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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E08
Date: Aug 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Panda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morus throws a poor cross that misses
and Panda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panda.
Panda looks to score with a jab to the body but Morus is just out of range.
Morus scores with a decent looking hook.
Morus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dreamiest Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Panda's head.
Panda misses with a right hand
letting Morus counter with a right hand.
Morus slips under a jab from Panda.
Morus cracks a nice hook into Panda's ribs.
Morus throws out a powerful jab.
Morus cracks a nice hook into Panda's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panda swings for the body but Morus moves out of range.
Panda ducks under a wild hook from Morus.
Panda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morus.
Morus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Panda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morus.
Morus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T1#
Panda looks to throw the jab but Morus is out of range.
Morus moves out of range of the strikes.
Morus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Panda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panda connects with a jab.
Panda lunges at Morus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morus's hand.
Morus ducks under a wild hook from Panda.
Morus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Panda with a body shot.
Panda lands a jab to Morus's midsection.
Panda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Morus cracks Panda with a good jab.
Nice shot lands for Morus.
Nice shot by Panda.
Morus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Panda throws out the jab.
Panda staying out of range there.
Panda throws a sloppy body shot
and Morus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Panda throws a body punch but Morus moves out of range. #T2#
Panda scores with a jab. Morus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice shot by Morus.#CL#
Panda pushes Morus up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Morus.
Still in the clinch, Morus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Panda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Panda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Panda tries to throw a body punch but Morus avoids it by throwing Panda back against the cage.
Panda takes a shot to the head.
Morus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Panda throws a punch but it's blocked by Morus.
Morus has a couple of punches blocked by Panda.
#BC2#
Morus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morus throws a looping overhand right but Panda ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Morus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morus avoids the body shot from Panda.
Panda throws a body punch but Morus moves out of range. #T3#
Panda throws a jab when Morus was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Morus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morus.
Morus misses with a looping left.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morus moves away.
Morus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Panda just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panda. Morus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gargan Morus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Panda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morus.
Panda scores with a jab to the body.
Panda tries to clinch up
and Morus counters with a straight right hand.
Panda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T4#
Panda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Panda had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Morus misses with a straight left.
Panda was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Panda swings for the body but Morus moves out of range.
Panda misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Panda.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panda throws a big shot that misses.
Panda throws a lazy uppercut
and Panda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Morus lands.
Donk. Panda catches Morus right on the button with a cross.
Morus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Panda.
Morus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Panda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morus throws a looping overhand right but Panda ducks down to avoid it. #T5#
Morus looks to land a right hand but Panda moved out of range.
A big left from Morus misses.
Panda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Panda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morus! But no joy.
Morus ducks under a wild hook from Panda.
Panda misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Panda.
Morus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Panda stuns Morus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Panda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morus was well out of range. Poor timing from Panda.
Morus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T6#
Panda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panda.
Morus misses with a lunging right hand
and Panda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morus's head.
Morus just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Panda misses the target.
Morus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morus looks to land a left hand but Panda moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Panda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Panda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morus throws the left hand but Panda avoids the punch easily.
Morus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch but Morus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Panda misses with a straight right.
Panda misses with a right hand
and Morus counters with a nice uppercut. #T7#
A big left from Morus misses.
Panda appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Panda wants to clinch.
Morus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Panda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morus.
A little jabbing left from Morus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Panda misses.
Panda misses with a shot to the body
and Morus counters with a stiff right hand.
Panda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Panda misses with a shot to the body
and Morus counters with a big right hand! Oh Panda is in trouble here! Morus follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gargan Morus!
Gargan Morus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E07
Date: Aug 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Panda tries to clinch up.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Grayce .
Grayce lands an elbow.
Panda tries to bench press Grayce off him but Grayce keeps the position.
Grayce working the ground and pound from side control.
Panda is looking to reverse the position.
Grayce lands an elbow.
Grayce landing strikes.
Panda tries to improve position but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Panda on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
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!
Panda takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Panda on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Grayce landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Grayce scoring with punches and elbows.
Grayce cracks Panda with a big elbow.
Panda tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grayce wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Panda is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Grayce 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Grayce drops an elbow to the side of Panda's head.
Panda is not content to let Grayce control the position.#T1#
Panda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Panda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Panda punching from the bottom.
Panda has hold of Grayce 's hands but Grayce slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Panda tries to get to full guard but Grayce has control of the leg.
Grayce drops an elbow to the side of Panda's head.
Panda on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grayce 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.
Grayce working over Panda with some ground and pound. Panda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Panda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grayce working over Panda with some ground and pound. Panda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Grayce works his foot free and advances to mount.
Grayce unloading with bombs!
Panda is trying desperately to improve position.
Grayce in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
#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!
Panda gets back to half guard.
Panda is trying to get back to full guard.
Grayce is looking to take a break and control but Panda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Panda is looking for a sweep. Grayce is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grayce slips a nice elbow through Panda's hands, connecting with Panda's forehead.
Grayce 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.
Grayce works his way into full mount!
Grayce will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Panda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grayce lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Panda hang on?
Panda is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grayce breaks from Panda's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Grayce lands with some strikes.
Panda is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grayce lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#ROC#
Panda is rocked!#T3#
Panda is looking to get to half guard.
A big strike lands for Grayce ! That's really hurt Panda and he's turned his back - Grayce keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Grayce jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Early Grayce !
During a confident post fight interview, Early Grayce thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E06
Date: Jul 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Wood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panda has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice shot by Panda.
Panda lands a slapping body shot.
Wood misses with a straight left.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Panda has eaten all the pies!
Wood looks to throw the jab but Panda is out of range.
Panda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Panda scrambles back to his feet.
Wood seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Panda looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
Wood blocks a jab.
Wood slips under a jab from Panda.
Panda shoots in looking for a takedown. Wood tries to sprawl out of it but Panda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood misses with a hook. Panda ducked under it nicely.
Wood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Panda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wood scrambles back to his feet.
Wood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Panda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Wood misses. #T1#
Panda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wood on the side of the head.
Wood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wood moves out of range of the strikes.
Wood tries to clinch but Panda is having none of it.
A jab lands there for Wood.
Wood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Panda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panda uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wood has time to react.
Wood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Panda looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
Panda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panda missing with a left hand there. Wood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wood tries to counter by clinching up but Panda breaks away and moves out of range.
Wood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#TD2#
Panda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panda scoring with punches to the head and body.
Panda is looking to work some ground and pound but Wood has wrist control.#T2#
Wood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Panda wants to pass the guard but Wood is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Panda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Panda lands a couple of elbows.
Panda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Panda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Panda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wood keeping full guard, as Panda tries to pass.
Panda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wood managing to control the position. #T3#
Wood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wood tries to get out of the position.
Panda throws a big elbow that misses.
Wood controls Panda momentarily but Panda frees himself.
Panda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Panda throws a big elbow that misses.
Panda throwing strikes but missing.
Panda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Panda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Panda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wood trying to control the position.
Panda working some strikes from top position.#T4#
Panda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wood is trying to control the position but Panda postures up.
Panda scoring with some ground and pound.
Panda looking to pass the guard.
Wood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wood working a defensive guard here.
Panda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Panda forces his way into half guard.
Panda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wood defending well though.
Panda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wood trying to hold on to Panda's head to control him but Panda postures up.
#T5#
Panda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Panda working Wood over with strikes.
Panda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Panda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Panda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wood has hold of Panda's hands but Panda slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Panda.
Panda works his way into full mount!
Wood is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Panda lands a nice shot to the head. #T6#
Panda landing strikes from the mount and Wood is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Panda cracks Wood with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Panda lands with some strikes.
Panda with good strikes from the mount here!#ROC2#
Wood is rocked!
Panda with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Wood is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big strike lands for Panda! That's really hurt Wood and he's turned his back - Panda keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Panda jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dreamiest Panda!
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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E05
Date: Jul 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Panda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reed's head backwards.
Reed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reed lands a body shot.
Reed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Panda.
Dreamiest Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed slips under a jab from Panda.
Reed defending well as Panda loads up on a big left hand.
Reed throws a fast counter high kick but Panda manages to duck under it in time.
Panda lands a jab to the head.
Reed is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Panda misses with an uppercut
and Reed counters with a thumping low kick.
Reed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panda.
A countering left hand to the body from Reed misses.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Panda sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Panda throws a lazy uppercut
and Reed counters with a body kick that stops Panda in his tracks momentarily.
Reed's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Reed's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Panda is just out of range.#T1#
Reed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Panda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Panda misses.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Reed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panda throws a looping overhand right but Reed ducks down to avoid it.
Reed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Panda is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Reed keeps Panda at a distance using the push kick.
Reed staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reed.
Panda scores with a jab to the body.
Panda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reed throws out the jab. #T2#
Panda takes a jab right on the kisser.
Panda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reed.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Reed is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panda misses with a right hand
and Reed counters with a one-two to the body.
Reed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Panda rather than just go for the knockout.
Reed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Reed.
Reed gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Panda.
Panda throws out a loose jab but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panda really is a fat lump.
Reed ducks right into an uppercut from Panda.
Reed slips under a jab from Panda.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reed! But no joy.
Panda misses with a lunging right hand
and Reed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T3#
Panda swings for the body but Reed moves out of range.
Reed throws a sloppy head kick and Panda moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Panda misses the target.
Panda throws a looping overhand right but Reed ducks down to avoid it.
Panda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Panda's head.
A big left from Panda misses.
Nice defenses there by Reed.
Reed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panda.
Panda looks to land a right hand but Reed moved out of range.
A nice side step and Reed releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Panda misses with a left hand
and Reed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Panda misses. #T4#
Reed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panda.
Reed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Panda misses with a hook. Reed ducked under it nicely.
Panda moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromReed.
Reed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Panda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Reed moves out of range as Panda strikes.
Panda loads up on a big right hand but Reed slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Panda misses.
Panda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reed.
Reed lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Panda misses with a shot to the body
and Reed counters with a left and a right that stings Panda.
Reed swings for the body but Panda moves out of range.
Panda swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panda manages to avoid it.
Panda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.#T5#
Panda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reed.
Panda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panda throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the body from Reed misses
and Panda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Panda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reed stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Panda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Panda throws a lazy right hand but Reed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reed doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Reed throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Panda counter with a right hand.
Panda scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick by Reed misses
and Panda counters with a stiff right hand.
Panda connects with a crisp jab. #T6#
Reed lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Panda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reed scrambles back to his feet.
Reed goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#ROC#
Reed is rocked!
Panda lands a nice looking body shot.
Reed is still on wobbly legs! Can Panda finish him?
Panda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Reed counter with a right hand.
Reed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Panda.
Panda lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Reed up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Panda from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Reed's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dreamiest Panda!
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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E04
Date: Jun 23, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Yanic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yanic lands in his opponent's guard.
Panda should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Panda keeping moving, preventing Yanic from controlling successfully.
Panda thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Panda looking for a sweep. Not yet Panda, not yet.
Panda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yanic trying to control but Panda is working from the bottom.
Yanic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yanic wants to control but Panda is keeping him busy.
Yanic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Panda to see if he's OK.
Panda is trying to get back to half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Panda has eaten all the pies!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Check out the look on Yanic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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.
Yanic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Panda is looking for a sweep.
Panda keeps trying to improve his position.
Yanic grinds an elbow into Panda's temple. #T1#
Panda takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yanic lands a nice forearm strike.
Yanic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Panda is looking to regain half guard here but Yanic keeps moving and retains side control.
Yanic is looking to take a break and control but Panda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Panda manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yanic's best efforts.
Panda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yanic is keen to just control but Panda is a slippery customer.
Yanic lands with a punch from half guard.
Yanic is looking to take a break and control but Panda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Panda taking some punishment here, with Yanic in his half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Panda works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yanic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yanic wants to control from the top but Panda keeps moving.
Panda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yanic is one step ahead there. #T2#
Yanic wants to control from the top but Panda keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Yanic has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Panda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yanic is one step ahead there.
Yanic works over Panda with some ground and pound from guard.
Yanic tries to free his leg and advance position but Panda is retaining full guard.
Yanic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Panda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yanic manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Yanic controls Panda momentarily but Panda frees himself. #SUB#
Yanic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Panda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yanic's head.
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!
Panda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Panda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T3#
Yanic can't keep his opponent in guard - Panda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Panda thows a huge punch but Yanic dodges it nicely.
Panda working the head and body with strikes.
Yanic is trying to maintain the position but Panda is very close to passing his half guard.
Panda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Panda wants to pass the guard but Yanic is defending well.
Panda is thwarting Yanic's attempts to control the position.
Panda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yanic is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Panda.
Panda tries to pass to full mount but Yanic defends it.
Yanic is looking for a sweep. Panda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yanic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Panda's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Panda's back!#T4#
Yanic controlling well, preventing Panda from escaping the position.
Yanic lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Panda turns into Yanic and is now in his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panda stands up over Yanic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Panda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Panda is looking to work some ground and pound but Yanic has wrist control.
Yanic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Panda stands and throws Yanic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yanic defending against the ground and pound.
Panda working the ground and pound.
Panda lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Panda works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Panda works to advance to full mount. Yanic defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Panda with a couple of short strikes.
Yanic gets back to half guard.
Yanic is looking to improve his position.
Yanic is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Panda there. #T5#
Nice strikes from Panda there.
Yanic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yanic trying to control but Panda postures up.
Yanic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Panda is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Panda lands with a punch from half guard.
Yanic wants to get back to full guard.
Panda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yanic's head.
Yanic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yanic tries to get out of the position.
Panda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yanic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Panda looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yanic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Panda is working away from the top position though.
Yanic tries to roll over but Panda keeps him under control.
Panda is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Panda raining down shots from the mount!#T6#
Panda landing strikes from the mount and Yanic is in trouble!
Yanic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panda lands a big shot there that rocks Yanic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
#ROC2#
Yanic is rocked!
My spies in Crapollas Gym inform me that Panda has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
A big strike lands for Panda! That's really hurt Yanic and he's turned his back - Panda keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Panda jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dreamiest Panda!
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Open Weight Grand Prix S01E03
Date: Jun 09, 2018 |
#R1#
Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Pierre gets a clinch.
Panda misses with a punch on the inside.
Panda is trying to push Pierre away but Pierre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#TD2#
Pierre pulls Panda into guard.
Panda slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Panda working the body and head with strikes.
Panda scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pierre to see if he's OK.
Pierre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Pierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Panda scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pierre to see if he's OK.
Pierre is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pierre makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pierre.#SUB2#
Pierre working for a triangle but Panda defends it easily.
Panda scoring with some ground and pound.
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!#SUB2#
Pierre is looking for a triangle but Panda pushes his legs off easily.
#T1##SUB2#
Pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've been hearing that Panda has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Panda is working Pierre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Panda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Panda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Panda could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pierre trying to control the position.
#SUB2#
Pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pierre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Panda wants to pass the guard but Pierre is keeping the position.
Panda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Pierre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Panda defends well.
Panda looking to pass the guard.
Panda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Panda stands up over Pierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Panda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pierre on the ground.#SUB2#
Pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Panda's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T2##SUB2#
Pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Panda looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Panda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Panda distracts Pierre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Pierre is looking to cinch up a triangle. Panda throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Pierre's body to avoid the submission. Pierre has instead reached around Panda's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Pierre arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Antoine Pierre!
After the fight, Antoine Pierre 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:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E01
Date: May 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Dawson wants to clinch.
Panda drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dawson defends it well.
Dawson wants to clinch.
Dawson tries to clinch but Panda moves out of range.
Panda feints the counter takedown.
Panda misses with a body shot.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Panda is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Panda tests Dawson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Panda drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dawson defends it well.
Dawson moves to clinch but Panda breaks away #TD2#
and Panda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson trying to control the position.
Panda looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T1#
Panda is in close to Dawson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Panda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Panda has eaten all the pies!
Panda sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB#
Dawson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Panda defends well.
Panda chips away with some ground and pound.
Panda chips away with some ground and pound.
Panda's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Panda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Panda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dawson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Panda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panda controlling from the top position.
Dawson working a defensive guard but Panda passes into half guard.
Panda has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dawson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Panda lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dawson is working to get back to half guard.
Panda raining down hammerfists from mount.
Panda in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dawson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Panda connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#T3#
Panda lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dawson hang on?
Dawson wants to get back to his feet.
Dawson tries to hold on but Panda pushes him away.
Panda has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dawson's face.
Dawson is looking to get to half guard.
Dawson is working hard here to advance position.
Panda landing strikes, looking to finish!
Panda is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dawson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Panda landing shots from mount.
Panda landing punches.
Dawson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Panda lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Panda controlling his opponent.
Panda working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Panda lands a big shot there that rocks Dawson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
#T4#
Panda is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dawson tries to hold on but Panda pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panda looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Panda connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Panda controlling his opponent.
Panda in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Panda connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dawson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Panda controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Panda.
Panda controlling from mount.
Panda is landing with some decent strikes but Dawson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#ROC2#
Dawson is rocked!#T5#
Panda is landing with some decent strikes but Dawson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Dawson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Panda with the ground and pound from mount.
Dawson working to try and regain half guard.
Panda punishing his opponent with strikes.
Panda controlling his opponent.
Dawson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A big strike lands for Panda! That's really hurt Dawson and he's turned his back - Panda keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Panda jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dreamiest Panda!
Violet Dawson spoke after the fight, saying 'I have failed you father please forgive me'.
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