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Event:
Gladius #32
Date: Oct 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Garcia connects with a right hand. Otieno shakes it off.
Otieno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
A bone on bone clash there as Garcia blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otieno.
Garcia lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garcia throws a series of punches but Otieno avoids them all with ease.
Otieno follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Otieno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Otieno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Otieno lands with a hook. Garcia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Otieno.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otieno manages to avoid it.
Garcia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Otieno misses its intended target.
Garcia lands a head shot.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Otieno swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Otieno scores with a jab. Garcia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Otieno takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick lands from Otieno.
Otieno tries to work over Garcia's front leg with a kick but Garcia checks it.
Garcia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garcia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Otieno is out of range and Garcia settles back down.
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Otieno can pounce on him.
Otieno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Otieno looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia throws out a leg kick but Otieno moves out of range and Garcia only half commits.
Otieno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
A right-left combo lands from Garcia.
Otieno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garcia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia throws a right hand that Otieno ducks under and follows up with a left that Otieno also avoids with ease.
Garcia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Otieno.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
#T2#
Otieno buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Otieno misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Otieno.
A slow jab from Otieno misses its intended target.
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Otieno circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia misses with a straight right. #CL2#
Otieno clinches with his opponent.
#TD2#
Otieno jumps guard.
Garcia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB2#
Otieno had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcia defends it easily.
Otieno manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garcia manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Garcia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Otieno on the ground.
Otieno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Otieno forces his way into half guard.#T3##SUB2#
Otieno is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Garcia is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Otieno!
In defeat, Zeke Garcia stepped up to the mic, saying 'It is what it is. I just have to go back to the drawing board.'.
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Event:
BANDAI 10: Magic
Date: Sep 19, 2018 |
#R1#
An inside leg kick lands from Ambrose.
Ambrose moves out of range of the leg kick from Otieno.
Otieno throws a looping overhand right but Ambrose ducks down to avoid it.
Otieno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Otieno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ambrose blocks the body kick.
Ambrose misses with a jab to the body
and Otieno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Otieno throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Ambrose counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ambrose. #SUB#
Otieno is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ambrose defends well.#SUB#
Otieno throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ambrose uses it to pass to side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Otieno's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Otieno tries to improve position but can't.
Ambrose lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Ambrose tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ambrose has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T1#
Otieno tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ambrose wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SU2#
Ambrose decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Otieno throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Ambrose counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ambrose.
Ambrose is stalling in the full guard.
Otieno has momentary wrist control but Ambrose slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB#
Ambrose is sitting in close to Otieno's body. Otieno has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ambrose is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ambrose is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Otieno.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Otieno!
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Event:
BANDAI 5: Loyalty
Date: Aug 26, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Frankowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Otieno, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Otieno.
#BC2#
Frankowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Otieno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frankowski.
Frankowski misses with a looping left.
Frankowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otieno.
Otieno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jake Frankowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Frankowski pushes Otieno up against the cage in a clinch.
Otieno prevents Frankowski from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Frankowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Frankowski does it's job there.
Otieno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frankowski.
Frankowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Frankowski connects with a single shot there.
Frankowski misses with a left hand
and Otieno counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frankowski looks to throw the jab but Otieno is out of range.
Frankowski throws the left hand but Otieno avoids the punch easily.
Otieno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Otieno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frankowski drops his hands momentarily and Otieno takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Otieno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frankowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Otieno misses.
Frankowski misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Otieno cracks Frankowski with an open hand slap.
Otieno blocks a jab.
Otieno scores with a nice right hand.
Otieno catches Frankowski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Frankowski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Frankowski misses with a left hand
and Otieno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Frankowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Otieno.
Frankowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Jake Frankowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Otieno closes the distance and pushes Frankowski back into the cage.
Otieno works on Frankowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Frankowski can't break the clinch.
Otieno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Otieno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Otieno keeps control of Frankowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Otieno looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#TD#
Otieno manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Otieno working for a triangle but Frankowski defends it easily.
#SUB#
Otieno has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Frankowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frankowski wanted to stand there but Otieno had control of the position. #T2##SUB#
Otieno had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Frankowski defends it easily.
Frankowski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Otieno is proving hard to escape from.
Frankowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Otieno is looking to cinch up a triangle. Frankowski throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Otieno's body to avoid the submission. Otieno has instead reached around Frankowski's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Otieno arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). David Otieno!
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Event:
BANDAI 1: Origins
Date: Jul 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Otieno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoder.
A right-left combo lands from Yoder. #CL2#
Otieno tries to keep at a distance but Yoder has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yoder blocks a body shot from Otieno. #BC2#
Yoder manages to break the clinch.
Otieno looks to land a right hand but Yoder moved out of range.#CL2#
Yoder moves into the clinch.
Otieno is trying to pull guard but Yoder turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC2#
Yoder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Otieno lands with a hook. Yoder tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Otieno throws a big shot that misses.
Yoder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Otieno on the side of the head.
Otieno seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A good leg kick by Yoder.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoder stalks Otieno and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Otieno's face. Otieno staggers backwards, shaken.#CL2#
Yoder gets a clinch.
Otieno is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yoder to keep the fight standing.
Otieno misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1##TD2#
Yoder turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Otieno is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SU2#
Yoder decides to stand up, so the ref orders Otieno to his feet.
No luck for Otieno with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Otieno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Otieno lands a jab to the head.
Yoder scores with a three punch combo!
Yoder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Otieno misses with an uppercut. Yoder saw that one coming.
Yoder lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Yoder.
Otieno dodges the punch combination from Yoder.
#CL2#
Yoder pushes Otieno up against the cage in a clinch.#T2##TD#
Otieno pulls guard. #SUB#
Otieno is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yoder is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Otieno is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SU2#
Yoder stands and steps away. Otieno gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A nice combination there by Yoder.
A combination from Yoder does no damage.
Otieno looks to land a left hand but Yoder moved out of range nicely.
Otieno throws the left hand but Yoder avoids the punch easily.
Yoder scores with a one two! Otieno had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yoder!
Yoder tries to move into range but Otieno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ryan Yoder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Otieno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Otieno throws a looping overhand right but Yoder ducks down to avoid it.
Yoder lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Otieno dodges the punch combination from Yoder.
#T3#
Yoder moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Otieno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#CL2#
Yoder forces Otieno back against the cage and clinches.
Otieno tries to throw a body punch but Yoder avoids it by throwing Otieno back against the cage. #BC2#
Yoder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Otieno tests Yoder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Otieno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoder misses with a series of wild punches.
Otieno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yoder is working the combinations to good effect here.
Otieno lands a really nice looking cross but Yoder seems unphased.
Yoder slips a jab from Otieno.
Yoder looks to land a combination but Otieno avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Otieno misses the target.#CL2#
Yoder has Otieno up against the cage in a clinch.
Yoder is trying to break the clinch but Otieno is controlling him.#T4#
Yoder is trying to force a seperation but Otieno has the dominant position.
Otieno misses with the head strike.
Otieno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoder's elbow.
Otieno tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yoder is trying to break free.#TD2#
Yoder has picked Otieno up - he's going for a ride! Yoder dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
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!
Otieno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Otieno works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Yoder is posturing up here but Otieno has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Yoder tries to roll out but it's too tight and Yoder has to tap! Slick submission there by Otieno!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Otieno!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 19, 2018 |
#R1#
One ducks under a wild hook from Otieno.
One lands a nice shot to the body.
#CL2#
One clinches up against the cage.
Otieno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with One's elbow.
One lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
One prevents a body shot from Otieno.
Otieno tries to throw a body punch but One avoids it by throwing Otieno back against the cage.
One working some nice short punches in the clinch.
One lands a right hand that snaps the head of Otieno backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Otieno misses with a punch to the body.
Otieno working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otieno is trying to maintain a safe position but One gets an underhook and turns Otieno into the cage.
Otieno seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but One is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A body shot lands from One.
One lands a hook to the side of the head.
One lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from One.
Otieno tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. One smiles and moves away.
One lands a nice hook to Otieno's body. Otieno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1#
Otieno throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL2#
and One counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from One - that landed with a thud.
Otieno is breathing heavily.
One lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Otieno backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from One.
A hook to the body from One.
One lands a body punch in the clinch.
One lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
One lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from One.
One lands on the inside with an uppercut.
One lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Otieno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from One.
One scores with an uppercut up the middle.
One is leaning against Otieno and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
One scores with a shoulder strike.
One lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
A short right from One.
One lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Otieno is rocked!
One lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Otieno is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
One dips a shoulder and cracks Otieno with a mighty uppercut! Otieno falls back against the cage and One unloads with a barrage of strikes! Otieno is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - One screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Test One!
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