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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
RRFC Fight Night 31
Date: May 03, 2020 |
#R1#
De Lima throws a hook to the side of Goodwin's head but Goodwin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goodwin shoots and misses
and De Lima counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from De Lima. No joy for Goodwin on that attempt.
Goodwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goodwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Lima misses with the combination.
Goodwin throws out a counter right but De Lima avoids it with no problem.
Goodwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Lima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodwin misses with an uppercut
and De Lima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Lima thows a left - swing and a miss! #TD2#
Goodwin gets a double leg takedown into De Lima's guard.#T1#
De Lima looking to control.
Goodwin wants to control from the top but De Lima keeps moving.
De Lima has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
De Lima is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Lima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
De Lima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goodwin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Goodwin lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
De Lima throws his legs up looking for a submission but Goodwin uses it to pass to side control.
Goodwin lands a few punches from side control.
Goodwin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
De Lima regains half guard.
Goodwin trying to control from half guard but De Lima is working away.
De Lima is looking to control Goodwin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Lima avoid being mounted?
De Lima trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
We've been hearing good reports from De Lima'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.
Goodwin wants to control the pace but De Lima is squirming around nicely.
Goodwin controlling from mount. #T3#
Poor strikes thrown by Goodwin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
De Lima slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Goodwin with the ground and pound but De Lima uses the opportunity to regain guard.
De Lima 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.
Goodwin works over De Lima with some ground and pound from guard.
De Lima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Lima working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goodwin. #SUB#
De Lima is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Goodwin has his hands clasped together but De Lima extends and breaks Goodwin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by De Lima.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodrigo De Lima!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rodrigo De Lima waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
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Event:
SMASH: Garbrandt vs Mne
Date: Dec 21, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Akishev gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Goodwin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Goodwin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Goodwin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Akishev is looking to stand up but Goodwin isn't so interested in that idea.
Goodwin stands up over Akishev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Akishev wants to get back to his feet but Goodwin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Goodwin is stalling in the full guard.
Goodwin pushes down on Akishev's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodwin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Goodwin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Goodwin content to control rather than advance. #T1#
Goodwin is nestled in close to Akishev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Goodwin in particular looking to stall.
Goodwin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Goodwin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Goodwin drops an elbow to the side of Akishev's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akishev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goodwin is nestled in close to Akishev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Goodwin lands with a punch from half guard.
Goodwin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Goodwin there.
Ground and pound from Goodwin.
Akishev is refusing to be controlled, as Goodwin sits in half guard.
Goodwin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T2#
Akishev tries to kick Goodwin off but Goodwin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Goodwin is nestled in close to Akishev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#ROC2#
Akishev is rocked!
Goodwin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Akishev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oh Akishev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goodwin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Akishev!
Akishev seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodwin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Akishev hang on?
Akishev wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Goodwin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Goodwin working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Goodwin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Akishev is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Goodwin unloading with bombs!
Goodwin looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Akishev covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Goodwin!
A victorious Duke Goodwin 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: Tai vs Goodwin
Date: Nov 30, 2019 |
#R1#
Goodwin takes a swing at Te Tai's ribcage but misses.
Te Tai throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and Goodwin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Te Tai's guard.#ES#
Te Tai pushes Goodwin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #TD2#
Goodwin shoots in and bounces Te Tai off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Te Tai is looking to stand up but Goodwin isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goodwin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goodwin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
It looks like Goodwin might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#ES#
Te Tai has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Goodwin is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Goodwin has hold of one of Te Tai's legs. Te Tai is fighting the takedown attempt but Goodwin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Te Tai is wriggling around but Goodwin manages to pass to half guard.
#REVR#
Goodwin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T1#
Goodwin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Te Tai taking some punishment here, with Goodwin in his half guard.
Te Tai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Te Tai tries to get out of the position.
Goodwin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Te Tai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Goodwin on the ground.
Still in half guard, Goodwin seems content to control.
Goodwin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Goodwin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Te Tai is trying to stand back up but Goodwin is controlling him
Goodwin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Still in half guard, Goodwin seems content to control.
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. Goodwin connects with a nice short shot to Te Tai's temple.
Goodwin lands strikes from half guard.
Goodwin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T2#
Goodwin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Te Tai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Te Tai is trying to stand.
Te Tai scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Goodwin manages to mount him!
Goodwin cracks Te Tai with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodwin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Te Tai's face.
Goodwin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Goodwin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Goodwin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Te Tai can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
#ROC2#
Te Tai is rocked!
Goodwin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh Te Tai is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Goodwin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Goodwin controlling the pace for now.
Goodwin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Te Tai taking shots to the head.
Te Tai is trying to stand.
Te Tai takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Goodwin's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Goodwin!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 18, 2019 |
#R1#
Bravo misses with a left hand #TD#
and Goodwin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Goodwin.
Goodwin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Goodwin preventing the sweep.
Bravo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Goodwin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Goodwin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bravo some visible discomfort.
Bravo is trying to control Goodwin's posture but Goodwin avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodwin working the ground and pound.
Goodwin is looking to take a break and control but Bravo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bravo is looking to regain half guard here but Goodwin keeps moving and retains side control. #T1#
Goodwin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Goodwin grinds an elbow into Bravo's temple.
Bravo is not content to let Goodwin control the position.
Bravo is trying to control Goodwin's posture but Goodwin avoids it.
Goodwin is staying tight to Bravo's torso, preventing him from escaping. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Goodwin landing a few strikes.
Bravo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bravo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bravo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goodwin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goodwin cracks Bravo with a big right hand but Bravo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Goodwin scoring with punches from side control.
Goodwin controls the position.
Goodwin lands some shots froms side control.
Goodwin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bravo is trying to improve his position.
Goodwin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bravo!
Goodwin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bravo's face.
#T3#
Goodwin unloading with bombs!
Goodwin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Goodwin.
Bravo taking shots to the head.
Bravo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Goodwin with the ground and pound from mount.
Goodwin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Goodwin with shots to the head and body - Bravo looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Bravo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Goodwin trying to control but Bravo is having none of it.
Goodwin lands a couple of good shots and Bravo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#T4#
Bravo trying to control the hands but Goodwin breaks the grip.
Goodwin lands punches and elbows.
Goodwin throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Bravo!
Goodwin lands a shot to the head.
Goodwin lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Bravo hold on?!
Goodwin is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Goodwin is hanging on to Bravo's back as he tries to escape.
Goodwin lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Bravo is taking damage to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goodwin is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Goodwin gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Goodwin gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Goodwin apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Edgar Bravo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Bravo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Goodwin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Goodwin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Bravo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bravo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and Goodwin counters with a single leg into guard. Bravo didn't expect that.
Goodwin cracks Bravo with a solid left hand.
Goodwin lands a couple of elbows.
Goodwin 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.
Goodwin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Goodwin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bravo is keeping the position for now.
Goodwin won't allow Bravo to sweep him here.
Goodwin postures up and lands a big shot to Bravo's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goodwin working some strikes from top position.
Duke Goodwin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goodwin content to stall in guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goodwin's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T1#
Goodwin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Goodwin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Goodwin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bravo's head.
Goodwin looking to sit in guard and control but Bravo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Bravo preventing the sweep.
Goodwin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Goodwin wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
Goodwin 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#
Bravo is trying to maintain the position but Goodwin is very close to passing his half guard.
Goodwin wants to control but Bravo is keeping him busy.
Goodwin working the head and body with strikes.
Goodwin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bravo trying to control but Goodwin postures up.
Goodwin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Goodwin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Goodwin scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T3#
Bravo is looking to control Goodwin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bravo avoid being mounted?
Goodwin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Goodwin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Goodwin lands with a punch from half guard.
Goodwin wants to control but Bravo is keeping him busy.
Goodwin 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.
Goodwin drops an elbow to the side of Bravo's head.
Goodwin controlling the action here.
Goodwin wants to take a breather but Bravo is having none of it. #T4#
Goodwin lands strikes from half guard.
Goodwin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Bravo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Goodwin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bravo is looking to escape.
Goodwin lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goodwin lands a couple of good shots and Bravo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodwin lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Bravo.
Goodwin is looking to control Bravo but Bravo is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Goodwin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Bravo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goodwin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Bravo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Goodwin has passed into half guard!
Goodwin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bravo!
Goodwin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Goodwin working away from the top, dropping strikes.#T1#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Goodwin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Goodwin with the ground and pound from mount.
Goodwin lands with some strikes.
Goodwin working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goodwin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Goodwin with good strikes from the mount here!
Goodwin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bravo looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Goodwin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodwin dominating with strikes here.
Edgar Bravo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Goodwin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bravo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goodwin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Goodwin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bravo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goodwin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bravo's face.
#ROC#
Bravo is rocked!
Goodwin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bravo's face.
Bravo is still in real trouble! Can Goodwin finish him?
Bravo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Goodwin with good strikes from the mount here!
Goodwin scoring with strikes but Bravo is staying in there.
Goodwin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bravo hang on?
Goodwin with a couple of short strikes.
Goodwin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Goodwin with a couple of short strikes.
Goodwin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#T3#
Goodwin unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Bravo wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Goodwin celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Goodwin!
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