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Event:
HFC 30 - Wanker vs Curtis
Date: Jul 24, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sando thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sando dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sando looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Semenov misses the target.
Semenov with a hook.
Semenov scores with a nice head shot.#CL2#
Sando closes the distance and pushes Semenov back into the cage.
Semenov blocks an elbow strike from Sando.
Sando misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sando obliges.
Sando goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sando throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Semenov tries to circle away but Sando has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sando just misses with a elbow thrown towards Semenov's brow.
Semenov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sando keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Semenov's efforts to push away.
Sando tries to land a knee to the head but Semenov blocks with his arms.
#BC#
Semenov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Sando gets a clinch.
Sando pushes off an throws an elbow but Semenov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sando looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Semenov tries to break free but Sando pushes him back against the cage.
Semenov takes an elbow to the temple.
Semenov prevents a body shot from Sando.
Our sources have told us that Semenov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Semenov.
Sando misses with a punch to the body.
Sando tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Semenov avoids it.
Sando misses with a knee strike.
Sando tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Semenov avoids it.
Sando lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Semenov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sando lands an elbow inside that Semenov shrugs off. #BC#
Semenov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Semenov blocks a leg kick.
Semenov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sando doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Semenov counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Semenov.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Semenov closes the distance and clinches.
Sando swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sando tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Semenov avoids it.#BC#
Semenov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Sando gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sando scores a nice knee to the body.
Semenov wants to get back to striking at distance but Sando won't allow it.
Semenov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sando backwards.
Sando misses with a body punch.
Semenov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Semenov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Semenov breaks from the clinch.
Kirill Semenov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Semenov throws a right and a left that Sando avoids nicely.
Semenov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Semenov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sando is just out of range.
Sando throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Sando misses.
Sando throws a wild body kick that Semenov sees coming a mile off.#CL#
Semenov gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T3#
A hook to the body from Semenov.
Sando throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Semenov blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Semenov breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Sando rushes Semenov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sando tries to land knees in the clinch but Semenov avoids the damage to the body.
Sando creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Semenov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Semenov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Semenov breaks the clinch.
Semenov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Semenov lands a jab-cross combination.
Sando fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Semenov avoids it really well and circles away.
A big left from Semenov misses.
Sando slips under a jab.
Sando is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sando fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kirill Semenov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kuuri Sando.#T4#
Sando attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kirill Semenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Semenov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sando on the side of the head.
Semenov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenov scores with a three punch combo!
Sando has a takedown stuffed.
Semenov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Semenov connects with a jab.#ROC#Sando is rocked!
Sando walks straight into a right hand from Semenov - that's dropped him! Semenov jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sando from any more punishment! Sando complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kirill Semenov!
A relieved looking Kirill Semenov 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:
HFC 21 - Khabib x Butcher
Date: May 30, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Barle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sando sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Barle avoids a kick to the body.
Van Barle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sando is looking to land body kicks.
A clash of legs there as Van Barle blocks the low kick.
Sando tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Barle was well out of range. Poor timing from Sando.
Van Barle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sando tries to clinch up but Van Barle circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Barle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Sando closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sando is trying to ground and pound but Van Barle uses the momentary lack of control by Sando to regain half guard.
Sando throwing shots but Van Barle is blocking nicely.
Sando misses with a head shot. Van Barle uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sando throwing strikes from guard but Van Barle blocks nicely.
Sando scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T1#
Sando with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sando loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sando working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sando postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sando throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Barle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sando throwing strikes but missing.
Sando throws a strike but Van Barle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Sando striking off his back but it's not causing Van Barle any problems.
Van Barle won't allow Sando to sweep him here.
Sando trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sando looking for a sweep. Not yet Sando, not yet. #T2#
Van Barle trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sando's guard.
Sando looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Barle is one step ahead there.
Sando doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sando can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sando will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dillon Van Barle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sando tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Barle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Barle lands a jab to the head.
#T3#
Sando tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Barle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Barle moves out of range of the body kick from Sando.
#CL2#
Van Barle tries to keep at a distance but Sando has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Barle misses with some punches.
Van Barle can't break the clinch.
Sando tries to work over Van Barle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Barle lands a hook that snaps the head of Sando backwards.
Sando is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Barle is defending well for now.
Sando trying to land knees to the body.
Sando misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Barle blocks the elbow strike.
Van Barle tries to land a knee to the head but Sando blocks with his arms.
Sando tries to land a knee to the head but Van Barle blocks with his arms.
Sando with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sando tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sando misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Sando.
Sando fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4#
Sando tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Barle.
Van Barle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sando blocks it with crossed arms.
Sando takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#It looks like Kuuri Sando has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sando unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Barle is breathing heavily.
Sando trying to land knees to the body.
Sando looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sando throws a head punch that misses.
Sando blocks an elbow strike.
Sando crunches a lovely knee into Van Barle's ribcage.
Van Barle lands an uppercut.
Van Barle tries to land knees in the clinch but Sando avoids the damage to the body.
Sando unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sando looking to throw knees to the head but Van Barle is blocking nicely.
Sando connects with a knee to the head.
Sando lands with a left to the head.
Sando misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sando tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Barle avoids the damage to the body.
Sando landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sando throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuuri Sando dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuuri Sando's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Sando throws a head kick but Van Barle moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sando looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Barle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sando takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Barle swings for the body but Sando moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Sando. #TD2#
Sando throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Van Barle tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sando is in Van Barle's guard.
Van Barle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sando.
Kuuri Sando has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sando throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Barle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Barle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sando with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sando throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sando in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Sando postures up in Van Barle's guard and throws a big left but Van Barle blocks it.
Sando distracts Van Barle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sando throws a big right hand that misses.
Sando postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sando accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sando has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sando working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sando missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sando in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sando chips away with some ground and pound.
Sando lands a couple of elbows.
Sando is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sando with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sando trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
Sando scoring with some ground and pound.
Sando throwing strikes from guard but Van Barle blocks nicely.
Van Barle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sando is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Van Barle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sando working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Barle's head.
Sando throwing strikes but missing.
Sando loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sando postures up in Van Barle's guard and throws a big left but Van Barle blocks it.
Sando throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Barle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sando in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3#
Sando postures up in Van Barle's guard and throws a big left but Van Barle blocks it.
Sando postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sando working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sando with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sando distracts Van Barle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sando missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sando is working Van Barle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sando must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van Barle has momentary wrist control but Sando slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sando accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sando cracks Van Barle with a solid left hand.
Sando in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sando throwing strikes from guard but Van Barle blocks nicely.
Sando chips away with some ground and pound.#T4#
Sando makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sando loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sando accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sando working some strikes from top position.
Sando lands a couple of digs.
Sando throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sando in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sando lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sando missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sando is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Barle has wrist control.
Sando trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sando with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuuri Sando showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kuuri Sando'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#
Sando dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Sando fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Barle, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Barle scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Barle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sando throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Barle blocks it with crossed arms.
Sando misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Barle.
Sando throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sando with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Barle working Sando over with knees to the body.
Sando struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Barle controls his hands.
Sando lands a damaging elbow.
Van Barle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Barle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Barle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Barle lands a right hand.
Sando takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Barle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Barle is stalling here.
Van Barle blocks an elbow strike from Sando.
#T1#
Van Barle lands a knee to the body.
Van Barle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sando's face.
Van Barle lands an elbow inside that Sando shrugs off.
Van Barle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Barle is leaning against Sando and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Barle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kuuri Sando seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC#
Van Barle manages to break the clinch.
Van Barle lands a body shot.
Van Barle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sando's head.
Van Barle tests Sando's chin there with a solid looking shot.#ROC#Sando is rocked!
Van Barle lands a hook that stumbles Sando back into the cage. Van Barle follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Sando to the canvas! Van Barle pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Sando has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dillon Van Barle! |
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Event:
HFC 17 - Tragedy vs Rocca
Date: May 01, 2020 |
#R1##CL#
Sugawara gets tackled into the cage by Sando. Sando maintains the clinch.
Sando tries a knee to the head but Sugawara blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Sando has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Sando throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#TD2#
Sugawara wants the takedown. Sando is fighting it off but Sugawara persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sando's guard against the cage.
Sando keeping moving, preventing Sugawara from controlling successfully.
Sugawara won't allow Sando to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Sugawara thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sugawara wants to control from the top but Sando keeps moving.
Sando can't keep his opponent in guard - Sugawara advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sugawara is keen to just control but Sando is a slippery customer.
Sugawara takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sugawara trying to control from half guard but Sando is working away. #SUB2#
Sugawara is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T1#
Sugawara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sando does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Sugawara seems to be working for a kimura but Sando defends the submission attempt.
Sugawara wants to take a breather but Sando is having none of it.
Sugawara is taking a breather. Sando says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sugawara is keen to just control but Sando is a slippery customer.
Sugawara is taking a breather. Sando says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T2#
Sugawara wants to control but Sando is keeping him busy.
Sando tries to get to full guard but Sugawara has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Sugawara is trying for a kimura here. Sando looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sugawara wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tashiro Sugawara!
Tashiro Sugawara managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Notorious, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
HFC 8 - Tanner vs Richardson
Date: Mar 07, 2020 |
#R1##TD2#
Sando gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Putins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sando doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sando trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Putins tries to free his leg and advance position but Sando is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Putins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Putins trying to control the position from guard on top but Sando is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Putins stopping the sweep attempt from Sando.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putins is pushing down on Sando's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sando is fighting to maintain full guard but Putins has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sando is not content to let Putins control the position.
Sando lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Putins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1#
Putins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sando does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sando has a hand on Putins's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Putins takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Putins prevents Sando from getting the reversal.
Putins trying to control but Sando is having none of it. #SUB2#
Sando tries to improve his position but Putins has taken his back! Putins has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Sando tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Putins pushes Sando away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Habib Putins!
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Event:
SMASH: Heed vs Donnelly
Date: Feb 15, 2020 |
#R1##CL2#
Sando gets a clinch.
Sando connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harris's face.
#CUT2#
It looks like Kordell Harris has been cut.
Sando landing knees to the body.
Sando crunches a lovely knee into Harris's ribcage.
Sando lands an elbow just above Harris 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sando throws an elbow but misses.
Sando throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sando tries to land knees in the clinch but Harris avoids the damage to the body.
Sando lands a good knee to the midsection. Harris won't want to take too many of those.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Sando throws an elbow but it misses.
Sando throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sando unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Sando.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sando obliges.
Knees to the body from Sando.
#T1#
Sando landing knees to the body.
Sando prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Harris takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sando tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sando lands a knee to the body.
Sando looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sando misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#
Kordell Harris's cut is getting worse.
Sando tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sando misses with an elbow strike.
Sando misses with a body punch.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Sando.
Sando makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sando with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T2#
Sando lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sando unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sando throws an elbow that misses.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Sando is controlling him.
Sando tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sando trying to land knees to the body.
Sando scores a nice knee to the body.
Sando working Harris over with knees to the body.
Sando lands a good knee to the midsection. Harris won't want to take too many of those.
Sando is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sando tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Sando back against the cage.
Sando with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T3#
Sando tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Sando scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Sando. #CUT2#
Kordell Harris's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sando lands an elbow that stopped Harris in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
Jeez, Kordell Harris's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kordell Harris's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kuuri Sando!
Kordell Harris was interviewed post fight and said 'I've been banged up, I've been cut open badly before. In my short time in this sport I've fought for the title twice. I just don't know if I have what it takes to keep going after this loss. I'm better than this. '.
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Event:
SMASH: Turner vs Leopold
Date: Jan 25, 2020 |
#R1##CL2#
Kamenashi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sando throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sando lands a knee to the body.
Kamenashi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sando throws an elbow but misses.
Sando is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kamenashi is defending well for now.
Kamenashi blocks a body shot from Sando.
Sando trying to land knees to the body.
#BC2#
Kamenashi breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Sando gets tackled into the cage by Kamenashi. Kamenashi maintains the clinch.
Sando tries a knee to the head but Kamenashi blocks it.
Sando tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kamenashi avoids it.
Sando misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sando tries to land knees in the clinch but Kamenashi avoids the damage to the body.
Kamenashi avoids the elbow strike from Sando, against the cage.
Sando lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #BC2#
Kamenashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Sando moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sando struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamenashi controls his hands.
#T1#
Sando tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#TD2#
Kamenashi pulls guard.
Kamenashi controls Sando momentarily but Sando frees himself.
Sando throws a big elbow that misses.
Sando has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Kamenashi is looking to cinch up a triangle. Sando throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kamenashi's body to avoid the submission. Kamenashi has instead reached around Sando's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kamenashi arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Naizen Kamenashi!
Naizen Kamenashi really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kore Fight Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Event:
SMASH: Deertay vs Stienis
Date: Jan 11, 2020 |
#R1#
Smigatron moves out of range of the body kick.
Smigatron looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sando misses with a low kick.
Smigatron feints the counter takedown.
A bone on bone clash there as Smigatron blocks the leg kick.
Sando misses with a head kick.
Smigatron is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#TD#
Sando closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Smigatron quickly recovers to half guard.
Smigatron has hold of Sando's hands but Sando slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sando takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smigatron is trying to stand back up but Sando is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sando not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smigatron on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smigatron blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sando.
Sando thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smigatron can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sando missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Sando thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smigatron's head.
Sando not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smigatron blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sando.
Smigatron keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sando throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sando throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sando thows a huge punch but Smigatron dodges it nicely.
Sando missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sando misses with a head shot. Smigatron uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sando trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smigatron looks winded!
Sando loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sando content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sando in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
Sando loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sando definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sando lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sando is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smigatron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sando.
Sando makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sando throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smigatron works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sando missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smigatron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sando is looking to work some ground and pound but Smigatron has wrist control.
Sando with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sando connects with a couple of short punches.
Sando throwing strikes but missing.
Sando is looking to work some ground and pound but Smigatron has wrist control.#T3#
Sando keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smigatron's head.
Sando is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sando scoring with some ground and pound. #ROC#
Smigatron is rocked!
Sando is in close to Smigatron's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smigatron is still in real trouble! Can Sando finish him?
Sando postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Smigatron covers up, he's hurt! Sando keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Sando and the ref steps in to end the fight! Sando can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kuuri Sando!
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Event:
S.A.F.O. XXV
Date: Dec 07, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Sando drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sando content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sando lands a couple of elbows.
Sando is in close to Dos Santos 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sando landing with the ground and pound.
Sando lands a couple of elbows.
Sando working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dos Santos 's head.
Sando landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Dos Santos has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Sando should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Dos Santos has tightened it up now! Sando 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 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diogo Dos Santos !
After the fight, Diogo Dos Santos was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
S.A.F.O AWAKENING #1
Date: Nov 23, 2019 |
#R1#
Jackal avoids the head kick by Sando.
#TD#
Sando bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sando throws an elbow but Jackal slips to the side and avoids it well.#SU#
Sando decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jackal to his feet.
Sando swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sando looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jackal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sando's head backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Jackal. Those never looked like landing.
Jackal with a nice cross.#CUT2#
It looks like Kuuri Sando has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackal throws a right and a left that Sando avoids nicely.
Sando is looking to clinch but Jackal is avoiding it.
Jackal swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD#
and Sando counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jackal!
Sando connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackal some visible discomfort.
Jackal takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jackal tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T1#
Jackal is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jackal wants to get back to full guard.
Sando looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackal is trying to get back to full guard.
Sando slips a nice elbow through Jackal's hands, connecting with Jackal's forehead.
Jackal pushes Sando off looking to stand but Sando dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sando is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sando scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T2#
Jackal tries to roll over but Sando keeps him under control.
Sando scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SU#
Sando postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jackal to stand up.
Mikey Jackal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackal swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sando. Jackal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Jackal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sando missing with a left hand there. Jackal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sando seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sando moves in looking to clinch but Jackal pushes him off.
Jackal throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sando throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sando shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackal sprawls well. Jackal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sando gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T3#
Sando misses with a body kick.
Jackal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sando.
Jackal shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sando eats them both and turns towards Jackal to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#ROC2#
Sando is rocked!
Jackal plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Sando swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Sando face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mikey Jackal!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 24, 2019 |
#R1#
Chambers shoots in for a takedown but Sando shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sando is trying to counter with his kicks.
Chambers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chambers went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chambers checks a leg kick nicely.
Chambers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sando.#CL#
Chambers clinches with his opponent.
Chambers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sando lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Sando.
Sando lands an elbow inside that Chambers shrugs off.
Chambers could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sando lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Nath Chambers has been cut.
Sando unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chambers is breathing heavily.
Sando pushes Chambers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sando obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sando lands a damaging elbow.
Sando connects with a knee to the head.
Sando with a knee to the head.
Sando lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Sando landing knees to the body.
Sando putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chambers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sando is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sando scores with a knee to the head.
Sando has Chambers pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Chambers is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Sando - that's hurt Chambers badly! Oh, another knee lands and Chambers is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Chambers doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kuuri Sando!
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