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Event:
Gladius #30
Date: Sep 22, 2018 |
#R1#
Holk tries to clinch up but Sicari circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheikh Holk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holk wants to clinch up but Sicari keeps it at a distance.
Sicari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Holk fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Holk moves into the clinch.
Sicari is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holk.
Sicari blocks a body shot from Holk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sicari.
Holk misses with some punches.
Holk has Sicari pressed against the cage, preventing Sicari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holk avoiding damage.
Holk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holk tries a knee to the head but Sicari blocks it.
Holk lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sicari.
Holk throws a punch but it's blocked by Sicari. #T1#
Holk misses with some punches.
Holk tries to throw a body punch but Sicari avoids it by throwing Holk back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Holk.
Holk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sicari backwards.
Sicari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Holk - that landed with a thud.
Holk lands a nice uppercut.
Holk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holk keeps control of Sicari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Holk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sicari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holk throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T2#
Sicari scores with a shot to the side of Holk's head.
Holk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holk has a couple of punches blocked by Sicari.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sicari wants to break free but Holk has control.
Holk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holk has a couple of punches blocked by Sicari.
Holk working aggressively here.
Holk prevents Sicari from breaking the clinch.
Holk working aggressively here.
Sicari tries to break free but Holk pushes him back against the cage.
Holk misses with some punches.
Sicari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sicari backwards.
Holk lands a hook that snaps the head of Sicari backwards.
Holk tries to land a knee to the head but Sicari blocks with his arms.
#T3#
Holk blocks an uppercut.
Sicari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holk has a couple of punches blocked by Sicari.
Sicari misses with some punches.
Holk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holk blocks an uppercut.
Sicari misses with some punches.
Sicari can't break the clinch.
Holk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sicari.
#BC#
Sicari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sicari is looking to counter punch.
Holk tries to clinch but Sicari is having none of it.
Holk staying out of range there.
Sicari sets himself, and Holk steps forward looking for the clinch! Sicari avoids it this time.
Holk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sicari counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Holk takes one to the side of the head.
Sicari misses with a straight left.
Holk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sicari jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Holk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sicari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sicari throws a nice looking combination but Holk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holk tries to clinch but Sicari is having none of it.
Sicari missing with a left hand there. Holk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Holk rushes Sicari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holk tries to land knees in the clinch but Sicari avoids the damage to the body.
Holk misses with a knee strike.
Holk misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cheikh Holk will probably get the nod.
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#
Holk moves to clinch but Sicari breaks away
and Sicari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holk tries to clinch but Sicari moves away
and Sicari counters with a nice uppercut.
Holk misses with a lunging right hand
and Sicari counters with a stiff right hand.
Sicari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holk.
It looks like Sicari has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Holk tries to clinch up.
Sicari misses with a straight left.
Holk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sicari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sicari swats away the attempt to clinch by Holk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sicari finds it's way through Holk's defenses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sicari throwing a counter right hand but Holk manages to avoid it.
Sicari swats away the attempt to clinch by Holk.
Sicari circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T1#
Sicari misses with a hook. Holk ducked under it nicely.
Holk tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sicari keeps the fight on the outside.
Holk tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Sicari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sicari.
Holk scores with a jab.
Sicari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sicari loads up on a big right hand but Holk slips the punch.
Sicari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circling - Sicari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut lands for Sicari. That snapped Holk's head back.
Sicari swats away the attempt to clinch by Holk.
Holk tries to clinch but Sicari moves out of range.
Holk tries to close the distance and clinch but Sicari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holk wants to clinch
and Sicari counters with a left to the body.
Sicari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sicari's corner calls for a 1-2. Sicari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T2##CL2#
Holk forces Sicari back against the cage and clinches.
Holk stalling.
Holk throws a head punch that misses.
Sicari wants to break free but Holk has control.
Holk blocks an uppercut.
Sicari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holk.
Holk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holk missing with knees to the body.
Holk swings wildly with an uppercut but Sicari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holk misses with a knee to the head.
Sicari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Holk fails to land.
Holk has a couple of punches blocked by Sicari.
A short left from Holk. #T3#
Sicari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Holk fails to land.
Cheikh Holk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sicari working aggressively here.
Holk misses with a knee to the head.
Holk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sicari backwards.
Holk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sicari blocks it with crossed arms.
Sicari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sicari. #T4#
Holk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holk blocks an uppercut.
Holk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holk is pushing Sicari up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sicari has a couple of punches blocked by Holk.
Holk gets through Sicari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holk throws a punch but it's blocked by Sicari.
Holk misses with the head strike.
Holk tries a knee to the head but Sicari blocks it.
A short right from Sicari.
Holk lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martino Sicari dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Holk moves out of range as Sicari strikes.
Holk wants to counter the offense by Sicari and move into the clinch position.
Holk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sicari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holk tries to close the distance and clinch but Sicari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sicari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holk.
Holk is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sicari connects with a nice looking jab.
Sicari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL2#
Holk moves into the clinch.
Holk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sicari.
Holk looking to throw knees to the head but Sicari is blocking nicely.
Holk looking to throw knees to the head but Sicari is blocking nicely.
Holk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holk tries to work over Sicari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Holk has a couple of punches blocked by Sicari.
Sicari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sicari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holk or not.
A head punch on the inside from Sicari fails to land.
Holk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sicari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sicari avoids it.
Sicari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holk misses with some punches.
#BC#
Sicari manages to break the clinch.
Sicari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holk needs to keep his hands up - Sicari had a free shot at his head there.
Sicari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Sicari to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Holk gets a clinch. #T2##BC#
Sicari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holk moves in looking to clinch but Sicari pushes him off.#CL2#
Holk moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Holk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holk looking to throw knees to the head but Sicari is blocking nicely.
Sicari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holk controlling the action here for a moment.
Holk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Sicari fails to land.
Holk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Holk tries to land knees in the clinch but Sicari avoids the damage to the body. #T3#
Holk blocks an uppercut.
Holk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sicari is defending well for now.
Holk lands with a short shot to the head.
Sicari blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Holk fails to land.
Sicari misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sicari. #BC#
Sicari manages to break the clinch.
Holk slips a jab from Sicari.
Holk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sicari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sicari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holk closes the distance but Sicari moves to the side
and Sicari counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Holk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sicari connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holk scrambles back to his feet.
Holk avoids the body shot from Sicari.
Sicari works the jab nicely.
Sicari connects with a right hand. Holk shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sicari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holk tries to clinch but Sicari moves out of range. #CL2#
Sicari gets tackled into the cage by Holk. Holk maintains the clinch.
Holk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sicari avoids it.
Holk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sicari's elbow.
Holk swings wildly with an uppercut but Sicari uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Sicari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sicari circles away from the clinch attempt.
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 Martino Sicari.
I think Sicari 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martino Sicari!
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Event:
Gladius MWCT Final
Date: Sep 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Holk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sicari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sicari keeps the fight on the outside.
Holk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sicari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sicari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sicari doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Sicari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sicari stuns Holk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holk moves out of range as Sicari strikes.
Sicari takes a swing at Holk's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Holk closes the distance and pushes Sicari back into the cage.
Holk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sicari avoids it.
Sicari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sicari.
Sicari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sicari throws a punch but it's blocked by Holk.
Holk struggles to land a body shot inside as Sicari controls his hands.
Holk misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holk.
Sicari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sicari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sicari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holk stalling the fight.
Holk missing with knees to the body.
Sicari throws a punch but it's blocked by Holk.
Holk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Holk blocks an uppercut.
Sicari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sicari can't find room to land a body shot as Holk controls the action.
Holk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Holk blocks a body shot from Sicari. #T2#
Sicari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sicari blocks an uppercut.
Sicari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sicari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sicari blocks it with crossed arms.
Holk trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Holk.
#BC2#
Sicari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Holk closes the distance and pushes Sicari back into the cage.
Sicari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holk throws a head punch that misses.
Sicari lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sicari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holk or not. #T3#
Holk tries to land a knee to the head but Sicari blocks with his arms.
Sicari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holk's elbow.
Sicari is trying to break the clinch but Holk is controlling him.#BC2#
Sicari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holk thows a leg kick but Sicari checks it
and Holk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sicari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holk.
Holk looks to clinch
and Sicari counters with a straight right hand.
Sicari just misses with a punch to the body.
Holk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sicari swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Holk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sicari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holk or not.
Sicari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sicari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holk backwards.
Still in the clinch, Holk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holk blocks an uppercut.
Holk missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holk working aggressively here.
#T4#
Sicari lands with a left to the head.
Sicari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Holk misses with a punch to the body.
Holk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sicari.
Holk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sicari managing to block the knees to the body from Holk.
Sicari is trying to break free.#BC2#
Sicari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sicari misses with a body shot.
Holk is looking to counter the offense by Sicari and move into the clinch.
Holk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Holk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sicari connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holk scrambles back to his feet.
Holk tries to clinch but Sicari moves out of range.
Holk tries to clinch but Sicari moves out of range.
Sicari now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Holk tries to clinch
and Sicari counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martino Sicari 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#
Sicari throws a right and a left that Holk avoids nicely.
Holk tries to counter by clinching up but Sicari breaks away and moves out of range.
Holk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sicari scores with the left hand. Holk knows he should have avoided that one.
Sicari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holk walks into a straight right hand from Sicari.
A jab from Sicari misses.
Holk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Holk tries to clinch there but Sicari circles away.
Cheikh Holk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holk misses with a straight left.
Holk tries to clinch but Sicari moves out of range.
Sicari swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Holk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Sicari's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Holk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sicari lands a lovely overhand right.
Sicari misses with a straight right.
Sicari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sicari throws out a powerful jab.
Holk moves in looking to clinch but Sicari pushes him off.#T1#
Holk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holk throws a big shot that misses.
Sicari stuns Holk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Holk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holk moves away from the strike by Sicari.
Holk moves in looking to clinch but Sicari pushes him off.
Holk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martino Sicari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sicari keeps the fight on the outside.
Sicari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Holk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holk doesn't manage to clinch there - Sicari circles away.
Holk moves in looking to clinch but Sicari pushes him off.
It seemed like Sicari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sicari has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Holk misses with a left hand
and Sicari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holk defending well as Sicari loads up on a big left hand.
Holk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sicari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sicari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Sicari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#ROC2#
Holk is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sicari takes one on the button.
A jab from Holk misses.
Sicari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL#
Holk clinches up with Sicari and pushes him back against the cage.
Holk misses with a knee to the head.
Holk prevents Sicari from breaking the clinch.
Holk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sicari blocks it with crossed arms.
Sicari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Holk fails to land.
Holk tries to throw a body punch but Sicari avoids it by throwing Holk back against the cage.
Holk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sicari avoids it.
Holk keeps control of Sicari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Sicari manages to break the clinch.
#T3#
Holk wants to clinch up but Sicari keeps it at a distance.
Holk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sicari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sicari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sicari shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Holk eats them both and turns towards Sicari to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sicari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holk.
A punch lands to the side of Holk 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL#
Holk rushes Sicari and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sicari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sicari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sicari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Sicari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sicari blocking some punches.
Sicari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Sicari. #BC2#
Sicari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Sicari misses. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sicari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sicari keeps the fight on the outside.
Holk fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Sicari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sicari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sicari misses the jab.
Holk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sicari lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Holk moves in looking to clinch but Sicari pushes him off.
Holk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sicari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holk circles away quickly and effectively.
Holk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sicari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holk has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martino Sicari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Holk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sicari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL#
Holk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sicari is working Holk over against the cage.
Holk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sicari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holk misses with the head strike.
Sicari is trying to break free.
Holk throws a head punch that misses.
Sicari avoiding damage as Holk throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sicari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holk misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sicari.
Holk keeps control of Sicari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sicari is trying to force a seperation but Holk has the dominant position.
Sicari misses with a punch on the inside.
Cheikh Holk has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1#
Holk swings wildly with an uppercut but Sicari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sicari misses with a punch on the inside.
Holk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sicari blocking some punches.
Sicari prevents a body shot from Holk.
Sicari managing to block the knees to the body from Holk.
Holk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sicari.
Sicari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holk backwards.
Holk working aggressively here.
Holk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sicari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Holk has a couple of punches blocked by Sicari.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sicari. #T2#
Sicari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sicari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sicari.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sicari.
Holk tries to land a knee to the head but Sicari blocks with his arms.
#BC2#
Sicari breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for Sicari.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holk tries to clinch but Sicari is having none of it.
Holk is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sicari looks to land a combination but Holk avoids it well.
Sicari misses with a hook.
Sicari swats away the attempt to clinch by Holk.
Holk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sicari swats away the attempt to clinch by Holk.
Sicari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T3#
Sicari misses the jab.
Holk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sicari! But no joy.
Holk is looking to clinch but Sicari is avoiding it.
Holk tries to clinch but Sicari is having none of it.
Holk misses the jab.
Sicari lands a head shot.
Sicari throws a shot to the body.
Martino Sicari is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sicari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL#
Holk clinches up against the cage.
Sicari blocking some punches.
Holk throws a head punch that misses.
Holk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sicari is trying to push Holk away but Holk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4#
Holk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sicari is defending well for now.#BC2#
Sicari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Holk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holk tries to clinch but Sicari moves out of range.
Sicari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holk is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Holk doesn't manage to clinch there - Sicari circles away.
Holk moves to clinch but Sicari breaks away
and Sicari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sicari scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sicari swats away the attempt to clinch by Holk.
Jab, jab by Sicari - just one landing.
Sicari connects with a single shot there.
Cheikh Holk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sicari missing with a left hand there. Holk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martino Sicari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sicari winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martino Sicari!
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Event:
Gladius #20
Date: Aug 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Cracker misses with a wild body shot.
Cracker swinging wildly here.
As Cracker tries to get set, Holk tries to push him back and clinch up but Cracker manages to avoid the attempt.
Holk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Cracker tries to keep at a distance but Holk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cracker wants to break free but Holk has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holk.
Cracker avoiding damage as Holk throws knees to the body.
Holk blocks an uppercut.
Holk tries to throw a body punch but Cracker avoids it by throwing Holk back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cracker fails to land.
Holk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cracker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holk has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cracker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cracker.
A head punch on the inside from Holk fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cracker.
Cracker throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Cracker manages to break the clinch.
Holk doesn't manage to clinch there - Cracker circles away.
#T1##CL#
Holk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Holk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cracker is looking to break free of the clinch but Holk has double underhooks.
Cracker has a couple of punches blocked by Holk.
Holk trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Cracker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cracker throws a head punch that misses.
Cracker lands with a right to the head.
Holk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holk prevents a body shot from Cracker.
Cracker working aggressively here.
Holk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cracker avoids it.
Holk lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Holk.
Cracker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holk tries to land knees in the clinch but Cracker avoids the damage to the body.
Cracker misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Cracker breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Holk.#T2#
A slow jab from Cracker misses its intended target.
Holk is looking to counter the offense by Cracker and move into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cracker pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Holk moves into range and clinches up with Cracker.#BC2#
Cracker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Holk has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holk.
Cracker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cracker is defending well for now.
Cracker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cracker blocking some punches.
Holk leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Cracker fails to land.
Holk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cracker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cracker's elbow.
Holk missing with knees to the body.
Holk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cracker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cracker managing to block the knees to the body from Holk.
Holk blocks a body shot from Cracker. #T3#
Cracker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cracker.
Holk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holk lands a good knee to the midsection. Cracker won't want to take too many of those.
Holk blocks a body shot from Cracker.
Holk lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Cracker.
Cracker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cracker has a couple of punches blocked by Holk.
Holk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holk misses with some punches.
Cracker tries to break the clinch but Holk is controlling the position.
Holk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cracker is defending well for now.
Cracker tries to work over Holk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holk lands a right hand.
Cracker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T4#
Holk prevents Cracker from breaking the clinch.
Holk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cracker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cracker misses with a body punch.
Cracker misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Cracker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cracker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holk moves away.
A lazy body kick from Holk
and Holk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holk moves out of range of the strikes.
Cracker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holk ducks right into an uppercut from Cracker.
Cracker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holk.#CL#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Holk rushes Cracker and presses him up against the cage.
Holk lands with a short shot to the head.
Holk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cracker throws a punch but it's blocked by Holk.
Holk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 Cheikh Holk will probably get the nod.
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#
Holk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cracker.
Cracker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cracker throws a hook but Holk avoids it easily.#CL#
Holk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Holk blocks an uppercut.
Holk controlling the action here for a moment.
Cracker misses with a punch on the inside.
Holk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cracker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holk lands with a short shot to the head.
Holk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holk prevents a body shot from Cracker.
Cracker throws a punch but it's blocked by Holk.
Cracker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cracker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC#
Cracker is rocked!#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cracker.
Cracker is still on wobbly legs! Can Holk finish him?
Holk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cracker backwards.
Holk blocking some punches.
Cracker seems to have recovered his senses.#BC2#
Cracker breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Holk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cracker swings wildly with an uppercut but Holk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cracker tries to throw a body punch but Holk avoids it by throwing Cracker back against the cage.
Cracker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holk lands a nice shot to the body.
Cracker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cracker.
Holk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cheikh Holk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holk lands a right hand.
Holk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T2#
Cracker avoiding damage as Holk throws knees to the body.
Holk blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Holk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cracker avoids it.
Cracker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cracker up against the cage.
Holk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cracker misses with a punch on the inside.
Holk lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Holk.
Holk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cracker is defending well for now.
Holk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cracker can do to turn this around?
Cracker avoiding damage as Holk throws knees to the body.
Holk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cracker backwards.
Holk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cracker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T3#
Holk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Holk.
Holk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cracker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cracker struggles to land a body shot inside as Holk controls his hands.
Cracker tries to throw a body punch but Holk avoids it by throwing Cracker back against the cage.
Holk looking to throw knees to the head but Cracker is blocking nicely.
Cracker has a couple of punches blocked by Holk.
Cracker managing to block the knees to the body from Holk.
Cracker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cracker blocks an uppercut.
Cracker has had enough of the clinch but Holk keeps him there for the moment.
Holk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cracker backwards.
Cracker lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Cracker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cracker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holk defending well as Cracker loads up on a big left hand.
Cracker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cracker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T4#
Holk tries to clinch there but Cracker circles away.
Cheikh Holk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cracker scores with a shot to the body.
Holk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Holk forces Cracker back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Holk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cracker can't find room to land a body shot as Holk controls the action.
Holk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cracker.
Cracker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holk throws a punch but it's blocked by Cracker.
Holk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cracker backwards. #BC2#
Cracker breaks the clinch.
Holk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cracker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cracker misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheikh Holk dominated that second round.
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#
Holk tries to clinch up.
Holk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cracker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cracker throws the left hand but Holk avoids the punch easily.
Cracker throws a big shot that misses.
Holk throws a hook but Cracker blocks it.
Holk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cracker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cracker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cracker throws a jab but it's blocked by Holk.
Holk wants to clinch but Cracker slips to the side
and Cracker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Cracker misses.
Cracker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cracker throws out a loose jab but Holk uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holk moves to clinch but Cracker breaks away
and Cracker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cracker walks into a straight right hand from Holk.#CL#
Holk has Cracker up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holk. #T1#
Holk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crackers head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holk.
Holk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cracker blocks it with crossed arms.
Holk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Holk.
Cracker tries to break the clinch but Holk is controlling the position.
Holk digs a right hand into Cracker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cracker's gas tank.
Holk tries a knee to the head but Cracker blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holk.
Cracker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holk tries to stall but Cracker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Holk throws a head punch that misses.
Cracker is trying to break the clinch but Holk is controlling him.
Holk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cracker backwards.
Cracker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holk tries a knee to the head but Cracker blocks it.
Holk scores with a shot to the side of Cracker's head.
Skull Cracker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Holk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cracker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cracker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cracker misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Cracker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cracker throws a jab but it's blocked by Holk.
Cracker swats away the attempt to clinch by Holk.
Cracker throws a big shot that misses.
Holk is looking to counter the offense by Cracker and move into the clinch.
Holk blocks a jab.
Holk doesn't manage to clinch there - Cracker circles away.
Holk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cracker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cracker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
Holk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cracker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T3##BC2#
Cracker breaks from the clinch.
Cracker takes a jab right on the kisser.
#CL#
Holk closes the distance and clinches.
Cracker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cracker.
Cracker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Cracker fails to land.
Holk takes a shot to the head.
Holk blocks an uppercut.
Cracker throws a punch but it's blocked by Holk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holk. #BC2#
Cracker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holk moves away from the strike by Cracker.
Holk tries to clinch there but Cracker circles away.
Skull Cracker seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Holk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cracker struggles to land a body shot inside as Holk controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Cracker fails to land. #T4#
Holk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cracker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cracker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cracker has a couple of punches blocked by Holk.
Holk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cracker backwards.
Cracker prevents a body shot from Holk.
Cracker throws a punch but it's blocked by Holk.
Cracker tries to circle away but Holk has him pinned against the cage.
Holk gets through Cracker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cracker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Holk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Holk.
Holk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cracker's efforts to push away.
Cracker has a couple of punches blocked by Holk.
Holk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cracker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Skull Cracker.
I think Holk 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cheikh Holk!
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Event:
Gladius #16
Date: Aug 11, 2018 |
#R1#
Holk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CL#
Holk gets a clinch.
A short left from Holk.
Abel jumps guard but Holk turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Holk working Abel over with knees to the body.
Abel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Holk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A knee to the head by Holk.
Abel letting Holk take a breather here.
Holk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Allisha Abel has been cut.
Holk tries to land knees in the clinch but Abel avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Holk.
#T1#
Holk looking to throw knees to the head but Abel is blocking nicely.
Holk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Holk landing knees to the body.
Holk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abels head.
Holk is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Abel takes a shot to the head.
Holk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holk lands with a light punch inside.
Holk pushes Abel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holk connects with a knee to the head.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holk lands a shoulder strike.
Holk cracks Abel with a nice body shot.
Holk with a knee to the head.
#ROC#
Abel is rocked!
Holk tries a knee to the head but Abel blocks it.
Abel tries to pull guard but Holk holds him up against the cage and eventually Abel drops back down to his feet.
Cheikh Holk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allisha Abel.
Holk lands an uppercut.
Holk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abel is looking to take this one to the mat.
Holk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T3#
Holk lands a hook that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Holk working Abel over with knees to the body.
Holk lands a shot to the body.
Holk lands with a short shot to the head.
Holk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Holk.
Holk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abel is still on wobbly legs! Can Holk finish him?
Holk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holk scores with a knee to the head.
#T4#
Holk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abel seems to have recovered his senses.
Holk misses with a knee to the head.
Abel takes a shot to the head.
Holk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abel or not.
Holk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abel being controlled against the cage.
Abel can't get the takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheikh Holk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Allisha Abel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Abel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holk as he jumps to the side. #CL#
Holk has Abel up against the cage in a clinch.
Holk lands a nice knee to the body.
Holk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Holk.
A short right from Holk on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holk pushes Abel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holk scores with a shoulder strike.
Holk is struggling to control the position.
Holk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#T1#
Holk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cheikh Holk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holk smiles and moves away.
#CL#
Holk rushes Abel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Holk leaning against his opponent.
Abel takes a knee right on the jaw!
#T2#
Holk lands a hook that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Holk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abel blocks it with crossed arms.
Holk trying to land knees to the body.
Holk crunches a lovely knee into Abel's ribcage.
Holk lands a shoulder strike.
Holk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holk lands a shoulder strike.
Abel is trying to pull guard but Holk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cheikh Holk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allisha Abel.
Abel avoiding damage as Holk throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Holk scores with a nice short uppercut.#TD2#
Abel jumps into guard, dragging Holk to the mat.
#T3##SUB2#
Abel has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Holk should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Abel has tightened it up now! Holk should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Allisha Abel!
Allisha Abel is the new lightweight champion!
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Event:
Gladius #10
Date: Jul 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Holk clobbers Gutierrez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Holk has Gutierrez up against the cage in a clinch.
Holk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Holk as the two fighters clinch.
Holk misses with a knee strike.
Holk gets underhooks to prevent Gutierrez's takedown attempt.
Gutierrez has had enough of the clinch but Holk keeps him there for the moment.
Holk throws a head punch that misses.
Holk lands a left hand.
Gutierrez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gutierrez wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holk misses with a body punch.
Gutierrez has had enough of the clinch but Holk keeps him there for the moment.
Gutierrez trying to stall but Holk improves his position.
Gutierrez misses with a punch to the body.
Holk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gutierrez blocks it with crossed arms. #T1#
Gutierrez is looking for a takedown.
Holk has Gutierrez pressed against the cage, preventing Gutierrez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gutierrez avoids it.
Gutierrez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Holk tries to land a knee to the head but Gutierrez blocks with his arms.
Holk throws a head punch that misses.
Holk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gutierrez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cheikh Holk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ismail Gutierrez.
Holk looking to throw knees to the head but Gutierrez is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Holk as the two fighters clinch.
Holk lands with a right to the head.
Gutierrez is trying to push Holk away but Holk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holk slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Holk.
Holk lands a left hand.
#ROC#
Gutierrez is rocked!
Holk misses with a punch on the inside.
Gutierrez is still on wobbly legs! Can Holk finish him?
Holk swings wildly with an uppercut but Gutierrez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holk throws a punch but it's blocked by Gutierrez.
Holk looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Holk throws a punch but it's blocked by Gutierrez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gutierrez.
Holk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Holk fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holk.
Holk working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holk.
Holk looking to throw knees to the head but Gutierrez is blocking nicely.
Holk throws a head punch that misses.
Holk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T2#
Holk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gutierrez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gutierrez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holk swings wildly with an uppercut but Gutierrez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gutierrez blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holk.
Holk misses with some punches.
Holk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holk looking to throw knees to the head but Gutierrez is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holk.
Holk has Gutierrez pressed against the cage, preventing Gutierrez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gutierrez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holk working aggressively here.
Holk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Holk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holk prevents a body shot from Gutierrez.
Holk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holk.
Holk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gutierrez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holk is breathing heavily.
Gutierrez blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holk.
Holk misses with a punch on the inside.
Holk has a couple of punches blocked by Gutierrez.
Gutierrez blocking some punches.
Holk misses with a punch on the inside.
Holk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gutierrez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gutierrez blocks it with crossed arms.
Gutierrez blocks an uppercut.
Gutierrez seems to have recovered his senses.
Gutierrez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holk has Gutierrez pressed against the cage, preventing Gutierrez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holk blocks an uppercut.
Gutierrez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T3#
A head punch on the inside from Holk fails to land.
Gutierrez goes for a takedown attempt but Holk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gutierrez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gutierrez manages to circle out of the way.
Holk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gutierrez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gutierrez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holk wants to clinch.
Gutierrez misses with a wild body shot.
Gutierrez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Holk moves in looking to clinch but Gutierrez pushes him off.#CL#
Holk gets a clinch.
Gutierrez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Holk.
Gutierrez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holk backwards.
Holk lands a right hand. #T4#
Gutierrez is trying to break the clinch but Holk has him pressed against the cage.
Holk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gutierrez up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gutierrez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holk dips a shoulder and cracks Gutierrez with a mighty uppercut! Gutierrez falls back against the cage and Holk unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gutierrez is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Holk screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cheikh Holk!
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Event:
Gladius #7
Date: Jul 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Holk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Holk tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL#
Holk forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Holk lands a right hand.
Holk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee letting Holk take a breather here.
Holk looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A right hand to the body from Holk.
Holk is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee looks winded!
Holk tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
#T1#
Holk lands a left hand.
Holk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holk lands with a light punch inside. #ROC#
Lee is rocked!
Holk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Holk finish him?
A nice right hand lands inside from Holk.
Holk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Holk missing with knees to the body.
Holk lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lee to his knees! Holk keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cheikh Holk!
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Event:
Gladius #2
Date: Jun 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Holk is looking to clinch. #CL#
Holk has managed to clinch.
RoboTessin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
RoboTessin trying to stall but Holk improves his position.
RoboTessin is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Holk has denied him.
Holk lands with a right to the head.
Holk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holk scores with a shot to the side of RoboTessin's head.
Holk tries to land a knee to the head but RoboTessin blocks with his arms.
Holk misses with a knee strike.
RoboTessin is trying to break the clinch but Holk has him pressed against the cage.
RoboTessin is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Holk.
Holk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on RoboTessin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#TD2#
RoboTessin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Holk clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#T1##SUB2#
RoboTessin has managed to slip his arm under Holk's chin. This could be all over... yep, Holk is tapping out! Submission win for RoboTessin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Randy RoboTessin!
Randy RoboTessin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 08, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Holk moves into range and clinches up with Walton.
Holk lands with a short shot to the head.
Holk tries to land a knee to the head but Walton blocks with his arms.
Walton tries to break the clinch but Holk is controlling the position.
Holk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walton backwards.
Walton wants to break free but Holk has control.
Walton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holk scores with a shoulder strike.
Holk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walton backwards. #ROC#
Walton is rocked!
Holk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walton is still on wobbly legs! Can Holk finish him?
Holk throws a head punch that misses.
Holk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walton blocks it with crossed arms.
Holk misses with a knee to the head.
Walton is trying to break the clinch but Holk has him pressed against the cage.
Walton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Holk swings wildly with an uppercut but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holk throws a head punch that misses.
Holk throws a punch but it's blocked by Walton.
Holk misses with a punch on the inside.
Holk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holk. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holk.
Holk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holk misses with a knee strike.
Holk swings wildly with an uppercut but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walton seems to have recovered his senses.
Walton avoiding damage as Holk throws knees to the body.
Holk prevents Walton from breaking the clinch.
Holk lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Walton to his knees! Holk keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cheikh Holk!
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