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Event:
Gladius MWCT Round 1
Date: Jul 14, 2018 |
#R1# Lima fails with the takedown. Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Lima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT# It looks like Marcus Lima has been cut. Nice shot by Santos. Santos fails in his attempt to clinch. Lima shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well. Diego Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Lima. Lima closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Lima closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santos circles away. Marcus Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lima has his takedown stuffed#KD# and Santos counters with a nice right hand that sends Lima toppling to the canvas! Lima scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Santos finish him?!#ROC# Lima is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Santos digs a good body shot into Lima's ribs. Lima is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him? Santos shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Lima takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Santos sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Lima bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diego Santos! After winning the bout, Diego Santos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Gladius #2
Date: Jun 23, 2018 |
#R1# Lima shoots in and drives through. Kuklinski sprawls well. Kuklinski appears to be looking for a counter takedown. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lima is defended easily by Kuklinski. Kuklinski tries to counter with a takedown but Lima is quick to defend against it. Lima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#TD2# Lima looking to score a takedown here. Kuklinski is defending well but Lima drives through and ends up in Kuklinski's guard. Kuklinski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Lima is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Kuklinski pulls Lima in to control the position. Lima must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Kuklinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lima content to stall in guard here. #T1# Lima slips nicely into half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Lima tries to pass to full mount but Kuklinski defends it. Lima controlling the pace. Kuklinski is looking for a sweep. Lima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Lima passes to side control. Lima taking a breather here. Kuklinski tries to get back to half guard but can't. Kuklinski stops Lima from passing to mount. The referee asks Lima politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lima prefers to stall for the moment though.#T3# Kuklinski struggling a bit here.#REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD# Kuklinski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lima did well to prevent Kuklinski getting side control. Kuklinski is trying to control the action in half guard but Lima is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Lima wants to get back to his feet. Lima controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Kuklinski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #CUT# It looks like Marcus Lima has been cut. Lima trying to control here.
Kuklinski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Lima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4# Lima taking some punishment here, with Kuklinski in his half guard. Lima is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kuklinski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kuklinski's back! Lima controls the position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Let's hope that Lima 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. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Lima will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Marcus Lima's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. #R2# Lima shoots in for a takedown but Kuklinski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Kuklinski appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Lima looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kuklinski is fending him off so far but Lima persists. Nope, Kuklinski circles away and we're back to standing. Lima fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kuklinski avoids it really well and circles away. Richard Kuklinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Lima.#TD# Kuklinski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Kuklinski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kuklinski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB# Kuklinski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lima sees it coming and defends easily. Lima moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T1# Kuklinski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Richard Kuklinski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Lima controls Kuklinski momentarily but Kuklinski frees himself. Kuklinski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Kuklinski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Kuklinski is looking to work some ground and pound but Lima has wrist control. Kuklinski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Kuklinski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lima can do to turn this around? Lima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lima tries to land a sweep but no joy. Lima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Lima keeping moving, preventing Kuklinski from controlling successfully. #T2# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Kuklinski is stalling in the full guard. Kuklinski wants to pass the guard but Lima is keeping the position. Kuklinski is working Lima over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #CUT# The cut above Marcus Lima's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Lima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Lima is trying to keep Kuklinski in close.
Lima is pulling down on Kuklinski's head to control his posture. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Kuklinski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Kuklinski won't allow Lima to sweep him here. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3# Kuklinski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuklinski wants it to stay on the feet. Lima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuklinski as he avoids it easily. Kuklinski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuklinski wants it to stay on the feet. Lima is breathing heavily.#TD2# Lima manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kuklinski on his heels. He'll look to pass Kuklinski's guard now, I'm sure. Lima won't allow Kuklinski to sweep him here. Kuklinski wants to control the position but Lima says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. Lima sitting and controlling from the half guard. Kuklinski is holding on to half guard well.#T4# Kuklinski is trying to get back to full guard. Kuklinski is trying to maintain the position but Lima is very close to passing his half guard. Lima controlling the action here. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Kuklinski dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Marcus Lima's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round! #R3# Kuklinski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuklinski wants it to stay on the feet.#TD# Kuklinski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kuklinski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Sloppy strikes there by Kuklinski. Lima is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kuklinski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Lima trying to hold on to Kuklinski's head to control him but Kuklinski postures up.
Kuklinski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lima's head. Kuklinski with the ground and pound but Lima uses the opportunity to regain guard. Kuklinski 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. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kuklinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Kuklinski lands a couple of elbows. Kuklinski connects with a couple of short punches.#ROC# Lima is rocked!#CUT# Marcus Lima's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcus Lima's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Richard Kuklinski! After winning the bout, Richard Kuklinski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Gladius #1
Date: Jun 16, 2018 |
#R1# Ali fails to land with a series of punches.
Lima misses with a takedown attempt and Ali counters with a three punch combo that has Lima backing up. Lima nods at Ali to acknowledge the strikes. A left lands for Ali.#CUT# It looks like Marcus Lima has been cut. No luck for Lima with that takedown attempt. Ali connects with a looping right hand.
Ali lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lima backs up against the cage.
Lima has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ali's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ali duly obliges. Lima shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Mohammed Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Lima. Lima keeps the fight on the outside. Ali connects with a single shot there. Ali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ali!
#ROC# Lima is rocked! Ali lands a hook that stumbles Lima back into the cage. Ali follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Lima to the canvas! Ali pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Lima has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mohammed Ali!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 12, 2018 |
#R1##TD# Lima gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB# Lima is working for a submission of some sort.
Lima is trying to control the action in half guard but Roffen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB# Lima is trying for a kimura here. Roffen looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Lima wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Lima! Marcus Lima bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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