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Event:
Initiation V
Date: Mar 15, 2019 |
#R1#
Naito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naito. Roy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roy slips under a jab.
Roy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naito.
Naito lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#CUT2#
It looks like Tower Roy has been cut.#CL#
Roy clinches with his opponent.
Naito blocking some punches.
Roy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy blocking some punches.
Naito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Roy's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Naito trying to control the position but instead, Roy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Naito into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naito scores with a shot to the side of Roy's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Naito blocks an uppercut.
Naito struggles to land a body shot inside as Roy controls his hands.
Naito misses with a punch on the inside.
#T1#
A body shot lands from Roy.
A right handed body shot lands from Naito.
Roy misses with a punch on the inside.
Roy working aggressively here.
Naito has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Roy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Naito can turn it around.
Roy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Naito looking to slow down the pace here.
Roy misses with a punch on the inside.
Roy blocks a body shot from Naito.
Naito just leaning against Roy, taking a breather.
Naito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Naito blocks an uppercut.
Naito misses with some punches.
Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Naito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Naito misses with some punches.
Roy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Naito is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Naito to work.
#T2#
Roy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Naito.
Roy misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Naito blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naito fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roy is leaning against Naito and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Naito blocks an uppercut.
Naito gets through Roy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Naito tries a body shot but Roy blocks it.
Naito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Naito has a couple of punches blocked by Roy.
Naito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roy's elbow.
Naito throws a head punch that misses.
Roy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Naito backwards. #T3#
Naito avoiding damage.
Roy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Naito is defending well for now.
Roy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Naito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Naito misses with a punch on the inside.
Roy working aggressively here.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roy.
A short left from Roy.
Naito blocks an uppercut.
Naito throws a head punch that misses.
Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Naito.
A head punch on the inside from Naito fails to land.
Naito lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roy backwards.
Roy swings wildly with an uppercut but Naito uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Naito fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Naito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roy lands a right hand.
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!
Naito tries to throw a body punch but Roy avoids it by throwing Naito back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Naito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roy backwards.
Roy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Naito tries to throw a body punch but Roy avoids it by throwing Naito back against the cage.
Naito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roy working some nice short punches in the clinch.#CUT#
It looks like Cody Naito has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Roy lands with a right to the head.
Roy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Naito misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Naito fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tower Roy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Roy cracks Naito with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Naito.#KD#
Roy lands a big right hand that sends Naito crashing to the mat! Roy stays standing though and waves Naito back to his feet!
Roy slips under a jab.#CL#
Roy moves into the clinch.
Tower Roy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Naito works on Roy's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Naito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Naito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roy's elbow.
Roy lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT#
That has opened up Cody Naito's cut even more.
Naito tries to throw a body punch but Roy avoids it by throwing Naito back against the cage.
Naito misses with a punch on the inside.
Naito tries to work over Roy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Naito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Naito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Naito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Naito stalling in the clinch.
#T1#
Naito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
Roy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naito can do to turn this around?
Naito trying to stall but Roy improves his position.
Roy gets through Naito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Naito backwards.
Naito misses with the head strike.
Roy lands a shoulder strike.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roy lands a shoulder strike.
Naito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy has a couple of punches blocked by Naito.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
Roy lands with a left to the head.
Naito tries to work over Roy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roy lands with a right to the head.
Roy misses with some punches.
Naito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Naito backwards. #CUT#
The cut above Cody Naito's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naito misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Roy.
Naito takes a shot to the head.
Roy working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC#
Naito is rocked!
Naito is breathing heavily.
Roy throws a head punch that misses.
Naito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Naito is still on wobbly legs! Can Roy finish him?#CUT#
Cody Naito's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Naito looking to stall.
Naito seems to have recovered his senses.
Naito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Naito misses with the head strike.
Roy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roy missing with knees to the body.
Naito misses with a punch to the body.
Roy misses with the head strike.
Roy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Roy struggles to land a body shot inside as Naito controls his hands.
Roy tries to land knees in the clinch but Naito avoids the damage to the body.
Naito avoiding damage as Roy throws knees to the body.
Roy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roy misses with a punch on the inside.
Roy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roy lands a hook that snaps the head of Naito backwards.
Roy lands an uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cody Naito's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tower Roy!
An out of breath Tower Roy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
JBL 15 Sitsongrit vs Thoressen
Date: Feb 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Benedetti walks into a stiff left hand from Naito.
Benedetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Naito as he connects with a hook.
Good work by Naito as he checks the leg kick.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Naito.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Naito swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Naito lands with an uppercut that bounces Benedetti off the cage and back into range.
Naito throws a right and a left that Benedetti avoids nicely.
Naito throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benedetti feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naito jabs Benedetti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Naito shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Benedetti.
Naito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Naito forces Benedetti back against the cage and clinches.#T1#
Benedetti lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Benedetti as the two fighters clinch.
Benedetti pushes Naito back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti.
Benedetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Naito controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benedetti.
Naito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Naito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Naito pushes Benedetti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benedetti pushes Naito back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Naito looks winded!
Naito throws a head punch that misses.
Naito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti.
Naito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Benedetti.
Naito misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Benedetti lands with a right to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Cody Naito has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
#T2#
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Naito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naito's elbow.
Nice body punch from Benedetti.
Benedetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benedetti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Naito or not. #BC#
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Naito walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#KD#
Benedetti lands a big right hand that sends Naito crashing to the mat! Benedetti stays standing though and waves Naito back to his feet!#ROC#
Naito is rocked!
Claudio Benedetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from hell that sends Naito clean off his feet! He's out cold! Benedetti stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Claudio Benedetti!
Claudio Benedetti seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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