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Event:
FARTMMA 96
Date: Apr 25, 2020 |
#R1# Sully falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ravenberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Ravenberg avoids the head kick by Sully.
Ravenberg is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Sully connects with an inside leg kick. Ravenberg leaves Sully with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Sully throws a right and a left that Ravenberg avoids nicely. Sully tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ravenberg defends well and Sully ends up having to push Ravenberg into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Sully throws a leg kick but Ravenberg sees it coming and moves out of range. Ravenberg has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Capt Sully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sully tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ravenberg is able to avoid easily. Ravenberg just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sully is looking to clinch but Ravenberg is avoiding it.
Sully throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ravenberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Sully looks to clinch and Ravenberg counters with a left to the body. Sully is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ravenberg.#CUT2# It looks like Capt Sully has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sully connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T1# Sully misses with a body kick. Ravenberg looks like he wants to counter punch here. Sully misses with a two punch combination.
Despite the aggression on Ravenberg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Sully doesn't succeed with the takedown and Ravenberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Capt Sully. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ravenberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sully.
It seemed like Ravenberg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Sully walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ravenberg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Sully throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2# and Ravenberg counters with a takedown into side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sully is looking to regain half guard here but Ravenberg keeps moving and retains side control. Ravenberg happy to just control the position for now. Sully managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ravenberg.
Ravenberg is looking to take a break and control but Sully is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2# Ravenberg looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sully is avoiding damage well.
Ravenberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Ravenberg moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Ravenberg grinds an elbow into Sully's temple. You can see the frustration on Sully's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Ravenberg throwing shots but missing, from side control. Ravenberg throwing strikes but Sully manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! Sully looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. This has been an exciting period of action! Ravenberg regains half guard, as Sully was trying to land strikes. Ravenberg is doing well to control the position and prevent Sully from advancing to side control.#T3# Ravenberg tries to get to full guard but Sully has control of the leg. Sully tries to stand and escape but Ravenberg actually recovers to full guard. Ravenberg is pulling down on Sully's head to control his posture. Sully pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ravenberg is keeping the position for now. Ravenberg is looking to sweep but instead, Sully has passed into half guard.
#T4# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Ravenberg keeps control of the position for the meantime. Ravenberg is trying to get back to full guard. Ravenberg gets back to full guard.
Sully wants to stand but Ravenberg has a closed guard, so he can't escape. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sully trying to control the position from guard on top but Ravenberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ravenberg is on top in guard.
#REVB# And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Ravenberg dominated that round. The cut man is working on Capt Sully's cut. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Sully delivers a nice body kick. Sully fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Sully wants to clinch and Ravenberg counters with a left to the body. #CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Sully wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ravenberg has him pressed against the cage. A bit of stalling here from Ravenberg.
Still in the clinch, Ravenberg scores with a nice short uppercut.#TD2# Ravenberg has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sully uses from the top position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ravenberg is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Sully throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ravenberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Ravenberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Sully wants to stand but Ravenberg is controlling his posture from full guard. #T1# Ravenberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Ravenberg, not yet. Sully is looking to stand up but Ravenberg won't let him. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD# Sully decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Sully prevents Ravenberg from improving his position.#T2# Ravenberg keeping control of the position. Ravenberg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Ravenberg has his hands on Sully's head, controlling the position. Ravenberg keeping full guard, as Sully tries to pass. #T3# Sully is fighting to break Ravenberg's control of his arms but Ravenberg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Sully tries to free his leg and advance position but Ravenberg is retaining full guard. Ravenberg pulls Sully in close to his closed guard and prevents Sully from doing any damage or advancing position.#REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Ravenberg dodges the punch combination from Sully.
Ravenberg walks into a stiff left hand from Sully. Sully takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T4# Sully shoots in but no luck this time. Sully fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Capt Sully is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ravenberg throws a body shot but no joy. Sully looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A little jabbing left from Ravenberg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL2# Ravenberg moves into the clinch successfully.
Ravenberg stalling the fight.
#BC# Sully breaks from the clinch.
Sully slips a jab from Ravenberg. Sully tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ravenberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD# Sully scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sully prevents Ravenberg from improving his position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Capt Sully will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Capt Sully's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Sully misses with a leg kick and Ravenberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Sully lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ravenberg circles away quickly and effectively. Sully lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ravenberg circles away quickly and effectively. Ravenberg cracks a nice hook into Sully's ribs. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ravenberg checks a leg kick. Sully is looking to clinch but Ravenberg is avoiding it.
Ravenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ravenberg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Sully throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ravenberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL# Sully closes the distance and clinches. Ravenberg keeps control of Sully as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2# Ravenberg manages to break the clinch.
Ravenberg misses with a looping right. Sully misses with a two punch combination.
Ravenberg let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ravenberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Earl Ravenberg seems to be getting the better of the standup. Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1# A punch combination from Ravenberg misses. Ravenberg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ravenberg wants it to stay on the feet.#CL# Sully moves into the clinch. A short right hand to the side of the head by Ravenberg. Sully jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ravenberg walks away with a smile on his face. Sully gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Sully with a poor takedown and Ravenberg counters with a lovely straight right hand! That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Capt Sully. That's going to take a lot out of him.#KD2# A jab-cross combination lands for Ravenberg and sends Sully crashing to the mat! Ravenberg follows him down to the mat - Sully regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! #ROC2# Sully is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ravenberg working over Sully with some ground and pound. Sully looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Oh Sully is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Ravenberg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Ravenberg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Ravenberg working Sully over with strikes. Ravenberg scores with a big shot! Sully's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Sully! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earl Ravenberg! Earl Ravenberg really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. Capt Sully spoke after the fight, saying 'Retiring this sorry ass.'.
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Event:
FARTMMA 91
Date: Mar 28, 2020 |
#R1# Sully stalks McKraken and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McKraken's face. McKraken staggers backwards, shaken. McKraken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sully.
McKraken dips to his left and cracks Sully with an uppercut! McKraken has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.#TD2# McKraken closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. McKraken misses with the ground and pound. McKraken throws an elbow but Sully slips to the side and avoids it well.#SUB2# McKraken is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sully is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Sully is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McKraken asserts his dominance and retains side control.#SUB2# McKraken goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sully rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McKraken's guard! Nice work there by Sully! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sully controlling from the top position. #SUB2# McKraken throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T1##SUB2# McKraken is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sully defends well. Sully trying to control but McKraken is working from the bottom. McKraken manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sully manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB# Sully looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SUB2# McKraken drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sully dives on top into guard.#REVR# Sully wanted to stand there but McKraken had control of the position. #T2# Sully preventing the sweep. Sully advances to half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. McKraken is pressing down on Sully's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Sully wants to stand but McKraken is controlling his posture from full guard. Sully tries to free his leg and advance position but McKraken is retaining full guard. #T3# There's a bit of a scramble here and now McKraken is on top in guard.
#REVB# McKraken content to stall in guard here. McKraken connects with a couple of short punches. McKraken content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. McKraken scoring with punches to the head and body. McKraken chips away with some ground and pound. McKraken throws an elbow that misses. Sully uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McKraken's guard. Nice move by Sully!#REVR# Sully throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. McKraken wants to sweep here but Sully controlling him for the moment. #SU# Sully stands up from McKraken's guard - Sully perhaps looking for a knockout. #T4# McKraken misses with a hook. Sully ducked under it nicely. McKraken looks to land a left hand but Sully moved out of range nicely. Sully throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. The fighters circle momentarily. McKraken darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Sully tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McKraken paws at him with a jab and circles away. McKraken tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. McKraken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sully throws a sloppy head kick and McKraken moves out of range easily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sully is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McKraken. McKraken defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sully. Sully slips a jab and a cross from McKraken.
McKraken throws a looping overhand right but Sully ducks down to avoid it. McKraken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. McKraken is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sully sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Sully shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McKraken as he jumps to the side. A combination from Sully does no damage. Sully takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. McKraken lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gemechu McKraken dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. #R2# McKraken scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sully doesn't seem bothered though. Sully fails with the takedown. Sully throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD2# and McKraken counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. McKraken passes the guard and advances to mount! McKraken is in the full mount, landing strikes. Sully wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
#SUB2# McKraken with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
McKraken lands a heavy elbow. McKraken has been the more effective fighter overall so far. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2# McKraken goes for an armbar but Sully turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sully. #T1# Sully sitting in guard, not really doing much. Sully has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Sully preventing the sweep. #SUB2# McKraken has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sully can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. McKraken wants to sweep but no luck. Sully throwing strikes from guard but McKraken blocks nicely. #T2# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Sully wants to control from the top but McKraken keeps moving. McKraken working a defensive guard here.
#SUB2# McKraken has his feet on Sully's thighs here. He's pushed Sully off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Sully screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gemechu McKraken! After the fight, Gemechu McKraken was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. In defeat, Capt Sully stepped up to the mic, saying 'Retiring this sorry ass.'.
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Event:
FARTMMA 84
Date: Feb 15, 2020 |
#R1# A slow jab from Baird misses its intended target. Baird fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL# Sully rushes Baird and presses him up against the cage. Sully blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sully blocks a body shot from Baird. Baird lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Baird misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sully blocks an uppercut.
Sully blocking some punches.
#BC# Sully manages to break the clinch.
#TD# Sully decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#ES2# Baird kicks off Sully and gets to his feet. This has been an exciting period of action! Sully looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL2# Baird moves into the clinch. Baird tries a body shot but Sully blocks it.
Sully definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Sully prevents a body shot from Baird. Sully is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Baird misses with a punch on the inside.
Sully blocking some punches.
#BC# Sully breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Sully blocks a head kick by Baird.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sully.
#T1# Baird keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD# Baird gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sully to score an easy takedown into full guard.#ES2# Baird pushes Sully off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baird!
Sully walks into a straight right hand from Baird. Baird fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sully is out of range. Baird throws a head kick but Sully moves out of range.
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! Baird blocks a leg kick. Sully closes the distance and lands a one-two. Baird jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Baird does it's job there. A slapping leg kick lands for Baird.
Sully stalks Baird and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baird's face. Baird staggers backwards, shaken.#CUT# It looks like Corey Baird has been cut. Sully lands with a big left! Baird is wobbled badly! Sully comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Baird to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Capt Sully!
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Event:
FARTMMA 79
Date: Jan 11, 2020 |
#R1# Sully throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD2# so Trecozze counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Sully keeping moving, preventing Trecozze from controlling successfully. Trecozze might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sully haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Sully is pulling down on Trecozze's head to control his posture. Sully utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Trecozze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Trecozze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Trecozze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sully managing to control the position. Trecozze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sully works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1# Sully avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Trecozze working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though. Sully trying to control the position.
Sully wants to stand and escape but Trecozze is having none of it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2# Trecozze drops back looking for a leg! Sully is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sully manages to kick Trecozze off! Trecozze jumps back into Sully's guard. Trecozze wants to pass the guard but Sully is keeping the position. Sully lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR# Sully stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trecozze swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2##SUB2# Trecozze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sully looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2# Trecozze throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2# The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Trecozze is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2# Trecozze throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sully escapes and throws Trecozze's legs to the side, diving into side control! #T3##SU# Sully decides to stand back up. Sully steps back and let's Trecozze get back to his feet. Sully misses with a few strikes there.
#CL# Sully has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC# Sully's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Sully seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Sully throws a right hand that Trecozze ducks under and follows up with a left that Trecozze also avoids with ease. Trecozze let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL# Sully gets a clinch. Trecozze tries for a takedown but Sully manages to get underhooks.
#TD2# Trecozze drags the fight down to the ground.
Sully is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2# Sully got a little sloppy there for a moment and Trecozze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sully has managed to get both his arms back between Trecozze's legs - danger averted.#SUB2# Trecozze throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sully escapes and throws Trecozze's legs to the side, diving into side control! #T4##SUB# Sully is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Trecozze knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Sully blocks the strikes from Trecozze.
Trecozze can't do much from the bottom here. Sully slows the pace down. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Trecozze is not content to let Sully control the position. Trecozze is letting Sully control him for a moment. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Capt Sully dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Trecozze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sully misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL# Sully closes the distance and clinches. Sully keeps control of Trecozze as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A quick uppercut on the inside from Sully. Trecozze is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sully is defending well. Sully lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Trecozze looking for a takedown. #BC# Sully pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#KD# Sully lands a left and a right that send Trecozze crashing to the mat, dazed. Sully thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC# Trecozze is rocked!#CUT# It looks like Gino Trecozze has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sully lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Trecozze is looking to close the distance but Sully sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Trecozze crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Trecozze is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Capt Sully! Gino Trecozze spoke after the fight, saying 'And so I've lost. It sucks but that's what happened. I promise I'll back, stronger than ever! '.
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Event:
FARTMMA 75: The Comeback
Date: Dec 15, 2019 |
#R1# Sully keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heimo throws a one two combo.
#CL2# Sully closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2# Sully manages to break the clinch.
Sully will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sully has a takedown stuffed. Heimo thows a leg kick but Sully checks it #TD2# and Sully counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Sully thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Sully is figuring out what he wants to do next. Sully throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Heimo is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2# Sully is working for a submission of some sort.
Heimo keeping hold of Sully's head, controlling as best he can. #T1# Heimo wants to get back to full guard. Heimo keeps control of the position for the meantime. #SU2# Sully postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Heimo to stand up. Heimo misses with an uppercut. Sully saw that one coming. Sully tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Heimo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Malmi Aitta in the buildup to the fight.#TD2# Sully fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Heimo sprawls well initially but Sully persists and gets the takedown into half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sully takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Heimo has his hands clasped together around Sully's back. He's all about the action. Heimo is looking to improve his position.
#T2# Sully trying to control from half guard but Heimo is working away. Heimo trying to control but Sully postures up.
Sully missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Sully wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heimo keeps working. Heimo wants to get back to full guard. Heimo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sully. Heimo won't allow Sully to pass to mount. Heimo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Heimo is on top in guard.
#REVR# Heimo pushing down on Sully's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T3##SUB# Heimo seems to be working for a kimura but Sully defends the submission attempt. The fighters are battling for position here. Sully manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Heimo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sully's guard. Heimo looking to pass the guard. #ES2# Sully has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Heimo is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#T4##BC2# Sully breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sully will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sully blocks a head kick by Heimo.
Heimo takes a swing at Sully's ribcage but misses. Some wild striking there from Sully.
Sully closes this distance looking for a takedown but Heimo circles away. Heimo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sully on the wrong end of a nice jab. Heimo circles away from the clinch attempt and Heimo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Heimo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nice takedown defense from Heimo. No joy for Sully on that attempt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Capt Sully dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2# Sully misses with a double jab.
Heimo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sully lands with a nice combination. Heimo backs away looking to recover. Heimo scores with a hook. Sully looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Sully rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heimo moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Heimo scores with a head kick. Sully tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Heimo swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimo. Sully does a little dance to reset his feet. Heimo with a nice cross. Capt Sully is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sully throws a head kick that misses. Heimo throws a body punch but Sully moves out of range. Heimo misses with a hook. Sully ducked under it nicely. Aleksi Heimo is winning the standup battle so far. Sully doesn't manage to clinch there - Heimo circles away.
A head kick misses from Sully. Heimo misses with a head kick.
Heimo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sully.
Sully looks for the body kick but Heimo saw that one coming. Heimo throws a body shot but no joy. #T1# Heimo blocks a head kick by Sully.
Heimo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sully appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Heimo misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Sully. Those never looked like landing. Heimo is looking to wear down Sully with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Heimo lands a really nice looking cross but Sully seems unphased.
Heimo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sully. Heimo leaves Sully with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Sully takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Heimo scores with a jab. Heimo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sully doesn't manage to clinch there - Heimo circles away.
Sully fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Sully fails in his attempt to clinch. Heimo appears to be looking for a big counter. Sully misses with a double jab
and Heimo counters with a thumping low kick. #T2# 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! Heimo throws a body shot but no joy. Heimo throws a body punch but Sully moves out of range. Sully is looking to clinch but Heimo is avoiding it.
Heimo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Sully on the wrong end of a nice jab. Sully is looking to clinch but Heimo is avoiding it.
Heimo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Capt Sully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Heimo slaps away a takedown attempt from Sully, before circling back to the center of the mat. It looked like Heimo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sully. Aleksi Heimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Capt Sully. Heimo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sully was well out of range. Poor timing from Heimo. Heimo scores with a jab to the head.
Heimo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sully can do to turn this around? Heimo takes a swing at Sully's ribcage but misses. No joy there for Heimo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heimo moves out of range of the body kick. Sully misses the jab. It looked like Heimo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sully. A big right from Heimo misses. Sully feints the counter takedown. Heimo throws a right and a left that Sully avoids nicely. #T3# Heimo cracks Sully with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL2# Sully moves into range and clinches up with Heimo.#BC2# Sully manages to break the clinch.
Sully looks to land a body kick but Heimo moved away. Heimo connects with a right hand. Sully shakes it off. Some wild striking there from Sully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heimo. Heimo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heimo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Heimo connects with a nice looking jab.
Heimo misses with a straight right. Sully looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Aleksi Heimo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Heimo looks to land a combination but Sully avoids it well. Sully takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Heimo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Heimo looks to land a combination but Sully avoids it well. Sully tries to counter by closing the distance. Heimo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sully.#T4# Sully changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Heimo tries to avoid it but Sully manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Heimo to the ground. Heimo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Heimo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. The fighters circling - Sully throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Sully thumps Heimo with a low kick. Heimo tries a head kick but it misses.
Sully takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heimo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Sully misses with an uppercut
letting Heimo counter with a right hand. Sully tries to clinch but Heimo is having none of it. Heimo scores with a shot to the body.
Heimo missing with a left hand there. Sully was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Heimo keeps the fight on the outside. Heimo throws a hook but Sully avoids it easily. Sully shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Heimo but Heimo pushes him off and we're back to square one. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksi Heimo dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round! #R3# Sully shoots and misses and Heimo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sully thinking. Heimo looks to land a left hand but Sully moved out of range nicely. Heimo lands with a right hand. Sully takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Heimo loads up on a big right hand but Sully slips the punch. Sully has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Heimo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Heimo throws a leg kick but Sully sees it coming and moves out of range. Heimo tries to bum rush Sully with a series of wild strikes but Sully uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Sully stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Heimo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sully stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Heimo looks for the body kick but Sully saw that one coming. Heimo avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Heimo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sully's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sully duly obliges. This has been an exciting period of action! Heimo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Heimo tenderised Sully's leg. Sully is trying to keep his angry face on. Heimo avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T1# Sully blocks a jab. Sully ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sully tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Sully throws a right hand that misses
and Heimo counters with a straight right hand.#CL2# Sully has Heimo up against the cage in a clinch.
Sully missing with knees to the body.
Heimo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sully controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Heimo. #BC2# Sully pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Sully takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Sully takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sully gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Heimo counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Heimo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#TD2# Sully gets the takedown into side control. 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! Heimo tries to improve position but can't. Capt Sully has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2# Heimo wants to control but Sully postures up. Sully wants to control but Heimo is keeping him busy. #SU2# Sully has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Heimo misses with a wild combination.
Sully closes the distance but Heimo moves to the side and Heimo counters with a nice body shot. A bone on bone clash there as Heimo blocks the leg kick.
Sully rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heimo moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Heimo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Heimo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sully. Sully shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Heimo defends it nicely. Aleksi Heimo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Capt Sully. Sully takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Heimo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sully.#T3# Nice shot by Heimo. Heimo throws a series of punches but Sully moves out of range. #CL2# Sully closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Heimo misses with a punch to the body.
Sully tries to land a knee to the head but Heimo blocks with his arms.
Heimo cracks Sully with a nice body shot. Heimo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heimo misses with a punch to the body.
Sully tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heimo avoids it. Heimo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sully's elbow. Heimo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sully's elbow. Heimo prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Heimo. Sully is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Heimo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Heimo keeps control of Sully as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T4# Heimo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Heimo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sully.
Sully has Heimo pressed against the cage.
#TD2# Sully ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sully no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB# Heimo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sully is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Heimo, into his guard. #REVB# This has been an exciting period of action! Heimo has his hands on Sully's head, controlling the position. Heimo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Heimo controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight! Aleksi Heimo showed his dominance in that final round. I think Heimo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28 Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28 Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksi Heimo! A relieved looking Aleksi Heimo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. The defeated Capt Sully had this to say: 'Retiring this sorry ass.'.
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Event:
FARTMMA 70
Date: Nov 09, 2019 |
#R1# Sully bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD2# Sully shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sully was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Sully working away.#ES# Drought sneaks out the side door and pushes Sully away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#CL2# Drought gets tackled into the cage by Sully. Sully maintains the clinch. Sully blocking some punches.
Sully looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. A battle for position here, against the cage.#BC# Drought breaks from the clinch.
Sully blocks a jab. Capt Sully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sully uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drought.#TD2# Sully closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SU2# Sully has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #CL2# Sully closes the distance and pushes Drought back into the cage. A battle for position here, against the cage.#T1# Sully drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Drought gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drought - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#BC# Drought manages to break the clinch.
Sully shoots in for a double leg but Drought sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Drought scores with a shot to the body.
Randy Drought is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sully tests Drought's chin there with a solid looking shot. Sully lands a glancing blow to the side of Drought's head. Drought ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sully moves away. Drought ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Sully throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drought sees it coming and avoids it easily. Drought misses with a looping right.#TD2# Sully shoots in and bounces Drought off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#T2# Drought can't keep his opponent in guard - Sully advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. This has been an exciting period of action! Sully not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Sully not doing much here.
Drought blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sully. Drought looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sully looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SU2# Sully decides to return to a standing position. #T3# Sully avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Drought misses the jab. Sully tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drought paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2# Drought gets tackled into the cage by Sully. Sully maintains the clinch. #BC2# Sully breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drought. Sully does a little dance to reset his feet. Drought takes one to the side of the head.
#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Sully wants a takedown but no success here.
Randy Drought has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Capt Sully.#BC2# Sully breaks the clinch.
Sully tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A nice combination there by Sully.
Drought throws out a loose jab but Sully uses good head movement to avoid it. Drought swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#TD2# Sully darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sully is thwarting Drought's attempts to control the position.#T4# Sully moves nicely into side control. Sully tries to score with some ground and pound. Drought controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Sully has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. You can see the frustration on Drought's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Sloppy strikes there by Sully.#SU2# Sully stands up and we're back to a striking position. #TD2# Sully throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Drought tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sully is in Drought's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sully accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Capt Sully dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# Sully connects with a leg kick. Drought looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Drought fails to land with a series of punches.
#TD2# Sully is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Drought's half guard. Sully content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Drought keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T1# Drought pushes Sully off looking to stand but Sully dives back in and keeps control.
Sully sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drought defending well though. Drought is trying to stand up here but Sully is controlling him well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sully thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drought's head. Sully takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SU2# Sully decides to stand up. Sully shoots in for a takedown but Drought shows good takedown defense. The fighters circling - Drought throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Drought tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sully was well out of range. Poor timing from Drought. Sully on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Drought throws an off balance right hand
#CL2# and Sully counters by moving into the clinch. Sully lands a good knee to the midsection. Drought won't want to take too many of those. Drought dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T2# Drought misses with a punch to the body.
Drought tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sully's elbow. Sully missing with knees to the body.
Sully has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Drought after a bit of a struggle. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sully. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.#TD2# Sully jumps guard and drags Drought to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Drought wants to stand and escape but instead Sully has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB# This has been an exciting period of action! Sully cracks Drought with a solid left hand. Sully is looking to work some ground and pound but Drought has wrist control. Sully with a flurry of punches that miss. Sully throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drought works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Drought utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sully accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T3# Sully throwing strikes from guard but Drought blocks nicely. Drought wants to get back to his feet but Sully is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Sully keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drought's head. Sully has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Sully trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SU2# Sully gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Sully uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drought. Randy Drought is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2# Sully looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Drought!#SU2# Sully decides to stand back up. Sully scoring well with a low kick there.
Drought throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sully misses with a low kick as Drought jumps back.#T4# Sully keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sully is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#TD2# Sully looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Capt Sully has got the better of the ground game so far. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sully trying to control the pace. Sully's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#SUB2# Sully has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Drought defend it? Sully steps over the head and cranks it - Drought is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sully!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Capt Sully! Randy Drought spoke after the fight, saying 'Not the results i wanted. Very disappointed. '.
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Event:
FARTMMA 62
Date: Sep 21, 2019 |
#R1# Sully digs a good body shot into One's ribs. Sully fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Sully walks into a straight right hand from One.#CUT# It looks like Capt Sully has been cut. Decent striking displayed by Sully there. One keeps the fight on the outside. It looked like One wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. One has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sully. Capt Sully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sully doesn't manage to clinch there - One circles away.
Sully slips a straight right by One. Sully changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Sully lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#TD2# Sully bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. One manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sully's best efforts. One tries to get to full guard but Sully has control of the leg. One moves into full guard.
#SUB# One is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. One keeping moving, preventing Sully from controlling successfully. Sully looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1##SUB# One throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sully uses it to pass to side control.
#SUB2# Sully is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, One has escaped the position, nice work there. One gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sully missing with the ground and pound from half guard. One avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sully. One slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sully accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB# One is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sully is aware though and is defending well.#SUB# Sully got a little sloppy there for a moment and One has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sully has managed to get both his arms back between One's legs - danger averted. One preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SU2# Sully stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T2# Sully fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from One misses the target. One takes a body punch but keeps moving. One checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sully pivots, looking for a leg kick but One is out of range and Sully settles back down. One tries to counter with a takedown but Sully is quick to defend against it. Sully throws a sloppy head kick and Sully takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Sully tries to score with a low kick but One moves his leg out of the way.#TD2# Sully shoots in and bounces One off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB# Sully got a little sloppy there for a moment and One has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sully has managed to get both his arms back between One's legs - danger averted.#SUB# One is looking for a triangle but Sully pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB# One is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Sully pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. One is keeping the position for now. #T3# Sully wants to control from the top but One keeps moving. #SUB# One throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB# One working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sully doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sully manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Sully working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB# One pushes a forearm under Sully's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Sully is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). New Breed One! A victorious New Breed One thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. The defeated Capt Sully had this to say: 'Retiring this sorry ass.'.
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Event:
FARTMMA 56
Date: Aug 15, 2019 |
#R1# Harper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#CL2# Sully gets a clinch. Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike. Harper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sully up against the cage. Harper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Sully uses good head movement to avoid it. Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sully digs a right hand underneath Harper's ribcage. Harper let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC2# Sully breaks the clinch.
Harper throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Sully looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. A swing and a miss from Harper. Harper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sully shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#T1# Harper misses with a double jab
and Sully counters with a two punch combo. Sully tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harper swats him away and circles back towards the center. Harper drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sully sprawls and moves away. Harper misses with an uppercut. Harper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#TD# Harper drives through with a takedown into guard. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harper's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Sully keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully. Harper throws a big elbow that misses. Harper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sully swivels though and keeps the full guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Sully bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harper's guard. #REVB##T2# Sully pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harper is keeping the position for now. Harper looking to control.
Sully is looking to work some ground and pound but Harper has wrist control. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harper is on top in guard.
#REVR# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Harper throwing strikes from guard but Sully blocks nicely. #SUB2# Sully looking for a guillotine here but Harper defends easily.
Harper tries to free his leg and advance position but Sully is retaining full guard. Harper stands up over Sully, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3# Harper postures up in Sully's guard and throws a big left but Sully blocks it. Sully keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully. Harper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sully works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Sully is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SUB2# Sully throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harper distracts Sully with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Harper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Harper scoring with some ground and pound. Harper throws a big elbow that misses. #T4# Harper is looking to work some ground and pound but Sully has wrist control. Harper controls from within his opponent's guard. Harper wants to pass the guard but Sully is keeping the position. Harper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sully's head. Sully is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harper with a nice head shot there. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Sully working a defensive guard here.
Harper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Harper scores with a decent looking elbow strike. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2# Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper shoots in for a double leg but Sully sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD# Harper feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Harper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Harper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB2# Sully is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Sully looking for a sweep. Not yet Sully, not yet. Sully looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Harper puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Harper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sully with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sully can do to turn this around? We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Harper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Sully blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harper. Harper frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Miguel Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Harper controlling the position easily from mount. #T1# BOOM! Harper connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Harper looking to finish Sully with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sully! Harper lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sully hang on? Sully wants to control but Harper is having none of it. Harper is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sully can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Harper lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Harper raining down hammerfists from mount.#ROC# Sully is rocked! Harper landing strikes from the mount. Sully is still in real trouble! Can Harper finish him? We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Harper fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sully is looking to get to half guard.#T2# Harper postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Sully in real trouble here! The ref calls for Sully to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Harper! After winning the bout, Miguel Harper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. Capt Sully was interviewed post fight and said 'Retiring this sorry ass.'.
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Event:
FARTMMA 45
Date: Jun 28, 2019 |
#R1# Andermatt misses with a straight left. Sully appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Nice straight punches there by Andermatt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Andermatt.#CUT2# It looks like Capt Sully has been cut. Sully showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andermatt.
A quick step to the side and Sully tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#CL# Sully forces Andermatt back against the cage and clinches. Andermatt misses with a punch on the inside.
Sully blocking some punches.
Andermatt scores with a shoulder strike. Andermatt cracks Sully with a nice body shot. Andermatt prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Andermatt misses with a punch on the inside.
Andermatt lands with a short shot to the head. Sully lands an uppercut. Andermatt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Andermatt managing to block the knees to the body from Sully.
Andermatt working some nice short punches in the clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sully lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T1# A short right from Sully. #BC2# Andermatt breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Andermatt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Sully misses the target. Sully looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Andermatt thows a left - swing and a miss! Sully seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Sully ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andermatt moves away. Andermatt scores with a jab. Andermatt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Andermatt misses with a few strikes there.
Sully shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Andermatt misses with a jab to the body
#KD# and Sully counters with a crisp one two that drops Andermatt! Sully thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Andermatt to his feet! Andermatt is in big trouble!#ROC# Andermatt is rocked! Andermatt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. This has been an exciting period of action! Andermatt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sully counters with a lovely shot to the body. Sully takes a jab right on the kisser.
#T2# Sully takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Sully uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andermatt. Andermatt jabs Sully to the body, keeping him at a distance. Andermatt throws a nice looking combination but Sully bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Sully is looking for a counter combo. Andermatt misses with a looping left. Roger Andermatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sully takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Andermatt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sully has time to react. Sully doesn't manage to clinch there - Andermatt circles away.
Sully uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andermatt. Sully throws a big shot that misses. A jab from Andermatt does it's job there.#T3# Jab, jab by Sully - just one landing. A swing and a miss from Sully. Andermatt misses with a hook to the body
and Sully counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Sully misses with an uppercut. Andermatt thows a left - swing and a miss! Andermatt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. A looping hook to the body misses from Sully. Andermatt does a little dance to reset his feet. Sully avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sully moves out of range as Andermatt strikes. Andermatt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sully doesn't seem bothered though. Sully ducks under a wild hook from Andermatt. Sully swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Andermatt swings for the body but Sully moves out of range.
#T4# Sully avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Andermatt misses with a double jab
#CL# and Sully counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Andermatt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Andermatt has Sully pushed against the cage. Sully landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nice body punch from Sully. Knees to the body from Sully.
Andermatt looks winded! Andermatt misses with a hook from the clinch. Sully lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andermatt backwards. Andermatt working aggressively here.
Andermatt lands with a right to the head. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sully unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sully lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Andermatt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sully using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andermatt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Andermatt dominated that round. The cut man is working on Capt Sully's cut. That's time! Sully's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2# Sully takes a swing at Andermatt's ribcage but misses. Sully throws a hook but Andermatt avoids it easily. Andermatt misses with a left hand and Sully counters with a stiff right hand. Andermatt misses with a combination
and Sully counters with a nice uppercut. Andermatt closes the distance and lands a one-two. Andermatt throws a lazy right hand but Sully sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Andermatt lands with a hook. Sully tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Andermatt throws a right and a left that both miss. Andermatt misses with a lunging right hand
and Sully counters with a stiff right hand. Andermatt misses with a combination
and Sully counters with a straight right hand.#T1# Sully connects with a jab. Andermatt throws a right and a left that Sully avoids nicely. Andermatt misses with a shot to the body enabling Sully to counter with a crisp jab. Andermatt is still on wobbly legs! Can Sully finish him? A jab from Sully misses. Andermatt lands with a cross. Andermatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Sully swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Sully takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Nice cross by Andermatt. Andermatt seems to have recovered his senses. Andermatt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Sully scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. A slow jab from Sully misses its intended target. Sully throws a body shot but no joy. Sully moves out of range as Andermatt strikes. Sully is looking to counter the offense by Andermatt and move into the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Andermatt misses with a hook. Sully wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T2# Sully takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sully works the jab nicely.#CL# Sully moves into the clinch. Andermatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2# Andermatt breaks the clinch.
Andermatt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Andermatt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sully cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Sully takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Andermatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andermatt swings widly with a right hand
#KD# and Sully counters with a nice right hand that sends Andermatt toppling to the canvas! Andermatt scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sully finish him?! Sully misses with an uppercut. Andermatt saw that one coming. Andermatt looks to throw the jab but Sully is out of range. #T3# Andermatt loads up on a big right hand but Sully slips the punch. Sully throws an overhand right that lands on Andermatt's shoulder, as Andermatt tries to avoid the shot. Sully cracks Andermatt with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Andermatt falls to his knees and Sully 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 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Capt Sully!
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Event:
FARTMMA 41
Date: Jun 08, 2019 |
#R1# Sully throws a combination that misses and Sully takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Sully takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT# It looks like Capt Sully has been cut. Capt Sully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Perez lands a jab. Sully throws a combination that misses and Perez counters with a stiff right hand. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Sully throws a series of punches but Perez avoids them all with ease. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sully throws a right hand that misses
and Perez counters with a nice uppercut. Sully misses with a few strikes there.
#T1# Perez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sully.
Sully thuds a left hand into Perez's body. Sully uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez. Sully swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. A lazy left from Sully finds it's target. Perez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Sully slips under a jab. Sully has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Perez misses with a wild combination.
#T2# Sully misses with a looping left. Sully moves away from the strike by Perez. Sully cracks Perez with a good jab. Sully lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Perez at a distance.
Perez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sully's head. Sully swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
Perez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T3# Sully throws a hook but Perez avoids it easily. Perez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Sloppy strikes from Sully. Those never looked like landing. Perez is looking for a counter combo. Perez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Sully misses with a body punch
and Perez counters with a straight right hand. Sully displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perez throws out the jab. Sully appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Sully uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez. Perez slips under a jab from Sully.#T4# Perez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sully.
Perez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Perez misses with a hook to the body
and Sully counters with a left and a right that stings Perez. Perez looks to throw the jab but Sully is out of range. Sully looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Perez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sully. Perez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Sully feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sully lands with an uppercut that bounces Perez off the cage and back into range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Capt Sully will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Capt Sully's cut. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Perez throws a lazy right hand but Sully sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Sully looks like he wants to counter punch here. Sully lands with a straight right. Perez didn't see that one coming. Sully throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Perez counters with a stiff right hand. Perez walks into a left hand. #ROC2# Perez is rocked! Sully throws a right and a left that both miss. Perez appears to be looking for a big counter. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sully misses with an uppercut
and Perez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sully thinking. Sully tests Perez's chin there with a solid looking shot. Oh Perez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1# Some wild striking there from Sully.
Perez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Perez seems to have got his legs back now. Sully lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Perez can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Sully and Perez drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Sully.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Capt Sully!
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Event:
FARTMMA 35
Date: May 11, 2019 |
#R1# AL shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sully as he avoids it easily. AL shoots and misses and Sully counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Sully connects with a looping right hand.
AL has his takedown stuffed and Sully counters with a huge left! AL is in big trouble! He's backing up but Sully isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save AL from any more damage. A dominating finish by Sully!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Capt Sully!
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Event:
FARTMMA 28
Date: Apr 09, 2019 |
#R1##TD# Harper shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harper showed some decent athleticism there. Harper trying to pass the guard but Sully defending well. Sully trying to control but Harper postures up.
Sully keeping hold of Harper's head, controlling as best he can. Sully felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#SUB2# Sully is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Harper pulls his head out easily. Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Harper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sully defending well though. #SUB# Harper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harper wants to pass to mount but Sully is defending the position. #T1# Sully taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard. Harper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Harper wants to take a breather but Sully is having none of it. Sully is trying to get back to full guard. Harper is nestled in close to Sully, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Harper performing his best blanket impression for a moment. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sully can do anything to dispel that myth. Sully trying to control from the bottom.
Harper thows a huge punch but Sully dodges it nicely.
Sully blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harper. Sully really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Harper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time. Harper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Harper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T2# Sully keeping hold of Harper's head, controlling as best he can. Harper is thwarting Sully's attempts to control the position. Harper thows a huge punch but Sully dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Harper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sully knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Harper not landing any meaningful shots this time. Sully is trying to control but can't.
Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Sully wants to control but Harper is keeping busy.
Harper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Harper thows a huge punch but Sully dodges it nicely.
#T3# Harper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Sully wants to control but Harper is keeping busy.
Harper lands strikes from half guard. Sully has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harper is working away from the top position though. Harper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Sully is trying to maintain the position but Harper is very close to passing his half guard. Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Harper lands strikes from half guard. Harper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Harper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Sully is refusing to be controlled, as Harper sits in half guard. #T4# Harper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Harper scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Harper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Harper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sully defending well though. Sully taking some punishment here, with Harper in his half guard. Harper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sully defending well though. #SUB# Harper is working for a submission of some sort.
Harper lands strikes from half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Sully is trying to maintain the position but Harper is very close to passing his half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Harper dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. #R2# Sully stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sully wants it to stay on the feet. Sully now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Sully closes the distance but Harper moves to the side #TD# and Harper counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #SUB# Harper is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Sully controls Harper momentarily but Harper frees himself. Harper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Harper sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sully's guard. Harper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Harper drops an elbow to the side of Sully's head. Miguel Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Sully wants to control but Harper is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T1# Harper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sully's head. Harper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sully defending well though. Harper drops an elbow to the side of Sully's head. Harper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Harper content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Harper is thwarting Sully's attempts to control the position. Sully is controlling Harper's trapped leg to prevent Harper from advancing to side control. Harper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Sully keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Harper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Harper wants to take a breather but Sully is having none of it. #SUB# Harper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T2# Sully trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Harper lands a big elbow. Harper pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Sully wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Harper.
Harper scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Harper can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sully is looking to escape. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sully in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Sully tries to get back to half guard but can't. Harper lands with some strikes. Harper avoids the attempt from Sully to control. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! Harper lands a big shot there that rocks Sully but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
#T3# Harper scoring with strikes but Sully is staying in there. BOOM! Harper connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Harper looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#ROC# Sully is rocked! Sully in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Sully is still in real trouble! Can Harper finish him? Sully takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Harper's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Harper! Miguel Harper decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
GR 13: Kaiba vs. Xavier
Date: Feb 17, 2019 |
#R1# Sully misses with a body shot.
Sully lunges at Petiot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Petiot's hand. Petiot looks to land a combination but Sully avoids it well. Petiot sets himself, and Sully steps forward looking for the clinch! Petiot avoids it this time. Sully avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Petiot looks to throw the jab but Sully is out of range. Petiot has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sully keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petiot misses with a body shot.
Petiot throws a hook to the side of Sully's head but Sully sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Sully feints a counter leg kick. Petiot really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T1# Sully lands a jab to the nose. Petiot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT# It looks like Capt Sully has been cut. Petiot swinging wildly here.
Sully throws out a counter right but Petiot avoids it with no problem. A left and a right from Petiot both land. Nice combination. Sully fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T2# Sully throws a poor cross that misses
and Petiot counters with a stiff right hand. Petiot tests Sully's chin there with a solid looking shot. This has been an exciting period of action! Sully gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petiot.#KD# Petiot sends Sully crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Petiot is motioning to the referee to let Sully up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#CUT# That has opened up Capt Sully's cut even more. Petiot misses with a looping left. Sully tries to counter with a clinch but Petiot shakes him off and moves away.#T3##CL2# Sully closes the distance and clinches. Sully looking to throw knees to the head but Petiot is blocking nicely.
Petiot lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sully backwards. Sully tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petiot avoids it. Petiot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petiot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Sully works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sully trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sully.
Petiot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC# Petiot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Sully 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.
Petiot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sully sees it coming and avoids it easily. Sully uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petiot.#T4# Sully misses with a wild body shot. Sully darts in and out, connecting with a jab. This has been an exciting period of action! A jab from Sully does it's job there. Petiot is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Sully moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Petiot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sully moves away. Sully looks like he wants to counter punch here. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Sully ducks under a wild hook from Petiot. Sully doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Petiot dominated that round. The cut man is working on Capt Sully's cut. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Petiot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sully circles away quickly and effectively. Sully is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Petiot slips a straight right by Sully. Petiot lands with a good body shot. Sully uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petiot.
Sully is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Sully throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Petiot moves out of range of the strikes. Sully has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Marcel Petiot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Petiot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sully. Sully throws out a counter right but Petiot avoids it with no problem. Petiot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sully can do to turn this around?#T1# A jab from Petiot misses. A little jabbing left from Sully on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Sully fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petiot manages to avoid it. Petiot with a hook. Petiot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab by Sully. Petiot misses with a looping right. Sully is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Sully takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T2# Sully scores with a jab to the head.
Petiot throws a hook to the side of Sully's head but Sully sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Sully tries to counter by closing the distance. Sully throws a predictable looking body shot
and Petiot counters with a stiff right hand. #KD# Petiot cracks Sully with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Petiot has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sully to stand back up!#ROC# Sully is rocked!#CUT# The cut above Capt Sully's eye is starting to cause him problems now. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Petiot throws a right hand that misses
letting Sully counter with a right hand. Petiot looks to throw the jab but Sully is out of range. Petiot looks to land a left hand but Sully moved out of range nicely.#T3# Petiot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sully. Sully swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Petiot swings widly with a right hand
and Sully counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Petiot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petiot sets himself, and Sully steps forward looking for the clinch! Petiot avoids it this time. Sully scores with a shot to the body.
Sully moves forwards but Petiot connects with a nice, crisp jab. A punch combination from Petiot misses. Sully wants to counter the offense by Petiot and move into the clinch position.#T4# Petiot throws a hook but Sully blocks it. Petiot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Sully scores with a nice head shot. Petiot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sully throws out a counter right but Petiot avoids it with no problem. Sully swings for the body but Petiot moves out of range.
Marcel Petiot is winning the standup battle so far. 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! Petiot looks to land a combination but Sully avoids it well. A little jabbing left from Sully on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Sully walks into a stiff left hand from Petiot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Petiot dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Capt Sully's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round! #R3##CL2# Sully closes the distance and clinches.#BC# Petiot breaks the clinch.
#KD# Petiot drops Sully with a beautiful combination! Sully stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Petiot is looking for the KO! Sully is still on wobbly legs! Can Petiot finish him? Petiot is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Petiot shuts the power down on Sully. Lights out, game over! Petiot is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcel Petiot! A victorious Marcel Petiot 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:
GR 3: Peterson vs Cobzone
Date: Dec 08, 2018 |
#R1##CL# Sully pushes Mawana up against the cage in a clinch. Sully lands a hook that snaps the head of Mawana backwards. A head punch on the inside from Mawana fails to land. Sully has Mawana pushed against the cage. Mawana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mawana misses with a hook from the clinch. Mawana lands with a short shot to the head. Mawana throws a punch but it's blocked by Sully. Mawana being controlled against the cage. Sully is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. A knee to the head by Sully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mawana. Sully has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Mawana - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Sully, and another! Mawana is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Capt Sully!
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Event:
W6 GB
Date: Oct 20, 2018 |
#R1##TD# Durmagomedov scores with a takedown into East's guard.#SUB2# East is looking for a triangle but Durmagomedov pushes his legs off easily.
Durmagomedov is working East over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Durmagomedov sitting in guard, not really doing much. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Durmagomedov throwing strikes but missing. East is pulling down on Durmagomedov's head to control his posture. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Durmagomedov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Durmagomedov controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Durmagomedov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1# Durmagomedov connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2# East has his foot on Durmagomedov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Durmagomedov works his way back into a safe position though. Durmagomedov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. East not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Durmagomedov postures up and lands a big shot to East's brow. East has Durmagomedov pulled in close to control his posture. Durmagomedov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2# East looking for a guillotine here but Durmagomedov defends easily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Durmagomedov scoring with some ground and pound. #T2# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. East is trying to keep Durmagomedov in close.
Durmagomedov's corner is telling him to maintain position. East is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Durmagomedov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around East's waist but East gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Durmagomedov off to one side. Durmagomedov circles away from the clinch attempt.
East leaves Durmagomedov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. A good leg kick by East. Durmagomedov fails to land the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanubib Durmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD# Durmagomedov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for East! You can see the frustration on East's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T3# East regains half guard. Durmagomedov lands with a punch from half guard. East is trying is best to control the position here. Durmagomedov is controlling the pace.
East is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. East trying to control from the bottom.
Durmagomedov sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T4# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. East is trying to maintain the position but Durmagomedov is very close to passing his half guard.#REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD# East gets caught flat footed, as Durmagomedov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! East avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. East keeping moving, preventing Durmagomedov from controlling successfully. East not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanubib Durmagomedov dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# East tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Durmagomedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.#TD# Durmagomedov dives in and scores a takedown into East's guard.#SUB2# Durmagomedov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Durmagomedov is fighting to break East's control of his arms but East is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Durmagomedov controlling from the top position. #SUB2# East looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Durmagomedov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Durmagomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that East can do to turn this around? East controlling Durmagomedov's posture. #T1# Durmagomedov chips away with some ground and pound. Durmagomedov looking to control the position here, rather than advance. East wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Durmagomedov is now in half guard. Durmagomedov looks to score some points with some ground and pound. East is trying to maintain the position but Durmagomedov is very close to passing his half guard. Durmagomedov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T2# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. East controlling the position for now. Durmagomedov is thwarting East's attempts to control the position. East moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Durmagomedov lands a couple of decent looking shots. Durmagomedov controlling from the top position. Durmagomedov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB2# East throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#T3# East is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD# Durmagomedov shoots in and bounces East off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Durmagomedov postures up.
#SUB2# East is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Durmagomedov defends well. East pulls Durmagomedov in close to prevent any damage. Durmagomedov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of East's head.#T4# Durmagomedov trying to control but East is working from the bottom. Durmagomedov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. East trying to keep a closed guard but Durmagomedov is proving a slippery customer.
Durmagomedov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Durmagomedov trying to control but East is working from the bottom. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Durmagomedov is fighting to break East's control of his arms but East is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! A quick uppercut on the inside from East. East using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
East landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanubib Durmagomedov dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round! #R3# East stuns Durmagomedov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. East tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. East feints and then cracks Durmagomedov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durmagomedov down. #TD# Excellent takedown into side control there by Durmagomedov. Durmagomedov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Durmagomedov takes a little break here. East wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. East is not content to let Durmagomedov control the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Durmagomedov is working East over with some ground and pound from side control. #T1# East is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Durmagomedov working away. East might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Durmagomedov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Durmagomedov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T2# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB# Durmagomedov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, East has escaped the position, nice work there. East being controlled for a moment. East can't do much from the bottom here. East tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Durmagomedov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Durmagomedov working away. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Durmagomedov trying to control the position but East is working away. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T3# Durmagomedov blocks the body kick.
#TD# Durmagomedov gets the takedown into side control. East avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Durmagomedov. Durmagomedov cracks East with an elbow. That is naaassty. East struggling a bit here. Who's going to make the next move? You can see the frustration on East's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Durmagomedov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Durmagomedov trying to control the action but East is working from the bottom. #T4# East can't do much from the bottom here. East is trying to escape the position but Durmagomedov is controlling the position. Durmagomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but East keeps working. East takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if East can do anything to dispel that myth. East is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Durmagomedov wants to control but East is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight! Hanubib Durmagomedov showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Durmagomedov, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanubib Durmagomedov!
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