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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 02, 2020 |
#R1#
An inside leg kick lands from Grace. #TD#
Hachi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Grace makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hachi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grace defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hachi.
Grace now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shako Hachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hachi shoots in and drives through. Grace sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shako Hachi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hachi tries for a takedown but Grace circles away easily
and Grace counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#TD#
Hachi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hachi showed some decent athleticism there.
Grace has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Hachi is on him like a limpet, forcing Grace back against the cage.#TD#
Hachi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hachi throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Grace pushes a forearm under Hachi's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hachi is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Earl Lee Grace!
After winning the bout, Earl Lee Grace 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:
GDL 67: Galvarino VS Poika
Date: Nov 21, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hachi misses with a hook
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hachi throws a good cross that connects.
Hachi tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL#
Hachi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hachi swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hachi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez's coach down at Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martinez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Martinez pushes Hachi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hachi tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hachi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Hachi avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
Hachi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hachi misses with a body punch.
Hachi swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Martinez.
Martinez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hachi or not.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Martinez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Shako Hachi has been cut.
Martinez tries a body shot but Hachi blocks it.
Martinez lands with a light punch inside.
Hachi can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
#BC2#
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Hachi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martinez throws a body shot but no joy.
Martinez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hachi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
Martinez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hachi walks into a left hand.
Hachi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hachi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL#
Hachi moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Hachi.
Hachi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hachi.
Hachi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Martinez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hachi gets through Martinez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hachi misses with the head strike.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
#BC2#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Hachi.
Hachi lands a body shot.
Hachi looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
A big right from Martinez misses.
Hachi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martinez digs a good hook to Hachi's body.
A jab from Hachi does it's job there.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martinez counters with a left to the body.
Hachi throws a combination that misses
letting Martinez counter with a right hand. #T3#
Martinez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hachi is fending him off so far but Martinez persists. Nope, Hachi circles away and we're back to standing.
Hachi takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Martinez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Danga de danga de dang - Martinez scores with a four punch combination!
Hachi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hachi misses the shot to the body.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hachi misses with a jab to the body
and Martinez counters with a left and a right... And another left! Hachi is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Martinez! |
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Event:
Skrap Fights 73
Date: Aug 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Gaines fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gaines manages to circle out of the way.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
#CL#
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Gaines stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Gaines has eaten all the pies!#BC#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaines is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Gaines .
Johnson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gaines throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gaines off to one side.
Gaines moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Gaines manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Gaines darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Gaines into the ropes.
Derrick Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akilah Jah Gaines .
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Gaines 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gaines has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Johnson after a bit of a struggle.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Gaines has him pressed against the ropes.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gaines 's efforts to push away.#TD#
Johnson pulls guard successfully.
#T2#
Johnson looking to control.
Gaines works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnson pushes Gaines off looking to stand but Gaines dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson tries to roll over but Gaines keeps him under control.
Johnson tries to kick Gaines off but Gaines keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Gaines is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Gaines from controlling successfully. #T3#
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gaines is one step ahead there.
Gaines prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Gaines loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gaines fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gaines shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL2#
Gaines rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Johnson is pressed up against the ropes. Gaines has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #T4#
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gaines sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Gaines tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson is looking to counter with head kicks.#CL2#
Gaines darts in and clinches Johnson up against the ropes.
Gaines taking a breather.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gaines pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gaines jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Gaines around his waist. Gaines gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gaines wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A short body shot lands from Gaines as the two fighters clinch.
#BC#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akilah Jah Gaines has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derrick Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#CL2#
Gaines gets a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Derrick Johnson!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Derrick Johnson!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Derrick Johnson!
Derrick Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
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