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Event:
Gladius #25
Date: Sep 08, 2018 |
#R1# Ford tries to clinch there but Winger circles away.
Winger looks to throw the jab but Ford is out of range. Winger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winger is looking for the big counter here. Ford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Winger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Winger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Ford walks into a jab. Winger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winger's corner calls for a 1-2. Winger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Winger circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Ford misses. Winger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ford tries to clinch there but Winger circles away.
Ford darts in trying to clinch enabling Winger to counter with a crisp jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1# Winger misses with a series of wild punches.
Winger lands a jab. Winger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Winger throws a body shot but no joy. Ford tries to clinch up but Winger circles away and keeps his distance. Winger connects with the punch. Ford fails in his attempt to clinch. Ford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Winger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Ford's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Winger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ford scrambles back to his feet. Ford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Winger. Ford is looking to clinch. Ford wants to clinch but Winger slips to the side and Winger counters with a lovely straight right hand! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ford takes one on the button.#T2# Winger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Ford is looking to clinch. Winger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Winger connects with a looping right hand.
Winger 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. Ford doesn't manage to clinch there - Winger circles away.
Ford tries to clinch up and Ford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Ford fails in his attempt to clinch. Jab from Winger. Ford is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Winger works Ford's body with a nice hook. Winger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Winger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Ford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T3# Winger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Ford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Winger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ford appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL# Ford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Winger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A short right from Winger on the inside. Winger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winger pushes Ford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Ford stalling the fight.
Winger works on Ford's body with a couple of short punches. Winger lands with a left to the head. I was talking to Ford's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. This has been an exciting period of action! Winger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T4# Winger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Winger lands with a right to the head. Winger lands a shoulder strike. Winger blocks a body shot from Ford. Winger works on Ford's body with a couple of short punches. Winger scores with a nice hook to the head. Winger is leaning against Ford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Winger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ford backwards. Winger scores with an uppercut up the middle. Ford is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Winger is defending well. Ford is breathing heavily. A nice right hand lands inside from Winger. A nice right hand lands inside from Winger. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Winger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ford backwards. Ford is looking to break free of the clinch but Winger has double underhooks. Winger lands a body shot. A short left from Winger. Winger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fourth Winger dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2# Nice body punch from Winger. Winger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Ford doesn't manage to clinch there - Winger circles away.
A little jabbing left from Winger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Winger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ford moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Winger just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFord. Winger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Ford on the wrong end of a nice hook. Fourth Winger seems to be getting the better of the standup. A combination from Ford does no damage. Ford fails in his attempt to clinch. Ford wants to clinch and Winger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Ford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ford misses with the combination.
Winger looks like he wants to counter punch here. This has been an exciting period of action! Winger throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ford avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T1# Winger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ford was well out of range. Poor timing from Winger. Winger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Winger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#ROC2# Ford is rocked! Ford tries to clinch there but Winger circles away.
Ford tries to move into range but Winger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Oh Ford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Ford tries to close the distance and clinch but Winger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Winger looks like he wants to counter punch here. Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Winger! Ford is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fourth Winger! A less than humble Fourth Winger misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 874 Round 1
Date: Aug 27, 2018 |
#R1# Ford wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance. Garcia feinted there with a counter leg kick. Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL2# Ford moves into range and clinches up with Garcia. Ford has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garcia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#BC# Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ford lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ford. Garcia scores with a sloppy right hand. Ford should have avoided that one. Ford drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Ford throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely. Ford doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
Garcia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away. Garcia lands a jab to the nose. Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ford wants to counter with a clinch but Garcia pushes him away. Garcia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ford takes a step back to recover. A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia. Ford doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Ford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia. Enzo Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1# Ford moves to clinch but Garcia breaks away and Garcia counters with a slapping leg kick. Ford lands a body shot.
Ford takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Ford is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Both fighters circling a little - Garcia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Ford wants to clinch. Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick. Garcia connects with a looping right hand.
Ford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab from Garcia.#T2# A right-left combo lands from Garcia. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Garcia lands with an uppercut that bounces Ford off the cage and back into range. Ford tries to clinch up and Garcia counters with a low kick, right behind Ford 's knee. Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ford now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center. Nice body punch from Garcia. Ford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ford lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ford. Garcia throws a nice outside leg kick. Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Garcia is looking to slow Ford down with leg kicks. Good leg kick by Garcia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3# No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcia swings for the body but Ford moves out of range.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center. Garcia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford. Garcia lands a lovely overhand right. Ford tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Garcia moves out of range of the strikes. An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target. A kick lands to the mid section there for Garcia. Ford tries to clinch up. Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Ford throws a one two combo.
Garcia is breathing heavily. Ford is looking to clinch. Ford tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Garcia throws a big shot that misses. Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
#T4# Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia misses with a looping left. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ford moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off. Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford. Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Ford moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off. Ford misses with a two punch combination.
Ford tries to clinch but fails miserably and Garcia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ford's knee momentarily. Ford looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well. Ford uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Ford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Ford is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Ford wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance. Garcia throws a big counter combination but Ford scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Garcia scores with a punch to the head. Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away. Garcia feinted there with a counter leg kick. Nice shot by Garcia. Ford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Garcia dominated that round. That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2# Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
Ford is looking to clinch. Ford is looking to clinch. Ford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ford tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Ford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Ford ducks under a wild hook from Garcia. Garcia lands with a straight right. Ford didn't see that one coming. Enzo Garcia is winning the standup battle so far. Ford tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance. Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Ford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2# Ford forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.#BC# Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Garcia misses with a hook. Ford ducked under it nicely. Ford tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance. Garcia went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Garcia throws a hook but Ford avoids it easily.#T1# Ford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia lands an overhand right. Garcia looks to land a left hand but Ford moved out of range nicely. Ford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. A solid body kick from Garcia. Ford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ford avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ford doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Garcia.
Ford tries to clinch up. Ford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Garcia throws out a loose jab but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it. Ford tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
#T2# A good leg kick by Garcia. Ford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ford throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range. #CL2# Ford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC# The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Garcia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ford checks it well. Ford connects with a looping right hand.
Enzo Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ford ducks under a wild hook from Garcia. Ford is looking for the big counter here. Ford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CL2# Ford gets a clinch. Garcia working hard to break the clinch.#BC# Garcia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Ford is looking to clinch. Ford slips under a jab. Ford moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off. Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford.#T3##CL2# Ford darts in and clinches Garcia up against the cage. Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ford can do to turn this around? A frustrated look appears on Garcia's face as he tries to break the clinch. Garcia wants to break free but Ford has control.
Ford goes for a takedown attempt but Garcia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Ford tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it. #CL2# Ford drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
#BC# Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ford tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance. Ford throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off. Ford ducks under a wild hook from Garcia. Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Ford tries to clinch up. Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T4# Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Ford fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Ford misses. The fight stays on the outside here - Ford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2# Ford closes the distance and pushes Garcia back into the cage.#BC# Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ford lands the left hand. Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2# Ford moves into range and clinches up with Garcia. Ford can't get the takedown.
Garcia is trying to force a seperation but Ford has the dominant position. Garcia gets through Ford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2# Ford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Garcia dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Ford throws a one two combo.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and Ford counters with a three punch combo that has Garcia backing up. Garcia nods at Ford to acknowledge the strikes.#CL2# Ford pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.#BC# Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia. Ford fails in his attempt to clinch. Ford slips under a jab. Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss. Garcia throws a series of punches but Ford avoids them all with ease. Ford tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance. Garcia misses with a looping right. Ford wants to clinch. Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford. Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1# Ford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ford wants to counter the offense by Garcia and move into the clinch position. Ford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target. Ford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Ford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL2# Ford rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Ford wants a takedown.
#BC# Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Ford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Ford is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Garcia looks to land a combination but Ford avoids it well. Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia. Ford is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
#T2# Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Ford. Ford swinging wildly here.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Ford uses good head movement to avoid it. Ford ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.#CL2# Ford closes the distance and clinches. 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! Ford trying to control the position but instead, Garcia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ford into the cage.#BC# Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ford is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ford. Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ford doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
#T3# Ford takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big right from Garcia misses. Ford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses. Ford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ford is looking to clinch. #CL2# Ford takes the fight into the clinch. Ford lands with a light punch inside. Ford tries to pull guard but Garcia won't allow it.
#BC# Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ford tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it. Ford tries to clinch up. It looked like Garcia was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL2# Ford has managed to clinch.
#BC# Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4# Garcia misses with a straight left. Ford tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance. Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center. Ford is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ford fails in his attempt to clinch. Harrison Ford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ford is looking to clinch. It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Garcia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ford.
Ford throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight! Enzo Garcia showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garcia, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Enzo Garcia! Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Enzo Garcia! Judge George Francis scores the fight for Enzo Garcia!
Enzo Garcia wins by unanimous decision!
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