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Event:
SPARTA 46
Date: Apr 26, 2019 |
#R1#
Whitebeard misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Whitebeard does it's job there.#CUT#
It looks like Cazacu Bors has been cut.
Whitebeard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan Ardigma in the buildup to the fight.
Bors uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitebeard.
Bors's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Whitebeard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bors scrambles back to his feet.
Whitebeard throws a right hand that misses
and Whitebeard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bors swings widly with a right hand
letting Whitebeard counter with a right hand.
Whitebeard misses with a wild combination.
Whitebeard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Borss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#ROC#
Bors is rocked!
Whitebeard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bors manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Bors misses.
Bors tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitebeard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitebeard swings widly with a right hand
letting Bors counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bors wants to clinch.
It looked like Whitebeard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1##CL2#
Bors rushes Whitebeard and presses him up against the cage.
Whitebeard lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've been informed that Bors has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Whitebeard avoids a wild elbow strike from Bors.
Whitebeard misses with some punches.
Whitebeard is trying to break the clinch but Bors has him pressed against the cage.
Whitebeard blocks an elbow strike from Bors.
Whitebeard takes an elbow to the temple.
A left hand lands to the body for Bors.
Bors struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitebeard controls his hands.
Whitebeard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitebeard.
Bors misses with the head strike.
#T2#
Whitebeard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bors swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitebeard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitebeard digs a right hand into Bors's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bors's gas tank.
Whitebeard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bors's elbow.
Bors misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitebeard is leaning against Bors and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whitebeard misses with the head strike.
Whitebeard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whitebeard can't find room to land a body shot as Bors controls the action.
Whitebeard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borss head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Whitebeard breaks the clinch.
Bors tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitebeard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bors throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whitebeard on the side of the head. #T3#
Whitebeard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bors jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bors connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whitebeard's hands.
The fighters circling - Whitebeard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bors looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bors throws out a loose jab but Whitebeard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitebeard misses with a body shot.
Whitebeard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bors lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whitebeard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bors rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whitebeard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
Bors closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bors.
Bors working aggressively here.
Bors lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T4#
Bors tries to throw a body punch but Whitebeard avoids it by throwing Bors back against the cage.
Bors tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitebeard's elbow.
Bors blocks an uppercut.
Whitebeard scores with a shoulder strike.
Bors looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Whitebeard.
Whitebeard lands with a short shot to the head.
Whitebeard is trying to push Bors away but Bors has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Whitebeard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitebeard misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Whitebeard breaks from the clinch.
Whitebeard moves out of range of the strikes.#CL2#
Bors clinches up against the cage.
Bors misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brook Whitebeard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cazacu Bors's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Bors throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitebeard. Bors does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Bors moves into range and clinches up with Whitebeard.
Whitebeard misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bors.
Whitebeard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bors comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#
It looks like Brook Whitebeard has been cut.
Whitebeard avoids a wild elbow strike from Bors.
Bors misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitebeard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bors tries to throw a body punch but Whitebeard avoids it by throwing Bors back against the cage.
Bors lands a right hand.
Bors blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bors prevents a body shot from Whitebeard.
Whitebeard throws a punch but it's blocked by Bors. #T1#
Whitebeard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bors's elbow.
Whitebeard digs a right hand underneath Bors's ribcage. Bors let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bors looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whitebeard blocks the elbow strike.
Bors misses with the head strike.
Bors lands a right hand.
Bors lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Bors on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bors scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whitebeard working aggressively here.
Bors creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Whitebeard fails to land.
Bors throws an elbow that misses.
Bors misses with a body punch.
#T2#
Bors tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bors misses with a punch to the body.
Bors pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bors misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Bors fails to land.
Whitebeard misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitebeard blocks a body shot from Bors. #BC#
Whitebeard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitebeard scores with a one two! Bors had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Whitebeard throws a right hand that misses
and Bors counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitebeard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whitebeard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bors.
Whitebeard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bors was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitebeard.#T3#
Whitebeard with a nice cross.
Bors is still on wobbly legs! Can Whitebeard finish him?#CUT#
That has opened up Cazacu Bors's cut even more.
Bors tries to clinch but Whitebeard moves out of range.
Bors seems to have recovered his senses.
Whitebeard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bors moves away.
Whitebeard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bors was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitebeard.#CL2#
Bors gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bors misses with an elbow over the top.
Bors prevents a body shot from Whitebeard.
Whitebeard digs a right hand underneath Bors's ribcage. Bors let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bors misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitebeard swings wildly with an uppercut but Bors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitebeard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bors pushes off an throws an elbow but Whitebeard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Whitebeard scores with a shoulder strike. #T4#
Bors can't find room to land a body shot as Whitebeard controls the action.
Whitebeard has a couple of punches blocked by Bors.
Whitebeard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitebeard blocks an uppercut.
Whitebeard dodges an elbow strike from Bors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whitebeard.
Bors misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bors throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitebeard.
Whitebeard lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Whitebeard tries to work over Bors's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bors softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whitebeard is working Bors over against the cage.
Bors creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cazacu Bors will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bors! Whitebeard is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cazacu Bors!
A relieved looking Cazacu Bors thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
SPARTA 40
Date: Apr 12, 2019 |
#R1#
Whitebeard swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Whitebeard defends it well.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT#
It looks like Rafael Garcia has been cut.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Whitebeard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Whitebeard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia 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.
A left lands for Whitebeard.#TD2#
Garcia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB2#
Garcia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whitebeard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Garcia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Whitebeard is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Whitebeard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garcia takes a little break here. Whitebeard wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#SUB2#
Garcia tries for a kimura but Whitebeard is defending well. #T1##SUB2#
Garcia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Garcia has hold of Whitebeard's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Whitebeard tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Garcia cranks the arm and Whitebeard screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Whitebeard, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rafael Garcia!
A victorious Rafael Garcia 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:
SPARTA 34
Date: Mar 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Whitebeard throws a series of punches but Lorlek avoids them all with ease. #CL#
Lorlek has managed to clinch.
Lorlek scores with a shot to the side of Whitebeard's head.
Lorlek struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitebeard controls his hands.
Lorlek blocks a body shot from Whitebeard.
Lorlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lorlek blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitebeard.
Lorlek misses with some punches.
Lorlek lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorlek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lorlek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lorlek misses with a body punch.
Lorlek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whitebeard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whitebeard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Whitebeard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lorlek 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.
A head punch on the inside from Whitebeard fails to land.
Whitebeard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whitebeard is trying to force a seperation but Lorlek has the dominant position.
Whitebeard working aggressively here.
Whitebeard blocks a body shot from Lorlek.
Lorlek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lorlek throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitebeard.
Whitebeard swings wildly with an uppercut but Lorlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitebeard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lorlek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lorlek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitebeard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
Whitebeard lands a right hand.
Lorlek pushes Whitebeard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lorlek blocking some punches.
Lorlek lands with a left to the head.
Lorlek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitebeard.
Lorlek struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitebeard controls his hands.
Lorlek swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitebeard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitebeard wants to get back to striking at distance but Lorlek won't allow it.
Whitebeard lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Lorlek.
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!
Whitebeard is looking to break free of the clinch but Lorlek has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitebeard. #T3#
Lorlek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lorlek gets through Whitebeard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Whitebeard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donk. Whitebeard catches Lorlek right on the button with a cross.
Whitebeard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lorlek misses with a body punch
enabling Whitebeard to counter with a crisp jab.
Whitebeard lands with a hook. Lorlek tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lorlek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitebeard swings for the body but Lorlek moves out of range.
Whitebeard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lorlek counters with a right hand to the body.
Lorlek moves out of range as Whitebeard strikes.
Lorlek swings widly with a right hand
and Whitebeard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lorlek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whitebeard.
#T4#
Lorlek tries to clinch up
and Whitebeard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lorlek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whitebeard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lorlek misses with a straight right. #CL#
Lorlek moves into the clinch successfully.
Whitebeard swings wildly with an uppercut but Lorlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitebeard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Lorlek.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitebeard.
Lorlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitebeard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitebeard is trying to force a seperation but Lorlek has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Put Lorlek will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Whitebeard throws a jab but it's blocked by Lorlek.
Lorlek ducks under a wild hook from Whitebeard.
Whitebeard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lorlek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lorlek avoids the body shot from Whitebeard.
Lorlek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitebeard.
Whitebeard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Whitebeard counters with a nice body shot.
Lorlek just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorlek staying out of range there.
Lorlek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lorlek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lorlek throws a body punch but Whitebeard moves out of range.
A jab from Lorlek does it's job there.#T1#
Whitebeard misses the body punch
and Lorlek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lorlek thuds his right hand into Whitebeard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lorlek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitebeard.
Whitebeard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lorlek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whitebeard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whitebeard looks to score with a jab to the body but Lorlek is just out of range.
Whitebeard throws a right hand that Lorlek ducks under and follows up with a left that Lorlek also avoids with ease.
Lorlek throws a body punch but Whitebeard moves out of range.
Lorlek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitebeard throws out a counter right but Lorlek avoids it with no problem.
Lorlek swings away with a body shot that misses
and Whitebeard counters with a nice uppercut.
Brook Whitebeard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lorlek lands with a good body shot.
Lorlek is looking to wear down Whitebeard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Whitebeard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Lorlek clinches. #T2#
Lorlek struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitebeard controls his hands.
Lorlek has Whitebeard pressed against the cage, preventing Whitebeard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Whitebeard blocks a body shot from Lorlek.
Whitebeard misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitebeard works on Lorlek's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lorlek.
Whitebeard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lorlek lands a body punch.
Lorlek throws a head punch that misses.
Lorlek presses Whitebeard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lorlek misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lorlek.
A frustrated look appears on Whitebeard's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T3#
Whitebeard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lorlek has him pressed against the cage.
Lorlek scores with a shot to the side of Whitebeard's head.
Whitebeard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lorlek backwards.
Lorlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitebeard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitebeard blocking some punches.
Lorlek lands a nice uppercut.
Whitebeard tries a body shot but Lorlek blocks it.
Lorlek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lorlek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lorlek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lorlek tries a body shot but Whitebeard blocks it.
Whitebeard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T4#
Lorlek struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitebeard controls his hands.
Lorlek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitebeard's elbow.
Lorlek scores with a shot to the side of Whitebeard's head.
Whitebeard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Lorlek.
Lorlek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitebeard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whitebeard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lorlek tries a body shot but Whitebeard blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lorlek has a couple of punches blocked by Whitebeard.
Whitebeard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whitebeard misses with a punch to the body.
Whitebeard lands a nice uppercut.#BC2#
Whitebeard breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Put Lorlek dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Lorlek lands a right hook to the body.
Whitebeard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whitebeard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#ROC#
Whitebeard is rocked!
Lorlek lands with a right and another and another! Whitebeard is in big trouble! Lorlek lands again and this time it's lights out for Whitebeard! A quality knockout there for Lorlek.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Put Lorlek!
Put Lorlek was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
SPARTA 27
Date: Mar 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Whitebeard throws a shot to the body.
Whitebeard throws a shot from downtown. Somerkoski moves away and avoids it.
Whitebeard lands with a shot to the body.
Whitebeard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Somerkoski.
Whitebeard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Somerkoski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temp Spar Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Somerkoski throws an off balance right hand
and Whitebeard counters with a one-two to the body.
Somerkoski fails with the takedown
and Whitebeard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whitebeard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitebeard. Somerkoski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitebeard moves away from the strike by Somerkoski.
Whitebeard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Whitebeard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Somerkoski rather than just go for the knockout.
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!#KD2#
Whitebeard lands a left and a right that send Somerkoski crashing to the mat, dazed. Whitebeard thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Somerkoski is rocked!
Whitebeard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Somerkoski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Somerkoski is breathing heavily.
Whitebeard thuds a left hand into Somerkoski's body.
Somerkoski tries to get into range but Whitebeard steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Somerkoski! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Whitebeard scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brook Whitebeard!
A relieved looking Brook Whitebeard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
SPARTA 22
Date: Mar 01, 2019 |
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Ngoss.
Whitebeard swings for the body but Ngoss moves out of range.
Ngoss tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitebeard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot by Whitebeard.
Whitebeard throws a nice looking combination but Ngoss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whitebeard, as that shot connected.
Whitebeard just misses with a punch to the body.
Whitebeard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ngoss tries to clinch but Whitebeard is having none of it.
Whitebeard takes a swing at Ngoss's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Whitebeard. Beautiful body shot.
Ngoss's coach down at Temp Spar Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ngoss's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T1#
Ngoss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitebeard.
Ngoss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitebeard.
Whitebeard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ngoss.
Whitebeard sets himself, and Ngoss steps forward looking for the clinch! Whitebeard avoids it this time.
Ngoss tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitebeard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ngoss takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Whitebeard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Whitebeard misses.
Ngoss tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Whitebeard tries to keep at a distance but Ngoss has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Whitebeard as the two fighters clinch.
Ngoss has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whitebeard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#T2##TD2#
Ngoss successfully pulls guard.
Ngoss can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Whitebeard controls the pace.#SUB2#
Ngoss is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Whitebeard rolls with it to try and escape but Ngoss cranks on the arm and Whitebeard is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Ngoss!
An out of breath David Ngoss thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
SPARTA 16: Duke B. vs. Galang
Date: Feb 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Fernandino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitebeard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitebeard. Fernandino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitebeard defending well as Fernandino loads up on a big left hand.
Whitebeard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan MMA in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Whitebeard misses.
Fernandino sizes up Whitebeard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fernandino throws the left hand but Whitebeard avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Whitebeard.
Fernandino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitebeard moves away.
Fernandino scores with a jab. Whitebeard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Whitebeard misses with an uppercut. Fernandino saw that one coming.
Fernandino misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitebeard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fernandino at a distance.
Fernandino looks to land a right hand but Whitebeard moved out of range.
Whitebeard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fernandino on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT#
It looks like Eduardo Fernandino has been cut.
Whitebeard swings for the body but Fernandino moves out of range.
Fernandino loads up on a big right hand but Whitebeard slips the punch.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Whitebeard.
Whitebeard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitebeard misses with a shot to the body
enabling Fernandino to counter with a crisp jab.
Fernandino swings for the body but Whitebeard moves out of range.
A big left from Fernandino misses.
Whitebeard blocks a jab.
Whitebeard is looking to counter punch.
Fernandino blocks a jab.
Whitebeard moves out of range of the strikes.
Whitebeard throws the left hand but Fernandino avoids the punch easily.
Whitebeard misses with a body shot.
Fernandino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whitebeard misses with a straight right.
Fernandino walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Whitebeard moves forwards but Fernandino connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fernandino jabs Whitebeard right on the nose. Whitebeard blinks but takes it well.#T2#
Whitebeard misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitebeard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitebeard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fernandino throws an overhand right that lands on Whitebeard's shoulder, as Whitebeard tries to avoid the shot.
Whitebeard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whitebeard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whitebeard lands with a shot to the body.
Whitebeard throws a jab but it's blocked by Fernandino.
A big left from Fernandino misses.
Fernandino throws a hook to the side of Whitebeard's head but Whitebeard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whitebeard moves out of range of the strikes.
Whitebeard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#ROC2#
Whitebeard is rocked!
Whitebeard is holding his hands too far apart here. Fernandino throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Whitebeard is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eduardo Fernandino!
Eduardo Fernandino tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
SPARTA 11: Sakurai vs. Lapu
Date: Jan 27, 2019 |
#R1#
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt
and Whitebeard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gomi fails with the takedown
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#
It looks like Takanori Gomi has been cut.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takanori Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whitebeard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#KD2#
Whitebeard cracks Gomi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Whitebeard has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gomi to stand back up!#ROC2#
Gomi is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitebeard lands a brutal uppercut that launches Gomi off his feet! Gomi tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brook Whitebeard!
A pretty intense looking Brook Whitebeard took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Event:
ST. PIERRE vs. BLACKBEARD
Date: Jan 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Whitebeard misses the shot to the body.
Whitebeard scores with the left hand. Lorlek knows he should have avoided that one.
Lorlek lands with an overhand left.
Whitebeard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A lazy left from Lorlek finds it's target.
Whitebeard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Whitebeard staying out of range there.
Whitebeard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Whitebeard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lorlek.
Whitebeard jabs Lorlek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whitebeard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lorlek's hands.
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!
A big right from Whitebeard misses.
Whitebeard throws out a loose jab but Lorlek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitebeard throws a big shot that misses.
Lorlek cracks a nice hook into Whitebeard's ribs.
Lorlek throws a shot from downtown. Whitebeard moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Lorlek swings away with a body shot that misses
and Whitebeard counters with a nice uppercut.
Lorlek misses with a wild combination.
Lorlek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lorlek misses with an uppercut
and Whitebeard counters with a straight right hand.
Lorlek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whitebeard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whitebeard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lorlek throws a shot to the body.
Lorlek throws a right hand that Whitebeard ducks under and follows up with a left that Whitebeard also avoids with ease.
Whitebeard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lorlek throws a shot from downtown. Whitebeard moves away and avoids it.
Whitebeard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Whitebeard defending well as Lorlek loads up on a big left hand.
Whitebeard misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitebeard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T2#
Lorlek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lorlek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whitebeard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Whitebeard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lorlek throws a lazy uppercut
and Whitebeard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lorlek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lorlek slips under a jab.
Lorlek misses with a lunging right hand
and Whitebeard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whitebeard just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Lorlek misses the target.
Lorlek misses with a combination
and Whitebeard counters with a left to the body.
Whitebeard connects with a body shot that sends Lorlek's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from Lorlek misses the target.
Whitebeard throws out a counter right but Lorlek avoids it with no problem.
Whitebeard throws a shot from downtown. Lorlek moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Lorlek feints a jab promting Whitebeard to slip. Lorlek then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Whitebeard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Whitebeard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lorlek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whitebeard misses with a body shot.
Lorlek scores with a nice head shot.
Whitebeard cracks Lorlek with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lorlek slips a straight right by Whitebeard.
Lorlek works over Whitebeard's head and body with a nice combination.
Lorlek misses with a left hand
and Whitebeard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whitebeard lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitebeard jabs Lorlek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Lorlek finds it's target.
Whitebeard misses with a double jab
and Whitebeard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Lorlek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitebeard misses with a straight left.
Lorlek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lorlek.
Whitebeard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lorlek is looking for a counter combo.
Lorlek punishes Whitebeard's body with a nice straight punch.
Whitebeard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lorlek listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whitebeard throws a shot to the body.
Whitebeard throws a right hand that misses
and Lorlek counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lorlek misses with a left hand
letting Whitebeard counter with a right hand.
Lorlek moves out of range of the strikes.
Whitebeard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brook Whitebeard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Whitebeard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lorlek.
Whitebeard now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lorlek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lorlek looks to throw the jab but Whitebeard is out of range.
Lorlek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Whitebeard.#ROC#
Whitebeard is rocked!
Lorlek flashes Whitebeard a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Whitebeard's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Whitebeard crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Lorlek punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Put Lorlek!
Put Lorlek was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
SPARTA 3: J. Luna vs. Umbebe
Date: Dec 30, 2018 |
#R1#
Gomi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitebeard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whitebeard cracks Gomi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT2#
It looks like Takanori Gomi has been cut.
Gomi slips a jab and a cross from Whitebeard.
Whitebeard throws out a powerful jab.
Nice body punch from Whitebeard.
Gomi cracks a nice hook into Whitebeard's ribs.
A jab lands there for Whitebeard.
Gomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gomi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Whitebeard scores with a counter punch that sends Gomi to the canvas! Whitebeard smells blood - he's punishing Gomi with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Gomi has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brook Whitebeard!
A victorious Brook Whitebeard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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