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Event:
HFC Tournament Finals
Date: Mar 20, 2020 |
#R1#
Stickmann throws a shot from downtown. William moves away and avoids it.
William tries to counter by clinching up but Stickmann breaks away and moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that William has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
William shoots in but Stickmann avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stickmann throws a leg kick that is checked#KD#
and William counters with a crisp one two that drops Stickmann! William thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Stickmann to his feet! Stickmann is in big trouble!#ROC#
Stickmann is rocked!
Stickmann dips to his left and cracks William with an uppercut!
Stickmann is still on wobbly legs! Can William finish him?#CL#
William has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stickmann is trying to break the clinch but William has him pressed against the cage.
William stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A frustrated look appears on Stickmann's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stickmann seems to have recovered his senses.
William keeps control of Stickmann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from William. #CUT#
It looks like Rod Stickmann has been cut.#TD#
William jumps into guard, dragging Stickmann to the mat.
William working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stickmann.
William is looking to stand up but Stickmann isn't so interested in that idea.
Stickmann must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stickmann is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stickmann postures up in William's guard and throws a big left but William blocks it. #T1#
William wants to stand and escape but Stickmann is having none of it. #SUB#
Stickmann got a little sloppy there for a moment and William has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stickmann has managed to get both his arms back between William's legs - danger averted.
Stickmann stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. William swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stickmann trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stickmann postures up in William's guard and throws a big left but William blocks it.
Stickmann missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
William is adopting a defensive guard.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stickmann connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T2##CL#
William clinches with his opponent.
Stickmann throws an elbow but it misses.
William struggles to land a body shot inside as Stickmann controls his hands.
William tries to throw a body punch but Stickmann avoids it by throwing William back against the cage.
William lands a damaging elbow.
Stickmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stickmann misses with an elbow strike.
Stickmann wants to break the clinch but can't.
William looking to throw knees to the head but Stickmann is blocking nicely.
#BC#
William breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stickmann looks to land a left hand but William moved out of range nicely.
William takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stickmann lands a straight punch to the body, keeping William at a distance.
A slow jab from Stickmann misses its intended target.
William seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Stickmann.
Stickmann has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stickmann throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and William counters with a head kick. That will keep Stickmann thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! #T3#
Stickmann looks to score with a jab to the body but William is just out of range.
Stickmann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
William ducks under a wild hook from Stickmann.
Jab from Stickmann.#ROC2#
William is rocked!#CL#
William takes the fight into the clinch.
Stickmann is trying to break the clinch but William is controlling him.
Stickmann drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stickmann lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
William breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - William looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stickmann looks to score with a jab to the body but William is just out of range.
William throws a big counter combination but Stickmann scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
William takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oh William is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stickmann.
William seems to have got his legs back now.
Rod Stickmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Stickmann jabs at William's body.
William takes a shot right to the bread basket.
William has a takedown stuffed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stickmann lands the left hand.
William is looking to clinch but Stickmann is avoiding it.
#KD2#
Stickmann waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract William. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped William to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Stickmann is fighting to break William's control of his arms but William is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
William keeping full guard, as Stickmann tries to pass. #SUB2#
Stickmann has gone for a leg lock! William slips out almost immediately though and dives into Stickmann's guard.#REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Stickmann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rod Stickmann'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.
#R2#
William lands a head kick. Stickmann smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stickmann is looking to land body kicks.
Stickmann throws a series of punches but William avoids them all with ease.
Rod Stickmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
William is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stickmann throws a hook to the side of William's head but William sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stickmann fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops William to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! William looks to clinch but Stickmann throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! William taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rod Stickmann!
After winning the bout, Rod Stickmann 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:
HFC Tournament Rd. 3
Date: Feb 28, 2020 |
#R1#
Tonissaar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stickmann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick which misses Stickmann's front leg but catches the back leg as Stickmann tries to avoid it.
That kick from Tonissaar tenderised Stickmann's leg. Stickmann is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stickmann 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.#CL2#
Tonissaar has closed the distance and engaged Stickmann in a clinch.
Tonissaar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tonissaar digs a right hand underneath Stickmann's ribcage. Stickmann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tonissaar lands a body shot.
Stickmann has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tonissaar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonissaar lands a shot to the body.
Tonissaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tonissaar can't find room to land a body shot as Stickmann controls the action.
Tonissaar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Rod Stickmann has been cut.
Stickmann is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stickmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T1#
Tonissaar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tonissaar misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar digs a right hand underneath Stickmann's ribcage. Stickmann let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tonissaar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tonissaar gets underhooks to prevent Stickmann's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rod Stickmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar cracks Stickmann with a nice body shot.
Tonissaar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Tonissaar on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Tonissaar as the two fighters clinch.
Stickmann is breathing heavily.
Tonissaar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tonissaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tonissaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T2#
Tonissaar misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC2#
Stickmann is rocked!
Tonissaar lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Stickmann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonissaar throws a big uppercut that drops Stickmann! More strikes from Tonissaar and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Stickmann lies dazed against the cage as Tonissaar celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baruto Tonissaar!
Baruto Tonissaar took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Condemned for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Rod Stickmann spoke after the fight, saying 'Dammit'.
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Event:
Champion Series 155/185
Date: Feb 17, 2020 |
#R1#
Stickmann takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stickmann stuffs the takedown attempt from William. William gets slowly back to his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stickmann 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.
Stickmann stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stickmann wants it to stay on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from William.
William throws a head kick but Stickmann moves out of range.
William is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stickmann.
William has been working on his balance at whitey's gym , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Stickmann.
A head kick misses from William.
Stickmann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
William throws a head kick that misses.
Stickmann is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Stickmann scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
William throws a head kick but Stickmann moves out of range.
Stickmann throws out a counter right but William avoids it with no problem.
William moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Stickmann lands a jab to the nose.#ROC2#
William is rocked!
Stickmann swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stickmann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
William throws a body kick that misses
and Stickmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh William is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
William throws a sloppy head kick and Stickmann moves out of range easily.
William steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stickmann.
William seems to have got his legs back now.
William takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Stickmann.
William dodges the punch combination from Stickmann.
William lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT#
It looks like Rod Stickmann has been cut.
Stickmann lands a nice looking body shot.
Stickmann works William's body with a nice hook.
William walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stickmann lands a jab to the nose.
William throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rod Stickmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stickmann cracks William with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
William tries to work over Stickmann's front leg with a kick but Stickmann checks it. #KD2#
Stickmann drops William with a big left hand and mounts him. William is in big trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stickmann unloads with some shots from mount but William bucks and avoids them well.
William is breathing heavily.
William wants to hold on but Stickmann pushes him away.
William blocking the ground and pound. #T2#
Stickmann is landing with some decent strikes but William is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stickmann thowing shots but they're missing.
Stickmann throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for William because Stickmann loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Stickmann there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stickmann controlling his opponent.
Stickmann punching from mount but William doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Stickmann tries to control but William wriggling away.
Stickmann lands a big shot there that rocks William but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
#T3#
William manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Stickmann not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stickmann misses with a head shot. William uses the momentum to regain guard.
William looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stickmann is one step ahead there.
Stickmann trying to control the position from guard on top but William is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stickmann postures up in William's guard and throws a big left but William blocks it.
Stickmann chips away with some ground and pound.#T4#
Stickmann throws an elbow that misses. William uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stickmann's guard. Nice move by William!#REVR#
William sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stickmann tries to land a sweep but no joy.
William trying to control the position from guard on top but Stickmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
William trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stickmann's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Stickmann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rod Stickmann's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Stickmann blocks a head kick by William.
William throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stickmann scores with a nice head shot.
Stickmann moves out of range as William throws a body kick.
Stickmann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stickmann lands a nice shot that snaps William's head back.
William slips under a jab from Stickmann.
Stickmann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
William tries a head kick but it misses.
Stickmann stuns William with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kelly William is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stickmann fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stickmann with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Stickmann.
William gets cracked there but stands up to it.
William takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stickmann lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
William tries a head kick but it misses.
Stickmann slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from William misses. #T1#
Stickmann looks for the body kick but William saw that one coming.
William appears to be looking for a big counter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
William tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stickmann darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stickmann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
William tries to land a body kick#KD2#
and Stickmann counters with a beautiful punch that sends William to the canvas!
William is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stickmann postures up and lands a big shot to William's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stickmann accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stickmann is stalling in the full guard.
Stickmann throwing strikes from guard but William blocks nicely.
Stickmann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stickmann is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stickmann wants to pass the guard but William is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Stickmann drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Stickmann as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! William screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Stickmann! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rod Stickmann!
Rod Stickmann 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:
HFC - Fight Night 1
Date: Jan 22, 2020 |
#R1#
Tonissaar fakes the leg kick and cracks Stickmann in the body. #CL2#
Tonissaar clinches with his opponent.
Tonissaar scores with a shot to the side of Stickmann's head.
Stickmann can't find room to land a body shot as Tonissaar controls the action.
Tonissaar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tonissaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tonissaar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stickmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tonissaar scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Stickmann fails to land.
Tonissaar lands with a light punch inside.
Tonissaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tonissaar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC2#
Stickmann is rocked!
Tonissaar lands with a left to the head.
Oh Stickmann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonissaar creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Stickmann's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Stickmann drops to his knees and Tonissaar pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baruto Tonissaar!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Baruto Tonissaar waved his t-shirt featuring Condemned's logo in front of the cameras.
Rod Stickmann was interviewed post fight and said 'Dammit'.
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Event:
SAFO Sunday Funday
Date: Dec 29, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
OConnor clinches up against the cage.
OConnor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stickmann is trying to break the clinch but OConnor is controlling him.
Stickmann blocks the elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stickmann.
Stickmann displaying some good clinch control by pressing OConnor up against the cage.
Stickmann gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Stickmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
OConnor lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OConnor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
OConnor lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Rod Stickmann has been cut.
OConnor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stickmann avoids it.
OConnor blocking some punches.
#T1#
OConnor misses with a punch on the inside.
OConnor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OConnor blocking some punches.
OConnor has a couple of punches blocked by Stickmann.
OConnor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stickmann.
OConnor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stickmann has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. OConnor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
OConnor pushes Stickmann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
OConnor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stickmann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
OConnor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OConnor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stickmann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
I was talking to Stickmann's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T2#
OConnor trying to land knees to the body.
OConnor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
OConnor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stickmann.
Stickmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
OConnor misses with a short punch on the inside.
OConnor lands a damaging elbow.
OConnor trying to land knees to the body.
OConnor lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stickmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stickmann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
OConnor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OConnor throws a punch but it's blocked by Stickmann.
OConnor working Stickmann over with knees to the body.#T3#
OConnor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stickmann avoiding damage as OConnor throws knees to the body.
Stickmann blocks an uppercut.
OConnor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
OConnor lands a good knee to the midsection. Stickmann won't want to take too many of those.
OConnor lands with a light punch inside.
OConnor lands a left hand.
OConnor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stickmann takes a shot to the head.
OConnor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC2#
Stickmann is rocked!#CUT2#
Rod Stickmann's cut is getting worse.
Stickmann is trying to break free.
Oh Stickmann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OConnor crunches a lovely knee into Stickmann's ribcage.
Stickmann is breathing heavily.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OConnor lands with a right to the head.
OConnor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stickmann backwards.
OConnor working aggressively here.
OConnor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
OConnor lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Stickmann to his knees! OConnor keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick OConnor!
Patrick OConnor decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Rod Stickmann was interviewed post fight and said 'Dammit'.
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Event:
SAFO Outrage
Date: Dec 14, 2019 |
#R1#
Stickmann tests Fist's chin there with a solid looking shot.#KD2#
Stickmann throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Fist tumbling to the canvas!#ROC2#
Fist is rocked!#SUB2#
Stickmann 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.
Oh Fist is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stickmann trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fist manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Stickmann 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.
Fist seems to have got his legs back now.#SU#
Fist gets to his feet - Stickmann follows without any prompting.
Fist fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stickmann looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fist scores with a hook to the body. Stickmann takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stickmann throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fist on the side of the head.
Fist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stickmann.
Stickmann defending well as Fist loads up on a big left hand.
Stickmann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stickmann throws the left hand but Fist avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Fist misses. #T1#
Stickmann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fist.
Stickmann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fist throwing a counter right hand but Stickmann manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Stickmann. That snapped Fist's head back.
Fist throws out a loose jab but Stickmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fist throws a body punch but Stickmann moves out of range.
Fist missing with a left hand there. Stickmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fist uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stickmann staying out of range there.
Fist misses the shot to the body.
Fist takes one on the button.
Stickmann throws a shot from downtown. Fist moves away and avoids it.
Stickmann takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stickmann throws a big shot that misses.
Stickmann fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Fist out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Rod Stickmann!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rod Stickmann waved his t-shirt featuring Kato's logo in front of the cameras.
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Event:
ACE9 Lotus Style Vs Jackson
Date: Nov 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Chartrand avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stickmann walks into a stiff left hand from Chartrand.#CUT#
It looks like Rod Stickmann has been cut.
Stickmann looks to land a left hand but Chartrand moved out of range nicely.
Stickmann scores with a jab. Chartrand acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chartrand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stickmann gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#ROC#
Stickmann is rocked!
Stickmann misses with a body shot.
Chartrand thuds a left hand into Stickmann's body.
Chartrand uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stickmann.
Stickmann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chartrand counters with a left to the body.
Stickmann throws out a loose jab but Chartrand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chartrand appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stickmann misses with a right hand
and Chartrand counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dustin Chartrand!
In his post fight interview, Dustin Chartrand started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Rod Stickmann spoke after the fight, saying 'Dammit'.
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Event:
ACE6 Lotus Style vs Thompson
Date: Nov 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Stickmann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stickmann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdul.
Stickmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stickmann throws a looping overhand right but Abdul ducks down to avoid it.
Abdul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stickmann throwing a counter right hand but Abdul manages to avoid it.
Abdul looks to land a combination but Stickmann avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Stickmann on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stickmann looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abdul moves forwards but Stickmann connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stickmann misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little jabbing left from Abdul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stickmann 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdul thuds a left hand into Stickmann's body.
Stickmann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdul.
#T1#
Abdul looks to land a combination but Stickmann avoids it well.
Abdul misses with a wild combination.
Stickmann blocks a head kick by Abdul.
Abdul throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abdul avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruby Abdul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abdul throws a lazy head kick
and Stickmann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdul misses with a head kick.
Abdul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stickmann lands with a hook. Abdul tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Abdul moves away from the strike by Stickmann.
Abdul replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Stickmann blocks it well.#T2#
Stickmann misses with a looping right.
Stickmann will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abdul tries to counter with a clinch but Stickmann shakes him off and moves away.
Stickmann throws a jab when Abdul was well out of range.#TD#
Stickmann fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Abdul to the ground. Stickmann is now in Abdul's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stickmann landing with the ground and pound.
Stickmann engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stickmann's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Stickmann throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Stickmann lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stickmann stops Abdul from standing up.
Stickmann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abdul looking for a sweep. Not yet Abdul, not yet.
Stickmann stands and throws Abdul's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB#
Stickmann is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Abdul is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Abdul managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stickmann.
Stickmann tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Abdul tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Abdul looks winded!
Abdul really wants to buck Stickmann off and get back to his feet. #T4#
Abdul takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stickmann landing strikes from the mount and Abdul is in trouble!
Abdul is just holding on here. Stickmann manages to take his back.
Stickmann has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Stickmann is working for a rear naked choke. Abdul is not defending it well and Stickmann has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Abdul refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Abdul's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rod Stickmann!
Rod Stickmann took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kato for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Event:
ACE3 Ennis vs Lazlo
Date: Oct 23, 2019 |
#R1#
A clash of legs there as Wade blocks the low kick.#CL#
Wade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stickmann lands with a light punch inside.
Stickmann wants a takedown but no success here.
#BC#
Wade breaks from the clinch.
Stickmann missing with a left hand there. Wade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Wade clinches up against the cage.
Wade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wade blocks a body shot from Stickmann. #TD#
Wade works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wade stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stickmann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stickmann on the ground.#SUB2#
Stickmann is looking for a triangle but Wade pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Stickmann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wade doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wade manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Stickmann escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wade gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T1##SUB2#
Stickmann looking for a guillotine here but Wade defends easily.
#SU#
Wade stands and steps away. Stickmann gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The fighters circling - Stickmann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Stickmann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#CL#
Wade forces Stickmann back against the cage and clinches.
Stickmann misses with a punch on the inside.
Stickmann wants a takedown.
Wade with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stickmann misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Stickmann is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wade is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stickmann misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD#
Wade has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stickmann uses from the top position.
Wade keeping full guard, as Stickmann tries to pass.
Wade has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wade is looking to stand up but Stickmann isn't so interested in that idea.
Wade trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stickmann stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wade swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Wade keeping moving, preventing Stickmann from controlling successfully.
Stickmann looking to pass the guard.
Stickmann trying to control but Wade is working from the bottom.
Stickmann tries to free his leg and advance position but Wade is retaining full guard.
Wade throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wade ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stickmann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wade lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT#
It looks like Rod Stickmann has been cut.#TD#
Wade gets the takedown into side control.
Stickmann manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wade keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T4#
Wade is controlling Stickmann's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade is looking to escape.
Stickmann trying to control the action but Wade is working from the bottom.
Wade blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stickmann. #SUB2#
Stickmann 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.
Wade wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Wade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rod Stickmann's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Wade's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wade duly obliges.
Wade lands with a nice combination. Stickmann backs away looking to recover.#ROC#
Stickmann is rocked!
Wade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stickmann throws out the jab.
Stickmann scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wade throws out a loose jab but Stickmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stickmann flicks out a counter leg kick but Wade steps away.
Stickmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wade paws at him with a jab and circles away.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wade.
Dwayne Wade overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SU#
Wade stands up and we're back to a striking position. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Wade has knocked Stickmann down with a huge combo! Wade steps away and waves a wobbly Stickmann back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Stickmann is still on wobbly legs! Can Wade finish him?#TD#
Wade shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Stickmann is on queer street and Wade is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Dwayne Wade!
Dwayne Wade is the new middleweight champion!
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Event:
ACE1 Hyabusa vs Phenoix
Date: Oct 11, 2019 |
#R1#
The crowd cheers as Stickmann lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murry doesn't seem phased though.
Murry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murry throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Murry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stickmann, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stickmann.
Stickmann scores with a shoulder strike.
Stickmann is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Murry blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stickmann.
Murry prevents a body shot from Stickmann.
Murry goes for a takedown attempt but Stickmann pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murry shoots in but Stickmann avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marlon Murry. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1##CL#
Murry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stickmann walks away with a smile on his face. Murry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Murry throws a head kick that misses.
Stickmann throws out a leg kick but Murry moves out of range and Stickmann only half commits. #CL#
Murry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murry.
Murry is trying to break free.
Stickmann misses with an elbow over the top.
Murry tries to pull guard but Stickmann holds him up against the cage and eventually Murry drops back down to his feet.
Murry is trying to drag Stickmann to the mat but Stickmann just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Murry has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stickmann after a bit of a struggle. #T2#
Stickmann working aggressively here.
#TD#
Murry jumps guard and drags Stickmann to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Murry keeping moving, preventing Stickmann from controlling successfully.
Stickmann is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Stickmann is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stickmann postures up in Murry's guard and throws a big left but Murry blocks it.
Stickmann trying to control but Murry is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murry working a defensive guard here.
#T3#
Murry keeping moving, preventing Stickmann from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stickmann looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Murry looks for a takedown but Stickmann sprawls well.
Stickmann leaves Murry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Murry fails with the takedown.
Stickmann shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murry sprawls well. Murry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stickmann gets slowly back to his feet.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#CL2#
Stickmann clinches up against the cage.
Stickmann prevents a takedown attempt there.
Murry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stickmann just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stickmann has a couple of punches blocked by Murry.
Stickmann misses with the head strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stickmann has a couple of punches blocked by Murry.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stickmann.
Stickmann has a couple of punches blocked by Murry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Stickmann 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#
Murry dives in and grabs Stickmann's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stickmann pushes down on Murry's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murry is defended easily by Stickmann.
Stickmann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murry throws a body punch but Stickmann moves out of range.
Stickmann tries to land a leg kick but Murry saw it coming and moves away.
Stickmann uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stickmann is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Murry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stickmann connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murry's hands.
Murry takes a swing at Stickmann's ribcage but misses.
Stickmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good exchange - Stickmann coming out on top.#T1#
Jab by Stickmann.
Stickmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marlon Murry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stickmann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murry half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stickmann thuds his right hand into Murry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stickmann lands a slapping body shot.
Stickmann lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#ROC2#
Murry is rocked!
Stickmann has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick by Murry misses
and Stickmann counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rod Stickmann!
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