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Event:
RapidFC 16
Date: Mar 02, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mane backwards.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones presses Mane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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 short left from Jones.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Mane avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T1#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mane or not.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Mane is breathing heavily.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mane is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones avoiding damage.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T2#
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Mane tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
A short uppercut from Jones.
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 quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ze Mane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mane backwards.
A short right from Jones.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones pushes Mane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Mane is rocked!#T3#
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Mane takes a shot to the head.
Mane wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones works on Mane's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mane up against the cage.
Mane drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2#
Mane gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch. #T4#
Jones is leaning against Mane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mane backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phobo Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Mane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a big counter head kick but Mane avoids it with no problem.#CL#
Mane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mane or not.
Mane letting Jones take a breather here.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones has Mane pressed against the cage.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mane drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ze Mane. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike. #T2#
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Phobo Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mane backwards.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Mane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Mane is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mane.#T3#
Jones lands a big right hand that drops Mane! The killer instinct kicks in and Jones finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phobo Jones!
A victorious Phobo Jones 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:
RapidFC 14
Date: Feb 16, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mane.
Schmidt struggling a bit here.
Schmidt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mane haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Schmidt is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Schmidt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schmidt is trying to get back to his feet.
Mane working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt tries to bench press Mane off him but Mane keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schmidt can't do much from the bottom here.
Mane wants to control but Schmidt is keeping him busy. #T1#
Schmidt prevents Mane from moving into mount.
Mane working away.
Schmidt prevents Mane from improving position.
Schmidt is looking for a sweep.
Schmidt is trying to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Mane tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mane has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SU#
Mane stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Mane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mane goes for a double leg but Schmidt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Schmidt continues to drive forward.
Mane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schmidt circles away.
Schmidt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Schmidt throws a nice head kick!
#T2##CL2#
Schmidt clinches with his opponent.
Mane blocks an uppercut.
Schmidt wants to get back to striking at distance but Mane won't allow it.
#BC2#
Schmidt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mane is landing a low percentage of strikes.#TD2#
Schmidt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mane is looking to control Schmidt 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mane avoid being mounted?
Schmidt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mane wants to control but Schmidt is keeping busy.
Schmidt prevents Mane from improving his position.#T3#
Mane trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Schmidt manages to pass to mount!
Schmidt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Schmidt trying to control but Mane is having none of it.
Schmidt working Mane over with strikes here. #SU2#
Schmidt is standing up, even though he is in mount. #T4##CL2#
Schmidt closes the distance and clinches.
Schmidt is trying to push Mane away but Mane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Schmidt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Schmidt 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mane keeps control of Schmidt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Schmidt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Schmidt rushes Mane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schmidt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schmidt throws a sloppy head kick #TD#
and Mane counters with a shoot takedown. Schmidt fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Schmidt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred Schmidt dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Mane shoots in and drives through. Schmidt sprawls well.
Mane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmidt .
Schmidt throws out a counter right but Mane avoids it with no problem.
Jab from Schmidt .#CL2#
Mane gets tackled into the cage by Schmidt . Schmidt maintains the clinch.
Mane looking for a takedown.
Mane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Schmidt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ze Mane. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Mane gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmidt controls from within his opponent's guard. #SU2#
Schmidt gets to his feet - Mane follows without any prompting. #T1##TD2#
Schmidt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#ES#
Mane is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Schmidt 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#BC2#
Schmidt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Schmidt is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mane's half guard.
Schmidt is keen to just control but Mane is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Schmidt is working for a kimura but Mane is defending it quite comfortably.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mane wants to get back to full guard but Schmidt has passed into side control.
Mane being controlled for a moment.
Manfred Schmidt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schmidt is looking to take a break and control but Mane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mane is trying to control Schmidt 's posture but Schmidt avoids it.
Schmidt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3##SU2#
Schmidt decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Schmidt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schmidt lands with a shot to the body.
Mane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schmidt is fending him off so far but Mane persists. Nope, Schmidt circles away and we're back to standing.
Mane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schmidt can pounce on him.
Mane shoots in looking for a takedown but Schmidt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mane's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Decent striking displayed by Schmidt there.#TD2#
Mane gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Schmidt to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Schmidt is stalling in the full guard. #T4#
Mane looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SU2#
Schmidt stands and steps away. Mane gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #TD#
Mane shoots in and bounces Schmidt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Schmidt trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred Schmidt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##TD2#
Schmidt shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mane napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Schmidt tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mane struggling a bit here.
Schmidt in side control, throwing shots but Mane defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmidt controlling from side mount.
Schmidt is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mane struggling a bit here.#T1#
Mane is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Schmidt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
A lull in the action here as Schmidt stalls from top position.
Mane is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Mane's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Schmidt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#CUT2#
It looks like Ze Mane has been cut.
Schmidt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Manfred Schmidt seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Schmidt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Schmidt fails to land.
Mane tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#BC2#
Schmidt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manfred Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mane shoots in but Schmidt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mane fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schmidt avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ze Mane. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Mane takes a body punch but keeps moving. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mane enables Schmidt to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mane manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Schmidt trying to control but Mane is working from the bottom. #SU2#
Schmidt stands and steps away. Mane gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Schmidt throws a sloppy head kick and Mane moves out of range easily.
Schmidt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Schmidt tries a head kick but it misses.
#T4##CL2#
Schmidt has closed the distance and engaged Mane in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmidt .
Schmidt is looking to break free of the clinch but Mane has double underhooks.
Schmidt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mane has him pressed against the cage.
Schmidt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schmidt is trying to break free.
Schmidt tries a knee to the head but Mane blocks it.
#TD#
Mane is trying to trip Schmidt . He has hold of a leg but Schmidt is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mane persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schmidt trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manfred Schmidt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schmidt 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manfred Schmidt !
Post fight, Manfred Schmidt stared into the camera and said 'Baka Gaijin Ichiban~!'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 02, 2019 |
#R1#
Lumino jabs at Mane's body.
Lumino lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lumino cracks a nice hook into Mane's ribs.
Lumino connects with a body shot that sends Mane's belly button to the back.
Carmine Lumino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Mane darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mane wants to take a breather but Lumino is having none of it.
Mane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mane passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lumino is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mane lands with some strikes.
Mane working away from the top, dropping strikes.#T1#
Lumino keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#SUB#
Mane moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lumino has worked his arm free - good work by Lumino!
Mane advances to full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lumino is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mane takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lumino is squirming around, avoiding Mane's attempts to control the action. #T2#
Lumino taking shots to the head.
Mane landing strikes from the mount and Lumino is in trouble!
Mane landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lumino is looking to get to half guard.
Mane takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lumino is working to get back to half guard.
#SUB#
Mane is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lumino is surviving well by controlling Mane's body position as best he can.
Lumino manages to regain half guard. Good work. #T3#
Mane slips a nice elbow through Lumino's hands, connecting with Lumino's forehead.
Mane scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mane is pressing down on Lumino's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lumino is holding on for now.
Lumino slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Lumino looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lumino being controlled here, momentarily.
Mane passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T4#
Mane working the ground and pound.
Lumino sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Mane is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lumino has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lumino is not content to let Mane control the position.
Lumino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lumino moves into full guard.
#SUB2#
Lumino 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! Mane rolls with it to try and escape but Lumino cranks on the arm and Mane is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carmine Lumino!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 30, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Whitaker tries to sprawl but Mane drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mane controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Mane there.
Mane wants to pass the guard but Whitaker is defending well.
Mane drops an elbow to the side of Whitaker's head.
Whitaker taking some punishment here, with Mane in his half guard.
Mane keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Whitaker is looking for a sweep. Mane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Mane seems to be working for a kimura but Whitaker defends the submission attempt.
Mane wants to control but Whitaker is keeping him busy. #T1#
Whitaker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mane stalling.
Whitaker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mane prevents Whitaker from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mane lands a nice short elbow.#SUB2#
Mane wants to work for an arm triangle but Whitaker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mane seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Whitaker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mane on the ground.#T2##SUB2#
Whitaker is defending against the submission attempts here by Mane.
#SUB2#
Mane maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Whitaker could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Mane has cracked it and Whitaker is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Mane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ze Mane!
Ze Mane thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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