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Event:
BUDOKAI DENSETSU 2018!
Date: Dec 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Willis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kilpatrick sprawls well. Kilpatrick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Willis gets slowly back to his feet.#TD#
Willis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Willis showed some decent athleticism there.
Willis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Willis trying to control from half guard but Kilpatrick is working away.
Kilpatrick moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kilpatrick wants to sweep here but Willis controlling him for the moment.
Kilpatrick is still trying to improve position.
Willis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T1#
Willis throws an elbow that misses. Kilpatrick uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Willis's guard. Nice move by Kilpatrick!#REVB#
Willis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kilpatrick is one step ahead there.
Willis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kilpatrick passes into half guard.
Willis is pressing down on Kilpatrick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Willis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kilpatrick postures up.
#T2#
Kilpatrick is working Willis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kilpatrick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Willis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kilpatrick wants to get back to full guard.
Kilpatrick is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpatrick is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Willis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Willis's back!
Willis tries to escape but Kilpatrick has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kilpatrick lands punches and elbows.
Willis tries to escape but Kilpatrick has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Willis is working hard here to advance position.
Willis trying to control but not successfully.
Kilpatrick controlling well, preventing Willis from escaping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T3#
Kilpatrick is landing with strikes. Willis can't take much more of this.
Kilpatrick is landing with strikes from the back.
Kilpatrick lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Willis looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kilpatrick lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Willis rolls, trying to escape but Kilpatrick keeps control of the position.
Kilpatrick lands an elbow to the side of the head.
I really don't envy Willis right now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kilpatrick throwing damaging strikes from the back! Willis could be in trouble here!
Well, with Kilpatrick on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Willis is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Willis is trying to break free.
Willis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
Kilpatrick drops an elbow to the side of Willis's head.
Willis taking some punishment here, with Kilpatrick in his half guard.
Kilpatrick lands strikes from half guard.
Willis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kilpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Willis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Willis is pressing down on Kilpatrick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick preventing the sweep.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of elbows.
Kilpatrick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T5#
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
Willis wants to sweep here but Kilpatrick controlling him for the moment.
Kilpatrick working some strikes from top position.
Kilpatrick trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick controlling from the top position.
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Kilpatrick landing with the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T6#
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Willis has momentary wrist control but Kilpatrick slips an elbow through the middle.
Willis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Willis trying to control the position.
Willis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Willis striking off his back but it's not causing Kilpatrick any problems.
Kilpatrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kilpatrick is working Willis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kilpatrick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kilpatrick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kilpatrick landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T7#
Kilpatrick cracks Willis with a solid left hand.
Kilpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Willis wants to improve his position but instead Kilpatrick has moved into half guard.
Willis wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilpatrick lands a nice short elbow.
Willis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Kilpatrick there.
Willis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kilpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kilpatrick cracks Willis with a solid left hand.
Kilpatrick landing with the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick preventing the sweep. #T8#
Kilpatrick is in close to Willis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Willis wants to sweep here but Kilpatrick controlling him for the moment.
Kilpatrick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Willis's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis looking for a sweep. Not yet Willis, not yet.
Kilpatrick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Willis's head.
Kilpatrick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Willis has momentary wrist control but Kilpatrick slips an elbow through the middle.
Kilpatrick controlling from the top position.
Kilpatrick scoring with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick stands up over Willis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kilpatrick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T9#
Kilpatrick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of digs.
Kilpatrick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Willis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kilpatrick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #ROC2#
Willis is rocked!
Kilpatrick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Willis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilpatrick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kilpatrick passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Willis seems to have got his legs back now.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Willis down.
Willis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kilpatrick connects with a decent elbow.
Kilpatrick lands a few punches from side control.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R2##CL#
Willis has Kilpatrick up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kilpatrick has Willis pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Willis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kilpatrick can't get the takedown.
Willis tries to work over Kilpatrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kilpatrick tries to score a body lock takedown but Willis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gary Willis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Kilpatrick.
A body shot lands from Willis.
Willis lands an uppercut.
Willis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kilpatricks head.
Willis lands a nice shot to the body.
Kilpatrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Willis.
A right hook to the body lands for Willis.
Willis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Willis lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Willis.
Willis is working Kilpatrick over against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis digs a right hand into Kilpatrick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kilpatrick's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Willis.
Kilpatrick is breathing heavily.
Willis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Willis.
Kilpatrick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Willis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Willis gets through Kilpatrick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Willis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Willis scores with a shoulder strike.
Willis scores with a shot to the side of Kilpatrick's head.
Still in the clinch, Willis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Willis cracks Kilpatrick with a nice body shot.
Kilpatrick drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Willis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Willis is leaning against Kilpatrick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Willis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Willis scores with a shot to the side of Kilpatrick's head.
Kilpatrick has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Willis after a bit of a struggle.
Kilpatrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Willis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Willis scores with a shoulder strike.
Willis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Willis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Willis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Willis.
Kilpatrick tries to circle away but Willis has him pinned against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Willis.
Willis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#TD#
Willis jumps guard and drags Kilpatrick to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Willis is looking to sweep but instead, Kilpatrick has passed into half guard.
Kilpatrick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Willis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Willis looking for a sweep. Not yet Willis, not yet.
Kilpatrick with a nice head shot there.
Kilpatrick won't allow Willis to sweep him here.
Kilpatrick chips away with some ground and pound.
Willis controls Kilpatrick momentarily but Kilpatrick frees himself.
Kilpatrick throws an elbow that misses. Willis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kilpatrick's guard. Nice move by Willis!#REVR##T3#
Willis looking to pass the guard.
Kilpatrick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Willis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kilpatrick is one step ahead there.
Kilpatrick stands up over Willis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kilpatrick landing some decent shots from guard.
Kilpatrick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick scoring with some ground and pound. #T4#
Kilpatrick won't allow Willis to sweep him here.
Kilpatrick postures up.
#SUB#
Kilpatrick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Willis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kilpatrick has managed to get both his arms back between Willis's legs - danger averted.
Kilpatrick works over Willis with some ground and pound from guard.
Willis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
Willis wants to sweep here but Kilpatrick controlling him for the moment. #T5#
Willis wants to hit a switch here but Kilpatrick passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Willis there!
Willis is trying to escape the mount.
Kilpatrick pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kilpatrick looking to finish Willis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Willis!
Willis can't escape the position.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#T6#
Kilpatrick breaks from Willis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kilpatrick putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Willis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick landing strikes from the mount and Willis is in trouble!
Kilpatrick working Willis over with strikes here.
Willis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Willis is desperately trying to improve his position but Kilpatrick has a good base and remains in mount.
Kilpatrick lands a heavy elbow.
Oooh a big shot lands for Kilpatrick! Willis is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
Jesse Kilpatrick decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
BFF 49: Boone vs. Humors
Date: Dec 01, 2018 |
#R1#
Nordon connects with a solid leg kick.
Nordon throws a hook to the side of Willis's head but Willis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Willis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nordon manages to circle out of the way.#TD#
Willis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Willis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Nordon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Willis defends it easily.
Nordon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Willis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nordon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Willis has managed to get both his arms back between Nordon's legs - danger averted.
Willis distracts Nordon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nordon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Willis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Willis trying to control but Nordon is working from the bottom.
Willis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T1##SUB2#
Willis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Willis forces his way into half guard.
Willis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Willis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nordon!
Nordon blocking the ground and pound.
Willis throwing strikes here but Nordon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
#T2#
Willis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Willis looking to finish with strikes here!
Nordon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Willis looking to finish with strikes here!
Nordon is in a horrible position here. Willis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Willis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Willis looking to ground and pound but Nordon is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willis landing strikes from the mount and Nordon is in trouble! #T3#
Willis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Willis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Willis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Willis throwing strikes but Nordon bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Nordon postures up.
Nordon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Willis looking for a sweep. Not yet Willis, not yet.
Willis keeping full guard, as Nordon tries to pass.
Nordon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nordon won't allow Willis to sweep him here.
Nordon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Willis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nordon landing some decent shots from guard.
Willis has momentary wrist control but Nordon slips an elbow through the middle.#T4#
Willis is trying to control the position but Nordon postures up.
Willis keeping moving, preventing Nordon from controlling successfully.
Willis looking for a sweep. Not yet Willis, not yet.
Willis has momentary wrist control but Nordon slips an elbow through the middle.
Nordon stands and throws Willis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Willis is trying to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nordon scores with a couple of short elbows.#T5#
Willis is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB2#
Nordon tries for a kimura but Willis is defending well.
Willis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nordon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Willis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nordon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Willis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Willis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Willis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nordon is one step ahead there.
Nordon landing with the ground and pound. #T6#
Nordon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nordon landing with the ground and pound.
Nordon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Willis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nordon manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Nordon is trying to control the position but Willis postures up.
Nordon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Willis's guard. #REVB#
Willis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. #T7#
Nordon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willis.
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Nordon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Willis wants to control from the top but Nordon keeps moving.
Nordon trying to control the position.
Willis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nordon's head.
Nordon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Willis with a flurry of punches that miss. #T8#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Willis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nordon is controlling Willis's posture.#SUB2#
Nordon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nordon keeping full guard, as Willis tries to pass.
Willis passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB#
Willis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nordon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Willis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nordon is avoiding damage well.
#T9#
Nordon struggling a bit here.
Willis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Willis tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nordon's legs.
Sloppy strikes there by Willis.
Nordon regains half guard.
Willis trying to control the action but Nordon is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Willis passes the guard and advances to mount!
Willis is landing with some decent strikes but Nordon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Willis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R2#
Nordon jabs at Willis's body.
Nordon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Willis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nordon throws a low kick but Willis moves out of range easily.
Gary Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis swings for the body but Nordon moves out of range.
Nordon misses with a wild body shot.
Nordon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Willis has a takedown stuffed.
Willis throws a jab when Nordon was well out of range.
Nordon cracks Willis with a good jab.
Willis looks to score with a jab to the body but Nordon is just out of range.
Nordon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis shoots for a double leg takedown but Nordon sprawls well. He's pushed Willis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Willis sets himself, and Nordon steps forward looking for the clinch! Willis avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis takes a swing at Nordon's ribcage but misses.
Nordon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Willis defends it well.
Nordon throws a shot from downtown. Willis moves away and avoids it.
Nordon scores with a jab to the head.
#CL#
Willis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nordon throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Willis goes for a takedown attempt but Nordon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck for Willis with that takedown attempt.
Willis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Willis closes the distance but Nordon moves to the side
and Nordon counters with a straight right hand.
Nordon cracks Willis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Willis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Willis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Willis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Willis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nordon sprawls well. Nordon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Willis gets slowly back to his feet.
Nordon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Willis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T2#
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch but Nordon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Willis walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Nordon.
Nordon lands with an uppercut that bounces Willis off the ropes and back into range.
Willis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nordon throws a leg kick but Willis sees it coming and moves out of range. #CL#
Willis has managed to clinch.
Willis fails to pull guard.
Willis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nordon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nordon stuns Willis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nordon connects with a nice looking jab.
Nordon cracks Willis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.#ROC2#
Willis is rocked!
Willis has his takedown stuffed#KD2#
and Nordon counters with a big uppercut that knocks Willis off his feet! Nordon dives into side control looking to finish!
Oh Willis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T3#
A big shot lands for Nordon! That's hurt Willis! Will he recover? Nordon fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Nordon!
Eddie Nordon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
BFF 44: Willis vs. Badass
Date: Oct 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Willis moves to clinch but Badass breaks away
letting Badass counter with a right hand.
Willis misses with an uppercut. Badass saw that one coming.
Willis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Badass as he avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Badass releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL#
Willis drives through and clinches with Badass against the ropes.
Willis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Badass to keep the fight standing.#BC2#
Badass breaks the clinch.
Willis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Badass misses its intended target. #TD#
Willis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Badass looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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.
Willis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Willis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Willis in side control, throwing shots but Badass defends.
Willis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Badass sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #T1#
Willis trying to control the position but Badass is working away.
Willis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Willis scores with punches from side control.
Willis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Willis moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Badass managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Willis.
Willis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Willis laying and praying for a moment but Badass takes advantage and regains half guard.
Willis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Badass defending well though. #T2#
Willis wants to take a breather but Badass is having none of it.
Badass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Willis tries to pass to full mount but Badass defends it.
Willis drops an elbow to the side of Badass's head.
Willis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Badass knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Willis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Willis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T3#
Willis throwing shots but Badass is blocking nicely.
Willis wants to pass the guard but Badass is defending well.
Badass is trying to control but can't.
Badass regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Willis.
Willis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badass is keeping the position for now.
Willis forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Willis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Badass wants to control but Willis is keeping busy.
#T4##SUB#
Badass is defending against the submission attempts here by Willis.
Badass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Willis.
Badass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Willis wants to pass the guard but Badass is defending well.
Willis throwing shots but Badass is blocking nicely. #T5#
Badass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Willis wants to take a breather but Badass is having none of it.
Willis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Badass is trying to get back to full guard.
Willis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Badass has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Badass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Willis.
Willis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Willis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Willis wants to take a breather but Badass is having none of it.
Willis trying to advance position but Badass counters by regaining guard. #T6#
Willis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Willis trying to control but Badass is working from the bottom.
Willis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Badass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willis.
Badass is controlling Willis's posture.
Willis wants to control from the top but Badass keeps moving.
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T7#
Willis looking to sit in guard and control but Badass gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Willis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Badass trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badass preventing the sweep.
Badass trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T8#
Badass not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Willis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Badass tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Willis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB#
Willis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Willis tries to advance to mount but can't.
Badass tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Willis easily slips into full mount! #T9#
Badass blocking the ground and pound.
Badass is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Willis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Badass wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Willis.
Willis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Badass is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Willis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Badass because Willis loaded up on that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Willis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Badass manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Willis trying to control the action but Badass is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Willis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Willis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Willis lands in his opponent's guard.
Badass keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis postures up in Badass's guard and throws a big left but Badass blocks it. #T1#
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Badass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Badass is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Willis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Willis throws a strike but Badass rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Willis working a defensive guard here.
Badass won't allow Willis to sweep him here. #T2#
Badass slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Willis wants to sweep but no luck.
Badass slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Badass takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#TD#
Willis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Badass napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Willis moves into full mount!
Badass in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #T3#
Badass is looking to improve his position but Willis isn't that keen on the idea.
Willis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
BOOM! Willis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Willis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Badass wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Willis.
Willis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Willis cracks Badass with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Willis looking to ground and pound but Badass is blocking nicely.
Willis lands a couple of good shots and Badass has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#T4#
Badass tries to roll but Willis sticks to his back.
Willis missing with punches from the back.
Badass avoids the strikes from Willis.
Badass staying busy and making it hard for Willis to control.
Willis is landing with strikes from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willis punches the canvas rather than the man.
Willis is striking from the back but Badass escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Badass is trying to control but can't.
Willis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T5#
Willis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Badass is staying active underneath Willis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gary Willis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Badass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Willis.
Willis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Badass wants to get back to full guard.
Willis is looking to take a break and control but Badass is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Willis is really struggling to control Badass but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Badass has hold of Willis's hands but Willis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Badass is not content to let Willis control the position.
Willis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Badass can do to turn this around?#T6#
Willis works his way into full mount!
Willis punching from mount but Badass doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Willis throws a strike there. Badass manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Badass tries to get to full guard but Willis has control of the leg.
Badass regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Willis.
Willis wants to pass the guard but Badass is keeping the position.#T7#
Willis wants to control from the top but Badass keeps moving.
Willis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badass keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
Badass is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Willis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Willis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T8#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Badass utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Willis forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Willis thows a huge punch but Badass dodges it nicely.
Badass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Willis.
Willis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Badass knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Willis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Willis tries to pass to full mount but Badass defends it.
Willis lands with a punch from half guard. #T9#
Badass taking some punishment here, with Willis in his half guard.
Willis trying to control from half guard but Badass is working away.
Badass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Willis is pressing down on Badass's thigh, looking to free his foot. Badass is holding on for now.
Badass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Willis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badass is staying active underneath Willis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Willis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Willis trying to mount his opponent but Badass defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Willis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Willis shoots for a double leg takedown but Badass sprawls well. He's pushed Willis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Badass circles away from the clinch attempt
and Badass counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Badass with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Willis moves to clinch but Badass breaks away
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab.
Badass leaves Willis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gary Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - Badass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Badass ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#TD#
Willis scores with a takedown into Badass's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but Badass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badass keeping full guard, as Willis tries to pass.
Willis trying to control but Badass is working from the bottom.
Badass looking for a sweep. Not yet Badass, not yet.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Badass works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Willis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Badass is trying to get back to full guard.
Willis controlling the action here.
Badass is trying to get back to full guard.
Willis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Willis throwing shots but Badass is blocking nicely. #T3#
Willis is looking to advance position but Badass won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Willis takes one to the side of the head.
Willis ducks under a wild hook from Badass.
Willis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Badass counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis fails with the takedown
and Badass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Willis fails with the takedown
and Badass counters with a stiff right hand.
Willis misses with a takedown attempt
letting Badass counter with a right hand. #T4#
Willis tries to clinch up
and Badass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Willis tries for a takedown but Badass circles away easily
and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Willis moves in looking to clinch but Badass pushes him off.
Willis wants to clinch
letting Badass counter with a right hand.
Willis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Badass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willis has his takedown stuffed
and Badass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Badass throws a hook but Willis avoids it easily.
Willis has his takedown stuffed
and Willis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T5#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Willis is defended easily by Badass.
Willis dives in for a single leg takedown but Badass sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Badass throws out a loose jab but Willis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Badass counters with a nice uppercut.
Willis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Willis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Willis with a poor takedown
and Badass counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Short Badass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badass lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T6#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Badass.
Willis shoots and misses
and Badass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badass cracks Willis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Badass connects with a right hand. Willis shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badass connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Willis momentarily.
#ROC2#
Willis is rocked!
Willis staying out of range there.
Willis shoots and misses
and Willis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Willis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Badass slips under a jab from Willis.
Willis seems to have got his legs back now.
Short Badass seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Badass's jab looks to have found its range, popping Willis under the eye.
Willis with a poor takedown
and Badass counters with a straight right hand.#KD2#
Badass sends Willis crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Badass is motioning to the referee to let Willis up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Willis doesn't succeed with the takedown#KD2#
and Badass counters with a crisp right hand that drops Willis! Badass lets Willis back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#T7#
Willis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Willis with a poor takedown
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Badass. Beautiful body shot.
Badass with a hook.
Willis is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Badass drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Willis right on the button. Willis goes down! Badass follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Badass gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Short Badass!
Short Badass is the new light heavyweight champion!
Short Badass spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
BFF 40: Kemp vs. Kasza
Date: Sep 28, 2018 |
#R1#
Willis looks to land a right hand but Kilpatrick moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Kilpatrick.#CL2#
Willis moves into the clinch.
Willis scores with a shot to the side of Kilpatrick's head.
Kilpatrick can't get the takedown.
Willis lands with a light punch inside.
Kilpatrick wants a takedown.
Kilpatrick goes for a takedown attempt but Willis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Kilpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilpatrick throws a looping overhand right but Willis ducks down to avoid it.
Willis just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Willis misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Willis moves into range and clinches up with Kilpatrick.
Willis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Kilpatrick looking for a takedown.
Kilpatrick takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willis stops a takedown attempt from Kilpatrick.
Willis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Willis gets through Kilpatrick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Willis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Willis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Willis on the inside.
Willis misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Willis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kilpatricks head.
Kilpatrick looking for a takedown.
I was talking to Kilpatrick's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Willis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kilpatrick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Willis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Willis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kilpatrick goes for a takedown attempt but Willis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kilpatrick is breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Willis.
Kilpatrick bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kilpatrick connects with a right hand. Willis shakes it off.
Willis lands with a nice body punch.
Willis cracks Kilpatrick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.#CUT2#
It looks like Jesse Kilpatrick has been cut.#CL2#
Willis rushes Kilpatrick and presses him up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Willis.
Willis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Willis scores with an uppercut up the middle.#ROC2#
Kilpatrick is rocked!
Willis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Oh Kilpatrick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilpatrick has Willis pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Willis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kilpatrick seems to have got his legs back now.
Kilpatrick has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Willis after a bit of a struggle.
Willis cracks Kilpatrick with a nice body shot.#T2#
A shot in the inside from Willis.
Willis lands a nice uppercut.
Willis presses Kilpatrick against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Willis.
Willis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Willis pushes Kilpatrick back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Willis lands with a short shot to the head.
Willis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Willis lands a nice shot to the body.
Willis cracks Kilpatrick with a nice body shot.
Willis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
A short body shot lands from Willis as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Willis.
Willis lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Willis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Willis pushes Kilpatrick back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Willis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Willis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Willis pushes Kilpatrick back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Willis pushes Kilpatrick back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Willis lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Willis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Willis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Willis is working Kilpatrick over against the ropes.
Willis gets through Kilpatrick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Willis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Willis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Willis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Willis lands with a short shot to the head.
Willis creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kilpatrick's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kilpatrick drops to his knees and Willis pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Willis!
Gary Willis is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Gary Willis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
BFF 35: Willis vs. Perkins
Date: Sep 01, 2018 |
#R1#
Perkins tries to clinch there but Willis circles away.
#TD#
Perkins tries to sprawl but Willis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Willis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Perkins is trying to stand up here but Willis is controlling him well.
We've been hearing that Willis has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Willis wants to control but Perkins is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Perkins wants to improve his position but Willis is controlling well.
Willis uses his free foot to push down on Perkins's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Perkins.
Perkins is bucking up trying to escape but Willis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Perkins taking shots to the head.
Willis lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willis is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Perkins goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Willis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gary Willis!
During a confident post fight interview, Gary Willis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
BFF 30: LHW Tag Round 3-2
Date: Aug 04, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Willis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Willis showed some decent athleticism there.
Eriksen trying to control from the bottom.
Willis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Eriksen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Eriksen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Willis.
Willis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Willis controlling the action here.
Willis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Eriksen's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis is trying to control. Eriksen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Willis thows a huge punch but Eriksen dodges it nicely.
#T1#
Willis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Willis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Willis drops an elbow to the side of Eriksen's head.
Willis thows a huge punch but Eriksen dodges it nicely.
Eriksen has hold of Willis's hands but Willis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Willis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Willis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Willis is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Willis connects with a bit shot that sees Eriksen covering up! More strikes from Willis and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Willis is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Willis!
After winning the bout, Gary Willis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
BFF 26: LHW Tag Round 3-1
Date: Jul 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Kilpatrick shoots and misses #CL2#
and Willis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Willis.
Kilpatrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Willis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilpatrick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Willis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Willis is leaning against Kilpatrick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kilpatrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Willis.
Willis pushes Kilpatrick back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Willis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kilpatrick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kilpatrick misses with a body punch.
Willis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kilpatrick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Willis lands a shoulder strike.
Willis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willis blocks a body shot from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Willis controls his hands.
Willis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Willis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Willis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Willis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1#
Willis lands a shoulder strike.
Kilpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilpatrick is trying to force a seperation but Willis has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Willis.
Kilpatrick tries to score a body lock takedown but Willis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Kilpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Willis.
Willis's coach down at Chris Leben KO Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Willis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kilpatrick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Willis has him pressed against the ropes.
Willis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kilpatricks head.
Good body shot from Willis.
Kilpatrick is breathing heavily.
Willis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Willis is leaning against Kilpatrick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Willis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Willis.
A short uppercut from Willis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Willis.
#ROC2#
Kilpatrick is rocked!#KD2#
Willis drops Kilpatrick onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kilpatrick is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Kilpatrick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Willis works on Kilpatrick's body with a couple of short punches.
Willis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Willis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kilpatrick backwards.
Willis dips a shoulder and cracks Kilpatrick with a mighty uppercut! Kilpatrick falls back against the ropes and Willis unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kilpatrick is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Willis screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Willis!
An out of breath Gary Willis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
BFF 22: LHW Tag Round 2-2
Date: Jun 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Jab, jab by Willis - just one landing. #CUT#
It looks like Yuri Luzhka has been cut.
Willis scores with a sloppy right hand. Luzhka should have avoided that one.
Willis lands with a straight right. Luzhka didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luzhka. Willis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Willis misses with a double jab.
Luzhka misses with a looping right.
Luzhka throws a looping overhand right but Willis ducks down to avoid it.
Luzhka throws a looping overhand right but Willis ducks down to avoid it.
Willis looks to score with a jab to the body but Luzhka is just out of range.
Willis misses with an uppercut.
Willis misses with a wild body shot.
Luzhka looks for a takedown but Willis sprawls well.
Willis moves out of range as Luzhka strikes.
Luzhka should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Willis lands a nice shot that snaps Luzhka's head back.
Gary Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luzhka slips a straight right by Willis.
Willis cracks Luzhka with a left hook right on the temple and Luzhka goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Willis lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Luzhka is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gary Willis!
Our winner, Gary Willis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
BFF 18: LHW Tag Round 2-1
Date: Jun 02, 2018 |
#R1#
Romero misses with a takedown attempt - Willis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A left and a right from Willis both land. Nice combination. #CUT#
It looks like James Romero has been cut.
Willis lands a nice looking body shot.
Romero shoots in for a double leg but Willis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt.
Gary Willis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Romero.
Willis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romero.
Romero tries to counter by closing the distance.
Willis cracks Romero with an open hand slap.
Romero shoots in for a takedown but Willis shows good takedown defense.
Willis lands a nice hook to Romero's body. Romero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Romero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Romero looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #KD#
Willis sends Romero crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Willis is motioning to the referee to let Romero up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Romero is rocked!
Gary Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Willis lands a nice shot to the body.
Willis cracks Romero with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gary Willis!
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Event:
BFF 13: LHW Tag Round 1-2
Date: May 13, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Willis gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Willis.
Willis lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Willis as the two fighters clinch.
Ramzanov is trying to pull guard but Willis turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Willis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Willis lands a body shot.
Ramzanov jumps guard but Willis turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Willis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramzanov backwards. #ROC2#
Ramzanov is rocked!#KD2#
Willis drops Ramzanov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ramzanov is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Ramzanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramzanov is trying to pull guard but Willis turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Ramzanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis dips a shoulder and cracks Ramzanov with a mighty uppercut! Ramzanov falls back against the ropes and Willis unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ramzanov is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Willis screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Willis!
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Event:
BFF 9: LHW Tag Round 1-1
Date: Apr 22, 2018 |
#R1#
Mbube swats away the attempt to clinch by Willis.
Willis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Willis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mbube ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#CL#
Willis closes the distance and clinches.
Mbube lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Mbube manages to break the clinch.
Willis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mbube dips to his left and cracks Willis with an uppercut!
Mbube lands with a hook. Willis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mbube swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mbube looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD#
Willis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Willis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Willis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Willis working away.
Willis advances to mount. #T1#
Willis lands a big shot there that rocks Mbube but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Willis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mbube really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Willis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A nice elbow there by Willis.
Willis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mbube tries to reverse the position but Willis maintains control.
Willis looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Mbube covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Willis!
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