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Event:
UCF 18
Date: Nov 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Left hook, right uppercut from Degrom.
Nabi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Degrom counters with a straight right hand.
Nabi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Degrom changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nabi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nabi moves out of range as Degrom strikes.
Nabi shoots in but Degrom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And Degrom tries to counter it with a takedown but Nabi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Degrom drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Nabi right on the button. Nabi goes down! Degrom follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Degrom gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Degrom!
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Event:
UCF 12
Date: Oct 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Knox slips under a jab from Degrom.
Knox avoids the body shot from Degrom.
Degrom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a nice body shot.
Degrom cracks Knox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Degrom scores with a jab to the head.
Degrom misses with a looping right.
Degrom throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox delivers a nice body kick.
Knox scores with a jab.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Degrom's shoulder, as Degrom tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knox working aggressively here.
Degrom being controlled against the cage.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Degrom uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Knox presses Degrom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox lands a shoulder strike.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Degrom avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Knox.
A frustrated look appears on Degrom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Degrom has had enough of the clinch but Knox keeps him there for the moment.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Knox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Degrom backwards.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Degrom's head.
A short body shot lands from Knox as the two fighters clinch.
#T2#
Knox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knox gets through Degrom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Degrom trying to control the position but instead, Knox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Degrom into the cage.
Degrom is trying to break the clinch but Knox has him pressed against the cage.
Degrom pressing his opponent against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Knox.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knox.
A right hook to the body lands for Knox.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Degrom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knox pushes Degrom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Degrom is breathing heavily.#T3#
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Degrom backwards.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
Knox presses Degrom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knox digs a right hand into Degrom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Degrom's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Degrom backwards.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox pushes Degrom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knox is working Degrom over against the cage.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Degrom backwards.
Knox gets through Degrom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
Degrom blocks a body shot from Knox.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knox lands with a right to the head.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knox presses Degrom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Degrom backwards.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Degroms head.
Knox lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iota Knox dominated that round.
That's time! Degrom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL2#
Knox has managed to clinch.
Iota Knox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Degrom backwards.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Degrom backwards.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Degrom can't break the clinch.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Degrom.
Knox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Degrom backwards.
Knox keeps control of Degrom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knox lands a hook that snaps the head of Degrom backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Degrom controls his hands.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
Knox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T1#
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox gets through Degrom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Knox works on Degrom's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Knox.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knox cracks Degrom with a nice body shot.
Knox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Degrom blocks a body shot from Knox.
Degrom is trying to maintain a safe position but Knox gets an underhook and turns Degrom into the cage.
Knox cracks Degrom with a nice body shot.
Knox pushes Degrom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Knox.
#T2#
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox scores with a hook to the body.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox scores with a shot to the side of Degrom's head. #ROC2#
Degrom is rocked!
A body shot lands from Knox.
Oh Degrom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Degroms head.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Knox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Degroms head.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
Knox stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Knox.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knox.
Degrom takes a shot to the head.
Knox stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Knox lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
Knox creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Degrom with a big uppercut! Degrom tries to clinch up but Knox pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Degrom to the mat! Degrom covers up and Knox unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Iota Knox!
A very excited looking Iota Knox made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
EFL 19
Date: Oct 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Dimatulac tries to bum rush Degrom with a series of wild strikes but Degrom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Degrom tests Dimatulac's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dimatulac misses with a takedown attempt - Degrom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dimatulac or perhaps it was just good defense by Degrom, which made it look bad.
Dimatulac changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Degrom tries to avoid it but Dimatulac manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Degrom to the ground. Degrom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zach Degrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernardo Dimatulac.
Degrom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dimatulac has time to react.
Dimatulac fails with the takedown
and Degrom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Bernardo Dimatulac has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimatulac fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Degrom avoids it really well and circles away.
Dimatulac tries to move into range but Degrom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T1#
Degrom clobbers Dimatulac with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dimatulac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Degrom has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Farm in the buildup to the fight.
Dimatulac shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Degrom but Degrom pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Degrom falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD2#
and Dimatulac counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dimatulac in particular looking to stall.#SUB2#
Dimatulac is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dimatulac is pressing down on Degrom's thigh, looking to free his foot. Degrom is holding on for now. #T2#
Dimatulac wants to control but Degrom is keeping him busy.
Dimatulac seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dimatulac moves into full mount! Degrom won't be happy about that!
Dimatulac controlling from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Dimatulac there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Degrom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernardo Dimatulac's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Degrom tests Dimatulac's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dimatulac misses with a takedown attempt
and Degrom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Degrom. That snapped Dimatulac's head back.
Dimatulac shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Degrom but Degrom pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Degrom throws a looping overhand right but Dimatulac ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Degrom.
Dimatulac shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Degrom sprawls well. Degrom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dimatulac gets slowly back to his feet.
Zach Degrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernardo Dimatulac.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimatulac looks to land a combination but Degrom avoids it well.
The crowd cheers as Degrom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dimatulac doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dimatulac is defended easily by Degrom.#T1#
Degrom misses with the combination.
Degrom throws a hook but Dimatulac blocks it.
Degrom throws a hook but Dimatulac avoids it easily.
Dimatulac is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good shot there by Degrom.
Degrom lands a jab to the head.
Degrom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Degrom wants it to stay on the feet.
Dimatulac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Degrom.
Degrom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dimatulac doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Degrom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dimatulac takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dimatulac shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Degrom but Degrom pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T2#
Degrom lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Degrom lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dimatulac shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Degrom as he jumps to the side.
Zach Degrom is winning the standup battle so far.
Degrom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dimatulac shoots in and drives through. Degrom sprawls well.
Dimatulac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dimatulac is breathing heavily.
Degrom lands a jab to Dimatulac's midsection.
Dimatulac gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Degrom counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Degrom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bernardo Dimatulac's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dimatulac.
Degrom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Degrom scores with a nice right hand.
Degrom lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Dimatulac goes down and covers up as Degrom starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Degrom!
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Event:
EFL 16
Date: Sep 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Degrom misses with a hook. Cape ducked under it nicely.
Degrom throws out a loose jab but Cape uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cape slips a jab from Degrom.
We've been told by Cape's head coaches at Stark Combat Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cape scores with a shot to the body.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cape is stalling here.
Degrom swings wildly with an uppercut but Cape uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cape gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cape controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cape has Degrom pressed against the cage.
Cape with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cape keeps control of Degrom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've been informed that Degrom 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.#T1#
Cape lands a good knee to the midsection. Degrom won't want to take too many of those.
Degrom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Degrom is trying to maintain a safe position but Cape gets an underhook and turns Degrom into the cage.
Cape will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Degrom up against the cage.
Degrom avoiding damage as Cape throws knees to the body.
Degrom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cape slowing the pace effectively.
Cape stalling in the clinch.
Degrom is trying to push Cape away but Cape has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cape stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Degrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cape stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Talon Cape.
Degrom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cape.
Cape throwing a counter right hand but Degrom manages to avoid it.#T2#
Cape throws a predictable looking body shot
and Degrom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Cape moves into the clinch.
Degrom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Degrom is trying to push Cape away but Cape has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Degrom has had enough of the clinch but Cape keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cape lands an elbow that stopped Degrom in his tracks for a moment.
Degrom is trying to force a seperation but Cape has the dominant position.
Cape lands a nice knee to the body.
Cape lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Degrom working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cape.
#T3#
Cape slows down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cape keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Degrom's efforts to push away.
Cape stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cape misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cape takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cape landing knees to the head.
Cape manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee calls for Cape to work.
#T4#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Talon Cape.
Cape looks to throw the jab but Degrom is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Cape 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Degrom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cape.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cape.
Some wild striking there from Degrom.
#CL#
Cape gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cape throws an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Cape.
Degrom has had enough of the clinch but Cape keeps him there for the moment.
Degrom wants to break free but Cape has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talon Cape dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Cape takes a swing at Degrom's ribcage but misses.
Degrom throws a lazy right hand but Cape sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cape with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Degrom throws a jab when Cape was well out of range.
Cape misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Cape pushes Degrom up against the cage in a clinch.
Cape leaning against his opponent.
Degrom tries to break free but Cape pushes him back against the cage.
Cape comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cape has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#BC2#
Degrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Degrom swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cape connects with a leg kick. Degrom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Degrom misses with a hook. Cape ducked under it nicely. #CL#
Cape darts in and clinches Degrom up against the cage.
Degrom effectively controlling the action here.
Cape putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Degrom in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cape is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Degrom can do to turn this around?
Degrom is breathing heavily.#T1#
Cape content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Degrom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cape slowing the pace effectively.
Stalling in the clinch from Cape.
Cape is struggling to control the position.
Cape scores with a knee to the head.
Cape throws a punch but it's blocked by Degrom.
Cape stalling in the clinch.
Cape stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Talon Cape.
Degrom slips a jab from Cape.
Cape misses the shot to the body.
Degrom throws a jab but it's blocked by Cape.
Cape fires out a quick counter leg kick but Degrom just manages to avoid it.#CL#
Cape clinches. #T2#
A frustrated look appears on Degrom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cape really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cape lands an elbow inside that Degrom shrugs off.
Degrom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cape just misses with a elbow thrown towards Degrom's brow.
Cape taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Talon Cape has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cape stalling in the clinch.
Cape tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Degrom avoids it.
Cape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Degrom is defending well for now.
Cape taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Degrom blocking some punches.
Cape throws an elbow but it misses.
Degrom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cape has Degrom pushed against the cage.
Cape using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Degrom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T3#
Degrom tries to break the clinch but Cape is controlling the position.
Degrom has had enough of the clinch but Cape keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cape.
Degrom avoids the elbow strike from Cape, against the cage.
Cape stalling the fight.
Cape prevents Degrom from breaking the clinch.
Cape tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cape tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cape creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Degrom's defenses.
A knee to the head by Cape.
Cape lands a nice elbow.
Degrom avoiding damage as Cape throws knees to the body.
Degrom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cape throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cape missing with knees to the body.
#T4#
Degrom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cape is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cape leaning against his opponent.
#BC2#
Degrom manages to break the clinch.
Degrom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cape.
Cape wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Degrom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cape backs up against the cage.
Zach Degrom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cape with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cape takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good exchange - Cape coming out on top.
Cape avoids the body shot from Degrom.
Degrom takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cape misses the shot to the body.
Cape swings widly with a right hand
and Degrom counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talon Cape dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Degrom throws a hook but Cape avoids it easily.
A jab from Degrom misses.
Degrom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cape circles away quickly and effectively.
Cape throws a counter high kick but Degrom was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cape tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Cape moves into the clinch.
Degrom avoiding damage as Cape throws knees to the body.
Cape lands an elbow inside.
Cape tries to land a knee to the head but Degrom blocks with his arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Cape.
Cape content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cape trying to land knees to the body.
Cape is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Cape.
Cape leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cape lands a knee to the head.
Degrom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Cape has Degrom pressed against the cage.
Cape controlling the action here for a moment.
Cape holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Talon Cape.
Degrom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Degrom circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Degrom counter with a right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Degrom crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cape - the referee stops the clock and Degrom gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cape. Degrom manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jab from Degrom.#T2#
Cape throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Degrom misses with a lunging right hand
and Cape counters with a good, hard body kick but Degrom shrugs it off.
Degrom on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cape takes one on the button.
A lazy left from Cape finds it's target.
Cape fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Degrom working hard to break the clinch.
Cape lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cape is struggling to control the position.
Cape keeps control of Degrom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cape stalling the fight.
#T3#
Cape lands a damaging elbow.
Cape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Degrom.
Cape working aggressively here.
Cape with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cape prevents Degrom from breaking the clinch.
Cape tries a knee to the head but Degrom blocks it.
Cape lands a damaging elbow.
Cape pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cape stalling in the clinch.
Cape stalling.
A knee to the head by Cape.
Degrom looking to slow down the pace here.
Degrom takes an elbow to the temple. #T4#
Cape lands an elbow inside.
Cape stalling against the cage.
Cape using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Degrom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Degrom misses with a punch on the inside.
Degrom being controlled against the cage.
Zach Degrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cape lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cape gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Degrom is trying to stall.
Degrom is trying to break the clinch but Cape has him pressed against the cage.
Degrom misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Talon Cape showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cape, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Talon Cape!
A victorious Talon Cape thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
EFL 13
Date: Aug 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Nice shot lands for Van Damme.
Van Damme misses with a head kick.
Van Damme closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Degrom jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Damme misses with a right hand
and Degrom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Damme misses the body punch
and Degrom counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
It looks like Chuck Van Damme has been cut.
Van Damme misses with an uppercut
and Degrom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC#
Van Damme is rocked!
Degrom lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Van Damme falls backwards - clearly groggy! Degrom dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Degrom!
The defeated Chuck Van Damme had this to say: 's*ck my d*ck!'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Degrom connects with a right hand. Lewis shakes it off.
Degrom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#ROC#
Lewis is rocked!
Degrom cracks Lewis with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Lewis falls to his knees and Degrom doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Degrom!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Degrom swings widly with a right hand
and Rotti counters with a low kick, right behind Degrom 's knee.
Rotti digs a good body shot into Degrom's ribs.
Rotti throws a body shot but no joy.
Rotti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rotti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jay Rotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rotti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Degrom has time to react.
Rotti seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rotti throws a hook but Degrom blocks it.
Rotti lands the left hand.
Degrom moves out of range as Rotti strikes.
Degrom is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rotti is looking to chop away at Degrom's legs.
Degrom let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Degrom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Rotti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rotti connects with a leg kick. Degrom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Degrom misses the target.
Degrom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rotti throws a hook to the side of Degrom's head but Degrom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Degrom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rotti avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Degrom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rotti.
Rotti swings for the body but Degrom moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Degrom.
Rotti catches Degrom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T2#
Rotti scores with a decent looking hook.
Degrom moves out of range of the strikes.
Degrom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Degrom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Degrom.
Degrom takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Degrom misses the jab.
Degrom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rotti misses with a hook
and Degrom counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Rotti misses the target.
Degrom throws out a counter right but Rotti avoids it with no problem.
Rotti scoring well with a low kick there.
Rotti thumps Degrom with a low kick.#T3#
Rotti lands a jab.
Degrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rotti.
Degrom looks to land a left hand but Rotti moved out of range nicely.
Degrom throws an off balance right hand
and Rotti counters with a straight right hand.
Rotti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Degrom's sensitive parts.
Rotti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Degrom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Degrom 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.
Degrom misses with a combination
and Rotti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Degrom's knee momentarily.
Degrom slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Degrom's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Degrom moves away from the strike by Rotti.
Rotti with a hook.
Rotti throws a shot from downtown. Degrom moves away and avoids it.
Degrom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
Degrom slips a jab from Rotti.
Rotti throws a jab but it's blocked by Degrom.
Rotti swings for the body but Degrom moves out of range.
Degrom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rotti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rotti misses with a body shot
and Degrom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Degrom misses.
Degrom defending well as Rotti loads up on a big left hand.
Rotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Degrom closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rotti slips a jab from Degrom.
Degrom ducks under a wild hook from Rotti.
Degrom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rotti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Rotti dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Rotti misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Degrom moves into the clinch.
Degrom content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC#
Rotti breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rotti. Degrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Degrom.
Rotti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rotti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Degrom throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#ROC2#
Rotti is rocked!
Degrom throws a series of punches but Rotti moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotti thumps Degrom with a low kick.
Rotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Degrom moves away.
Degrom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rotti misses with a left hand
and Degrom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rotti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Degrom can do to turn this around?#T1#
Rotti scores with a body shot.
Rotti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Degrom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rotti.
Degrom lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A jab from Rotti finds it's way through Degrom's defenses.
Nice cross by Rotti.
Degrom throws a right hand that misses
and Rotti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rotti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rotti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rotti throws an overhand right that lands on Degrom's shoulder, as Degrom tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Degrom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jay Rotti is winning the standup battle so far.
Rotti throws a shot from downtown. Degrom moves away and avoids it.
Degrom lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Degrom.
Rotti staying out of range there.#T2#
Degrom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rotti counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Degrom moves away from the strike by Rotti.
Degrom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Rotti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Degrom unleashes a big counter combination but Rotti bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rotti just misses with a punch to the body.
Degrom throws out a counter right but Rotti avoids it with no problem.
Rotti throws the left hand but Degrom avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Degrom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Degrom scores with a nice head shot.
Rotti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rotti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Degrom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rotti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rotti moves out of range of the strikes.
Degrom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rotti sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T3#
Rotti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Rotti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rotti cracks Degrom with a good jab.
Rotti throws a body punch but Degrom moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Degrom misses
and Rotti counters with a straight right hand.
Rotti misses with a lunging right hand
and Degrom counters with a nice uppercut.
Rotti looks to land a left hand but Degrom moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Rotti misses.
Rotti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Degrom! But no joy.
Rotti moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Rotti misses.
Degrom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rotti cracks Degrom with a good jab.#T4#
Degrom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rotti.
Rotti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Degrom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rotti.
Rotti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rotti 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.
Rotti misses with a looping left.
Rotti throws a jab but it's blocked by Degrom.
A jab from Degrom misses.
Rotti looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rotti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Degrom takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rotti throws a lazy uppercut
and Degrom counters with a stiff right hand.
Rotti looks to throw the jab but Degrom is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Rotti dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Rotti ducks under a wild hook from Degrom.
Rotti walks into a straight right hand from Degrom.
Degrom loads up on a big right hand but Rotti slips the punch.
Degrom fails to land with a series of punches.
Degrom takes one to the chin there.
Rotti misses the shot to the body.
Degrom on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rotti defending well as Degrom loads up on a big left hand.
Degrom blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Degrom looks to land a left hand but Rotti moved out of range nicely.
Degrom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Rotti misses.
Degrom thuds his right hand into Rotti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rotti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Rotti works the jab nicely.
Rotti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Degrom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rotti scrambles back to his feet.
Degrom moves out of range as Rotti strikes.
Degrom feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rottis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Degrom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rotti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rotti connects with a leg kick. Degrom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Degrom misses with an uppercut
and Rotti counters with an inside leg kick.
Rotti swings for the body but Degrom moves out of range.
Rotti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rotti misses with an uppercut. Degrom saw that one coming.
Rotti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T2#
Rotti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Degrom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rotti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rotti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Degrom throws a right hand that misses
and Rotti counters with an inside leg kick.
Degrom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Degrom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rotti cracks Degrom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Degrom slips a jab from Rotti.
Rotti sets himself, and Degrom steps forward looking for the clinch! Rotti avoids it this time.
Rotti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Degrom. That did some damage!
Degrom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rotti misses with a hook to the body
and Degrom counters with a stiff right hand.
Rotti misses with a looping left.#T3#
Rotti throws a poor cross that misses
and Degrom counters with a three punch combo that has Rotti backing up. Rotti nods at Degrom to acknowledge the strikes.
Rotti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Degrom throws a nice looking combination but Rotti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rotti is looking to slow Degrom down with leg kicks.
Rotti is looking to score with low kicks.
Rotti connects with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Rotti.
Degrom misses with a looping right.
Rotti 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.
Rotti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Degrom misses with a series of wild punches.
#T4#
Rotti lands a nice looking body shot.
Rotti throws a leg kick but Degrom sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Degrom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rotti lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Rotti.
Zach Degrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rotti. That's going to slow Degrom down.
A cross from Rotti lands.
Degrom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rotti looks to land a left hand but Degrom moved out of range nicely.
Degrom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rotti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Rotti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rotti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Rotti!
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