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Event:
SYN 1062 Seran vs Bleak II
Date: Mar 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Cressbeckler misses with a right hand
and Bates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cressbeckler throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bates to counter with a crisp jab.
Cressbeckler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cressbeckler takes one to the side of the head.
Bates slips a jab from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bates has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bates is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A swing and a miss from Cressbeckler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates fails to land the takedown.
Cressbeckler misses with a hook.
Bates closes the distance but Cressbeckler moves to the side
and Cressbeckler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joad Cressbeckler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Cressbeckler pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Bates clinches up with Cressbeckler and pushes him back against the cage.
Bates is working for takedown but Cressbeckler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cressbeckler cracks Bates with a nice body shot.
Cressbeckler lands a shot to the body.
Cressbeckler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cressbeckler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Cressbeckler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#KD#
Cressbeckler sends Bates crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cressbeckler is motioning to the referee to let Bates up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Bates is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Armad Bates has been cut.
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!
Bates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cressbeckler.
Bates is still on wobbly legs! Can Cressbeckler finish him?
Cressbeckler misses with a hook. Bates ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Bates.
Bates seems to have recovered his senses.#T2#
Bates closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cressbeckler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cressbeckler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bates looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bates fails with a takedown attempt.
Joad Cressbeckler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armad Bates.
Bates avoids the body shot from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bates was well out of range. Poor timing from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler throws a wild body kick that Bates sees coming a mile off.
Bates throws out a counter right but Cressbeckler avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Cressbeckler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bates on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
#TD2#
Bates is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cressbeckler's half guard.
Bates seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cressbeckler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bates is thwarting Cressbeckler's attempts to control the position.
Cressbeckler tries to roll over but Bates keeps him under control.#T4#
Cressbeckler is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cressbeckler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cressbeckler has Bates pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cressbeckler swings for the body but Bates moves out of range.
Bates feints the counter takedown.
Bates fails in his attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bates.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joad Cressbeckler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armad Bates's cut.
That's time! Cressbeckler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Cressbeckler misses with a wild body shot.
Armad Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cressbeckler misses with a lunging right hand
and Bates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bates closes the distance but Cressbeckler moves to the side
and Cressbeckler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bates has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler connects with a nice looking jab.
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Cressbeckler.
Joad Cressbeckler is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cressbeckler misses with a straight left.
Bates closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cressbeckler delivers a nice body kick.#T1#
Cressbeckler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bates walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cressbeckler misses with a hook.
Bates throws a big shot that misses.
Cressbeckler misses with a straight right.
Cressbeckler misses with a wild body shot.
Cressbeckler throws a leg kick but Bates moved away.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Cressbeckler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cressbeckler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Cressbeckler misses with a looping right.
Bates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bates takes one to the side of the head.
Cressbeckler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bates can do to turn this around?
Bates throws a nice looking combination but Cressbeckler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cressbeckler throws a poor cross that misses
and Bates counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cressbeckler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cressbeckler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bates. That did some damage!
Bates dives in and grabs Cressbeckler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cressbeckler pushes down on Bates's head and hops out.
Cressbeckler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bates scores with a shot to the body.
#T3#
A solid leg kick lands there for Cressbeckler.
Bates lands with a shot to the body. #CL2#
Bates has managed to clinch.
Bates is trying to drag Cressbeckler to the mat but Cressbeckler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cressbeckler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cressbeckler blocks an uppercut.
Cressbeckler digs a right hand into Bates's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bates's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Cressbeckler.
Bates tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cressbeckler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Joad Cressbeckler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armad Bates.
Cressbeckler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Cressbeckler. #BC#
Cressbeckler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cressbeckler connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cressbeckler scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Cressbeckler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Cressbeckler.
Bates is breathing heavily.#KD#
Cressbeckler feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bates sprawling to the canvas! Bates rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cressbeckler finish him?!
Cressbeckler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cressbeckler. Bates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bates misses with a straight right.
Bates blocks a jab.
Cressbeckler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bates tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joad Cressbeckler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armad Bates's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Bates cracks Cressbeckler with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bates checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bates tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice cross by Cressbeckler.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#KD#
Cressbeckler lands a big uppercut and Bates crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bates looks OK. Cressbeckler waves Bates back to his feet!
Cressbeckler is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Bates flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bates is out cold! Cressbeckler holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joad Cressbeckler!
Our winner, Joad Cressbeckler, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
SYN 1059 Diggs vs Khan
Date: Mar 01, 2024 |
#R1#
Bates takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker scores with a nice right hand.
Parker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bates takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bates blocks a head kick by Parker.
Bates avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bates has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bates staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Parker.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacob Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker cracks Bates with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker throws a sloppy head kick
and Bates counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Parker takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bates.
#T1#
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bates.
Jacob Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
Bates throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and Bates counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bates, as that shot connected.
Parker throws a head kick that misses
and Bates counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parker thinking.
Bates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bates eats them both and turns towards Parker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL2#
Parker closes the distance and pushes Bates back into the cage.#T2#
Bates lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Bates has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Parker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bates tries to pull guard but Parker won't allow it.
Parker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bates.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armad Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Parker manages to break the clinch.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bates throwing a counter right hand but Parker manages to avoid it.
Bates avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2#
Parker moves into the clinch.
Bates can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
#BC2#
Parker breaks the clinch.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Parker lands a head kick. Bates smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bates throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.#CL2#
Bates tries to keep at a distance but Parker has taken the fight into the clinch.#T3##BC2#
Parker breaks from the clinch.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
Parker lands with a slapping head kick.
Parker lands with a right hand.
Parker looks to land a left hand but Bates moved out of range nicely.
Bates is looking to counter punch.
Parker connects with a jab.#CL2#
Parker clinches up with Bates and pushes him back against the cage.
Bates lands with a short shot to the head.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Bates won't allow it.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
Bates lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parker.
Parker gets through Bates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Bates uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bates wants a takedown.
Bates jumps guard but Parker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bates lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bates tries a body shot but Parker blocks it.
#T4##TD#
Bates successfully pulls guard.
Bates looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parker is one step ahead there.
Bates is pulling down on Parker's head. It's preventing any offense from Parker, at least for the moment.
Bates has a closed guard, preventing Parker from standing up.
Bates controls Parker momentarily but Parker frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Parker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Parker misses with a body kick.#CL2#
Parker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parker tries to break free but Bates pushes him back against the cage.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Parker manages to break the clinch.
Bates loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker throws a combination that misses
and Bates counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Parker moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Bates gets a double leg takedown into Parker's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker being controlled here, momentarily.
Bates pushes down on Parker's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T1#
Parker is trying to control but Bates manages to pass to mount!
Bates punching from mount but Parker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Parker tries to hold on but Bates postures up.
Bates controlling from the full mount.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Parker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bates thowing shots but they're missing.
Parker tries to hold on but Bates postures up.
Bates throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bates can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Parker is looking to escape.
Bates content just to control the position here. #T3#
Parker is trying desperately to improve position.
Bates can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Parker is looking to escape.
Bates punching from mount but Parker doing a good job of avoiding damage. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bates punching from mount but Parker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Parker is trying to escape the mount.
Bates controlling the pace for now.
Parker is squirming around, avoiding Bates's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bates controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armad Bates dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bates.
Parker lands a high kick!
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Parker throws a head kick but Bates moves out of range.
#CL2#
Parker has Bates up against the cage in a clinch.
Bates throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC2#
Parker breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Bates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parker.
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker tries a head kick but it misses.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Parker misses with a head kick.
Parker throws a combination that misses
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bates darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jacob Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1##CL2#
Parker clinches.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#TD#
Bates jumps into guard, dragging Parker to the mat.
Parker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bates trying to control the position.
Bates is looking to sweep but instead, Parker has passed into half guard.
Bates wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
Parker is thwarting Bates's attempts to control the position.
Parker wants to pass to mount but Bates is defending the position.
Bates is looking for a sweep. Parker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bates is refusing to be controlled, as Parker sits in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Parker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Parker blocks a jab.#T3##TD#
Bates dives in and scores a takedown into Parker's guard.
Bates trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Bates looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully. #T4#
Parker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bates controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bates wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Parker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bates sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Parker's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bates controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Armad Bates.
I think Bates has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw! |
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Event:
SYN 1053 Todd vs Diggs III
Date: Feb 04, 2024 |
#R1#
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tepes lV swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bates defending well as Tepes lV loads up on a big left hand.
Tepes lV takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tepes lV throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bates looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tepes lV doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tepes lV misses with a looping right.
Tepes lV throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tepes lV smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tepes lV scores with a nice strike.
Bates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Bates on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bates moves out of range of the strikes.
Bates is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tepes lV fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bates manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates misses with an uppercut. Tepes lV saw that one coming.
Tepes lV lands a nice shot to the body.
#CL#
Bates gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tepes lV misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tepes lV is trying to break the clinch but Bates has him pressed against the cage. #TD#
Bates jumps guard and drags Tepes lV to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #T1#
Tepes lV working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tepes lV throws a big right hand that misses.
Tepes lV looking to sit in guard and control but Bates gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Tepes lV looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bates puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tepes lV wants to control but Bates passes into side.
Tepes lV struggling a bit here.#T2#
Tepes lV tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bates throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Tepes lV works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Tepes lV won't allow Bates to pass to mount.
Tepes lV is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Tepes lV keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tepes lV wants to control but Bates is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bates content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tepes lV wants to control but Bates is keeping busy and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice sprawl there from Tepes lV as Bates shoots in.
Tepes lV looks to score with a jab to the body but Bates is just out of range.
Tepes lV swings for the body but Bates moves out of range.
Bates throwing a counter right hand but Tepes lV manages to avoid it.
Tepes lV misses with a body shot
and Bates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bates throws a hook to the side of Tepes lV's head but Tepes lV sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tepes lV takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#CL#
Bates has managed to clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bates. #BC2#
Tepes lV manages to break the clinch.
Tepes lV tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tepes lV pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bates tries to counter with a takedown but Tepes lV is quick to defend against it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bates wants to clinch up but Tepes lV keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Tepes lV was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bates lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bates moves out of range as Tepes lV throws a body kick.
Bates cracks Tepes lV with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bates shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Tepes lV to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Armad Bates will probably get the nod.
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#
Tepes lV will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vlad Tepes lV seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Bates clinches. #BC2#
Tepes lV manages to break the clinch.
Tepes lV misses with a wild body shot.
Bates is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tepes lV throws a hook but Bates blocks it.
Tepes lV lands with a cross.
Bates takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tepes lV connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL#
Bates forces Tepes lV back against the cage and clinches.
Tepes lV is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tepes lV.
Tepes lV scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tepes lV prevents a takedown attempt there.
#BC2#
Tepes lV breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tepes lV swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tepes lV swings for the body but Bates moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bates.
Bates blocks the body kick.
#T1#
A swing and a miss from Tepes lV.#CL#
Bates pushes Tepes lV up against the cage in a clinch.
Bates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tepes lV lands a shot to the body.
Tepes lV stops a takedown attempt from Bates.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armad Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tepes lV prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tepes lV lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bates has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tepes lV is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bates is trying to pull guard but Tepes lV turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tepes lV working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Tepes lV - that landed with a thud.
Bates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Tepes lV. #BC2#
Tepes lV breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tepes lV shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bates slips under a jab from Tepes lV.
Tepes lV slips under a jab from Bates.
Tepes lV throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#T2#
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!
Tepes lV lands a nice shot to the body.
Tepes lV connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bates. Bates circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bates throws a sloppy body shot
and Tepes lV counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#Bates is rocked!
Tepes lV with a nice calf kick.
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tepes lV paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tepes lV paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oh Bates is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tepes lV sees it coming and avoids it easily.#KD2#
Tepes lV drops Bates with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bates looks back up at him and smiles so Tepes lV waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#CL#
Bates moves into range and clinches up with Tepes lV.
Tepes lV presses Bates against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC2#
Tepes lV's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tepes lV walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Bates drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Tepes lV swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Bates's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Tepes lV!
After winning the bout, Vlad Tepes lV 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:
SYN 1047 Diggs vs Todd II
Date: Jan 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Bangin lands the left hand.
We've been hearing reports that Bates has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bangin connects with a solid leg kick.
Bangin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bates doesn't manage to clinch there - Bangin circles away.
Bangin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Bangin.
Bangin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bates.
A punch lands to the side of Bangin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bates stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bangin.
Bates takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bates avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A counter left hand to the body from Bates misses its target.
Bangin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bates scores with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Bates.#CL#
Bates forces Bangin back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Bangin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bangin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bangin takes one to the side of the head.
Bangin thows a body kick. Bates tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A jab from Bangin misses.
Bangin with the inside leg kick.
Bates moves in looking to clinch but Bangin pushes him off.
Bangin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T1##TD#
Bangin gets caught napping as Bates dives in and scores a takedown. Bangin manages to retain guard.
Bangin trying to control the position here.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Bangin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bangin wants to stand but Bates is controlling the position.
Bates's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T2#
Bates wants to pass the guard but Bangin is keeping the position.
Bates in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bates looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bates wants to clinch.
Bangin misses with a low kick as Bates jumps back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bates is looking to clinch.
Bangin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bangin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bates.
Bangin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bangin lands with a hook. Bates tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bangin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bates on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangin. Bangin obviously looking to wear him down.
#T3#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bangin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bates has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bates and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bangin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bangin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bangin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bangin connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Bangin misses its intended target.
Bangin misses with a straight right.
Bangin tried to score with a low kick but Bates checks it.
Bangin pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Bates closes the distance and clinches.#TD#
Bates jumps into guard, dragging Bangin to the mat.
Bangin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bates is looking to sweep but instead, Bangin has passed into half guard.
#T4#
Bangin is looking to take a break and control but Bates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bangin wants to pass to mount but Bates is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates trying to control from the bottom.
Bangin wants to pass to mount but Bates is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin 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#
Bangin jabs Bates to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bangin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #TD#
Bates shoots in and bounces Bangin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bates is standing up over Bangin. Bangin looks to escape but Bates dives into side control.
#REVB#
Bates remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin wants to control but Bates postures up.#T1#
Bates is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bates creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bangin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
A lull in the action here.
Bangin trying his best to control but Bates has mounted him.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bangin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
#SUB#
Bates jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bangin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bangin and Bates has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bangin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bates scoring with punches and elbows. #T3##SUB#
Bates goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bangin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bates's guard! Nice work there by Bangin!
Bates is pulling down on Bangin's head to control his posture.
Bangin trying to control but Bates is working from the bottom.
Bates managing to control the position.
Bates looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T4#
Bates has Bangin pulled in close to control his posture.
Bangin wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Bates trying to control the position here. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bangin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bates's hands.#TD#
Bates shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Armad Bates will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Bangin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bates on the side of the head.
Bangin cracks Bates with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#TD#
Bates scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bangin is trying to stand.
Bangin is not content to let Bates control the position.
Bates is looking to stall here but Bangin recovers full guard.
Bates trying to control but Bangin is working from the bottom. #T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates 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.
Bates prevents Bangin from getting back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Bates being controlled here momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bates is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bangin lands a leg kick that knocks Bates off balance momentarily.#TD#
Bates closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bates lands in his opponent's guard.
Bangin wants to get back to his feet but Bates passes into half guard.
#T2##REVB#
Bates thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bangin's head.
Bates sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB#
Bates is looking for a kimura but Bangin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bates to get the leverage.
Bates thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T3#
Bangin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Bates is working for a submission of some sort.
Bangin wants to control but Bates is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bangin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bates lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bangin trying to control from the bottom.
Bates trying to control the action but Bangin is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#SUB#
Bates is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Bates clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#BC2#
Bangin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bangin tried to score with a low kick but Bates checks it.
Bates was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bates on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Armad Bates.
I think Bates has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armad Bates!
A victorious Armad Bates 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:
SYN 1044 Danger vs Williams
Date: Dec 23, 2023 |
#R1#
A swing and a miss from Cressbeckler.#CL2#
Cressbeckler tries to keep at a distance but Bates has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cressbeckler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cressbeckler misses with a punch to the body.
Bates tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cressbeckler is pressed up against the cage. Bates has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cressbeckler down to the mat. Cressbeckler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bates tries to clinch but Cressbeckler is having none of it.
Bates tries for a takedown but Cressbeckler circles away easily
and Cressbeckler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joad Cressbeckler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armad Bates.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bates manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cressbeckler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bates! But no joy.
Bates closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cressbeckler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Bates darts in and clinches Cressbeckler up against the cage.#T1#
Bates looking for a takedown.
Bates is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cressbeckler is defending well.
Cressbeckler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cressbeckler presses Bates against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Cressbeckler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Bates forces Cressbeckler back against the cage and clinches.
Cressbeckler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bates backwards.
Bates tries for a takedown but Cressbeckler manages to get underhooks.
Cressbeckler misses with a punch to the body.
Cressbeckler struggles to land a body shot inside as Bates controls his hands.
Bates letting Cressbeckler take a breather here.
Bates lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cressbeckler backwards.
Bates is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bates tries for a takedown. No joy.
#BC#
Cressbeckler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cressbeckler swinging wildly here.
Armad Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates is looking to clinch but Cressbeckler is avoiding it.
It looked like Cressbeckler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bates is defended easily by Cressbeckler.#T2#
Cressbeckler keeps the fight on the outside.
Bates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cressbeckler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Cressbeckler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bates closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cressbeckler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bates thinking. #CL2#
Bates has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Bates pulls guard effortlessly.
Cressbeckler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cressbeckler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bates is keeping the position for now.
Bates is trying to keep Cressbeckler in close.
#T3#
Bates wants to sweep but no luck.
Cressbeckler's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cressbeckler trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates looking for a sweep. Not yet Bates, not yet.
Bates trying to control the position.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cressbeckler swats away the attempt to clinch by Bates.
Bates tries to clinch but Cressbeckler is having none of it. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cressbeckler just misses with a punch to the body.
Bates is looking to clinch but Cressbeckler is avoiding it.
Bates wants to clinch but Cressbeckler slips to the side
letting Cressbeckler counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Armad Bates has been cut.
Cressbeckler swats away the attempt to clinch by Bates.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cressbeckler.
Bates moves in looking to clinch but Cressbeckler pushes him off.
Bates fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bates tries to clinch
and Cressbeckler counters with a right hand to the body. #CL2#
Bates forces Cressbeckler back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Cressbeckler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cressbeckler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bates uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cressbeckler throws a head kick that misses
letting Bates counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joad Cressbeckler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armad Bates's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Bates wants to clinch up but Cressbeckler keeps it at a distance.
Cressbeckler is looking to counter punch.
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cressbeckler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Cressbeckler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bates tries to clinch up.
Cressbeckler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bates.#CL2#
Bates moves into range and clinches up with Cressbeckler.#TD2#
Bates works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cressbeckler is looking to stand back up but Bates counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cressbeckler. #REVR#
Cressbeckler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bates can do to turn this around?
Bates seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cressbeckler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cressbeckler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bates on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cressbeckler tries to get to full guard but Bates has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.#T1#
Bates keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cressbeckler trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bates manages to pass to mount!
Cressbeckler is looking to improve his position but Bates isn't that keen on the idea.
Cressbeckler sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura here.
#T2#
Cressbeckler wants to control the action here but instead Bates manages to pass to full mount!
Bates tries to control but Cressbeckler wriggling away.
Bates with good strikes from the mount here!
Bates looking to control but Cressbeckler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cressbeckler tries to hold on but Bates pushes him away. #T3#
Cressbeckler wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Cressbeckler is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Cressbeckler defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cressbeckler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bates somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back. #T4#
Bates has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Cressbeckler's body.
Bates missing with strikes from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cressbeckler trying to control the hands but Bates breaks the grip.
Armad Bates has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bates thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armad Bates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Armad Bates's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Bates closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SUB2#
Bates is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cressbeckler controlling the position well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cressbeckler defending well though. #T1#
Cressbeckler has a hand on Bates's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bates takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Cressbeckler is desperately trying to improve his position but Bates has a good base and remains in mount.
Cressbeckler tries to hold on but Bates pushes him away.
Bates controlling the pace for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Bates there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
#T2#
Bates fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cressbeckler is looking to improve his position but Bates isn't that keen on the idea.
Bates controlling from the full mount.
Bates misses with a head shot.
Cressbeckler slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bates missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cressbeckler tries to get to full guard but Bates has control of the leg. #T3#
Bates not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cressbeckler holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bates controlling the action here.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Cressbeckler gets tackled into the cage by Bates. Bates maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Bates successfully pulls guard.
Bates managing to control the position. #T4#
Bates looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cressbeckler is one step ahead there.
Cressbeckler looking to sit in guard and control but Bates gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Bates seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cressbeckler 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armad Bates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bates has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armad Bates!
An out of breath Armad Bates thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
SSG 197 Schaubi vs Banner
Date: Sep 10, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 8 losses; Armad Bates! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 15 losses; Huckleberry Finn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Bates looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#TD2#
Finn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bates (0) vs (2) Finn
Bates trying to control but Finn postures up.
Bates won't allow Finn to pass to mount.
Bates is pressing down on Finn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn postures up.
Bates looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bates is trying to keep Finn in close.
#T1##SUB#
Bates throws his legs up looking for a submission but Finn uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Bates (0) vs (5) Finn#SUB2#
Finn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bates has escaped the position, nice work there.
Finn working away.
Bates is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Finn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bates! Score +3 for passing guard: Bates (0) vs (8) Finn
Bates is looking to improve his position but Finn isn't that keen on the idea.#T2#
Bates has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Finn's lack of action.
Finn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bates keeps working.
Bates trying to control but Finn postures up.
#SUB2#
Bates is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Finn has latched onto it... Big trouble! Finn pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Bates is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Finn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Huckleberry Finn!
Huckleberry Finn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
TWGC 40 (185lbs, D1): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Sep 03, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 4 losses; Roman Kersikov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 7 losses; Armad Bates!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kersikov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bates defends well and Kersikov ends up having to push Bates into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#TD2#
Bates turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Kersikov (0) vs (4) Bates
Bates trying to control the position but Kersikov is working away.
Kersikov prevents Bates from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bates takes a little break here. Kersikov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kersikov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kersikov (2) vs (4) Bates
Bates is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates is trying is best to control the position here.
Kersikov not doing much here.
Bates is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kersikov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kersikov's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Kersikov (2) vs (8) Bates#T1##SUB2#
Bates has got his arm under Kersikov's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Kersikov has spun round into Bates's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kersikov (4) vs (8) Bates#SUB2#
Bates looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kersikov passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kersikov (7) vs (8) Bates
You can see the frustration on Bates's face as Kersikov controls the position.
Bates looking for a sweep but Kersikov has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Kersikov (9) vs (8) Bates#T2#
Bates can't escape the position.
Kersikov avoids the attempt from Bates to control.
Kersikov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bates wants to control but Kersikov is having none of it.
Kersikov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bates is working to get back to half guard.
#T3#
Bates keeps trying to improve his position.
Bates gets back to half guard.
Bates tries to roll over but Kersikov keeps him under control.
Kersikov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bates is trying to control but Kersikov manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kersikov (12) vs (8) Bates
Kersikov prevents Bates from getting the reversal.#T4#
Kersikov controlling the pace for now.
Bates tries to lock up and control but Kersikov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bates is trying to escape the mount.
Kersikov wants to take Bates's back here but Bates is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Bates is squirming around, avoiding Kersikov's attempts to control the action.
Bates regains half guard.
Bates wants to control but Kersikov passes into side.
Score +3 for passing guard: Kersikov (15) vs (8) Bates#T5#
Bates tries to buck Kersikov off but Kersikov is having none of it.
Bates gets back to half guard.
Kersikov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bates! Score +3 for passing guard: Kersikov (18) vs (8) Bates
Kersikov is trying to take his opponent's back.
Bates working to try and regain half guard.
#T6#
Bates regains half guard.
Bates is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bates trying to control from the bottom.
Bates is trying to get back to full guard.
Kersikov controlling the action here.
Bates trying to control but Kersikov postures up.
#T7##SUB2#
Bates is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kersikov pulls his head out easily.
Bates trying to control but Kersikov postures up.
#SUB2#
Bates is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kersikov pulls his head out easily.
Bates wants to get back to full guard.
Bates controlling the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Bates looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Kersikov pushes past his half guard into mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Kersikov (21) vs (8) Bates#T8#
Kersikov controlling from the full mount.
Bates is working to get back to half guard.
Kersikov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bates keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T9#
Bates tries to control Kersikov's body but Kersikov pushes him off. Bates squirms to his side and now Kersikov has his back! Score +3 for taking back: Kersikov (24) vs (8) Bates
Kersikov has the hooks in. Bates is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kersikov biding his time, controlling Bates.
Bates just trying to survive but Kersikov is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Bates might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kersikov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bates rolls, trying to escape but Kersikov keeps control of the position.
Kersikov tries to keep control of the position but Bates is staying busy.#T10#
Bates trying to control the hands but Kersikov breaks the grip.
I really don't envy Bates right now.
Kersikov has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bates's body.
Bates breaks Kersikov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kersikov (24) vs (10) Bates
Bates looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T11#
Bates looking to pass the guard.
Bates wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
Bates's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kersikov pulls Bates in to control the position.
Bates wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
Bates looking to pass the guard. #T12#
Kersikov is pulling down on Bates's head. It's preventing any offense from Bates, at least for the moment.
Bates tries to free his leg and advance position but Kersikov is retaining full guard.
Bates won't allow Kersikov to sweep him here.
Bates looking to sit in guard and control but Kersikov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kersikov (26) vs (10) Bates
Bates trying to keep a closed guard but Kersikov is proving a slippery customer.
Bates keeping full guard, as Kersikov tries to pass. #T13##SUB2#
Bates is looking for a triangle but Kersikov pushes his legs off easily.
Kersikov slips nicely into half guard.
Kersikov trying to control from half guard but Bates is working away.
Bates trying to control from the bottom.
Bates wants to get back to full guard.
Bates is trying to control but can't.
#T14#
Still in half guard, Kersikov seems content to control.#SUB2#
Bates looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bates has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kersikov is working away from the top position though.
Kersikov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bates wants to improve his position but Kersikov is controlling well.
Kersikov slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kersikov takes the fight on points by 26 to 10.
An out of breath Roman Kersikov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
TWGC 40 (185lbs, D1): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 02, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 7 losses; Armad Bates! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Hilo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Mean Gean!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gean fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD2#
Gean looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bates (0) vs (2) Gean#SUB#
Bates is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gean stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bates swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Bates is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Bates escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gean gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gean postures up.
#T1##SUB#
Bates had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gean defends it easily.
Gean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gean passes Bates's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bates wants to control but Gean is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Gean is looking for a kimura but Bates is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gean to get the leverage.
Bates wants to control but Gean is keeping busy.
Gean is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bates reverses the position - he's now on top in Gean's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bates (2) vs (2) Gean
Gean lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bates (2) vs (4) Gean#T2#
Gean is looking to advance position but Bates has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Bates (6) vs (4) Gean
Bates prevents Gean from getting the reversal.
Bates controlling the pace for now. #SUB#
Bates jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gean manages to avoid the submission attempt. #SUB#
Bates is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gean is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gean is trying to control Bates's posture but Bates avoids it.
Gean is looking to regain half guard here but Bates keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Bates has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Bates (8) vs (4) Gean
Gean is trying to escape the mount.
Bates tries to control but Gean wriggling away.
Bates will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gean wants to control but Bates is having none of it.#SUB#
Gean has left one of his arms exposed and Bates doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Gean screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Armad Bates!
Our winner, Armad Bates, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
SMASH: Frewin vs Galilei
Date: Jul 16, 2023 |
#R1#
Bates blocks a leg kick.
Mountain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bates checks a low kick from Mountain.
Mountain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bates in his tracks.
Mountain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
Mountain throws a lazy uppercut
and Bates counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bates drops his hands momentarily and Mountain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mountain swings for the body but Bates moves out of range.
Bates is looking to counter punch.
Mountain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain sizes up Bates with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mountain misses with an uppercut
and Bates counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bates has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bates scores with a hook.
Mountain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T1#
Bates takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bates blocks a jab.
Mountain misses with a lunging right hand
and Bates counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mountain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Bates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mountain.
Mountain is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mountain just misses with a punch to the body.
Mountain throws a leg kick but Bates moved away.
Mountain throws an off balance right hand
and Mountain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mountain throws a leg kick which misses Bates's front leg but catches the back leg as Bates tries to avoid it.
Bates blocks a head kick by Mountain.
Bates lands the left hand.
Bates fails to land the takedown.#T2#
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
Mountain throws a poor cross that misses
and Bates connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mountain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mountain misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mountain throws a big shot that misses.
Mountain motions for Bates to come forward. Mountain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bates attempts a counter takedown but Mountain avoids it well and moves away.
Mountain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mountain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mountain scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaki Mountain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates lands a jab to the head.
#T3#
Mountain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mountain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bates is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#CL#
Bates gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mountain digs a right hand into Bates's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bates's gas tank.
Mountain has a couple of punches blocked by Bates.
Bates misses with some punches.
#TD#
Bates gets a trip takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Bates seems to be working for a kimura but Mountain defends the submission attempt.
Bates is pressing down on Mountain's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mountain is holding on for now.
Mountain wants to get back to full guard.
Mountain tries to kick Bates off but Bates keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T4#
Mountain trying to control here.
#SUB#
Bates is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mountain defends it well.
Bates is trying to control the action in half guard but Mountain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mountain is looking to improve his position.
Mountain trying to control but Bates postures up.
Mountain is trying to stand.
Bates is trying to control. Mountain wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaki Mountain 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#
Mountain tests Bates's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mountain connects with a leg kick.
Bates takes a swing at Mountain's ribcage but misses.
Mountain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mountain scores with a nice strike.
Bates throws the left hand but Mountain avoids the punch easily.
Bates lands a jab to Mountain's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Mountain. That snapped Bates's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain scores with a sloppy right hand. Bates should have avoided that one.
Bates avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mountain connects with a looping right hand.
#T1#
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Mountain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bates shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mountain but Mountain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mountain misses with a kick to the body
enabling Bates to counter with a crisp jab.
Mountain connects with a nice looking jab.
Mountain throws an overhand right that lands on Bates's shoulder, as Bates tries to avoid the shot.
Bates throwing a counter right hand but Mountain manages to avoid it.
Bates looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bates looks to score with a jab to the body but Mountain is just out of range.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mountain has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A slow jab from Mountain misses its intended target. #T2#
Bates throws a jab but it's blocked by Mountain.
Mountain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mountain jabs Bates right on the nose. Bates blinks but takes it well.
Bates lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mountain looks to land a body kick but Bates moved away.
Bates takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mountain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mountain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mountain tries to land a leg kick but Bates saw it coming and moves away.
Bates blocks a jab.
Mountain ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
Bates works the jab nicely.
Bates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mountain.#T3#
Mountain misses with an uppercut.
Mountain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Bates misses its target.
Bates misses with a body punch
and Mountain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bates tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mountain sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bates somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armad Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Mountain.
Kaki Mountain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mountain misses with an uppercut. Bates saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Mountain. #T4#
Mountain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
Bates moves out of range of the leg kick from Mountain.
Some wild striking there from Bates.
Mountain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bates.
Bates drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mountain sprawls and moves away.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mountain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bates looks to land a left hand but Mountain moved out of range nicely.
Mountain scores with a sloppy right hand. Bates should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mountain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaki Mountain 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
Mountain misses with a hook. Bates ducked under it nicely.
Bates moves away from the strike by Mountain.
Mountain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bates.#CL#
Bates has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bates connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mountain's face.
Mountain blocks an uppercut.
Bates tries a body shot but Mountain blocks it.
Bates prevents a body shot from Mountain.
A short uppercut from Mountain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Bates - that landed with a thud.
Bates lands a nice shot to the body. #TD#
Mountain is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bates is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mountain to the mat. Mountain regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mountain keeping full guard, as Bates tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Bates throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #ES2#
Mountain manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Mountain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bates or not.
Mountain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mountain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bates lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mountain or not.
Bates misses with the head strike.
Mountain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mountain tries to throw a body punch but Bates avoids it by throwing Mountain back against the cage.
Bates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Mountain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bates looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mountain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bates has time to react.#T2#
A low kick from Bates is predictable there
enabling Mountain to counter with a crisp jab.
Mountain swings for the body but Bates moves out of range.
Bates is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mountain throws a body kick that misses
and Bates counters with a nice body shot. #CL#
Bates pushes Mountain up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Mountain swings wildly with an uppercut but Bates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mountain lands a shot to the body.
Bates is working Mountain over against the cage.
Bates misses with the head strike.
Mountain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mountain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bates tries to work over Mountain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Bates as the two fighters clinch.
#BC2#
Mountain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3#
Bates is looking to clinch but Mountain is avoiding it.
And Mountain responds with a good body kick, but Bates manages to step out the way in time.
A bone on bone clash there as Bates blocks the leg kick.
Mountain looks to land a left hand but Bates moved out of range nicely.
Mountain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bates.
Bates shoots in but Mountain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mountain motions for Bates to come forward. Mountain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kaki Mountain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mountain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mountain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bates was well out of range. Poor timing from Mountain.
The fighters circling - Mountain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bates. Mountain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Armad Bates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Mountain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mountain scores with a nice strike.
Mountain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mountain lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bates has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bates and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mountain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mountain looks to throw the jab but Bates is out of range.
Bates swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mountain throws a leg kick that misses.
Bates was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mountain throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Bates.
Mountain looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mountain throws a series of strikes that have Bates backpedaling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaki Mountain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mountain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaki Mountain!
Kaki Mountain thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
SMASH: Frewin vs Nacimento 3
Date: Jun 18, 2023 |
#R1#
Carvalho misses with a hook
and Bates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bates connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bates works Carvalho's body with a nice hook.
Bates connects with the punch.
Bates tries a low kick but Carvalho avoids it.
Carvalho misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carvalho on the side of the head.
Bates uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carvalho.
Bates throws a nice outside leg kick. #T1#
Carvalho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bates to score with a decent uppercut.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bates lands a jab to the nose.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bates.
Carvalho throws a hook to the side of Bates's head but Bates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carvalho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Carvalho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bates lands with an uppercut that bounces Carvalho off the cage and back into range.
Carvalho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
Carvalho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T2##TD#
Carvalho looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Bates working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carvalho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carvalho manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Bates looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carvalho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Carvalho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bates has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carvalho has managed to get both his arms back between Bates's legs - danger averted.
Carvalho is fighting to break Bates's control of his arms but Bates is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Carvalho pushing down on Bates's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Carvalho works his way into full mount! #T3#
Carvalho looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carvalho thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Carvalho scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bates?
Bates can't escape the position.
Bates keeps trying to improve his position.
Carvalho misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bates is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carvalho cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Carvalho looking to ground and pound but Bates is blocking nicely.
Bates holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Carvalho tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bates really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T4#
Carvalho avoids the attempt from Bates to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carvalho throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bates blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by Carvalho there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bates tries to hold on but Carvalho pushes him away.
Bates is bucking up trying to escape but Carvalho cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've been hearing good reports from Carvalho'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.
Bates can't escape the position.
Bates tries to lock up and control but Carvalho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bates is looking to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Carvalho dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Decent striking displayed by Carvalho there.
Nice defenses there by Bates.
Bates drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carvalho missing with a left hand there. Bates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bates with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bates.
Carvalho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Bates misses the target. #T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Bates. Carvalho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carvalho appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bates misses the jab.
Bates with a jab.
Carvalho throws a lazy uppercut
and Bates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bates misses the jab.
Carvalho stuns Bates with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bates lands with a nice body punch.
Carvalho tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bates defends well and Carvalho ends up having to push Bates into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#TD2#
Bates pulls guard successfully.
#T2##SUB2#
Bates working for a triangle but Carvalho defends it easily.
Carvalho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bates utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carvalho wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving.
Bates bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carvalho's guard. #REVB#
Caio Carvalho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carvalho trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Carvalho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bates with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3##SUB#
Carvalho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bates can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bates wants to control from the top but Carvalho keeps moving.
Bates preventing the sweep.
Carvalho is pulling down on Bates's head to control his posture.
Bates stopping the sweep attempt from Carvalho.#SUB2#
Bates drops back looking for a leg! Carvalho is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Carvalho manages to kick Bates off! Bates jumps back into Carvalho's guard.
Bates wants to pass the guard but Carvalho is keeping the position.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carvalho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bates trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bates connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carvalho. Carvalho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Carvalho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carvalho attempts a counter takedown but Bates avoids it well and moves away.
Bates scores with a sloppy right hand. Carvalho should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armad Bates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Carvalho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Carvalho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carvalho tries to counter with a takedown but Bates is quick to defend against it.
Bates looks to land a combination but Carvalho avoids it well.
Bates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carvalho.
A nice side step and Bates releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bates moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carvalho was well out of range. Poor timing from Bates.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carvalho manages to avoid it.
Bates moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bates throws a hook but Carvalho blocks it.
Carvalho tries to counter with a takedown but Bates is quick to defend against it.#T1#
Bates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carvalho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bates throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bates scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bates throws a big shot that misses.
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carvalho is defended easily by Bates.#T2#
Bates slips a jab from Carvalho.
Armad Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Bates catches Carvalho right on the button with a cross.
Bates has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carvalho thuds a left hand into Bates's body.
Carvalho misses with a takedown attempt - Bates sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bates tests Carvalho's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T3#
Bates lunges at Carvalho with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carvalho's hand.
Bates connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carvalho. Carvalho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carvalho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Bates. Those never looked like landing.
Carvalho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bates sprawls and moves away.
Bates avoids the body shot from Carvalho.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bates feints the counter takedown.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T4#
Bates swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carvalho looks to score with a jab to the body but Bates is just out of range.
Carvalho throws an off balance right hand
and Bates counters with a nice uppercut.
Carvalho misses with a body shot.
Bates looks for a takedown but Carvalho sprawls well.
Carvalho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carvalho momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armad Bates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bates has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armad Bates!
A victorious Armad Bates 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:
SMASH: Big Mouth vs River 2
Date: Apr 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Bates avoids the head kick by Costeau.
Bates was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bates misses with a shot to the body
and Costeau counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bates scores with a jab to the body.
Bates fails with an attempt to clinch.
Costeau throws out a counter right but Bates avoids it with no problem.
Costeau connects with an inside leg kick.
Costeau tries a head kick but it misses.
Bates swings widly with a right hand
and Costeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been hearing reports that Bates has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates tried to score with a low kick but Costeau checks it.
Costeau throws the left hand but Bates avoids the punch easily.
Costeau throws a shot from downtown. Bates moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Bates misses with a body shot
and Costeau counters with an outside leg kick.
Bates throws an off balance right hand
and Costeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bates lands with a good body shot.
Bates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costeau was well out of range. Poor timing from Bates.
A nice side step and Costeau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A solid body kick from Costeau.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costeau.
Costeau bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bates misses with a body punch
and Costeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bates takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#T2#
Costeau scores with the left hand. Bates knows he should have avoided that one.
Bates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Costeau counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates swings away with a body shot that misses
and Costeau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Costeau.
Bates scores with the left hand. Costeau knows he should have avoided that one.
Costeau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates misses with a shot to the body
and Costeau counters with a straight right hand.
Bates moves to clinch but Costeau breaks away
and Costeau counters with a nice body kick. #T3#
Costeau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good standup being displayed there by Costeau as he connects with a hook.
Bates scores with a body shot.
Bates slips under a jab.
Costeau misses with a straight left.
Bates misses with a body shot.
Costeau blocks a jab.
Costeau lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Costeau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bates.
Costeau thinks about the counter body kick.#T4#
Bates tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Costeau is able to avoid easily.
Bates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costeau is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bates with a body shot.
Bates misses with a body punch
and Costeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Costeau checks the leg kick nicely there.
Costeau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bates takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau 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#
Costeau looks to land a body kick but Bates moved away.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Bates.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bates.
A little jabbing left from Costeau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bates misses with a shot to the body
and Costeau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costeau connects with an inside leg kick.
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
Costeau appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Costeau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Costeau defending well as Bates loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Costeau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bates might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.#T1#
Costeau lands with a shot to the body.
Costeau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costeau moves away.
Bates chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costeau.
Costeau lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Costeau misses with an uppercut
and Bates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bates misses the body punch
enabling Costeau to counter with a crisp jab.
Costeau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#T2#
Bates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Costeau counters with a series of strikes. Bates will be more careful next time no doubt.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bates scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bates throws a right hand that misses
and Costeau counters with a nice body shot.
Bates looks to land a right hand but Costeau moved out of range.
Costeau throws a body punch but Bates moves out of range.
Bates takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Costeau - that will leave a mark!
Costeau throws a body shot but no joy.
Bates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costeau. #T3#
Costeau works Bates's body with a nice hook.
Costeau looks to land a body kick but Bates moved away.
Bates avoids the head kick by Costeau.
Bates swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
Bates rushes Costeau and presses him up against the cage.
Costeau can't find room to land a body shot as Bates controls the action.
Bates throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Costeau tries to throw a body punch but Bates avoids it by throwing Costeau back against the cage.
Bates lands with a light punch inside.
Bates digs a right hand underneath Costeau's ribcage. Costeau let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Costeau lands with a light punch inside.
Bates lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Bates.
#T4#
Bates tries to throw a body punch but Costeau avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bates scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bates misses with some punches.
Bates blocking some punches.
Bates pushes Costeau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Bates scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Costeau.
Costeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Costeau tries to circle away but Bates has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Costeau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bates fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Costeau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bates moves out of range of the body kick from Costeau.
Costeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Bates is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Armad Bates will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Bates throws a hook but Costeau avoids it easily.
It seemed like Costeau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Armad Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costeau.
Costeau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bates takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Costeau scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates swings away with a body shot that misses
and Costeau counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bates's knee momentarily.
Costeau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costeau manages to avoid it.
Costeau counters with a body kick.#T1#
Costeau throws a head kick but Bates moves out of range.
A cross from Bates lands.
Bates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Costeau.
Bates tries to bum rush Costeau with a series of wild strikes but Costeau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Costeau lands a jab to Bates's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bates. Costeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Costeau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bates will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bates connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Costeau throws a body shot but no joy.
Bates misses with a straight left.
Costeau thinks about the counter body kick.
Costeau takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.
Bates swings away with a body shot that misses
and Costeau counters with a nice body kick.
Bates takes a swing at Costeau's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bates. Costeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
Costeau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costeau throws out a counter right but Bates avoids it with no problem.
Bates lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T3#
Bates looks to score with a jab to the body but Costeau is just out of range.
Costeau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Costeau with the inside leg kick.
Costeau keeps the fight on the outside.
Costeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Bates clobbers Costeau with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Costeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bates swings for the body but Costeau moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Costeau! But no joy.#T4#
Costeau plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bates is looking to wear down Costeau with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Costeau defending well as Bates loads up on a big left hand.
Costeau only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Costeau lands with a nice body punch.
Bates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bates doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Costeau.
Costeau keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Costeau has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau!
An out of breath Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
SMASH: Kowalkiewicz vs Menezes
Date: Apr 02, 2023 |
#R1#
Smith swings for the body but Bates moves out of range.
Bates keeps the fight on the outside.
Bates connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Bates avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Bates has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith pushes Bates back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Batess head.
Bates is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bates blocks a body shot from Smith.
A short body shot lands from Bates as the two fighters clinch.
#TD#
Bates gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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!#SUB#
Bates is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Bates is controlling the pace.
#T1#
Bates thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Smith is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bates jumps into side control!#SUB#
Bates wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bates asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bates has knee on belly and moves into mount. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bates controlling from mount.
Smith tries to lock up and control but Bates gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bates with good strikes from the mount here!
Bates lands a couple of good shots and Smith has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#SUB#
Smith preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bates. #SUB#
Bates is persistently looking for the submission but Smith is defending it well.
Bates is hanging on to Smith's back as he tries to escape.
#T3#
Bates avoiding Smith 's attempts to control his hands.
Bates trying to control.
Smith is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Bates off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Bates is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#SUB#
Bates working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB#
Smith defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
#T4##SUB#
Bates tightening his grip on Smith, looking for the choke.
Bates is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
#SUB#
Smith is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Smith tries to escape but Bates has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armad Bates dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Smith tries to clinch there but Bates circles away.
#TD#
Bates drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bates trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bates throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bates stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates pushes down on Smith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is trying is best to control the position here. #T1#
Bates wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working. #SUB#
Bates wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
Bates wants to pass to mount but Smith is defending the position. #SUB#
Bates seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Bates is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith tries to roll over but Bates keeps him under control.
Bates sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Armad Bates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bates looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Bates is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bates.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.#T3##SUB#
Bates is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#ES2#
Smith has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bates is on him like a limpet, forcing Smith back against the cage.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Bates avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith prevents a body shot from Bates.
Smith misses with some punches.
Bates lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards. #T4#
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Bates avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Bates avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith misses with the head strike.
#BC2#
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Bates checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Bates moves out of range easily.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Smith instigates a clinch.
Bates avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Bates tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bates lands a body punch.
Bates scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bates struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Bates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Bates is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armad Bates dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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#
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Bates lands with a good body shot.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Bates's shoulder, as Bates tries to avoid the shot.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Smith tries to clinch but Bates is having none of it.
Bates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bates has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chad Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith cracks Bates with a good jab.
Smith looks to clinch
and Bates counters with a left to the body.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
#T1##CL2#
Smith darts in and clinches Bates up against the cage.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bates is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
Bates lands with a light punch inside.
Bates prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith presses Bates against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD#
Bates manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Bates has his feet on Smith's thighs here. He's pushed Smith off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Smith screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Armad Bates!
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Event:
SMASH: Mountain vs Smith
Date: Mar 19, 2023 |
#R1#
Hearn keeps the fight on the outside.
Hearn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Bates fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hearn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bates stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hearn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn digs a good body shot into Bates's ribs.
Bates takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hearn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bates counters with a stiff right hand.
Hearn checks a low kick from Bates.
Hearn throws out a counter right but Bates avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Bates throws a shot from downtown. Hearn moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Hearn misses.
A left lands for Hearn.
Hearn throws out a loose jab but Bates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bates rather than just go for the knockout.
Bates misses with a two punch combination.
Hearn throws out a counter right but Bates avoids it with no problem.
Bates lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearn throws out a counter right but Bates avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Bates.
Bates motions for Hearn to come forward. Bates throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bates misses with a hook
and Hearn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Hearn.#T2#
Bates misses with a hook
and Hearn counters with an outside leg kick.
Hearn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hearn scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearn. Bates does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Bates misses its target.
Bates has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bates misses with a shot to the body
and Hearn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bates throws a jab when Hearn was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hearn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hearn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bates is out of range and Hearn settles back down.
Hearn tries to bum rush Bates with a series of wild strikes but Bates uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bates misses with a hook
and Hearn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Hearn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thomas Hearn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bates throws a hook but Hearn blocks it.
A jab lands there for Bates.
Hearn cracks a nice hook into Bates's ribs.
Bates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hearn.
Hearn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bates was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearn.
Bates misses with a series of wild punches.
Hearn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T4#
Hearn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice body punch from Hearn.
Bates tries to clinch up.
Hearn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bates misses with a hook
and Hearn counters with a good low kick that Bates was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hearn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hearn throws an overhand right that lands on Bates's shoulder, as Bates tries to avoid the shot.
Bates thuds a left hand into Hearn's body.
Hearn blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hearn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Hearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
Jab, jab by Bates - just one landing.
Bates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hearn.
Hearn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bates misses with a body shot
and Hearn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good shot there by Hearn.
Hearn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bates throws a body punch but Hearn moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hearn throws out the jab.
Bates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T1#
Hearn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Bates takes one to the side of the head.
Bates throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bates throws a hook but Hearn blocks it.
Hearn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bates might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hearn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bates.
Bates misses with a looping left.
Bates throws a sloppy body shot
and Hearn counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas Hearn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bates swings for the body but Hearn moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hearn.
#T2#
Hearn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bates manages to avoid it.
Hearn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bates takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Bates keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hearn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bates checks a leg kick nicely.
Bates misses the body punch
and Hearn counters with a nice body shot.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hearn.
Hearn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bates misses with an uppercut
and Hearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Hearn misses the body punch
and Bates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bates takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
Bates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bates throws a body punch but Hearn moves out of range.
Bates lands with an overhand left.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearn manages to avoid it.
Hearn is looking for the big counter here.
Bates misses with a hook to the body
and Hearn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bates throws a hook but Hearn avoids it easily.#T4#
Bates lands a jab.
Hearn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hearn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bates stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Hearn coming out on top.
Bates blocks a jab.
Hearn misses with a leg kick.
Hearn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hearn walks into a stiff left hand from Bates.
Bates throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thomas Hearn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Bates lands a jab to Hearn's midsection.
Hearn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bates.
Hearn scores with a jab to the head.
Bates throws a body punch but Hearn moves out of range.
Bates takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bates takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bates takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bates scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Hearn.#T1#
Bates misses with a straight left.
Hearn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Bates.
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Hearn.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#TD#
Bates fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hearn sprawls well initially but Bates persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hearn has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Bates is on him like a limpet, forcing Hearn back against the cage.
Bates lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T2#
Bates lands with a right to the head.
Hearn misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hearn fails to land.
A body shot lands from Bates.
Bates misses with a punch to the body.
Hearn can't find room to land a body shot as Bates controls the action.
Good body shot from Bates.
Bates lands a shot to the body.
Bates working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hearn misses with a punch on the inside.
Bates gets through Hearn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bates lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Hearn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bates.
Bates blocks an uppercut.
Hearn working aggressively here.
Bates throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hearn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Batess head.
Bates lands a nice shot to the body.
Bates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bates is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hearn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T3#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hearn.
Hearn misses with the head strike.
Bates lands a body punch.
Bates is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hearn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice body punch from Bates - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Bates.
Thomas Hearn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#TD#
Bates has clasped his hands together around Hearn's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hearn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#ES2#
Hearn bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Bates throws a lazy uppercut
and Hearn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearn is looking to slow Bates down with leg kicks.
Hearn misses with a straight right.
Armad Bates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Hearn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Bates lunges at Hearn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hearn's hand.
Hearn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bates walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hearn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bates.
Hearn lands with an overhand left.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearn connects with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Hearn.
I've got Hearn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Hearn!
An out of breath Thomas Hearn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
SMASH: Mountain vs Lee
Date: Feb 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Bates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Costeau moves out of range of the strikes.
Costeau throws out a counter right but Bates avoids it with no problem.
Armad Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costeau moves out of range of the strikes.
Costeau has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bates is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bates throws a looping overhand right but Costeau ducks down to avoid it.
Costeau counters with a body kick.
Bates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Costeau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bates uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bates.
Bates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Costeau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bates swings away with a body shot that misses
#KD2#
and Costeau counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bates! Costeau lets Bates back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Bates is rocked!#T1#
Costeau throws the left hand but Bates avoids the punch easily.
Bates is looking to counter punch.
Bates looks to score with a jab to the body but Costeau is just out of range.
It seemed like Costeau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Costeau moves out of range as Bates strikes.
Costeau cracks Bates with a good jab.
Bates scores with a body shot.
Costeau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bates scores with a body shot.
#T2##TD#
Bates looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Costeau has control of Bates's left arm, preventing Bates from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bates working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costeau is keeping the position for now.
Bates trying to control but Costeau is working from the bottom.
Bates is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T3#
Bates trying to control but Costeau is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Costeau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bates.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costeau slips a straight right by Bates.
Costeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Bates throws a big shot that misses.
Costeau looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Armad Bates has been cut.
Costeau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bates loads up on a big right hand but Costeau slips the punch.
Costeau throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bates.
Bates blocks the body kick.
#CL#
Bates has closed the distance and engaged Costeau in a clinch.
Costeau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Costeau.
Bates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Costeau's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Armad Bates will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Armad Bates's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Bates throws a lazy right hand but Costeau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bates scores with a nice strike.
Bates listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#TD#
Bates gets a double leg takedown into Costeau's guard.
Bates throwing strikes but missing.
Costeau keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costeau is keeping the position for now.
Bates passes into half guard. #T1#
Bates works his way into side control.
Costeau can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Bates is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Costeau has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Bates tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bates has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Bates is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Costeau knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Bates tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Bates is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Costeau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Bates is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Costeau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T3##SUB#
Bates swings around for an armbar but Costeau sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bates's guard.
Costeau is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bates is trying to hold Costeau in close to prevent damage but Costeau has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4##SUB#
Bates actively working from the bottom here.
Bates moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
Bates had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Costeau defends it easily.
Bates has his hands on Costeau's head, controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Costeau preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armad Bates dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armad Bates's cut.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Bates throws a shot from downtown. Costeau moves away and avoids it.
Costeau appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Costeau misses with a wild body shot.
Bates jabs at Costeau's body.
Costeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
Costeau is trying to counter with his kicks.
An inside leg kick from Costeau misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bates misses the target.
Costeau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bates throws out the jab.
Costeau was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costeau tries to land a leg kick but Bates saw it coming and moves away.
Bates takes a swing at Costeau's ribcage but misses.
Costeau thinks about the counter body kick.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Costeau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raphaël Ambrosius Costeau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costeau takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bates swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Costeau to counter with a crisp jab.
Bates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Costeau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Bates wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Armad Bates is winning the standup battle so far.
Costeau takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Costeau staying out of range there.
Costeau appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T2#
Costeau takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bates looks to land a right hand but Costeau moved out of range.
Costeau throws a leg kick
enabling Bates to counter with a crisp jab.
Bates misses with a hook.
It seemed like Costeau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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!
Bates misses the body punch
and Costeau counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Costeau darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oh Bates is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Costeau misses with a lunging right hand
and Bates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bates seems to have got his legs back now.#T3#
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Costeau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Costeau swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Costeau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bates.
A telegraphed right hand from Bates misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Costeau misses.
Costeau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bates misses with a looping right.
Bates with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bates checks a leg kick.
Armad Bates is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Bates throws a poor cross that misses
and Costeau counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bates thinking.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costeau.
Costeau tries a quick counter leg kick but Bates is wise to it.
Bates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costeau can do to turn this around?
Bates fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bates throws a hook but Costeau avoids it easily.
Costeau appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bates uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Costeau has time to react.
Bates misses with a body shot.
A jab from Costeau misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armad Bates showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bates 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armad Bates!
Armad Bates thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
SMASH: Sasaki vs Boomer
Date: Jan 08, 2023 |
#R1#
Mountain avoids the body shot from Bates.
Armad Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mountain! But no joy.
Bates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mountain.
Jab by Bates.
Bates misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mountain counters with a nice body kick.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mountain swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mountain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bates takes a swing at Mountain's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Mountain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bates.
Mountain was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bates ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bates connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mountain. Mountain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bates lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mountain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#CL#
Bates moves into range and clinches up with Mountain.
Bates has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mountain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bates throws a head punch that misses.
Mountain can't find room to land a body shot as Bates controls the action.
Mountain digs a right hand underneath Bates's ribcage. Bates let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mountain.
Mountain wants to get back to striking at distance but Bates won't allow it.
Mountain lands with a left to the head.
Mountain lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mountain. #T2#
Mountain swings wildly with an uppercut but Bates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mountain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mountain working aggressively here.
Mountain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mountain struggles to land a body shot inside as Bates controls his hands.
Mountain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mountain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bates's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mountain.
Bates misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bates - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mountain lands with a right to the head.
Bates lands a left hand.
Mountain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mountain.
Bates misses with a punch to the body.
Mountain taking a breather.
Mountain lands a body shot. #T3#
Mountain blocks an uppercut.
Bates blocks a body shot from Mountain. #TD#
Bates has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mountain regains guard immediately.
Bates prevents Mountain from getting back to his feet.
Mountain is trying to control the position but Bates postures up.
Mountain is looking to stand up but Bates isn't so interested in that idea.
Bates is stalling in the full guard.
Bates trying to control but Mountain is working from the bottom.
Bates is standing up over Mountain. Mountain looks to escape but Bates dives into side control.
#T4#
Mountain is trying to buck Bates off.
Mountain is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bates with the ground and pound but Mountain regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mountain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bates. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mountain gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bates throws a big elbow that misses.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Mountain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Armad Bates will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Mountain just misses with a punch to the body.
Mountain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bates.
Mountain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mountain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bates lands with an overhand left.#CL#
Bates moves into range and clinches up with Mountain.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mountain.
A head punch on the inside from Mountain fails to land.
Bates digs a right hand into Mountain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mountain's gas tank.
Bates misses with a hook to the ribs.
#TD#
Bates pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU2#
Bates is working an open guard so Mountain takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mountain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bates works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mountain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mountain can do to turn this around?#T1#
Mountain slips under a jab from Bates.
Mountain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bates tries to clinch up
and Mountain counters with a nice leg kick.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mountain now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kaki Mountain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mountain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mountain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bates punishes Mountain's body with a nice straight punch.
Bates is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mountain staying out of range there.
Bates with a poor takedown
and Mountain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Bates misses with a hook. Mountain ducked under it nicely.
Bates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good shot there by Mountain.
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!
Bates scores with a jab.
Bates throws a nice looking combination but Mountain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mountain was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mountain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bates scores with a nice head shot.
Bates misses with a shot to the body
and Mountain counters with an outside leg kick.
Bates moves in looking to clinch but Mountain pushes him off.
Bates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mountain.
Nice shot lands for Bates.#T3#
Mountain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bates.
A little jabbing left from Mountain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mountain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bates.
Bates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mountain momentarily.
Bates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bates backing away here, and Mountain unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bates stalks Mountain and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mountain's face. Mountain staggers backwards, shaken.
Bates lands a really nice looking cross but Mountain seems unphased.
Bates takes a swing at Mountain's ribcage but misses.
Bates doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mountain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bates moves in looking to clinch but Mountain pushes him off.
Mountain missing with a left hand there. Bates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4##CL#
Bates closes the distance and clinches.
Bates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mountain stalling in the clinch.
Bates misses with a punch on the inside.
Mountain misses with a punch on the inside.
Bates being controlled against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mountain lands with a light punch inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mountain tries a body shot but Bates blocks it.
Mountain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bates lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mountain misses with some punches.
Bates lands with a right to the head.
Mountain pushes Bates back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bates lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armad Bates dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Bates takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bates throws an off balance right hand
and Mountain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bates throws a leg kick
and Mountain finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bates wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bates throws a hook but Mountain avoids it easily.
Bates throws a poor cross that misses
and Mountain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bates misses with an uppercut
and Mountain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mountain moves away from the strike by Bates.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain slips under a jab from Bates.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mountain! But no joy.
Bates swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mountain to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#Bates is rocked!
Bates throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mountain's waist but Mountain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bates off to one side.
Mountain throws a fast counter high kick but Bates manages to duck under it in time.#T1#
Bates throws a jab when Mountain was well out of range.
Mountain throws out a counter right but Bates avoids it with no problem.
Bates avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bates was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bates will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mountain is trying to counter with his kicks.
Armad Bates is winning the standup battle so far.
Bates throws a poor cross that misses
and Mountain counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Bates is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bates misses with a jab to the body
#KD2#
and Mountain counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bates! Mountain lets Bates back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bates has his takedown stuffed
and Mountain counters with a big right hand! Oh Bates is in trouble here! Mountain follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaki Mountain!
Kaki Mountain is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Kaki Mountain thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
SMASH: Dankovic vs Boomer
Date: Dec 18, 2022 |
#R1#
Bates scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a body punch but Bates moves out of range.
Bates swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Bates there.
Bates fails with the takedown
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee walks into a jab.
Bates keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
Bates throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bates scores with a jab to the head.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bates misses with a straight left. #T1#
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bates.
Bates takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bates has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bates misses with a body shot.
Bates misses with a hook
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bates moves out of range of the body kick.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Bates.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bates connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Bates moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Bates jabs at Lee's body.
Armad Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Bates moves his leg out of the way.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Bates is just out of range.
Bates swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bates thinking. #T2#
Bates connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a head kick but Bates moves out of range.
Bates jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Bates with an uppercut!
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Bates bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Bates misses the target.
Bates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimmy Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#T3#
Bates scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Bates throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Lee throws a body punch but Bates moves out of range.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Lee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Bates blocks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Bates releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bates takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee is looking to wear down Bates with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
Lee swings for the body but Bates moves out of range.
Bates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Bates lands an overhand right.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bates. #T4#
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
Bates avoids the body shot from Lee.
Bates is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lee avoids the body shot from Bates.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Bates misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jimmy Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armad Bates.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Bates is just out of range.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Bates moves away and avoids it.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lee misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armad Bates dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Lee slips a jab from Bates.
Bates throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Bates changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Bates moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Bates is just out of range.
Bates misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T1#
Lee sizes up Bates with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bates throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bates throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bates thinking.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
The fighters circling - Bates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bates connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Bates on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bates misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Bates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee swings for the body but Bates moves out of range.
Bates wants to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch position.#T2#
Bates scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee slips a straight right by Bates.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bates throws out the jab.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Bates throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee checks a low kick from Bates.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bates manages to avoid it.
Bates throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Bates 's knee.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.
Bates lands an overhand right.
Bates shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily. #T3#
Lee throws a leg kick but Bates sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Bates throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee is looking to clinch but Bates is avoiding it.
Bates fails to land with a series of punches.
Bates throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Bates lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Bates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bates misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Bates avoids the body shot from Lee.
Bates lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#T4#
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#TD2#
Bates drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates looking to pass the guard.
Bates trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bates on the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Armad Bates will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Bates takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bates ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Bates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bates.
Bates dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Bates uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bates throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Bates lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
#T1#
Bates throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lee takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.
Armad Bates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bates misses with a jab to the body
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Bates.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bates misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bates moves out of range of the strikes.
Bates misses the body punch
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates lands with a nice body punch.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bates misses with a left hand
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Bates fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Lee misses its target.
Bates keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bates uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Bates misses with a hook.#CL#
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Bates lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee prevents a body shot from Bates.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bates takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bates.
#BC#
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T3#
Bates has his takedown stuffed
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bates looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Bates misses with a looping left.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Bates throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Bates throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Bates misses with a straight right.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bates.
Lee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bates bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.#T4#
Bates moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Bates digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bates doesn't seem bothered though. #TD2#
Bates fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lee sprawls well initially but Bates persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!#SUB2#
Bates is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB2#
Bates looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB2#
Bates is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Armad Bates just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Bates connects with the punch.#CL2#
Bates gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee tries a body shot but Bates blocks it.
#BC#
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Bates lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bates misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Bates was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Bates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee. #T1#
Bates avoids the body shot from Lee.
Bates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bates lands with an overhand left.
Bates throws a big shot that misses.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee swings for the body but Bates moves out of range.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Bates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bates swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick. #T2#
The fighters circling - Bates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bates counters with a straight right hand.
Bates avoids the body shot from Lee.
Bates does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bates scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Bates swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Bates cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lee cracks Bates with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab by Bates.#T3#
Bates stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bates.
Lee appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Bates scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Bates misses.
Bates wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bates connects with a body shot.
Bates throws a body shot but no joy.
Bates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T4#
Bates doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
And Bates tries to counter it with a takedown but Lee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bates moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bates stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bates fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Bates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a body kick that stops Bates in his tracks momentarily.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bates.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Armad Bates will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Bates takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bates swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bates.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bates swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Bates swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Bates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Bates.
Bates scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Bates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Bates lands a right hook to the body.
#T1#
Bates loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Lee. #TD2#
Bates drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bates wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Bates passes Lee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Bates seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bates to get the leverage.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Bates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jimmy Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Bates missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Bates is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lee is just riding it out for now. Bates eventually gives up the hold.
Bates content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB2#
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Bates.
#T3##SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lee defends it well.
Lee is not content to let Bates control the position.
Armad Bates has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee has a hand on Bates's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bates takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lee wants to hold on but Bates pushes him away.#SUB2#
Bates goes for an armbar but Lee turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lee. #SUB2#
Bates looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Bates is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armad Bates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bates winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 45:50
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armad Bates!
Armad Bates is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Armad Bates 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:
SMASH: Torsten vs Kennedy 2
Date: Dec 03, 2022 |
#R1#
Bates defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith throws a series of punches but Bates moves out of range.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bates moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith looks to clinch
and Bates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bates moves out of range of the strikes.
Bates has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Good work by Bates as he checks the leg kick.
Bates is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Smith.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Bates is just out of range.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Bates pushes him off.
Bates lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Smith misses.
Bates lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bates lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bates goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bates tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
#T1#
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Bates lands a left hand.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Bates leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Bates.
A shot in the inside from Bates.
A nice left hand lands by Bates.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Bates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bates has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Bates digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bates lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bates takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#It looks like Armad Bates has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Bates controls his hands.
Bates lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith. #T2#
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Bates makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith pushes Bates back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bates lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
We've been informed that Smith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bates is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Bates blocks an uppercut.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #BC2#
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bates bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Bates loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Bates checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Bates lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bates digs a good hook to Smith's body.
#CL#
Bates gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bates misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Bates throws a head punch that misses.
Bates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands an elbow just above Bates 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith cracks Bates with a nice body shot.#BC2#
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Smith cracks Bates with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Bates counters with a right hand to the body. #T4#
Bates closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith tries to clinch up but Bates circles away and keeps his distance.
Bates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bates lands a nice looking body shot.
Bates keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Bates misses.
Bates digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Bates takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith tries to clinch there but Bates circles away.
Chad Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Bates.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith tries to clinch up but Bates circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Smith rushes Bates and presses him up against the cage.
Bates swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Armad Bates will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Armad Bates's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.
Bates fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith tries to counter with a clinch but Bates shakes him off and moves away.
Armad Bates is winning the standup battle so far.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith tries to clinch but Bates moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bates misses the target.
A combination from Bates does no damage.
Bates moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Bates.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Chad Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith scores with the left hand. Bates knows he should have avoided that one.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith wants to clinch.#CL2#
Bates tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
Bates struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Bates.
Bates misses with the head strike.
Bates prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Bates controls his hands.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chad Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bates lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bates lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith lands a right hand.
Bates presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bates can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
Smith tries to work over Bates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bates lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Bates is working Smith over against the cage.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Bates in his tracks for a moment.
Bates misses with the head strike.
Bates lands a body shot.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Bates controls his hands.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bates.
Bates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Bates blocks an uppercut.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Bates tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bates using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T3#
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith lands with a right to the head. #ROC2#Bates is rocked!
Bates works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bates prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bates takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Bates is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bates tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bates seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith blocks a body shot from Bates. #BC2#
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T4#
Smith avoids the body shot from Bates.
Smith avoids the body shot from Bates.
#CL2#
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bates lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Bates blocks an elbow strike.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Bates controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Bates as the two fighters clinch.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith pushes Bates back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Bates.
Bates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bates drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bates blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Armad Bates's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Smith throws a hook but Bates avoids it easily.
Bates is looking to counter punch.
Bates throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Bates throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Bates connects with a jab.
Bates lands a slapping body shot.
Smith cracks Bates with an open hand slap.
Bates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Bates.
Smith lands the left hand.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Bates.
Bates swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Some wild striking there from Bates.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Bates.#T1#
Bates works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#TD#
Bates wants the takedown. Smith is fighting it off but Bates persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Smith's guard against the cage.
Bates trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Bates drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Smith manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bates has Smith in his guard.#REVB##SUB#
Bates working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T2#
Bates sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard. #SUB#
Bates is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB#
Bates is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB#
Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Bates.
#T3#
Bates thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Smith tries to roll over but Bates keeps him under control.#SUB#
Bates is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Bates is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smith sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Bates is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Bates seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armad Bates showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bates has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armad Bates!
After winning the bout, Armad Bates 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:
SMASH: Kowalkiewicz vs Borgia
Date: Nov 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Nik swings for the body but Bates moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Nik. #CL#
Bates closes the distance and clinches.
Nik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Nik manages to break the clinch.
Nik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL#
Bates instigates a clinch.
Bates blocks an uppercut.
Nik has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bates after a bit of a struggle.
Nik has Bates pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bates manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bates.
Nik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nik prevents a body shot from Bates.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nik is trying to drag Bates to the mat but Bates just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Armad Bates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleks Nik.#TD#
Bates pulls Nik into guard.
Bates pulls Nik in to control the position.
Bates wants to sweep here but Nik controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Bates being controlled here, momentarily.
Bates will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Bates throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nik wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving.
Nik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bates manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nik manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Nik looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Bates postures up.
Nik trying to control the position here.
Bates won't allow Nik to sweep him here.
Bates in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bates postures up.
Nik wants to sweep but no luck.
Bates trying to control but Nik is working from the bottom.
Nik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bates manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Bates keeping moving, preventing Nik from controlling successfully. #T3#
Nik sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bates's guard.
Bates regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bates trying to keep a closed guard but Nik is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Bates looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bates seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bates working a defensive guard but Nik passes into half guard.
Nik missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB#
Bates actively working from the bottom here.
Nik is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T4##SUB#
Bates looking for submissions off his back.
Bates is looking to improve his position.
Bates has hold of Nik's hands but Nik slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bates is trying to control but can't.
Bates wants to improve his position but Nik is controlling well.
Bates is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bates is not content to let Nik control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aleks Nik 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#
Bates doesn't manage to clinch there - Nik circles away.
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bates on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nik has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bates is landing a low percentage of strikes.#CL#
Bates closes the distance and pushes Nik back into the cage.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but Nik avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bates.
Bates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bates pushes Nik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bates lands a left hand.
Nik misses with a punch on the inside.
Bates lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nik has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bates avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates can't find room to land a body shot as Nik controls the action.
Come on Nik - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bates blocks an uppercut.
Nik lands a shoulder strike.
Bates misses with a body punch.
Bates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Bates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nik has a couple of punches blocked by Bates.
Nik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bates blocking some punches.
Bates misses with the head strike.
Bates lands a right hand.
Nik stalling in the clinch.
Bates pushes Nik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Armad Bates has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bates tries a body shot but Nik blocks it.
#BC2#
Nik breaks from the clinch.
Nik misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Bates on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bates walks into a stiff left hand from Nik.
Bates tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nik looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL#
Bates clinches up with Nik and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nik.
Nik tries to throw a body punch but Bates avoids it by throwing Nik back against the cage. #T2#
Nik tries a body shot but Bates blocks it.
Nik misses with some punches.
Bates struggles to land a body shot inside as Nik controls his hands.
Bates misses with a punch on the inside.
Nik tries to work over Bates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bates blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nik lands with a right to the head.
Bates misses with a body punch.
Nik goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bates prevents it.
Bates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nik tries to break free but Bates pushes him back against the cage.
Nik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bates's elbow.
Nik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nik lands a left hand.
Nik goes for a takedown attempt but Bates pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Armad Bates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleks Nik.
Bates tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bates tries to clinch but Nik is having none of it.
Nik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Nik moves out of range as Bates strikes.
Bates blocks a jab.
Nik swats away the attempt to clinch by Bates.
Bates moves in looking to clinch but Nik pushes him off.
Bates stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bates tries to clinch but Nik is having none of it.
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bates tries to clinch but Nik is having none of it.
Nik misses with a body shot.
Bates takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bates blocks a jab.
Nik takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bates wants to clinch
and Nik counters with a one-two to the body. #T4#
Bates tries to clinch up
and Nik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bates thinking.
Nik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Nik.
Bates tries to clinch but Nik moves out of range.
Nik feints the counter takedown.
Bates looks to clinch #TD2#
and Nik counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nik. #SUB#
Nik avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bates looking for a sweep. Not yet Bates, not yet.
Nik trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nik is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Nik 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Nik misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An attempted straight right counter from Bates misses the target.#CL#
Bates gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bates throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nik blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bates lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nik backwards.
Bates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nik misses with a punch on the inside.
Bates is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Bates.
Bates tries to work over Nik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nik wants to stall.
Bates lands a nice uppercut.
Nik scores with a shoulder strike.
Bates lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nik blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Bates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nik gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bates.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but Nik avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niks head.
Bates lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nik backwards.
Nik takes a shot to the head.
Nik blocks an uppercut.
Bates lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Bates scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bates.
A short body shot lands from Bates as the two fighters clinch.
Nik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nik has a couple of punches blocked by Bates.
Nik is trying to maintain a safe position but Bates gets an underhook and turns Nik into the cage.
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nik managing to block the knees to the body from Bates.
Aleks Nik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Bates struggles to land a body shot inside as Nik controls his hands.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but Nik avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates can't find room to land a body shot as Nik controls the action.
Nik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nik prevents a body shot from Bates.
Bates throws a punch but it's blocked by Nik.
Bates lands with a short shot to the head.
Nik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bates can't find room to land a body shot as Nik controls the action.
Bates lands with a right to the head.
Nik is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bates is defending well.
Armad Bates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleks Nik.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nik - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nik stalling the fight.
#T3#
Bates lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bates has a couple of punches blocked by Nik.
Bates misses with a hook to the ribs.
#TD#
Bates gets a trip takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Bates is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nik doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bates.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nik trying to control here.
#SUB#
Bates is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nik doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bates.
Bates throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T4#
Nik makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nik.
Bates trying to control but Nik is working from the bottom.
Nik is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nik wants to hit a sweep here but Bates passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nik there!
Armad Bates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bates thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armad Bates showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nik has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Armad Bates!
Our winner, Armad Bates, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
SMASH: Kowal vs Selvatico
Date: Oct 23, 2022 |
#R1#
Bates fails with the takedown
letting Nik counter with a right hand.
Nik swings for the body but Bates moves out of range.
Bates throws out a counter right but Nik avoids it with no problem.
Armad Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bates or perhaps it was just good defense by Nik, which made it look bad.
Bates moves away from the strike by Nik. #CL2#
Bates takes the fight into the clinch.
Nik gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bates.
Aleks Nik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armad Bates.
Nik misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nik can't find room to land a body shot as Bates controls the action.
Bates blocking some punches.
Nik working aggressively here.
Bates stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nik stalling in the clinch but Bates improves position.
Bates tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nik avoids it.#T1#
Nik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bates pushes Nik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bates tries to work over Nik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bates working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bates blocking some punches.
Nik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bates.
Nik swings wildly with an uppercut but Bates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Batess head.
Nik effectively controlling the action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bates scores with a hook to the body.
Bates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nik throws a punch but it's blocked by Bates. #T2#
Bates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Bates.
Nik is working for takedown but Bates is calmly controlling the position for now.
I was talking to Nik's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nik lands a body shot.
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!
Bates lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nik prevents a body shot from Bates.
Nik tries to stall but Bates uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nik has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bates after a bit of a struggle.
Nik blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Nik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bates lands with a left to the head.
Nik throws a punch but it's blocked by Bates.
Nik prevents a body shot from Bates.
A head punch on the inside from Nik fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Bates.
Good body shot from Nik.
Nik misses with the head strike.
Nik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bates's elbow.
Nik wants to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bates throws an elbow but misses. #T3#
Bates blocking some punches.
Bates is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nik gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bates tries to work over Nik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bates can't find room to land a body shot as Nik controls the action.
Nik swings wildly with an uppercut but Bates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nik scores with a shot to the side of Bates's head.
Bates misses with some punches.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but Nik avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Nik fails to land.
Bates tries to score a body lock takedown but Nik shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Nik fails to land.
Bates stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nik lands a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nik lands a body punch.
Nik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Nik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bates misses with some punches.
Bates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bates prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nik is trying to maintain a safe position but Bates gets an underhook and turns Nik into the cage.
Bates lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nik taking a breather. #TD#
Nik works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nik throwing strikes from guard but Bates blocks nicely.
Bates keeping moving, preventing Nik from controlling successfully.
Bates avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bates 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#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aleks Nik will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Bates on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#TD2#
Bates shoots in and bounces Nik off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Bates drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nik manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bates has Nik in his guard.#REVR#
Bates has momentary wrist control but Nik slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Bates had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nik defends it easily.#SUB2#
Nik got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bates has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nik has managed to get both his arms back between Bates's legs - danger averted.#T1#
Bates keeping full guard, as Nik tries to pass.
Nik trying to control but Bates is working from the bottom.
Nik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bates swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nik sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
Bates is looking for a triangle but Nik pushes his legs off easily.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nik trying to control but Bates is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Team Grunt inform us that Bates has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#SUB2#
Bates has his foot on Nik's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nik works his way back into a safe position though.
Nik advances to half guard.
Bates tries to get to full guard but Nik has control of the leg.
Bates is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nik scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bates is trying to control but Nik passes into side control!
Nik tries to move to mount but Bates blocks the move with his legs.
Bates is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nik's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T3#
Bates wants to get back to full guard but Nik has mounted him!
Bates is looking to get to half guard.
Nik looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nik with good strikes from the mount here!#T4#
Nik is landing with some decent strikes but Bates is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nik with good strikes from the mount here!
Nik lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bates wants to control but Nik is having none of it.
Bates regains half guard.
Nik trying to control the action but Bates is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bates regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Nik dominated that second round.
That's time! Nik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Nik goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CL2#
Bates gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bates swings wildly with an uppercut but Nik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armad Bates seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bates misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nik swings wildly with an uppercut but Bates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bates or not.
Bates lands with a short shot to the head.
Bates is working Nik over against the cage.
Bates lands with a light punch inside. #T1#
A hook to the body from Bates.
Nik throws a punch but it's blocked by Bates.
Bates misses with some punches.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but Nik avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bates blocks a body shot from Nik.
Nik tries to throw a body punch but Bates avoids it by throwing Nik back against the cage.
Bates stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bates prevents Nik from breaking the clinch.
Nik wants a takedown.
Nik has a couple of punches blocked by Bates.
Bates lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bates scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
Bates tries a body shot but Nik blocks it.
Bates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nik's elbow.
Nik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nik wants to stall.
Aleks Nik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Nik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bates is keeping busy.
Nik working aggressively here.
Bates lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nik backwards.
Nik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Bates.
Bates throws a head punch that misses.
Bates gets underhooks to prevent Nik's takedown attempt.
A short right from Bates.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bates drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nik pulls his leg out and moves away.
#TD2#
Bates drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB2#
Bates looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T3#
Nik sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nik holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Nik makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nik.
Nik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nik keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nik is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bates looking to sit in guard and control but Nik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Bates 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.
Nik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bates is keeping the position for now.
Bates looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nik is one step ahead there.
Armad Bates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nik throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armad Bates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nik has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Event:
SMASH: Lomax vs Choke 3
Date: Oct 01, 2022 |
#R1#
Jomoney misses the jab.
Jomoney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jomoney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jomoney catches Bates with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jomoney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bates jabs at Jomoney's body.
Bates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jomoney.
Jomoney lands an overhand right.
Jomoney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bates.
Bates takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch combination from Bates misses.
Jomoney scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Bates ducks right into an uppercut from Jomoney.
We've been hearing reports that Bates has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jomoney throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T1#
Jomoney throws an off balance right hand
and Bates counters with a straight right hand.
Jomoney scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bates in his tracks.
Jomoney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bates.
A shot to the liver by Bates. Beautiful body shot.
Jomoney throws a right hand that Bates ducks under and follows up with a left that Bates also avoids with ease.
It looked like Bates was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jomoney misses with a few strikes there.
Jomoney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jomoney shoots for a double leg takedown but Bates sprawls well. He's pushed Jomoney's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jomoney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jomoney throws a body shot but no joy.
Bates throws a jab but it's blocked by Jomoney.
Jomoney moves forwards but Bates connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bates blocks a jab.
Bates feinted with a counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates connects with a jab.
Jomoney takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T2##TD2#
Jomoney drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bates is pulling down on Jomoney's head to control his posture.
Jomoney with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bates controlling Jomoney's posture.
Jomoney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jomoney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jomoney works over Bates with some ground and pound from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bates is on top in guard.
#REVR##SUB#
Bates is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jomoney is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Bates is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bates looking to pass the guard.
Jomoney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bates. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bates controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've been informed that Jomoney has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bates preventing the sweep.
Jomoney keeps trying to improve his position.
Bates trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bates showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bates stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jomoney swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bates pushing down on Jomoney's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jomoney wants to improve his position but Bates is controlling well.
Bates trying to control the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jomoney can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jomoney is looking for a sweep. Bates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Jomoney will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Jomoney slips a jab from Bates.
Jomoney throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bates counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bates looks to throw the jab but Jomoney is out of range.
Jomoney throws a poor cross that misses
and Bates counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jomoney moves out of range of the strikes.
Jomoney throws a series of punches but Bates avoids them all with ease.
Jomoney throws a jab when Bates was well out of range.
Jomoney misses with a wild body shot.
Bates seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jomoney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jomoney misses with a hook.
Ivan Jomoney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jomoney throws out a powerful jab.
A big left from Jomoney misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bates misses the target.
Ivan Jomoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates slips a jab from Jomoney.
Bates is looking to counter punch.
Bates throws a body shot but no joy.
Jomoney throws a counter combo.
Jomoney connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T1#
Bates misses with a low kick as Jomoney jumps back.
Bates fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jomoney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jomoney throws an off balance right hand
and Bates counters with a nice body shot.
Jomoney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jomoney slips a jab and a cross from Bates.
The crowd cheers as Bates lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jomoney doesn't seem phased though.
Jomoney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
An attempted straight right counter from Bates misses the target.
Jomoney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bates at a distance.
Jomoney lands a body shot.
Jomoney missing with a left hand there. Bates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jomoney.
Jomoney bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates takes one to the chin there.
Jomoney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Jomoney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jomoney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jomoney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
A little feinted left hand from Bates on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jomoney fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jomoney moves away.
Jomoney misses with a shot to the body
and Bates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jomoney misses with a hook.
Jomoney shoots in looking for a takedown but Bates manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jomoney's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jomoney swings widly with a right hand
and Bates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jomoney just misses with a punch to the body.
Jomoney avoids the body shot from Bates.
#T3#
Bates cracks Jomoney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jomoney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bates was well out of range. Poor timing from Jomoney.
A swing and a miss from Jomoney.
Jomoney throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.
Jomoney defending well as Bates loads up on a big left hand.
Jomoney avoids the body shot from Bates.
Jomoney throws a right hand that misses
and Bates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bates ducks right into an uppercut from Jomoney.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bates.
Jomoney throws a series of punches but Bates moves out of range.
Bates slips a jab from Jomoney.
Jomoney throws a looping overhand right but Bates ducks down to avoid it.
Jomoney misses with a wild combination.
#T4#
Bates wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jomoney throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bates on the side of the head.
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!
Jomoney scores with a shot to the body.
Bates lands with a shot to the body.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Bates scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jomoney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bates counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Jomoney.
Jomoney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bates was well out of range. Poor timing from Jomoney.
Bates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jomoney was well out of range. Poor timing from Bates.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jomoney! But no joy.
Bates throws an overhand right that lands on Jomoney's shoulder, as Jomoney tries to avoid the shot.
Jomoney lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Armad Bates will probably get the nod.
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#
Bates with a jab.
Jomoney lands a lovely overhand right.
Bates is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jomoney.
Bates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jomoney.
Bates was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bates lands a right hook to the body.
Jomoney pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bates back to the cage. Jomoney follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jomoney bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bates's head backwards.
Nice uppercut lands for Bates. That snapped Jomoney's head back.
Bates misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Bates.
Jomoney throws out a counter right but Bates avoids it with no problem.
Jomoney throws a body punch but Bates moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jomoney lands with a good body shot.
Jomoney takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Jomoney misses with a double jab
and Bates counters with a nice uppercut.
Bates fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jomoney looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Jomoney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bates ducks right into an uppercut from Jomoney.
Bates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bates lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bates throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Jomoney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jomoney shoots in but Bates avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bates avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bates swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jomoney throws a lazy right hand but Bates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jomoney counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Bates throws a poor cross that misses
and Jomoney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jomoney avoids the body shot from Bates.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jomoney throws a hook to the side of Bates's head but Bates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Jomoney misses its intended target.
Jomoney jabs Bates right on the nose. Bates blinks but takes it well.
Jomoney throws a shot from downtown. Bates moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Bates on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jomoney.
Bates misses with a hook
and Jomoney counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
Bates lands a body shot.
Bates dodges the punch combination from Jomoney.
Jomoney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Bates takes one to the side of the head.
Jomoney misses with a wild body shot.
Bates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jomoney.
#CL#
Bates moves into the clinch.
Bates prevents the takedown attempt.
Bates looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bates lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Bates.
Bates lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jomoney.
A left hand lands to the body for Bates.
Bates lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bates lands with a left to the head.
Bates lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bates lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jomoney is trying to push Bates away but Bates has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#TD#
Bates turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Bates is trying to get an arm triangle but Jomoney is defending well.
Jomoney being controlled for a moment. #SUB#
Bates wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jomoney, who protects the arm well.
Bates scores with punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armad Bates showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bates has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Event:
CWC 321 - Fiso vs Jan
Date: Sep 11, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 6 losses; Armad Bates! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 24 wins and 27 losses; Pavel Savkov!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Bates clinches.
Savkov's coach down at Rivers Edge Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Savkov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bates drops down looking for an ankle pick but Savkov pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL#
Bates closes the distance and pushes Savkov back into the cage.#TD#
Bates wants the takedown. Savkov is fighting it off but Bates persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Savkov's guard against the cage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bates (2) vs (0) Savkov
Savkov keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Savkov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bates defends it easily.
Bates showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savkov keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully. #T1#
Bates trying to move into half guard but instead Savkov has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bates (2) vs (2) Savkov
Bates has Savkov pulled in close to control his posture. #SUB#
Bates is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Savkov defends well.#SUB#
Bates has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Savkov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bates keeping moving, preventing Savkov from controlling successfully. #T2##SUB2#
Savkov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Bates has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Savkov is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bates. Score +3 for passing guard: Bates (2) vs (5) Savkov
Bates is looking to regain half guard here but Savkov keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Savkov is looking to take a break and control but Bates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Savkov passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bates! Score +2 for reaching mount: Bates (2) vs (7) Savkov
Savkov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bates is looking to escape.
Bates tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bates has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Savkov's lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Bates actively working from the bottom here.#T4#
Savkov trying to pass the guard but Bates defending well.
Savkov is trying to control. Bates wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bates slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Bates is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Savkov is aware though and is defending well.
Bates is trying to keep Savkov in close.
#SUB#
Bates is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Savkov defends well.
Bates 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.#T5#
Bates is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Bates is trying to push Savkov off with his feet but Savkov grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Bates's ankles and Bates is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Pavel Savkov! |
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Event:
CWC 319 - Saldini vs Toehold
Date: Aug 28, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 12 losses; Jesus Sanchez! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 6 losses; Armad Bates!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL2#
Bates closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.#TD2#
Bates decides to pull guard.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving.
Sanchez is pushing down on Bates's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bates is fighting to maintain full guard but Sanchez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bates controlling the position for now.#SUB2#
Bates looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez trying to mount his opponent but Bates defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Sanchez (3) vs (0) Bates
Sanchez trying to control the position but Bates is working away.
Sanchez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T1#
Bates is looking for a sweep.
Bates prevents Sanchez from improving position.
Bates is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sanchez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bates is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sanchez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sanchez is stalling here. Bates is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sanchez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bates has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sanchez (3) vs (4) Bates
Sanchez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bates wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bates wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sanchez keeps working.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanchez struggling a bit here.#T2#
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is not content to let Bates control the position. #SUB2#
Bates tries for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom here. #T3#
Sanchez is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bates working away.#SUB2#
Bates is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sanchez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sanchez tries to improve position but can't.
Bates is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez tries to improve position but can't.
Sanchez regains half guard.#SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Bates looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#T4##SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez is trying to control but can't.
#T5##SUB#
Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura but Sanchez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bates to get the leverage.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Sanchez managing to control the position.
Bates postures up.
Bates stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Bates trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Bates stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.#T6##SUB#
Sanchez working for a triangle but Bates defends it easily.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sanchez's guard. #SUB2#
Bates wants to work for an arm triangle but Sanchez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sanchez is trying to maintain the position but Bates is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanchez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bates not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet. #T7#
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully.
Bates looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bates trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is trying to keep Bates in close.
Bates looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T8#
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bates forces his way into half guard.#SUB2#
Bates is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sanchez is just riding it out for now. Bates eventually gives up the hold.
Bates works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sanchez (3) vs (7) Bates
Sanchez tries to reverse the position but Bates maintains control.#T9#
Bates avoids the attempt from Sanchez to control.
Sanchez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#SUB2#
Bates working for a guillotine from mount but Sanchez is in no mood to give up.
Sanchez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sanchez prevents Bates from taking his back.#SUB2#
Bates is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sanchez is surviving well by controlling Bates's body position as best he can.
Sanchez is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T10##SUB2#
Bates jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sanchez is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sanchez and Bates has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sanchez is not content to let Bates control the position.
Sanchez tries to buck Bates off but Bates is having none of it.#SUB2#
Bates wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sanchez, who protects the arm well. #SUB2#
Bates tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Bates tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T11##SUB2#
Bates working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Bates is trying to get an arm triangle but Sanchez is defending well.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard.#T12##SUB2#
Bates tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bates has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sanchez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Bates seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Sanchez has recovered full guard.
Bates preventing the sweep.
Bates is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here. #T13#
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Bates is proving a slippery customer.
Bates stays in close to Sanchez's body and controls the position.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez wants to hit a sweep here but Bates passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sanchez there! Score +3 for passing guard: Sanchez (3) vs (10) Bates
Bates trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB2#
Bates working for a guillotine from mount but Sanchez is in no mood to give up.
Sanchez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T14#
Bates looking to control and managing it successfully. #SUB2#
Bates jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sanchez is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sanchez and Bates has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sanchez regains half guard.#SUB2#
Bates wants to work for an arm triangle but Sanchez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sanchez trying to hold on to Bates's head to control him but Bates postures up.
Bates is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez trying to hold on to Bates's head to control him but Bates postures up.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Bates has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bates wins on points by 10 to 3.
Armad Bates thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
CWC 317 - Peterson vs Addams
Date: Aug 14, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 5 losses; Armad Bates! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 26 wins and 27 losses; Juu Dyon!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dyon. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Bates (0) vs (4) Dyon
Dyon is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dyon tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bates's legs.
Bates is not content to let Dyon control the position.
Dyon advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Bates (0) vs (6) Dyon
Bates has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates wants to control but Dyon is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bates is working to get back to half guard.
Dyon content just to control the position here. #T1#
Bates is controlling an arm, preventing Dyon from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Bates is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bates wants to hold on but Dyon pushes him away.
Dyon is trying to take his opponent's back.
Dyon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bates is looking to escape.
Dyon controlling his opponent.
Dyon tries to control but Bates wriggling away. #T2#
Dyon controlling his opponent.
Dyon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dyon is trying to take his opponent's back.
Bates is looking to get to half guard.
Dyon looking to control but Bates is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dyon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bates really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T3#
Dyon tries to control but Bates wriggling away.
Dyon content just to control the position here.
My spies in The Sparring Cages inform me that Dyon has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bates is working to get back to half guard.
Dyon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bates keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T4#
Dyon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bates wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Bates (0) vs (9) Dyon
Dyon is looking to control Bates but Bates is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Bates tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Dyon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bates really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bates prevents Dyon from taking his back.
Dyon looking to control but Bates is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bates slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#T5#
Bates is refusing to be controlled, as Dyon sits in half guard.
Dyon content to control rather than advance.
Bates manages to get to full guard.
Dyon trying to control but Bates is working from the bottom.
Bates manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dyon manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bates (2) vs (9) Dyon
Dyon pulls Bates in close to prevent any damage.
Dyon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T6#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dyon is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bates (2) vs (11) Dyon
Bates keeping moving, preventing Dyon from controlling successfully.
Dyon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bates is keeping the position for now.
Dyon wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving.
Dyon is pushing down on Bates's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bates is fighting to maintain full guard but Dyon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dyon wants to take a breather but Bates is having none of it.
Dyon is pressing down on Bates's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bates is holding on for now.
Bates is refusing to be controlled, as Dyon sits in half guard. #T7#
Dyon not doing much here.
Bates wants to get back to full guard.
Dyon is looking to take a break and control but Bates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Bates is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dyon pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Bates actively working from the bottom here.
Dyon is trying to control. Bates wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dyon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T8##SUB#
Bates looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dyon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bates slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dyon trying to control but Bates is working from the bottom.
Bates looking for a sweep. Not yet Bates, not yet.
Bates seems keen to control Dyon's posture.
Dyon advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Bates (2) vs (14) Dyon
Dyon tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bates is trying to improve his position.#T9#
You can see the frustration on Bates's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dyon staying calm.
Bates is looking to reverse the position.
Dyon in side control, just content to control the action for now. #T10#
Bates is not content to let Dyon control the position.
Dyon tries to move to mount but Bates blocks the move with his legs.
Bates is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dyon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dyon not doing much here.
Dyon wants to control but Bates is keeping him busy.
Bates wants to control but Dyon is keeping busy.
Dyon controlling the action here. #T11#
Bates trying to control from the bottom.
Dyon trying to control the action but Bates is working from the bottom.
Bates is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Bates actively working from the bottom here.
Dyon wants to take a breather but Bates is having none of it.
Dyon is pressing down on Bates's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bates is holding on for now.
Bates is trying to control but can't.
Bates is staying active underneath Dyon, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T12#
Bates trying to control from the bottom.
Bates tries to roll over but Dyon keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bates manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dyon trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates working a defensive guard here.
Dyon forces his way into half guard.
Dyon is trying to control. Bates wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dyon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dyon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bates wants to control but Dyon is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T13#
Bates is trying to get back to full guard.
Dyon not doing much here.
Bates is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Bates actively working from the bottom here.
Dyon content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dyon wants to pass the guard but Bates is defending well. #T14##SUB#
Bates looking for submissions off his back.
Dyon wants to take a breather but Bates is having none of it.
Dyon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB#
Bates looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dyon prevents Bates from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dyon is trying to control the action in half guard but Bates is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dyon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dyon wins on points by 14 to 2.
Juu Dyon was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
CWC 315 - Pavlov vs Miyagi
Date: Jul 31, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 15 losses; Ramon Gracie! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 4 losses; Armad Bates!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Gracie gets caught napping as Bates dives in and scores a takedown. Gracie manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Gracie (0) vs (2) Bates
Bates is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Bates has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bates is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Bates seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Bates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bates in particular looking to stall.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Bates has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bates tries to pass to full mount but Gracie defends it.
Bates is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T1#
Gracie wants to improve his position but Bates is controlling well.
Bates wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well. #SUB2#
Bates is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bates is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.
Bates stalling.
Gracie trying to control here.
#T2#
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie is staying active underneath Bates, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie has his hands clasped together around Bates's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bates looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well. #SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bates to get the leverage. #T3#
Bates controlling the pace. #SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bates to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Bates is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bates is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now. #SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.#T4##SUB#
Gracie has his foot on Bates's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bates works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bates gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bates is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bates trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Bates is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bates wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving. #T5#
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully. #T6#
Bates looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Bates is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gracie is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gracie has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (2) vs (2) Bates#SUB2#
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bates has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Bates's legs - danger averted.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T7##SUB2#
Bates is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Bates looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates 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.#T8#
Gracie trying to control but Bates is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bates keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Bates isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gracie stacks Bates on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gracie! Score +3 for passing guard: Gracie (5) vs (2) Bates
Bates is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bates prevents Gracie from improving position. #T9#
Bates gets back to half guard.
Bates is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB2#
Bates actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB#
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bates doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie. #T10##SUB2#
Bates looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Bates gets back to full guard.
#SUB2#
Bates looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T11#
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates trying to control the position.
#SUB2#
Bates working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Bates controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie is pushing down on Bates's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bates is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Bates defends it. #T12##SUB#
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bates has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bates is trying to get back to full guard.
Bates is trying to control but can't.
#SUB#
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bates defends it well. #SUB#
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Bates trying to control but Gracie postures up.
#T13##SUB2#
Bates looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bates is looking to improve his position.
Bates is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie not doing much here.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Bates is defending well. #T14#
Gracie wants to take a breather but Bates is having none of it.
Bates is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Bates defends the submission attempt.
Bates is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Gracie (5) vs (6) Bates#SUB2#
Gracie defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bates's arms. #SUB2#
Bates has got his arm under Gracie's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Gracie has spun round into Bates's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gracie (7) vs (6) Bates
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Bates is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracie takes the fight on points by 7 to 6.
A relieved looking Ramon Gracie 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:
OFK 214 - Jahouli Vs Gomez
Date: Jul 24, 2022 |
#R1#
Bates shoots in for a takedown but Yoder shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Yoder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bates or perhaps it was just good defense by Yoder, which made it look bad. #TD#
Bates darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yoder is looking to escape.
Yoder keeping control of the position.
Yoder wants to control but Bates is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoder pushes Bates off looking to stand but Bates dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Bates seems to be working for a kimura but Yoder defends the submission attempt.#T1##SUB#
Bates is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bates has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#SUB#
Bates is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yoder sees it coming and defends easily.
Bates trying to control from half guard but Yoder is working away. #ES2#
Yoder kicks Bates off and gets back to his feet.
Bates is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yoder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armad Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Bates scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SUB#
Bates thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yoder tries to buck Bates off but Bates is having none of it.#T2#
Bates trying to control the position but Yoder is working away.
Yoder is trying to get back to his feet.
Yoder is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bates tries to move into full mount but can't pass Yoder's legs.
Yoder is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Bates tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bates tries to advance to mount but Yoder denies him. #T3#
Bates trying to control the action but Yoder is working from the bottom.
Yoder gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Yoder is trying to stand back up but Bates is controlling him
Yoder is trying to escape back to his feet but Bates uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Yoder is trying to improve his position.
Yoder is trying to control Bates's posture but Bates avoids it.
Yoder wants to get back to his feet.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Bates is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yoder has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bates tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Yoder is looking to reverse the position.
Yoder told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Bates working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yoder prevents Bates from moving into mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoder gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armad Bates dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD#
Bates shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yoder keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully.
Yoder wants to sweep but no luck.
Yoder is looking to stand up but Bates isn't so interested in that idea. #SUB#
Bates drops back looking for a leg! Yoder is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yoder manages to kick Bates off! Bates jumps back into Yoder's guard.
Yoder trying to keep a closed guard but Bates is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates trying to control but Yoder is working from the bottom.
Yoder wants to stand but Bates is controlling the position. #T1#
Bates looking to pass the guard.
Bates is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoder can do to turn this around?
Yoder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bates is one step ahead there.
Bates passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yoder wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB#
Bates tries for a kimura but Yoder is defending well.
Bates is looking to take a break and control but Yoder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yoder pushes Bates away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bates gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#SUB#
Bates working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Bates tries for a kimura but Yoder is defending well. #SUB#
Bates is trying to get an arm triangle but Yoder is defending well.
Yoder is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bates asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T3##SUB#
Bates tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yoder is trying to buck Bates off.#SUB#
Bates in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Yoder is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Armad Bates!
During a confident post fight interview, Armad Bates thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
OFK 209-Holloway Vs Pellegrini
Date: Jul 09, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Bates closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rhino quickly recovers to half guard.
Rhino has one foot on Bates's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rhino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#TD#
Bates shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rhino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bates wants to control but Rhino is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Bates is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rhino doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bates.
Bates wants to pass to mount but Rhino is defending the position. #SUB#
Bates is looking for a kimura here.
Bates wants to take a breather but Rhino is having none of it. #T1#
Rhino is trying to control but can't.
Rhino is staying active underneath Bates, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rhino trying to get back to full guard but Bates takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Rhino has given up his back.
#SUB#
Rhino is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bates gets his way!
Bates is looking to control Rhino but Rhino is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Rhino wants to get back to his feet.
Rhino is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bates gets his hands free as Rhino looks to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
I would not like to be Rhino right now.
#T2#
Rhino is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#SUB#
Bates tightening his grip on Rhino, looking for the choke. #SUB#
Bates is looking for a choke. Rhino gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Rhino manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard. #SUB#
Bates throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rhino escapes and throws Bates's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bates can't do much from the bottom here.
Bates tries to buck Rhino off but Rhino is having none of it.#T3#
Rhino working the ground and pound.
Rhino lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bates taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bates takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bates is not content to let Rhino control the position.
Rhino throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bates tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rhino wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bates wants to control but Rhino postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Bates prevents Rhino from improving position.
Bates is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rhino controlling the action here.
Bates regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've been informed that Rhino has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rhino works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bates tries to get to full guard but Rhino has control of the leg.
Rhino slips a nice elbow through Bates's hands, connecting with Bates's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhino is keen to just control but Bates is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brutalis Rhino dominated that round.
That's time! Bates's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Rhino throws a head kick that misses. #TD#
Bates bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bates wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rhino keeps working.
Bates tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rhino is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Rhino is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bates's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Bates! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Rhino has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Armad Bates!
Our winner, Armad Bates, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
OFK 203 - Jahouli Vs Kelly
Date: Jun 18, 2022 |
#R1#
Barnkvist misses with a two punch combination.
Bates goes for a double leg but Barnkvist avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Barnkvist continues to drive forward.
Barnkvist's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
Barnkvist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bates misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Bates on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bates scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bates is pressed up against the cage. Barnkvist has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bates down to the mat. Bates avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #TD2#
Barnkvist shoots in and gets a takedown into Bates's guard.
Barnkvist working some strikes from top position.#SUB#
Bates is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barnkvist defends well.
Barnkvist trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T1#
Barnkvist working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bates trying to keep a closed guard but Barnkvist is proving a slippery customer.
Barnkvist throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnkvist throws an elbow that misses. Bates uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barnkvist's guard. Nice move by Bates!#REVR#
Bates stopping the sweep attempt from Barnkvist.
Bates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnkvist is keeping the position for now.
Barnkvist is pulling down on Bates's head to control his posture.
Bates looking to sit in guard and control but Barnkvist gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Barnkvist preventing the sweep.
Barnkvist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bates works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bates looking for a sweep. Not yet Bates, not yet. #T2#
Barnkvist with a nice head shot there.
Barnkvist throwing strikes but missing.
Barnkvist is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barnkvist scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barnkvist is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bates has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barnkvist trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Bates trying to control but Barnkvist is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Barnkvist looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bates is one step ahead there.
Barnkvist keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully.
Bates being controlled here momentarily.
Barnkvist wants to sweep but no luck.
Barnkvist keeping full guard, as Bates tries to pass.
Barnkvist 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.
Barnkvist trying to control the position here. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bates trying to control but Barnkvist is working from the bottom.
Barnkvist looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bates is one step ahead there.
We've been informed that Barnkvist has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bates stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnkvist swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bates postures up.
Barnkvist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barnkvist trying to control the position.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Barnkvist gets caught napping as Bates dives in and scores a takedown. Barnkvist manages to retain guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnkvist wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Armad Bates will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##TD#
Bates manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barnkvist on his heels. He'll look to pass Barnkvist's guard now, I'm sure.
Barnkvist looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnkvist, not yet.
Barnkvist trying to keep a closed guard but Bates is proving a slippery customer.
Bates stopping the sweep attempt from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist has his hands on Bates's head, controlling the position.
Bates passes into half guard. #SUB#
Bates is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barnkvist doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bates.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barnkvist knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T1#
Barnkvist is looking for a sweep. Bates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barnkvist is positioning himself well to prevent Bates advancing to mount.
Barnkvist is looking for a sweep. Bates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Bates is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barnkvist defends it well.
Barnkvist is looking for a sweep. Bates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Bates wants to work for an arm triangle but Barnkvist is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
Bates is working for a submission of some sort.
Bates is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barnkvist wants to control but Bates is keeping busy.
Bates is keen to just control but Barnkvist is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Bates is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB#
Bates is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barnkvist trying to control here.
Barnkvist keeps control of the position for the meantime. #T3##SUB#
Bates is working for a submission of some sort.
Barnkvist regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barnkvist looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bates is one step ahead there.
Barnkvist is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bates slips nicely into half guard.
Bates controlling the action here.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barnkvist is concentrating on defense, preventing Bates from advancing position. #SUB#
Bates is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barnkvist trying to control but Bates postures up.
Barnkvist desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Barnkvist won't allow Bates to pass to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bates seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barnkvist does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Bates is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barnkvist doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bates.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armad Bates dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Bates tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barnkvist defends well and Bates ends up having to push Barnkvist into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Barnkvist's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Barnkvist changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bates fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#TD#
Bates looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Barnkvist is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnkvist pulls Bates in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T1#
Bates staying calm.#SUB#
Bates goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Barnkvist has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bates but great work by Barnkvist.
Barnkvist landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bates is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bates taking some punishment here, with Barnkvist in his half guard. #SUB#
Bates looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnkvist thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bates blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist is looking to take a break and control but Bates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Bates looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Armad Bates is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
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. Barnkvist connects with a nice short shot to Bates's temple.
Bates is staying active underneath Barnkvist, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bates is looking to improve his position.
Barnkvist is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barnkvist is looking to take a break and control but Bates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnkvist thows a huge punch but Bates dodges it nicely.
Bates trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnkvist lands a nice short elbow.
Bates gets back to full guard.
#T3##SUB#
Bates has his foot on Barnkvist's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barnkvist works his way back into a safe position though.
Barnkvist must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barnkvist chips away with some ground and pound.
Bates is trying to control the position but Barnkvist postures up.
Barnkvist stands and throws Bates's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bates tries to improve position but can't.
Barnkvist lands an elbow.
Bates wants to control but Barnkvist postures up.
Barnkvist lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bates is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Barnkvist's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bates has hold of Barnkvist's hands but Barnkvist slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barnkvist is thwarting Bates's attempts to control the position.
Armad Bates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Bates is not content to let Barnkvist control the position.
Barnkvist is nestled in close to Bates, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, Barnkvist seems content to control.
Barnkvist wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bates keeps working.
Bates moves into full guard.
Peter Barnkvist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Bates has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Barnkvist doesn't defend quickly enough and Bates has managed to lock this one up! Can Barnkvist escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bates on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Armad Bates!
Armad Bates seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
OFK 195 - Line Vs Chan
Date: May 21, 2022 |
#R1#
A jab from Gomez misses.
Bates has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gomez tries to bum rush Bates with a series of wild strikes but Bates uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomez misses with an uppercut. Bates saw that one coming.
Gomez lands a leg kick that knocks Bates off balance momentarily.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomez stuffs the takedown attempt from Bates. Bates gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomez scores with a hook to the body. Bates takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #TD2#
Bates throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gomez was covering up waiting for the punch and Bates finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gomez is looking to stand up but Bates isn't so interested in that idea.
Bates wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Bates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomez is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Bates trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Bates drops back looking for a leg! Gomez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gomez manages to kick Bates off! Bates jumps back into Gomez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gomez wants to stand and escape but Bates is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Schwartz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bates.#TD2#
Bates shoots in and bounces Gomez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gomez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bates is controlling him. #T2#
Bates trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Bates slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bates prevents Gomez from getting back to his feet.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully.
Bates works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gomez looks like he's trying to stand up.
#T3#
Bates tries to pass to full mount but Gomez defends it.
Bates controlling the pace. #SUB2#
Bates is trying to work for a kimura but Gomez is defending well.
Gomez is refusing to be controlled, as Bates sits in half guard.
Gomez tries to kick Bates off but Bates keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Gomez darts in and clinches Bates up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bates as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bates throws an elbow but misses.
Bates lands with a left to the head. #T4#
A right hook to the body lands for Gomez.
Bates throws a head punch that misses.
Gomez being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
Bates has Gomez pressed against the cage, preventing Gomez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#TD2#
Bates gets control of Gomez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bates will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gomez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bates's guard.
Bates is trying to keep Gomez in close.
Gomez tries to stand but Bates is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Bates looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Armad Bates will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Gomez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gomez throws a right hand that misses
and Bates counters with a straight right hand.#TD2#
Bates looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#SUB2#
Bates seems to be looking for submissions.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet.
Bates is looking to take a break and control but Gomez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates stops Gomez from getting back to his feet.
Bates trying to control the action but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Bates is pressing down on Gomez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gomez is holding on for now. #T1#
Gomez looks like he's trying to stand up.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gomez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bates.
Gomez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bates checks it well.
Bates wants to counter the offense by Gomez and move into the clinch position.
Bates shoots in but no luck this time.
Schwartz Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bates closes the distance and clinches up with Gomez, looking for a takedown. Bates pushes Gomez against the cage but Gomez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Schwartz Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armad Bates.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomez throws a combination. Bates tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gomez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bates checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bates shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomez sprawls well. Gomez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bates gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bates.#T2#
Gomez lands the left hand.
Bates has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bates shoots in and drives through. Gomez sprawls well.
Bates shoots in and drives through. Gomez sprawls well.#CL#
Gomez has Bates up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gomez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Bates has double underhooks.
Bates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bates keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomez's efforts to push away.#BC#
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been told by Gomez's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T3#
A swing and a miss from Gomez.
Bates fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD2#
Bates drives through with a takedown into Gomez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bates passes Gomez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gomez wants to stand back up but Bates manages to pass into side control.
Gomez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bates asserts his dominance and retains side control.#SUB2#
Bates goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gomez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bates's guard! Nice work there by Gomez! #SUB2#
Bates working for a triangle but Gomez defends it easily.
Gomez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T4#
Gomez wanted to stand there but Bates had control of the position. #SUB2#
Bates is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Bates is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gomez defends well.
Bates is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Schwartz Gomez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Gomez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bates looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gomez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bates shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gomez defends it nicely.
Bates dives in and grabs Gomez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes down on Bates's head and hops out.
Gomez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gomez misses with a combination
#CL2#
and Bates holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bates tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bates tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gomez swivels and escapes.
Schwartz Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armad Bates.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.#CL#
Gomez moves into the clinch.
Bates lands a nice uppercut.
Bates has a couple of punches blocked by Gomez.
#T1#
A hook to the body from Gomez.
A short body shot lands from Gomez as the two fighters clinch.
Bates misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bates can do to turn this around?
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Bates throws a head punch that misses.
Bates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gomez blocks an uppercut.
Gomez blocks a body shot from Bates.
Bates lands with a light punch inside.
Bates misses with the head strike.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
A short right from Gomez.
Gomez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bates tries to pull guard but Gomez won't allow it.
#T2##BC#
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bates is defended easily by Gomez.
Bates moves out of range of the leg kick from Gomez.
Bates wants to counter the offense by Gomez and move into the clinch position.
Gomez stuffs the takedown.
Gomez is looking to score with low kicks.
Bates looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Nice takedown defense from Gomez. No joy for Bates on that attempt.
Gomez lands with a straight right. Bates didn't see that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Bates manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gomez on his heels. He'll look to pass Gomez's guard now, I'm sure.
Bates takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#ES#
Gomez manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#BC#
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bates darts in looking for a takedown but Gomez gets double underhooks and turns Bates into the cage.
Gomez is looking to counter the offense by Bates and move into the clinch.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Bates moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Gomez misses.
Bates on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bates. #T3#
Gomez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bates takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bates throws out a counter right but Gomez avoids it with no problem.
Bates shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gomez but Gomez pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL#
Gomez darts in and clinches Bates up against the cage.
Bates blocking some punches.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Bates. #BC#
Gomez manages to break the clinch.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bates shoots in but no luck this time.
Gomez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bates.
Gomez misses with a looping left.
Bates is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bates manages to avoid it.
Bates checks a low kick from Gomez.#T4##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 nice left hand lands by Bates.
Bates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Gomez.
Gomez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bates misses with the head strike.
Bates tries to work over Gomez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bates swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Gomez on the inside.
Gomez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bates backwards.
Gomez lands with a right to the head.
Gomez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bates uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bates throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schwartz Gomez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gomez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schwartz Gomez!
Schwartz Gomez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
OFK 190 - Line Vs Bates
Date: May 01, 2022 |
#R1#
Bates with a poor takedown
and Line counters with a left to the body.
Bates shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Line as he jumps to the side.
A slow jab from Line misses its intended target.
Line swings for the body but Bates moves out of range.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
Line works the jab nicely.
Bates looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gustav Line has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armad Bates.
Line moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've been told by Line's head coaches at Heavy Metal that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gustav Line seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Line with a nice calf kick.#CL#
Bates gets tackled into the cage by Line. Line maintains the clinch. #BC#
Line breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Bates blocks the low kick.
No luck for Bates with that takedown attempt. #TD2#
Bates fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Line to the ground. Bates is now in Line's guard.#T1#
Line is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Line is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bates is aware though and is defending well.
Line is trying to control the position but Bates postures up.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Line is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Line haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Line looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bates is one step ahead there.
Line controls Bates momentarily but Bates frees himself.
Line has Bates pulled in close to control his posture.
Line might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Line wants to stand and escape but Bates is having none of it. #SUB#
Line had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bates defends it easily.
Bates wants to control from the top but Line keeps moving. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Line is trying to keep Bates in close.
Bates trying to control but Line is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bates shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big right from Line misses.
Line leaves Bates with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Line connects with a right hand. Bates shakes it off.
Line misses with a double jab
and Bates counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Line rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bates or perhaps it was just good defense by Line, which made it look bad. #T3#
Nice takedown defense from Line. No joy for Bates on that attempt.
Line looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Line misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Bates tries to keep at a distance but Line has taken the fight into the clinch.
Line fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bates lands a shoulder strike.
Bates scores with a shoulder strike.
Bates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Line's elbow.
Bates throws a head punch that misses.
Line scores with a nice hook to the head.
Line doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Line fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bates.
Line blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bates looking to throw knees to the head but Line is blocking nicely.
#T4#
Line gets through Bates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
Bates lands a hook that snaps the head of Line backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Line.
A head punch on the inside from Line fails to land.
Line blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bates.
Line wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Line misses with the head strike.
Bates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Line's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Bates.
Bates lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Line.
Line has a couple of punches blocked by Bates.
A shot in the inside from Line.
Line is trying to break free.
Bates tries a body shot but Line blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Line dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
The fighters circling - Line throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Line lands a head shot.#CL#
Line darts in and clinches Bates up against the cage.
Bates lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Line tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Line prevents a body shot from Bates.
Gustav Line has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bates presses Line against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Line manages to break the clinch.
Gustav Line is winning the standup battle so far.
Bates gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Line.
Jab, jab by Line - just one landing.
Line misses the jab.
Bates goes for a double leg but Line avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Line continues to drive forward.
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Line.
Bates shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Line as he avoids it easily.
Line stuffs the takedown attempt from Bates. Bates gets slowly back to his feet.
Gustav Line has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armad Bates.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Line.
Bates drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Line defends it well.#T1#
Line misses with a straight left.
A head kick by Line misses
and Line takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD2#
Bates shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Line is trying to get back to full guard.
Line is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bates can do to turn this around?
Line looks like he's trying to stand up.
Line is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bates is looking to take a break and control but Line is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Line makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Line.
Line controls Bates momentarily but Bates frees himself.
Line is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bates is controlling him. #T2##SUB#
Line is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bates defends well.
Bates trying to control but Line is working from the bottom. #ES#
Line is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bates presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Bates misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Line.
Bates is looking for a takedown.
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!
Line tries to throw a body punch but Bates avoids it by throwing Line back against the cage.
Line swings wildly with an uppercut but Bates uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Line.
Bates lands with a right to the head.
Line scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bates throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Bates lands with a left to the head.
Bates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Line's elbow.
Line pushes Bates back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bates working aggressively here.
Line gets through Bates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bates lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Line lands with a right to the head.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but Line avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
Bates scores with a shot to the side of Line's head.
Line tries to throw a body punch but Bates avoids it by throwing Line back against the cage.
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bates lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Line.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bates lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Line backwards. #T4#
Bates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Line lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bates backwards.
Line blocking some punches.
Line has a couple of punches blocked by Bates.
Line blocks an uppercut.
Line misses with the head strike.
Bates tries to throw a body punch but Line avoids it by throwing Bates back against the cage.
A short left from Line.
Line throws a head punch that misses.
Bates has a couple of punches blocked by Line.
#BC#
Line escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bates fails to land the takedown.
Line seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Line with a nice calf kick.
Line misses with a hook.#CL#
Line rushes Bates and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Line dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Bates shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Line sprawls well. Line wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bates gets slowly back to his feet.#TD2#
Bates closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Line to the mat! Line manages to get full guard. #SUB#
Bates avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Line looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bates is one step ahead there.
Bates trying to control but Line is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line 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.
Line is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bates is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T1#
Line trying to control the position.
Bates is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Armad Bates has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bates wants to control from the top but Line keeps moving. #SUB#
Line looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Line has his foot on Bates's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bates works his way back into a safe position though.
Bates is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB#
Line is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bates defends well.#SUB#
Line working for submissions but it's allowed Bates to get to half guard.
#SUB2#
Bates is working for a kimura but Line is defending it quite comfortably.
#T2#
Bates perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB2#
Bates is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Line is just riding it out for now. Bates eventually gives up the hold. #ES#
Line pushes Bates off and gets back to his feet.
Bates has his takedown stuffed
and Line cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bates tries for a takedown but Line sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gustav Line has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armad Bates.
Line throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gustav Line is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Line misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Bates feints the counter takedown.
Line scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Line slaps away a takedown attempt from Bates, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T3#
Line throws a leg kick but Bates sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bates shoots for a double leg takedown but Line sprawls well. He's pushed Bates's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bates on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Line misses with a hook. Bates ducked under it nicely.
Line tries to score with a low kick but Bates moves his leg out of the way.
Jab, jab by Line - just one landing.
Line lands the left hand.
Bates takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#TD2#
Bates closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Line did well to prevent Bates getting side control.
Line is looking to get back to is feet but Bates passes into side control.
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!
Line manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bates's best efforts.
Line is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Bates seems to be looking for submissions.
Line is looking to improve his position.
#T4#
Line gets back to full guard.
Line is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Line keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Line had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bates defends it easily.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Line is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Line has his foot on Bates's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bates works his way back into a safe position though.
Line is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bates slips nicely into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Line clearly takes 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.#R4#
Bates changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Line tries to avoid it but Bates manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Line to the ground. Line escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bates is defended easily by Line.#TD2#
Bates is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Line's half guard.
Bates passes to full mount!
Line is trying to escape the mount but Bates keeps good control and instead manages to take Line's back.
Line tries to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
You can see the frustration on Line's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#SUB2#
Line preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bates. #ES#
Bates has his opponent's back but Line is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Bates. #T1#
Bates dives in and grabs Line's left leg, looking for a takedown. Line pushes down on Bates's head and hops out.
Gustav Line has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armad Bates.
The fighters circling - Line throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Line clinches up with Bates and pushes him back against the cage.
Bates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Line blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bates working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bates working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Line lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bates backwards.
Bates prevents a body shot from Line.
Line scores with a shoulder strike.
Bates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Line cracks Bates with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Line fails to land.
Bates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Line lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bates lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Line fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bates takes a shot to the head.
Line lands a body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
Line blocks an uppercut.
Bates lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Line backwards.
Bates lands a left hand.
Bates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bates pushes Line back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Line working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Line lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T3#
Still in the clinch, Line scores with a nice short uppercut.
Line makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Line blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Line misses with a body punch.
Line is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bates working aggressively here.
Line lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bates swings wildly with an uppercut but Line uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Line fails to land.
Bates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Line's elbow.
Line lands with a left to the head.
Bates scores with a hook to the body.
Line lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Line.
Line doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T4#
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bates lands a right hand.
Line misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bates lands a body shot in the clinch.
Line throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates throws a head punch that misses.
Line blocks an uppercut.
Bates misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Line.
Bates tries to work over Line's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bates lands a shoulder strike.
Bates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Line misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Line breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Bates with that takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Line had his way with Armad Bates in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R5##TD2#
Line tries to sprawl but Bates drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Line wants to control but Bates is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Bates is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Line doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bates. #SUB2#
Bates is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Line is just riding it out for now. Bates eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Bates wants to work for an arm triangle but Line is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Line actively working from the bottom here.
Line is pressing down on Bates's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T1##SUB#
Bates got a little sloppy there for a moment and Line has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bates has managed to get both his arms back between Line's legs - danger averted.
Bates passes into half guard.
Line wants to improve his position but Bates is controlling well.
Line is in trouble now - Bates has advanced to mount!
Line really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#SUB2#
Bates jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Line manages to avoid the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Bates is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Line knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Line tries to improve position but can't. #T2#
Bates wants to control but Line is keeping him busy. #ES#
Line bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Line rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bates counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bates will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#TD2#
Bates closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Line did well to prevent Bates getting side control.
Bates is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Bates moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Line.
Line wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bates working away.#SUB2#
Bates is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Line knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Line gets back to half guard.#T3#
Bates frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bates prevents Line from getting the reversal.
Line wants to hold on but Bates pushes him away.#SUB2#
Bates looking for a guillotine from mount but Line is having none of it.
Bates can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Line is looking to escape. #SUB2#
Bates is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Line to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Line shrugs it off.
Line wants to control but Bates is having none of it.#T4#
Line bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bates seems keen to control Line's posture.
Bates trying to control the position.
Armad Bates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bates has a closed guard, preventing Line from standing up. #SUB2#
Bates looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Line trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bates's guard.#SUB2#
Bates looking for a guillotine here but Line defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armad Bates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Line has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 49:46
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Line!
Gustav Line retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Gustav Line made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
OFK 181 - King Vs Timmon
Date: Apr 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Dunn is looking to clinch but Bates is avoiding it.
Bates looks for a takedown but Dunn sprawls well.#TD#
Bates drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dunn keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully.
Bates tries to free his leg and advance position but Dunn is retaining full guard.
Dunn keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dunn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bates will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bates trying to control but Dunn is working from the bottom. #T1#
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dunn seems keen to control Bates's posture.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Bates shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bates showed some decent athleticism there.
Bates tries to pass to full mount but Dunn defends it.
Dunn preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #SUB#
Bates is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dunn is just riding it out for now. Bates eventually gives up the hold. #T2##SUB#
Bates seems to be looking for submissions.
Bates wants to free his trapped foot but Dunn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bates not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Bates wants to advance to full mount but Dunn doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Bates looking to sit in guard and control but Dunn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Bates is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Bates wants to work for an arm triangle but Dunn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bates passes to side control. #T4##SUB#
Bates is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dunn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bates wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dunn keeps working. #SUB#
Bates is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dunn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dunn tries to bench press Bates off him but Bates keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armad Bates dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Dunn.
Dunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Dunn misses with a looping left.
Dunn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dunn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bates's head backwards.
Dunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bates shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dunn but Dunn pushes him off and we're back to square one.#TD#
Bates closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dunn did well to prevent Bates getting side control.
Bates is just content to waste time from the top position. Dunn takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Bates tries to free his leg and advance position but Dunn is retaining full guard.
Bates stands and throws Dunn's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB#
Bates tries for a kimura but Dunn is defending well. #SUB#
Bates is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Dunn is trying to escape and Bates transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Dunn is forced to tap! Nice work there by Bates! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Armad Bates!
Our winner, Armad Bates, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
OFK 176 - Barnes Vs Dunn
Date: Mar 13, 2022 |
#R1#
Bates looks for a takedown but Jempsa sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Jempsa. No joy for Bates on that attempt.
Armad Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Bates shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Jempsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jempsa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Bates regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jempsa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bates wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates is adopting a defensive guard.
Jempsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T1#
Jempsa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jempsa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Jempsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jempsa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jempsa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bates is one step ahead there.
Bates stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jempsa swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jempsa trying to keep a closed guard but Bates is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2#
Bates is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jempsa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jempsa has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Jempsa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jempsa 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bates keeping moving, preventing Jempsa from controlling successfully. #T3##SUB2#
Bates looking for a guillotine here but Jempsa defends easily.
Bates pulls Jempsa in close to his closed guard and prevents Jempsa from doing any damage or advancing position.#SUB2#
Bates looking for a guillotine here but Jempsa defends easily.
#SUB2#
Bates looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bates has his hands on Jempsa's head, controlling the position.
We've been hearing that Jempsa has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jempsa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bates swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jempsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Bates is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Bates has his foot on Jempsa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jempsa works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Bates has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jempsa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jempsa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jempsa cracks Bates with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Armad Bates will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jempsa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##TD2#
Bates is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jempsa's half guard.
Bates passes to full mount!
Bates looking to control but Jempsa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jempsa is desperately trying to improve his position but Bates has a good base and remains in mount.
Jempsa gets back to half guard.
Jempsa trying to control here.
#SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates wants to pass to mount but Jempsa is defending the position. #T1##SUB2#
Bates seems to be looking for submissions.
Jempsa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jempsa.
Bates postures up.
Bates wants to control from the top but Jempsa keeps moving.
Jempsa wants to sweep here but Bates controlling him for the moment.
Bates trying to control but Jempsa is working from the bottom.
Bates looking to sit in guard and control but Jempsa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T2#
Jempsa connects with a couple of short punches.
Armad Bates has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Bates is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jempsa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bates's head.
Bates looking to control.
Bates keeping moving, preventing Jempsa from controlling successfully.
Bates seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jempsa throwing strikes but missing. #T3##SUB2#
Bates has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jempsa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bates is trying to control the position but Jempsa postures up. #SUB2#
Jempsa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jempsa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bates's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jempsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Bates working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jempsa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jempsa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jempsa chips away with some ground and pound.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jempsa won't allow Bates to sweep him here.
Bates controls Jempsa momentarily but Jempsa frees himself.
Jempsa stands and throws Bates's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jempsa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bates some visible discomfort.
Jempsa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bates keeps working.
Bates is trying to control Jempsa's posture but Jempsa avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bates regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jempsa lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Konichiwa Jempsa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Bates shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD2#
Bates shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bates was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jempsa is not content to let Bates control the position.
Jempsa tries to buck Bates off but Bates is having none of it.#SUB2#
Bates tries for a kimura but Jempsa is defending well.
Jempsa prevents Bates from improving position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Bates tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bates has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jempsa is looking to regain half guard here but Bates keeps moving and retains side control. #T1#
Bates tries to advance to mount but Jempsa denies him.
Bates working away.
Jempsa is looking to regain half guard here but Bates keeps moving and retains side control.
Jempsa is not content to let Bates control the position.
Jempsa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jempsa is looking to get to half guard.
Bates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bates trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB2#
Bates working for a submission but Jempsa is keeping him at bay.
Bates wants to control the pace but Jempsa is squirming around nicely. #SUB2#
Bates jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jempsa is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jempsa and Bates has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Bates tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #T3#
Jempsa holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Jempsa stops Bates from passing to mount.
Jempsa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#SUB2#
Bates looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jempsa 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.
Jempsa is controlling the pace.
#SUB2#
Bates looking for submissions off his back.#T4#
Jempsa controlling the action here.
Jempsa is keen to just control but Bates is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Bates looking for submissions off his back.
Jempsa slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bates is refusing to be controlled, as Jempsa sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armad Bates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bates has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armad Bates!
An out of breath Armad Bates thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
CWC 293 - Camara vs Lo
Date: Jan 30, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 7 losses; Vito Scaletta! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 4 losses; Armad Bates!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD2#
Bates looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Scaletta (0) vs (2) Bates
Scaletta has his hands clasped together around Bates's back. He's all about the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates trying to mount his opponent but Scaletta defends it.
Scaletta is refusing to be controlled, as Bates sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Bates is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bates prevents Scaletta from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates wants to take a breather but Scaletta is having none of it. #SUB2#
Bates wants to work for an arm triangle but Scaletta is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T1#
Scaletta tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bates has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Scaletta (0) vs (5) Bates
Scaletta tries to reverse the position but Bates maintains control.
Bates wants to take Scaletta's back but he can't do it this time.
Bates is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Scaletta wants to control but Bates is having none of it.#SUB2#
Bates jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Scaletta is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Scaletta and Bates has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
#SUB2#
Bates thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T2#
Bates wants to control but Scaletta is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Bates goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Scaletta has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bates but great work by Scaletta. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Scaletta (4) vs (5) Bates
Bates is looking to reverse the position.
Scaletta wants to control but Bates is keeping him busy.
Bates is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Scaletta off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Scaletta (4) vs (9) Bates#T3#
Bates wants to control but Scaletta is keeping busy.#SUB2#
Bates looking for the choke from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scaletta is really stuck here.
#SUB2#
Bates working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Bates trying to control.
Bates keeps control of the position as Scaletta tries to break free.
#SUB2#
Bates patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Well, with Bates on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Scaletta is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Bates avoiding Scaletta 's attempts to control his hands. #SUB2#
Bates is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#T4#
Scaletta trying to control but not successfully. #SUB2#
Bates is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Scaletta tries to escape but Bates has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #SUB2#
Bates working for the choke.
Scaletta manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bates's guard. Nice work there by Scaletta.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Scaletta (6) vs (9) Bates
Bates trying to control the position.
Scaletta preventing the sweep. #T5#
Scaletta trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates trying to keep a closed guard but Scaletta is proving a slippery customer.
Scaletta advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Scaletta (9) vs (9) Bates#SUB#
Scaletta goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bates has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Scaletta but great work by Bates. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Scaletta (9) vs (13) Bates
Bates wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scaletta keeps working.
Scaletta wants to control but Bates postures up.#T6##SUB2#
Bates wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Scaletta, who protects the arm well.
Scaletta tries to buck Bates off but Bates is having none of it.
Bates is looking to take a break and control but Scaletta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Bates working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Scaletta is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T7#
Bates advances to full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Scaletta (9) vs (15) Bates#SUB2#
Bates working for a guillotine from mount but Scaletta is in no mood to give up.
Scaletta really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bates trying to control but Scaletta is having none of it.
Scaletta tries to hold on but Bates postures up.#T8#
Bates controlling from mount. #SUB2#
Scaletta defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bates.
Scaletta is trying to escape the mount.
#SUB2#
Bates working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Scaletta is working to get back to half guard.
Bates looking to control and managing it successfully. #T9#
Scaletta regains half guard.
Scaletta trying to hold on to Bates's head to control him but Bates postures up.
#SUB2#
Bates is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Scaletta sees it coming and defends easily.
Scaletta trying to hold on to Bates's head to control him but Bates postures up.
Scaletta is refusing to be controlled, as Bates sits in half guard.
Scaletta is trying to get back to full guard.
Scaletta is working hard here to advance position.#T10#
Bates passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Scaletta (9) vs (18) Bates
Scaletta is looking to regain half guard here but Bates keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Bates looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Scaletta is looking for a sweep.#T11##SUB2#
Bates is trying to get an arm triangle but Scaletta is defending well.
Scaletta can't do much from the bottom here.
Scaletta tries to control but Bates manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: Scaletta (9) vs (21) Bates
A lull in the action here.
#SUB2#
Bates looking for the choke from the back.
Bates trying to control momentarily.
#SUB2#
Bates is looking for the choke from the back position but Scaletta is controlling his hands well. #T12#
Bates is not going to allow Scaletta to sit and survive in this position.
Scaletta can't escape the position.
#SUB2#
Bates is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Scaletta looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Scaletta tries to escape the position.
#T13##SUB2#
Bates has got his arm under Scaletta's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Scaletta has spun round into Bates's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Scaletta (11) vs (21) Bates
Scaletta trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Scaletta drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bates looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bates looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bates! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Scaletta (11) vs (25) Bates
Scaletta is looking to regain half guard here but Bates keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Bates swings around for an armbar but Scaletta sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bates's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Scaletta (13) vs (25) Bates
Scaletta trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Bates throws his legs up looking for a submission but Scaletta uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Scaletta (16) vs (25) Bates#T14#
Bates is trying to get back to half guard.
Bates gets back to half guard.
Scaletta trying to pass the guard but Bates defending well.
Scaletta has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Scaletta (19) vs (25) Bates
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scaletta is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Bates is in real trouble.
Score +3 for taking back: Scaletta (22) vs (25) Bates
And that's the end of the fight!
Bates wins on points by 25 to 22.
A very excited looking Armad Bates made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
CWC 292 - Tokyo
Date: Jan 24, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 3 losses; Armad Bates! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 21 wins and 18 losses; Jurgen Tetsuo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL#
Bates instigates a clinch.
Tetsuo wants to take the fight to the mat but Bates manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tetsuo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#TD#
Bates has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tetsuo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Bates (4) vs (0) Tetsuo
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB#
Bates looking for the choke but no joy. #SUB#
Bates is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Tetsuo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates keeps control of the position as Tetsuo tries to break free.
#T1##SUB#
Bates is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Tetsuo is defending well though. Bates let's go of the attempt for now.
You can see the frustration on Tetsuo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#SUB#
Tetsuo showing good submission defense here.
#SUB#
Bates is looking for a rear naked choke here but Tetsuo reverses the position brilliantly into Bates's guard!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bates (4) vs (2) Tetsuo
Bates looking for a sweep. Not yet Bates, not yet. #T2#
Bates is trying to keep Tetsuo in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tetsuo stopping the sweep attempt from Bates.
Tetsuo looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB#
Bates has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tetsuo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bates. Score +3 for passing guard: Bates (4) vs (5) Tetsuo
Bates tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T3#
Tetsuo wants to control but Bates is keeping him busy.
Tetsuo has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Clark's Champion's. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bates struggling a bit here.
Bates tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bates is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tetsuo controlling the position.
Bates is looking to reverse the position.
Bates can't do much from the bottom here.
Bates is being controlled here.
Bates looks to move to half guard but instead Tetsuo has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Bates (4) vs (7) Tetsuo
Bates is trying to reverse the position but instead Tetsuo has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Bates (4) vs (10) Tetsuo#T5#
Bates trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Bates is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Tetsuo controlling well, preventing Bates from escaping the position.
Bates trying to control but not successfully.
Tetsuo keeps control of the position as Bates tries to break free.
Bates manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tetsuo's guard. Nice work there by Bates.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bates (6) vs (10) Tetsuo
Tetsuo wants to sweep but no luck.
Bates passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Bates (9) vs (10) Tetsuo#T6#
Bates passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Tetsuo! Score +2 for reaching mount: Bates (11) vs (10) Tetsuo
Bates with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Tetsuo gets back to half guard.
Tetsuo tries to roll over but Bates keeps him under control.
Bates will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bates is trying to control the action in half guard but Tetsuo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bates performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tetsuo is looking for a sweep. Bates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T7#
Tetsuo is refusing to be controlled, as Bates sits in half guard.
Bates tries to pass to full mount but Tetsuo defends it.
Bates has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Bates (14) vs (10) Tetsuo
Bates takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tetsuo tries to lock up and control but Bates gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bates fails to advance to Tetsuo's back. #SUB#
Bates goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tetsuo turns into him and now he's in Bates's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bates (14) vs (12) Tetsuo#T8#
Bates tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bates trying to control the position.
#SUB#
Bates isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tetsuo stacks Bates on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tetsuo! Score +3 for passing guard: Bates (14) vs (15) Tetsuo
Bates can't do much from the bottom here. #T9#
Bates tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bates can't do much from the bottom here.
Bates is trying to improve his position.
Bates gets back to half guard.
Tetsuo controlling the action here.
Bates trying to control but Tetsuo postures up.
#T10#
Bates is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tetsuo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tetsuo controlling the pace.
Bates is looking to improve his position.
Bates is looking to control Tetsuo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bates avoid being mounted?
Bates tries to get to full guard but Tetsuo has control of the leg. #T11#
Tetsuo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bates is positioning himself well to prevent Tetsuo advancing to mount.
Tetsuo trying to control the pace.
Bates wants to improve his position but Tetsuo is controlling well.
Bates is looking to control Tetsuo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bates avoid being mounted?#T12##SUB#
Bates is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tetsuo pulls his head out easily.
Tetsuo prevents Bates from improving his position.
Tetsuo not doing much here.
Bates tries to roll over but Tetsuo keeps him under control.#T13#
Tetsuo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bates has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tetsuo is working away from the top position though.
Bates is looking for a sweep. Tetsuo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T14#
Well, if Tetsuo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bates trying to control but Tetsuo postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bates wants to improve his position but Tetsuo is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuo wins on points by 15 to 14.
An out of breath and clearly excited Jurgen Tetsuo thanked UnderGround Supplements for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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Event:
CWC 291 - Helsinki
Date: Jan 16, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 2 losses; Armad Bates! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 14 wins and 9 losses; Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Trump fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bates sprawls well initially but Trump persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bates (0) vs (2) Trump
Trump tries to pass to full mount but Bates defends it.
Bates wants to get back to full guard.
Bates has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Trump passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bates! Score +3 for passing guard: Bates (0) vs (5) Trump
Trump takes Bates's back. Score +3 for taking back: Bates (0) vs (8) Trump
Trump doesn't have the hooks in and Bates manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bates (2) vs (8) Trump
Trump pulls Bates in close to prevent any damage.
Bates trying to control but Trump is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates slips nicely into half guard.
Bates is trying to control the action in half guard but Trump is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T1#
Trump holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Trump trying to control here.
Trump trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Bates (5) vs (8) Trump
Bates will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Trump is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates trying to control but Trump is having none of it.
Trump can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bates avoids the attempt from Trump to control.#SUB#
Bates goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Trump is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bates (5) vs (10) Trump#T2#
Bates is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Trump controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trump looking to pass the guard.
Trump slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Bates (5) vs (13) Trump
My spies in Nap or Tap inform me that Trump has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#SUB2#
Trump tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Trump gets to mount! Bates was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Bates (5) vs (15) Trump#T3#
Bates is trying to escape the mount.
Trump trying to control but Bates is having none of it.
Bates tries to reverse the position but Trump maintains control.
Bates gets back to half guard.#T4#
Bates trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Trump manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Bates (5) vs (18) Trump
Trump controlling from the full mount.
Trump trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Trump controlling from mount.
Trump can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bates is looking to escape.
Bates is looking to improve his position but Trump isn't that keen on the idea.#T5#
Trump can't control as he wanted to and Bates manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Bates is positioning himself well to prevent Trump advancing to mount.
Trump moves into full mount! Bates won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Bates (5) vs (21) Trump#SUB2#
Trump wants to finish this one by submission but Bates is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Trump.
Bates tries to hold on but Trump pushes him away.
Trump prevents Bates from getting the reversal.#T6#
Trump wants to control the pace but Bates is squirming around nicely.
Bates is trying to escape the mount.
Bates is squirming around, avoiding Trump's attempts to control the action.
Bates is wriggling around trying to escape.
Trump trying to control but Bates is having none of it.
Trump controlling the pace for now. #T7#
Bates tries to reverse the position but Trump maintains control.
Bates wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Bates (5) vs (24) Trump
Trump has the hooks in. Bates is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Trump has good solid back control here.
Trump tries to keep control of the position but Bates is staying busy.
Trump is controlling the position but Bates somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
#T8#
Bates is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#SUB#
Bates looking for submissions off his back.
Trump keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T9#
Trump is looking to take a break and control but Bates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bates wants to improve his position but Trump is controlling well.
Trump takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2#
Trump is working for a kimura but Bates is defending it quite comfortably.
Bates trying to hold on to Trump's head to control him but Trump postures up.
#SUB2#
Trump seems to be working for a kimura but Bates defends the submission attempt.#T10#
Trump wants to control but Bates is keeping him busy.
Bates is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Trump is just content to waste time from the top position. Bates takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #SUB#
Bates working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trump doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trump manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Trump trying to control but Bates is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Bates is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Trump is aware though and is defending well.#T11#
Trump slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Bates (5) vs (27) Trump
A control attempt from Bates but he's now mounted! Score +2 for reaching mount: Bates (5) vs (29) Trump
Trump controlling from mount.
Bates tries to hold on but Trump pushes him away.
Trump takes Bates's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Bates is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Bates (5) vs (32) Trump
Bates is really stuck here.
Trump trying to control.#T12#
Trump has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bates's body.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Trump's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
I really don't envy Bates right now.
Trump tries to keep control of the position but Bates is staying busy.
Bates is really stuck here.
Trump just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
#SUB2#
Trump tightening his grip on Bates, looking for the choke. #T13##SUB2#
Trump is persistently looking for the submission but Bates is defending it well.
#SUB2#
Trump looking for the RNC.
Trump struggling to keep hold of the position.
#SUB2#
Trump is cranking Bates's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Bates! He's tightened the choke and Bates is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 13:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Donald Trump!
After winning the bout, Donald Trump 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:
CWC 290 - New York
Date: Jan 09, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 29 losses; Vito Mazzini! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Armad Bates!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Mazzini throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bates tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mazzini is in Bates's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mazzini (2) vs (0) Bates
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mazzini wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving.
Bates trying to keep a closed guard but Mazzini is proving a slippery customer.
Bates keeping moving, preventing Mazzini from controlling successfully.
Bates not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bates can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mazzini controls the pace.
Bates keeping full guard, as Mazzini tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Bates working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mazzini doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mazzini manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mazzini looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Bates tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mazzini stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bates swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Bates working for a triangle but Mazzini defends it easily.
Mazzini trying to control but Bates is working from the bottom.
Mazzini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bates is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Bates escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mazzini gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T2#
Bates not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mazzini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Bates is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bates not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mazzini wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving. #SUB2#
Bates has an active guard here but Mazzini has managed to pass into half guard.
Bates is refusing to be controlled, as Mazzini sits in half guard. #T3#
Mazzini looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bates is trying to get back to full guard.
Mazzini content to control rather than advance.
Mazzini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bates keeps working.
Bates is trying to maintain the position but Mazzini is very close to passing his half guard.#T4#
Mazzini is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bates! Score +3 for passing guard: Mazzini (5) vs (0) Bates
Mazzini prevents Bates from getting the reversal.
Bates is still trying to improve position.
Mazzini wants to control the pace but Bates is squirming around nicely.
Mazzini is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bates is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mazzini mounts Bates! Really nice guard pass there!
Mazzini looking to control but Bates is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T5#
Mazzini avoids the attempt from Bates to control.
Mazzini fails to advance to Bates's back.
Bates tries to lock up and control but Mazzini gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mazzini pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Bates tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T6#
Bates keeps trying to improve his position.
Bates felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mazzini is looking to work his way around to Bates's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Bates slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mazzini in particular looking to stall.
Mazzini is pressing down on Bates's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bates is holding on for now.
Mazzini is trying to control the action in half guard but Bates is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Mazzini is working for a kimura but Bates is defending it quite comfortably.
Bates manages to get to full guard.
#T7#
Bates keeping moving, preventing Mazzini from controlling successfully.
Mazzini wants to pass the guard but Bates is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bates is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mazzini (5) vs (2) Bates
Mazzini managing to control the position. #T8#
Bates wants to control from the top but Mazzini keeps moving.
Mazzini wants to sweep here but Bates controlling him for the moment.
Bates showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bates slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Mazzini (5) vs (5) Bates
Bates is looking to take a break and control but Mazzini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T9#
Mazzini manages to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Mazzini is defending against the submission attempts here by Bates.
Bates works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Mazzini (5) vs (8) Bates
Bates works to advance to full mount. Mazzini defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Mazzini (5) vs (10) Bates
Bates wants to control but instead Mazzini manages to regain half guard. #T10#
Mazzini moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bates preventing the sweep.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazzini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mazzini swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mazzini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bates is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bates preventing the sweep. #T11#
Bates sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bates trying to control but Mazzini is working from the bottom.
Mazzini 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.
Mazzini is working hard here to advance position.#T12#
Bates wants to control from the top but Mazzini keeps moving.
Bates controlling from the top position.
Mazzini has control of Bates's left arm, preventing Bates from doing any damage. #SUB#
Mazzini working for a triangle but Bates defends it easily.
Bates wants to control from the top but Mazzini keeps moving. #T13#
Mazzini controls Bates momentarily but Bates frees himself. #SUB#
Mazzini is looking for a triangle but Bates pushes his legs off easily.
Mazzini wants to sweep but no luck.
Mazzini lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Mazzini (7) vs (10) Bates#SUB2#
Bates working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mazzini doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mazzini manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Mazzini avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T14#
Bates has control of Mazzini's left arm, preventing Mazzini from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Bates has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mazzini is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bates. Score +3 for passing guard: Mazzini (10) vs (10) Bates
Mazzini wants to control but Bates is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Bates gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Bates wins on points by 11 to 10.
After winning the bout, Armad Bates 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:
CWC 289 Tokyo
Date: Jan 02, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Harry Winston! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Armad Bates!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Bates clinches with his opponent.
Bates goes for a takedown attempt but Winston pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#TD2#
Bates shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Winston manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Winston (0) vs (2) Bates#SUB#
Winston working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bates doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bates manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winston 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.#SUB#
Winston working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bates doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bates manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Winston might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Bates has gone for a leg lock! Winston slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bates's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Winston (2) vs (2) Bates
We've been hearing good reports from Winston'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.
Winston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1##SUB2#
Winston got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bates has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Winston has managed to get both his arms back between Bates's legs - danger averted.
Winston wants to pass the guard but Bates is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Bates working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Winston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Winston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Winston is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bates is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bates has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Winston (2) vs (4) Bates
Bates passes Winston's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T2##SUB#
Winston looking for submissions off his back.
Winston is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura here.
Winston gets full guard.
Bates trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Bates drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Winston dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Winston (4) vs (4) Bates
Winston wants to pass the guard but Bates is keeping the position.#T3#
Winston wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving. #SUB2#
Winston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Winston wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving.
Winston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bates swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Bates looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winston is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Bates has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Winston is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bates. Score +3 for passing guard: Winston (7) vs (4) Bates#SUB#
Winston thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bates tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Winston is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bates has escaped the position, nice work there.
Winston working away.#T5##SUB#
Winston goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bates rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Winston's guard! Nice work there by Bates! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Winston (7) vs (6) Bates
Winston keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully.
Bates slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Winston (7) vs (9) Bates#SUB2#
Bates has hold of Winston's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Winston tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bates cranks the arm and Winston screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Winston, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Armad Bates!
After winning the bout, Armad Bates 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:
GC 409 Pellegrini vs. Wobble
Date: Dec 18, 2021 |
#R1#
Bates connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ragnaar's hands.
Ragnaar scores with a push kick.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bates's corner calls for a 1-2. Bates obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ragnaar catches Bates with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ragnaar ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
A left lands for Bates.
Bates looks to land a left hand but Ragnaar moved out of range nicely.
Ragnaar misses with a straight left.
Bates digs a good body shot into Ragnaar's ribs.
Ragnaar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnaar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bates's head.
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnaar slips under a jab.
Bates takes a swing at Ragnaar's ribcage but misses.
Ragnaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Bates is just out of range.
Ragnaar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bates on the side of the head.
Bates feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ragnaars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nils Ragnaar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Ragnaar tries a low kick but Bates avoids it.
Ragnaar tests Bates's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bates throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnaar.
A leg kick checked by Bates.
Bates avoids the head kick by Ragnaar.
The fighters circling - Bates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ragnaar throws a jab when Bates was well out of range.
Bates throwing a counter right hand but Ragnaar manages to avoid it.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Bates.
Bates scores with a jab to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Ragnaar as he connects with a hook.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ragnaar.
A swing and a miss from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws an overhand right that lands on Bates's shoulder, as Bates tries to avoid the shot.
Ragnaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bates was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T2#
Ragnaar slips a straight right by Bates.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnaar manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Ragnaar as he connects with a hook.
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!
Ragnaar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bates misses with a hook.
Ragnaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bates.
Bates fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnaar.
A jab from Ragnaar misses. #TD#
Bates looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bates is pressing down on Ragnaar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ragnaar is holding on for now. #SUB#
Bates is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T3##SUB#
Bates looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bates is trying to control the action in half guard but Ragnaar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Bates is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ragnaar defends it well. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bates trying to control the action but Ragnaar is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Bates looking for a submission but Ragnaar manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Ragnaar keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully.
Bates's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nils Ragnaar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Bates scores with a nice strike.
Ragnaar lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bates avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ragnaar tries to score with a low kick but Bates moves his leg out of the way.
A clash of legs there as Bates blocks the low kick.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Ragnaar lands a nice shot that snaps Bates's head back.
Bates moves out of range of the body kick.
Ragnaar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ragnaar throws a head kick but Bates moves out of range.
Ragnaar tries a low kick but Bates avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Ragnaar is predictable there #TD#
and Bates counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ragnaar kicks Bates off and gets back to his feet.
Ragnaar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnaar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bates checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ragnaar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
Bates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ragnaar momentarily.
Ragnaar misses with a low kick.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnaar.
The fighters circling - Ragnaar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ragnaar stuns Bates with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ragnaar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donk. Bates catches Ragnaar right on the button with a cross.
Ragnaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Bates.
Bates jabs at Ragnaar's body.
The fighters circling - Ragnaar throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #TD#
Bates looking to score a takedown here. Ragnaar is defending well but Bates drives through and ends up in Ragnaar's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates trying to control but Ragnaar is working from the bottom. #T2#
Bates advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Bates seems content to control.
Ragnaar won't allow Bates to pass to mount.
Ragnaar pushes Bates off looking to stand but Bates dives back in and keeps control.
Bates controlling the pace. #SUB#
Bates seems to be working for a kimura but Ragnaar defends the submission attempt.
Bates controlling the action here. #T3##SUB#
Bates is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ragnaar sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Bates is working for a kimura but Ragnaar is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Bates seems to be working for a kimura but Ragnaar defends the submission attempt.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ragnaar keeping control of the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick #TD#
and Bates counters with a takedown into side control. #SUB#
Bates is trying to get an arm triangle but Ragnaar is defending well.
Bates tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ragnaar is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bates is controlling him well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nils Ragnaar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Bates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar moves out of range as Bates strikes.
Bates takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ragnaar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ragnaar lands a nice looking body kick.
Ragnaar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ragnaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Bates is just out of range.
Ragnaar misses the jab.
Bates misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick but Bates checks it.
Bates misses with a hook.
Ragnaar throws a nice looking combination but Bates bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ragnaar walks into a straight right hand from Bates.#T1#
Ragnaar swings for the body but Bates moves out of range.
It looked like Bates wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bates throws a body punch but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Bates misses the jab.
Ragnaar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bates connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ragnaar scrambles back to his feet.
Ragnaar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bates.
Ragnaar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ragnaar misses with an uppercut. Bates saw that one coming.
Bates looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bates ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick but Bates moved away.
Ragnaar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bates takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #TD#
Bates shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ragnaar is trying to defend but Bates finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!#SUB#
Bates is working for a kimura here but Ragnaar manages to reverse the position and he's now in Bates's guard.
#T2#
Bates keeping moving, preventing Ragnaar from controlling successfully.
Bates looking to control.
Armad Bates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ragnaar preventing the sweep.
Bates looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ragnaar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #SUB#
Bates looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Bates looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T3##SUB#
Bates actively working from the bottom here.
Bates trying to control here.
Ragnaar controlling the action here.
Bates is looking for a sweep. Ragnaar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Armad Bates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Bates looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Bates looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Bates looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Bates looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ragnaar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bates!
Bates is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nils Ragnaar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ragnaar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Ragnaar!
During a confident post fight interview, Nils Ragnaar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
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Date: Nov 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Zaire digs a good body shot into Bates's ribs.
Bates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zaire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bates.
Zaire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bates.
Bates has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bates scores with a shot to the body.
Bates throws a hook but Zaire blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bates misses the target.
Zaire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bates blocks a low kick nicely.
Zaire throws a looping overhand right but Bates ducks down to avoid it.
Zaire misses with a leg kick.
Bates scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zaire looks for the body kick but Bates saw that one coming.
Zaire throws a leg kick which misses Bates's front leg but catches the back leg as Bates tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bates misses with a looping right.
Zaire walks into a left hand.
Zaire lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bates circles away quickly and effectively.
Bates misses with a looping left.#T1#
Zaire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bates has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bates scores with a decent looking hook.
Bates misses with a straight left.
Zaire takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.
Zaire misses with a hook. Bates ducked under it nicely.
Zaire avoids the body shot from Bates.
Zaire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zaire throws a shot from downtown. Bates moves away and avoids it.
Zaire lands a body shot.
Zaire has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zaire jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zaire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bates pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zaire is out of range and Bates settles back down.
Zaire is looking to slow Bates down with leg kicks.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Bates checks it.
Bates tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zaire manages to circle out of the way.
Zaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bates misses with a wild body shot.
Bates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zaire momentarily.
Zaire connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bates. Bates circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bates lands with a right hand.
Bates moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaire cracks Bates with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bates shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zaire but Zaire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zaire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
Bates walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zaire checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bates moves forwards but Zaire connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zaire thows a body kick. Bates tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Zaire moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Zaire scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zaire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bates. That did some damage!
Zaire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zaire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bates throws an overhand right that lands on Zaire's shoulder, as Zaire tries to avoid the shot.
Bates ducks right into an uppercut from Zaire.
Zaire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bates.
Bates feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zaires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zaire appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zaire lands the left hand.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bates scoring well with a low kick there.
Bates avoids the body shot from Zaire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire slips under a jab from Bates.
Zaire is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bates had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Zaire looks for the body kick but Bates saw that one coming.
Bates swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T4#
Zaire swings widly with a right hand
and Bates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bates throws a lazy right hand but Zaire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bates misses with a body shot.
Bates takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zaire.
Zaire blocks a jab.
Zaire connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Bates.
Bates looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Bates misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bates. Zaire does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Zaire. Beautiful body shot.
Zaire checks a low kick from Bates.
Bates misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
That's time! Bates's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Zaire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zaire looks to land a right hand but Bates moved out of range.
Zaire with a nice calf kick.
A cross from Zaire lands.
Zaire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zaire throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bates on the side of the head.
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire looks to throw the jab but Bates is out of range.
Zaire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bates checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zaire.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bates might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bates misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates misses with a body punch
and Zaire counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bates's knee momentarily.
Zaire scores with a punch to the head.
Zaire throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates slips a jab from Zaire.
Bates fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zaire just manages to avoid it.
Bates on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#T1#
Bates on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaire. Zaire obviously looking to wear him down.
Bates throws an off balance right hand
letting Zaire counter with a right hand.
Zaire lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zaire throws a leg kick but Bates checks it.
Zaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Zaire does no damage.
Zaire checks a low kick from Bates.
Bates checks a leg kick nicely.#CL#
Bates clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaire.
Bates lands an uppercut.
Zaire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bates backwards.
Zaire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bates lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Zaire.
Zaire lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
Bates lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Zaire manages to break the clinch.
Zaire cracks a nice hook into Bates's ribs.
Zaire misses with an uppercut. Bates saw that one coming.
Zaire throws a lazy right hand but Bates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bates defending well as Zaire loads up on a big left hand.
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaire swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.
A jab from Zaire misses.
Bates throws a lazy right hand but Zaire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zaire! But no joy.
Bates will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zaire momentarily.
#T3#
Zaire slips a straight right by Bates.
Bates takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bates can pounce on him.
Zaire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bates keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bates on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zaire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zaire scores with a spinning back kick!
Bates throws a one two combo.
Zaire misses the shot to the body.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaire.
Bates misses with a straight left.
Zaire misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Zaire.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaire scores with a jab. Bates acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T4#
Bates slips under a jab.
It looked like Bates wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bates with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zaire to score with a decent uppercut.
Zaire just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zaire.
Bates misses with a wild body shot.
Bates misses the jab.
It seemed like Zaire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That kick from Zaire tenderised Bates's leg. Bates is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bates tries to clinch up.
Bates is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bates throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zaire counters with a stiff right hand.
Bates throws a jab when Zaire was well out of range.
Zaire lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaire slips a jab from Bates.
Bates misses the jab.
Zaire avoids the body shot from Bates.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bates's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Zaire connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bates misses the target.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Zaire lands a nice hook to Bates's body. Bates takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Bates misses.
A swing and a miss from Zaire.
Bates looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaire is just out of range.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zaire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Bates swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zaire counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.
Bates looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zaire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bates.
Zaire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bates looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bates throws a lazy right hand but Zaire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zaire doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Zaire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bates.#T1#
Zaire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bates in his tracks.
Bates scores with a sloppy right hand. Zaire should have avoided that one.
Zaire throws a hook but Bates blocks it.
Zaire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bates.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaire moves away.
Bates listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bates tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zaire is able to avoid easily.
Zaire let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Zaire does it's job there.
Zaire getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zaire misses with a looping right.
Zaire connects with a body shot that sends Bates's belly button to the back.
Bates moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Bates throws a body punch but Zaire moves out of range. #T2#
Zaire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Bates misses with a body shot.
Jab by Zaire.
Bates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zaire thumps Bates with a low kick.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zaire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaire throws the left hand but Bates avoids the punch easily.
Bates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zaire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zaire misses with an uppercut.
Bates swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
Bates staying out of range there.
Zaire throws a big shot that misses.
Bates jabs at Zaire's body.
Bates fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zaire avoids the body shot from Bates.
Zaire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates feinted with a counter takedown.
Zaire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Zaire misses.
Bates throws a hook but Zaire blocks it.
Bates smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zaire lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zaire lands a jab to Bates's midsection.
Zaire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zaire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bates.
Armad Bates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Zaire slips under a jab from Bates.
Bates misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaire manages to avoid it.
Zaire cracks Bates with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zaire cracks Bates with a good jab.
Zaire lands with a good body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zaire, as that shot connected.
Zaire misses with a two punch combination.
Abdullah Zaire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.
Zaire throws a body shot but no joy.
Bates moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zaire throws a hook to the side of Bates's head but Bates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdullah Zaire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zaire 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdullah Zaire!
After winning the bout, Abdullah Zaire 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:
GC 399
Date: Oct 09, 2021 |
#R1#
A bone on bone clash there as Bates blocks the leg kick.
Chen Lo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT#It looks like Timiko Chen Lo has been cut.
Chen Lo lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Bates.
Chen Lo thuds a left hand into Bates's body.
Chen Lo scores with a three punch combo!
Chen Lo moves away from the strike by Bates.
Bates blocks a head kick by Chen Lo.
The crowd cheers as Chen Lo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bates doesn't seem phased though.
Chen Lo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bates.
Crunch! Chen Lo slams his shin into Bates's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chen Lo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bates connects with a body shot.
Chen Lo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chen Lo swings for the body but Bates moves out of range.
#T1#
Bates misses with a wild body shot.
Timiko Chen Lo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen Lo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bates. That did some damage!
Bates scores with a body shot.
A low kick from Chen Lo misses
enabling Bates to counter with a crisp jab.
Chen Lo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chen Lo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bates half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bates walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chen Lo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chen Lo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bates's head backwards.
Chen Lo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bates has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chen Lo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates blocks a jab.
Chen Lo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bates throws a looping overhand right but Chen Lo ducks down to avoid it. #T2#
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bates stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chen Lo.
Bates misses with a body shot.
Chen Lo feints a counter leg kick.
Chen Lo jabs at Bates's body.
Bates misses with an uppercut
and Chen Lo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chen Lo throws a body punch but Bates moves out of range.
Chen Lo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bates on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chen Lo. Chen Lo obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Chen Lo.
A telegraphed right hand from Bates misses the target.
Chen Lo with a hook.
Chen Lo needs to keep his hands up - Bates had a free shot at his head there.
Bates missing with a left hand there. Chen Lo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Chen Lo tries to counter it with a takedown but Bates pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chen Lo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Bates misses the target.
Bates on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chen Lo. Chen Lo obviously looking to wear him down.
Bates throws a jab but it's blocked by Chen Lo.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bates lands a slapping body shot.
Bates darts in looking for a takedown but Chen Lo gets double underhooks and turns Bates into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bates fails to land.
Chen Lo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bates backwards.
Bates misses with a body punch.
Bates blocking some punches.
Chen Lo tries to work over Bates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bates is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chen Lo. #BC2#
Chen Lo manages to break the clinch.
Chen Lo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chen Lo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chen Lo dips to his left and cracks Bates with an uppercut!#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chen Lo throws out the jab.
Bates appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bates. Chen Lo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick which misses Bates's front leg but catches the back leg as Bates tries to avoid it.
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Chen Lo.
Bates walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bates avoids the head kick by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo lands a nice shot that snaps Bates's head back.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen Lo manages to avoid it.
Donk. Chen Lo catches Bates right on the button with a cross.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick but Bates checks it.
Chen Lo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Bates does it's job there.
Chen Lo throws a right hand that misses
and Bates counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bates lands a nice hook to Chen Lo's body. Chen Lo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timiko Chen Lo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timiko Chen Lo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Bates moves out of range as Chen Lo strikes.
Bates swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen Lo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bates.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot.
Chen Lo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#CUT2#It looks like Armad Bates has been cut.
Chen Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bates manages to avoid it.
Chen Lo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bates under the eye.
Bates digs a good hook to Chen Lo's body.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chen Lo.
And Chen Lo tries to counter it with a takedown but Bates pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chen Lo moves away from the strike by Bates. #KD2#
A head kick lands from Chen Lo that sends Bates to the canvas. Bates tries to scramble back to his feet but Chen Lo brings him back down into side control. #ROC2#Bates is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bates is trying to control Chen Lo's posture but Chen Lo avoids it.
Oh Bates is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chen Lo trying to control the position but Bates is working away.
Bates is trying to control Chen Lo's posture but Chen Lo avoids it.
Bates seems to have got his legs back now.#T1#
The strikes coming from Chen Lo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chen Lo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bates will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bates is trying to control Chen Lo's posture but Chen Lo avoids it.
Chen Lo trying to control the action but Bates is working from the bottom.
Bates tries to buck Chen Lo off but Chen Lo is having none of it.
Chen Lo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chen Lo working away.
Bates is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chen Lo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SU2#
Chen Lo stands up.
Chen Lo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chen Lo lands a slapping body shot.
Bates gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Timiko Chen Lo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chen Lo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chen Lo momentarily.
Bates is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chen Lo takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.
Chen Lo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chen Lo throws a hook but Bates blocks it.
Chen Lo misses with a left hand
and Bates counters with a left and a right that stings Chen Lo. #T3#
A big left from Bates misses.
Chen Lo misses with a low kick.
Chen Lo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good leg kick by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Bates misses.
Bates misses with a jab to the body
enabling Chen Lo to counter with a crisp jab.
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Chen Lo.
Bates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bates gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo misses the shot to the body.
Bates tries to counter with a takedown but Chen Lo is quick to defend against it.
Chen Lo jabs at Bates's body.
Chen Lo lands a nice hook to Bates's body. Bates takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chen Lo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bates was well out of range. Poor timing from Chen Lo.#T4#
Bates jabs at Chen Lo's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bates. Chen Lo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chen Lo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chen Lo scores with a jab to the body.
Bates keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot.
Chen Lo throws a hook but Bates blocks it.
Bates takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Chen Lo.
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Chen Lo catches Bates right on the button with a cross.
Chen Lo with the inside leg kick.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick but Bates sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bates takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timiko Chen Lo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Chen Lo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chen Lo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bates has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chen Lo avoids the body shot from Bates.
Chen Lo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chen Lo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bates.
Bates takes a swing at Chen Lo's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Chen Lo.
Bates throws a shot from downtown. Chen Lo moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen Lo punishes Bates's body with a nice straight punch.
Bates tries to score with a low kick but Chen Lo moves his leg out of the way.
Chen Lo throws a low kick but Bates moves out of range easily.
Bates takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#T1#
A low kick lands for Chen Lo.
Chen Lo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chen Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bates is just out of range.
Bates misses with an uppercut.
Chen Lo cracks Bates with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chen Lo slips a straight right by Bates.
Chen Lo cracks Bates with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bates takes a swing at Chen Lo's ribcage but misses.
Chen Lo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bates circles away.
Chen Lo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chen Lo misses with a jab to the body
#CL#
and Bates counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bates.
Bates works on Chen Lo's body with a couple of short punches.
Chen Lo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo misses with a body punch.
Timiko Chen Lo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Bates misses with a punch to the body.
Chen Lo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bates tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chen Lo's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates lands an uppercut.
Bates tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chen Lo blocking some punches.
Bates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bates misses with a punch to the body.
Chen Lo avoiding damage.
Bates throws a punch but it's blocked by Chen Lo. #T3#
Bates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bates lands a body shot.
Bates misses with the head strike.
Bates lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chen Lo backwards.
Bates doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bates working aggressively here.
Bates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bates looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bates has a couple of punches blocked by Chen Lo.
Bates misses with a punch to the body.
Armad Bates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Bates tries to land a knee to the head but Chen Lo blocks with his arms.
Bates struggles to land a body shot inside as Chen Lo controls his hands.
Bates misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Bates.
Bates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bates throws a punch but it's blocked by Chen Lo.
Bates throws a head punch that misses.
Chen Lo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chen Lo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bates misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chen Lo prevents a body shot from Bates.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Armad Bates.
I think Chen Lo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timiko Chen Lo!
A less than humble Timiko Chen Lo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
GC 393
Date: Aug 07, 2021 |
#R1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winks, as that shot connected.
Bates finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bates takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bates lands with a shot to the body.
Winks tests Bates's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winks manages to avoid it.
Bates staying out of range there.
Winks throws a big shot that misses.
Winks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bates.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bates darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Winks has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bates moves away from the strike by Winks.
Bates half committed to a counter leg kick.
Winks with the inside leg kick.
Bates feints a jab promting Winks to slip. Bates then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Winks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT#It looks like Harry Winks has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bates throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Winks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Bates.
Bates tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Winks finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Winks.#T1#
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winks.
Bates lands a glancing blow to the side of Winks's head.
Bates displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bates is looking to clinch but Winks is avoiding it.
Winks fails with the takedown.
Bates swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Winks looks for the body kick but Bates saw that one coming.
A low kick from Bates is predictable there
and Bates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
Bates gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Winks takes an elbow to the temple.
Bates connects with a knee to the head.
Winks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bates using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Winks is working Bates over against the cage.
Bates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bates swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
Winks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bates blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bates works on Winks's body with a couple of short punches.
Winks misses with the head strike.
We've been hearing reports that Bates has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
Winks can't find room to land a body shot as Bates controls the action.
Winks taking a breather.
Bates blocks an uppercut.
Bates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bates misses with a punch to the body.
Bates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bates content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC2#
Winks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winks misses with a wild body shot.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Bates. That snapped Winks's head back.
Winks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winks misses with a body shot.
Bates wants to clinch up but Winks keeps it at a distance.#T3#
Bates lands with a shot to the body.
Winks defending well as Bates loads up on a big left hand.
Winks misses with a left hand
and Bates counters with a one-two to the body.
A shot to the liver by Bates. Beautiful body shot.
Bates ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bates lands with an uppercut that bounces Winks off the cage and back into range.
Bates takes a swing at Winks's ribcage but misses.
Winks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Armad Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates lands with a right hand.
Bates lands a jab to the nose.
Winks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bates blocks a low kick nicely.
Bates is looking to wear down Winks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winks was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Winks takes one to the chin there.#T4#
Bates throws a jab but it's blocked by Winks.
Winks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Winks tries a head kick but it misses.
Winks moves out of range of the leg kick from Bates.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Winks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Winks darts in looking for a takedown but Bates gets double underhooks and turns Winks into the cage.
Bates getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bates throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Winks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#TD#
Bates drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bates wants to control but Winks is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winks tries to control but Bates manages to take his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armad Bates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Winks's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Bates staying out of range there.
Bates misses with a shot to the body
and Winks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bates checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bates throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Winks's waist but Winks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bates off to one side.
Winks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A clash of legs there as Winks blocks the low kick.
Winks lands with a straight right. Bates didn't see that one coming.
Bates walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bates moves out of range of the leg kick from Winks.
Bates fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Bates misses.
Bates throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bates uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Bates needs to keep his hands up - Winks had a free shot at his head there.
Bates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winks. #T1#
Winks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bates slips a jab from Winks.
Winks lands a leg kick that knocks Bates off balance momentarily.
Armad Bates is winning the standup battle so far.
Winks fails with the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Winks.
Bates doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Winks misses with a low kick.
Bates changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bates shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Winks sprawls well. Winks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bates gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armad Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bates misses with a wild body shot.
Winks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#TD2#
Winks gets a takedown into half guard.#T2##SUB2#
Winks is working for a kimura but Bates is defending it quite comfortably.
Bates trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Winks manages to pass to mount!
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!
Winks tries to control but Bates wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Winks is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bates has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#T3#
Bates regains half guard.
Bates is trying to maintain the position but Winks is very close to passing his half guard.
Winks is keen to just control but Bates is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Winks seems to be working for a kimura but Bates defends the submission attempt.
Bates trying to control here.
#SUB#
Bates actively working from the bottom here.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Bates is defending against the submission attempts here by Winks.
Bates tries to get to full guard but Winks has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Winks is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bates defends it well.
Bates has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Winks is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harry Winks's cut.
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#
Bates checks a leg kick.
Bates appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bates throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Winks on the side of the head.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Bates works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bates scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Winks lands with a shot to the body.
Winks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bates. Bates obviously looking to wear him down.
Winks tries a low kick but Bates avoids it.
Bates digs a good body shot into Winks's ribs.
Bates bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Winks stuns Bates with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bates looks to throw the jab but Winks is out of range.
Winks scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winks tries to land a front kick but Bates steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bates stuns Winks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Winks scores with a jab to the body.#T1##TD2#
Winks fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bates sprawls well initially but Winks persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bates gets full guard.#SUB#
Bates working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Winks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Winks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Bates throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Winks escapes and throws Bates's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winks is looking to take a break and control but Bates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bates tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Winks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T2##SUB2#
Winks goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bates rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Winks's guard! Nice work there by Bates! #SUB2#
Winks is looking for a triangle but Bates pushes his legs off easily.
Bates trying to control but Winks is working from the bottom.
Bates content to stall in guard here.
Winks keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully.
Winks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bates manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##T3#
Bates working a defensive guard here.
Winks looking to sit in guard and control but Bates gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Winks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bates defends it easily.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Winks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bates content to stall in guard here.
Bates wants to control from the top but Winks keeps moving. #SUB2#
Bates got a little sloppy there for a moment and Winks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bates has managed to get both his arms back between Winks's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Armad Bates.
I think Bates has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw! |
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Event:
HFC 74 - Krylov vs Leifsson
Date: May 22, 2021 |
#R1#
Smith throws a body punch but Bates moves out of range.
Bates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Bates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Bates moves away and avoids it.
Bates looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bates darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bates thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Bates slips the punch.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Bates moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bates.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Bates has a takedown stuffed.
Bates takes one to the side of the head.
#T1#
Smith throws a hook but Bates avoids it easily.
Bates seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
#TD#
and Bates counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Smith tries to bench press Bates off him but Bates keeps the position. #SUB#
Bates tries for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates looking to control but instead Smith has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bates is pressing down on Smith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smith is holding on for now.
Bates with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T2##SUB#
Bates is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB#
Bates is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bates trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it. #T3##SUB#
Bates is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bates.
Smith tries to kick Bates off but Bates keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bates is pressing down on Smith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smith is holding on for now. #SUB#
Bates seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Bates is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bates is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bates in particular looking to stall.
Smith gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bates controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith pulls Bates in to control the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Bates fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Bates moves away and avoids it.
Bates was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bates slips a straight right by Smith.
Bates changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Smith misses with an uppercut
#TD#
and Bates decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smith's guard.
Smith keeping full guard, as Bates tries to pass.
Bates wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Bates's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Bates is having none of it.
Bates advances position into side control!#T1##SUB#
Bates is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Bates tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bates has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bates trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Bates is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bates is trying to move to mount but Smith reverses beautifully and ends up in Bates's guard.
Smith content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Bates is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T3#
Bates trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving.
Bates looking to control.
#SUB#
Bates escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SU2#
Smith gets to his feet - Bates follows without any prompting. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bates digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Bates changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Bates makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
#TD#
and Bates counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bates advances to half guard.
Bates passes to side control.
Smith trying to remain calm as Bates controls from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith is not content to let Bates control the position. #SUB#
Bates thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armad Bates dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bates.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.
Bates slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Bates appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bates shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bates keeps the fight on the outside.
Bates slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armad Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith with a hook.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Bates is just out of range.
Bates drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Bates misses with a wild combination.
#T1#
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Bates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bates defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Bates drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bates.
Smith lands a body shot.
Bates looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Bates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith works over Bates's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith tries to clinch but Bates is having none of it.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Bates tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T2#
Bates slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Batess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith misses with a hook
#CL#
and Bates holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bates throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Smith manages to break the clinch.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Nice body punch from Bates.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Bates moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws a series of punches but Bates avoids them all with ease.
Bates tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and Bates ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Bates has him pressed against the cage.
Bates lands a nice uppercut.
Bates lands a shoulder strike.
Smith is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.#T3#
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bates has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith misses the body punch
and Bates counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith tries to clinch but Bates moves out of range.
Bates dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith misses with a hook.
Bates is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
Bates shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.#CL#
Bates rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.#T4#
Smith is trying to break free.
Bates lands a shoulder strike.
Bates misses with the head strike.
#BC2#
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bates is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jab from Smith.
Bates lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Bates misses with a straight right.
Bates just misses with a punch to the body.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bates misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, John Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
HFC 70 - Nickel vs Tonissaar
Date: Apr 24, 2021 |
#R1#
Bates looks to score with a jab to the body but Barney Got Aids is just out of range.
Barney Got Aids thinks about countering with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bates checks a leg kick.
Bates tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bates misses with a right hand
and Barney Got Aids counters with a nice uppercut.
Barney Got Aids lands a leg kick that knocks Bates off balance momentarily.#TD2#
Bates looking to score a takedown here. Barney Got Aids is defending well but Bates drives through and ends up in Barney Got Aids's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bates showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Barney Got Aids is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Barney Got Aids has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Barney Got Aids is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Convicted Fight Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Bates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barney Got Aids is keeping the position for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#SUB2#
Bates is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barney Got Aids uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bates.
Bates loads up on a big right hand but Barney Got Aids slips the punch.
Barney Got Aids takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barney Got Aids goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barney Got Aids was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barney Got Aids fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bates is out of range.
Bates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barney Got Aids sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barney Got Aids throws the kick towards the body but Bates avoids it.
Barney Got Aids throws a body kick, spinning off balance#CL2#
and Bates holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #T3#
Bates is trying to pull guard but Barney Got Aids has him pressed against the cage.
Barney Got Aids doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bates is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barney Got Aids is defending well.
Bates throws an elbow but it misses.
Bates swings wildly with an uppercut but Barney Got Aids uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
Barney Got Aids lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bates backwards.
Barney Got Aids fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barney Got Aids throws a head punch that misses.
Barney Got Aids lands a nice shot to the body.
Barney Got Aids struggles to land a body shot inside as Bates controls his hands.
Barney Got Aids lands with a right to the head.
Barney Got Aids lands a hook that snaps the head of Bates backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barney Got Aids creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bates fails to pull guard.
Damn Barney Got Aids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armad Bates.
Barney Got Aids lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bates backwards.
Bates is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barney Got Aids to keep the fight standing.
Bates has a couple of punches blocked by Barney Got Aids.
Barney Got Aids misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T4#
Barney Got Aids lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bates.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barney Got Aids doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barney Got Aids fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barney Got Aids misses with a punch on the inside.
Bates lands a nice shot to the body.
Barney Got Aids swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bates misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Bates ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bates no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB2#
Bates working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barney Got Aids doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barney Got Aids manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barney Got Aids tries to free his leg and advance position but Bates is retaining full guard.
Barney Got Aids is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barney Got Aids passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damn Barney Got Aids dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Barney Got Aids throws a body punch but Bates moves out of range.
Barney Got Aids with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bates tries to close the distance and clinch but Barney Got Aids swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barney Got Aids is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bates can do to turn this around?
Bates fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barney Got Aids is out of range.
Barney Got Aids is looking to counter punch.
Bates throws a body shot but no joy.
Bates throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barney Got Aids stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bates misses with a jab to the body
and Barney Got Aids counters with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some bone on bone action there as Barney Got Aids checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barney Got Aids was well out of range. Poor timing from Bates.#T1#
Barney Got Aids ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barney Got Aids throws a front kick that sends Bates stumbling back into the cage.
Bates defending well as Barney Got Aids loads up on a big left hand.
Bates misses with a wild body shot.
Barney Got Aids jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bates lands with a good body shot.
Bates moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bates will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barney Got Aids circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barney Got Aids counters with a nice leg kick. #T2#
Barney Got Aids throws a looping overhand right but Bates ducks down to avoid it.
Barney Got Aids scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bates looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barney Got Aids is fending him off so far but Bates persists. Nope, Barney Got Aids circles away and we're back to standing.
Barney Got Aids jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Barney Got Aids connects with a solid leg kick.
Barney Got Aids is looking to land body kicks.
And Bates tries to counter it with a takedown but Barney Got Aids pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bates looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Damn Barney Got Aids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armad Bates.
Barney Got Aids throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Damn Barney Got Aids is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Bates loads up on a big right hand but Barney Got Aids slips the punch.
Barney Got Aids displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bates throws out the jab.
Bates misses with a left hand
and Barney Got Aids finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Barney Got Aids throws a body punch but Bates moves out of range.
Barney Got Aids uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barney Got Aids tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bates tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bates avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barney Got Aids throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.
Bates changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barney Got Aids tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bates is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T4#
A nice leg kick lands there from Barney Got Aids.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barney Got Aids misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bates, as that shot connected.
Barney Got Aids scores with a push kick.
Bates uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barney Got Aids uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
Barney Got Aids paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damn Barney Got Aids dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Bates moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barney Got Aids takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barney Got Aids throws a hook but Bates blocks it.
Bates takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bates throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Bates gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barney Got Aids pushes Bates back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barney Got Aids fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barney Got Aids.
Bates has a couple of punches blocked by Barney Got Aids.
#TD2#
Bates jumps into guard, dragging Barney Got Aids to the mat.
#T1#
Barney Got Aids tries to free his leg and advance position but Bates is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Barney Got Aids got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bates has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barney Got Aids has managed to get both his arms back between Bates's legs - danger averted.
Bates being controlled here, momentarily.
Barney Got Aids stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bates swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Bates is looking for a triangle but Barney Got Aids pushes his legs off easily.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bates being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB2#
Bates looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barney Got Aids slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bates is trying to control the position but Barney Got Aids postures up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barney Got Aids lands a nice looking body shot.
#T3#
Bates takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bates keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bates misses with a wild body shot.
Bates takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bates connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barney Got Aids wants to slow Bates down by chopping away at his legs.
Bates drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barney Got Aids defends it well.
Barney Got Aids dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barney Got Aids throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bates counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barney Got Aids thinking.
Armad Bates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
A solid body kick from Barney Got Aids.
Barney Got Aids misses with a body shot.
Bates wants to clinch up but Barney Got Aids keeps it at a distance.
Barney Got Aids looks to score with a jab to the body but Bates is just out of range.
Bates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bates fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barney Got Aids. Bates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates takes a swing at Barney Got Aids's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damn Barney Got Aids showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barney Got Aids, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damn Barney Got Aids!
During a confident post fight interview, Damn Barney Got Aids thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
HFC 65 - Wanker vs Mendoza
Date: Mar 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Bates takes a swing at Tonissaar's ribcage but misses.
Bates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tonissaar counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Tonissaar misses its intended target.
Bates's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tonissaar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bates scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Bates finds it's way through Tonissaar's defenses.
Nice jab there from Bates.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tonissaar, as that shot connected.
Tonissaar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bates.
Bates throws a hook but Tonissaar blocks it.
Tonissaar takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.
Tonissaar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tonissaar throws a sloppy head kick and Bates moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Bates.
Tonissaar tried to counter with a leg kick but Bates avoided it.#T1#
Bates thows a left - swing and a miss!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bates has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bates takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been told by Tonissaar's head coaches at Pantheon of Paroxysm that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonissaar moves away.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bates lands a good knee to the midsection. Tonissaar won't want to take too many of those.
Tonissaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
Bates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bates lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tonissaar backwards.
Bates blocks a body shot from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar misses with the head strike.
Tonissaar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tonissaar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bates's elbow.
Bates throws a head punch that misses.
Bates lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tonissaar or not.
Bates lands a left hand.
#T2#
Nice elbow from Bates. #CUT2#It looks like Baruto Tonissaar has been cut.
Tonissaar gets through Bates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonissaar lands a left hand.
Tonissaar cracks Bates with a nice body shot.
Bates gets through Tonissaar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tonissaar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bates backwards.
Bates working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
Bates pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tonissaar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tonissaar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bates cracks Tonissaar with a good jab.
Tonissaar throws a hook but Bates blocks it.
Bates bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Bates blocks the leg kick.
A cross from Tonissaar lands.
Armad Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Bates is looking to chop away at Tonissaar's legs.
Tonissaar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tonissaar scores with a shot to the body.
Tonissaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonissaar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bates. Bates circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Bates misses the target.
A shot to the body from Bates misses
and Tonissaar counters with a leg kick.
Jab by Bates.
An inside leg kick lands from Tonissaar.
Bates on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tonissaar. Tonissaar obviously looking to wear him down.
Tonissaar takes one to the side of the head.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonissaar moves away.#T4#
The fighters circling - Bates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Tonissaar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tonissaar backing away here, and Bates unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bates scores with a nice strike.
Tonissaar throws a body punch but Bates moves out of range.
Bates throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tonissaar on the side of the head.
Bates throws a hook but Tonissaar blocks it.
Bates throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Tonissaar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tonissaar lands a lovely overhand right.
Good leg kick by Tonissaar.
An inside leg kick from Bates misses.
As Bates backs away, Tonissaar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bates scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Baruto Tonissaar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baruto Tonissaar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Bates lands a glancing blow to the side of Tonissaar's head.
Tonissaar lands a head shot.
Bates throws out a leg kick but Tonissaar moves out of range and Bates only half commits.
Tonissaar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baruto Tonissaar is winning the standup battle so far.
Tonissaar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bates is able to avoid easily.
Jab, jab by Bates - just one landing.
Tonissaar is looking to slow Bates down with leg kicks.
Tonissaar scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bates misses with a body punch
and Tonissaar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bates on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T1#
Tonissaar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bates connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bates throws a poor cross that misses
and Tonissaar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tonissaar looks to throw the jab but Bates is out of range.
Bates throws out a counter right but Tonissaar avoids it with no problem.
Nice jab there from Tonissaar.
Bates takes a swing at Tonissaar's ribcage but misses.
Tonissaar throws out a leg kick but Bates moves out of range and Tonissaar only half commits.
Tonissaar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tonissaar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tonissaar ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
Bates's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tonissaar throws a body shot but no joy.
Tonissaar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bates paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T2#
Tonissaar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bates on the side of the head.
Tonissaar scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bates motions for Tonissaar to come forward. Bates throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Tonissaar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates throws a good cross that connects.
Bates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bates. Tonissaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonissaar misses with a jab to the body
and Bates counters with a straight right hand.
Tonissaar throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick lands for Tonissaar.
Bates fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tonissaar on the side of the head.
Tonissaar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T3#
Bates fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tonissaar with a nice calf kick.
Bates with a nice calf kick.
Tonissaar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bates's sensitive parts.
Bates shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bates works Tonissaar's body with a nice hook.
Tonissaar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bates connects with a nice looking jab.
Bates throws a hook but Tonissaar blocks it.#T4#
Tonissaar ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
Tonissaar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tonissaar throws out a leg kick but Bates moves out of range and Tonissaar only half commits.
Bates looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tonissaar misses with a low kick as Bates jumps back.#CL#
Tonissaar rushes Bates and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tonissaar is leaning against Bates and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bates working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bates prevents a body shot from Tonissaar.
Bates with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bates tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tonissaar presses Bates against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tonissaar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tonissaar scores with a shoulder strike.
Tonissaar misses with the head strike.
Bates tries to land a knee to the head but Tonissaar blocks with his arms.
Tonissaar misses with a body punch.
Bates scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Baruto Tonissaar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baruto Tonissaar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Tonissaar moves out of range of the strikes.
Tonissaar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bates misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick which misses Bates's front leg but catches the back leg as Bates tries to avoid it.
Bates scores with a three punch combo!
Bates misses with a hook
and Tonissaar counters with a series of strikes. Bates will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circling - Tonissaar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bates misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tonissaar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
You can see that Bates has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tonissaar manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tonissaar.
A good leg kick by Tonissaar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonissaar lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
Bates's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tonissaar under the eye.
Tonissaar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
An inside leg kick from Tonissaar misses.
Bates doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonissaar. Bates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonissaar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bates checks it well.
Tonissaar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tonissaar misses with a body kick.
Tonissaar connects with an inside leg kick.
Tonissaar with a nice calf kick.
Bates swats away the attempt to clinch by Tonissaar.
It seemed like Bates was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
Bates darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tonissaar scores with the left hand. Bates knows he should have avoided that one.
Bates misses with a hook to the body
#KD#
and Tonissaar counters with a crisp one two that drops Bates! Tonissaar thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bates to his feet! Bates is in big trouble!#ROC#Bates is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tonissaar scores with a counter punch that sends Bates to the canvas! Tonissaar smells blood - he's punishing Bates with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bates has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baruto Tonissaar!
Baruto Tonissaar thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
HFC 60 - David vs Goliath
Date: Feb 13, 2021 |
#R1#
Yonic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Bates has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yonic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bates stuffs the takedown.
Bates jabs Yonic right on the nose. Yonic blinks but takes it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yonic.
Bates looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yonic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Yonic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bates with a jab.
Yonic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bates counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yonic thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yonic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yonic misses with a body shot
and Bates counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bates cracks a nice hook into Yonic's ribs.#T1#
Bates lunges at Yonic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yonic's hand.
A left lands for Bates.#ROC2#Yonic is rocked!
Yonic is aggressively charging in as Bates backs up avoiding any damage. Bates tosses out a jab and Yonic runs right into it face first! Yonic is out cold! Bates dropped down on all fours and is barking in Yonic's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Armad Bates!
A very excited looking Armad Bates made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
GDL 75: Legba VS Bates
Date: Jan 16, 2021 |
#R1#
Bates goes for a double leg but Legba avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Legba continues to drive forward.
Legba misses with a straight left. #CL2#
Bates closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Bates jumps into guard, dragging Legba to the mat.
Legba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bates swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Legba 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.
Bates not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Legba wants to pass the guard but Bates is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates can't keep his opponent in guard - Legba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T1##SUB#
Legba seems to be looking for submissions.
Legba wants to pass to mount but Bates is defending the position. #SUB#
Legba wants to work for an arm triangle but Bates is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Legba tries to pass to full mount but Bates defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates gets full guard.
Legba looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Legba preventing the sweep. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB#
Legba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Legba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bates bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Legba's guard. #REVB#
Bates stands and throws Legba's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Legba is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Bates tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Legba is looking to regain half guard here but Bates keeps moving and retains side control.
Legba sneaks back into half guard.#T3##SUB2#
Bates is trying to work for a kimura but Legba is defending well.
#SUB2#
Bates is working for a kimura but Legba is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Legba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bates is looking to advance position but Legba won't allow it.
Legba works his way to full guard. Good work.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Legba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Legba has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bates has passed into side control.
Legba gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Bates is trying to work for a kimura but Legba is defending well.
Legba gets full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Legba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bates's guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Bates throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Legba trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Armad Bates will probably get the nod.
That's time! Legba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##TD2#
Bates gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Bates is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB2#
Bates is working for a kimura here but Legba manages to reverse the position and he's now in Bates's guard.
Bates can't keep his opponent in guard - Legba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates is looking to improve his position.
#T1#
Bates is looking to control Legba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bates avoid being mounted?
Legba wants to pass the guard but Bates is defending well.
Bates makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bates.
Legba wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving.
Bates looking to hit a scissor sweep but Legba is one step ahead there.
Legba wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Legba passes Bates's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Legba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bates keeps working.
Legba wants to free his trapped foot but Bates is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Legba trying to control the action but Bates is working from the bottom.
Bates trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB#
Legba seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bates is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Papa Legba!
Papa Legba retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Papa Legba, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
GDL 70: Legba VS River
Date: Dec 12, 2020 |
#R1#
Bates misses with a wild body shot.
Tragedy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tragedy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bates will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tragedy throws out a counter right but Bates avoids it with no problem.
Bates takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bates avoids the head kick by Tragedy.
Tragedy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT#It looks like Trage Tragedy has been cut.
Tragedy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bates staying out of range there.
Tragedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Tragedy is predictable there
and Bates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tragedy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bates takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates with a nice cross.
Bates scores with a jab to the head.
Bates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tragedy.
Tragedy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tragedy misses with a body shot.
It looks like Bates has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#T1#
Bates blocks a head kick by Tragedy.
Bates lands with a cross.
Trage Tragedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tragedy slips a jab from Bates.
Bates paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bates!
Bates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tragedy.
Tragedy throws a jab when Bates was well out of range.
Tragedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bates manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Bates. That snapped Tragedy's head back.
Bates moves out of range as Tragedy throws a body kick.
Bates avoids the head kick by Tragedy.
Tragedy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bates has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tragedy.
Tragedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates throws a front kick aimed at Tragedy's knee but Tragedy avoids it well.
Bates connects with a leg kick. #T2#
Tragedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bates.
Bates lands a nice hook to Tragedy's body. Tragedy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tragedy throws a head kick but Bates moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Tragedy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bates is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tragedy throws a shot from downtown. Bates moves away and avoids it.
Tragedy misses with a leg kick
and Tragedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Bates misses.
Bates throws a body punch but Tragedy moves out of range.
Tragedy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tragedy throws a chopping leg kick but Bates manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Tragedy blocks the leg kick.
Bates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tragedy.
Bates throws a front kick aimed at Tragedy's knee but Tragedy avoids it well.
Bates gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tragedy.#T3#
A chopping leg kick lands by Tragedy.
Bates walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tragedy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tragedy.
Bates blocks the body kick.
Tragedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tragedy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Bates misses.
Tragedy tries a head kick but it misses.
Tragedy ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
Tragedy throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Tragedy misses
and Bates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bates throws out a loose jab but Tragedy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tragedy misses with an uppercut
and Bates counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick lands for Tragedy.
Bates throws a solid leg kick but Tragedy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bates.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bates feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tragedys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bates is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T4#
Tragedy lands with a hook. Bates tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bates with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tragedy to score with a decent uppercut.
Tragedy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bates misses with a hook. Tragedy ducked under it nicely.
Tragedy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tragedy throws out the jab.
Bates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tragedy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Bates misses its intended target.
Bates throws a hook to the side of Tragedy's head but Tragedy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from Tragedy.#CUT2#It looks like Armad Bates has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tragedy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bates dodges the punch combination from Tragedy.
A quick step to the side and Bates tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Armad Bates will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Bates cracks Tragedy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bates takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tragedy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Tragedy.
Bates slips under a jab from Tragedy.
Tragedy throws an overhand right that lands on Bates's shoulder, as Bates tries to avoid the shot.
Tragedy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#KD2#
Tragedy throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Bates stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Tragedy follows into mount! #ROC2#Bates is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bates is looking to improve his position but Tragedy isn't that keen on the idea.
Oh Bates is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bates holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tragedy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bates is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bates seems to have got his legs back now.
Tragedy looking to control but Bates is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T1#
Bates tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tragedy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bates?
Bates manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bates on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Bates actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Bates actively working from the bottom here.
Bates is looking to improve his position.
Tragedy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T2#
Bates avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tragedy.
Tragedy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bates keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tragedy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bates is trying to get back to full guard.
Tragedy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tragedy trying to control the action but Bates is working from the bottom.
Tragedy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bates on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T3#
Bates tries to roll over but Tragedy keeps him under control.
Bates moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tragedy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bates swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bates utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bates manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tragedy manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Tragedy keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully.
Bates prevents Tragedy from getting back to his feet.
Bates looking to sit in guard and control but Tragedy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T4#
Tragedy working some strikes from top position.#SUB#
Bates looking for a triangle here. Tragedy is fighting it but it looks tight! Bates pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Tragedy is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Armad Bates!
Armad Bates thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
GDL 66: MacArthur vs Greenwald
Date: Nov 14, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Celso tries for a takedown but Bates circles away easily
and Bates counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD#
Bates gets caught flat footed, as El Celso shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bates has his hands on El Celso's head, controlling the position.
El Celso preventing the sweep.
Bates trying to keep a closed guard but El Celso is proving a slippery customer.
El Celso tries to free his leg and advance position but Bates is retaining full guard.
Our spies down at at Team Grunt inform us that Bates has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Bates is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and El Celso defends well.
El Celso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bates is keeping the position for now.
El Celso has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
El Celso is working hard here to advance position.#T1##SUB2#
Bates had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. El Celso defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bates looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
El Celso postures up.
#SUB2#
El Celso stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Bates throws up his legs and catches El Celso in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! El Celso tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Bates! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Armad Bates!
After winning the bout, Armad Bates thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Fred El Celso spoke after the fight, saying 'ok.. okkk. plez food>???'. |
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Event:
GDL 62: Tyurin vs Clark
Date: Oct 17, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as River sprawls well. River wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bates gets slowly back to his feet.
A good leg kick by River.
River throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Bates counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bates is pushing down on River's leg trying to pass to half guard. River is fighting to maintain full guard but Bates has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura but River is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bates to get the leverage.
Bates tries to pass to full mount but River defends it. #SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura but River is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bates to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
River looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Bates is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T1##SUB2#
Bates is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. River doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bates.
Bates stalling. #SUB2#
Bates seems to be working for a kimura but River defends the submission attempt.#SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura here.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bates seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
River is controlling Bates's position as best he can from this difficult position.#SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bates seems to be working for a kimura but River defends the submission attempt.
River trying to control but Bates postures up.
#T3##SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. River manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bates advances to half guard.
Bates stalling away here and it's allowed River to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #SUB#
River working for a triangle but Bates defends it easily.
#SUB#
River is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
River working for a triangle but Bates defends it easily.
#T4#
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but River is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
River keeping full guard, as Bates tries to pass. #SUB#
River is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
River is looking for a triangle but Bates pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armad Bates dominated that round.
That's time! River's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
River swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bates wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Patrick River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bates ducks under a wild hook from River.
Bates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
An inside leg kick from Bates misses.
River throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bates avoids it.
River looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Bates on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bates misses with a lunging right hand
and River counters with a low kick, right behind Bates 's knee.
Bates slips a jab from River.
River misses with a body shot.
Bates is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T1#
Bates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
River lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bates will feel that in the morning.#CL#
River moves into the clinch.
River prevents the takedown attempt.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bates's elbow.
Bates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
River is defending well against a takedown attempt.
River tries a body shot but Bates blocks it.
Bates blocks a body shot from River.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Bates controls the action.
#TD2#
Bates has dropped down and is working for a takedown. River is trying to keep an underhook but Bates manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bates trying to pass the guard but River defending well. #SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T2#
Bates moves into full mount! River won't be happy about that!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River is in all sorts of trouble here.
River is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Bates working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
River wants to hold on but Bates pushes him away.
Bates fails to advance to River's back.
River is squirming around, avoiding Bates's attempts to control the action. #T3##SUB2#
Bates looking for a guillotine from mount but River is having none of it. #SUB2#
Bates swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and River is now in Bates's guard. A big mistake from Bates there, giving up the dominant position!
River loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
River postures up and lands a big shot to Bates's brow.
River trying to control but Bates is working from the bottom.
Armad Bates has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bates avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
River is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB2#
Bates is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T4#
River with a nice head shot there.
River has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bates wants to control but River passes easily into half guard.
River looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bates tries to get to full guard but River has control of the leg.
River missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
River missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Patrick River 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Sloppy strikes from Bates. Those never looked like landing.
Bates needs to keep his hands up - River had a free shot at his head there.
River is looking to slow Bates down with leg kicks.
Bates avoids a kick to the body.
River comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
River wants to clinch up but Bates keeps it at a distance.
Bates drops down looking to force a counter takedown but River defends it well.
River lands a front kick.
River ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
A punch combination from River misses.
Bates is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
River misses with an uppercut
and Bates counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates swings for the body but River moves out of range.
River checks the leg kick.
River misses the shot to the body.
Bates is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down River rather than just go for the knockout.#CL#
River takes the fight into the clinch.
Bates wants a takedown but no success here.
#T1#
Bates fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC#
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Bates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
River walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
River lands a head kick. Bates smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bates walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
River fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
River misses with a low kick.
Bates swings and misses with a shot to the body
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
River scores with a decent looking hook.
River throws a head kick but Bates moves out of range.
Bates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T2##CL#
Bates gets tackled into the cage by River. River maintains the clinch.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bates tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. River smiles and moves away.
Patrick River has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armad Bates.
Bates swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Bates checks a low kick from River.
River backing away here, and Bates unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
Patrick River is winning the standup battle so far.
River blocks a low kick nicely.
Bates shoots in for a double leg but River sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
River misses with a body shot.
River lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheers as River lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bates doesn't seem phased though.
Bates throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
River tried to counter with a leg kick but Bates avoided it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bates checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bates was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
River throws a body kick that misses. #TD#
River gets a double leg takedown into Bates's guard.#T3#
River trying to control but Bates is working from the bottom.
Bates not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB2#
Bates looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! River has picked Bates up and slammed him! Bates can't keep hold of the triangle and River manages to pass to side control!
River misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
River trying to control the action but Bates is working from the bottom.
River looking to control but instead Bates has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bates has hold of River's hands but River slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#T4##SUB2#
Bates looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
River moves into full mount! Bates won't be happy about that!
Bates really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#SUB#
River jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bates is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bates and River has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
#SUB#
River thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
River slows the pace down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick River showed his dominance in that final round.
I think River has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick River!
During a confident post fight interview, Patrick River thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
TWGC 31 (185lbs, D2): Finals - Round 3
Date: Sep 15, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 3 losses; Sid Murrdock! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Armad Bates!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL#
Murrdock has taken the fight to the clinch.
#TD2#
Bates is trying to trip Murrdock. He has hold of a leg but Murrdock is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bates persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Murrdock (0) vs (2) Bates
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Murrdock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bates wants to pass the guard but Murrdock is keeping the position.
Murrdock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murrdock is pulling down on Bates's head to control his posture.
Murrdock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bates trying to control but Murrdock is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Murrdock has Bates pulled in close to control his posture.
Murrdock looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bates puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #SUB2#
Murrdock is defending against the submission attempts here by Bates.
Murrdock is looking to improve his position.
Murrdock is working hard here to advance position.#T2#
Murrdock won't allow Bates to pass to mount.
Murrdock wants to control but Bates is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Murrdock tries to roll over but Bates keeps him under control.#SUB#
Murrdock looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Bates is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Murrdock is just riding it out for now. Bates eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Bates seems to be looking for submissions.
#T3#
Bates tries to pass to full mount but Murrdock defends it.
Murrdock wants to improve his position but Bates is controlling well.
Bates stalling away here and it's allowed Murrdock to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bates looking to pass the guard.
Murrdock trying to control the position here.
Bates won't allow Murrdock to sweep him here. #T4#
Bates tries to free his leg and advance position but Murrdock is retaining full guard.
Murrdock pulls Bates in to control the position.
Bates looking to sit in guard and control but Murrdock gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Murrdock (2) vs (2) Bates#SUB2#
Bates is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murrdock is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Murrdock got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bates has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Murrdock has managed to get both his arms back between Bates's legs - danger averted.
Bates is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Bates has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Murrdock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T5#
Murrdock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Murrdock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bates swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murrdock preventing the sweep.
Murrdock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB2#
Bates looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murrdock passes into half guard.
#T6#
Bates is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bates manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Bates isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Murrdock stacks Bates on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Murrdock! Score +3 for passing guard: Murrdock (5) vs (2) Bates
Bates is not content to let Murrdock control the position.
Murrdock in side control, just content to control the action for now. #T7#
Bates struggling a bit here.
Murrdock wants to control but Bates is keeping him busy.
Bates struggling a bit here.
Murrdock is looking to take a break and control but Bates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bates can't do much from the bottom here. #T8#
Murrdock trying to control the position but Bates is working away.
Bates can't do much from the bottom here.
Murrdock is looking to take a break and control but Bates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bates seems a little lost for a moment, as Murrdock dominates the positioning.#T9#
Bates is looking to reverse the position.
Bates wants to control but Murrdock postures up.
Bates is looking for a sweep.
Bates is being controlled here.
Bates is looking to reverse the position.
Bates wants to control but Murrdock postures up.
Bates is trying to escape the position but Murrdock is controlling the position. #T10#
You can see the frustration on Bates's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bates is looking for a sweep.
Murrdock takes a little break here. Bates wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Murrdock wants to control but Bates is keeping him busy.
Bates tries to bench press Murrdock off him but Murrdock keeps the position. #T11#
Murrdock controls the position.
Bates is not content to let Murrdock control the position.
Bates can't do much from the bottom here.
Bates trying to remain calm as Murrdock controls from the top position.
Bates tries to buck Murrdock off but Murrdock is having none of it.#T12#
Bates struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here.
Bates is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Murrdock seems content to control.#SUB2#
Bates looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bates is trying to get back to full guard.
Murrdock passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Murrdock (8) vs (2) Bates#T13#
Bates is looking to improve his position but Murrdock isn't that keen on the idea.
Murrdock takes Bates's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Bates is in trouble. Score +3 for taking back: Murrdock (11) vs (2) Bates#SUB#
Murrdock is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bates defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Murrdock is looking to control Bates but Bates is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Murrdock controlling from the back.#T14#
You can see the frustration on Bates's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Murrdock not allowing Bates to control his hands.
Bates controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Murrdock controlling the positon.
Murrdock keeps control of the position as Bates tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murrdock takes the fight on points by 11 to 2.
Sid Murrdock is the new middleweight champion!
Sid Murrdock thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
TWGC 31 (185lbs, D2): Finals - Round 2
Date: Sep 14, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Two Chainz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Armad Bates!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Bates is looking to clinch. #TD#
Chainz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bates did well to prevent Chainz getting side control. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Chainz (2) vs (0) Bates#SUB2#
Bates is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chainz pulls his head out easily.
Bates trying to control but Chainz postures up.
Chainz trying to control the pace.
Bates trying to hold on to Chainz's head to control him but Chainz postures up.
Chainz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates is looking to improve his position.
Chainz is pressing down on Bates's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bates is holding on for now. #T1#
Chainz is looking to stall here but Bates recovers full guard.
Chainz is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at New York Training Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Bates manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chainz manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Chainz (2) vs (2) Bates
Bates passes into half guard.
Chainz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chainz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chainz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bates is looking to advance position but Chainz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Chainz (6) vs (2) Bates#T2#
Bates is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chainz controlling the position easily from mount.
Bates wants to hold on but Chainz pushes him away.
Chainz looking to control but Bates is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chainz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bates is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bates manages to regain half guard. Good work. #T3#
Chainz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Chainz (9) vs (2) Bates
Bates is squirming around, avoiding Chainz's attempts to control the action.
Bates tries to hold on but Chainz postures up.
Chainz trying to control but Bates is having none of it. #SUB#
Chainz working for a guillotine from mount but Bates is in no mood to give up. #T4#
Chainz looking to control but Bates is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bates regains half guard.
Bates trying to control here.
Bates gets full guard.
Chainz trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates is trying to keep Chainz in close.
Chainz pushing down on Bates's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chainz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bates does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T5#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#SUB2#
Bates looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chainz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bates preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bates is not content to let Chainz control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chainz wants to pass the guard but Bates is defending well.
Chainz controlling the pace. #T6#
Chainz is trying to control. Bates wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chainz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chainz is trying to control the action in half guard but Bates is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chainz prevents Bates from improving his position.
Bates keeping hold of Chainz's head, controlling as best he can.
Chainz trying to pass the guard but Bates defending well.
Bates trying to control here.
#T7##SUB2#
Bates is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chainz pulls his head out easily.
Bates is trying to control but can't.
Chainz trying to control the pace.
Bates is not content to let Chainz control the position.#SUB2#
Bates looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bates regains full guard. Nicely done. #T8#
Chainz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chainz tries to free his leg and advance position but Bates is retaining full guard.
Chainz slips nicely into half guard.#SUB2#
Bates looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Bates actively working from the bottom here.
Bates tries to roll over but Chainz keeps him under control.
Chainz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T9#
Chainz trying to pass the guard but Bates defending well.
Bates wants to control but Chainz is keeping busy.
#SUB2#
Bates looking for submissions off his back.
Bates gets full guard.
Chainz wants to control from the top but Bates keeps moving.
Chainz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T10##SUB2#
Bates escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chainz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chainz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bates swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chainz is stalling in the full guard.
Bates is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chainz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chainz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bates is keeping the position for now. #T11#
Chainz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB2#
Bates looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bates being controlled here, momentarily.
Bates keeping moving, preventing Chainz from controlling successfully.
Chainz looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Bates has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Chainz should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bates has tightened it up now! Chainz should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Armad Bates!
An out of breath Armad Bates thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
TWGC 31 (185lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1
Date: Sep 13, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Andy Rothschild! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Armad Bates!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Rothschild clinches up with Bates and pushes him back against the cage.
Bates is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#TD2#
Bates gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rothschild regains guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rothschild (0) vs (2) Bates
Rothschild tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bates is pushing down on Rothschild's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rothschild is fighting to maintain full guard but Bates has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rothschild is looking for a sweep. Bates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rothschild won't allow Bates to pass to mount.
Rothschild trying to control but Bates postures up.
Rothschild is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rothschild is trying to control but can't.
Bates is pressing down on Rothschild's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rothschild is holding on for now. #SUB2#
Bates wants to work for an arm triangle but Rothschild is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothschild is looking for a sweep. Bates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rothschild is working hard here to advance position.
Bates looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T1##SUB2#
Bates is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rothschild is just riding it out for now. Bates eventually gives up the hold.
Rothschild is looking to control Bates's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rothschild avoid being mounted?
Rothschild is looking for a sweep. Bates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rothschild's coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Rothschild is trying to control but can't.
#SUB2#
Bates is working for a kimura but Rothschild is defending it quite comfortably.
Rothschild is trying to get back to full guard.#T2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bates passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Rothschild (0) vs (5) Bates
Rothschild working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB2#
Bates working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Rothschild turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Bates off and cradles Rothschild's limp body as Bates celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Armad Bates!
A very excited looking Armad Bates made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
TWGC 31 (185lbs, D2): London Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Sep 05, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Armad Bates! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Felix Krnacova!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Bates stuffs the takedown attempt from Krnacova. Krnacova gets slowly back to his feet.
Krnacova shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bates as he jumps to the side. #TD2#
Bates gets caught flat footed, as Krnacova shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bates (0) vs (2) Krnacova
Krnacova wants to pass the guard but Bates is keeping the position.#SUB#
Bates looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krnacova slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Krnacova drops back looking for a leg! Bates is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bates manages to kick Krnacova off! Krnacova jumps back into Bates's guard. #SUB#
Krnacova avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T1#
Bates being controlled here, momentarily.
Krnacova trying to control but Bates is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krnacova might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bates haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB#
Bates working for a triangle but Krnacova defends it easily.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Bates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Bates has his foot on Krnacova's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Krnacova works his way back into a safe position though.
Krnacova trying to control but Bates is working from the bottom.
Krnacova wants to pass the guard but Bates is keeping the position.#T2#
Krnacova looking to sit in guard and control but Bates gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bates (2) vs (2) Krnacova
Bates stopping the sweep attempt from Krnacova.
Krnacova looking to control.
Bates looking to pass the guard.
Bates advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Bates (5) vs (2) Krnacova#SUB#
Bates is trying to get an arm triangle but Krnacova is defending well. #SUB#
Bates wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Krnacova, who protects the arm well.
Krnacova is looking for a sweep.
Krnacova gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: Bates (7) vs (2) Krnacova
Krnacova gets back to half guard.#T3#
Krnacova wants to get back to full guard.
Bates stalling.
Krnacova trying to control here.
Krnacova moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bates trying to control but Krnacova is working from the bottom.
Bates postures up.
Bates trying to control but Krnacova is working from the bottom.
Bates stopping the sweep attempt from Krnacova.
Krnacova trying to keep a closed guard but Bates is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2#
Krnacova has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bates can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Krnacova is controlling Bates's posture.#T4#
Krnacova not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krnacova being controlled here, momentarily.
Krnacova tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bates stands and throws Krnacova's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Bates (10) vs (2) Krnacova
Bates just content to control the position.
Krnacova has one of Bates's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Krnacova prevents Bates from improving position.
Krnacova is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Krnacova regains full guard. Nicely done. #T5#
Krnacova wants to sweep here but Bates controlling him for the moment.
Krnacova keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully.
Krnacova wants to sweep but no luck.
Krnacova is trying to keep Bates in close.
#SUB#
Bates drops back looking for a leg! Krnacova is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Krnacova manages to kick Bates off! Bates jumps back into Krnacova's guard.
Krnacova keeping full guard, as Bates tries to pass.
Bates is pushing down on Krnacova's leg trying to pass to half guard. Krnacova is fighting to maintain full guard but Bates has managed to sneak the leg through.
Krnacova is trying to maintain the position but Bates is very close to passing his half guard.
Krnacova is controlling Bates's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Krnacova is looking for a sweep. Bates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T6#
Bates content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bates wants to pass to mount but Krnacova is defending the position.
Krnacova moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bates stays in close to Krnacova's body and controls the position.
Krnacova pulls Bates in close to prevent any damage.
Bates trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krnacova 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates trying to control but Krnacova is working from the bottom.
Krnacova is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T7#
Krnacova tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bates advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Bates (13) vs (2) Krnacova
Bates wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krnacova keeps working.
Krnacova is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bates off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Bates (13) vs (6) Krnacova#SUB2#
Krnacova working for a choke but Bates is defending well.
Krnacova gets his hands free as Bates looks to control.
Bates looking very determined here, making life difficult for Krnacova.
#SUB2#
Bates fending off the submission attempt from Krnacova. #SUB2#
Bates showing good submission defense here.
#T8##SUB2#
Krnacova looking to break Bates's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bates remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Krnacova will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#SUB2#
Bates fending off the submission attempt from Krnacova. #SUB2#
Krnacova is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bates defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bates manages to reverse the position and now he's in Krnacova's guard. Nice work there by Bates.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bates (15) vs (6) Krnacova
Bates slips nicely into half guard.#SUB#
Bates is looking for a kimura but Krnacova is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bates to get the leverage. #SUB#
Bates looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Krnacova is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T9#
Krnacova moves into full guard.
Krnacova trying to control the position.
Bates controlling from the top position.
Krnacova working a defensive guard here.
Krnacova looking for a sweep. Not yet Krnacova, not yet.
Krnacova looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T10#
Bates pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krnacova is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Krnacova is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bates (15) vs (8) Krnacova
Krnacova wants to pass the guard but Bates is keeping the position.#SUB#
Bates working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Krnacova doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Bates is tightening it up a little... Krnacova has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Krnacova reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Krnacova taps out! Nice BJJ there by Bates!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Armad Bates!
Armad Bates seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
TWGC 31 (185lbs, D2): London Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 04, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Armad Bates! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Ronaldo Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD#
Bates shoots in and bounces Gomes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bates (2) vs (0) Gomes
Gomes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bates (2) vs (2) Gomes
Bates is adopting a defensive guard.
Bates keeping full guard, as Gomes tries to pass.
Gomes is stalling in the full guard. #SUB#
Bates escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gomes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomes trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bates manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bates (4) vs (2) Gomes#T1#
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomes trying to keep a closed guard but Bates is proving a slippery customer.
Bates trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Gomes wants to sweep but no luck.
Gomes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bates's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gomes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bates is one step ahead there.
Bates sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gomes's guard.
Gomes is looking for a sweep. Bates is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2##SUB#
Bates seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Gomes is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Armad Bates!
Armad Bates seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
GDL 45: Wright vs Striker
Date: Jul 04, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodsport closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bates circles away.#CL#
Bates pushes Bloodsport up against the cage in a clinch.
Bloodsport lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bloodsport looking to stall.
Bloodsport has a couple of punches blocked by Bates.
Bates lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Bates manages to break the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Bates has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bloodsport or perhaps it was just good defense by Bates, which made it look bad.
It looked like Bates wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bates misses with a low kick.
Bloodsport wants to clinch up but Bates keeps it at a distance.
Bloodsport misses with a takedown
and Bates counters with a nice body shot.
Armad Bates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Bloodsport.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodsport shoots for a takedown but Bates saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bloodsport tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bloodsport tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bates swivels and escapes.
Bates works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Bloodsport shoots for a takedown but Bates saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Armad Bates is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bloodsport with a poor takedown
and Bates counters with a two punch combo.
Bloodsport with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bates to score with a decent uppercut.
Bloodsport wants to clinch but Bates slips to the side#KD#
and Bates counters with a crisp one two that drops Bloodsport! Bates thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bloodsport to his feet! Bloodsport is in big trouble!#ROC#Bloodsport is rocked!
Bates scores with a nice strike.
Bloodsport is still on wobbly legs! Can Bates finish him?
Bates connects with a body shot.
Bloodsport looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates cracks Bloodsport with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bloodsport falls to his knees and Bates doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armad Bates!
Armad Bates 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 36: Bates vs Spence
Date: May 24, 2020 |
#R1#
A bone on bone clash there as Spence blocks the leg kick.
Bates shoots in for a takedown but Spence shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bates fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spence moves out of range as Bates strikes.
Spence misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spence ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
Spence is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bates with a body shot.
Bates changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bates is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Spence throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bates will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armad Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bates or perhaps it was just good defense by Spence , which made it look bad.
Bates fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spence is out of range.
Armad Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates misses with a wild body shot.
Bates looks to land a left hand but Spence moved out of range nicely.
Spence lands a head shot.
Bates tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spence sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bates somewhat.#T1#
Bates misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bates throws the left hand but Spence avoids the punch easily.
Spence swinging wildly here.
Bates has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Runts Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Alan Spence is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bates slips under a jab.
Spence fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bates looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spence throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spence misses with a looping right.
Bates drops down looking for a counter takedown but Spence sprawls and moves away.
Spence cracks a nice hook into Bates's ribs.
Bates shoots for a double leg takedown but Spence sprawls well. He's pushed Bates's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spence with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bates.
Spence lands with a good body shot.#T2#
Spence moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Bates shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bates was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Spence is looking to reverse the position.#SUB#
Bates working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Bates swings around for an armbar but Spence sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bates's guard.
Bates 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.#SUB#
Bates working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spence doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spence manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Spence controlling from the top position. #T3#
Bates seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bates being controlled here, momentarily.
Bates is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Spence 's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bates is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spence stays in close to Bates's body and controls the position.
Bates is trying to control the position but Spence postures up.
Bates is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Spence is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Spence is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Spence scores with a jab to the body.
Bates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spence .
Spence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bates connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Spence 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#
Spence with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spence throws a big shot that misses.
Spence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Spence misses the jab.
Bates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bates tests Spence 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alan Spence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bates takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spence manages to avoid it.
Bates shoots in but Spence avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A shot to the liver by Spence . Beautiful body shot.
Bates shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spence sprawls well. Spence wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bates gets slowly back to his feet.
Bates jabs at Spence 's body.#T1#
Bates tries for a takedown but Spence sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armad Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bates misses with a hook
and Bates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spence keeps the fight on the outside.
Bates gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spence .
Bates defending well as Spence loads up on a big left hand.
Bates slips under a jab.
Spence with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spence throws a body punch but Bates moves out of range.
A punch combination from Spence misses.
Spence moves away from the strike by Bates.
Bates fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Spence fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bates tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Spence defends well and Bates ends up having to push Spence into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Spence misses with a double jab.
Bates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spence .
Bates looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spence let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Bates.
Spence misses with a hook.
Spence ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
Spence misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Spence misses.
Spence lunges at Bates with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bates's hand.
Bates tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Spence defends well and Bates ends up having to push Spence into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bates jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bates uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spence .
Spence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bates shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spence defends it nicely.
Spence with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bates tries for a takedown but Spence sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bates tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T3#
Bates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spence throws out the jab.
Spence lands a nice shot to the body.
Spence misses with a two punch combination.
Bates misses with an uppercut. Spence saw that one coming.
Spence looks to land a right hand but Bates moved out of range.
Bates tries to counter with a takedown but Spence is quick to defend against it.
Spence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bates.
Sloppy strikes from Bates. Those never looked like landing.
Bates defending well as Spence loads up on a big left hand.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spence manages to avoid it.
Spence steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bates.
Bates gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spence .
Spence swings for the body but Bates moves out of range.
Spence looks to land a combination but Bates avoids it well.
Spence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bates changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spence tries to avoid it but Bates manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spence to the ground. Spence escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bates moves forwards but Spence connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bates misses with a takedown attempt - Spence sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T4#
Spence slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spence throws a right and a left that Bates avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Spence as Bates shoots in.
Bates will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bates looks for a takedown but Spence sprawls well.
Bates wants to clinch.
Spence looks to score with a jab to the body but Bates is just out of range.
Spence digs a good hook to Bates's body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bates is defended easily by Spence .
Bates looks for a takedown but Spence sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Spence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Spence defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bates.
Spence doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bates shoots in and drives through. Spence sprawls well.
Spence ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Bates on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spence lands a body shot.
Spence fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bates throws a poor cross that misses
and Spence makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#TD#
Bates looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Spence has control of Bates's left arm, preventing Bates from doing any damage.
Spence keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully.
Spence looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spence keeping moving, preventing Bates from controlling successfully. #T1#
Bates looking to pass the guard.
Spence looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bates is one step ahead there.
Alan Spence has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Bates thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Spence looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bates shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Spence counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armad Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bates shoots and misses
and Spence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spence lands with a shot to the body.
Spence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spence scores with a shot to the body.
Spence jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bates slips under a jab.
Bates is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spence sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Spence looks to land a right hand but Bates moved out of range.
Spence scores with a one two! Bates had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Spence looks to land a right hand but Bates moved out of range.
Spence punishes Bates's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Spence , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spence clobbers Bates with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slow jab from Spence misses its intended target.
Bates takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spence works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alan Spence is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Spence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bates shoots and misses
and Spence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bates fails with the takedown.
Bates shoots in and drives through. Spence sprawls well.
Bates with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spence counters with a nice body shot.
Spence takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.
Spence scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bates doesn't seem bothered though.
Spence jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spence missing with a left hand there. Bates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spence misses with the combination.
Spence throws a big shot that misses.
Spence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
Spence scores with a jab to the body.
Bates changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spence tries to avoid it but Bates manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spence to the ground. Spence escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T4#
Spence throws a hook to the side of Bates's head but Bates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spence lands with a hook. Bates tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates lands a leg kick that knocks Spence off balance momentarily.
Bates takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bates doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bates goes for a double leg but Spence avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Spence continues to drive forward.
Spence scores with a nice right hand.
Spence misses with a hook. Bates ducked under it nicely.
Bates changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Spence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spence thuds a left hand into Bates's body.
Spence digs a good body shot into Bates's ribs.
Bates looks for a takedown but Spence sprawls well.
Spence unleashes a big counter combination but Bates bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Spence .#TD#
Bates looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Spence !
Armad Bates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Spence 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Spence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spence winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Spence !
Alan Spence bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
GDL 26 : Bob vs Bates
Date: Apr 11, 2020 |
#R1#
Bates fails with a takedown attempt.
Weadababyitsaboy leaves Bates with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bates shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Weadababyitsaboy defends it nicely.
Bob Weadababyitsaboy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armad Bates.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weadababyitsaboy manages to avoid it.
Donk. Weadababyitsaboy catches Bates right on the button with a cross.
Bates throws an overhand right that lands on Weadababyitsaboy's shoulder, as Weadababyitsaboy tries to avoid the shot.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a hook but Bates blocks it.
Bates with the counter takedown but Weadababyitsaboy avoids it easily.
Bates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weadababyitsaboy.
Nice sprawl there from Weadababyitsaboy as Bates shoots in.
Weadababyitsaboy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#TD2#
Bates gets the takedown into side control.
Bates looking to control but instead Weadababyitsaboy has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates tries to pass to full mount but Weadababyitsaboy defends it.
Weadababyitsaboy wants to improve his position but Bates is controlling well.
Weadababyitsaboy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bates on the ground.
Bates slows the pace down in half guard. #T1#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weadababyitsaboy is refusing to be controlled, as Bates sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Bates is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Weadababyitsaboy has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Bates wants to work for an arm triangle but Weadababyitsaboy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bates controlling the action here.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Bates wants to work for an arm triangle but Weadababyitsaboy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB2#
Bates looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB2#
Bates is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB2#
Bates wants to work for an arm triangle but Weadababyitsaboy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T3##SUB2#
Bates is working for a submission of some sort.
Bates with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB2#
Bates seems to be working for a kimura but Weadababyitsaboy defends the submission attempt.
Weadababyitsaboy is looking to control Bates's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Weadababyitsaboy avoid being mounted?#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Weadababyitsaboy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bates prevents Weadababyitsaboy from standing back up.
#SUB2#
Bates is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Weadababyitsaboy is just riding it out for now. Bates eventually gives up the hold.
Still in half guard, Bates seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Bates is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB2#
Bates is trying to work for a kimura but Weadababyitsaboy is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Armad Bates will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Weadababyitsaboy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bates.
Nice takedown defense from Weadababyitsaboy. No joy for Bates on that attempt.
It looked like Weadababyitsaboy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Weadababyitsaboy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bates.#CL2#
Bates pushes Weadababyitsaboy up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Bates breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Weadababyitsaboy.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a lazy right hand but Bates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weadababyitsaboy just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weadababyitsaboy. Bates does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Weadababyitsaboy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bates doesn't seem phased though.
Bates fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Weadababyitsaboy avoids it really well and circles away.
Bates moves out of range as Weadababyitsaboy throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates fails with a takedown attempt.
Bob Weadababyitsaboy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armad Bates.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bates or perhaps it was just good defense by Weadababyitsaboy, which made it look bad.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a right and a left that Bates avoids nicely.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a hook to the side of Bates's head but Bates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bates misses with a low kick as Weadababyitsaboy jumps back.#T1#
Weadababyitsaboy scores with a hook to the body. Bates takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Weadababyitsaboy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weadababyitsaboy.
Bob Weadababyitsaboy is winning the standup battle so far.
Weadababyitsaboy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a double jab.
Weadababyitsaboy works the jab nicely.
Bates slips a jab and a cross from Weadababyitsaboy.
Weadababyitsaboy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bates can do to turn this around?
Nice cross by Bates.
Bates throws a lazy right hand but Weadababyitsaboy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a hook to the side of Bates's head but Bates sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bates slips under a jab from Weadababyitsaboy.
And Bates tries to counter it with a takedown but Weadababyitsaboy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bates moves out of range as Weadababyitsaboy strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Bates has Weadababyitsaboy up against the cage in a clinch.
Weadababyitsaboy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bates dodges an elbow strike from Weadababyitsaboy.
#TD2#
Bates ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bates no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Weadababyitsaboy is looking to stand up but Bates won't let him.
Our spies down at at Runts Academy inform us that Bates has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#T2#
Weadababyitsaboy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bates is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Weadababyitsaboy trying to control but Bates is working from the bottom.
Bates has a closed guard, preventing Weadababyitsaboy from standing up.
Weadababyitsaboy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bates pulls Weadababyitsaboy in close to prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3#
Weadababyitsaboy lands with an uppercut that bounces Bates off the cage and back into range.
Bob Weadababyitsaboy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bates takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Weadababyitsaboy lands the left hand.
Nice shot by Bates.
Bates moves into range and connects with a jab.
Weadababyitsaboy lands a glancing blow to the side of Bates's head.
Bob Weadababyitsaboy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Weadababyitsaboy. That snapped Bates's head back.
#TD2#
Bates drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weadababyitsaboy can't keep his opponent in guard - Bates advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bates stops Weadababyitsaboy from getting back to his feet.
#SUB2#
Bates is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Weadababyitsaboy to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Bates wants to pass the guard but Weadababyitsaboy is keeping the position.#T4#
Bates wants to control from the top but Weadababyitsaboy keeps moving.
Bates passes Weadababyitsaboy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bates is trying to control the action in half guard but Weadababyitsaboy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Weadababyitsaboy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Nice uppercut lands for Weadababyitsaboy. That snapped Bates's head back.
We've been told by Weadababyitsaboy's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weadababyitsaboy.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a series of wild punches.
Weadababyitsaboy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice combination there by Weadababyitsaboy.
Bates is trying hard to land a takedown here. Weadababyitsaboy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Weadababyitsaboy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bates lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Weadababyitsaboy at a distance.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weadababyitsaboy moves away.
Weadababyitsaboy throwing a counter right hand but Bates manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Weadababyitsaboy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a shot from downtown. Bates moves away and avoids it.
Weadababyitsaboy tries a head kick but it misses.
Weadababyitsaboy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bates's hands.
Bates doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weadababyitsaboy throws a shot from downtown. Bates moves away and avoids it.#TD2#
Bates manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Weadababyitsaboy on his heels. He'll look to pass Weadababyitsaboy's guard now, I'm sure.#T1#
Weadababyitsaboy wants to stand but Bates is controlling the position.
Bates looking to pass the guard.
Bates slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB2#
Bates is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Weadababyitsaboy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Weadababyitsaboy can't do much from the bottom here. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Weadababyitsaboy is looking for a sweep.
Weadababyitsaboy is not content to let Bates control the position. #SUB2#
Bates thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Bates thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Bates working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T3#
Bates is looking to take a break and control but Weadababyitsaboy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Bates goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Weadababyitsaboy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bates's guard! Nice work there by Weadababyitsaboy!
Bates lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T4#
Bates looking to pass the guard.
Bates wants to control from the top but Weadababyitsaboy keeps moving.
Bates passes into half guard. #SUB2#
Bates is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Weadababyitsaboy sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Bates is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Weadababyitsaboy sees it coming and defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Armad Bates.
I think Bates has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Armad Bates!
Armad Bates seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
GDL 20: Hansson vs Matthews
Date: Feb 29, 2020 |
#R1#
Kramer swings widly with a right hand
#CL#
and Bates moves into the clinch.
Kramer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kramer is trying to push Bates away but Bates has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#TD#
Bates pulls Kramer into guard.
Kramer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bates is trying to keep Kramer in close.
#SUB#
Kramer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bates has control of Kramer's left arm, preventing Kramer from doing any damage.
Kramer looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#SUB#
Bates has his feet on Kramer's thighs here. He's pushed Kramer off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kramer screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Armad Bates!
Armad Bates decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Bates shoots and misses
and Garak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bates under the eye.
Bates looks to score with a jab to the body but Garak is just out of range.#TD2#
Bates closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Garak is not content to let Bates control the position.
Bates working away.#SUB2#
Bates is trying to get an arm triangle but Garak is defending well. #SUB2#
Bates tries for a kimura but Garak is defending well. #SUB2#
Bates working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T1##SUB2#
Bates is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garak knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Garak is not content to let Bates control the position. #SUB2#
Bates is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Garak has escaped the position, nice work there. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Bates wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garak, who protects the arm well. #SUB2#
Bates wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garak, who protects the arm well.
Garak can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates is looking to take a break and control but Garak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garak definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T3#
Garak is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Bates tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bates has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB2#
Bates is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garak knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Garak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bates on the ground.#SUB2#
Bates has hold of Garak's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Garak seems comfortable defending it but Bates has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Garak is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Garak is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Bates couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Armad Bates!
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Event:
TWGC 25 (265lbs, D4): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jul 26, 2019 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Armad Bates (ranked 5386 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Wang (ranked 5251 p4p, 482 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Armad Bates! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Bates shoots in for a double leg but Wang sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wang darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bates (0) vs (2) Wang
Bates is in trouble now - Wang has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Bates (0) vs (5) Wang
Bates is looking to get to half guard.
Bates is working hard here to advance position.
Bates is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bates has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wang swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bates is now in Wang's guard. A big mistake from Wang there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bates (2) vs (5) Wang
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Wang to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bates is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Wang pulls down on the head and he's put Bates to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Long Wang! |
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