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Event:
The Island Season 9, 170 lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Sokhela throws a jab when Da Vinci was well out of range.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick that knocks Sokhela off balance momentarily.
Da Vinci fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sokhela is out of range.
Sokhela lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci has been cut.
Sokhela lands a nice looking kick to the body. Da Vinci takes a step back to recover.
Sokhela throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Da Vinci.
Sokhela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sokhela throws a low kick but it's checked well by Da Vinci.
Da Vinci wants to counter the offense by Sokhela and move into the clinch position.
Sokhela throws a leg kick that misses.
Sokhela sets himself, and Da Vinci steps forward looking for the clinch! Sokhela avoids it this time.
Da Vinci has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sokhela checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick
and Da Vinci counters with a nice leg kick.
Sokhela checks the leg kick nicely there.
A counter left hand to the body from Sokhela misses its target.
Sokhela throws a head kick that half lands.
Da Vinci defending well as Sokhela loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
Da Vinci throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Sokhela.
Da Vinci is looking to chop away at Sokhela's legs.
Sokhela tries a head kick but it misses.
Da Vinci was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sokhela checks a leg kick nicely.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick that knocks Sokhela off balance momentarily.
A head kick by Sokhela misses
and Da Vinci counters with a slapping leg kick.
Da Vinci tried to score with a low kick but Sokhela checks it.
Sokhela looks to land a body kick but Da Vinci moved away.
Da Vinci tries a quick counter leg kick but Sokhela is wise to it.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick that knocks Sokhela off balance momentarily.
Da Vinci is looking to chop away at Sokhela's legs.
Da Vinci lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sokhela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Vinci manages to avoid it.#T2#
Sokhela misses with a wild combination.
Da Vinci misses the shot to the body.
Sokhela misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Sokhela.
Sokhela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Da Vinci.
An inside leg kick from Da Vinci misses.
Da Vinci motions for Sokhela to come forward. Da Vinci throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Da Vinci throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sokhela counters with a one-two to the body.
Da Vinci pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sokhela is out of range and Da Vinci settles back down.
Sokhela on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Da Vinci connects with a solid leg kick. #T3#
Sokhela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sokhela takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sokhela checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Da Vinci there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sokhela stuns Da Vinci with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sokhela throws a head kick but Da Vinci moves out of range.
Da Vinci is looking to score with low kicks.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick and Da Vinci moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Da Vinci checks a leg kick.
Sokhela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci throws a nice inside leg kick. #T4#
Sokhela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Da Vinci.
A shot to the body from Sokhela misses
and Da Vinci makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Da Vinci.
Da Vinci connects with an inside leg kick.
Da Vinci checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Vinci thumps Sokhela with a low kick.
Da Vinci feints and then cracks Sokhela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sokhela down. #CL2#
Da Vinci closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sokhela avoiding damage as Da Vinci throws knees to the body.
Sokhela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sokhela fails to land.
Da Vinci tries to land knees in the clinch but Sokhela avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Vinci.
Da Vinci lands a good knee to the midsection. Sokhela won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Sokhela blocks a leg kick.
Sokhela throwing a counter right hand but Da Vinci manages to avoid it.
Da Vinci checks the leg kick nicely there.
Da Vinci throws a leg kick but Sokhela moved away.
Sokhela checks the leg kick.
Sokhela attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Da Vinci motions for Sokhela to come forward. Da Vinci throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sokhela throws a leg kick that is checked
and Da Vinci counters with an inside leg kick.
Sokhela throws a right and a left that both miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Sokhela blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokhela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Vinci is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sokhela takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Da Vinci connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sokhela throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Da Vinci counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sokhela's knee momentarily.#T1#
Sokhela takes a kick to the side of the head.
Da Vinci throws a chopping leg kick but Sokhela manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sokhela is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Da Vinci moves out of range of the body kick from Sokhela.
Da Vinci moves out of range of the body kick from Sokhela.
Sokhela throws a push kick but Da Vinci slaps the foot to one side.
Da Vinci connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sokhela tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sokhela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sokhela misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Da Vinci wants to slow Sokhela down by chopping away at his legs.
Da Vinci doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Da Vinci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sokhela.
Sokhela misses with a head kick.
#T2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Vinci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Da Vinci moves away from the strike by Sokhela.
Sokhela misses with a hook
and Da Vinci counters with a slapping leg kick.
Da Vinci swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sokhela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sokhela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Sokhela is predictable there
and Da Vinci makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sokhela misses with a head kick.
Sokhela misses with a body punch
and Da Vinci counters with an outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Sokhela blocks the low kick.
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sokhela swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sokhela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Da Vinci throws a wild body kick that Sokhela sees coming a mile off.#T3#
Da Vinci misses with a leg kick
and Sokhela counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick from Sokhela lands but Da Vinci takes it in his stride.
Sokhela takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Da Vinci throws a lazy right hand but Sokhela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick that knocks Sokhela off balance momentarily.
Sokhela misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Da Vinci counters with a good low kick that Sokhela was not able to check.
Sokhela throws a head kick that misses
and Da Vinci counters with an inside leg kick.
Sokhela throws a right hand that Da Vinci ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Vinci also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sokhela looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Vinci is just out of range.
Sokhela throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Da Vinci pushes Sokhela away with a front kick.
Da Vinci lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sokhela takes a step back to recover. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sokhela misses with a body punch
and Da Vinci counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sokhela's knee momentarily.
Da Vinci throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sokhela fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Da Vinci checks it well.
Da Vinci feints a counter leg kick.
Sokhela gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Da Vinci counters with a good low kick that Sokhela was not able to check.
Sokhela thows a leg kick but Da Vinci checks it
and Da Vinci counters with a good low kick that Sokhela was not able to check.
Sokhela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Vinci manages to avoid it.
Da Vinci is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sokhela misses with a double jab
and Da Vinci counters with a nice leg kick.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick
and Da Vinci counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Da Vinci tried to score with a low kick but Sokhela checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Vinci. That's going to slow Sokhela down.
Da Vinci thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sokhela if he has to take too many more of those.
Da Vinci throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Sokhela misses with a series of wild punches.
Da Vinci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sokhela cracks Da Vinci with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Vinci. That's going to slow Sokhela down.
Da Vinci lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sokhela will feel that in the morning.
Sokhela thows a body kick. Da Vinci tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sokhela lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sokhela tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick and Da Vinci moves out of range easily.
Sokhela pushes Da Vinci away with a front kick.
Da Vinci tries to clinch but Sokhela moves out of range.
Sokhela throws a body punch but Da Vinci moves out of range. #T1#
Sokhela looks to throw a body kick
and Da Vinci counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Da Vinci there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nkululeko Sokhela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Sokhela tenderised Da Vinci's leg. Da Vinci is trying to keep his angry face on.
Da Vinci throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sokhela.
Da Vinci misses with a looping right.
Sokhela will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sokhela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci throws a wild body kick that Sokhela sees coming a mile off.
Sokhela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Da Vinci.
An inside leg kick from Da Vinci misses.
Sokhela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sokhela swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Da Vinci counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sokhela misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Da Vinci takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Da Vinci scoring well with a low kick there.
Sokhela pivots, looking for a leg kick but Da Vinci is out of range and Sokhela settles back down.
Sokhela checks the leg kick.
Sokhela misses with a hook to the body
and Da Vinci counters with a thumping low kick.
Da Vinci feints and then cracks Sokhela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sokhela down.
A low kick from Sokhela misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick and Da Vinci moves out of range easily.
Sokhela misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Vinci counters with an outside leg kick.
Da Vinci scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sokhela checks a leg kick nicely.
Da Vinci fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sokhela throws the kick towards the body but Da Vinci avoids it.#T3#
Da Vinci misses with a leg kick.
Da Vinci throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sokhela swings widly with a right hand
and Da Vinci makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#CL2#
Da Vinci has managed to clinch.
Da Vinci struggles to land a body shot inside as Sokhela controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sokhela creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nkululeko Sokhela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sokhela misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sokhela.
Da Vinci landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Vinci unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sokhela managing to block the knees to the body from Da Vinci.
Sokhela swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Vinci uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Da Vinci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T4#
Sokhela checks a leg kick.
Sokhela tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Da Vinci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sokhela appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sokhela throws a head kick but Da Vinci moves out of range.
Da Vinci swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokhela tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da Vinci.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Vinci. That's going to slow Sokhela down.
Da Vinci blocks a head kick by Sokhela.
Da Vinci tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sokhela is able to avoid easily.
As Da Vinci looks to move away, Sokhela throws a big counter combo but Da Vinci just gets out of the way.
Sokhela misses with a left hand
and Da Vinci counters with a low kick, right behind Sokhela 's knee.
Da Vinci misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Da Vinci has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight for Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci 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 40
Date: Apr 12, 2019 |
#R1#
Sokhela throws a nice head kick!
Buchanan 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.
Sokhela lands a jab to the nose.
Buchanan throws a body punch but Sokhela moves out of range.
Buchanan misses with a hook to the body
and Sokhela counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Danga de danga de dang - Sokhela scores with a four punch combination!
Sokhela lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sokhela misses with the combination.
Buchanan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sokhela throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sokhela pounces like a tiger and cracks Buchanan with a vicious hook! Buchanan is down but not out! Sokhela follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nkululeko Sokhela!
During a confident post fight interview, Nkululeko Sokhela thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
SPARTA 34
Date: Mar 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Sokhela misses with a body shot.
Herzl's coach down at Temp Spar Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Herzl's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Herzl bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sokhela's head backwards.
Sokhela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Herzl circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Sokhela.
Herzl throws a lazy body kick
and Sokhela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sokhela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herzl tries to land a front kick but Sokhela steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sokhela scores with a nice body kick.
Sokhela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herzl moves away.
Herzl throws a hook but Sokhela blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Herzl.
Sokhela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sokhela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Herzl manages to avoid it.
Sokhela tries to land a leg kick but Herzl saw it coming and moves away.
Sokhela 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.
Good leg kick by Sokhela there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#T1#
Sokhela throws a head kick that Herzl semi-blocks.
#CUT#
It looks like Yitro Herzl has been cut.
Herzl cracks the inside of Sokhela's front leg.
Sokhela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Herzl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Herzl misses with a body kick.
Sokhela punishes Herzl's body with a nice straight punch.
Herzl moves out of range as Sokhela throws a body kick.
Herzl throws a jab but it's blocked by Sokhela.
Sokhela changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Herzl looks winded!
Herzl misses with a right hand
and Sokhela counters with an inside leg kick.
Sokhela throws a wild body kick that Herzl sees coming a mile off.
Sokhela misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Herzl misses.
Herzl throws a lazy head kick #KD#
and Sokhela counters with a crisp one two that drops Herzl! Sokhela thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Herzl to his feet! Herzl is in big trouble!#ROC#
Herzl is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herzl backs away from a small jab... but Sokhela lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Herzl crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Sokhela with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Nkululeko Sokhela!
Nkululeko Sokhela thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
SPARTA 28
Date: Mar 15, 2019 |
#R1#
Sokhela takes one on the button.
Sokhela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Galang.
Jomar Galang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick and Galang moves out of range easily.
Sokhela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Galang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Galang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sokhela.
Galang throws a jab when Sokhela was well out of range.
Sokhela feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Galang scores with a jab.
A big left from Galang misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Sokhela misses the target.
Galang misses with a hook.
Galang throws a jab but it's blocked by Sokhela.
A lazy body kick from Sokhela
and Galang counters with a straight right hand.
Galang sizes up Sokhela with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Galang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sokhela with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Galang to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Galang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Galang punishes Sokhela's body with a nice straight punch.
Sokhela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Galang.
Sokhela moves away from the strike by Galang. #T1#
Galang misses with an uppercut. Sokhela saw that one coming.
Galang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A quick step to the side and Sokhela tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick and Galang moves out of range easily.
Galang blocks a head kick by Sokhela.
Sokhela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sokhela is looking to counter with a body kick.
Galang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sokhela.
Galang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sokhela.
Galang connects with a body shot that sends Sokhela's belly button to the back.
Sokhela throws a leg kick which misses Galang's front leg but catches the back leg as Galang tries to avoid it.
Galang scores with a jab.
Galang misses with a hook.
Sokhela throws out a leg kick but Galang moves out of range and Sokhela only half commits.
Galang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Galang throws a looping overhand right but Sokhela ducks down to avoid it.
Sokhela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Galang throws out the jab.
Galang defending well as Sokhela loads up on a big left hand.
Sokhela 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.
Sokhela takes one to the side of the head.
#T2#
Galang misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Sokhela's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Galang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sokhela scrambles back to his feet.
Galang looks to throw the jab but Sokhela is out of range.
Sokhela looks to score with a jab to the body but Galang is just out of range.
Sokhela throws a hook but Galang blocks it.
Sokhela swings widly with a right hand
and Galang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#
Sokhela is rocked!
Galang drops Sokhela with a big left hand! Sokhela is injured, injured bad! Galang jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jomar Galang!
Jomar Galang took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Next time, I'll be more heartless '.
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Event:
SPARTA 23
Date: Mar 03, 2019 |
#R1#
Sokhela rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jab counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Sokhela. That snapped Jab's head back.
#CUT#
It looks like Coach Jab has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sokhela, right into the meat.
Jab slips a jab from Sokhela.
Jab slips a straight right by Sokhela.
Jab works Sokhela's body with a nice hook.
Jab comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sokhela swats away the attempt to clinch by Jab.
Jab has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sokhela.
Jab ducks under a wild hook from Sokhela.
Sokhela tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jab is able to avoid easily.
Jab looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sokhela misses with a lunging right hand
and Jab counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sokhela cracks Jab with a good jab.#T1#
Sokhela looks to throw the jab but Jab is out of range.
Sokhela takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sokhela, right into the meat.
Jab throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sokhela stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sokhela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Jab.
The fighters circling - Sokhela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#ROC2#
Sokhela is rocked!
BAM! Jab delivers a spinning backfist that drops Sokhela like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Coach Jab!
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Event:
SPARTA 19: Johnson vs. Wills
Date: Feb 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sokhela 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sokhela.
Sokhela thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#ROC2#
Gracie is rocked!
Sokhela cracks Gracie with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gracie falls to his knees and Sokhela 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 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nkululeko Sokhela!
Nkululeko Sokhela seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 05, 2019 |
#R1#
Petrovic misses with a body shot.
Sokhela misses with a looping right.
Petrovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sokhela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sokhela keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab lands there for Sokhela.
Good leg kick by Sokhela there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Petrovic defending well as Sokhela loads up on a big left hand.
Sokhela looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petrovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sokhela misses with a looping right.
Petrovic tries to move into range but Sokhela moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Petrovic slips a straight right by Sokhela.
Petrovic is looking for a counter combo.
Sokhela throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokhela misses the jab.
Sokhela scores with a punch to the head.
Petrovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sokhela.#T1#
Sokhela is looking to slow Petrovic down with leg kicks.
Nkululeko Sokhela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sokhela moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sokhela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrovic.
A telegraphed right hand from Sokhela misses the target.
Petrovic throws a head kick that misses
and Sokhela counters with a slapping leg kick. #TD#
Petrovic scores with a takedown into Sokhela's guard.
Sokhela is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sokhela pulls Petrovic in close to his closed guard and prevents Petrovic from doing any damage or advancing position.
Petrovic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T2#
Petrovic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sokhela for as long as he can get away with.#SU#
Petrovic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sokhela, up you get! #TD#
Petrovic 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.
Sokhela trying his best to control but Petrovic has mounted him.
Petrovic controlling the position easily from mount.
Sokhela keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Petrovic content just to control the position here. #T3#
Sokhela is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sokhela is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sokhela tries to lock up and control but Petrovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Petrovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sokhela is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sokhela avoids a series of strikes thrown by Petrovic.
Sokhela is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sokhela tries to hold on but Petrovic postures up.
Petrovic wants to control the pace but Sokhela is squirming around nicely.
Sokhela keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sokhela tries to lock up and control but Petrovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nkululeko Sokhela dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Petrovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Petrovic misses with a kick to the body.
Petrovic fails with the takedown
and Sokhela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Petrovic closes the distance and clinches.
Petrovic tries to pull guard but Sokhela holds him up against the cage and eventually Petrovic drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miroljub Petrovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sokhela pushes Petrovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sokhela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petrovic or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokhela lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Sokhela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrovic has his takedown stuffed
and Sokhela counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Petrovic slips under a jab.
Sokhela feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Petrovic's calf.
Sokhela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrovic throws a head kick that misses
and Sokhela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Sokhela misses.
Petrovic looks for a takedown but Sokhela sprawls well.
Petrovic needs to keep his hands up - Sokhela had a free shot at his head there.
Petrovic with a poor takedown #KD2#
and Sokhela counters with a crisp right hand that drops Petrovic! Sokhela lets Petrovic back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#
Petrovic is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrovic circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Sokhela. Petrovic falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Sokhela!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nkululeko Sokhela!
Our winner, Nkululeko Sokhela, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 31, 2019 |
#R1#
Sokhela connects with a right hand. Randell shakes it off.
Randell walks into a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Sokhela. That snapped Randell's head back.
Sokhela drops Randell with a huge uppercut! Randell drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Sokhela is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nkululeko Sokhela!
During a confident post fight interview, Nkululeko Sokhela thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 24, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Ivanov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ivanov won't allow Sokhela to sweep him here.
Ivanov works over Sokhela with some ground and pound from guard.
Ivanov postures up.
Sokhela looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ivanov is one step ahead there.
Ivanov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ivanov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivanov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ivanov wants to pass the guard but Sokhela is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sokhela trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokhela preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ivanov passes Sokhela's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T1#
Ivanov works his way into full mount!
Ivanov unloading with bombs!
Sokhela is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ivanov lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Ivanov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#SUB2#
Sokhela defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ivanov.
Sokhela wants to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
Sokhela is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ivanov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ivanov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#ROC2#
Sokhela is rocked!
Ivanov drops a big elbow. That's hurt Sokhela! More shots from Ivanov and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marin Ivanov!
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