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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 17, 2019 |
#R1#
A slapping body kick lands there for Hoohuli.
Riley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hoohuli but Hoohuli pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hoohuli shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riley sprawls well. Riley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hoohuli gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoohuli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Riley scores with a head kick.
A combination from Hoohuli does no damage.
Hoohuli misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoohuli lands the left hand.#TD2#
Riley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hoohuli quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoohuli taking some punishment here, with Riley in his half guard.
Hoohuli tries to roll over but Riley keeps him under control.
Riley is trying to control the action in half guard but Hoohuli is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T1#
Hoohuli is looking for a sweep. Riley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Riley seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hoohuli is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jean Riley!
The defeated Liam Hoohuli had this to say: 'I was robbed. Seriously, I was the better fighter. This judging is a joke!'.
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Event:
TWGC 24 (135lbs, D4): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jan 20, 2019 |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Liam Hoohuli (ranked 23388 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Birchack (ranked 6061 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Liam Hoohuli! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 6 losses; Anthony Birchack!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Hoohuli tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Birchack decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hoohuli's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Hoohuli (0) vs (2) Birchack
Birchack controlling from the top position.
Birchack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Birchack is still trying to improve position.
Birchack stopping the sweep attempt from Hoohuli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birchack looking to pass the guard.
Birchack controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birchack drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hoohuli dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hoohuli (2) vs (2) Birchack
Hoohuli wants to control from the top but Birchack keeps moving.
Hoohuli won't allow Birchack to sweep him here.
Birchack is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoohuli won't allow Birchack to sweep him here.
Birchack keeping moving, preventing Hoohuli from controlling successfully.
Birchack managing to control the position.
Hoohuli preventing the sweep.
Birchack pulls Hoohuli in close to his closed guard and prevents Hoohuli from doing any damage or advancing position.
Birchack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birchack keeps trying to improve his position.
Hoohuli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Birchack is keeping the position for now.
Hoohuli wants to control from the top but Birchack keeps moving.
Hoohuli is fighting to break Birchack's control of his arms but Birchack is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Birchack lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hoohuli (2) vs (4) Birchack
Birchack's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Birchack won't allow Hoohuli to sweep him here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hoohuli can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Birchack controls the pace.
Birchack's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hoohuli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Birchack is pushing down on Hoohuli's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hoohuli is fighting to maintain full guard but Birchack has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Birchack in particular looking to stall.
More stalling from Birchack.
Let's hope that Birchack 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.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hoohuli is looking for a sweep. Birchack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Birchack seems content to control.
Hoohuli trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Birchack manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Hoohuli (2) vs (7) Birchack
Birchack controlling from mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Birchack.
Hoohuli is controlling an arm, preventing Birchack from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Birchack forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Hoohuli (2) vs (10) Birchack
A bit of a pause in the action here. Birchack controlling the positon.
Hoohuli wants to control his opponent's hands but Birchack gets his hands free.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hoohuli is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Birchack looking for the RNC.
Birchack controls the position.
Birchack with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Yet more stalling tactics from Birchack.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hoohuli tries to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Birchack patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that's the end of the fight!
Birchack wins on points by 10 to 2.
Liam Hoohuli spoke after the fight, saying 'I was robbed. Seriously, I was the better fighter. This judging is a joke!'. |
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Event:
RFLFN-6
Date: Dec 05, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Hoohuli clinches up against the cage.
One lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoohuli backwards.
One is stalling here.
Hoohuli working hard to break the clinch.
Come on One - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
One scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hoohuli can't break the clinch.
One leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hoohuli can't break the clinch.
One manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoohuli has had enough of the clinch but One keeps him there for the moment.
Hoohuli has had enough of the clinch but One keeps him there for the moment.
One holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hoohuli is looking for a takedown up against the cage. One gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#T1#
Hoohuli tries to circle away but One has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by One.
One leaning against his opponent.
One holding his opponent close, against the cage.
One seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
One working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
One lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoohuli is trying to push One away but One has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
One lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
One digs a right hand into Hoohuli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hoohuli's gas tank.
One manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
One lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
One prevents Hoohuli from breaking the clinch.
One lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoohuli backwards.
A shot in the inside from One. #T2#
One missing with knees to the body.
One scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoohuli tries to circle away but One has him pinned against the cage.
Hoohuli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but One has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from One.
Hoohuli tries to pull guard but One holds him up against the cage and eventually Hoohuli drops back down to his feet.
Still in the clinch, One scores with a nice short uppercut.
One tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
One holding his opponent close, against the cage.
One scores with a shot to the side of Hoohuli's head.
Hoohuli being controlled against the cage.
A short uppercut from One.
One slowing the pace effectively.
One has Hoohuli pressed against the cage, preventing Hoohuli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoohuli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
I was talking to One's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T3#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as One takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hoohuli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoohuli can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from One.
One lands a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from One.
One lands a right hand.
Hoohuli is looking to control One's arms but One gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hoohuli has his back to the cage.
One tries a knee to the head but Hoohuli blocks it.
One lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoohuli backwards. #ROC#
Hoohuli is rocked!
One lands a left hand.
Hoohuli is still on wobbly legs! Can One finish him?
One lands a left hand.
One lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
One pushes Hoohuli against the cage. One is working some dirty boxing. One pushes off with a quick right hook! Hoohuli goes down! Hoohuli tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! One moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chosen One!
Chosen One thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Liam Hoohuli was interviewed post fight and said 'I was robbed. Seriously, I was the better fighter. This judging is a joke!'.
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Event:
RFLFN-1
Date: Oct 24, 2018 |
#R1#
That kick from Correa tenderised Hoohuli's leg. Hoohuli is trying to keep his angry face on.#TD2#
Hoohuli darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Correa is pressing down on Hoohuli's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hoohuli throws a big elbow that misses.
Hoohuli throwing strikes but missing.
Hoohuli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Correa has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hoohuli doesn't defend quickly enough and Correa has managed to lock this one up! Can Hoohuli escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Correa on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Abelino Correa!
Liam Hoohuli was interviewed post fight and said 'I was robbed. Seriously, I was the better fighter. This judging is a joke!'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Hoohuli swinging wildly here.
Hoohuli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Louise has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoohuli scores with a three punch combo!
#CUT#
It looks like Olivier Louise has been cut.
Louise punishes Hoohuli's body with a nice straight punch.
Louise lands a nice hook to Hoohuli's body. Hoohuli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hoohuli is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Louise.
Louise cracks a nice hook into Hoohuli's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Louise, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Louise misses with the combination.
Louise lands a really nice looking cross but Hoohuli seems unphased.
#CL#
Hoohuli clinches up with Louise and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Hoohuli breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for Louise.#T1#
Louise fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoohuli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hoohuli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Louise counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Louise misses with a straight left.
Hoohuli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoohuli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hoohuli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hoohuli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hoohuli throws a nice looking combination but Louise bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Louise misses with a few strikes there.
Louise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoohuli was well out of range. Poor timing from Louise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louise slips a jab and a cross from Hoohuli.
Hoohuli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hoohuli misses with a double jab.
#CL#
Louise gets tackled into the cage by Hoohuli. Hoohuli maintains the clinch. #BC#
Hoohuli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoohuli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hoohuli is breathing heavily.#T2#
Louise dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Hoohuli.
Hoohuli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Louise cracks Hoohuli with an open hand slap.
Hoohuli looks to score with a jab to the body but Louise is just out of range.
Louise scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Louise looks to land a combination. Hoohuli sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Louise lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoohuli at a distance.
Louise lands a body shot.
Louise fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoohuli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hoohuli looks to land a combination but Louise avoids it well.
Louise goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Louise works Hoohuli's body with a nice hook.#T3#
Louise's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hoohuli under the eye.
Louise throws a shot to the body.
Hoohuli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Louise throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Louise scores with a jab to the body.
Louise rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoohuli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Louise fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice straight punches there by Louise. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Louise.
Louise lands a right hook to the body.
Hoohuli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Louise lands with a good body shot.
Hoohuli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Louise fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hoohuli misses with a combination
and Louise counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Louise cracks Hoohuli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Louise lands with an overhand left.#ROC2#
Hoohuli is rocked!
Louise defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hoohuli.
Oh Hoohuli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Olivier Louise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoohuli loses concentration momentarily and Louise pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Hoohuli crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Louise finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Olivier Louise!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Hoohuli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hoohuli throws a series of punches but Martinez moves out of range.
Hoohuli throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Hoohuli shoots for a takedown but Martinez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Hoohuli keeps it at a distance.
Hoohuli lands a head kick!
#ROC2#
Martinez is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Forest Martinez has been cut.
Hoohuli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoohuli shoots and misses
and Martinez counters with a two punch combo.
Martinez seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoohuli shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.
Forest Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Hoohuli.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Hoohuli.
Some wild striking there from Hoohuli.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Hoohuli.
#CL#
Martinez rushes Hoohuli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T1##BC2#
Hoohuli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez is looking to clinch but Hoohuli is avoiding it.
Hoohuli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hoohuli misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Martinez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Martinez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hoohuli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Forest Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Liam Hoohuli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez dodges the punch combination from Hoohuli.
#CL#
Martinez clinches with his opponent.
Martinez is pressed up against the cage. Hoohuli has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martinez down to the mat. Martinez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hoohuli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T2##CL#
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
Hoohuli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Martinez is working for takedown but Hoohuli is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC2#
Hoohuli breaks from the clinch.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoohuli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoohuli.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoohuli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoohuli throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martinez's waist but Martinez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hoohuli off to one side.
Martinez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hoohuli throws a series of punches but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoohuli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Hoohuli has managed to clinch.
Hoohuli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T3##BC2#
Hoohuli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoohuli misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL2#
Hoohuli has closed the distance and engaged Martinez in a clinch.
Hoohuli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Hoohuli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoohuli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#CL#
Martinez moves into the clinch successfully.
#TD2#
Hoohuli has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Martinez regains guard immediately. #SUB#
Hoohuli wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Martinez's closed guard. He's half up but Martinez has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Martinez pivots and extends the arm, Hoohuli falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Martinez! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Forest Martinez!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Hoohuli pounces like a tiger and cracks Cooke with a vicious hook! Cooke is down but not out! Hoohuli follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Liam Hoohuli!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 28, 2018 |
#R1#
Hoohuli throws a right hand that Gonzales ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzales also avoids with ease.
A jab from Hoohuli misses.
Hoohuli misses with a combination
#TD#
and Gonzales counters with a shoot takedown. Hoohuli fights it but they end up in guard.
Hoohuli is wriggling around but Gonzales manages to pass to half guard.
#REVB#
Hoohuli tries to kick Gonzales off in order to stand up. Gonzales Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hoohuli is trying to buck Gonzales off.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoohuli wants to get back to his feet.
The referee asks Gonzales politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gonzales prefers to stall for the moment though.#T1#
Gonzales seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hoohuli for as long as he can get away with.#SUB#
Gonzales tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gonzales has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hoohuli pushes Gonzales away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gonzales gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hoohuli is being controlled here.
Hoohuli tries to bench press Gonzales off him but Gonzales keeps the position.
Gonzales is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hoohuli will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#SUB#
Gonzales looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T2#
Gonzales taking a breather here.
Gonzales continues to stall.
Check out the look on Gonzales's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gonzales is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #T3##SUB#
Gonzales is trying to get an arm triangle but Hoohuli is defending well.
Gonzales is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hoohuli will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've been informed that Hoohuli has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#SUB#
Gonzales tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gonzales has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hoohuli being controlled for a moment. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gonzales is working Hoohuli over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hoohuli is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gonzales is controlling him well.
Hoohuli takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gonzales controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Gonzales 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#
Hoohuli falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Gonzales moves into the clinch.
Gonzales has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hoohuli after a bit of a struggle. #BC2#
Hoohuli breaks the clinch.
Hoohuli looks to land a combination but Gonzales avoids it well.
Hoohuli tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Gonzales wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hoohuli throws a right hand that Gonzales ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzales also avoids with ease.#TD#
Gonzales shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gonzales showed some decent athleticism there.
Gonzales is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoohuli wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Gonzales looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gonzales thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gonzales is taking a breather. Hoohuli 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.#SUB#
Gonzales is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hoohuli has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hoohuli on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Christopher Gonzales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#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.
Gonzales controlling the action here.
Hoohuli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gonzales will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gonzales trying to control the pace.
Gonzales has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Hoohuli throws a series of punches but Gonzales moves out of range. #TD2#
Hoohuli looking to score a takedown here. Gonzales is defending well but Hoohuli drives through and ends up in Gonzales's guard.
Hoohuli wants to get up but he can't break Gonzales's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gonzales wants to sweep here but Hoohuli controlling him for the moment.
Hoohuli trying to control but Gonzales is working from the bottom.
Hoohuli wants to stand but Gonzales is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gonzales 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#
Hoohuli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzales. #T4#
Hoohuli wants to improve his position but Gonzales is controlling well.
Hoohuli trying to hold on to Gonzales's head to control him but Gonzales postures up.
Gonzales perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
More hug and hope from Gonzales.
Gonzales looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hoohuli with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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 Christopher Gonzales will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Gonzales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzales avoids the body shot from Hoohuli.
#TD2#
Hoohuli feints and as Gonzales raises his hands in defense, Hoohuli changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Gonzales manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Gonzales misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoohuli.
#BC2#
Hoohuli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Hoohuli.
Gonzales is looking to counter the offense by Hoohuli and move into the clinch.
Hoohuli fails to land with a series of punches.
Gonzales is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoohuli can do to turn this around?
Hoohuli misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoohuli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL#
and Gonzales counters by clinching up. #TD#
Gonzales works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #ES2#
Hoohuli manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#T1#
A punch combination from Hoohuli misses.
Hoohuli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoohuli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzales was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoohuli.
As Hoohuli tries to get set, Gonzales tries to push him back and clinch up but Hoohuli manages to avoid the attempt.
Hoohuli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#TD#
Gonzales scores with a takedown into Hoohuli's guard.
Gonzales makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gonzales working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hoohuli's head.
Gonzales prevents Hoohuli from getting back to his feet.
Gonzales content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gonzales controlling from the top position.
Hoohuli controls Gonzales momentarily but Gonzales frees himself.
Gonzales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T2##REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hoohuli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gonzales wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hoohuli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoohuli misses with a double jab
and Gonzales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christopher Gonzales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoohuli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hoohuli misses with a wild combination.
#T3#
Gonzales throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoohuli looks to land a combination but Gonzales avoids it well. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gonzales.
Hoohuli is being controlled here. #SUB#
Gonzales is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hoohuli has escaped the position, nice work there.
A lull in the action here.
Hoohuli is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gonzales is controlling him well.#T4#
Gonzales staying calm.
Hoohuli takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Liam Hoohuli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Gonzales wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hoohuli, who protects the arm well.
Gonzales cracks Hoohuli with a big right hand but Hoohuli just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Christopher Gonzales.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzales, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Gonzales!
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Event:
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Date: Jun 15, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Poole shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hoohuli's guard.
Poole postures up.
Poole stays in close to Hoohuli's body and controls the position.
Poole throws a strike but Hoohuli rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Poole pulls Hoohuli in to control the position.
Hoohuli looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoohuli wanted to stand there but Poole had control of the position.
Poole keeping full guard, as Hoohuli tries to pass.
Poole really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hoohuli trying to control but Poole is working from the bottom.
Hoohuli postures up in Poole's guard and throws a big left but Poole blocks it. #T1#
Poole looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hoohuli wanted to stand there but Poole had control of the position.
Hoohuli stopping the sweep attempt from Poole.
Hoohuli is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Poole bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hoohuli's guard. #REVR#
Poole is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Poole throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Poole sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoohuli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T2#
Poole not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hoohuli looking to control.
Poole controlling from the top position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hoohuli misses with a wild combination.
#T3#
Hoohuli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoohuli throws a lazy head kick
enabling Poole to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoohuli throws a sloppy head kick
and Poole counters with a nice body shot.
Liam Hoohuli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poole keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hoohuli looks winded!
Hoohuli shoots in for a takedown but Poole shows good takedown defense.
Poole leaves Hoohuli with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Olin Poole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Hoohuli.
Poole shoots in looking for a takedown but Hoohuli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Poole's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Poole shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hoohuli as he avoids it easily.
Poole shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hoohuli defends it nicely.#T4#
Poole keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hoohuli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown attempt by Poole or perhaps it was just good defense by Hoohuli, which made it look bad.
Hoohuli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poole looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoohuli is fending him off so far but Poole persists. Nope, Hoohuli circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoohuli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Poole counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olin Poole dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Hoohuli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Poole but Poole pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Poole is looking for a counter combo.
Hoohuli throws a head kick but Poole moves out of range.
Hoohuli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Poole tries to counter by clinching up but Hoohuli breaks away and moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Poole is defended easily by Hoohuli.
Poole avoids the head kick by Hoohuli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoohuli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Poole counters with a two punch combo.
Hoohuli throws a right hand that Poole ducks under and follows up with a left that Poole also avoids with ease.
Poole fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hoohuli avoids it really well and circles away.
Hoohuli is breathing heavily.#T1##CL2#
Hoohuli closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Poole tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olin Poole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hoohuli walks away with a smile on his face. Poole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hoohuli has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Poole holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hoohuli is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hoohuli content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Poole tries to pull guard but Hoohuli forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T2##TD#
Poole pulls guard successfully.
Hoohuli lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Poole wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hoohuli wants to stand but Poole is controlling his posture from full guard.
Poole will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hoohuli postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hoohuli lands a couple of digs.
Poole seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB#
Poole is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hoohuli defends well.
Poole pulls Hoohuli in close to prevent any damage. #T3#
Hoohuli throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hoohuli being controlled here momentarily. #SUB#
Poole looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hoohuli scoring with punches to the head and body.
Poole keeping moving, preventing Hoohuli from controlling successfully.
Poole seems keen to control Hoohuli's posture.
Hoohuli passes Poole's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Poole slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Poole pulls Hoohuli in close to his closed guard and prevents Hoohuli from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hoohuli throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Poole striking off his back but it's not causing Hoohuli any problems.
Poole is adopting a defensive guard.
Hoohuli is looking to work some ground and pound but Poole has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poole pulls Hoohuli in close to his closed guard and prevents Hoohuli from doing any damage or advancing position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Hoohuli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
No joy there for Hoohuli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hoohuli tries to clinch there but Poole circles away.
Hoohuli misses with a head kick.
Hoohuli goes for a double leg but Poole avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Poole continues to drive forward.
Hoohuli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Poole counters with a nice body kick.
Poole shoots for a double leg takedown but Hoohuli sprawls well. He's pushed Poole's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hoohuli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoohuli looks to land a body kick but Poole moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Hoohuli. No joy for Poole on that attempt.
Hoohuli with the counter takedown but Poole avoids it easily.
Hoohuli tries to clinch up but Poole circles away and keeps his distance.
Poole darts in looking for a takedown but Hoohuli gets double underhooks and turns Poole into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olin Poole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoohuli goes for a double leg but Poole avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Poole continues to drive forward.
Hoohuli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Poole tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hoohuli swivels and escapes.
Hoohuli fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Hoohuli darts in and clinches Poole up against the cage.
Poole is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hoohuli to keep the fight standing.
Hoohuli working hard to break the clinch.#TD#
Poole has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hoohuli uses from the top position.
Poole looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hoohuli lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hoohuli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Poole seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hoohuli looking to pass the guard. #T2#
Poole controlling Hoohuli's posture.
Hoohuli trying to control the position from guard on top but Poole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoohuli.
Poole has his hands on Hoohuli's head, controlling the position.
Olin Poole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poole has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hoohuli lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hoohuli.#T3#
Hoohuli lands a nice hook to Poole's body. Poole takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hoohuli throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Poole's waist but Poole gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hoohuli off to one side.
Poole is looking for a counter combo.
Hoohuli misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hoohuli is defended easily by Poole.
Poole tries to counter by clinching up but Hoohuli breaks away and moves out of range.
Hoohuli throws a head kick but Poole moves out of range.
Hoohuli misses with a body kick.
Poole shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoohuli sprawls well. Hoohuli wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Poole gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoohuli is looking for the big counter here.#T4#
Poole fails with a takedown attempt.
Hoohuli misses with a low kick.
Poole looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoohuli is fending him off so far but Poole persists. Nope, Hoohuli circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoohuli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Poole keeps the fight on the outside.
As Hoohuli tries to get set, Poole tries to push him back and clinch up but Hoohuli manages to avoid the attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoohuli misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoohuli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poole counters with a left and a right that stings Hoohuli.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Hoohuli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hoohuli 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Hoohuli!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Hoohuli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riddle tries to counter with a takedown but Hoohuli is quick to defend against it.
Liam Hoohuli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoohuli scores with a kick to the body.
Riddle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riddle lands a front kick.
Riddle looks for a takedown but Hoohuli sprawls well.
Despite the aggression on Hoohuli's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hoohuli throws a body kick that misses.
Hoohuli misses with a double jab.
Hoohuli fails with the takedown
and Riddle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Riddle leaves Hoohuli with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Riddle slips a jab and a cross from Hoohuli.
#TD#
Hoohuli tries to sprawl but Riddle drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SU#
Riddle stands up from half guard. #T1#
Hoohuli throws a right hand that Riddle ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddle also avoids with ease.
Hoohuli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Riddle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Arnoldo Riddle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Hoohuli.
Hoohuli gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL#
and Riddle moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Hoohuli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoohuli doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Riddle counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoohuli looks winded!
Hoohuli misses with a kick to the body #TD#
and Riddle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hoohuli won't be happy with that. #SU#
Riddle decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hoohuli to his feet. #TD#
Riddle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SU#
Riddle stands up and beckons Hoohuli to join him on the feet.
Hoohuli fails to land the takedown.#T2##CL#
Hoohuli tries to keep at a distance but Riddle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Riddle scores with a shot to the side of Hoohuli's head.
Riddle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoohuli.
Riddle is looking to take this one to the mat.
Riddle struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoohuli controls his hands.
Hoohuli prevents a body shot from Riddle. #TD2#
Hoohuli manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hoohuli wants to stand up but Riddle is controlling him. #SU#
Riddle stands and steps away. Hoohuli gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #T3#
Hoohuli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riddle scores with a nice body kick.
#CL2#
Riddle tries to keep at a distance but Hoohuli has taken the fight into the clinch.
Riddle prevents the takedown attempt.
Riddle tries to work over Hoohuli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riddle has Hoohuli pressed against the cage, preventing Hoohuli from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hoohuli managing to block the knees to the body from Riddle.
Hoohuli is trying to push Riddle away but Riddle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Riddle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hoohuli smiles and moves away.
#T4#
Hoohuli throws a series of punches but Riddle moves out of range.
Hoohuli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Riddle avoids it really well and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Hoohuli. Those never looked like landing.
Riddle attempts a counter takedown but Hoohuli avoids it well and moves away.#TD#
Riddle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SUB#
Riddle working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SU#
Riddle stands up and beckons Hoohuli to his feet.
Hoohuli tries a head kick but it misses.
Riddle wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Riddle - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnoldo Riddle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Hoohuli rushes Riddle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hoohuli prevents a takedown attempt there.
#BC#
Riddle breaks from the clinch.
Hoohuli stuffs the takedown attempt from Riddle. Riddle gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoohuli shoots in but no luck this time.
Hoohuli leaves Riddle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnoldo Riddle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hoohuli with a poor takedown #TD#
and Riddle counters with a shoot takedown. Hoohuli fights it but they end up in guard.
Hoohuli trying to keep a closed guard but Riddle is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1##SU#
Riddle stands up and waves to Hoohuli to follow him.
Hoohuli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoohuli is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Hoohuli gets a clinch.
Riddle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoohuli can do to turn this around?
Hoohuli drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riddle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hoohuli with a poor takedown #CL#
and Riddle counters by moving into the clinch.
Riddle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hoohuli wants a takedown but no success here.
Hoohuli is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Riddle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#BC#
Riddle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Hoohuli throws a series of punches but Riddle avoids them all with ease.
Riddle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoohuli tries to avoid it but Riddle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoohuli to the ground. Hoohuli escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Riddle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoohuli.
Riddle is looking to counter the offense by Hoohuli and move into the clinch.#CL#
Riddle clinches up against the cage.
Riddle has Hoohuli pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hoohuli manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hoohuli tries to break free but Riddle pushes him back against the cage.
Hoohuli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hoohuli misses with an elbow strike.
Hoohuli misses with an elbow over the top.#T3#
Riddle trying to land knees to the body.
Riddle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Riddle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hoohuli with a knee to the head.
Riddle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoohuli's efforts to push away.
Hoohuli is trying to force a seperation but Riddle has the dominant position.
Hoohuli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#TD#
Riddle has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hoohuli clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#SUB#
Hoohuli is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hoohuli is trying to stand back up. #T4#
Riddle trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
#SUB#
Hoohuli defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Riddle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hoohuli tries to break free.
Riddle trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Hoohuli is in bad spot here.
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 Arnoldo Riddle 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Hoohuli throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoohuli throws a leg kick
and Riddle counters with a solid body kick.
Hoohuli doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL#
and Riddle moves into the clinch.
Hoohuli tries to circle away but Riddle has him pinned against the cage.
Hoohuli drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riddle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hoohuli or perhaps it was just good defense by Riddle, which made it look bad.
Arnoldo Riddle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Hoohuli.
Riddle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hoohuli circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoohuli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riddle moves away.
Riddle shoots in looking for a takedown but Hoohuli manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Riddle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hoohuli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riddle misses with a takedown attempt
and Hoohuli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hoohuli tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Riddle defends well and Hoohuli ends up having to push Riddle into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T1#
Hoohuli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riddle. #TD#
Hoohuli gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Riddle to score an easy takedown into full guard.#SU#
Riddle stands and steps away. Hoohuli gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hoohuli takes a kick to the side of the head.
Riddle tries for a takedown but Hoohuli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hoohuli throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#TD#
Riddle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hoohuli looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Hoohuli takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
#SU#
Riddle stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Riddle lands with a kick to the ribs.
#T2#
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hoohuli. Riddle shrugs it off though.
Riddle dives in for a single leg takedown but Hoohuli sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Riddle moves out of range of the body kick.
Riddle avoids the head kick by Hoohuli.
Riddle feinted with a counter takedown.
Hoohuli throws a leg kick #TD#
and Riddle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hoohuli's guard.
Riddle won't allow Hoohuli to get back to his feet. #SU#
Riddle gets to his feet - Hoohuli follows without any prompting. #TD#
Riddle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Riddle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SU#
Riddle stands up.
Hoohuli stuffs the takedown.#T3#
Hoohuli tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Riddle defends well and Hoohuli ends up having to push Riddle into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Riddle misses with a takedown attempt - Hoohuli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL2#
Hoohuli clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Hoohuli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riddle tries for a takedown but Hoohuli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hoohuli pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Riddle back to the cage. Hoohuli follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hoohuli misses with a series of wild punches.
Riddle looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T4#
Riddle darts in looking for a takedown but Hoohuli gets double underhooks and turns Riddle into the cage.
Riddle shoots in and drives through. Hoohuli sprawls well.
Hoohuli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riddle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Riddle - that will leave a mark!
Riddle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick misses from Hoohuli.
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!
Hoohuli's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hoohuli duly obliges.
Liam Hoohuli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoohuli takes a kick to the side of the head.
Arnoldo Riddle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoohuli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Hoohuli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Riddle 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Arnoldo Riddle!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 850 Round 1
Date: Jun 01, 2018 |
#R1#
Hoohuli connects with a high kick.
Hoohuli lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stewart takes a step back to recover.
Hoohuli defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stewart .
Hoohuli throws a counter combo.
Hoohuli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoohuli lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stewart takes a step back to recover.
Stewart avoids the head kick by Hoohuli.
Hoohuli tries to clinch but Stewart is having none of it.
Hoohuli swinging wildly here.
Hoohuli lands a leg kick that knocks Stewart off balance momentarily.
Stewart swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoohuli.
Hoohuli wants to land a leg kick but Stewart is out of range.
Stewart stuffs the takedown attempt from Hoohuli. Hoohuli gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoohuli thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stewart if he has to take too many more of those.
#T1#
Hoohuli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hoohuli looks for the body kick but Stewart saw that one coming.
Hoohuli fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD#
Hoohuli gets caught flat footed, as Stewart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hoohuli is looking to stand back up but Stewart counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hoohuli.
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.#REVB#
Hoohuli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stewart is working away from the top position though.#ES2#
Hoohuli makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hoohuli tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stewart sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hoohuli somewhat.#T2##TD#
Stewart closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hoohuli to the mat! Hoohuli manages to get full guard.
Stewart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stewart sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hoohuli really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stewart . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stewart wants to stand but Hoohuli has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stewart looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Stewart lands a couple of elbows.
Hoohuli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoohuli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stewart is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hoohuli tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stewart sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hoohuli somewhat.
Larone Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Hoohuli.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#TD#
Stewart closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stewart content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hoohuli is looking for a sweep.
Stewart controls the position.
Hoohuli is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stewart 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hoohuli is trying to maintain the position but Stewart is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Hoohuli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hoohuli - that will leave a mark!
Stewart fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hoohuli avoids it really well and circles away.#CL#
Stewart moves into the clinch.
Stewart is looking for a takedown.
Stewart can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larone Stewart . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart stalling.
Stewart managing to block the knees to the body from Hoohuli.
#TD#
Stewart lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hoohuli wants to improve his position but Stewart is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Hoohuli trying to hold on to Stewart 's head to control him but Stewart postures up.
Stewart prevents Hoohuli from standing back up.
Hoohuli is looking to control Stewart 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hoohuli avoid being mounted?
Stewart stops Hoohuli from getting back to his feet.
Stewart takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stewart takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stewart controlling the action here.#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.
Stewart slips a nice elbow through Hoohuli's hands, connecting with Hoohuli's forehead.
Stewart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hoohuli is trying to stand up here but Stewart is controlling him well.
Hoohuli is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stewart scores with a couple of nice shots.#SU#
Stewart stands up from half guard.
Hoohuli misses with a kick to the body.
Stewart checks a leg kick nicely.#TD#
Stewart shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stewart was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hoohuli on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T3#
Stewart lands an elbow.
Hoohuli tries to bench press Stewart off him but Stewart keeps the position.
Hoohuli is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Hoohuli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hoohuli being controlled for a moment.
Stewart 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.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stewart prevents Hoohuli from escaping the position.
Stewart gets to mount! Hoohuli was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Larone Stewart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stewart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoohuli takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larone Stewart dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Hoohuli shoots for a takedown but Stewart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hoohuli throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD#
and Stewart counters with a single leg into guard. Hoohuli didn't expect that. #ES2#
Hoohuli has his feet on Stewart 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hoohuli lands a nice looking body kick.#TD#
Stewart drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stewart is standing up over Hoohuli. Hoohuli looks to escape but Stewart dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#REVB##SUB#
Stewart thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hoohuli is trying to escape the position but Stewart is controlling the position. #T1##SU#
Stewart decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hoohuli to his feet.
Hoohuli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoohuli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Liam Hoohuli seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Stewart moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Hoohuli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
Hoohuli can't break the clinch.
Hoohuli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoohuli has had enough of the clinch but Stewart keeps him there for the moment.#TD#
Stewart pulls guard. #T2##SUB#
Hoohuli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hoohuli tries to stand but Stewart is controlling from the bottom.
Stewart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stewart lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Stewart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stewart won't allow Hoohuli to sweep him here.
Stewart controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T3#
Stewart is in close to Hoohuli's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stewart 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.
Hoohuli has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Stewart has passed into side control.
Stewart wants to stand but Hoohuli has his arm trapped.
Stewart has knee on belly and moves into mount.
BOOM! Stewart connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#T4#
Stewart landing shots from mount.
Stewart controlling the pace for now.
Stewart scoring with strikes but Hoohuli is staying in there.
Stewart controlling the pace for now.
Hoohuli takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Liam Hoohuli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stewart lands a heavy elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larone Stewart showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stewart 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Larone Stewart !
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Larone Stewart !
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Larone Stewart !
Larone Stewart wins by unanimous decision!
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