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Event:
FARTMMA 98
Date: May 09, 2020 |
#R1#
Vazzappo throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.
Wright looks to land a combination but Vazzappo avoids it well.
Vazzappo misses with a wild combination.
Wright is looking for a counter combo.
Wright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vazzappo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vazzappo's waist but Vazzappo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wright off to one side.
Vazzappo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Vazzappo misses.
Vazzappo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vazzappo jabs at Wright's body.
Wright doesn't manage to clinch there - Vazzappo circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vazzappo! But no joy.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Vazzappo.
Vazzappo misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Wright counters with a shoot takedown. Vazzappo fights it but they end up in guard. #T1#
Wright throwing strikes from guard but Vazzappo blocks nicely.
Vazzappo controlling Wright's posture.
Vazzappo wants to stand up but Wright is controlling him.
Wright working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vazzappo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vazzappo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wright throwing strikes from guard but Vazzappo blocks nicely.
Wright throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wright stops Vazzappo from standing up.
Vazzappo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wright.
Wright 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.
Vazzappo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wright controls the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vazzappo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vazzappo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vazzappo's head.
Vazzappo controlling the position.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vazzappo wants to get back to his feet but Wright is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vazzappo misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Vazzappo.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Vazzappo.
Sloppy strikes from Vazzappo. Those never looked like landing.
Wright checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wright appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tony Vazzappo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Wright gets a takedown into half guard.
Vazzappo gets full guard.
Wright landing with the ground and pound.
Wright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wright works over Vazzappo with some ground and pound from guard.
Wright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T4#
Vazzappo is looking to stand up but Wright isn't so interested in that idea.
Vazzappo keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Vazzappo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wright.
Vazzappo trying to control the position here.
Wright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wright chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Vazzappo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Good leg kick by Vazzappo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vazzappo misses with a few strikes there.
Vazzappo tries to bum rush Wright with a series of wild strikes but Wright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vazzappo looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
A big left from Vazzappo misses.
Wright appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL#
Wright moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC2#
Vazzappo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wright moves in looking to clinch but Vazzappo pushes him off.#TD#
Vazzappo gets caught flat footed, as Wright shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES2#
Vazzappo wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vazzappo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Vazzappo.
Wright appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vazzappo misses with a double jab.
Vazzappo lands a two punch combo.
Ethan Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vazzappo throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
A jab from Vazzappo does it's job there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wright is defended easily by Vazzappo.
Vazzappo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wright dives in and grabs Vazzappo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vazzappo pushes down on Wright's head and hops out.
Vazzappo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Vazzappo misses.
Vazzappo tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wright is defended easily by Vazzappo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Vazzappo.
#T2#
Vazzappo misses with a wild body shot.
Wright moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vazzappo stuffs the takedown.
and Vazzappo counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Wright! He's just covering up as Vazzappo starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Vazzappo!
A very excited looking Tony Vazzappo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
FARTMMA 93
Date: Apr 04, 2020 |
#R1#
Wright leaves Pikachu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pikachu shoots in for a takedown but Wright shows good takedown defense. #TD2#
Wright shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wright scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pikachu is pressing down on Wright's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wright landing some decent shots from guard.
Pikachu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Pikachu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wright defends well.
Wright connects with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Wright throwing strikes from guard but Pikachu blocks nicely.
Pikachu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wright's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pikachu looking to control.
Pikachu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wright.
Wright lands a couple of elbows.
Wright wants to control from the top but Pikachu keeps moving.
Wright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pikachu trying to control the position.
Wright chips away with some ground and pound.
Pikachu pulls Wright in close to prevent any damage. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wright throwing strikes but missing.
Wright stands up over Pikachu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pikachu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pikachu works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pikachu just misses with a punch to the body.
Pikachu fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Detektyw Pikachu. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Wright tries to sprawl but Pikachu drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wright is trying to control but can't.
#T3##SUB#
Pikachu is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Wright to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Pikachu trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pikachu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wright is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pikachu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wright's guard.
Pikachu is trying to control. Wright wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright trying to control here.
Wright manages to get to full guard.
Wright looking for a sweep. Not yet Wright, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pikachu content to stall in guard here.
Wright lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Wright dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Pikachu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Pikachu gets the takedown into side control. #SUB#
Pikachu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wright is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pikachu trying to control the action but Wright is working from the bottom.
Pikachu tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wright's legs.
Detektyw Pikachu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pikachu is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wright tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pikachu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T1##SUB#
Pikachu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pikachu wants to control but Wright is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Pikachu goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wright has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pikachu but great work by Wright.
Wright misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
#T2#
Wright working the ground and pound from side control.
Wright controlling the position.
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pikachu keeps working.
Wright lands a nice forearm strike.
Pikachu taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wright throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pikachu tries to improve position but can't. #SUB2#
Wright tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wright has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pikachu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB#
Pikachu looking for submissions off his back.#T3#
Wright lands strikes from half guard.
Pikachu is holding on to half guard well.
Wright not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Wright.
Pikachu is holding on to half guard well.
Pikachu is trying to maintain the position but Wright is very close to passing his half guard.
Pikachu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wright's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wright's back!
Pikachu has the hooks in. Wright is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T4#
Wright trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Pikachu is riding his opponent, not letting Wright buck him off.
Wright is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Pikachu off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Wright tries to break free.
#SUB#
Pikachu is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Wright defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Wright tries to roll but Pikachu sticks to his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Wright is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Wright has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Pikachu is trying to stick to Wright's back but Wright is turning into Pikachu. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Pikachu's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Detektyw Pikachu will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Nice sprawl there from Wright as Pikachu shoots in.
Wright slaps away a takedown attempt from Pikachu, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD2#
Wright gets the takedown into side control.
Pikachu wants to control but Wright postures up.
Pikachu tries to buck Wright off but Wright is having none of it.
Wright scoring with punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pikachu takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wright is trying to ground and pound but Pikachu uses the momentary lack of control by Wright to regain half guard.
Wright is trying to control the action in half guard but Pikachu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T1#
Wright wants to pass the guard but Pikachu is defending well.
Wright looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pikachu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wright is nestled in close to Pikachu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pikachu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wright lands a couple of digs.
Pikachu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB#
Pikachu pushes a forearm under Wright's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Wright is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Detektyw Pikachu!
During a confident post fight interview, Detektyw Pikachu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
FARTMMA 83
Date: Feb 08, 2020 |
#R1#
Wright fails with the takedown.
Tantor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tantor 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.
Wright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wright there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tantor lands a head shot.
Tantor scores with a punch to the head.#TD#
Wright gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tantor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wright chips away with some ground and pound.#T1#
Wright won't allow Tantor to sweep him here.
Tantor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Wright tries to roll over but Tantor keeps him under control.#SU2#
Tantor stands up and beckons Wright to join him on the feet.
Wright takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tantor misses with a combination
#TD#
and Wright counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Wright.
Ground and pound from Wright.
Wright working the head and body with strikes.
Wright is keen to just control but Tantor is a slippery customer.
Tantor is pressing down on Wright's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T2#
Wright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tantor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tantor's head.
Wright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright distracts Tantor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wright throws a strike but Tantor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SU2#
Tantor decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tantor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tantor. That's going to slow Wright down.
Tantor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tantor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T3#
Tantor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wright's head.
Tantor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tantor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice takedown defense from Tantor. No joy for Wright on that attempt.
A good leg kick by Tantor.
Wright walks into a straight right hand from Tantor.
Tantor scores with a body shot.
Maki Tantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tantor throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Tantor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tantor scores with a one two! Wright had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tantor lands a head kick. Wright smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tantor, right into the meat.
Tantor scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tantor lands with an overhand left.#T4#
Tantor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wright takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#ROC2#
Wright is rocked!
Tantor is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Wright flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Wright is out cold! Tantor holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maki Tantor!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Schmitt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schmitt is fending him off so far but Wright persists. Nope, Schmitt circles away and we're back to standing.
Wright moves in looking to clinch but Schmitt pushes him off.
Schmitt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Schmitt tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Schmitt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wright is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schmitt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Schmitt attempts a counter takedown but Wright avoids it well and moves away.
Tumleh Schmitt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Wright.
Wright has a takedown stuffed.
Wright looks for a takedown but Schmitt sprawls well.
Wright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL#
Schmitt rushes Wright and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmitt scores a nice knee to the body.
Schmitt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Wright looking for a takedown.
Wright tries for a takedown. No joy.
Schmitt lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Schmitt.
#T1#
Wright is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Schmitt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wright looks winded!
Schmitt lands a body punch.
Schmitt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Schmitt lands a hook that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Schmitt stops a takedown attempt from Wright.
Wright goes for a takedown attempt but Schmitt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schmitt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schmitt, right into the meat.
Schmitt lands a high kick!
Schmitt slaps away a takedown attempt from Wright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Schmitt tries to counter by clinching up but Wright breaks away and moves out of range.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schmitt sprawls well. Schmitt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wright gets slowly back to his feet.#T2#
Wright misses with a double jab.
Wright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Schmitt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Schmitt.
Wright throws a counter combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Schmitt. No joy for Wright on that attempt. #TD#
Schmitt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wright did well to prevent Schmitt getting side control.
Wright is looking to improve his position.
Schmitt controlling the action here.#SUB#
Schmitt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wright doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Schmitt.
Wright won't allow Schmitt to pass to mount. #T3#
Wright tries to roll over but Schmitt keeps him under control.
Wright really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schmitt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wright keeps trying to improve his position.
Schmitt is looking to advance position but Wright won't allow it.
Wright felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Schmitt prevents Wright from improving his position.#SUB#
Schmitt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wright is trying to control but can't.
Wright is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Schmitt is staying active.
We've been hearing that Schmitt has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#SUB#
Schmitt is working for a kimura but Wright is defending it quite comfortably.
Schmitt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wright is trying to maintain the position but Schmitt is very close to passing his half guard.
Schmitt passes into side control, despite Wright's attempt to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tumleh Schmitt dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Wright goes for a double leg but Schmitt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Schmitt continues to drive forward.
Wright misses with a takedown
and Schmitt counters with a solid body kick.
Schmitt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wright.
Tumleh Schmitt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Wright.
Schmitt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Schmitt lands with a nice body kick.
Wright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schmitt circles away.
Wright defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Schmitt.
As Schmitt backs off Wright throws a huge counter combo but Schmitt manages to avoid it all.
A good leg kick by Schmitt.
Wright tries to clinch there but Schmitt circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Wright looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#ES#
Schmitt is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmitt is working Wright over against the cage.#T1#
Schmitt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wright goes for a takedown attempt but Schmitt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No joy there for Schmitt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ethan Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmitt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wright.
Schmitt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Schmitt.
Tumleh Schmitt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schmitt throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wright tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Schmitt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Schmitt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T2#
Wright wants to control but Schmitt postures up.
Wright tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Schmitt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wright controls the position for a moment.
Wright struggling a bit here.#T3#
Wright is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Schmitt tries for a kimura but Wright is defending well. #SUB#
Schmitt has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Wright is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Schmitt yanks on the arm and Wright is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Schmitt.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tumleh Schmitt!
A relieved looking Tumleh Schmitt thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 25, 2019 |
#R1#
Wright tries for a takedown but Roth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wright. #TD2#
Roth gets caught napping as Wright dives in and scores a takedown. Roth manages to retain guard.
Wright trying to control but Roth is working from the bottom.
Wright throws a strike but Roth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Roth looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T1#
Wright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wright looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roth showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wright wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wright looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Roth puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wright trying to control here.
Roth trying to mount his opponent but Wright defends it.
Wright tries to get to full guard but Roth has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Wright fails with a takedown attempt.
Toran Roth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Wright.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt
and Roth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD2#
Wright looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wright throws a big right hand that misses.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wright working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Wright won't allow Roth to sweep him here.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Roth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roth wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
Wright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wright trying to control but Roth is working from the bottom.
Roth is adopting a defensive guard.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wright takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roth counters with a nice body shot.
Wright looks winded!
The fighters circle momentarily. Roth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#ROC#
Wright is rocked!
Roth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wright is still on wobbly legs! Can Roth finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Roth. Beautiful body shot.
Wright seems to have recovered his senses.
Roth drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Wright right on the button. Wright goes down! Roth follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Roth gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toran Roth!
Toran Roth seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
TWGC 25 (170lbs, D4): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jul 26, 2019 |
Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jacob Kempton (ranked 2097 p4p, 237 weight class) and Ethan Wright (ranked 4070 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jacob Kempton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Ethan Wright!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Kempton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Wright drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kempton defends it well.
Wright shoots in and drives through. Kempton sprawls well.
Kempton clinches.
Wright is trying to drag Kempton to the mat but Kempton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kempton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kempton stops a takedown attempt from Wright.
Jacob Kempton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Wright.
Kempton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wright uses from the top position.
Kempton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kempton (2) vs (0) Wright
Wright is pulling down on Kempton's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kempton wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kempton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wright is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kempton content to stall in guard here.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Kempton from controlling successfully.
Wright can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kempton controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kempton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kempton trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Kempton preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kempton looking to sit in guard and control but Wright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kempton (2) vs (2) Wright
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wright working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kempton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wright thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wright drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kempton dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kempton (4) vs (2) Wright
Kempton trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kempton is stalling in the full guard.
Wright has control of Kempton's left arm, preventing Kempton from doing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kempton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kempton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wright escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kempton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kempton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to sweep but no luck.
Kempton is fighting to break Wright's control of his arms but Wright is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kempton stays in close to Wright's body and controls the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wright is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wright controls Kempton momentarily but Kempton frees himself.
Kempton won't allow Wright to sweep him here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kempton 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.
Kempton trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Wright has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wright trying to control the position.
Kempton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kempton trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kempton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kempton postures up.
Kempton wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Kempton being controlled here momentarily.
Kempton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Kempton from controlling successfully.
Wright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kempton is one step ahead there.
Kempton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Kempton from controlling successfully.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kempton trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright controlling Kempton's posture.
Kempton stopping the sweep attempt from Wright.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Kempton from controlling successfully.
Wright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kempton is one step ahead there.
Kempton wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Wright looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kempton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Wright is pulling down on Kempton's head to control his posture.
Wright is trying to keep Kempton in close.
Kempton looking to sit in guard and control but Wright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kempton (4) vs (4) Wright
Wright drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kempton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wright has Kempton in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kempton (6) vs (4) Wright
Wright is pulling down on Kempton's head. It's preventing any offense from Kempton, at least for the moment.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kempton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kempton is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kempton takes the fight on points by 6 to 4.
During a confident post fight interview, Jacob Kempton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 12, 2019 |
#R1#
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diarmada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wright dives in and grabs Diarmada's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diarmada pushes down on Wright's head and hops out.
Diarmada leaves Wright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diarmada is looking for the big counter here.
Ethan Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diarmada looks to land a combination. Wright sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice takedown defense from Diarmada. No joy for Wright on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright closes the distance and clinches up with Diarmada, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes Diarmada against the cage but Diarmada circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wright is defended easily by Diarmada.
Diarmada steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wright.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diarmada as he avoids it easily.
Diarmada tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Wright gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Diarmada must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wright seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Diarmada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Wright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wright controlling Diarmada's posture.
Wright trying to keep a closed guard but Diarmada is proving a slippery customer.
Wright has a closed guard, preventing Diarmada from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diarmada 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. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wright shoots and misses
and Diarmada counters with a two punch combo.
Diarmada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wright tries for a takedown but Diarmada circles away easily
and Diarmada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diarmada dives in for a single leg takedown but Wright sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD2#
Diarmada closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wright did well to prevent Diarmada getting side control.
Wright keeping hold of Diarmada's head, controlling as best he can.
Wright gets full guard.
Diarmada trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diarmada tries to free his leg and advance position but Wright is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wright is on top in guard.
#REVR##T3#
Wright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diarmada working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wright scoring with some ground and pound.
Diarmada really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wright. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wright works over Diarmada with some ground and pound from guard.
Wright cracks Diarmada with a solid left hand.
Wright wants to control from the top but Diarmada keeps moving.
Wright works over Diarmada with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wright prevents Diarmada from getting back to his feet. #T4#
Diarmada trying to control the position here.
Diarmada is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wright is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Diarmada can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wright scoring with some ground and pound.
Wright working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wright works over Diarmada with some ground and pound from guard.
Wright wants to control from the top but Diarmada keeps moving.
Diarmada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wright is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trev Diarmada will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL2#
Diarmada instigates a clinch.
Wright tries for a takedown. No joy.
#TD2#
Diarmada jumps guard.
Wright throwing strikes but missing.
Diarmada wants to sweep here but Wright controlling him for the moment.
Diarmada is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wright distracts Diarmada with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've been hearing that Wright has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright looking to sit in guard and control but Diarmada gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Wright trying to keep a closed guard but Diarmada is proving a slippery customer.
Wright wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ethan Wright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Diarmada throws an elbow that misses. Wright uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diarmada's guard. Nice move by Wright!#REVR#
Wright lands a couple of digs.
Wright is working Diarmada over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wright trying to control but Diarmada is working from the bottom.
Wright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wright's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diarmada wants to get back to his feet but Wright is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wright lands a couple of digs.#T2#
Diarmada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wright is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Wright thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diarmada's head.
Wright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#ROC#
Diarmada is rocked!
Wright is working Diarmada over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diarmada is still in real trouble! Can Wright finish him?
Wright stops Diarmada from standing up.
Wright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Diarmada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright distracts Diarmada with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wright working some strikes from top position.
Wright 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diarmada's head.
Wright loads up on a big left hand. Diarmada felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Wright looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Diarmada can't hide his disappointment, as Wright celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Wright!
A victorious Ethan Wright thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 17, 2019 |
#R1#
Wright shoots in looking for a takedown but Huia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wright's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Huia as Wright shoots in.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Huia.
Wright is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wright moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Huia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Huia won't allow Wright to sweep him here.
Huia postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wright holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huia 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.
Wright is trying to control the position but Huia postures up. #T1#
Wright is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Huia wants to pass the guard but Wright is keeping the position.
Huia being controlled here momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Huia closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wright's guard.#T2#
Huia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright wants to sweep but no luck.
Huia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wright looking for a sweep. Not yet Wright, not yet.
Wright controls Huia momentarily but Huia frees himself.
Wright wants to sweep here but Huia controlling him for the moment.
Wright is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T3#
Wright looking for a sweep. Not yet Wright, not yet.
Huia controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Huia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wright really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Huia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Huia is breathing heavily.
Wright pulls Huia in to control the position.
Let's hope that Wright has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Wright is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Huia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T4#
Wright wants to sweep but no luck.
Huia tries to free his leg and advance position but Wright is retaining full guard.
Wright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Huia throws a big right hand that misses.
Wright controls Huia momentarily but Huia frees himself. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Huia.
Wright looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wiremu Huia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Wright.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Huia as he jumps to the side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wright misses with a takedown #TD#
and Huia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wiremu Huia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Wright throws a leg kick but Huia sees it coming and moves out of range. #TD#
Huia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wright to the mat! Wright manages to get full guard.
Huia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huia postures up.
Wright wants to sweep here but Huia controlling him for the moment.
Huia postures up.
Huia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wright's guard.
Wright trying to hold on to Huia's head to control him but Huia postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Huia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huia content to control rather than advance. #T1#
Wright wants to improve his position but Huia is controlling well.
Huia tries to pass to full mount but Wright defends it.
Huia works his way into side control.
Wiremu Huia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huia is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Wright's shoulder. That is not cool. #SUB#
Huia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wright tries to bench press Huia off him but Huia keeps the position. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Huia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wright is looking for a sweep.
Huia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Huia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wright, who protects the arm well.
Wright is looking for a sweep.
Wright is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Huia off and has taken his back!
Huia is trapped and Wright is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Wright cracks Huia with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Huia from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
#T3#
Huia grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Wright cracks Huia with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Huia from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Wright cracks Huia with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Huia from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Wright is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
You can see the frustration on Huia's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Wright lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Huia hold on?!
Huia is trying to remain composed but Wright is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Wright is punishing Huia with strikes - can he finish him?!
Wright is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Wright 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. Wright gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Wright apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wright or perhaps it was just good defense by Huia, which made it look bad.
Wright has a takedown stuffed.
Wright darts in looking for a takedown but Huia gets double underhooks and turns Wright into the cage.
Wiremu Huia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Wright.#T4##TD2#
Wright changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Huia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#ES#
Huia explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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!
Wright misses with a takedown #CL#
and Huia moves into the clinch.
Huia cracks Wright with a nice body shot.
Wright drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Huia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#TD#
Huia has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Wright clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Huia struggling to land strikes to the head as Wright covers up.
Huia somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back. #SUB#
Wright fending off the submission attempt from Huia.
Wright tries to roll but Huia sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wiremu Huia dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Huia has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Huia is working for takedown but Wright is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wright wants a takedown but no success here.
Huia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wright.
#TD#
Huia has hold of one of Wright's legs. Wright is fighting the takedown attempt but Huia gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Huia preventing the sweep.
Wright is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Huia manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T1#
Huia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Huia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wright throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB#
Huia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Huia has momentary wrist control but Wright slips an elbow through the middle.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wright connects with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Huia has momentary wrist control but Wright slips an elbow through the middle.
Huia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wright. #SUB#
Huia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wright distracts Huia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Huia looking to control.
Wright landing with the ground and pound.
Wright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Huia wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huia is fending him off so far but Wright persists. Nope, Huia circles away and we're back to standing.
Huia tries to counter by clinching up but Wright breaks away and moves out of range.
Wiremu Huia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Wright.
Sloppy strikes from Wright. Those never looked like landing.
Huia appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wiremu Huia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Wright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Huia circles away.
Huia is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wright.#CL#
Huia closes the distance and clinches.
Wright is trying to drag Huia to the mat but Huia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Huia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Huia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Huia gets underhooks to prevent Wright's takedown attempt.
Huia prevents a body shot from Wright.
Wright is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wright drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Huia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#T4#
Wright wants a takedown but no success here.
#TD#
Huia jumps into guard, dragging Wright to the mat.
Wright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huia has his hands on Wright's head, controlling the position.
Wright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ethan Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Huia is looking to cinch up a triangle. Wright throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Huia's body to avoid the submission. Huia has instead reached around Wright's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Huia arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wiremu Huia!
An out of breath and clearly excited Wiremu Huia thanked Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 11, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Wright feints and as Song raises his hands in defense, Wright changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Song looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wright has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Wright got a little sloppy there for a moment and Song has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wright has managed to get both his arms back between Song's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright with a nice head shot there.
Song bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wright's guard. #REVB#
Song trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Song stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Song wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Wright has his hands on Song's head, controlling the position.
Song looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Song controlling from the top position.
Song preventing the sweep.
Song stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Song slips nicely into half guard.
Song prevents Wright from improving his position.
Wright is positioning himself well to prevent Song advancing to mount.
Song wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Song is looking for a kimura here.
Wright trying to control but Song postures up.
#SUB2#
Song is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wright has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Song is working away from the top position though.
Song trying to control from half guard but Wright is working away.
Song stalling. #SUB2#
Song is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wright sees it coming and defends easily.#T3##SUB2#
Song seems to be looking for submissions.
Song tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wright knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wright slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Song passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wright is not content to let Song control the position.
Song slows the pace down.
Wright can't do much from the bottom here. #T4#
Wright tries to improve position but can't. #SUB2#
Song looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Wright's face as Song controls the position. #SUB2#
Song is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Wright is trying to escape and Song transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Wright is forced to tap! Nice work there by Song! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leondardo Song!
A relieved looking Leondardo Song thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
JBL Friday Night Fights V
Date: May 31, 2019 |
#R1#
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Wright is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#TD2#
Wright throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wright is in Gracie's guard.#SUB#
Gracie has his foot on Wright's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wright works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wright defends well.
Wright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracie seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Wright must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright with a nice head shot there.
Wright lands a couple of digs.
Wright keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.#SUB#
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wright wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
Wright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wright defends it easily.
Wright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T1#
Wright keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.#SUB#
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wright content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Wright pushes his legs off easily.
Wright makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wright working some strikes from top position.#SUB#
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wright defends well.#SUB#
Gracie is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Wright rolls with it to try and escape but Gracie cranks on the arm and Wright is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Breno Gracie!
Breno Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
JBL Friday Night Fights IV
Date: May 03, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Pearse scores with a takedown into Wright's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Pearse'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.
Wright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pearse is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wright holds on and takes a little breather.
Wright is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pearse trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright is pulling down on Pearse's head. It's preventing any offense from Pearse, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wright is keeping the position for now.
Wright looking for a sweep. Not yet Wright, not yet.
Pearse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T1#
Pearse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wright is keeping the position for now.
Pearse is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearse wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Wright has a closed guard, preventing Pearse from standing up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pearse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wright is keeping the position for now.
Pearse will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pearse advances to half guard.
Wright wants to get back to full guard but Pearse has passed into side control.
Wright stops Pearse from passing to mount. #T2#
Wright struggling a bit here.#SUB#
Pearse tries for a kimura but Wright is defending well.
Wright tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pearse trying to control the position but Wright is working away. #SUB#
Pearse is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wright knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Pearse working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T3##SUB#
Pearse goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wright has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pearse but great work by Wright.
Wright working away.
Pearse avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wright.
Pearse wants to control but Wright postures up.
Pearse sneaks back into half guard.
Pearse is trying to maintain the position but Wright is very close to passing his half guard.#T4#
Wright lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wright drops an elbow to the side of Pearse's head.
Wright is thwarting Pearse's attempts to control the position.
Wright lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wright missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright throwing shots but Pearse is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pearse is trying to maintain the position but Wright is very close to passing his half guard.
Pearse is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top 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 Padraig Pearse will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Wright keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pearse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wright shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#TD2#
Wright decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pearse is looking to get back to is feet but Wright passes into side control.
Wright lands a few punches from side control.
Pearse is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wright is controlling him well.
Pearse sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wright is thwarting Pearse's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearse is trying to stand.
Wright lands strikes from half guard.
Wright not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Pearse is trying is best to control the position here.
Wright is pressing down on Pearse's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pearse is holding on for now.
Pearse blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wright.
Wright prevents Pearse from improving his position.
Wright thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pearse's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wright connects with a nice short shot to Pearse's temple.
Pearse trying to hold on to Wright's head to control him but Wright postures up.
Wright not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pearse keeping hold of Wright's head, controlling as best he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pearse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#TD2#
Wright changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pearse looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pearse parries the strikes from Wright easily there. Wright is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pearse to escape.
Wright looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pearse is avoiding damage well.
Pearse gets back to half guard.
Pearse tries to kick Wright off but Wright keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wright is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ethan Wright has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wright drops an elbow to the side of Pearse's head.
Wright thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pearse's head.
Wright prevents Pearse from improving his position.
Wright throwing shots but Pearse is blocking nicely. #T3#
Pearse keeping control of the position.
Wright seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pearse is holding on to half guard well.
Pearse on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pearse is trying to maintain the position but Wright is very close to passing his half guard.
Pearse is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wright's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wright's back!#SUB#
Wright showing good submission defense here.
#SUB#
Pearse is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#T4#
Wright looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You can see the frustration on Wright's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#SUB#
Pearse tightening his grip on Wright, looking for the choke.
You can see the frustration on Wright's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #SUB#
Wright is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Pearse gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ethan Wright will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Wright drives through with a takedown into Pearse's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pearse has momentary wrist control but Wright slips an elbow through the middle.
Pearse looking to control.
Wright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pearse preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wright is one step ahead there.
Wright postures up and lands a big shot to Pearse's brow. #T1#
Wright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wright cracks Pearse with a solid left hand.
Wright stands up over Pearse, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wright trying to control but Pearse is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wright lands a couple of elbows.#SUB#
Pearse is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wright defends well.#SUB#
Pearse looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wright postures up and lands a big shot to Pearse's brow. #T2#
Pearse looking for a sweep. Not yet Pearse, not yet. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wright dives in for a single leg takedown but Pearse sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD2#
Wright closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wright with the ground and pound but Pearse uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wright trying to control but Pearse is working from the bottom.
Wright stopping the sweep attempt from Pearse.
Pearse is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pearse wants to stand up but Wright is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
#TD2#
Wright looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pearse has his hands on Wright's head, controlling the position.
Wright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wright scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wright must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T4#
Wright throws an elbow that misses. Pearse uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wright's guard. Nice move by Pearse!#REVR#
Pearse stands and throws Wright's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pearse trying to control the position but Wright is working away.
Wright is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pearse trying to control the action but Wright is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Wright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wright has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ethan Wright!
During a confident post fight interview, Ethan Wright thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Initiation IV
Date: Feb 08, 2019 |
#R1#
Wright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wright doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD#
Wright closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Roy is trying to get back to half guard.
Roy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Roy manages to get back to half guard.
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!
Wright not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roy is positioning himself well to prevent Wright advancing to mount.
Wright is trying to control. Roy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wright prevents Roy from improving his position.#T1#
Wright missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roy preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Roy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wright scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roy manages to get to full guard.
Roy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wright working some strikes from top position.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wright throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roy pulls Wright in close to his closed guard and prevents Wright from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wright landing with the ground and pound. #T2#
Wright landing some decent shots from guard.
Roy trying to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Wright avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roy's head.#T3#
Wright postures up and lands a big shot to Roy's brow.
Roy keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Wright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wright trying to control but Roy is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright prevents Roy from getting back to his feet.
Roy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wright.
Wright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wright won't allow Roy to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Roy has his foot on Wright's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wright works his way back into a safe position though.
Wright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wright working some strikes from top position.
Roy wants to sweep here but Wright controlling him for the moment.
Roy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wright is controlling him. #T4#
Wright postures up in Roy's guard and throws a big left but Roy blocks it.
Wright scoring with some ground and pound.
Roy trying to control the position here.
Wright works over Roy with some ground and pound from guard.
Wright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Roy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Wright dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Wright misses with a takedown attempt
and Roy counters with a three punch combo that has Wright backing up. Wright nods at Roy to acknowledge the strikes.
Roy swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roy tries to avoid it but Wright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roy to the ground. Roy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wright closes the distance and clinches up with Roy, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes Roy against the cage but Roy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Wright changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Roy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Roy struggling a bit here.
Roy is looking to reverse the position.
Roy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wright's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Roy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Roy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Roy holds on and takes a little breather.
Roy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Wright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Roy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Roy is controlling Wright's posture.
Roy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ethan Wright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Roy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T2#
Roy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roy wants to control but Wright is keeping him busy.
Wright trying to control here.
Roy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wright trying to control from the bottom.
Roy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wright wants to improve his position but Roy is controlling well.
Roy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roy thows a huge punch but Wright dodges it nicely.
Wright on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wright tries to get out of the position.
Roy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wright defending well though.
Roy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wright is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roy throwing shots but Wright is blocking nicely. #T3#
Wright keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roy trying to pass the guard but Wright defending well.
Roy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roy content to control rather than advance.
Wright avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roy.
Well, if Roy 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.
Roy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wright wants to get back to full guard.
Wright has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roy is working away from the top position though.
Roy throwing shots but Wright is blocking nicely.
Roy missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Roy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wright's head.
Roy thows a huge punch but Wright dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roy slows the pace down in half guard.
Roy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wright wants to control but Roy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Roy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wright's head.
Roy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wright with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wright trying to hold on to Roy's head to control him but Roy postures up.
Wright is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roy scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roy throwing shots but Wright is blocking nicely.
Roy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Roy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Roy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Roy lunges at Wright with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wright's hand.
Wright tries to clinch there but Roy circles away.
Nice shot by Roy.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roy sprawls well. Roy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wright gets slowly back to his feet.
Wright tries for a takedown but Roy circles away easily
and Roy counters with a nice body shot.
Roy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wright has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roy finds it's way round the side to connect with Wright's head. #ROC2#
Wright is rocked!
Roy connects with a body shot that sends Wright's belly button to the back.
Oh Wright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roy moves in close and cracks Wright with a massive right hand! Wright, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Roy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Roy!
After winning the bout, Lee Roy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Initiation 3
Date: Jan 25, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Wright scores with a takedown into Pearse's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wright throws a big elbow that misses.
Wright wants to control from the top but Pearse keeps moving.
Pearse trying to control the position here.
Wright is working Pearse over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pearse is trying to keep Wright in close.
Wright is in close to Pearse's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pearse will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1#
Wright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pearse looking to control.
Wright won't allow Pearse to sweep him here.
Wright landing with the ground and pound.
Pearse has momentary wrist control but Wright slips an elbow through the middle.
Pearse is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wright makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wright preventing the sweep.
Pearse is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wright can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wright controlling the position for now.
Wright tries to get to full guard but Pearse has control of the leg. #T2#
Wright is controlling Pearse's trapped leg to prevent Pearse from advancing to side control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wright manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Our spies down at at Tycoon Gym inform us that Wright has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pearse looking to pass the guard.
Pearse wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Wright looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB#
Pearse is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wright is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Wright must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T3#
Wright works over Pearse with some ground and pound from guard.
Wright lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wright scoring with some ground and pound.
Pearse working a defensive guard here.
Wright is in close to Pearse's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pearse preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wright working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Wright has gone for a leg lock! Pearse slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wright's guard.#REVR##T4#
Wright bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pearse's guard. #REVB##SUB2#
Wright drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pearse manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wright has Pearse in his guard.#REVR#
Pearse trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Pearse being controlled here momentarily.
Pearse wants to pass the guard but Wright is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright seems keen to control Pearse's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Wright dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD2#
Wright scores with a takedown into Pearse's guard.#ES#
Pearse is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wright drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pearse connects with a knee to the head.
Wright tries for a takedown but Pearse manages to get underhooks.
Pearse is trying to push Wright away but Wright has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pearse tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wright struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearse controls his hands.
Wright wants a takedown.
Padraig Pearse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Wright.
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Pearse avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
Pearse changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wright fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pearse is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
#CL#
Pearse pushes Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearse prevents a takedown attempt there.
#T1#
Pearse working Wright over with knees to the body.
Wright wants a takedown.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Wright drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pearse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#BC#
Pearse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pearse fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wright darts in looking for a takedown but Pearse gets double underhooks and turns Wright into the cage.
We've been told by Pearse's head coaches at Spartans Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pearse changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wright tries to avoid it but Pearse manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wright to the ground. Wright escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD2#
Wright scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pearse gets back to half guard.
Pearse preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #T2#
Pearse tries to get to full guard but Wright has control of the leg.
Pearse trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wright connects with a nice short shot to Pearse's temple. #SUB2#
Wright is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pearse sees it coming and defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearse is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pearse keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wright misses with a head shot. Pearse uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pearse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T3#
Pearse wants to sweep but no luck.
Pearse controls Wright momentarily but Wright frees himself.
Wright wants to control from the top but Pearse keeps moving.
Pearse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pearse tries to clinch but Wright is having none of it.
Pearse tries to clinch up but Wright circles away and keeps his distance.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Pearse moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
Pearse tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#CL#
Pearse drives through and clinches with Wright against the cage.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Pearse controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pearse obliges.
Pearse landing knees to the body.
Wright can't get the takedown.
Pearse prevents a takedown attempt there.
#BC#
Pearse breaks from the clinch.
Pearse tries to clinch up.#TD2#
Pearse gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pearse tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pearse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pearse works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Pearse dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Pearse doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Pearse wants to clinch.#CL2#
Wright closes the distance and clinches.
Pearse tries for a takedown. No joy.
#TD2#
Wright has clasped his hands together around Pearse's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. #ES#
Pearse sneaks out the side door and pushes Wright away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Padraig Pearse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Pearse closes the distance and clinches.
Pearse wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright is looking for a takedown.#BC#
Pearse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ethan Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pearse defends it nicely.#T1#
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pearse as he jumps to the side.
Pearse is looking for a counter combo.
Padraig Pearse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Wright.
Pearse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pearse is looking to slow Wright down with leg kicks. #CL#
Pearse gets a clinch.
Pearse tries for a takedown. No joy.
#TD2#
Wright turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pearse sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pearse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wright trying to mount his opponent but Pearse defends it.
Wright not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wright is looking to take a break and control but Pearse is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
Pearse makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pearse.
Pearse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pearse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wright is looking to work some ground and pound but Pearse has wrist control.
Pearse looking for a sweep. Not yet Pearse, not yet.
Wright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pearse moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
Pearse tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
#T3#
Pearse tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD2#
and Wright counters with a shoot takedown. Pearse fights it but they end up in guard.
Wright throwing strikes from guard but Pearse blocks nicely.
Pearse can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wright controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wright is one step ahead there.
Pearse is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wright is in close to Pearse's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4#
Wright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pearse pulls Wright in to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Wright scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pearse is trying to get back to half guard.
Pearse parries the strikes from Wright easily there. Wright is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pearse to escape.
Wright working the ground and pound from side control.
Pearse takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pearse on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pearse regains half guard.
Wright working over Pearse with some ground and pound. Pearse looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #ROC2#
Pearse is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ethan Wright.
I think Wright has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Yip fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yip throws a body kick that misses.
As Yip looks to move away, Wright throws a big counter combo but Yip just gets out of the way.
Wright shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yip counters with a nice uppercut.
Ethan Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yip cracks Wright with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yip cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright fails with the takedown
and Yip counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yip clobbers Wright with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wright takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wright shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yip counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright dives in and grabs Yip's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yip pushes down on Wright's head and hops out.
Yip has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wright is landing a low percentage of strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright shoots in for a takedown but Yip shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Yip misses.
Wright fails with the takedown
letting Yip counter with a right hand.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yip paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T1#
Wright tries for a takedown but Yip circles away easily
and Yip counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright has his takedown stuffed
and Yip counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yip counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yip jabs at Wright's body.
Yip scoring well with a low kick there.
Yip with a hook.
Yip lands a nice hook to Wright's body. Wright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yip fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wright.
Wright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yip makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Yip lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright tries for a takedown but Yip circles away easily
and Yip counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Yip comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Franky Yip is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yip counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yip is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wright had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yip scores with a leg kick.
Yip stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wright shoots and misses
and Yip counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt
and Yip connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC2#
Wright is rocked!
Wright has his takedown stuffed
and Yip makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wright really felt that one!
Oh Wright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! Yip connects with the perfect overhand right and Wright falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Yip!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franky Yip!
Franky Yip 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:
JBL 10 Brayden vs Point
Date: Dec 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Sonnen stuffs the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Sonnen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#TD2#
Wright shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Wright was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wright grinds an elbow into Sonnen's temple.
Wright throwing strikes but Sonnen manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen working away.
Wright gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wright tries to get to full guard but Sonnen has control of the leg.
Wright is looking to get back to full guard here but Sonnen has managed to pass to side control instead.
Wright on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonnen throws an elbow but Wright slips to the side and avoids it well.#T1#
Sloppy strikes there by Sonnen.
Wright is trying to escape the position but Sonnen is controlling the position.
Sonnen lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sonnen working the ground and pound from side control.
Wright looking for a sweep but Sonnen has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Wright really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sonnen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sonnen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wright can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sonnen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wright tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sonnen looking to ground and pound but Wright is blocking nicely.
Sonnen cracks Wright with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chael Sonnen!
Chael Sonnen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Unfinished Business
Date: Nov 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Alela throws a good cross that connects.
Wright tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alela swivels and escapes.
Wright shoots for a takedown but Alela saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alela sprawls well. Alela wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wright gets slowly back to his feet.
Alela feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sao Alela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Wright.
Wright wants to clinch but Alela slips to the side
and Alela counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wright fails with the takedown
and Alela counters with a left and a right that stings Wright. #CL#
Alela darts in and clinches Wright up against the cage.
Wright tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wright fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wright goes for a takedown attempt but Alela pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alela is fending him off so far but Wright persists. Nope, Alela circles away and we're back to standing.
Wright has his takedown stuffed
and Alela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright looks winded!
Wright shoots for a double leg takedown but Alela sprawls well. He's pushed Wright's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #T1#
Alela throws out a powerful jab.#CL#
Wright gets tackled into the cage by Alela. Alela maintains the clinch.
Alela lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC#
Alela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alela avoids it really well and circles away.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wright is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alela sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL#
Alela clinches.
Wright wants to get back to striking at distance but Alela won't allow it.
#BC#
Alela breaks the clinch.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An attempted straight right counter from Alela misses the target.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wright. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alela regains half guard.
Alela trying to hold on to Wright's head to control him but Wright postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alela is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wright's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wright's back!
Alela biding his time, looking for the opening.
Wright tries to escape the position.
#T3#
Good control from Alela.
Wright trying to control the hands but Alela won't let him.
Alela is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alela'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.
Wright staying busy and making it hard for Alela to control.
Wright rolls, trying to escape but Alela keeps control of the position.
Wright is still trying to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sao Alela dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Alela scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Alela on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alela keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wright tries for a takedown but Alela sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alela is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheers as Alela lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wright doesn't seem phased though.
Wright shoots for a double leg takedown but Alela sprawls well. He's pushed Wright's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sao Alela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Wright.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alela moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Nice sprawl there from Alela as Wright shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alela but Alela pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alela lunges at Wright with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wright's hand.
Wright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright is breathing heavily.#T1#
Alela pounces like a tiger and cracks Wright with a vicious hook! Wright is down but not out! Alela follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sao Alela!
Sao Alela gave a mention to Pit Bull Development in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
Onslaught
Date: Oct 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Wright fails with the takedown.
Haggus looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Haggus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wright tries for a takedown but Haggus circles away easily#CL#
and Haggus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Haggus throws a head punch that misses. #TD2#
Wright gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wright takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Haggus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wright.
Haggus trying to control but Wright postures up.
Wright seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haggus is trying to maintain the position but Wright is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Wright 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.
Wright really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haggus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Ground and pound from Wright.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wright connects with a nice short shot to Haggus's temple. #SUB2#
Wright is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Haggus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wright scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wright working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wright thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haggus's head.
Wright working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T2#
Haggus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wright is looking to take a break and control but Haggus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Haggus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wright scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wright missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wright seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB#
Haggus actively working from the bottom here.
Wright trying to control from half guard but Haggus is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wright lands strikes from half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wright working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.#T3#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wright lands a nice short elbow.
Haggus is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wright winds up and cracks Haggus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wright looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Haggus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wright is nestled in close to Haggus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wright lands a nice short elbow.#ROC2#
Haggus is rocked!
Wright is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Haggus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB2#
Wright is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haggus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wright. #SUB2#
Wright seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wright stalling away here and it's allowed Haggus to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wright is working Haggus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T4#
Haggus controls Wright momentarily but Wright frees himself.
Wright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haggus's head.
Wright landing with the ground and pound.
Wright connects with a couple of short punches.
Wright pushing down on Haggus's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wright lands with a punch from half guard.
Wright lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Haggus quite badly. Haggus pulls Wright in close trying to recover. Wright postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Haggus on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Haggus doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Wright!
During a confident post fight interview, Ethan Wright thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
JBL 6
Date: Sep 08, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Wright gets tackled into the cage by Johnny. Johnny maintains the clinch.
Johnny is working for takedown but Wright is calmly controlling the position for now.#TD#
Wright has hold of one of Johnny's legs. Johnny is fighting the takedown attempt but Wright gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Johnny is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wright lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wright's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've been hearing that Wright has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#SUB2#
Johnny isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wright stacks Johnny on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wright!
Johnny is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wright off and has taken his back!
Wright looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #SUB2#
Johnny looking to break Wright's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Wright remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Johnny will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Wright tries to escape but Johnny has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Wright wants to control his opponent's hands but Johnny gets his hands free.
Wright is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Wright defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Wright cracks Johnny with a solid left hand.#T2#
Wright distracts Johnny with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB2#
Johnny is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wright defends well.
Wright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnny really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wright. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wright cracks Johnny with a solid left hand.
Wright lands a couple of digs.
Wright with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wright's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnny looking to control.
Wright lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T3#
Wright scoring with some ground and pound.
Wright 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.
Wright working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wright working some strikes from top position.#ROC#
Johnny is rocked!
Wright cracks Johnny with a solid left hand.
Johnny is still in real trouble! Can Wright finish him?
Wright lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnny is striking from the bottom but Wright uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Wright lands a big elbow - Johnny is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Wright!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Wright!
An out of breath Ethan Wright thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
JBL 4 Takashi vs Sireika
Date: Aug 11, 2018 |
#R1#
Alela connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wright shoots for a double leg takedown but Alela sprawls well. He's pushed Wright's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wright moves in looking to clinch but Alela pushes him off.
Alela cracks Wright with a good jab.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but Alela shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alela listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alela avoids it really well and circles away.
Sao Alela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Wright.
Alela uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wright has time to react.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#TD2#
Wright looking to score a takedown here. Alela is defending well but Wright drives through and ends up in Alela's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alela keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Wright has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Alela is trying to control the position but Wright postures up.
Wright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alela's head.
Alela 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.
Wright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Alela avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Wright scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wright working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wright wants to control but Alela is keeping him busy.
Wright is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wright slips a nice elbow through Alela's hands, connecting with Alela's forehead.#T2#
Wright passes the guard and advances to mount!
Alela tries to hold on but Wright postures up.
Wright lands a big shot there that rocks Alela but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wright avoids the attempt from Alela to control.
Wright looking to finish Alela with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alela!#SUB2#
Wright has control of Alela's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Alela regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wright landing shots from mount. #T3#
Wright tries to control but Alela wriggling away.
Wright scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alela?
Wright scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alela?
Alela taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wright cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Alela is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wright dominating with strikes here.
Wright lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Alela in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wright with shots to the head and body - Alela looks very uncomfortable down there.
Alela really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T4#
Wright looking to finish Alela with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alela!
Wright lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alela regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alela won't allow Wright to pass to mount.
Wright prevents Alela from standing back up.
Wright drops an elbow to the side of Alela's head.
Alela wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Wright there.
Wright throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Wright is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Wright dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Wright on the wrong end of a nice hook.#TD2#
Wright closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alela quickly recovers to half guard.
Alela is looking to improve his position.
Alela is trying to stand up here but Wright is controlling him well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wright working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright is thwarting Alela's attempts to control the position.
Wright drops an elbow to the side of Alela's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright working Alela over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Wright.
Alela wants to control but Wright is keeping busy.
#T1#
Wright lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alela looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wright is just content to waste time from the top position. Alela takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Alela controls Wright momentarily but Wright frees himself.
Wright passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wright in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Alela on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Wright is trying to get an arm triangle but Alela is defending well. #T2#
Wright lands some shots froms side control.
Alela is not content to let Wright control the position.
Wright looks up at the clock and then as Alela takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wright smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wright lands an elbow.
Alela wants to control but Wright postures up.
Wright looks up at the clock and then as Alela takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wright smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ground and pound from Wright seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Alela can't do much from the bottom here.
Wright landing strikes. #T3#
Alela is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wright connects with a decent elbow.
Wright connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Alela some visible discomfort.
Wright working the head and body with strikes.
Alela is looking to reverse the position.
Alela wants to control but Wright postures up.
Wright landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #SUB2#
Wright is trying to get an arm triangle but Alela is defending well.
Wright in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wright scores with punches from side control. #T4#
Wright content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Alela managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wright.
Wright is working Alela over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wright looks up at the clock and then as Alela takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wright smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wright is putting a hurting on Alela here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wright landing a few strikes.
Wright in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alela prevents Wright from improving position.
Wright lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Alela connects with a single shot there.
Alela changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alela connects with a body shot.
Wright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alela bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wright shoots in but no luck this time. #TD2#
Wright gets a double leg takedown into Alela's guard.
Alela looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wright is one step ahead there.
Alela controls Wright momentarily but Wright frees himself.
Wright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alela's head.
Ethan Wright has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wright is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T1#
Wright with a nice head shot there.
Alela controlling the position.
Wright makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alela trying to control the position.
Wright tries to free his leg and advance position but Alela is retaining full guard.
Wright sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Alela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wright fails to land the takedown.
Wright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sao Alela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Wright.
Alela works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt - Alela sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Alela on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL2#
Wright gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alela lands with a light punch inside.
Alela lands a hook that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Alela is pressed up against the cage. Wright has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alela down to the mat. Alela avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alela. That's going to slow Wright down.
Alela scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wright shoots in but Alela avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T3#
A jab lands there for Alela.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wright tries to move into range but Alela moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alela tries to avoid it but Wright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alela to the ground. Alela escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alela cracks Wright with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wright with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alela to score with a decent uppercut.#TD2#
Wright shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES#
Alela manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Alela.
Sao Alela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright with a poor takedown
and Alela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC#
Wright is rocked!
Alela fakes the body blow, causing Wright to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Wright goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sao Alela!
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Event:
Test of Wills II
Date: Jul 28, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Wright throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nurmagoduv tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wright is in Nurmagoduv's guard.
Nurmagoduv wants to sweep here but Wright controlling him for the moment.
Wright throws a big right hand that misses.
Nurmagoduv preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nurmagoduv avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wright throws a strike but Nurmagoduv rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nurmagoduv accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nurmagoduv trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagoduv with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurmagoduv content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Nurmagoduv from controlling successfully.
Nurmagoduv throwing strikes from guard but Wright blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Nurmagoduv throws a big elbow that misses.
Wright manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nurmagoduv manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Nurmagoduv wants to stand and escape but Wright is having none of it.
Wright must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nurmagoduv keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Wright connects with a couple of short punches.
Nurmagoduv pulls Wright in to control the position.
Wright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nurmagoduv is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2#
Wright postures up in Nurmagoduv's guard and throws a big left but Nurmagoduv blocks it.
Nurmagoduv utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurmagoduv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nurmagoduv avoids it really well and circles away.
Wright closes the distance and clinches up with Nurmagoduv, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes Nurmagoduv against the cage but Nurmagoduv circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD2#
Wright shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nurmagoduv manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wright postures up in Nurmagoduv's guard and throws a big left but Nurmagoduv blocks it.
Wright is working Nurmagoduv over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T3#
Nurmagoduv manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wright manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Nurmagoduv throwing strikes from guard but Wright blocks nicely.
Nurmagoduv throws a big right hand that misses.
Wright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nurmagoduv working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nurmagoduv working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nurmagoduv throws an elbow that misses. Wright uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nurmagoduv's guard. Nice move by Wright!#REVB#
Wright throwing strikes but missing.
Wright trying to control but Nurmagoduv is working from the bottom.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss. #T4#
Nurmagoduv wants to stand but Wright is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nurmagoduv utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wright is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nurmagoduv avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wright looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ethan Wright will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Wright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wright tries for a takedown but Nurmagoduv sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Wright shoots in and gets a takedown into Nurmagoduv's guard.
Wright postures up in Nurmagoduv's guard and throws a big left but Nurmagoduv blocks it.
Wright throws an elbow that misses. Nurmagoduv uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wright's guard. Nice move by Nurmagoduv!#REVR#
Nurmagoduv throws a strike but Wright rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nurmagoduv is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Wright has momentary wrist control but Nurmagoduv slips an elbow through the middle.
Nurmagoduv throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nurmagoduv working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wright has his hands on Nurmagoduv's head, controlling the position.
Nurmagoduv 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.#T1#
Nurmagoduv loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nurmagoduv lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nurmagoduv in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nurmagoduv landing with the ground and pound.
Nurmagoduv throws a big elbow that misses.
Nurmagoduv with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurmagoduv scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wright lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Nurmagoduv working a defensive guard here.
#T2#
Wright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wright connects with a couple of short punches.
Nurmagoduv pulls Wright in close to prevent any damage.
Nurmagoduv wants to stand up but Wright is controlling him.
Wright's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nurmagoduv tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurmagoduv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright stopping the sweep attempt from Nurmagoduv.#T3#
Nurmagoduv bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wright's guard. #REVR#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wright can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nurmagoduv throws a strike but Wright rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Wright really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nurmagoduv. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nurmagoduv trying to control the position here.
Wright throwing strikes but missing.
Wright wants to control from the top but Nurmagoduv keeps moving.
Nurmagoduv is pulling down on Wright's head. It's preventing any offense from Wright, at least for the moment.
Wright wants to control from the top but Nurmagoduv keeps moving. #T4#
Nurmagoduv pulls Wright in close to his closed guard and prevents Wright from doing any damage or advancing position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wright working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Wright throws an elbow that misses. Nurmagoduv uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wright's guard. Nice move by Nurmagoduv!#REVR#
Nurmagoduv preventing the sweep.
Wright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright wants to sweep but no luck.
Nurmagoduv with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nurmagoduv trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagoduv dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Wright closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nurmagoduv quickly recovers to half guard.
Nurmagoduv slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wright looking to sit in guard and control but Nurmagoduv gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Nurmagoduv working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wright is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Wright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throwing strikes from guard but Nurmagoduv blocks nicely.
Wright postures up in Nurmagoduv's guard and throws a big left but Nurmagoduv blocks it. #T1#
Nurmagoduv looking to control.
Wright throws an elbow that misses. Nurmagoduv uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wright's guard. Nice move by Nurmagoduv!#REVR#
Nurmagoduv throwing strikes but missing.
Nurmagoduv wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Nurmagoduv is in close to Wright's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wright pulls Nurmagoduv in to control the position.
Nurmagoduv distracts Wright with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nurmagoduv cracks Wright with a solid left hand.
Nurmagoduv is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wright wants to improve his position but instead Nurmagoduv has moved into half guard.
#T2#
Wright is looking to control Nurmagoduv's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wright avoid being mounted?
Nurmagoduv is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nurmagoduv is nestled in close to Wright, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nurmagoduv thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wright's head.
Wright is looking to improve his position.
Nurmagoduv drops an elbow to the side of Wright's head.
Nurmagoduv looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nurmagoduv is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nurmagoduv thows a huge punch but Wright dodges it nicely.
#T3#
Nurmagoduv is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nurmagoduv slips a nice elbow through Wright's hands, connecting with Wright's forehead.#ROC#
Wright is rocked!
Nurmagoduv lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Wright! More strikes land and this one is all over! Nurmagoduv jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagoduv!
After winning the bout, Khabib Nurmagoduv thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Test of Wills I
Date: Jul 07, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Wright drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rodrigues trying to keep a closed guard but Wright is proving a slippery customer.
Rodrigues doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wright stops Rodrigues from standing up.
Rodrigues looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#ES2#
Rodrigues manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Paulo Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodrigues.
Wright throws a wild body kick that Rodrigues sees coming a mile off.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rodrigues looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rodrigues lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
Rodrigues falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD#
and Wright counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rodrigues!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodrigues takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
#SUB#
Wright tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T1#
Rodrigues takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
A lull in the action here.
Wright scoring with punches from side control. #SUB#
Wright tries for a kimura but Rodrigues is defending well.
Wright lands an elbow. #T2#
Rodrigues tries to escape but Wright is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Rodrigues tries to bench press Wright off him but Wright keeps the position.
Rodrigues is letting Wright control him for a moment.
Rodrigues pushes Wright away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wright gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Wright moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rodrigues tries to buck Wright off but Wright is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodrigues wants to control but Wright postures up.#T3##SUB#
Wright wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rodrigues, who protects the arm well.
Rodrigues wants to control but Wright postures up.
Wright wants to stand but Rodrigues has his arm trapped. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wright looks to land a body kick but Rodrigues moved away.
Rodrigues is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rodrigues moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
Rodrigues doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Rodrigues misses with a combination
and Wright counters with a series of strikes. Rodrigues will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rodrigues connects with the punch.#TD#
Wright darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#T4#
Rodrigues is trying to stand.
Wright is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rodrigues on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rodrigues trying to control here.
Wright tries to stand and escape but Rodrigues is controlling the position.
Wright looks to score some points 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!#SUB#
Wright is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rodrigues defends it well.
Wright content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Wright dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Rodrigues shoots for a takedown but Wright saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ethan Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Wright misses the shot to the body. #TD#
Wright shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rodrigues manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wright is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright wants to stand but Rodrigues has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wright is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T1#
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wright'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.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL#
Wright has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rodrigues prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodrigues is trying to force a seperation but Wright has the dominant position.
Rodrigues fails to pull guard.
Ethan Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Rodrigues.
Rodrigues is trying to pull guard but Wright turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC2#
Rodrigues pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wright sprawls well. Wright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rodrigues gets slowly back to his feet.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rodrigues throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodrigues rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wright moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodrigues throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wright's waist but Wright gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodrigues off to one side.
Rodrigues is breathing heavily.
Rodrigues fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#TD#
Wright darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rodrigues is in trouble now - Wright has advanced to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rodrigues hang on?#T3#
Rodrigues tries to lock up and control but Wright gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wright in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rodrigues'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.
Wright tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wright seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rodrigues for as long as he can get away with.
Further stalling from Wright.
Wright 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.
Wright working the ground and pound effectively.
#T4#
Wright lands a big elbow.
Rodrigues is bucking up trying to escape but Wright cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wright wants to control the pace but Rodrigues is squirming around nicely.
Wright avoids the attempt from Rodrigues to control.
Wright lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Wright connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wright takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rodrigues is looking to get to half guard.
Rodrigues throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Wright dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Wright looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rodrigues!
Rodrigues is trying to control Wright's posture but Wright avoids it.
Rodrigues holds on to Wright's head and controls the position momentarily.
Rodrigues tries to buck Wright off but Wright is having none of it.
Wright tries to stand but Rodrigues is controlling his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright takes a little break here. Rodrigues wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#T1#
Wright wants to control but Rodrigues is keeping him busy.
Wright tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rodrigues struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Wright stalls from top position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Wright shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rodrigues is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wright scores with a couple of nice shots.#T2#
Rodrigues tries to get to full guard but Wright has control of the leg.
Wright performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rodrigues tries to kick Wright off but Wright keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wright is taking a breather. Rodrigues says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ethan Wright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Wright wants to stand but Rodrigues has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Wright is keen to just control but Rodrigues is a slippery customer.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wright swinging wildly here.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Rodrigues.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues avoids it really well and circles away.#TD#
Wright shoots in and gets a takedown into Rodrigues's guard.#ES2#
Rodrigues pushes Wright off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #T4#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rodrigues!
Rodrigues takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Wright forces Rodrigues back against the cage and clinches.
Rodrigues wants to break free but Wright has control.
Rodrigues is trying to force a seperation but Wright has the dominant position.
Rodrigues is looking to break free of the clinch but Wright has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright tries to pull guard but Rodrigues won't allow it.
Wright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wright is trying to pull guard but Rodrigues has him pressed against the cage.
Paulo Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ethan Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodrigues lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paulo Rodrigues.
I think Wright 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Wright!
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