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Event:
GDL 16
Date: Jan 04, 2020 |
#R1#
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith throws a head kick but Stead moves out of range.
Stead lands a jab.
Smith looks to land a combination but Stead avoids it well.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shane Stead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith slips a jab from Stead.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Stead sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD2#
Smith feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stead lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Stead controlling from the top position.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Stead slips an elbow through the middle.#T1#
Smith trying to control the position.
Stead distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stead 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.
Smith trying to strike off his back.
Stead trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stead lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stead lands a couple of elbows.
Stead lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stead makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stead is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stead makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet. #T2#
Stead lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stead with a nice head shot there.
Stead is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Stead trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stead lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Stead is proving a slippery customer.
Stead makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stead landing some decent shots from guard.
Stead keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.#T3#
Stead content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stead lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stead wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving. #SUB2#
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stead defends well.
Stead with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stead 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.
Stead connects with a couple of short punches.
Stead engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stead makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T4#
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stead landing with the ground and pound.
Stead is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stead is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stead forces his way into half guard.
Stead lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stead winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #ROC#
Smith is rocked!
Stead lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Stead dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Stead fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Stead pushes him off.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stead swivels and escapes.
Stead swings widly with a right hand
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith looks for a takedown but Stead sprawls well.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Shane Stead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Smith.
Stead misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stead looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Stead persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stead takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Stead misses the shot to the body. #TD#
Stead shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #T1#
Stead is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stead lands a couple of elbows.
Stead is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stead is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Stead with a nice head shot there.
Stead scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stead. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stead is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB2#
Stead avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stead is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stead stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T2#
Stead distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stead keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Stead postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stead stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Stead finish him?
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Shane Stead overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stead lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stead with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stead lands a couple of elbows.
Stead content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stead postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Smith covers up, he's hurt! Stead keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Stead and the ref steps in to end the fight! Stead can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Stead!
Shane Stead decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
GDL 15: Jones v Prince
Date: Dec 28, 2019 |
#R1#
Mein Armbach shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mein Armbach's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL#
Smith closes the distance and clinches.#TD#
Smith pulls guard effortlessly.
Mein Armbach sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
Mein Armbach thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Mein Armbach 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith working a defensive guard but Mein Armbach manages to pass into side control anyway.
#T1##SUB2#
Mein Armbach is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Smith is trying to escape and Mein Armbach transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Smith is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mein Armbach! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bender Mein Armbach!
A relieved looking Bender Mein Armbach thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
GDL 12: Fist v Von Mises
Date: Nov 23, 2019 |
#R1#
Smith with a poor takedown
and Kramer counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#
It looks like Fred Smith has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Kramer as he connects with a hook.
Kramer throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith avoids the body shot from Kramer.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith with a hook.#CL#
Smith pushes Kramer up against the cage in a clinch.
Kramer struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Kramer is working Smith over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kramer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kramer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kramer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kramer.
Kramer lands with a left to the head.
Smith works on Kramer's body with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Kramer throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith. #TD#
Smith manages to pull guard.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Kramer is proving a slippery customer.
Kramer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Kramer from controlling successfully.
Smith is trying to control the position but Kramer postures up.
Kramer preventing the sweep.
Kramer controlling from the top position.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kramer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith is trying to keep Kramer in close.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
Kramer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kramer swinging wildly here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Kramer is looking for the big counter here.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Kramer shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kramer is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Smith tries to bum rush Kramer with a series of wild strikes but Kramer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith tries for a takedown but Kramer circles away easily
and Kramer counters with an outside leg kick.
Georg Kramer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kramer blocks the body kick.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kramer feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
A big right from Kramer misses.
Kramer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kramer! But no joy.
Kramer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T4##CL#
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kramer, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kramer missing with knees to the body.
Kramer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith lands a body shot.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Kramer prevents the takedown attempt.
Smith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kramer is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kramer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith lands the left hand.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kramer slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georg Kramer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Smith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kramer.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kramer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Kramer in a clinch.
Kramer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC#
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Kramer missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kramer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Kramer, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fred Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Kramer.
Kramer rushes Smith with punches - Smith moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Smith goes down! Kramer follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Georg Kramer!
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