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Event:
JBL 15 Sitsongrit vs Thoressen
Date: Feb 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Ortiz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sicari has time to react.
Sicari slips a jab from Ortiz.
Sicari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sicari lands a nice looking body shot.
Ortiz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sicari's head.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut
and Sicari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ortiz misses with a straight right.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A combination from Ortiz does no damage.
A slow jab from Ortiz misses its intended target.
Ortiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sicari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ortiz throws a hook but Sicari avoids it easily.
A big right from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ortiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sicari.
Ortiz throws a hook but Sicari blocks it.#T1#
Ortiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sicari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Sicari.
Ortiz misses with a hook. Sicari ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortiz. Sicari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sicari.
A big left from Sicari misses.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Sicari ducks under and follows up with a left that Sicari also avoids with ease.
Ortiz misses with a lunging right hand
and Ortiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ortiz misses with a lunging right hand
and Ortiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sicari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sicari throws a nice looking combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortiz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at JAG Training Grounds [$600/week] in the buildup to the fight.
Sicari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ortiz doesn't seem bothered though.
Sicari drops his hands momentarily and Ortiz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ortiz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz misses with a looping left.
Sicari throws a hook but Ortiz avoids it easily.
Sicari looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range.
Ortiz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sicari's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ortiz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sicari counters with a left and a right that stings Ortiz.
Ortiz throws an overhand right that lands on Sicari's shoulder, as Sicari tries to avoid the shot.
Eduardo Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Sicari misses.
Ortiz misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ortiz loads up on a big right hand but Sicari slips the punch.
Ortiz misses with a looping right.
Sicari cracks Ortiz with a good jab.
Ortiz misses with a straight right.
Ortiz misses with a right hand
and Sicari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC2#
Ortiz is rocked!
Ortiz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sicari connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ortiz scrambles back to his feet.
Oh Ortiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sicari cracks Ortiz with a hook to the temple - Ortiz is on wobbly legs here! Sicari swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Ortiz falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Sicari wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Martino Sicari!
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Event:
Judgement Night II
Date: Jan 18, 2019 |
#R1#
Sicari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sicari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baby.
Sicari misses with an uppercut. Baby saw that one coming.
Baby throws a lazy head kick
and Sicari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Big Baby has been cut.
Sicari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baby does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sicari looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baby throws a head kick that misses.
Crunch! Baby slams his shin into Sicari's torso.
Baby ducks under a wild hook from Sicari.
Baby ducks under a wild hook from Sicari.
We've been informed that Sicari has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Baby looks to land a body kick but Sicari moved away.
Sicari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sicari lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sicari.
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!
Baby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baby throws a lazy head kick
and Baby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Sicari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martino Sicari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Baby looks to throw a body kick
and Sicari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sicari throws a jab but it's blocked by Baby.
Baby connects with a solid leg kick.
Sicari takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Baby tries a head kick but it misses.
Baby misses with a head kick.
Baby gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sicari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#
Baby is rocked!
Baby throws a poor cross that misses
and Sicari counters with a big right hand! Oh Baby is in trouble here! Sicari follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martino Sicari!
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Event:
JBL Fresh Blood II
Date: Dec 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Sicari throws a lazy uppercut
#TD#
and Oriola counters with a single leg into guard. Sicari didn't expect that. #SUB#
Oriola drops back looking for a leg! Sicari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sicari manages to kick Oriola off! Oriola jumps back into Sicari's guard.
Oriola 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.
Oriola passes into half guard.
Sicari has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at JAG Training Grounds [$600/week]. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Oriola has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oriola thowing shots but they're missing. #T1##SUB#
Oriola is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Oriola!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Diego Oriola!
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Event:
Colossal
Date: Dec 01, 2018 |
#R1#
Sicari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Andre Valentino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentino throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been informed that Sicari has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Valentino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sicari misses the jab.
Valentino lands with a straight right. Sicari didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Sicari.
Sicari slips under a jab.
Sicari misses with the combination.
Valentino lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sicari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sicari moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentino tries to bum rush Sicari with a series of wild strikes but Sicari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valentino misses with a hook
and Sicari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sicari walks into a jab.
Sicari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sicari let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T1#
Valentino scores with a jab to the body.
Sicari dodges the punch combination from Valentino.
Sicari throws a jab but it's blocked by Valentino.
Sicari misses with a hook.
Valentino avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Valentino misses its target.
Sicari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentino.
Valentino looks to score with a jab to the body but Sicari is just out of range.
Valentino misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Sicari does no damage.
A jab from Valentino misses.
Sicari slips a jab and a cross from Valentino.
Valentino has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Valentino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T2#
Sicari misses with a few strikes there.
Sicari swinging wildly here.
Valentino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sicari.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentino throws out a loose jab but Sicari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentino throws a nice looking combination but Sicari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valentino misses with a body shot.
Sicari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentino throws out the jab.
Valentino misses with a body shot.
Valentino throws a hook to the side of Sicari's head but Sicari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valentino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sicari manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Valentino.
A punch combination from Valentino misses.
A combination from Valentino does no damage.
A shot to the body from Valentino misses
and Sicari counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Valentino works over Sicari's head and body with a nice combination.
Valentino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valentino is looking to wear down Sicari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sicari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valentino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sicari swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valentino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sicari manages to avoid it.
Valentino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sicari circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot lands for Valentino.
A big right from Valentino misses.
Valentino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Valentino lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Sicari misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentino on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sicari slips a jab and a cross from Valentino.
Sicari lands with a cross. #T4#
Valentino throws a combination that misses
enabling Sicari to counter with a crisp jab.
Sicari slips under a jab.
Sicari misses with a double jab.
Sicari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valentino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valentino throws a nice looking combination but Sicari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sicari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Sicari releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sicari might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sicari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Valentino ducks under a wild hook from Sicari.
Valentino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sicari throws out a counter right but Valentino avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentino misses with a double jab
and Sicari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Valentino dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Valentino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valentino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valentino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Sicari misses.
Valentino looks to land a combination but Sicari avoids it well.
Valentino lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Valentino.
Valentino misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Sicari.
Sicari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentino.
Valentino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentino with a nice cross.
Valentino throws a series of punches but Sicari avoids them all with ease.
Valentino misses with a body punch
and Sicari counters with a left and a right that stings Valentino.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sicari moves away.
Valentino misses with a combination
and Sicari counters with a one-two to the body. #T1#
Valentino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sicari counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sicari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valentino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valentino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valentino looks to throw the jab but Sicari is out of range.
Sicari lands with a shot to the body.
Valentino misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the body from Valentino misses
and Sicari counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Valentino throws a jab but it's blocked by Sicari.
Valentino throws a series of punches but Sicari moves out of range.
Valentino lands with a good body shot.
Andre Valentino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valentino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sicari was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentino.
The crowd cheers as Valentino lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sicari doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Sicari.
Valentino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sicari! But no joy.#T2#
Valentino throws a combination that misses
and Sicari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sicari connects with the punch.
Valentino throws a series of punches but Sicari avoids them all with ease.
Sicari throws the left hand but Valentino avoids the punch easily.
Valentino wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sicari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sicari looks to land a combination but Valentino avoids it well.
Nice jab there from Sicari.
Valentino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valentino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sicari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valentino throws a sloppy body shot
and Sicari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valentino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sicari.
Sicari now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sicari misses with an uppercut. Valentino saw that one coming.
Sicari with a hook.
Valentino avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T3#
Valentino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sicari manages to avoid it.
Valentino misses with a two punch combination.
Valentino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Valentino misses with a few strikes there.
Valentino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sicari avoids the body shot from Valentino.
Valentino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sicari throws out the jab.
Valentino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sicari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sicari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valentino swinging wildly here.
Sicari is looking for the big counter here.
Sicari just misses with a punch to the body.
Valentino drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sicari sprawls and moves away.
Valentino throws a lazy right hand but Sicari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Sicari does no damage. #T4#
Valentino cracks Sicari with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sicari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sicari looks to land a left hand but Valentino moved out of range nicely.
Sicari takes one on the button.
Valentino scores with a jab to the body.
Valentino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sicari can do to turn this around?
Sicari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sicari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valentino thuds his right hand into Sicari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Valentino misses with a body shot.
Sicari throws out a counter right but Valentino avoids it with no problem.
Valentino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sicari in his tracks.
Andre Valentino is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentino slips a jab and a cross from Sicari.
Valentino throws an overhand right that lands on Sicari's shoulder, as Sicari tries to avoid the shot.
Sicari avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Valentino dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Valentino is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sicari.
Valentino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sicari swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valentino swings widly with a right hand
and Sicari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sicari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentino.
Sicari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Valentino with a hook.
Sicari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sicari misses with a hook. Valentino ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Valentino there.
Good shot there by Valentino.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentino throws a body shot but no joy.
Sicari looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Valentino misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Valentino.
#T1#
Sicari lands with a straight right. Valentino didn't see that one coming.
Valentino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sicari doesn't seem bothered though.
A left and a right from Valentino both land. Nice combination. #ROC#
Sicari is rocked!
Sicari misses with a double jab.
Sicari is still on wobbly legs! Can Valentino finish him?
Valentino drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sicari right on the button. Sicari goes down! Valentino follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Valentino gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Valentino!
Andre Valentino decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Gladius #33
Date: Oct 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Sicari throws a lazy right hand but Kicker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sicari misses the jab.
Sicari throws a jab but it's blocked by Kicker.
Sicari thuds a left hand into Kicker's body.
Kicker throws a body shot but no joy.
Kicker misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Kicker.
Sicari lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sicari.
Kicker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sicari counters with a straight right hand.
Kicker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kicker ducks under a wild hook from Sicari.
Kicker looks to throw the jab but Sicari is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Sicari misses the target.
A combination from Kicker does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kicker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kicker looks to land a left hand but Sicari moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Sicari misses with an uppercut. Kicker saw that one coming.
Sicari lands with a right hand.
Sicari looks to land a right hand but Kicker moved out of range.
Sicari lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sicari.#CUT#
It looks like Real Kicker has been cut.
The fighters circling - Kicker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sicari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kicker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sicari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sicari throws a lazy right hand but Kicker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Kicker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sicari cracks Kicker with a good jab.
Kicker misses with a straight right.
Sicari throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kicker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sicari.#T2#
Kicker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kicker throws a hook but Sicari avoids it easily.
Kicker throws a big shot that misses.
Nice jab there from Kicker.
Kicker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sicari scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A big right from Sicari misses.
Sicari throws a jab when Kicker was well out of range.
Kicker lands a nice shot to the body.
Kicker slips a jab and a cross from Sicari.
It seemed like Kicker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kicker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kicker misses with a hook.#T3#
Sicari ducks under a wild hook from Kicker.
Sicari misses with the combination.
Kicker misses with a body shot.
Sicari throws a body punch but Kicker moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kicker misses.
Sicari throws a nice looking combination but Kicker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kicker moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Kicker misses.
Sicari scores with a jab to the head.
Sicari misses with a lunging right hand
and Kicker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sicari thinking.
Sicari avoids the body shot from Kicker.
Sicari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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.
Kicker looks to score with a jab to the body but Sicari is just out of range.
Sicari is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T4#
Sicari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kicker.
Sicari misses with a few strikes there.
Sicari ducks under a wild hook from Kicker.
Kicker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sicari.
It looked like Sicari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sloppy strikes from Sicari. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kicker throws a shot from downtown. Sicari moves away and avoids it.
Kicker looks to land a left hand but Sicari moved out of range nicely.
Kicker dodges the punch combination from Sicari.
Kicker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#CL2#
Kicker instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martino Sicari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Real Kicker's cut.
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#
Kicker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kicker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sicari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kicker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sicari throws out the jab.
Sicari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sicari misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Kicker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kicker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kicker connects with a nice looking jab.
Sicari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sicari throws a looping overhand right but Kicker ducks down to avoid it.
Sicari lands with a nice body punch.
Sicari ducks under a wild hook from Kicker.
Nice shot lands for Sicari.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kicker drops his hands momentarily and Sicari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've been told by Sicari's head coaches at JAG Training Grounds [$600/week] that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T1#
Kicker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sicari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martino Sicari is winning the standup battle so far.
Sicari misses with an uppercut.
Kicker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kicker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sicari.
Sicari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sicari closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kicker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kicker connects with a right hand. Sicari shakes it off.
Kicker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kicker thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kicker. Sicari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kicker moves away from the strike by Sicari.
Kicker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sicari.#T2#
Sicari fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kicker on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sicari misses with a left hand
and Kicker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kicker throws a hook to the side of Sicari's head but Sicari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kicker throws a body punch but Sicari moves out of range.
Kicker misses with a body shot.
Sicari scores with a jab to the head.
Sicari misses with a left hand
and Kicker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sicari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kicker slips under a jab from Sicari.
Sicari looks to score with a jab to the body but Kicker is just out of range.
Sicari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kicker can do to turn this around?
Kicker takes one to the side of the head.
#T3#
Sicari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sicari throws a combination that misses
and Kicker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kicker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#CL2#
Kicker closes the distance and clinches.
Kicker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sicari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sicari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kicker backwards.
Kicker has Sicari pressed against the cage, preventing Sicari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A left hand lands to the body for Kicker.
Kicker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kicker working aggressively here.
Kicker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kicker lands a body shot.
Sicari tries to throw a body punch but Kicker avoids it by throwing Sicari back against the cage.
Kicker misses with a body punch.
#T4#
Kicker has a couple of punches blocked by Sicari.
Sicari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sicari is trying to push Kicker away but Kicker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Kicker.
Sicari is looking to break free of the clinch but Kicker has double underhooks.
Kicker misses with some punches.
Kicker misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kicker works on Sicari's body with a couple of short punches.
Kicker tries to work over Sicari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kicker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kicker lands a hook that snaps the head of Sicari backwards.
Kicker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kicker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sicari's elbow.
Sicari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kicker can't find room to land a body shot as Sicari controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Real Kicker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Real Kicker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Sicari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sicari looks to land a right hand but Kicker moved out of range.
Kicker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kicker misses the target.
Sicari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sicari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kicker's head.
Kicker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sicari manages to avoid it.
Sicari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sicari just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sicari throws the left hand but Kicker avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sicari. Kicker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sicari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kicker.
Sicari throws an off balance right hand
and Kicker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Sicari throws out a powerful jab.
Sicari tests Kicker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Kicker misses.
Sicari staying out of range there.
Kicker throws the left hand but Sicari avoids the punch easily.
Sicari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Sicari misses.
It seemed like Kicker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sicari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sicari throws an overhand right that lands on Kicker's shoulder, as Kicker tries to avoid the shot.
Sicari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kicker circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sicari throws a jab but it's blocked by Kicker.
Kicker lands a slapping body shot.
#T2#
Kicker lands a head shot.
Kicker slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sicari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kicker.
Martino Sicari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kicker lands with a cross.
Sicari misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Kicker misses the target.
Kicker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sicari thuds his right hand into Kicker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Sicari misses its intended target.
Sicari throws a hook but Kicker avoids it easily.
Sicari lands with a good body shot.
Sicari throws out a loose jab but Kicker uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Sicari stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sicari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kicker circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Kicker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Kicker misses the target.
Sicari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kicker takes a swing at Sicari's ribcage but misses.
Sicari misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Sicari. Those never looked like landing.
Kicker misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sicari misses the target.
Kicker scores with a nice right hand.
Sicari with a nice cross.#T4#
Kicker misses with a straight left.
Kicker lands a glancing blow to the side of Sicari's head.#ROC2#
Sicari is rocked!
Kicker drops Sicari with a naaaaasty hook - Sicari is in real trouble here! Kicker dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Real Kicker!
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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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Sicari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stewart tries to move into range but Sicari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sicari jabs Stewart right on the nose. Stewart blinks but takes it well.
Stewart throws a sloppy head kick and Sicari moves out of range easily.
Sicari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#ROC2#
Stewart is rocked!
Sicari lands with a right that hurts Stewart. Stewart looks to clinch but Sicari throws a short knee that drops Stewart. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Martino Sicari!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Jidders shoots in looking for a takedown. Sicari tries to sprawl out of it but Jidders keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sicari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jidders fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Sicari on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sicari sizes up Jidders with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sicari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jidders tries to close the distance and clinch but Sicari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sicari! But no joy.
Jidders shoots and misses
and Sicari counters with a left to the body. #CL#
Jidders fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sicari, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sicari. #ROC2#
Jidders is rocked!
Sicari lands a hook that snaps the head of Jidders backwards.
Oh Jidders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sicari throws a big uppercut that drops Jidders! More strikes from Sicari and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Jidders lies dazed against the cage as Sicari celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martino Sicari!
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