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Event:
Thoroughbred Thursday IV
Date: Oct 17, 2019 |
#R1#
Bumba missing with a left hand there. Joukani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bumba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joukani was well out of range. Poor timing from Bumba.
A counter left hand to the body from Joukani misses its target.
Joukani connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bumba's hands.
Joukani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Joukani's head coaches at Holding Cell that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Joukani - that will leave a mark!
Bumba lands a head shot.
Joukani throws a series of punches but Bumba avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Bumba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Bumba.#CL#
Joukani has Bumba up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joukani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joukani effectively controlling the action here.
Joukani tries to land a knee to the head but Bumba blocks with his arms.
#T1#
Joukani lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bumba backwards. #BC2#
Bumba breaks the clinch.
Joukani throws out a loose jab but Bumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joukani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bumba.
Nice defenses there by Joukani.#CL#
Joukani has managed to clinch.
Joukani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Joukani misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joukani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joukani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bumba blocks an uppercut.
Joukani with a knee to the head.
#CUT#
It looks like Solum Bumba has been cut.#T2#
Joukani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joukani blocks a body shot from Bumba.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bumba.
Bumba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bumba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joukani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joukani just leaning against Bumba, taking a breather.
Joukani with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joukani leaning against his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Joukani.
A frustrated look appears on Bumba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joukani'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.
Joukani throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bumba is trying to push Joukani away but Joukani has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Joukani is pushing Bumba up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rou Joukani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solum Bumba's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Joukani, as that shot connected.
Joukani throws a right and a left that Bumba avoids nicely.
Joukani lands a nice shot to the body.
Joukani misses with a two punch combination.
Joukani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Joukani has taken the fight to the clinch.
Joukani scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joukani looking to throw knees to the head but Bumba is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bumba blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Joukani slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Joukani.
Joukani prevents Bumba from breaking the clinch.
Bumba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rou Joukani has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bumba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joukani has him pressed against the cage.
Joukani holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bumba tries to break free but Joukani pushes him back against the cage.
Joukani tries to work over Bumba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joukani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bumba can do to turn this around?
Joukani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Joukani.
Joukani throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bumba is trying to break the clinch but Joukani has him pressed against the cage. #T2#
Joukani tries to land a knee to the head but Bumba blocks with his arms.
Joukani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bumba blocks it with crossed arms.
Bumba wants to get back to striking at distance but Joukani won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Bumba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joukani holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bumba wants to break free but Joukani has control.
Bumba letting Joukani take a breather here.
A short right from Joukani on the inside.
Joukani lands a body punch in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joukani slows down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bumba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rou Joukani dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Solum Bumba's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Joukani feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bumba's calf.
Bumba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL#
Joukani moves into range and clinches up with Bumba.
Joukani looking to throw knees to the head but Bumba is blocking nicely.
Bumba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joukani swings wildly with an uppercut but Bumba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bumba managing to block the knees to the body from Joukani.
Joukani dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Joukani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joukani'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.
Bumba lands with a right to the head.
Joukani using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#T1#
Bumba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bumba blocks a body shot from Joukani.
Joukani displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bumba up against the cage.
Bumba is trying to break the clinch but Joukani has him pressed against the cage.
Bumba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Solum Bumba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joukani misses with a knee strike.
Joukani content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Joukani misses with the head strike.
Bumba working hard to break the clinch.
Bumba has had enough of the clinch but Joukani keeps him there for the moment.
Joukani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bumba is defending well for now.
Bumba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joukani tries to throw a body punch but Bumba avoids it by throwing Joukani back against the cage. #T2#
Joukani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bumba blocks it with crossed arms.
Joukani unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bumba lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rou Joukani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joukani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joukani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bumba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joukani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joukani lands with a short shot to the head.
Joukani prevents a body shot from Bumba.
Joukani lands an uppercut.
Joukani scores a nice knee to the body.
Bumba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joukani lands a nice uppercut.
Bumba is looking to break free of the clinch but Joukani has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rou Joukani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joukani has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rou Joukani!
Rou Joukani 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:
Thoroughbred Thursday III
Date: Sep 19, 2019 |
#R1#
Bumba throws a lazy right hand but Brunson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Brunson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bumba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brunson on the side of the head.
Bumba scores with a nice strike.
Bumba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brunson manages to avoid it.
Brunson feinted with a counter takedown.
Jab by Bumba.
Bumba bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brunson's head.
Bumba scores with a shot to the body.
Bumba misses with a body shot
#TD#
and Brunson counters with a single leg into guard. Bumba didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bumba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brunson.
Brunson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bumba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brunson throwing strikes but missing.
Brunson working some strikes from top position.
Bumba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1#
Bumba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brunson postures up in Bumba's guard and throws a big left but Bumba blocks it.
Brunson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bumba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brunson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brunson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bumba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brunson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brunson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brunson stays in close to Bumba's body and controls the position.
Brunson chips away with some ground and pound.
Brunson with a nice head shot there.#T2#
Brunson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brunson working some strikes from top position.
Bumba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brunson.
Brunson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brunson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brunson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brunson is in close to Bumba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Brunson dominated that round.
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##TD#
Brunson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bumba trying to control but Brunson postures up.
Bumba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brunson.
Brunson trying to control from half guard but Bumba is working away.
Brunson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bumba!
Poor strikes thrown by Brunson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunson working Bumba over with strikes here. #CUT#
It looks like Solum Bumba has been cut.
Brunson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bumba because Brunson loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brunson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
#T1#
Brunson lands a nice shot to the head.
Brunson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brunson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Bumba wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Brunson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Brunson!
A relieved looking Robert Brunson 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:
WPFA II: Samsonov vs Brown
Date: Sep 14, 2019 |
#R1#
Bumba thuds his right hand into White's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL#
White instigates a clinch.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bumba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
Bumba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Bumba working hard to break the clinch.
Bumba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Bumba controls his hands.
Bumba tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bumba wants to break free but White has control.
Bumba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bumba misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bumba tries to circle away but White has him pinned against the cage.#T1#
White working aggressively here.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from White.
White tries to throw a body punch but Bumba avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
Bumba has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
Bumba throws a head punch that misses.
White gets through Bumba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bumbas head.
Bumba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as White takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
White lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bumba working hard to break the clinch.#T2#
White has Bumba pressed against the cage, preventing Bumba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Bumba controls the action.
Bumba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
White manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bumba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bumba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bumba's efforts to push away.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antwan White 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##CL#
White pushes Bumba up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from White.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bumba has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
White misses with a knee strike.
Bumba tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Antwan White has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bumba swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bumba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bumba backwards.
White slowing the pace effectively.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
A left hand lands to the body for White.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White misses with a body punch.
White is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White lands a body shot.
Bumba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bumba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bumba has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
White lands a shoulder strike.
Bumba prevents a body shot from White.
White tries to throw a body punch but Bumba avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
Bumba wants to break the clinch but can't.
#T2#
Bumba has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Bumba misses with a hook from the clinch.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bumba's elbow.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bumba tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
Bumba blocks a body shot from White.
A right hook to the body lands for White.
White stalls.
White is leaning against Bumba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White working aggressively here.
White tries a body shot but Bumba blocks it.
Bumba is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antwan White dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Bumba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#KD2#
Bumba sends White crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bumba is motioning to the referee to let White up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
White is rocked!
White closes the distance but Bumba moves to the side
and Bumba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Bumba engages and cracks White with a massive lead left hook - White tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Bumba is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solum Bumba!
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