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Event:
RapidFC 19
Date: Mar 23, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Makres moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Makres drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Makres looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB2#
Makres working for a triangle but Martin defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Makres is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Martin has his hands clasped together but Makres extends and breaks Martin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Makres.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Makres!
John Makres bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Rapid FC 17
Date: Mar 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Martin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL2#
and Rounder moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Rounder has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Martin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Martin tries to escape the position.
Rounder controlling from the back.
Rounder is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Martin wants to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Martin is trying to defend against the choke here but Rounder has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Rounder Tightens the hold and Martin taps out furiously! Rounder displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). All Rounder Rounder!
After winning the bout, All Rounder Rounder 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 14, 2019 |
#R1#
Martin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cook back to the cage. Martin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cook takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown. Cook tries to sprawl out of it but Martin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cook manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #TD#
Cook shoots in and bounces Martin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Martin is trying to control the position but Cook postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook controlling from the top position.
Martin wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Cook trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cook throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cook slips nicely into half guard.
Cook not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cook's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Martin is looking to improve his position.
#SU#
Cook decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #TD#
Cook shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Martin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#T2#
Cook prevents Martin from getting back to his feet.
Cook postures up.
Cook engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Martin wants to get back to his feet but Cook passes into half guard.
Cook trying to control the pace.
Martin is looking for a sweep. Cook is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cook is taking a breather. Martin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cook scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T3#
Martin is in trouble now - Cook has advanced to mount!
Cook takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Martin is trying to escape the mount.
#SUB#
Cook jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Martin manages to avoid the submission attempt. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cook looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SU#
Cook stands up. #T4#
Martin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Martin duly obliges. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Martin enables Cook to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Martin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Martin is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Cook dives into side control.
#REVB#
Martin tries to escape but Cook is in control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martin wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cook dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##TD#
Cook gets a takedown into half guard.
Cook scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cook is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cook working over Martin with some ground and pound. Martin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
John Cook overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cook is trying to control the action in half guard but Martin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cook controlling the action here.#T1#
Martin trying to control here.
#SUB#
Cook wants to work for an arm triangle but Martin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Martin is looking to control Cook's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martin avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cook wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martin keeps working.
Cook slows the pace down in half guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Martin is concentrating on defense, preventing Cook from advancing position.
Cook wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cook not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cook takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Cook shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cook showed some decent athleticism there.
Martin wants to get back to his feet.
Martin wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Cook seems content to control.
Martin tries to roll over but Cook keeps him under control.
Cook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?#T3##SU#
Cook stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Cook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #TD#
Cook changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Martin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Martin wants to control but Cook postures up.
Martin tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Cook presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Martin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cook wants to pass the guard but Martin is defending well.
Martin is looking to improve his position.
#T4#
Cook looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Cook is working for a submission of some sort.
Martin trying to control but Cook postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martin is looking for a sweep. Cook is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cook dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Cook gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Cook circles away.
#CL#
Cook instigates a clinch.
Martin is trying to drag Cook to the mat but Cook just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#TD#
Cook has Martin pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cook pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Martin tumbling to the mat - Cook dives into Martin's guard.
Martin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cook is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook passes Martin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Martin tries to roll over but Cook keeps him under control.#T1#
Cook slips a nice elbow through Martin's hands, connecting with Martin's forehead.
Martin is trying to maintain the position but Cook is very close to passing his half guard.
Cook content to control rather than advance.
Martin taking some punishment here, with Cook in his half guard.
Cook takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SU#
Cook decides to stand up.
Cook throws a head kick that misses
and Martin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Martin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL#
and Cook counters by moving into the clinch. #T2##TD#
Cook ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cook no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Martin won't allow Cook to sweep him here.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cook is keeping the position for now.
Cook is adopting a defensive guard.
Cook trying to control the position.
#T3##SUB#
Cook is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cook looking to control.
Martin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cook. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cook manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martin manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Martin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Cook desperately trying to maintain half guard. #T4#
Cook trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cook manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cook wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cook manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martin manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Cook won't allow Martin to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Cook showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cook, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Cook!
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