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Event:
IVT 13
Date: Apr 29, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Means moves into range and clinches up with Carp.
A shot in the inside from Means.
Means misses with a short punch on the inside.
Means tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carp lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Means fails to land.
Carp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carp blocks a body shot from Means.
Carp tries to land knees in the clinch but Means avoids the damage to the body.
Carp lands a shot to the body.
Carp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Means.
A short left from Means.
Means on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Means swings wildly with an uppercut but Carp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Means tries a body shot but Carp blocks it.
Means misses with the head strike.
Carp blocking some punches.
Means managing to block the knees to the body from Carp.
Means's coach down at Buoy Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Means's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Carp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carp working aggressively here.
Carp connects with a nasty looking knee right to Means's face.
#CUT#
That has opened up Tommy Means's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Means swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Means struggles to land a body shot inside as Carp controls his hands.
#T1#
Carp throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Means.
Carp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Means swings wildly with an uppercut but Carp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Means is defending well for now.
Means swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carp tries to throw a body punch but Means avoids it by throwing Carp back against the cage.
Carp lands a knee to the body.
Means looks winded!
Carp lands an uppercut.
Means blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Means has a couple of punches blocked by Carp.
Carp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carp lands a shoulder strike.
Means blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carp lands a body punch.
Means tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Means is defending well for now.
Means tries to throw a body punch but Carp avoids it by throwing Means back against the cage.
Carp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carp landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Means managing to block the knees to the body from Carp.
#T2#
Carp works on Means's body with a couple of short punches.
Carp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Means is defending well for now.
Carp lands a knee to the head.
Carp lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Means.
Carp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Means.
Carp pushes off an throws an elbow but Means leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Means blocks the elbow strike.
Means takes a shot to the head. #CUT#
The cut above Tommy Means's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Carp lands a nice elbow.
Carp tries to land knees in the clinch but Means avoids the damage to the body.
Means prevents a body shot from Carp.
Means doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carp tries a body shot but Means blocks it.
Means misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carp is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Carp tries to land knees in the clinch but Means avoids the damage to the body.
Carp lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Means fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carp pressing his opponent against the cage.
Carp throws an elbow but it misses.
Means avoids a wild elbow strike from Carp.
Means fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Means misses with the head strike.
Carp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carp blocks an uppercut.
Means fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carp throws a knee to the head but misses.
Means throws a head punch that misses.
Means blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Means misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Means.
Carp throws a punch but it's blocked by Means.
Carp trying to land knees to the body.
Carp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carp blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carp putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Means in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T4#
Means misses with the head strike.
Carp stalling in the clinch.
Means blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Means swings wildly with an uppercut but Carp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Means struggles to land a body shot inside as Carp controls his hands.
Means swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carp lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Means or not.
Carp working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carp.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carp struggles to land a body shot inside as Means controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Carp.
Carp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#
Tommy Means's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Carp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Means's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Means's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jon Paul Carp!
Jon Paul Carp thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
IVT 11
Date: Apr 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Jab, jab by Means - just one landing.
Jahr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jahr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#TD#
Jahr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Means sprawls well initially but Jahr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Means is looking to get back to is feet but Jahr passes into side control.
Check out the look on Jahr's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Means taking punishment in the form of punches.
Means on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Means takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Means is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Means is trying to get back to half guard.
Jahr is working Means over with some ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Means really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jahr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jahr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Means to see if he's OK.#T1#
Jahr in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jahr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Means to see if he's OK.
Jahr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Means down.
Jahr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #CUT#
It looks like Tommy Means has been cut.
Jahr is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jahr landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jahr landing a few strikes. #T2#
Jahr scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jahr in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #CUT#
The cut above Tommy Means's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jahr in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jahr working the body and head with strikes. #ROC#
Means is rocked!
Jahr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Means is still in real trouble! Can Jahr finish him?#CUT#
Tommy Means's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Means's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stig Jahr!
After the fight, Stig Jahr 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.
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Event:
IVT 9
Date: Apr 06, 2019 |
#R1#
Means scores with a nice head shot.
Jahr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jahr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#TD#
Jahr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jahr drops an elbow to the side of Means's head.
Jahr works his way into side control.
Jahr just content to control the position.
Jahr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Means down.
Means takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jahr lands an elbow.
Jahr working the head with strikes.
Jahr lands a nice forearm strike.
Means really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jahr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jahr has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Means!
Jahr unloading with bombs!#T1#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jahr cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
#CUT#
It looks like Tommy Means has been cut.
Jahr looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jahr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jahr cracks Means with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jahr with good strikes from the mount here!#ROC#
Means is rocked!
Jahr 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.
Jahr lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Means! Jahr sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Means and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stig Jahr!
Stig Jahr 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:
IVT 8
Date: Mar 30, 2019 |
#R1#
Means scoring well with a low kick there.
Means lands a jab to the head.
Means's corner calls for a 1-2. Means obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Arfah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Means fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Means.
Tommy Means seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Means throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Arfah is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommy Means!
Tommy Means decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
IVT Wednesday
Date: Mar 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Means lands a really nice looking cross but Murphy seems unphased.
Murphy misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Means pushes Murphy away with a front kick.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Means.
Murphy throws a low kick, looking for Means's leg but Means calmly moves out of range.
Means ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Means connects with a solid leg kick.
Means with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Means.
Murphy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Buoy Training in the buildup to the fight.
Means wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Means checks it
and Means counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy misses with a leg kick
and Means counters with a slapping leg kick.
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!
Murphy throws a leg kick that misses.
Frank Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Means.
Means lands a nice looking body shot.
Means lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#
Frank Murphy's cut is getting worse.
Nice body punch from Means.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Means sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Means with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Means connects with the punch.
Murphy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Means scores with a nice right hand.
#T1#
Means uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Means.
Murphy misses the body punch
and Means counters with a nice uppercut.
Means ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Means lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy is looking to wear down Means with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Means scoring well with a low kick there.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murphy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murphy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murphy swings for the body but Means moves out of range.
Means looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Means scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT2#
Frank Murphy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Murphy walks straight into a right hand from Means - that's dropped him! Means jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Murphy from any more punishment! Murphy complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tommy Means!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Means thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
IVT 4
Date: Mar 02, 2019 |
#R1#
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Means moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Means. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Means moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Means misses the shot to the body.
Means lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Means.
Means lands with a slapping head kick.
Means throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Means connects with a crisp jab.
Means digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Williams looks winded!
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!
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Means.
Means dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Means lands with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Means. That snapped Williams's head back.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#ROC#
Williams is rocked!#KD#
Means lands a big right hand that sends Williams crashing to the mat! Means stays standing though and waves Williams back to his feet!
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Means finish him?
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Means can pounce on him.
#T1#
Means throws an overhand right that drops Williams like a sack of potatoes! Means dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Means!
A victorious Tommy Means 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:
IVT 1
Date: Feb 10, 2019 |
#R1#
Yonic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Means can pounce on him.
Means changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#TD#
Yonic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Means on his heels. He'll look to pass Means's guard now, I'm sure.
Yonic postures up.
Yonic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Means's head.
Yonic scoring with some ground and pound.
Yonic cracks Means with a solid left hand.
Yonic is stalling in the full guard.
Means really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yonic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Means is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yonic 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.
Means has momentary wrist control but Yonic slips an elbow through the middle.#T1#
Yonic cracks Means with a solid left hand.
Means has momentary wrist control but Yonic slips an elbow through the middle.
Yonic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Yonic lands a couple of digs.
Means is trying to keep Yonic in close.
Yonic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yonic cracks Means with a solid left hand.
Yonic works over Means with some ground and pound from guard.
Yonic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yonic landing some decent shots from guard.
Yonic scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Yonic's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #ROC#
Means is rocked!
Yonic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Means is still in real trouble! Can Yonic finish him?#T2#
Yonic advances position into side control!
Means seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Means is trying to control Yonic's posture but Yonic avoids it.
Means is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yonic connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yonic has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Means!
Yonic unloading with bombs!
Yonic has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Means's face.
Yonic lands a nice shot to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Tommy Means has been cut.
Yonic is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Means goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Yonic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marcus Yonic!
Marcus Yonic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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