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Event:
KONFLIKT XVIII
Date: Aug 04, 2018 |
#R1#
A jab from Drenthe misses.
A counter left hand to the body from King misses its target.
King misses with a hook. Drenthe ducked under it nicely.
King throws the left hand but Drenthe avoids the punch easily.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
King moves away from the strike by Drenthe.
Drenthe ducks under a wild hook from King.
Drenthe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drenthe throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drenthe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drenthe lands the left hand.#T1#
King avoids the body shot from Drenthe.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King throws a lazy right hand but Drenthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drenthe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Eric Drenthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King checks a leg kick nicely.
Drenthe throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drenthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Drenthe.
King jabs at Drenthe's body.
Drenthe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
King's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and King duly obliges. #T2#
Drenthe throws a leg kick that is checked
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws a body punch but Drenthe moves out of range.
King connects with a jab.
Drenthe misses with an uppercut
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drenthe moves out of range of the strikes.
King looks to land a right hand but Drenthe moved out of range.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drenthe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drenthe misses with the combination.
King lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#CUT#
It looks like Eric Drenthe has been cut.#T3#
Drenthe misses with an uppercut
and Drenthe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drenthe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
King scores with a jab to the head.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drenthe throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
King tests Drenthe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drenthe misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Drenthe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drenthe misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Drenthe tries to counter with a clinch but King shakes him off and moves away.#T4#
Drenthe throws a hook but King blocks it.
King cracks Drenthe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Drenthe misses with a lunging right hand
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Drenthe misses
letting King counter with a right hand.
Drenthe misses with a jab to the body
#KD#
and King lands a stunning uppercut that sends Drenthe to the mat! #ROC#
Drenthe is rocked!
King is stalling here. Drenthe is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! King seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Drenthe has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Drenthe is still in real trouble! Can King finish him?
King gets back to half guard.
Drenthe seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King tries to get to full guard but Drenthe has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Drenthe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
King connects with a looping right hand.
King misses with a wild combination.
Drenthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Drenthe.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Drenthe misses with a right hand
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drenthe thuds a left hand into King's body.
Drenthe throws an off balance right hand
and Drenthe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Drenthe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drenthe can do to turn this around?
Drenthe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and King tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
King scores with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Drenthe misses.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Drenthes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Drenthe takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from King.
King ducks under a wild hook from Drenthe.#T2#
King with a hook.
Drenthe lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drenthe loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
King swings for the body but Drenthe moves out of range.
Drenthe throws a poor cross that misses
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
Drenthe misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drenthe is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like King was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drenthe.
Drenthe tries to clinch up
and King counters with a right hand to the body. #T3#
Drenthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
A little feinted left hand from King on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drenthe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drenthe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#KD#
King drops Drenthe with a left and a right! Oh, Drenthe is hurt - King dives into side control looking to finish!
#SUB#
King tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drenthe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
King tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no King has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
King wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Drenthe, who protects the arm well.
King is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eric Drenthe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as King checks a leg kick.
Drenthe misses with a right hand
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drenthe throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from King misses its target.
Drenthe throws a leg kick
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drenthe defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
King moves out of range of the leg kick from Drenthe.
A big left from Drenthe misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King connects with a body shot that sends Drenthe's belly button to the back.
King scores with a jab to the head.
King scores with a jab.
Drenthe throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T1#
Drenthe throws a body shot but no joy.
King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drenthe throws a leg kick
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drenthe throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Drenthe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drenthe.
King went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Drenthe has a takedown stuffed.
King lands a right hook to the body.
#T2#
Drenthe drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drenthe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
Drenthe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#KD#
King throws a left that rocks Drenthe and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! King dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Drenthe regain composure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
King is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Drenthe is trying to escape and King transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Drenthe is forced to tap! Nice work there by King! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dwayne King!
Dwayne King 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:
KONFLIKT FC XII
Date: Jun 16, 2018 |
#R1#
Fredo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fredo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fredo throws a chopping leg kick but Drenthe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Drenthe avoids the body shot from Fredo.
Nathaniel Fredo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drenthe misses with a hook.#CL#
Fredo darts in and clinches Drenthe up against the cage.
Drenthe scores with a hook to the body.
The referee calls for Drenthe to work.
Drenthe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#TD#
Fredo manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drenthe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fredo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fredo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T1#
Fredo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fredo is pulling down on Drenthe's head. It's preventing any offense from Drenthe, at least for the moment.
Fredo continues to stall.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drenthe throws a series of strikes that have Fredo backpedaling.
#CUT2#
It looks like Nathaniel Fredo has been cut.#T2#
Fredo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drenthe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#ROC2#
Fredo is rocked!#CL#
Fredo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Fredo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drenthe lands with a light punch inside.
A bit of stalling here from Drenthe.
Fredo is working for takedown but Drenthe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drenthe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drenthe lands a shoulder strike.
Drenthe pushes Fredo against the cage. Drenthe is working some dirty boxing. Drenthe pushes off with a quick right hook! Fredo goes down! Fredo tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Drenthe moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Drenthe!
During a confident post fight interview, Eric Drenthe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
KING Tournament Rd 1 145lb
Date: Mar 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Drenthe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Horder defends it nicely.
Drenthe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horder with the counter takedown but Drenthe avoids it easily.
Drenthe cracks Horder with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Horder slaps away a takedown attempt from Drenthe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Drenthe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drenthe fails with a takedown attempt.
Horder feints the counter takedown.
Drenthe tries to clinch but Horder is having none of it. #T1#
Horder avoids the head kick by Drenthe.
Drenthe misses with a takedown #TD2#
and Horder decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drenthe's guard.
Drenthe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Horder on the ground.#SUB2#
Horder is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Horder not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Horder passes Drenthe's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Horder is trying to work for a kimura but Drenthe is defending well.
Horder controlling the pace. #T2##SUB2#
Drenthe is defending against the submission attempts here by Horder.
Drenthe wants to get back to his feet.
Horder keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB2#
Horder is looking for a kimura but Drenthe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Horder to get the leverage.
Horder is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Drenthe tries to kick Horder off but Horder keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T3#
Horder uses his free foot to push down on Drenthe's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Drenthe.
Drenthe is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Horder has taken his back.
#SUB2#
Horder has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Horder has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Drenthe's body.
#SUB2#
Horder looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Drenthe taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Koby Horder!
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