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Event:
BDAY WRESTLEMANIA
Date: Sep 14, 2019 |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Alcibiades Cleinias (ranked 3362 p4p, 26 weight class) and David Dennison (ranked 22335 p4p, 52 weight class). Cleinias comes to the cage accompanied by Zorba The Greek. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Alcibiades Cleinias! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; David Dennison!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Cleinias clinches up against the cage.
Cleinias is looking for a takedown.
Cleinias gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Cleinias (2) vs (0) Dennison
Cleinias is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cleinias is fighting to break Dennison's control of his arms but Dennison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Cleinias's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Cleinias is stalling in the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dennison holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleinias controlling from the top position.
Dennison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleinias not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cleinias's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cleinias has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennison wants to sweep but no luck.
Cleinias postures up.
Cleinias's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Further stalling from Cleinias.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Cleinias.
Dennison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cleinias is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennison trying to control the position.
Cleinias stays in close to Dennison's body and controls the position.
Cleinias continues to hold on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cleinias tries to free his leg and advance position but Dennison is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dennison is trying to keep Cleinias in close.
Cleinias sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleinias trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cleinias is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cleinias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dennison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cleinias sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dennison told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cleinias advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Cleinias (5) vs (0) Dennison
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Cleinias is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cleinias works to advance to full mount. Dennison defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Cleinias (7) vs (0) Dennison
Cleinias controlling the position easily from mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dennison can't escape the position.
Cleinias takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cleinias continues to stall.
Dennison wants to control but Cleinias is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cleinias looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Cleinias.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Dennison keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cleinias controlling the pace for now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Dennison is trying to escape the mount.
Cleinias controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cleinias takes the fight on points by 7 to 0.
After the fight, Alcibiades Cleinias 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:
AKT 7
Date: Aug 10, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Samedov has managed to clinch.
Samedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Cleinias.
Cleinias has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cleinias wants to break free but Samedov has control.
Samedov misses with an elbow strike.
Cleinias blocks the elbow strike.
Samedov lands an elbow inside that Cleinias shrugs off. #CUT2#
It looks like Alcibiades Cleinias has been cut.
Samedov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cleinias takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#
Alcibiades Cleinias's cut is getting worse.
We've been hearing reports that Cleinias has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cleinias is trying to force a seperation but Samedov has the dominant position.
Samedov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cleinias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Samedov fails to land. #BC#
Cleinias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Samedov tries to clinch but Cleinias is having none of it. #CL2#
Samedov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cleinias is looking to break free of the clinch but Samedov has double underhooks.
Cleinias is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Samedov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samedov tries to work over Cleinias's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Samedov lands a left hand.
Cleinias blocks an elbow strike from Samedov.
Samedov misses with an elbow strike.
Samedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T1#
Samedov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#BC#
Cleinias manages to break the clinch.
Samedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cleinias.
Cleinias throws a lazy right hand but Samedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cleinias missing with a left hand there. Samedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Samedov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CL2#
Samedov clinches with his opponent.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Samedov has him pressed against the ropes.
Samedov lands a shoulder strike. #CUT2#
Alcibiades Cleinias's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Samedov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cleinias's brow.
Samedov misses with an elbow over the top.
Samedov lands with a left to the head.
Cleinias wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Samedov has him pressed against the ropes.
Cleinias can't break the clinch.
Samedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Samedov misses with some punches.
A short right from Samedov on the inside.
Samedov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#
Jeez, Alcibiades Cleinias's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alcibiades Cleinias's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zabit Samedov!
After the big win, Zabit Samedov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
AKT 5
Date: Jul 27, 2019 |
#R1#
Cleinias smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cleinias lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Aoki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cleinias.
Aoki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cleinias.
Alcibiades Cleinias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki scores with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
Aoki moves into the clinch.
Aoki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cleinias is keeping busy.
Cleinias is looking to break free of the clinch but Aoki has double underhooks.
Cleinias wants to get back to striking at distance but Aoki won't allow it.
Cleinias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cleinias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cleinias tries to circle away but Aoki has him pinned against the ropes.#BC#
Aoki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Cleinias both land. Nice combination. #CUT2#
It looks like Shiny Aoki has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki drops his hands momentarily and Cleinias takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #ROC2#
Aoki is rocked!
Cleinias connects with a single shot there.
Oh Aoki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aoki slips a jab and a cross from Cleinias.
Aoki staying out of range there.
Cleinias misses with a shot to the body
and Aoki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Alcibiades Cleinias has been cut.
Aoki looks to land a left hand but Cleinias moved out of range nicely.#KD2#
Aoki walks into a big right hand from Cleinias and goes down! The referee sends Cleinias to a neutral corner as Aoki gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.#T1#
Cleinias misses with an uppercut. Aoki saw that one coming.#KD2#
Cleinias catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Aoki stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Aoki walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!#CL#
Cleinias gets tackled into the ropes by Aoki. Aoki maintains the clinch.
Aoki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cleinias avoids it.#BC2#
Cleinias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aoki connects with an inside leg kick.
Aoki seems to have got his legs back now.
Cleinias has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Aoki scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleinias scores with the left hand. Aoki knows he should have avoided that one.
Cleinias misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aoki counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aoki.
Aoki misses with a double jab.
Cleinias falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aoki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cleinias jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Cleinias misses.
Aoki has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cleinias works the jab nicely.
Cleinias on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cleinias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cleinias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aoki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Aoki was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cleinias.
Aoki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cleinias looks winded!
Cleinias misses with a two punch combination.
#T2#
Cleinias misses with a lunging right hand
and Aoki counters with a nice uppercut.
Cleinias moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aoki moves out of range as Cleinias strikes.
Aoki quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Aoki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL#
Aoki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Aoki manages to break the clinch.
Aoki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cleinias's hands.#CUT#
That has opened up Alcibiades Cleinias's cut even more.
Cleinias shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aoki eats them both and turns towards Cleinias to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CL#
Aoki moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Aoki scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Aoki.
Aoki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cleinias backwards. #ROC#
Cleinias is rocked!
Cleinias takes a shot to the head.
Cleinias is still on wobbly legs! Can Aoki finish him?#KD#
Aoki creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Cleinias crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5, yes, he's made it back to his feet. He seems OK so it looks like we're going to continue!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cleinias rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aoki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cleinias seems to have recovered his senses.
Aoki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cleinias drops his guard momentarily, allowing Aoki to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Cleinias! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Aoki takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Shiny Aoki!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Shiny Aoki made sure he mentioned Trap-Alot-Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
Some 30: Lodovico - Floyd
Date: Jun 29, 2019 |
#R1#
A jab lands there for Cleinias.#CUT#
It looks like Monkhbat Togoruutan has been cut.
Cleinias looks for a takedown but Togoruutan sprawls well.
And Togoruutan tries to counter it with a takedown but Cleinias pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD#
Cleinias closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Togoruutan did well to prevent Cleinias getting side control.
Cleinias wants to stand but Togoruutan has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. #SUB2#
Togoruutan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cleinias seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Togoruutan gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Togoruutan working for a triangle but Cleinias defends it easily.
Cleinias wanted to stand there but Togoruutan had control of the position. #T1##REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cleinias misses with a hook to the body
#TD2#
and Togoruutan counters with a takedown into side control.
Cleinias is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Togoruutan wants to control but Cleinias is keeping him busy.
Togoruutan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #SUB2#
Togoruutan tries for a kimura but Cleinias is defending well.
Cleinias is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Togoruutan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Cleinias's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#T2#
Cleinias prevents Togoruutan from moving into mount. #SUB2#
Togoruutan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Togoruutan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cleinias is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Togoruutan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cleinias seems a little lost for a moment, as Togoruutan dominates the positioning.
Togoruutan tries to move to mount but Cleinias blocks the move with his legs.
Cleinias wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Togoruutan trying to control the action but Cleinias is working from the bottom.
Cleinias wants to get back to his feet but Togoruutan drags him back down.#T3#
Togoruutan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Togoruutan prevents Cleinias from escaping the position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cleinias misses with a shot to the body #TD2#
and Togoruutan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cleinias! #ES#
Cleinias throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#TD#
Cleinias manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Togoruutan on his heels. He'll look to pass Togoruutan's guard now, I'm sure.#SU#
Togoruutan is working an open guard so Cleinias takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#TD2#
Cleinias gets caught flat footed, as Togoruutan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleinias wants to stand up but Togoruutan is controlling him. #T4##ES#
Cleinias pushes Togoruutan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Togoruutan avoids the body shot from Cleinias.
Togoruutan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cleinias shoots in for a takedown but Togoruutan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cleinias fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alcibiades Cleinias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Togoruutan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Togoruutan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Togoruutan takes one on the button.
Cleinias looks to land a left hand but Togoruutan moved out of range nicely.
Cleinias throws a nice looking combination but Togoruutan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Togoruutan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T5#
Cleinias misses with a hook. Togoruutan ducked under it nicely.
And Togoruutan tries to counter it with a takedown but Cleinias pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A big left from Cleinias misses.
Togoruutan feints the counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Cleinias.
Alcibiades Cleinias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cleinias throws a predictable looking body shot
#TD2#
and Togoruutan counters with a takedown into side control.
Cleinias stops Togoruutan from passing to mount.
Cleinias wants to get back to his feet but Togoruutan drags him back down.
Togoruutan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cleinias is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Togoruutan is controlling him well.
Togoruutan is looking to take a break and control but Cleinias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T6#
Cleinias is trying to buck Togoruutan off.
Togoruutan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cleinias's legs.
Cleinias is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cleinias trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#SUB2#
Togoruutan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cleinias gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Togoruutan tries to control but Cleinias wriggling away. #T7##ES#
Cleinias bucks Togoruutan off and manages to get back to his feet!
Cleinias listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Togoruutan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cleinias misses with a telegraphed body shot
#TD2#
and Togoruutan counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #ES#
Cleinias pushes Togoruutan off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Togoruutan dodges the punch combination from Cleinias.
And Togoruutan tries to counter it with a takedown but Cleinias pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cleinias misses the shot to the body.
Cleinias throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD2#
and Togoruutan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cleinias! #ES#
Cleinias bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Cleinias is breathing heavily.
Cleinias tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Togoruutan swivels and escapes.
Cleinias misses with a lunging right hand
#TD2#
and Togoruutan counters with a takedown into side control. #T8#
Togoruutan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cleinias's legs.
Cleinias is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Togoruutan asserts his dominance and retains side control.#SUB2#
Togoruutan tries for a kimura but Cleinias is defending well. #SUB2#
Togoruutan is trying to get an arm triangle but Cleinias is defending well.
Cleinias is pushing Togoruutan's head away, looking to escape. Togoruutan manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Cleinias's face as Togoruutan controls the position.
Cleinias wants to get back to his feet but Togoruutan drags him back down.
Togoruutan tries to move to mount but Cleinias blocks the move with his legs.
Cleinias is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Togoruutan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cleinias stops Togoruutan from passing to mount. #T9#
Cleinias wants to get back to his feet but Togoruutan drags him back down.
Togoruutan moves into full mount!
Cleinias's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Togoruutan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cleinias is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Togoruutan controlling from the full mount.
Togoruutan is trying to take his opponent's back.
Cleinias is squirming around, avoiding Togoruutan's attempts to control the action.
Cleinias is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alcibiades Cleinias will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Monkhbat Togoruutan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R2#
Cleinias scores with a jab.#TD2#
Togoruutan shoots in and bounces Cleinias off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Togoruutan tries to free his leg and advance position but Cleinias is retaining full guard.
Cleinias wants to get back to his feet but Togoruutan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cleinias keeping full guard, as Togoruutan tries to pass.
Togoruutan wants to control from the top but Cleinias keeps moving.
Cleinias is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Togoruutan trying to control but Cleinias is working from the bottom.
Cleinias wants to stand but Togoruutan is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Togoruutan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Cleinias wants to get back to his feet but Togoruutan is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cleinias tries to score a power double leg takedown but Togoruutan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cleinias somewhat.
Togoruutan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cleinias throws a looping overhand right but Togoruutan ducks down to avoid it.
Togoruutan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cleinias connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cleinias swings for the body but Togoruutan moves out of range.
Togoruutan with the counter takedown but Cleinias avoids it easily.
Cleinias scores with a punch to the head.
Cleinias misses with an uppercut.
Cleinias misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cleinias throws a lazy uppercut
#TD2#
and Togoruutan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cleinias's guard.
Togoruutan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2#
Togoruutan throwing strikes from guard but Cleinias blocks nicely.
Togoruutan trying to control the position from guard on top but Cleinias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Togoruutan prevents Cleinias from getting back to his feet.
Cleinias keeping moving, preventing Togoruutan from controlling successfully.
Togoruutan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cleinias wants to stand up but Togoruutan is controlling him.
Togoruutan tries to free his leg and advance position but Cleinias is retaining full guard.
Cleinias wants to stand up but Togoruutan is controlling him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Togoruutan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cleinias swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Cleinias wants to get back to his feet but Togoruutan is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alcibiades Cleinias is winning the standup battle so far.
Cleinias swinging wildly here.
Togoruutan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cleinias misses with a lunging right hand
#TD2#
and Togoruutan counters with a single leg into guard. Cleinias didn't expect that. #ES#
Cleinias manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Cleinias wants to get back to striking at distance but Togoruutan won't allow it.
#BC#
Cleinias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cleinias misses with a wild combination.
Togoruutan feints the counter takedown.
Cleinias is trying hard to land a takedown here. Togoruutan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And Togoruutan tries to counter it with a takedown but Cleinias pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD2#
Togoruutan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Cleinias manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Togoruutan is trying to pull guard but Cleinias turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cleinias prevents a takedown attempt there.
#T4#
Cleinias working hard to break the clinch.
Cleinias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#TD2#
Togoruutan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Togoruutan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Togoruutan wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Cleinias got a little sloppy there for a moment and Togoruutan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cleinias has managed to get both his arms back between Togoruutan's legs - danger averted.
Cleinias trying to stand up but can't free himself from Togoruutan's guard.#SU#
Cleinias gets to his feet. Togoruutan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cleinias throws a poor cross that misses
#TD2#
and Togoruutan counters with a takedown into side control. #ES#
Cleinias throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Cleinias swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD2#
so Togoruutan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Togoruutan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Togoruutan trying to control the position from guard on top but Cleinias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T5#
Togoruutan won't allow Cleinias to get back to his feet.
Cleinias is wriggling around but Togoruutan manages to pass to half guard.
#ES#
Cleinias manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cleinias throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and Togoruutan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cleinias wants to get back to his feet.
Cleinias is in trouble now - Togoruutan has advanced to mount!
Togoruutan controlling the position easily from mount.
Togoruutan wants to take Cleinias's back here but Cleinias is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
#SUB2#
Togoruutan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cleinias manages to avoid the submission attempt. #T6#
Cleinias is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Togoruutan wants to control but Cleinias is keeping him busy.
Monkhbat Togoruutan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Togoruutan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleinias is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Togoruutan asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T7##SUB2#
Togoruutan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Togoruutan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #ES#
Cleinias explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A jab from Cleinias does it's job there.
Cleinias misses with a body punch
#TD2#
and Togoruutan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cleinias's guard.
Togoruutan trying to control the position from guard on top but Cleinias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Togoruutan tries to free his leg and advance position but Cleinias is retaining full guard. #T8#
Cleinias wants to stand but Togoruutan is controlling the position.
Togoruutan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Togoruutan works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB2#
Togoruutan 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.
Togoruutan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cleinias wants to get back to his feet.#ES#
Cleinias pushes Togoruutan off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Cleinias throws a sloppy body shot
#TD2#
and Togoruutan counters with a single leg into guard. Cleinias didn't expect that. #T9##ES#
Cleinias is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Togoruutan has him pressed against the cage. #TD2#
Togoruutan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cleinias regains guard immediately.
Cleinias keeping full guard, as Togoruutan tries to pass. #ES#
Cleinias has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Togoruutan is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#BC#
Cleinias breaks from the clinch.
Cleinias swings and misses with a shot to the body#TD2#
and Togoruutan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cleinias's guard.
Togoruutan prevents Cleinias from getting back to his feet. #ES#
Cleinias manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Cleinias looking to score a takedown here. Togoruutan is defending well but Cleinias drives through and ends up in Togoruutan's guard.
Cleinias wanted to stand there but Togoruutan had control of the position. #SU#
Cleinias stands up from Togoruutan's guard - Cleinias perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alcibiades Cleinias.
I think Cleinias has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Monkhbat Togoruutan!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Alcibiades Cleinias!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Alcibiades Cleinias!
Alcibiades Cleinias wins by split decision!
Alcibiades Cleinias 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:
Skrap Fights 37
Date: Apr 06, 2019 |
#R1#
Cleinias fails with the takedown.
Cleinias throws an off balance right hand
and Longbardo counters with a series of strikes. Cleinias will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cleinias throws a right hand that misses
enabling Longbardo to counter with a crisp jab.
Alcibiades Cleinias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Longbardo moves into range and clinches up with Cleinias.
Our sources have told us that Longbardo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Longbardo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Longbardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Cleinias controls his hands.
Cleinias takes a knee right on the jaw!
Longbardo trying to land knees to the body.
#BC2#
Cleinias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been informed that Cleinias 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.
Cleinias misses with a wild body shot.
Cleinias misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Longbardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cleinias changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Longbardo tries to avoid it but Cleinias manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Longbardo to the ground. Longbardo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cleinias throws a hook to the side of Longbardo's head but Longbardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Cleinias.
Cleinias fails with the takedown
and Longbardo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wacco Longbardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alcibiades Cleinias.#T1##CL#
Longbardo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cleinias prevents a body shot from Longbardo. #BC#
Longbardo manages to break the clinch.
Cleinias misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Longbardo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Longbardo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cleinias doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Longbardo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Longbardo.
Cleinias goes for a double leg but Longbardo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Longbardo continues to drive forward.
Cleinias cracks a nice hook into Longbardo's ribs.
Longbardo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cleinias misses the jab.#CL#
Longbardo takes the fight into the clinch.
Longbardo lands a knee to the body.
Cleinias looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longbardo landing knees to the body.
#T2#
Longbardo keeps control of Cleinias as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Longbardo lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Longbardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Longbardo has him pressed against the ropes.
Longbardo lands a left hand.
Longbardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Longbardo tries to throw a body punch but Cleinias avoids it by throwing Longbardo back against the ropes.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Longbardo is controlling him.
Longbardo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#BC#
Longbardo breaks from the clinch.
Cleinias misses with a left hand
and Longbardo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cleinias thinking.
Longbardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cleinias throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Longbardo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Longbardo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Longbardo stuffs the takedown attempt from Cleinias. Cleinias gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Longbardo!
#CUT#
It looks like Alcibiades Cleinias has been cut.#T3##CL#
Longbardo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cleinias, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cleinias is trying to push Longbardo away but Longbardo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cleinias working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Longbardo breaks from the clinch.
Cleinias misses with a hook
and Longbardo counters with a right hand to the body. #TD2#
Cleinias bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#ES#
Longbardo explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Cleinias with a poor takedown
and Longbardo counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Longbardo rushes Cleinias and presses him up against the ropes.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Longbardo is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Longbardo.
Longbardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Longbardo is controlling him.#BC#
Longbardo breaks the clinch.
Longbardo looks to land a body kick but Cleinias moved away.
Cleinias looks for a takedown but Longbardo sprawls well.#T4#
Longbardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cleinias misses with a shot to the body
and Longbardo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cleinias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Longbardo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Longbardo staying out of range there.
Longbardo tried to counter with a leg kick but Cleinias avoided it.
Cleinias fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Longbardo avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Longbardo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cleinias throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Longbardo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cleinias misses with a right hand
and Cleinias takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wacco Longbardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cleinias with a poor takedown
and Longbardo counters with a stiff right hand.
Longbardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cleinias.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleinias misses with a wild body shot.
Cleinias slips a jab and a cross from Longbardo.
Cleinias misses with a left hand
and Longbardo counters with a left and a right that stings Cleinias.
Longbardo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cleinias on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wacco Longbardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alcibiades Cleinias's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Cleinias throws an overhand right that lands on Longbardo's shoulder, as Longbardo tries to avoid the shot.
Longbardo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cleinias misses with a shot to the body
letting Longbardo counter with a right hand. #CL#
Longbardo takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Longbardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Longbardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Longbardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cleinias can do to turn this around?
Cleinias blocks an elbow strike.
Cleinias tries to circle away but Longbardo has him pinned against the ropes.
Longbardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cleinias backwards.
Cleinias tries to circle away but Longbardo has him pinned against the ropes.
Wacco Longbardo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Longbardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Longbardo.
Longbardo has Cleinias pressed against the ropes, preventing Cleinias from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Longbardo is trying to stall.
Longbardo landing knees to the body.
#BC2#
Cleinias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleinias darts in looking for a takedown but Longbardo gets double underhooks and turns Cleinias into the ropes.
Cleinias is breathing heavily.#CL#
Longbardo moves into the clinch successfully.
#T1##BC2#
Cleinias breaks the clinch.
Longbardo throws a nice looking combination but Cleinias bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cleinias's corner calls for a 1-2. Cleinias obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL#
Longbardo instigates a clinch.
Cleinias takes a shot to the head.
Longbardo leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cleinias as Longbardo tries to tie him up.
Longbardo has Cleinias pressed against the ropes, preventing Cleinias from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Longbardo trying to land knees to the body.
Cleinias wants to get back to striking at distance but Longbardo won't allow it.
Longbardo lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Longbardo.
Longbardo has Cleinias pressed against the ropes, preventing Cleinias from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Longbardo keeps control of Cleinias as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Longbardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cleinias throws a right hand that misses
and Longbardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Longbardo throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Longbardo rushes Cleinias and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#T2#
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!
Cleinias wants to break free but Longbardo has control.
Longbardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cleinias backwards.
Cleinias takes a knee to the side of the body.
Longbardo working Cleinias over with knees to the body.
Longbardo lands a nice elbow.
Longbardo lands a hook that snaps the head of Cleinias backwards.
Longbardo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cleinias in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Longbardo.
Longbardo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cleinias can't break the clinch.
Longbardo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Longbardo.
Longbardo throws an elbow that misses.
Cleinias can't break the clinch.
Longbardo tries to throw a body punch but Cleinias avoids it by throwing Longbardo back against the ropes.
Longbardo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Longbardo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Longbardo unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T3#
Good body shot from Longbardo.
Longbardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Longbardo lands a body punch.
Longbardo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cleinias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Longbardo scores with a knee to the head.
Cleinias is looking to break free of the clinch but Longbardo has double underhooks.
Longbardo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Longbardo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cleinias's defenses.
Longbardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Longbardo lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Longbardo.
Longbardo cracks Cleinias with a nice body shot.
Cleinias tries to break free but Longbardo pushes him back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Longbardo.
Cleinias wants to get back to striking at distance but Longbardo won't allow it.
Cleinias has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cleinias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Longbardo tries to stall but Cleinias uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cleinias tries to break the clinch but Longbardo is controlling the position.
Cleinias wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T4#
Longbardo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!#BC#
Longbardo breaks the clinch.
Cleinias misses with a lunging right hand
and Longbardo counters with a straight right hand.
Longbardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleinias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Longbardo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Longbardo wants it to stay on the feet.
Longbardo is looking for a counter combo.#CL#
Longbardo rushes Cleinias and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Longbardo.
Longbardo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cleinias in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#BC#
Longbardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cleinias misses with a shot to the body
and Longbardo counters with a left and a right that stings Cleinias.
Nice shot lands for Longbardo.
Cleinias fails with the takedown.
Wacco Longbardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alcibiades Cleinias.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cleinias takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CL#
Longbardo moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wacco Longbardo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alcibiades Cleinias's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
A jab from Cleinias misses.
The fighters circling - Cleinias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Longbardo.
Longbardo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Longbardo wants it to stay on the feet.
Cleinias throws a predictable looking body shot
and Longbardo counters with a two punch combo.
Longbardo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#ROC#
Cleinias is rocked!
Cleinias throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cleinias is still on wobbly legs! Can Longbardo finish him?#CL#
Longbardo darts in and clinches Cleinias up against the ropes.
Cleinias seems to have recovered his senses.
Longbardo misses with a punch to the body.
Longbardo digs a right hand into Cleinias's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cleinias's gas tank.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cleinias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cleinias is trying to force a seperation but Longbardo has the dominant position.
Cleinias tries to circle away but Longbardo has him pinned against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Longbardo.
Longbardo cracks Cleinias with a nice body shot.#T1#
Longbardo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Longbardo.
Longbardo lands a nice knee to the body.
Longbardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cleiniass head.
Longbardo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cleinias has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Longbardo keeps control of Cleinias as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Longbardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cleinias circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL#
Longbardo darts in and clinches Cleinias up against the ropes.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Longbardo is controlling him.
Longbardo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Longbardo scores with a knee to the head.
Cleinias has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#BC2#
Cleinias manages to break the clinch.
Cleinias lands with a straight right. Longbardo didn't see that one coming.
Cleinias throws a left and a right that both miss
and Longbardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wacco Longbardo is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longbardo walks into a left hand.
Cleinias with a poor takedown
enabling Longbardo to counter with a crisp jab.
Longbardo thumps Cleinias with a low kick.
Wacco Longbardo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2##CL#
Longbardo clinches.
Cleinias is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Longbardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cleinias is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Cleinias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cleinias tries to circle away but Longbardo has him pinned against the ropes.#BC#
Longbardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Longbardo lands a leg kick that knocks Cleinias off balance momentarily.
Cleinias doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Longbardo counters with a three punch combo that has Cleinias backing up. Cleinias nods at Longbardo to acknowledge the strikes.
Wacco Longbardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alcibiades Cleinias.
Longbardo tries to clinch up.
Cleinias wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cleinias tries for a takedown but Longbardo circles away easily
and Longbardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Longbardo cracks a nice hook into Cleinias's ribs.#T3##CL#
Longbardo clinches with his opponent.
Longbardo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cleinias's defenses.
Longbardo lands a body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Longbardo.
Cleinias working hard to break the clinch.
Cleinias is looking to break free of the clinch but Longbardo has double underhooks.
Longbardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Longbardo lands a knee to the head.
#CUT#
That has opened up Alcibiades Cleinias's cut even more.
Longbardo tries to stall but Cleinias uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Longbardo keeps control of Cleinias as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cleinias tries to break free but Longbardo pushes him back against the ropes.
Longbardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cleinias has had enough of the clinch but Longbardo keeps him there for the moment.
Alcibiades Cleinias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
A head punch on the inside from Cleinias fails to land.
Longbardo blocks a body shot from Cleinias.
Cleinias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cleinias lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cleinias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cleinias tries to work over Longbardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cleinias misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cleinias struggles to land a body shot inside as Longbardo controls his hands.
Longbardo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cleinias misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cleinias tries to throw a body punch but Longbardo avoids it by throwing Cleinias back against the ropes.
Cleinias misses with a punch to the body.
Longbardo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Longbardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wacco Longbardo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Longbardo 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Wacco Longbardo!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Wacco Longbardo!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Wacco Longbardo!
Wacco Longbardo wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
Skrap Fights 24
Date: Feb 23, 2019 |
#R1#
Cleinias looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cubbedge stuffs the takedown.
Cleinias feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cubbedge s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CUT2#
It looks like Billy Cubbedge has been cut.
Cleinias takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cubbedge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cleinias misses with a series of wild punches.
Cubbedge feinted with a counter takedown.#TD#
Cleinias gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cubbedge sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cubbedge looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cubbedge content to stall in guard here.
Cleinias is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cubbedge is controlling him. #T1##ES2#
Cleinias pushes Cubbedge off and gets back to his feet.
Cubbedge on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cubbedge thumps Cleinias with a low kick.
Cubbedge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cleinias.
#CL#
Cubbedge clinches with his opponent.
Cleinias is trying to break free.
Cleinias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
I was talking to Cubbedge 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cubbedge prevents Cleinias from breaking the clinch.
Cleinias tries to break the clinch but Cubbedge is controlling the position.
Cleinias has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cubbedge has Cleinias pressed against the ropes, preventing Cleinias from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T2#
Cleinias tries to circle away but Cubbedge has him pinned against the ropes.
Cubbedge has Cleinias pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Cleinias manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cleinias can't break the clinch.
Cleinias wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cleinias tries to break free but Cubbedge pushes him back against the ropes.
Cleinias can't break the clinch.
Cleinias is looking to break free of the clinch but Cubbedge has double underhooks.
Cleinias working hard to break the clinch.
Cleinias wants to break the clinch but can't.
#TD#
Cubbedge wants the takedown. Cleinias is fighting it off but Cubbedge persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cleinias's guard against the ropes.
Cleinias wants to stand and escape but Cubbedge is having none of it.
Cubbedge seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T3#
Cubbedge is working Cleinias over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cleinias really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cubbedge . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cleinias is looking to stand up but Cubbedge isn't so interested in that idea.
Cleinias is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Cubbedge is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cleinias is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cubbedge is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cleinias lands with a right hand.
Cleinias swings for the body but Cubbedge moves out of range.
Cubbedge tries to counter with a takedown but Cleinias is quick to defend against it.
Cubbedge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cubbedge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cleinias.
Cleinias misses with a jab to the body
#TD#
and Cubbedge counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cleinias!
Cleinias is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Cubbedge has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T4##SUB#
Cubbedge tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cubbedge has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cubbedge prevents Cleinias from escaping the position.
Cubbedge scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleinias is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cubbedge asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cubbedge working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cleinias takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cleinias being controlled for a moment.
Cubbedge prevents Cleinias from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Billy Cubbedge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Billy Cubbedge 's cut.
That's time! Cubbedge 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Cubbedge takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#TD#
Cubbedge shoots in and gets a takedown into Cleinias's guard.
Cubbedge postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cubbedge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cleinias is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cubbedge seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES2#
Cleinias manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cleinias shoots in looking for a takedown. Cubbedge tries to sprawl out of it but Cleinias keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Cubbedge manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cleinias missing with a left hand there. Cubbedge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Cubbedge lands a nice looking body kick.
Cubbedge misses with a body kick.
Cleinias throws a right hand that misses
#TD#
so Cubbedge counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cleinias is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cleinias being controlled here, momentarily.
Cubbedge prevents Cleinias from getting back to his feet.
Cubbedge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in 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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T2#
Cleinias is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cubbedge is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cleinias avoids the head kick by Cubbedge .
#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cubbedge .
Cubbedge controlling the position.
Cubbedge lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cubbedge controlling the position from side mount.
Cleinias pushes Cubbedge away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cubbedge gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cleinias takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T3##SUB#
Cubbedge thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cubbedge prevents Cleinias from escaping the position.
Cubbedge working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cleinias tries to escape but Cubbedge is in control.
Cubbedge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cleinias can do to turn this around?
Cleinias tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Cleinias is trying to stand up.
Cubbedge with shots to the head and body - Cleinias looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cubbedge sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cleinias's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cubbedge is landing with some decent strikes but Cleinias is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cubbedge with the ground and pound from mount.
Cubbedge won't let Cleinias get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. #T4#
Cubbedge lands with some strikes.
Cleinias tries to buck Cubbedge off but he can't manage it.
Cubbedge controlling the pace for now.
Billy Cubbedge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cleinias is trying to stand.
Cubbedge controlling the pace for now.
Cubbedge 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cleinias is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cubbedge is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cleinias can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cubbedge looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Cubbedge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Cubbedge 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Cleinias misses with a series of wild punches.
Alcibiades Cleinias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cleinias misses with a body punch
#TD#
and Cubbedge counters with a takedown into side control.
Cubbedge controlling from side mount.
Cleinias bucks up and tries to throw Cubbedge off but instead Cubbedge has got his back!
Cubbedge connects with a big shot to the side of Cleinias's head.
Cubbedge has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cleinias wants to get back to his feet.
Cleinias is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Cubbedge .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleinias wants to get back to his feet. #T1#
Cleinias is trying to remain composed but Cubbedge is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Cubbedge controls the position.
Cubbedge is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Cubbedge gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Cubbedge gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Cubbedge apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Cubbedge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cleinias throws out the jab.
Billy Cubbedge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cleinias shoots in for a takedown but Cubbedge shows good takedown defense.
Cleinias lands a jab to Cubbedge 's midsection.
Cleinias pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cleinias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cleinias. Cubbedge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cleinias with a poor takedown #TD#
and Cubbedge counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cubbedge .
Cleinias has momentary wrist control but Cubbedge slips an elbow through the middle.
Cubbedge controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cubbedge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cubbedge lands a couple of elbows.
Cubbedge pushing down on Cleinias's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cleinias is trying to stand up here but Cubbedge is controlling him well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#T2#
Cubbedge perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cleinias looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cubbedge keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cleinias looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, if Cubbedge is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#SUB#
Cubbedge is looking for a kimura here.
Cleinias is looking to escape.#T3#
Cubbedge controlling the action here. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cleinias throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cubbedge sees it coming and avoids it easily.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cubbedge .
Cleinias wants to get back to his feet but Cubbedge drags him back down.
Cubbedge remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cubbedge lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cleinias down.
Cubbedge scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cleinias to see if he's OK.
Alcibiades Cleinias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Cleinias on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cubbedge working the ground and pound.
Cleinias throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Cleinias is trying to get back to his feet.
Cubbedge scoring with punches from side control.
Cleinias bucks up and tries to throw Cubbedge off but instead Cubbedge has got his back!#SUB#
Cubbedge looking for the RNC.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cubbedge slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Cleinias wants to get back to his feet.
Cubbedge lands shots from the back.
Billy Cubbedge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cleinias is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Cubbedge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cubbedge , 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Billy Cubbedge !
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Billy Cubbedge !
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Billy Cubbedge !
Billy Cubbedge wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 26, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Cleinias throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Forget tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cleinias is in Forget's guard.#SUB#
Cleinias thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB#
Cleinias drops back looking for a leg! Forget is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Forget manages to kick Cleinias off! Cleinias jumps back into Forget's guard.
Cleinias pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Forget is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Cleinias drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Cleinias seems to have locked his on tight now - Forget screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Cleinias, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Alcibiades Cleinias!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 26, 2018 |
#R1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Harden.
Cleinias on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alcibiades Cleinias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cleinias throws out the jab. #CL#
Harden forces Cleinias back against the cage and clinches.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Harden has him pressed against the cage.
Cleinias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cleinias can't break the clinch.
Harden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cleinias is looking to break free of the clinch but Harden has double underhooks.
Harden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cleinias's face.
#CUT#
It looks like Alcibiades Cleinias has been cut.
Cleinias can't break the clinch.
Cleinias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cleinias tries to break the clinch but Harden is controlling the position.
Harden struggles to land a body shot inside as Cleinias controls his hands.
Cleinias tries to break free but Harden pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cleinias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harden lands an elbow inside.
Cleinias can't break the clinch.
Cleinias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harden scores with a hook to the body.#T1#
A right hook to the body lands for Harden.
Cleinias is trying to push Harden away but Harden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cleinias's elbow.
Nice body punch from Harden - that landed with a thud.
#BC2#
Cleinias breaks the clinch.
Harden scores with a nice head shot.
Cleinias swings for the body but Harden moves out of range.
Harden moves away from the strike by Cleinias.
Cleinias misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Cleinias misses.
Harden wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL#
Harden takes the fight into the clinch.
Harden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cleinias wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harden has him pressed against the cage.
Harden pushes Cleinias back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cleinias is looking to break free of the clinch but Harden has double underhooks.
Cleinias's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Harden scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Harden.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harden lands with a light punch inside.
Harden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T2#
Nice body punch from Harden - that landed with a thud.
Cleinias wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cleinias can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cleinias's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cleinias has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harden seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cleinias can turn it around.
Harden lands with a left to the head.
Harden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cleinias backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cleinias.
Cleinias working hard to break the clinch.
Cleinias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Cleinias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cleinias has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cleinias there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cleinias scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like James Harden has been cut.
Cleinias scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harden lands an overhand right.
Harden lands with a straight right. Cleinias didn't see that one coming.
Cleinias misses with an uppercut.
Cleinias has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cleinias there as he acknowledges the shot.#ROC#
Cleinias is rocked!
Harden throws a right hand that Cleinias ducks under and follows up with a left that Cleinias also avoids with ease.
Cleinias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harden.
Cleinias takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T3#
Cleinias scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Cleinias misses.
Harden tries to move into range but Cleinias moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cleinias scores with a nice right hand.
#CL#
Harden darts in and clinches Cleinias up against the cage.
Harden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cleinias wants to break free but Harden has control.
Harden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cleinias backwards.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Harden has him pressed against the cage.
Harden digs a right hand underneath Cleinias's ribcage. Cleinias let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cleinias can't break the clinch.
Harden with a knee to the head.
Cleinias tries to break the clinch but Harden is controlling the position.
Harden lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harden lands a left hand.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Harden is controlling him.
Harden pushes Cleinias back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cleinias tries to break the clinch but Harden is controlling the position. #T4#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harden.
Harden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cleinias's efforts to push away.
Harden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harden scores with a hook to the body.
Harden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cleinias can't break the clinch.
Harden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harden.
A frustrated look appears on Cleinias's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Harden.
Cleinias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harden has Cleinias pressed against the cage, preventing Cleinias from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cleinias's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harden swings wildly with an uppercut but Cleinias uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Harden.
Harden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cleinias.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harden dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Harden closes the distance and clinches.
Harden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Cleinias's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cleinias tries to break free but Harden pushes him back against the cage.
Harden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cleinias tries to break the clinch but Harden is controlling the position.
Harden works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harden lands a left hand.
Harden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Harden.
Harden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harden works on Cleinias's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Harden.
Harden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harden lands a shoulder strike.
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!
A short left from Harden.
Cleinias has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cleinias wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harden has him pressed against the cage.
Harden cracks Cleinias with a nice body shot.
James Harden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cleinias is breathing heavily.
A short left from Harden. #T1#
Cleinias's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harden lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harden.
Harden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harden scores with a hook to the body.
Cleinias wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harden has him pressed against the cage.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Harden has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Harden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cleinias takes a swing at Harden's ribcage but misses.
Cleinias on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cleinias is still on wobbly legs! Can Harden finish him?
Harden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cleinias.
Cleinias lands with a cross.
Cleinias seems to have recovered his senses.#CUT2#
James Harden's cut is getting worse.#CL#
Harden pushes Cleinias up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harden scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cleinias wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cleinias tries to break free but Harden pushes him back against the cage.
Cleinias can't break the clinch.
Cleinias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T2#
Harden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cleinias can do to turn this around?
Cleinias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cleinias blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cleinias is trying to force a seperation but Harden has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Cleinias's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cleinias tries to circle away but Harden has him pinned against the cage.
Cleinias working hard to break the clinch.
Harden lands a right hand.
Cleinias wants to get back to striking at distance but Harden won't allow it.
Harden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cleinias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cleinias backwards.
Harden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harden lands a body punch. #BC2#
Cleinias breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Harden clinches up with Cleinias and pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harden.
Cleinias tries to break free but Harden pushes him back against the cage.
Harden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Harden.
#T3#
Harden scores with a shoulder strike.
Cleinias tries to break free but Harden pushes him back against the cage.
Harden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cleinias wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harden creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cleinias's defenses. #CUT#
That has opened up Alcibiades Cleinias's cut even more.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Harden.
Harden lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Harden.
Cleinias has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cleinias wants to break free but Harden has control.
Nice body punch from Harden - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Harden.
Harden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Harden scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harden lands a nice shot to the body.
Harden lands a body shot.
Harden lands with a short shot to the head.
Harden lands a nice uppercut.#T4#
Harden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cleinias tries to break free but Harden pushes him back against the cage.
Cleinias is looking to break free of the clinch but Harden has double underhooks.
Harden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#TD#
Harden has picked Cleinias up - he's going for a ride! Harden dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Still in half guard, Harden seems content to control.
Harden trying to pass the guard but Cleinias defending well. #ES2#
Cleinias pushes Harden off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cleinias looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Harden gets a clinch.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Harden is controlling him.
Cleinias is trying to force a seperation but Harden has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Harden dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Cleinias takes a swing at Harden's ribcage but misses.
Cleinias gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harden pushes Cleinias back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cleinias backwards.
A shot in the inside from Harden.
Harden scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harden.
Harden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cleinias backwards.
Harden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cleinias backwards.
Cleinias takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Cleinias takes a shot to the head.
Harden lands a big knee! That's hurt Cleinias! Oh, he's all over the place! Harden lands another knee that sends Cleinias to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Harden!
A less than humble James Harden 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:
DKCW 4
Date: Nov 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Cleinias moves out of range as Frye throws a body kick.
Frye tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cleinias is able to avoid easily.
Cleinias missing with a left hand there. Frye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cleinias misses with a series of wild punches.
Cleinias lands a slapping body shot.
Cleinias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frye looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cleinias slips under a jab from Frye.
Frye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cleinias looks to land a left hand but Frye moved out of range nicely.
Cleinias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frye lands a jab to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Alcibiades Cleinias has been cut.
Frye cracks Cleinias with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cleinias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frye misses with an uppercut. Cleinias saw that one coming.#KD#
Frye feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cleinias sprawling to the canvas! Cleinias rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Frye finish him?!
#ROC#
Cleinias is rocked!
Cleinias throws a jab when Frye was well out of range.
Cleinias is still on wobbly legs! Can Frye finish him?
Frye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cleinias sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cleinias seems to have recovered his senses.
Frye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cleinias.
A big left from Cleinias misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cleinias 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.#T1#
Frye lands a right hook to the body.
Cleinias swings for the body but Frye moves out of range.
Cleinias jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Frye jabs Cleinias right on the nose. Cleinias blinks but takes it well.
Frye misses with a straight right.
Frye lands a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Frye staying out of range there.
Cleinias blocks a jab.
Cleinias throws a right and a left that Frye avoids nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Frye misses its target.
Cleinias dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cleinias throws a combination that misses
and Frye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#
That has opened up Alcibiades Cleinias's cut even more.
Frye changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cleinias looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleinias moves away from the strike by Frye.
Cleinias takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Frye with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cleinias throws an off balance right hand
#KD#
and Frye counters with a nice right hand that sends Cleinias toppling to the canvas! Cleinias scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Frye finish him?!
Cleinias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Frye scores with a body shot.
Frye shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Cleinias takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Frye sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Cleinias bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Isaac Frye!
Isaac Frye took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Event:
DKCW 3
Date: Oct 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Cleinias misses with a double jab.
Cleinias throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martynov counters with a nice uppercut.
Martynov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cleinias throws a poor cross that misses
and Martynov counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#
It looks like Alcibiades Cleinias has been cut.
Cleinias thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martynov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martynov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martynov scores with a jab. Cleinias acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cleinias misses with a straight left.
Cleinias misses with an uppercut. Martynov saw that one coming.
Cleinias misses with a hook to the body
and Martynov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cleinias misses with a wild combination.
Cleinias on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cleinias looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martynov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martynov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cleinias connects with a nice looking jab.
Martynov cracks Cleinias with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL#
Martynov moves into range and clinches up with Cleinias.
Martynov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cleinias is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Martynov lands a body shot. #T1#
Martynov is pushing Cleinias up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Martynov is leaning against Cleinias and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martynov lands with a left to the head.
Martynov digs a right hand underneath Cleinias's ribcage. Cleinias let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martynov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martynov lands with a right to the head.
Martynov pushes Cleinias back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martynov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Martynov.
Cleinias's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martynov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martynov lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martynov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martynov scores with a shot to the side of Cleinias's head.
Martynov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martynov scores with a nice hook to the head.#ROC#
Cleinias is rocked!
Martynov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cleinias is still on wobbly legs! Can Martynov finish him?
A short uppercut from Martynov.
Martynov lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
A frustrated look appears on Cleinias's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cleinias seems to have recovered his senses.
Martynov lands with a short shot to the head.
Martynov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martynov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martynov scores with a nice hook to the head.#KD#
Martynov drops Cleinias onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cleinias is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Nice body punch from Martynov.
Martynov lands a nice shot to the body.
Martynov lands a nice shot to the body.
Martynov lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Martynov.
Martynov pushes Cleinias against the cage. Martynov is working some dirty boxing. Martynov pushes off with a quick right hook! Cleinias goes down! Cleinias tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Martynov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Martynov!
Sergei Martynov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
DK Battlegrounds IX
Date: Oct 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Cleinias missing with a left hand there. Adkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adkins throws a counter combo.
A big right from Cleinias misses.
Cleinias connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Cleinias misses.
Adkins lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cleinias bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adkins's head backwards.
Cleinias throws a body shot but no joy.
Cleinias looks to throw the jab but Adkins is out of range.
As Cleinias backs off Adkins throws a huge counter combo but Cleinias manages to avoid it all.
Cleinias throws an off balance right hand
and Adkins counters with a series of strikes. Cleinias will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cleinias throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adkins counters with a three punch combo that has Cleinias backing up. Cleinias nods at Adkins to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch combination from Cleinias misses.
Adkins throws a counter combo.
Alcibiades Cleinias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cleinias.
Cleinias throws a big shot that misses.
Cleinias throws out a loose jab but Adkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adkins lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A slow jab from Cleinias misses its intended target. #T1#
Adkins moves away from the strike by Cleinias.
Adkins is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A telegraphed right hand from Cleinias misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Adkins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Good standup being displayed there by Cleinias as he connects with a hook.
Cleinias misses with a looping left.
We've been hearing reports that Cleinias has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cleinias throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adkins lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Cleinias has knocked Adkins down with a huge combo! Cleinias steps away and waves a wobbly Adkins back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT#
It looks like Scott Adkins has been cut.
Cleinias swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adkins is looking for the big counter here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cleinias walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Adkins drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Cleinias swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Adkins's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alcibiades Cleinias!
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Event:
DK Battlegrounds III
Date: Aug 25, 2018 |
#R1#
No joy there for Cleinias, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyrrell misses with an uppercut. Cleinias saw that one coming.#KD2#
Cleinias lands a left and a right that send Tyrrell crashing to the mat, dazed. Cleinias thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Tyrrell is rocked!
Cleinias fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Tyrrell square on the jaw! Damn, Tyrrell 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 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alcibiades Cleinias!
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Event:
KONFLIKT XVII
Date: Jul 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Nice takedown defense from Cleinias. No joy for Reese on that attempt. #TD#
Reese gets a double leg takedown into Cleinias's guard.#ES2#
Cleinias has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Reese has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Cleinias breaks the clinch.
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleinias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cleinias wants to counter with a clinch but Reese pushes him away.
Reese throws a head kick that misses.
Reese has a takedown stuffed.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.#TD#
Reese closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#ES2#
Cleinias pushes Reese off and gets back to his feet.#T1#
Cleinias displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reese.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Reese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reese tries to clinch but Cleinias is having none of it.
Cleinias tries to counter with a clinch but Reese shakes him off and moves away.
Cleinias circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reese closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cleinias circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reese, right into the meat.
#TD#
Cleinias gets caught flat footed, as Reese shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES2#
Cleinias pushes Reese off and gets back to his feet.
John Reese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Reese decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Cleinias manages to escape and get back to his feet! #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Reese.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reese.
Cleinias wants to counter with a clinch but Reese pushes him away.
Reese tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cleinias swivels and escapes.
Cleinias wants to counter the offense by Reese and move into the clinch position.
Reese tries to clinch there but Cleinias circles away.
Alcibiades Cleinias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleinias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cleinias wants to counter the offense by Reese and move into the clinch position.#T3#
Reese fails with the takedown#CL2#
and Cleinias counters by clinching up.
Cleinias wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reese tries to pull guard but Cleinias forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC2#
Cleinias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reese throws the kick towards the body but Cleinias avoids it.
Reese gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL2#
and Cleinias counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cleinias.
Cleinias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cleinias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reese is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cleinias looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T4#
Reese can't get the takedown.
Cleinias wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cleinias working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Cleinias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reese closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cleinias circles away.
Cleinias steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Reese.
Cleinias swats away the attempt to clinch by Reese.
Reese shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cleinias pinned against the cage. Cleinias gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cleinias wants to counter the offense by Reese and move into the clinch position.
Reese misses with a takedown #CL2#
and Cleinias counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cleinias.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alcibiades Cleinias dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Reese shoots in for a takedown but Cleinias shows good takedown defense.
Reese sets himself, and Cleinias steps forward looking for the clinch! Reese avoids it this time.
Cleinias stuffs the takedown.
Cleinias wants to counter with a clinch but Reese pushes him away.
Cleinias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cleinias stuffs the takedown attempt from Reese. Reese gets slowly back to his feet.
Reese sets himself, and Cleinias steps forward looking for the clinch! Reese avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Reese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reese doesn't manage to clinch there - Cleinias circles away.
A jab from Reese misses.
Cleinias is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reese fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reese tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cleinias swivels and escapes.
Reese sets himself, and Cleinias steps forward looking for the clinch! Reese avoids it this time.
John Reese is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reese dives in for a single leg takedown but Cleinias sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cleinias tries to counter with a clinch but Reese shakes him off and moves away.#T1#
Reese shoots in for a takedown but Cleinias shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reese fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cleinias avoids it really well and circles away.
Cleinias wants to counter the offense by Reese and move into the clinch position.
Cleinias avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reese fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reese shoots in for a takedown but Cleinias shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cleinias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cleinias tries to counter with a clinch but Reese shakes him off and moves away.#T2#
Reese shoots and misses #CL2#
and Cleinias moves into the clinch.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Reese has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Cleinias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reese wants to clinch.#CL#
Reese moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC2#
Cleinias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Reese throws a jab when Cleinias was well out of range.
Reese tries to clinch but Cleinias is having none of it.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reese looks for a takedown but Cleinias sprawls well.
Reese shoots in looking for a takedown. Cleinias tries to sprawl out of it but Reese keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cleinias manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reese tries for a takedown but Cleinias circles away easily#CL2#
and Cleinias counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T4##BC2#
Cleinias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Reese.
Cleinias avoids the head kick by Reese.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reese looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cleinias is fending him off so far but Reese persists. Nope, Cleinias circles away and we're back to standing.
Reese misses with a few strikes there.
Alcibiades Cleinias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cleinias leaves Reese with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleinias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reese misses with a takedown #CL2#
and Cleinias counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alcibiades Cleinias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Cleinias keeps the fight on the outside.
Cleinias tries to counter with a clinch but Reese shakes him off and moves away.
Reese misses with a head kick.
Reese sets himself, and Cleinias steps forward looking for the clinch! Reese avoids it this time.#TD#
Reese looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cleinias wants to get back to his feet but Reese is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #ES2#
Cleinias manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#TD#
Reese darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Cleinias manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Reese keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleinias wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reese has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Cleinias breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reese fails with the takedown#CL2#
and Cleinias holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #T1##BC2#
Cleinias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reese lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleinias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cleinias steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Reese.
Reese fails with an attempt to clinch.
#TD#
Reese dives in and scores a takedown into Cleinias's guard.#ES2#
Cleinias uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A low kick from Reese is predictable there #CL2#
and Cleinias counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cleinias.
Cleinias can't break the clinch.
#T2##BC2#
Cleinias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cleinias wants to counter the offense by Reese and move into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reese moves in looking to clinch but Cleinias pushes him off.
Cleinias is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Reese looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cleinias is fending him off so far but Reese persists. Nope, Cleinias circles away and we're back to standing.
Reese tries for a takedown but Cleinias sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Reese. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reese tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cleinias defends well and Reese ends up having to push Cleinias into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Reese will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cleinias tries to counter with a clinch but Reese shakes him off and moves away.#T3#
Reese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cleinias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cleinias is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL#
Reese closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Reese is controlling him.#BC2#
Cleinias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reese closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cleinias circles away.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.#T4#
Cleinias moves out of range of the body kick.
Cleinias wants to counter with a clinch but Reese pushes him away.
Reese fails with the takedown#CL2#
and Cleinias counters by clinching up.
Cleinias is trying to break the clinch but Reese is controlling him.
Reese fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cleinias is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alcibiades Cleinias is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#BC2#
Cleinias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reese wants to clinch up but Cleinias keeps it at a distance.
Cleinias avoids the head kick by Reese.
Cleinias tries to counter by closing the distance.
Reese fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cleinias avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alcibiades Cleinias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cleinias 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alcibiades Cleinias!
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