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Event:
UPF 7: HeavyWeight Tournament
Date: Apr 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Van Der Merwe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Van Der Merwe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ankle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Karl Van Der Merwe has been cut.
Van Der Merwe slips under a jab from Ankle.
Van Der Merwe tries to counter with a takedown but Ankle is quick to defend against it.
Van Der Merwe fails with the takedown
and Ankle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Van Der Merwe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Der Merwe tries for a takedown but Ankle circles away easily
and Ankle counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Der Merwe shoots in for a double leg but Ankle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice side step and Ankle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Der Merwe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Van Der Merwe misses with a takedown attempt
and Ankle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Merwe shoots in looking for a takedown but Ankle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van Der Merwe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ankle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Der Merwe doesn't succeed with the takedown#KD2#
and Ankle counters with a nice right hand that sends Van Der Merwe toppling to the canvas! Van Der Merwe scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ankle finish him?!#ROC2#
Van Der Merwe is rocked!#CUT2#
Karl Van Der Merwe's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Merwe shoots in but Ankle avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T1#
Van Der Merwe walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Van Der Merwe limp body while Ankle jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Curt Ankle!
Curt Ankle 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:
UPF 3: Luck Of The Irish
Date: Mar 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Ankle throws the left hand but Van Der Merwe avoids the punch easily.
Ankle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Ankle misses.
Van Der Merwe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ankle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Karl Van Der Merwe has been cut.#TD#
Van Der Merwe scores with a takedown into Ankle's guard.
Van Der Merwe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Der Merwe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Van Der Merwe trying to control the position from guard on top but Ankle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ankle controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ankle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Der Merwe trying to control the position from guard on top but Ankle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Der Merwe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T1#
Van Der Merwe trying to control but Ankle is working from the bottom.
Van Der Merwe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Der Merwe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Der Merwe is looking to work some ground and pound but Ankle has wrist control.
Van Der Merwe postures up.
Van Der Merwe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ankle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ankle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Der Merwe wants to control from the top but Ankle keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Van Der Merwe with a poor takedown
and Ankle counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD#
Van Der Merwe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Van Der Merwe thows a huge punch but Ankle dodges it nicely.
Van Der Merwe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Van Der Merwe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ankle defending well though.
Van Der Merwe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ankle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Der Merwe.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ankle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Van Der Merwe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ankle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Der Merwe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Van Der Merwe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Ankle is looking for a sweep. Van Der Merwe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ankle is not content to let Van Der Merwe control the position.
Van Der Merwe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Van Der Merwe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ankle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Van Der Merwe frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Van Der Merwe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ankle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Van Der Merwe unloading with bombs!
Van Der Merwe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Van Der Merwe dominating with strikes here.
Ankle is in a horrible position here. Van Der Merwe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
#T4#
Ankle is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Merwe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Van Der Merwe landing strikes from the mount.
Van Der Merwe cracks Ankle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Ankle that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
#ROC#
Ankle is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Van Der Merwe! Ankle is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Karl Van Der Merwe!
A victorious Karl Van Der Merwe 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:
UPF 1: Annihilation
Date: Mar 02, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Goodman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Van Der Merwe to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Van Der Merwe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Van Der Merwe lands a couple of digs.
Goodman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Der Merwe 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.
Van Der Merwe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Van Der Merwe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Der Merwe lands a couple of digs.
Van Der Merwe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Der Merwe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Goodman has momentary wrist control but Van Der Merwe slips an elbow through the middle.
Van Der Merwe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Merwe prevents Goodman from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Der Merwe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Van Der Merwe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Van Der Merwe passes Goodman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Goodman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Van Der Merwe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Van Der Merwe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Van Der Merwe winds up and cracks Goodman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Van Der Merwe has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Goodman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van Der Merwe landing strikes from the mount.#ROC#
Goodman is rocked!
Van Der Merwe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Goodman is still in real trouble! Can Van Der Merwe finish him?
Goodman really wants to buck Van Der Merwe off and get back to his feet.
Van Der Merwe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Van Der Merwe connects with a bit shot that sees Goodman covering up! More strikes from Van Der Merwe and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Van Der Merwe is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Van Der Merwe!
Karl Van Der Merwe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Van Der Merwe shoots in but no luck this time.
Second swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#TD2#
Van Der Merwe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Second is trying to get back to half guard.
Van Der Merwe trying to control the action but Second is working from the bottom.
Van Der Merwe is chipping away with strikes.
Van Der Merwe is looking to take a break and control but Second is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Second is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Van Der Merwe taking a breather here.
Van Der Merwe trying to control the action but Second is working from the bottom.
Check out the look on Van Der Merwe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Second stops Van Der Merwe from passing to mount.
Van Der Merwe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Second is looking for a sweep.
Van Der Merwe working the body and head with strikes.
Van Der Merwe cracks Second with a big elbow. #ROC2#
Second is rocked!#T2#
Van Der Merwe scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Second is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Van Der Merwe can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Van Der Merwe!
After winning the bout, Karl Van Der Merwe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 10, 2019 |
#R1#
Van Der Merwe shoots in for a takedown but VanZutphen shows good takedown defense.
VanZutphen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT#
It looks like Karl Van Der Merwe has been cut.
VanZutphen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Der Merwe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but VanZutphen defends it well.
No joy there for VanZutphen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#TD2#
Van Der Merwe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into VanZutphen's guard.
Van Der Merwe pushes down on VanZutphen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Van Der Merwe lands a nice short elbow.
Van Der Merwe trying to pass the guard but VanZutphen defending well.
Van Der Merwe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
VanZutphen is trying to get back to full guard.
VanZutphen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van Der Merwe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Van Der Merwe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Van Der Merwe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T1#
Van Der Merwe working over VanZutphen with some ground and pound. VanZutphen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
VanZutphen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Der Merwe on the ground.
VanZutphen won't allow Van Der Merwe to pass to mount.
Van Der Merwe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Van Der Merwe. #ROC2#
VanZutphen is rocked!
VanZutphen is breathing heavily.
Van Der Merwe lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked VanZutphen! More strikes land and this one is all over! Van Der Merwe jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Van Der Merwe!
Karl Van Der Merwe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Nicholas VanZutphen had this to say: 'Hell of a fight....hell of a fight'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 08, 2019 |
#R1#
Van Der Merwe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#TD2#
Van Der Merwe gets a takedown into half guard.
Prase has hold of Van Der Merwe's hands but Van Der Merwe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Van Der Merwe moves into full mount! Prase won't be happy about that!
Van Der Merwe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Prase could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Van Der Merwe cracks Prase with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Van Der Merwe!
During a confident post fight interview, Karl Van Der Merwe 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: Feb 02, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
ODell gets a clinch. #TD2#
Van Der Merwe pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
Van Der Merwe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. ODell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Van Der Merwe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in ODell's guard. #REVB#
Van Der Merwe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Van Der Merwe stands up over ODell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Van Der Merwe is stalling in the full guard.
Van Der Merwe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Merwe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Van Der Merwe working the head and body with strikes.
Well, if Van Der Merwe is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
ODell has hold of Van Der Merwe's hands but Van Der Merwe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#ROC2#
ODell is rocked!#T1#
Van Der Merwe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks ODell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oh ODell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Der Merwe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
ODell seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Der Merwe is nestled in close to ODell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Van Der Merwe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van Der Merwe unloads with some huge strikes here! ODell is out! Van Der Merwe wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Karl Van Der Merwe!
During a confident post fight interview, Karl Van Der Merwe 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 29, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Van Der Merwe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Der Merwe moves into full mount! Kokinume won't be happy about that!
Van Der Merwe prevents Kokinume from getting the reversal.#SUB#
Van Der Merwe looking for a guillotine from mount but Kokinume is having none of it.
Kokinume tries to hold on but Van Der Merwe pushes him away.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kokinume has eaten all the pies!#SUB#
Van Der Merwe is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kokinume has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Van Der Merwe mounts Kokinume! Really nice guard pass there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Merwe takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
#SUB#
Kokinume is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
#T1#
Van Der Merwe biding his time, controlling Kokinume. #SUB#
Van Der Merwe is looking for the choke from the back position but Kokinume is controlling his hands well.
Van Der Merwe keeps control of the position easily here as Kokinume tries to buck him off.
#SUB#
Van Der Merwe working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB#
Kokinume is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Van Der Merwe gets his way!
#SUB#
Van Der Merwe is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kokinume knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kokinume for a finish. #T2#
Van Der Merwe controls the position.#SUB#
Kokinume defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Van Der Merwe's arms. #SUB#
Van Der Merwe looking for the choke but no joy.
Kokinume rolls, trying to escape but Van Der Merwe keeps control of the position.
#SUB#
Van Der Merwe looking for the choke but no joy. #SUB#
Van Der Merwe working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #T3#
Van Der Merwe is not going to allow Kokinume to sit and survive in this position. #SUB#
Kokinume showing good submission defense here.
#SUB#
Van Der Merwe is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kokinume knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kokinume for a finish.
Van Der Merwe controls the position.#SUB#
Kokinume showing good submission defense here.
#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Kokinume defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
#SUB#
Kokinume is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
#SUB#
Kokinume showing good submission defense here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Van Der Merwe has managed to slip his arm under Kokinume's chin. This could be all over... yep, Kokinume is tapping out! Submission win for Van Der Merwe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Karl Van Der Merwe!
Karl Van Der Merwe 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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