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Event:
Bloodbath 11 at The Expo
Date: Oct 12, 2019 |
#R1#
Edwards connects with an inside leg kick.
Mayweather Ii has his takedown stuffed
and Edwards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Manny Mayweather Ii has been cut.
Mayweather Ii will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edwards keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Edwards bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mayweather Ii's head backwards.
Edwards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Mayweather Ii misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather Ii needs to keep his hands up - Edwards had a free shot at his head there.#ROC#
Mayweather Ii is rocked!
Edwards fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Mayweather Ii out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ife Edwards!
Ife Edwards retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ife Edwards waved his t-shirt featuring UnderGround Supplements's logo in front of the cameras.
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Event:
Bloodbath 9
Date: Sep 28, 2019 |
#R1#
Stormchaser scores with a nice head shot.
Stormchaser feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mayweather Ii's calf.
Stormchaser connects with a crisp jab.
Stormchaser wants to clinch up but Mayweather Ii keeps it at a distance.
Mayweather Ii tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stormchaser throws an overhand right that lands on Mayweather Ii's shoulder, as Mayweather Ii tries to avoid the shot.
Mayweather Ii is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mayweather Ii misses with a takedown attempt - Stormchaser sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A quick step to the side and Stormchaser tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stormchaser just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayweather Ii on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stormchaser ducks under a wild hook from Mayweather Ii.
Stormchaser misses with a body kick.
Stormchaser lands a head kick. Mayweather Ii smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stormchaser throws an off balance right hand
#TD2#
and Mayweather Ii counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stormchaser won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Mayweather Ii misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mayweather Ii cracks Stormchaser with a big elbow.
Stormchaser knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mayweather Ii on the ground.
Mayweather Ii sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stormchaser is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mayweather Ii creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stormchaser sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Stormchaser struggling a bit here.
Mayweather Ii postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stormchaser taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mayweather Ii controls the position.
Stormchaser taking a bit of punishment here - Mayweather Ii scoring with strikes.
Mayweather Ii throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mayweather Ii in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ground and pound from Mayweather Ii seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mayweather Ii lands a nice forearm strike. #T2#
Stormchaser is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mayweather Ii cracks Stormchaser with a big right hand but Stormchaser just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mayweather Ii working the body and head with strikes.
Stormchaser is breathing heavily.
Stormchaser taking a bit of punishment here - Mayweather Ii scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayweather Ii lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stormchaser down.
#ROC2#
Stormchaser is rocked!
Mayweather Ii in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Stormchaser looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Mayweather Ii turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Mayweather Ii!
Manny Mayweather Ii bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
BloodBath Fight Night 4
Date: Aug 23, 2019 |
#R1#
Polizzi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mayweather Ii momentarily.
Polizzi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mayweather Ii doesn't seem bothered though.
Mayweather Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Polizzi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Polizzi lands a jab.
Polizzi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Polizzi moves in looking to clinch but Mayweather Ii pushes him off.
Polizzi misses with an uppercut. Mayweather Ii saw that one coming.
Mayweather Ii drops down looking for a counter takedown but Polizzi sprawls and moves away.
Polizzi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Polizzi dips to his left and cracks Mayweather Ii with an uppercut!
Mayweather Ii slips under a jab from Polizzi.
Polizzi fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD#
Mayweather Ii gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayweather Ii has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T1#
Mayweather Ii throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Polizzi is looking to get to half guard.
Mayweather Ii landing shots from mount.
Mayweather Ii working the ground and pound effectively.
#ROC#
Polizzi is rocked!
Polizzi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Polizzi is still in real trouble! Can Mayweather Ii finish him?
Polizzi has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Mayweather Ii 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.
Polizzi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Polizzi seems to have recovered his senses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mayweather Ii holds on and takes a little breather.
Polizzi 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.
Polizzi wants to control from the top but Mayweather Ii keeps moving. #T2#
Polizzi controls from within his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mayweather Ii is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Polizzi has his hands on Mayweather Ii's head, controlling the position.
Polizzi wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mayweather Ii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Mayweather Ii throwing strikes but missing.
Mayweather Ii landing some decent shots from guard.
Mayweather Ii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Polizzi working a defensive guard here.
Mayweather Ii with a flurry of punches that miss.
Polizzi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Polizzi wants to control from the top but Mayweather Ii keeps moving. #T4#
Mayweather Ii being controlled here, momentarily.
Polizzi trying to control but Mayweather Ii is working from the bottom.
Mayweather Ii trying to control the position here.
Polizzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayweather Ii is retaining full guard.
Mayweather Ii pulls Polizzi in close to prevent any damage.
Polizzi stopping the sweep attempt from Mayweather Ii.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Manny Mayweather Ii will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL2#
Polizzi closes the distance and clinches.
Polizzi is struggling to control the position.
Mayweather Ii is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Polizzi is defending well.
Polizzi lands an uppercut.
Polizzi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mayweather Ii or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Polizzi.
Mayweather Ii is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Polizzi is trying to maintain a safe position but Mayweather Ii gets an underhook and turns Polizzi into the cage.
Mayweather Ii changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Polizzi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Mayweather Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayweather Ii ducks right into an uppercut from Polizzi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Polizzi.
Polizzi connects with a single shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Polizzi there.
Polizzi connects with a jab.#T1#
Polizzi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from Polizzi finds it's target.
Polizzi lands a slapping body shot.
Vito Polizzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Polizzi.
Polizzi wants to clinch.
Polizzi cracks Mayweather Ii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Polizzi, as that shot connected.
Polizzi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vito Polizzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Polizzi lands a glancing blow to the side of Mayweather Ii's head.#TD#
Mayweather Ii throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Polizzi was covering up waiting for the punch and Mayweather Ii finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayweather Ii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Polizzi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Polizzi controlling Mayweather Ii's posture.
Polizzi keeping moving, preventing Mayweather Ii from controlling successfully.
Polizzi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mayweather Ii postures up and lands a big shot to Polizzi's brow.
Mayweather Ii with a nice head shot there.
Polizzi trying to control the position.
Mayweather Ii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T3#
Mayweather Ii looking to pass the guard.
Mayweather Ii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mayweather Ii trying to control the position from guard on top but Polizzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayweather Ii loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Polizzi controls Mayweather Ii momentarily but Mayweather Ii frees himself.
Mayweather Ii is looking to work some ground and pound but Polizzi has wrist control.
Mayweather Ii in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Polizzi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mayweather Ii wants to pass the guard but Polizzi is keeping the position.
Mayweather Ii preventing the sweep.
Mayweather Ii cracks Polizzi with a solid left hand.
Mayweather Ii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T4#
Polizzi is pulling down on Mayweather Ii's head to control his posture.
We've been hearing good reports from Mayweather Ii's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mayweather Ii postures up.
Mayweather Ii stopping the sweep attempt from Polizzi.
Mayweather Ii stands up over Polizzi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mayweather Ii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mayweather Ii won't allow Polizzi to sweep him here.
Mayweather Ii with a nice head shot there.
Mayweather Ii with a nice head shot there.
Polizzi is trying to control the position but Mayweather Ii postures up.
Polizzi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mayweather Ii.
Polizzi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mayweather Ii is one step ahead there.
Mayweather Ii is working Polizzi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Polizzi controls Mayweather Ii momentarily but Mayweather Ii frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Polizzi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A left lands for Polizzi.
A big left from Mayweather Ii misses.
Mayweather Ii walks into a jab.
Mayweather Ii changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Polizzi tries to avoid it but Mayweather Ii manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Polizzi to the ground. Polizzi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Polizzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayweather Ii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Polizzi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Polizzi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polizzi lands a jab to the nose.
Polizzi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Polizzi jabs at Mayweather Ii's body.
Polizzi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mayweather Ii walks into a straight right hand from Polizzi.#T1#
Polizzi scores with a hook to the body. Mayweather Ii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Polizzi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mayweather Ii takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polizzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vito Polizzi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Polizzi scores with a nice strike.
Mayweather Ii looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Polizzi lands a jab.#TD#
Mayweather Ii closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Polizzi to the mat! Polizzi manages to get full guard.
Mayweather Ii throwing strikes from guard but Polizzi blocks nicely.
Polizzi has control of Mayweather Ii's left arm, preventing Mayweather Ii from doing any damage. #T2#
Mayweather Ii's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Polizzi looking to control.
Mayweather Ii is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Polizzi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mayweather Ii is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polizzi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Polizzi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Polizzi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mayweather Ii content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Polizzi wants to sweep but no luck.
Polizzi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mayweather Ii.
Polizzi wants to sweep here but Mayweather Ii controlling him for the moment.
Manny Mayweather Ii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Polizzi working a defensive guard here.
#T3#
Mayweather Ii scoring with punches to the head and body.
Polizzi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mayweather Ii.
Mayweather Ii keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Polizzi's head.
Mayweather Ii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mayweather Ii with a nice head shot there.
Mayweather Ii working some strikes from top position.
Mayweather Ii advances position into side control!
Mayweather Ii in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Polizzi is trying to improve his position.
Mayweather Ii working away.
Polizzi is trying to improve his position.
Mayweather Ii lands a decent elbow from side control. #T4#
Polizzi tries to improve position but can't.
Mayweather Ii lands a nice forearm strike.
Polizzi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mayweather Ii grinds an elbow into Polizzi's temple.
Mayweather Ii working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Check out the look on Mayweather Ii's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Polizzi sneaks back into half guard.
Polizzi is looking to improve his position.
Mayweather Ii is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Polizzi is hurt! He's hurt bad - Mayweather Ii fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Polizzi from any more punishment! Congratulations to Mayweather Ii! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Mayweather Ii!
Manny Mayweather Ii decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
IFA 5
Date: Jun 19, 2019 |
#R1#
Mayweather Ii throws a sloppy body shot
and Edwards counters with a head kick. #KD2#
Edwards lands a big head kick that sends Mayweather Ii tumbling to the mat! Edwards takes a step backwards and waves Mayweather Ii back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Mayweather Ii is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Manny Mayweather Ii has been cut.
Mayweather Ii ducks into an uppercut from Edwards and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ife Edwards!
During a confident post fight interview, Ife Edwards 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: May 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Mayweather Ii swings for the body but Gafurov moves out of range.
Mayweather Ii keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD#
Gafurov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mayweather Ii is trying to defend but Gafurov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mayweather Ii trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gafurov misses with a head shot. Mayweather Ii uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mayweather Ii lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Mayweather Ii landing with the ground and pound. #T1##SUB#
Gafurov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayweather Ii trying to control but Gafurov is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Gafurov looking for a guillotine here but Mayweather Ii defends easily.
Gafurov looking to control.
Mayweather Ii wants to pass the guard but Gafurov is keeping the position.
Gafurov is trying to control the position but Mayweather Ii postures up.
Gafurov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gafurov tries to get out of the position.
Mayweather Ii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gafurov keeping moving, preventing Mayweather Ii from controlling successfully. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Gafurov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Gafurov looking for a guillotine here but Mayweather Ii defends easily.
Mayweather Ii landing with the ground and pound.
Mayweather Ii throws a big elbow that misses.
Gafurov is trying to keep Mayweather Ii in close.
Mayweather Ii wants to control from the top but Gafurov keeps moving.
Mayweather Ii works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mayweather Ii seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gafurov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mayweather Ii scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T3#
Gafurov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mayweather Ii content to control rather than advance.
Mayweather Ii looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gafurov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mayweather Ii scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mayweather Ii tries to pass to full mount but Gafurov defends it.
Gafurov wants to control but Mayweather Ii is keeping busy.
Gafurov is breathing heavily.
Mayweather Ii tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gafurov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gafurov tries to get to full guard but Mayweather Ii has control of the leg.
Mayweather Ii scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T4#
Mayweather Ii lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mayweather Ii has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Russian Bears Training Center. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Mayweather Ii working the head and body with strikes.
Mayweather Ii seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mayweather Ii looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gafurov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #ROC2#
Gafurov is rocked!
Gafurov trying to control here.
Mayweather Ii prevents Gafurov from improving his position.
Mayweather Ii is keen to just control but Gafurov is a slippery customer.
Mayweather Ii working the head and body with strikes.
Mayweather Ii lands strikes from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gafurov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mayweather Ii scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oh Gafurov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayweather Ii winds up and cracks Gafurov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mayweather Ii passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gafurov!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gafurov taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Mayweather Ii dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Gafurov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mayweather Ii swivels and escapes.
And Mayweather Ii tries to counter it with a takedown but Gafurov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gafurov seems to have got his legs back now.
Gafurov shoots in for a double leg but Mayweather Ii sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gafurov shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramazan Gafurov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayweather Ii thuds a left hand into Gafurov's body.
Ramazan Gafurov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayweather Ii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gafurov closes the distance and clinches up with Mayweather Ii, looking for a takedown. Gafurov pushes Mayweather Ii against the cage but Mayweather Ii circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mayweather Ii misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Mayweather Ii looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mayweather Ii looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gafurov has hold of Mayweather Ii's hands but Mayweather Ii slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayweather Ii drops an elbow to the side of Gafurov's head. #T1#
Mayweather Ii scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Mayweather Ii there.
Mayweather Ii scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mayweather Ii works his way into full mount!
Mayweather Ii unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Gafurov wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Mayweather Ii celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Mayweather Ii!
After the fight, Manny Mayweather Ii was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 15, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Tankersal drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tankersal is looking to work some ground and pound but Mayweather Ii has wrist control.
Mayweather Ii is looking to sweep but instead, Tankersal has passed into half guard.
Tankersal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tankersal wants to control but Mayweather Ii is keeping him busy.
Mayweather Ii makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mayweather Ii.
Mayweather Ii pulls Tankersal in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tankersal trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather Ii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayweather Ii pulls Tankersal in close to prevent any damage.
Mayweather Ii keeping moving, preventing Tankersal from controlling successfully. #T1#
Tankersal looking to sit in guard and control but Mayweather Ii gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Mayweather Ii slips nicely into half guard.
Ground and pound from Mayweather Ii.
Mayweather Ii 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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mayweather Ii connects with a nice short shot to Tankersal's temple.
Mayweather Ii 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.
Tankersal tries to roll over but Mayweather Ii keeps him under control.
Mayweather Ii lands strikes from half guard.
Mayweather Ii lands with a punch from half guard.
Tankersal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tankersal has hold of Mayweather Ii's hands but Mayweather Ii slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tankersal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mayweather Ii on the ground.#T2#
Mayweather Ii looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#ROC2#
Tankersal is rocked!
Mayweather Ii looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oh Tankersal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayweather Ii lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mayweather Ii performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mayweather Ii takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mayweather Ii keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tankersal seems to have got his legs back now.
Mayweather Ii 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.
Mayweather Ii seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tankersal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tankersal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mayweather Ii scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tankersal is breathing heavily.
Mayweather Ii is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nice strikes from Mayweather Ii there.
Mayweather Ii drops an elbow to the side of Tankersal's head.
Tankersal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mayweather Ii wants to take a breather but Tankersal is having none of it. #T3#
Tankersal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mayweather Ii scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mayweather Ii working Tankersal over with strikes.
Mayweather Ii seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mayweather Ii lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Tankersal quite badly. Tankersal pulls Mayweather Ii in close trying to recover. Mayweather Ii postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Tankersal on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Tankersal doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Mayweather Ii!
In his post fight interview, Manny Mayweather Ii started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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