
Bruce seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bruce seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A jab from Bruce finds it's way through Osprey's defenses.
Bruce is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Osprey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bruce's waist but Bruce gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Osprey off to one side.
Bruce throws the kick towards the body but Osprey avoids it.
Bruce slips a jab and a cross from Osprey.
Bruce stuffs the takedown attempt from Osprey. Osprey gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruce defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Osprey.
Good standup being displayed there by Bruce as he connects with a hook.#CUT#
It looks like Kazuchika Osprey has been cut.
Bruce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bruce misses with a two punch combination.
Osprey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T2#
Osprey checks a leg kick.
Osprey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruce.
Osprey with the counter takedown but Bruce avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osprey moves away.
Bruce scores with a shot to the body.
Robert Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bruce jabs at Osprey's body.
Bruce is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Osprey just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruce was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bruce throws a leg kick that misses.
Osprey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Osprey just misses with a punch to the body.
Osprey with a poor takedown
and Bruce counters with a stiff right hand.
Bruce leaves Osprey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bruce misses with a body kick.
Bruce connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bruce throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bruce fails to land with a series of punches.
#T3#
Bruce's jab looks to have found its range, popping Osprey under the eye.
Bruce throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bruce takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Osprey drops his hands momentarily and Bruce takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bruce is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Osprey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bruce is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Osprey misses its intended target.
Bruce misses with a few strikes there.
Osprey walks into a left hand.
Bruce lands with an uppercut that bounces Osprey off the ropes and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osprey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruce.
Bruce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Osprey.
Bruce lands with a nice body punch.
Bruce connects with a crisp jab.
Bruce misses with a few strikes there.
Osprey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruce.
Osprey is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T4#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bruce.
Bruce swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Osprey.
Osprey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bruce as he avoids it easily.
Osprey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bruce checks it well.
An inside leg kick from Osprey misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bruce.
Bruce moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osprey moves away.
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Osprey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruce throws out the jab.
A lazy body kick from Bruce #TD2#
and Osprey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Osprey.
Bruce keeping moving, preventing Osprey from controlling successfully.
Osprey works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osprey content to control rather than advance. #SUB2#
Osprey is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bruce is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kazuchika Osprey!
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Event:
Skrap Fights 13
Date: Jan 12, 2019 |
#R1#
Bruce throws a nice looking combination but Two bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bruce walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Two checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Two wants to clinch.
Bruce avoids the body shot from Two.
Two takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice straight punches there by Bruce. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bruce.#CL2#
Two clinches up with Bruce and pushes him back against the ropes.
Two tries a body shot but Bruce blocks it.
Bruce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bruce will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Two up against the ropes.
Two has a couple of punches blocked by Bruce.
Bruce struggles to land a body shot inside as Two controls his hands.
Two misses with the head strike.
Bruce stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Two.
Bruce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Bruce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bruce misses with some punches.
Two is working Bruce over against the ropes.
Two tries to throw a body punch but Bruce avoids it by throwing Two back against the ropes.
Bruce wants to stall.
Two can't find room to land a body shot as Bruce controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Two creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Two tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruce lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Two.
Bruce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Bruce.
Bruce is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Two fails to land.
Two struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruce controls his hands.
#T2#
Two swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Two lands a left hand.
Bruce blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Two.
Bruce looking to stall.
Two misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Two.
A short body shot lands from Bruce as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Two.
Two tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruce's elbow.
Bruce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruce lands a hook that snaps the head of Two backwards.
Bruce is trying to maintain a safe position but Two gets an underhook and turns Bruce into the ropes.
Bruce lands with a right to the head.
Two swings wildly with an uppercut but Bruce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce blocking some punches.
#T3#
Bruce tries to throw a body punch but Two avoids it by throwing Bruce back against the ropes.
Bruce's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bruce digs a right hand into Two's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Two's gas tank.
Two scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bruce gets through Two's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bruce is trying to maintain a safe position but Two gets an underhook and turns Bruce into the ropes.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bruce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Two lands with a right to the head.
Bruce wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Two.
Two swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruce tries to stall but Two uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Two swings wildly with an uppercut but Bruce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Two as Bruce tries to tie him up. #T4#
Bruce taking a breather.
Bruce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bruce's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce has Two pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Two.
Two gets through Bruce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Two misses with a punch to the body.
Bruce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Two's elbow.
Two misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Bruce.
Bruce is looking to control Two's arms but Two gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bruce has his back to the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Experiment Two will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Two 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bruce misses with a kick to the body.
Bruce bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Two's head backwards.
Two misses with a body shot.
#CL2#
Bruce tries to keep at a distance but Two has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.
Bruce taking a breather.
Two throws a punch but it's blocked by Bruce.
Two blocks a body shot from Bruce.
Two misses with a body punch.
Bruce is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Bruce breaks from the clinch.
Two tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bruce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Two checks a leg kick nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Bruce as he connects with a hook.
We've been told by Bruce's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bruce looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Two tries to clinch but Bruce moves out of range. #T1#
Two tries to clinch but Bruce moves out of range. #CL2#
Two clinches with his opponent.
Bruce throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Two's elbow.
Bruce tries to stall but Two uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Bruce.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Bruce is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Two gets through Bruce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bruce tries to break the clinch but Two is controlling the position.
Bruce taking a breather.
Bruce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bruce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bruce blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Two as Bruce tries to tie him up.
Bruce is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #T2#
Bruce lands a shoulder strike.
Bruce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Two tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruce is trying to break free.
Two lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Two.
Nice body punch from Bruce - that landed with a thud.
Bruce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bruce taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maybe Bruce would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Bruce throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Bruce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bruce swings wildly with an uppercut but Two uses good head movement to avoid it.
Two misses with the head strike.
Two tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Two lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Two.
Bruce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Two's elbow.
Bruce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bruce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Two swings wildly with an uppercut but Bruce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Two working aggressively here.
Bruce doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T4#
Bruce tries to stall but Two uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#BC#
Bruce breaks from the clinch.
Bruce looks to land a combination. Two sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Two takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Two slips a jab and a cross from Bruce.
#CL2#
Two gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Two backwards.
Two lands a shot to the body.
Two tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Two lands with a light punch inside.
Bruce misses with some punches.
Two's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Two tries to work over Bruce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Two.
Two misses with the head strike.
Two tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruce can't find room to land a body shot as Two controls the action.
Bruce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Experiment Two seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bruce dominated that second round.
That's time! Bruce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Two tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Two gets a clinch.
Two's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bruce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Two misses with a punch on the inside.
Two lands a nice uppercut.
Two takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruce.
Bruce lands with a right to the head.
Two tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Two tries to throw a body punch but Bruce avoids it by throwing Two back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Bruce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Two prevents a body shot from Bruce.
Bruce stalling against the ropes.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Two fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bruce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Two's elbow. #T1#
Bruce wants to stall.
Bruce misses with a body punch.
Bruce tries to stall but Two uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Two blocks a body shot from Bruce.
Bruce tries a body shot but Two blocks it.
Bruce has a couple of punches blocked by Two.
Bruce is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bruce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Two working aggressively here.
Bruce is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bruce prevents a body shot from Two.
Bruce misses with a body punch.
Bruce lands with a short shot to the head.
Bruce lands with a right to the head. #T2#
Bruce looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruce.
Bruce lands an uppercut.
A short right from Bruce.
Bruce is trying to stall.
Bruce is trying to push Two away but Two has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Two blocks an uppercut.
Two blocks a body shot from Bruce.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Two lands a shoulder strike.
Bruce tries to work over Two's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bruce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Two has him pressed against the ropes.
Two misses with some punches.
#T3#
Bruce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Two misses with a body punch.
Two goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Two fails to land.
Bruce scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bruce fails to land.
Bruce is trying to stall.
Two throws a head punch that misses.
Bruce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Two can do to turn this around?
Bruce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bruce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bruce misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Two as Bruce tries to tie him up.
Two misses with a body punch.
#T4#
A head punch on the inside from Two fails to land.
Bruce blocks an uppercut.
Two throws a head punch that misses.
Bruce pushes Two back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Two misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bruce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Two scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bruce is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Two tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruce's elbow.
Bruce blocking some punches.
Bruce swings wildly with an uppercut but Two uses good head movement to avoid it.
Two lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruce.
Experiment Two has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Two tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Bruce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bruce has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Robert Bruce!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Robert Bruce!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Robert Bruce!
Robert Bruce wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Robert Bruce 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:
Skrap Fights 8
Date: Dec 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Bruce lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bruce throws a body shot but no joy.
Simon misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruce appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Simon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bruce throws a body punch but Simon moves out of range.
Bruce throws a front kick aimed at Simon's knee but Simon avoids it well.
Bruce misses the shot to the body.
Simon walks into a straight right hand from Bruce.
Bruce lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Bruce finds it's target.
Simon slips a straight right by Bruce.
Simon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Simon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bruce fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Simon is out of range.
Simon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bruce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simon.
#T1#
Bruce connects with a nice looking jab.
Simon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Decent striking displayed by Bruce there.
Bruce clobbers Simon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #ROC2#
Simon is rocked!
Bruce fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Simon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simon looks up at the clock. Bad move! Bruce lands a right hand from hell, dropping Simon. Bruce pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Bruce!
Robert Bruce 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:
DK Exhibition 3
Date: Oct 03, 2018 |
#R1#
Lester ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Bruce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lester.
Lester has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lester slips a jab from Bruce.
We've been told by Lester's head coaches at Damage Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lester slips under a jab.
Lester dodges the punch combination from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a hook.
Lester is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bruce.
Lester throws a hook but Bruce avoids it easily.
Bruce throws a hook to the side of Lester's head but Lester sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lester moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
Lester is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bruce.
Bruce 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.
Bruce feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lesters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T1#
Bruce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
Bruce has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lester dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lester blocking some punches.
Bruce working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Bruce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bruce misses with a hook. Lester ducked under it nicely. #CL#
Lester gets a clinch.
Bruce pushes Lester back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lester.
Bruce misses with the head strike.
Bruce lands an uppercut.
Bruce is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Lester.
Lester scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester swings wildly with an uppercut but Bruce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce throws a head punch that misses.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Lester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bruce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lester's elbow.
Lester lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruce backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Bruce.
Bruce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lester has Bruce pressed against the cage.
Bruce working aggressively here.
Bruce misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester. #BC2#
Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Bruce.
Bruce 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.
The crowd cheers as Bruce lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lester doesn't seem phased though.#T3#
Lester misses with a hook
and Bruce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruce thuds a left hand into Lester's body.
Bruce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lester misses with an uppercut. Bruce saw that one coming.
Bruce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lester manages to avoid it.
Lester takes a swing at Bruce's ribcage but misses.
Bruce throws a counter combo.
Robert Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bruce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bruce throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Bruce gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lester digs a right hand into Bruce's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bruce's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lester.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruce. #T4#
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruce's elbow.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Bruce gets through Lester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruce has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lester seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bruce can turn it around.
A short right from Bruce on the inside.
Lester misses with some punches.
Lester lands with a right to the head.
Lester gets through Bruce's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bruce blocks an uppercut.
Bruce throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
Lester lands with a left to the head.
Bruce prevents a body shot from Lester. #BC2#
Bruce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruce.
Bruce moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bruce is looking to clinch.
Lester slips a jab from Bruce.
As Bruce tries to get set, Lester tries to push him back and clinch up but Bruce manages to avoid the attempt.
Lester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bruce dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Bruce throws an overhand right that lands on Lester's shoulder, as Lester tries to avoid the shot.
Lester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruce.
Jab by Bruce.
Lester connects with a single shot there.
Bruce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lester throws out a powerful jab.
Lester lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#ROC#
Bruce is rocked!
Lester lands a slapping body shot.
Bruce scores with a nice right hand.
Bruce takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lester drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bruce right on the button. Bruce goes down! Lester follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lester gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moe Lester!
A relieved looking Moe Lester thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
DK Battlegrounds V
Date: Sep 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Kok just misses with a punch to the body.
Kok ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Bruce throws a body punch but Kok moves out of range.
Kok misses with a body shot.
Bruce throws a counter combo.
Kok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruce.
Kok throws a series of punches but Bruce avoids them all with ease.
Kok takes one on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Chew Kok has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Kok has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kok takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bruce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kok misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bruce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruce lunges at Kok with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kok's hand.
Bruce fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kok closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce throws a lazy uppercut
and Kok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kok gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bruce.#ROC2#
Kok is rocked!
Bruce drops Kok with a naaaaasty hook - Kok is in real trouble here! Bruce dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Bruce!
Robert Bruce 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:
KONFLIKT XIX
Date: Aug 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Martynov slips under a jab.
It looked like Martynov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bruce lands with an uppercut that bounces Martynov off the cage and back into range.
Bruce has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Martynov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bruce looks to land a left hand but Martynov moved out of range nicely.
Bruce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Bruce releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Martynov throws a series of punches but Bruce avoids them all with ease.
Martynov staying out of range there.
Martynov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bruce misses with a looping right.#CL#
Martynov clinches.
Martynov tries to throw a body punch but Bruce avoids it by throwing Martynov back against the cage.
Bruce misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martynov misses with the head strike.
Martynov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruce's elbow.
Bruce lands a body punch.
Bruce lands a body shot.
Martynov prevents a body shot from Bruce.
Martynov slows down the pace here.
Bruce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martynov struggles to land a body shot inside as Bruce controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruce. #T1#
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Martynov's head.
Bruce working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martynov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martynov.
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC2#
Bruce breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Martynov.
Martynov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martynov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bruce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martynov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruce slips under a jab from Martynov.
Martynov blocks a jab.
Bruce goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Martynov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martynov moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce lands with a cross.
Bruce moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Martynov swings for the body but Bruce moves out of range.
#T2#
Bruce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martynov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruce.
Martynov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martynov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martynov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martynov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bruce misses with a hook. Martynov ducked under it nicely.
Martynov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruce.
A little feinted left hand from Martynov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bruce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
Martynov is looking to counter the offense by Bruce and move into the clinch.
Bruce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martynov.
Bruce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martynov.
Bruce throws a hook but Martynov avoids it easily.
Bruce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martynov.
Martynov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruce.
Bruce fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T3#
Bruce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martynov.
Martynov slips under a jab from Bruce.
Bruce punishes Martynov's body with a nice straight punch.
Bruce bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bruce looks to land a right hand but Martynov moved out of range.
Robert Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martynov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martynov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bruce counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruce throws a hook but Martynov blocks it.
Martynov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruce misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Martynov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bruce misses with a hook to the body
and Martynov counters with a stiff right hand.
Martynov blocks a jab.
Martynov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Martynov misses with a few strikes there.
Bruce lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martynov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bruce throws a shot from downtown. Martynov moves away and avoids it.
As Bruce looks to move away, Martynov throws a big counter combo but Bruce just gets out of the way.
Martynov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
Martynov misses with a two punch combination.
Martynov swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Bruce to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruce lands a lovely overhand right.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
Bruce comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Martynov misses the target.
Bruce slips a jab and a cross from Martynov.
Martynov defending well as Bruce loads up on a big left hand.
Martynov throwing a counter right hand but Bruce manages to avoid it.
Martynov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martynov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruce 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.
A jab from Martynov misses.
Bruce is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Martynov with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruce defending well as Martynov loads up on a big left hand.
Bruce darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
Martynov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL#
Martynov closes the distance and pushes Bruce back into the cage.
Bruce lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bruce dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Bruce lands a nice hook to Martynov's body. Martynov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martynov throws a looping overhand right but Bruce ducks down to avoid it.
Bruce misses with a hook. Martynov ducked under it nicely.
Robert Bruce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martynov throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bruce to counter with a crisp jab.
Martynov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruce.
Martynov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruce moves away.
Martynov looks to land a right hand but Bruce moved out of range.
Bruce connects with a body shot.
Sergei Martynov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martynov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martynov.
Bruce thuds a left hand into Martynov's body.
Martynov misses with a shot to the body
and Bruce counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruce scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce ducks under a wild hook from Martynov.#T1#
Bruce fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martynov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bruce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bruce throws a good cross that connects.
Bruce moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruce looks to throw the jab but Martynov is out of range.
Bruce lands with a hook. Martynov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
Martynov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bruce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martynov missing with a left hand there. Bruce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruce misses the jab.
Bruce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Martynov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Martynov misses.
Martynov throws a series of punches but Bruce moves out of range.
Martynov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bruce counters with a stiff right hand.
Martynov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Martynov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martynov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Martynov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bruce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Bruce moves into range and connects with a jab. #T2#
Bruce throws out a powerful jab.
Martynov slips a straight right by Bruce.
Bruce throws a hook to the side of Martynov's head but Martynov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruce misses with a straight left.
Martynov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bruce manages to circle out of the way.
Martynov misses with the combination.
Bruce looks to land a right hand but Martynov moved out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bruce scores with a decent looking hook.
Martynov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruce looks to land a combination but Martynov avoids it well.
Martynov digs a good hook to Bruce's body.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
Martynov throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martynov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bruce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T3#
Martynov slips a jab from Bruce.
Martynov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martynov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bruce moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martynov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bruce counters with a straight right hand.
Martynov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martynov walks into a straight right hand from Bruce.
Martynov misses with a looping left.
Martynov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bruce.
Martynov jabs Bruce right on the nose. Bruce blinks but takes it well.
Good shot there by Martynov.
Martynov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Bruce.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce loads up on a big right hand but Martynov slips the punch.
A jab from Martynov misses.
Bruce jabs at Martynov's body.
Martynov misses with a shot to the body
and Bruce counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Decent striking displayed by Bruce there.
Bruce moves away from the strike by Martynov.
Bruce lands a two punch combo.
Bruce works Martynov's body with a nice hook.
Martynov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bruce loads up on a big right hand but Martynov slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Bruce.
Bruce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martynov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Martynov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bruce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce lands with an uppercut that bounces Martynov off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Bruce. That snapped Martynov's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martynov. Bruce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruce looks to score with a jab to the body but Martynov is just out of range.
Bruce is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bruce 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! This is the final round!
#R3#
Martynov throws a hook to the side of Bruce's head but Bruce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruce misses with a double jab
enabling Martynov to counter with a crisp jab.
Martynov thuds his right hand into Bruce's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bruce misses with a straight left.
Bruce lands with an uppercut that bounces Martynov off the cage and back into range.
Bruce lands with a nice body punch.
Bruce lands an overhand right.
Bruce throws a right and a left that Martynov avoids nicely.
Martynov lands a body shot.
Bruce looks to land a combination but Martynov avoids it well.
Bruce swings for the body but Martynov moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martynov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruce misses the jab.
Bruce ducks under a wild hook from Martynov.#T1#
Martynov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Martynov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martynov slips a straight right by Bruce.
Martynov throws a looping overhand right but Bruce ducks down to avoid it.
Bruce misses the jab.
Bruce throws a hook but Martynov blocks it.
Martynov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bruce manages to circle out of the way.
Martynov slips a jab and a cross from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
Martynov misses with a series of wild punches.
Martynov slips under a jab.
Martynov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martynov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bruce cracks Martynov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martynov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martynov connects with a crisp jab.
Bruce lands with a shot to the body. #T2#
Bruce connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martynov's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martynov.
Bruce connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martynov momentarily.
Martynov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Martynov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martynov moves out of range as Bruce strikes.
Martynov staying out of range there.
Bruce lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bruce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bruce misses with a looping right.
Martynov moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.
Bruce throws a hook to the side of Martynov's head but Martynov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martynov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martynov just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruce throws a counter combo.#T3#
Martynov moves out of range as Bruce strikes.
Martynov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bruce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martynov misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Bruce misses.
Bruce avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martynov throws a good cross that connects.
Martynov tries to close the distance and clinch but Bruce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruce thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheers as Martynov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bruce doesn't seem phased though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bruce.
Bruce 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.
Robert Bruce is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martynov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bruce cracks a nice hook into Martynov's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Martynov backs up against the cage.
#T4#
Martynov misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruce misses with a body shot.
Bruce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruce throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bruce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martynov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruce throws a lazy right hand but Martynov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martynov slips a jab from Bruce.
Martynov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bruce counters with a straight right hand.
Martynov throws a combination that misses
and Bruce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruce scores with a hook to the body. Martynov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bruce scores with a punch to the head.
Bruce misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martynov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruce moves away.
Sergei Martynov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce throws a hook but Martynov avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Bruce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bruce 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Bruce!
Robert Bruce bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
KONFLIKT FC XIII
Date: Jun 30, 2018 |
#R1#
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
#CUT#
It looks like Robert Bruce has been cut.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Bruce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruce misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
Bruce instigates a clinch.
Bruce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Bruce.
Bruce blocks a body shot from Jones.
Good body shot from Bruce.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruce's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruce.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Bruce on the inside.
Bruce lands a right hand.
Bruce misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Bruce lands a body punch.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Bruce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike.
Bruce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bruce can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
#T1#
Bruce tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Bruce back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Bruce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruce.
Bruce pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bruce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruce.
Bruce digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bruce struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
#BC2#
Bruce breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Bruce moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Bruce slips the punch.
Bruce throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
#CUT2#
It looks like Royo Jones has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce throws out a powerful jab.
Bruce lands with a cross.
Bruce scores with a decent looking hook.
Bruce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
#T2#
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#CL2#
Bruce closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Bruce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bruce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones misses with a hook
and Bruce counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Bruce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Bruce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bruce darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CL2#
Bruce forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Bruce.
A short uppercut from Bruce.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bruce swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bruce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Bruce scores with a hook to the body.
Bruce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bruce has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jones seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bruce can turn it around.#BC2#
Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A combination from Bruce does no damage.
Bruce is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bruce jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CL2#
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Bruce has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bruce lands a body shot.
Bruce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Bruce as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones tries to break free but Bruce pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bruce.
Bruce pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bruce lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T4#
Bruce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruce.
Bruce lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards. #BC2#
Bruce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bruce!
#ROC2#
Jones is rocked!
Bruce scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bruce.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Bruce lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Bruce listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bruce's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bruce duly obliges.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bruce scores with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bruce, as that shot connected.
Bruce connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Good standup being displayed there by Bruce as he connects with a hook.
Jones walks straight into a right hand from Bruce - that's dropped him! Bruce jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Jones from any more punishment! Jones 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 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Robert Bruce!
Robert Bruce was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Bruce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruce moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruce is looking to counter punch.
Bruce throws a hook to the side of Viking's head but Viking sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bruce seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bruce throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Viking counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Bruce misses
and Viking counters with a stiff right hand.
Viking keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruce.
A swing and a miss from Bruce.
Bruce swings away with a body shot that misses
and Viking cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruce takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Viking ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
A little jabbing left from Viking on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bruce throws a hook but Viking avoids it easily.
Bruce misses with an uppercut
and Viking counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Viking throws out a counter right but Bruce avoids it with no problem.
Viking throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bruce stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce misses the jab.
Viking swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bruce moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruce throws a hook but Viking blocks it.#T1#
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robert Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viking slips under a jab.
Bruce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Viking.
Bruce thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Viking on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bruce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Viking counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruce misses with a body shot.
Bruce misses with a lunging right hand
and Bruce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruce misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Viking connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Viking ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Viking defending well as Bruce loads up on a big left hand.
Bruce misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Viking was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bruce lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruce. Viking does a little dance to reset his feet.
Viking moves out of range of the strikes.#T2#
Viking ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a hook to the body
and Viking counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viking uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruce.
Viking feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bruces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Viking uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a jab, cross combination.
Viking wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Viking takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Bruce misses its intended target.
Viking let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bruce misses with a hook.
Bruce slips under a jab.
Viking scores with a sloppy right hand. Bruce should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruce misses the target.
Bruce misses with an uppercut.
Bruce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viking manages to avoid it.
Viking 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.#T3#
Bruce misses with an uppercut
and Viking counters with a nice uppercut.
Viking connects with a looping right hand.
Bruce takes a swing at Viking's ribcage but misses.
Viking looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bruce lands a body shot.
Bruce misses the jab.
Bruce throws a hook but Viking avoids it easily.
Bruce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bruce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruce misses with an uppercut
and Viking cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viking ducks right into an uppercut from Bruce.
Nice jab there from Bruce.
Viking keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Viking counters with a nice body shot. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Viking to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruce looks to land a left hand but Viking moved out of range nicely.
Bruce throws out a loose jab but Viking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viking's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bruce under the eye.
Viking throws a hook but Bruce avoids it easily.
Bruce throws an off balance right hand
and Viking counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruce scores with a jab. Viking acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bruce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Viking ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Viking misses with a hook. Bruce ducked under it nicely.
Bruce is looking to counter punch.
Bruce connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Viking throws a body shot but no joy.
Bruce looks to throw the jab but Viking is out of range.
Bruce defending well as Viking loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lasse Viking will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Bruce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Viking moves away from the strike by Bruce.
Viking looks to land a left hand but Bruce moved out of range nicely.
Bruce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bruce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a looping left.
Bruce misses with a right hand
and Viking cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruce 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.
Bruce jabs at Viking's body.
Decent striking displayed by Viking there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viking looks to throw the jab but Bruce is out of range.
Bruce fails to land with a series of punches.
Viking displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruce throws out the jab.
Bruce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viking.
Bruce takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#T1#
Bruce thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Bruce does no damage.
Bruce misses with a hook. Viking ducked under it nicely.
Bruce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Viking counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Viking throws a hook but Bruce avoids it easily.
Lasse Viking seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruce looks to throw the jab but Viking is out of range.
Viking swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bruce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viking.
Viking throws out a counter right but Bruce avoids it with no problem.
Bruce throws a shot from downtown. Viking moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Viking.
Viking lands the left hand.
Bruce misses with a lunging right hand
and Viking cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruce throws a hook but Viking avoids it easily.
Bruce takes a swing at Viking's ribcage but misses.
Bruce throws a combination that misses
and Viking counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Bruce throws a looping overhand right but Viking ducks down to avoid it.
Viking blocks a jab.
Viking swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Viking looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruce is just out of range.
Bruce misses with a body shot
and Viking counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce scores with a hook.
Viking keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a straight left.
Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viking keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruce.
Bruce takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Viking misses its intended target.
Bruce walks into a jab.
Bruce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bruce lands with a cross. #T3#
Viking fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruce manages to avoid it.
Viking cracks Bruce with an open hand slap.
Bruce defending well as Viking loads up on a big left hand.
Bruce throws an overhand right that lands on Viking's shoulder, as Viking tries to avoid the shot.
Bruce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
Viking swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Viking fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruce manages to avoid it.
Bruce throws a jab but it's blocked by Viking.
Viking walks into a stiff left hand from Bruce.
Bruce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viking.
Bruce stuns Viking with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Viking avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bruce throws a lazy right hand but Viking sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T4#
Bruce looks to throw the jab but Viking is out of range.
Bruce throws a hook but Viking blocks it.
Bruce misses with a looping left.
Bruce connects with a good right hand that stumbles Viking. Viking circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bruce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Viking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce throws out a loose jab but Viking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruce cracks Viking with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a straight left.
Bruce loads up on a big right hand but Viking slips the punch.
Bruce takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Viking uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruce.
Bruce throws a lazy uppercut
and Viking connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruce scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bruce dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Viking misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruce. Viking does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Viking! But no joy.
Bruce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruce misses the target.
The fighters circling - Viking throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bruce misses the shot to the body.
Viking swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Viking sizes up Bruce with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bruce thuds his right hand into Viking's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bruce looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bruce misses with a left hand
and Viking counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Viking! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Bruce.
A little jabbing left from Viking on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bruce throws a right hand that Viking ducks under and follows up with a left that Viking also avoids with ease.
Viking avoids the body shot from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a lunging right hand
and Viking counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Bruce throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Viking to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Viking finds it's way through Bruce's defenses.
Viking connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bruce's hands.
Viking works the jab nicely.
Some wild striking there from Bruce.
Viking moves out of range as Bruce strikes.
A little jabbing left from Viking on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Viking steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruce.
Viking swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruce is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viking ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Bruce swings for the body but Viking moves out of range.
Bruce ducks under a wild hook from Viking.
Viking slips a straight right by Bruce.#T2#
Bruce lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bruce throws the left hand but Viking avoids the punch easily.
Bruce uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Viking to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Viking counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Viking. Bruce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Viking.
A little jabbing left from Viking on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Viking moves away from the strike by Bruce.
Viking now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Viking misses with a looping left.
Bruce throws a jab but it's blocked by Viking.
Bruce throws a big shot that misses.
Viking avoids the body shot from Bruce.
Viking throws out a counter right but Bruce avoids it with no problem.
Viking bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T3#
Bruce cracks Viking with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bruce misses with an uppercut
and Viking counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viking defending well as Bruce loads up on a big left hand.
Viking now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bruce bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Viking's head.
Viking throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bruce on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bruce on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bruce throws an overhand right that lands on Viking's shoulder, as Viking tries to avoid the shot.
Bruce misses with a right hand
and Viking cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruce swings for the body but Viking moves out of range.
Bruce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bruce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Viking.
A slow jab from Bruce misses its intended target.
Viking throws a shot from downtown. Bruce moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Viking loads up on a big right hand but Bruce slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Viking on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bruce misses with an uppercut. Viking saw that one coming.
Bruce connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viking doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Viking jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruce misses with a right hand
and Viking cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruce misses with a straight right.
Bruce misses the shot to the body.
Viking scores with a hook.
Viking misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Viking.
Bruce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lasse Viking.
I think Viking 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lasse Viking!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 23, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Robinson clinches with his opponent.
Maron is looking to break free of the clinch but Robinson has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson.
Robinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Robinson.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maron is trying to break the clinch but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maron pushes off an throws an elbow but Robinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Robinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Robinson.
Good body shot from Robinson.
Maron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Maron's head.
Robinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maron backwards. #ROC#
Maron is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson.
Maron is still on wobbly legs! Can Robinson finish him?
Maron tries to circle away but Robinson has him pinned against the cage.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike.
Robinson throws a big uppercut that drops Maron! More strikes from Robinson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Maron lies dazed against the cage as Robinson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Robinson!
Tommy Robinson 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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