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Event:
WCF WNF 59: Camara vs Denovan
Date: Jun 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Long throws a jab when Madness was well out of range.
Madness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Long appears to be looking for a big counter.
Long walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Madness checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Madness blocks a head kick by Long.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Madness misses with a wild combination.
Madness uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Madness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Long was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Long lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT#It looks like Rand Madness has been cut.#CL#
Long has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Madness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ralph Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Madness connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madness.
#T1#
Long is looking to score with low kicks.
Madness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Madness moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Madness misses.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madness.
Long wants to clinch up but Madness keeps it at a distance.
Long takes one to the chin there.
Long lands a nice shot to the body.
Long fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Madness is out of range.
Madness lands a body shot.
Long connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Madness defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand.
Madness blocks the body kick.
Madness throws out a counter right but Long avoids it with no problem.
Long throws a right and a left that both miss.
Madness lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madness tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Madness clobbers Long with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Long scores with a spinning back kick!#T2#
Madness blocks a head kick by Long.
Long looks to land a body kick but Madness moved away.
Madness throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
Long steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madness.
Long throws a nice outside leg kick.
Long with a lazy takedown attempt
and Madness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Long.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Long throws out a leg kick but Madness moves out of range and Long only half commits.
Long is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Long throws a head kick but Madness moves out of range.
Madness connects with a crisp jab.
Madness avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Long misses with a two punch combination.
Long fails with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Long throws a chopping leg kick but Madness manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Long throws a push kick but Madness slaps the foot to one side.
Madness is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Long had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A low kick from Long misses
and Madness counters with a left to the body.
Long looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Madness fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Long connects with a right hand. Madness shakes it off.
Madness misses with the combination.
Long appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Madness throws a combination. Long tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Madness throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
Long misses with a low kick as Madness jumps back.
Long lands with a right hand.
Long dodges the punch combination from Madness.
Long tries to counter by clinching up but Madness breaks away and moves out of range.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Madness counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madness lands with an uppercut that bounces Long off the cage and back into range.#ROC2#Long is rocked!#CL#
Long takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Long is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Madness blocks a body shot from Long.
Long seems to have got his legs back now.#BC#
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick by Long misses
and Madness makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Madness throws a lazy right hand but Long sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Madness throws a nice looking combination but Long bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Madness throws a nice looking combination but Long bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Long. #CL#
Long takes the fight into the clinch.
Long lands a knee to the head.
#CUT#That has opened up Rand Madness's cut even more.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long tries to work over Madness's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Madness manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rand Madness will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rand Madness's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Long buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Madness changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Madness is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Long looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Long throws a leg kick but Madness sees it coming and moves out of range.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Madness counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Long gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Madness gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Long is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rand Madness! |
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Event:
WCF WNF 53: Wolf vs Kiran
Date: May 12, 2021 |
#R1#
Jab, jab by Madness - just one landing.
Madness lands a right hook to the body.
Madness throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hradek.
Nice cross by Madness.
Madness stuffs the takedown.
Madness throws a nice looking combination but Hradek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Madness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Madness throws a series of punches but Hradek avoids them all with ease.
Rand Madness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madness scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madness throws a right and a left that Hradek avoids nicely.
Hradek tries to counter by clinching up but Madness breaks away and moves out of range.#TD#
Hradek fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Madness sprawls well initially but Hradek persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Madness is staying active underneath Hradek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hradek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hradek looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Hradek is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Madness defends it well. #T1#
Hradek stops Madness from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madness is looking to get back to is feet but Hradek passes into side control.
Madness felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hradek trying to control the action but Madness is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Hradek is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Madness is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Hradek working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T2#
Madness is trying to get back to his feet.
Hradek misses with the ground and pound.#SUB#
Hradek is working to tighten his grip on Madness's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Madness has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hradek is really squeezing tight and eventually Madness passes out! Hradek breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jan Hradek!
Jan Hradek took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013 for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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Event:
WCF 66: Road vs Khabib
Date: Apr 03, 2021 |
#R1#
Long's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Madness connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Long scrambles back to his feet.#CL2#
Long pushes Madness up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Madness breaks from the clinch.
Madness lands with a cross.
Madness lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Madness swats away the attempt to clinch by Long.
Madness moves out of range as Long throws a body kick.
Madness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Madness moves out of range of the body kick from Long.
Madness tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Long throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Madness throws a big counter combination but Long scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Madness avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Madness was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick from Long, right into the meat of the thigh.
Madness connects with a crisp jab.
Long connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Madness misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1#
Madness moves out of range of the leg kick from Long.
Madness appears to be looking for a big counter.
Long tries for a takedown but Madness sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Long tries to clinch up but Madness circles away and keeps his distance.
Long throws a leg kick but Madness sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Madness on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Madness lands a nice hook to Long's body. Long takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Madness looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Long tries to clinch up.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madness throws a right and a left that Long avoids nicely.
Madness stalks Long and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Long's face. Long staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice cross by Madness.
Madness keeps the fight on the outside.
Long uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Madness.
Madness blocks a head kick by Long.
Madness darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ralph Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long fails in his attempt to clinch. #T2##CL2#
Long has closed the distance and engaged Madness in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Long fails to land.
Long lands a body punch. #BC#
Madness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Long takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Long throws out a leg kick but Madness moves out of range and Long only half commits.
Long with the inside leg kick.
Madness scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That kick from Long tenderised Madness's leg. Madness is trying to keep his angry face on.
Madness checks a leg kick.
Madness lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Madness.
Long is looking to clinch.
Madness is looking for a counter combo.
Madness lands a nice shot to the body.
Long closes the distance but Madness moves to the side
and Madness counters with a right hand to the body. #T3#
A thudding body kick lands there by Long!
Madness scores with a one two! Long had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Long looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Madness lands with a shot to the body.
Madness fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Madness has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Long.
Madness is breathing heavily.
Long misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Long tries to clinch there but Madness circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Madness checks a leg kick.
Long scores with a sloppy right hand. Madness should have avoided that one. #CUT2#It looks like Rand Madness has been cut.
Long scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madness lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Long misses with a low kick.
Madness moves out of range of the leg kick from Long.#T4#
Long throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Long misses with a low kick.
Long attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Madness looks to score with a jab to the body but Long is just out of range.
Long lands a nice leg kick that just misses Madness's sensitive parts.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Madness moves out of range easily.
Long with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Madness to score with a decent uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Madness.
Long looks to land a body kick but Madness moved away.#CL2#
Long closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Long looking to throw knees to the head but Madness is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long misses with a hook from the clinch.
Long working aggressively here.
Madness blocks a body shot from Long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rand Madness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rand Madness's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Long takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL2#
Long has closed the distance and engaged Madness in a clinch.
#BC#
Madness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Long clinches. #BC2#
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Madness checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Long throws a low kick but Madness moves out of range easily.
Madness went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Long gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Long gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Madness breaks the clinch.
Madness keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Madness wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Long misses.
Madness bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
Madness thows a left - swing and a miss!
Long throws a leg kick but Madness sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Madness dodges the punch combination from Long.
Rand Madness is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Long takes the fight into the clinch.
Madness blocks a body shot from Long. #BC#
Madness manages to break the clinch.
Long misses with a head kick.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madness.
Long looks to land a body kick but Madness moved away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Madness.
Madness fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T2#
Madness blocks a leg kick.
Madness moves out of range of the body kick from Long.
A slapping leg kick lands for Long.
Madness takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Long misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Long.
Long scores with a decent looking hook.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madness.
Madness moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Madness misses.
Long lands a two punch combo.
#CL2#
Long closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Long breaks the clinch.
#T3#
Madness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Madness misses with a jab, cross combination.
Long does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Madness catches Long with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Madness misses with a jab, cross combination.
Long connects with a high kick.
Long will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Madness stuns Long with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Long takes one to the side of the head.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Madness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Madness digs a good body shot into Long's ribs.
Madness keeps the fight on the outside.
Long throws a head kick that misses
and Madness counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Long is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Long closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Madness breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T4#
Long ducks under a wild hook from Madness.
Madness scores with a nice right hand.
Madness scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Long misses with a head kick.
Madness throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
Madness fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Long drops his hands momentarily and Madness takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #ROC#Long is rocked!
Madness cracks Long with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Long falls to his knees and Madness doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rand Madness! |
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Event:
WCF 61: Road vs Archer
Date: Feb 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Denovan slips a jab from Madness.
Denovan shoots for a double leg takedown but Madness sprawls well. He's pushed Denovan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rand Madness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madness misses with a two punch combination.
#CL#
Madness tries to keep at a distance but Denovan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Madness has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Denovan leaning against his opponent.
Madness tries to break the clinch but Denovan is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Denovan fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madness working hard to break the clinch.
Madness wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#TD#
Madness is fighting off a takedown attempt but Denovan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Madness to the mat. Madness regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Denovan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T1#
Denovan controlling from the top position.
Denovan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #CUT#It looks like Rand Madness has been cut.
Madness keeping full guard, as Denovan tries to pass.
Denovan landing with the ground and pound.
Madness really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Denovan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Madness wants to stand up but Denovan is controlling him.
Madness can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Denovan controls the pace.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Denovan postures up and lands a big shot to Madness's brow.
Denovan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Denovan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Denovan is standing up over Madness. Madness looks to escape but Denovan dives into side control.
Madness is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Denovan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Denovan cracks Madness with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Madness on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Madness tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Madness is trying to remain composed but Denovan is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.#T3#
Madness trying to get back to his feet but Denovan is in full control for now.
Denovan lands punches and elbows.
Denovan lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Denovan cracks Madness with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Madness from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Madness wants to get back to his feet.
Denovan punches Madness on the ear.
Denovan lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Madness.
#T4#
Madness is trying to stand back up.
Denovan scores with punches from the back.
#ROC#Madness is rocked!
Denovan is landing big shots and Madness is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jett Denovan!
Jett Denovan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KO GEAR logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
WCF 55: Escalante vs Garcia 2
Date: Jan 16, 2021 |
#R1#
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
#CUT#It looks like Rand Madness has been cut.
Madness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown throws the left hand but Madness avoids the punch easily.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Madness saw that one coming.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Madness defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Leroy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madness takes one to the side of the head.
Brown misses with a right hand
letting Madness counter with a right hand.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Brown dips to his left and cracks Madness with an uppercut!
Brown throws a head kick that misses
and Madness counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A cross from Madness lands.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Madness avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Madness's head backwards.#T1#
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Madness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Madness looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Madness takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Madness circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Brown. Madness falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Brown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leroy Brown! |
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Event:
WCF 49: Camara vs Schlaub
Date: Dec 05, 2020 |
#R1#
Madness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dirk circles away quickly and effectively.
Madness looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Dirk misses.
Dirk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Madness is looking to counter punch.
Madness misses with the combination.
Tom Dirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madness slips a straight right by Dirk.
Madness throws a right and a left that both miss.
Madness takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Madness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dirk! But no joy.
Dirk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Madness uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dirk.
Dirk throws a jab when Madness was well out of range.
Madness slips a jab from Dirk.
Madness lands the left hand.
Madness slips a jab from Dirk.
Madness swinging wildly here.
Dirk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Dirk has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Madness will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T1#
Madness throws a series of punches but Dirk moves out of range.
Dirk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madness.
Madness slips under a jab.
Madness throwing a counter right hand but Dirk manages to avoid it.
Dirk connects with a body shot that sends Madness's belly button to the back.
Dirk misses with a looping right.
Madness moves out of range as Dirk strikes.#TD2#
Dirk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Madness's guard.
Madness can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dirk controls the pace.
Madness wants to stand and escape but Dirk is having none of it. #T2#
Dirk slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Madness wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dirk manages to pass to side control.
Dirk content to control rather than advance.
It looks like Dirk 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.
Madness looks like he's trying to stand up.
#T3#
Dirk keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Madness on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Madness tries to get out of the position.
Madness is trying to stand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dirk scores with a decent looking hook.
Dirk dips to his left and cracks Madness with an uppercut!
Dirk lands a nice shot to the body.
Dirk 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.
#CUT2#It looks like Rand Madness has been cut.
Dirk lands with a cross.
Madness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dirk scores with the left hand. Madness knows he should have avoided that one.
Dirk cracks Madness with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dirk throws out a loose jab but Madness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirk misses the jab.
Madness tries to move into range but Dirk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dirk lands with an overhand left.
Rand Madness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Madness scores with the left hand. Dirk knows he should have avoided that one. #T4#
Madness with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dirk to score with a decent uppercut.#ROC2#Madness is rocked!
Madness misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Madness is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dirk ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Madness out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Dirk!
Tom Dirk tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
WCF WNF 25: Bolsdeep vs Abner
Date: Oct 28, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Madness is fending him off so far but Petrov persists. Nope, Madness circles away and we're back to standing.
Petrov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Madness.#CUT#It looks like Rand Madness has been cut.
Petrov misses with a body shot
and Madness connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Madness displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Madness throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Petrov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Madness connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madness keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madness throws a series of punches but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Madness saw that one coming.
Madness throws a combination that misses
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #KD#
Oooh a lovely combination from Petrov sends Madness down but not out. Petrov dives into side control looking to finish. #SU#
Petrov has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #T1#
Petrov avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Petrov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Madness saw that one coming.
Rand Madness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Madness throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Petrov counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Madness! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Petrov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Petrov!
A very excited looking Fedor Petrov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
WCF WNF 21: Zynne vs Escalante
Date: Sep 30, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dervisevic dodges the punch combination from Madness.
Madness lands a jab to the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Madness. #CUT#It looks like Emir Dervisevic has been cut.
Madness lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Madness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Dervisevic tries to counter it with a takedown but Madness pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dervisevic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#ROC#Dervisevic is rocked!
Madness is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Dervisevic hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rand Madness! |
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Event:
WCF WNF 15:Vaughn v Horatius 2
Date: Aug 19, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madness feints a jab promting Claw to slip. Madness then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Claw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.
Madness with a jab.
Donk. Madness catches Claw right on the button with a cross.
Claw slips a jab from Madness.
Madness lands an overhand right.
Claw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madness misses the shot to the body.
Claw seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Madness scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Claw gets a clinch.
Claw looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madness is defending well for now.
Madness is trying to break the clinch but Claw has him pressed against the cage.
Madness wants to get back to striking at distance but Claw won't allow it.
Claw's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Madness managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
#T1#
Claw has Madness pressed against the cage.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Madness.
Madness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Madness wants to break free but Claw has control.
Claw prevents Madness from breaking the clinch.
Madness is trying to break the clinch but Claw has him pressed against the cage.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Madness avoids it.#BC2#
Madness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Claw slips a jab and a cross from Madness.
#T2#
Madness scores with a jab to the head.
Claw misses with a wild combination.
Claw throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Madness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madness moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Claw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madness.
Claw swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Madness counters with a series of strikes. Claw will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Claw takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Madness fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Claw on the side of the head.
Claw delivers a nice body kick.
Claw tries to clinch but Madness moves out of range.
Madness throws a counter combo.
Claw fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T3#
Claw throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Claw misses with a wild combination.
Madness blocks a head kick by Claw.
Claw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Madness misses with the combination.
Madness misses with a double jab.
Claw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Madness's sensitive parts. #CL#
Claw drives through and clinches with Madness against the cage.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Madness avoids it.
Claw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madness blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Madness is trying to break the clinch but Claw is controlling him.#T4#
Claw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madness is trying to push Claw away but Claw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Claw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Madness avoids it.
Claw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Madness's efforts to push away.
Madness has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Madness breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Claw.
Madness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Claw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Madness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Claw circles away quickly and effectively.
Claw seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for Madness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madness scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Claw doesn't seem bothered though.
Madness fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand Madness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bear Claw's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Madness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Madness thuds his right hand into Claw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Madness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Claw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Claw.
As Claw backs off Madness throws a huge counter combo but Claw manages to avoid it all.
Madness works over Claw's head and body with a nice combination.
Madness looks to throw the jab but Claw is out of range. #CL#
Claw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Claw tries to stall but Madness uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Madness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claw throws a sloppy head kick and Madness moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Madness checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Claw moves out of range as Madness strikes.#CL#
Claw closes the distance and clinches. #T1#
A frustrated look appears on Madness's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Madness breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Madness misses with a two punch combination.
Madness throws a nice looking combination but Claw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Madness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Claw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Madness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rand Madness seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Madness moves out of range of the body kick.
Madness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Madness moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Madness throws a right and a left that Claw avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Claw.
Claw misses with a double jab.
Madness is looking for the big counter here.
Madness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Claw looks to throw a body kick
and Madness counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Claw thinking. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Madness.
Madness throws a jab when Claw was well out of range.
An inside leg kick from Claw misses.
Madness throws a nice looking combination but Claw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Claw seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Madness throws a right and a left that both miss.
Madness is breathing heavily.
Madness throws a series of punches but Claw avoids them all with ease.
Madness fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Claw explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Madness.
Claw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Madness slips a jab from Claw.#CL#
Claw moves into the clinch.
Claw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claw can't find room to land a body shot as Madness controls the action.
#T3#
Claw tries to throw a body punch but Madness avoids it by throwing Claw back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Claw trying to control the position but instead, Madness has worked for underhooks and has pushed Claw into the cage.
Madness has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC2#
Madness breaks the clinch.
Claw throws the kick towards the body but Madness avoids it.
Claw throws a body kick that misses
letting Madness counter with a right hand.
Claw tries to clinch up but Madness circles away and keeps his distance.
Claw lands a nice shot to the body.
Madness throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Claw.
Claw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Madness checks a low kick from Claw.
Claw moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Claw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T4#
Claw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Madness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Claw doesn't manage to clinch there - Madness circles away.
Claw misses with an attempted mid kick.
Madness throws a body punch but Claw moves out of range.
Madness keeps the fight on the outside.
Bear Claw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Madness closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Claw swings for the body but Madness moves out of range.
Madness waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Claw.
Claw wants to clinch.
Madness is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Claw throws a push kick but Madness slaps the foot to one side.
Claw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand Madness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bear Claw's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Claw's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Claw duly obliges. #CUT#It looks like Rand Madness has been cut.
Claw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Claw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Claw throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Madness's head.
Claw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Claw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Claw is looking to clinch.
Madness scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Claw slips under a jab from Madness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madness lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Claw defending well as Madness loads up on a big left hand.
Madness throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Madness takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Madness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Madness lands a nice shot that snaps Claw's head back.
#T1#
Claw throws a push kick but Madness slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Claw.
Claw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Claw tries to clinch but Madness is having none of it.
Claw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Claw lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Madness has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Madness and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick lands for Claw.
Madness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Madness lands with a right hand.
Claw throws out a leg kick but Madness moves out of range and Claw only half commits.
Some wild striking there from Madness.
A clash of legs there as Madness blocks the low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Madness. Those never looked like landing.
As Madness tries to get set, Claw tries to push him back and clinch up but Madness manages to avoid the attempt.#T2#
Jab, jab by Madness - just one landing.
Claw is looking to clinch.
Madness misses with a body shot.
Claw throws a lazy head kick
and Madness connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Claw misses with a body shot.
Madness swats away the attempt to clinch by Claw.
Madness misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madness keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claw throws a push kick but Madness slaps the foot to one side.
Claw misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Madness on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Claw lands a jab-cross combination.
Claw is looking to clinch.
Madness blocks the body kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Madness. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.#T3#
Madness connects with a jab.
Madness fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Claw on the side of the head.
Madness might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Claw darts in trying to clinch
and Madness counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Madness swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Claw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Claw throws a push kick but Madness slaps the foot to one side.
Claw throws the kick towards the body but Madness avoids it.
Claw throws a series of punches but Madness moves out of range.
Madness misses with a series of wild punches.
Claw misses with a series of wild punches.
Rand Madness is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
A left lands for Madness.
Claw tries to land a body kick
and Madness counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Claw misses with a kick to the body
and Madness counters with a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick from Claw misses.
Madness misses with a few strikes there.
Madness's jab looks to have found its range, popping Claw under the eye.
No joy there for Madness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Claw tried to score with a low kick but Madness checks it.
Claw throws a half hearted mid kick.
Claw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Claw throws a head kick that misses.
Bear Claw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rand Madness comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Madness winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rand Madness! |
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Event:
WCF 28: Garcia vs Asakura
Date: Jul 04, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denovan slips under a jab from Madness.
Denovan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A nice combination there by Madness.
#CUT2#It looks like Jett Denovan has been cut.
Denovan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madness.
Denovan is looking to counter the offense by Madness and move into the clinch.
Denovan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Madness misses with a looping left.
Denovan fails with a takedown attempt.
Madness is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Denovan tries for a takedown but Madness circles away easily
and Madness counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madness lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Madness keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Denovan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jett Denovan. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Denovan shoots in but no luck this time. #TD#
Denovan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Madness!
Madness wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Denovan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Denovan lands an elbow.
Denovan prevents Madness from escaping the position.
Madness taking a bit of punishment here - Denovan scoring with strikes.
Denovan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Madness down.
Denovan looks up at the clock and then as Madness takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Denovan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#T2#
Madness is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Denovan working the ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denovan working the ground and pound.
Madness is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Denovan is controlling him well.
Madness takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Denovan working the head and body with strikes.
Madness is trying to buck Denovan off.
Denovan 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.#T3#
Denovan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Madness some visible discomfort.
Madness pushes Denovan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Denovan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Denovan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Madness is trying to buck Denovan off.
Denovan cracks Madness with a big elbow. #CUT#It looks like Rand Madness has been cut.
Denovan is working Madness over with some ground and pound from side control. #ROC#Madness is rocked!
Denovan cracks Madness with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Denovan immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Madness is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Denovan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jett Denovan!
Jett Denovan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KO GEAR, into his post fight interview. |
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Event:
HFC 16 - Waller vs Repine
Date: Apr 26, 2020 |
#R1#
Madness leaves Reed with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Madness misses.
A combination from Madness does no damage.
We've been told by Madness's head coaches at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Madness misses with a series of wild punches.
Madness lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Madness looks to score with a jab to the body but Reed is just out of range.
Reed changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Madness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Madness throws a series of punches but Reed avoids them all with ease.
Reed is looking for the big counter here.
A combination from Madness does no damage.
Reed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Madness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reed.
Reed with the counter takedown but Madness avoids it easily.#T1#
Madness takes a swing at Reed's ribcage but misses.
Madness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reed is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rand Madness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Madness misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Madness misses with a jab, cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Madness.#CL2#
Reed clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Madness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reed throws the kick towards the body but Madness avoids it.
Reed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Madness finds it's way round the side to connect with Reed's head.
Reed goes for a double leg but Madness avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Madness continues to drive forward.
Madness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reed drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Madness defends it well.#T2#
Madness fails to land with a series of punches.
Madness throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reed counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Reed closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Madness to the mat! Madness manages to get full guard.
Reed trying to control but Madness is working from the bottom.
Reed controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Reed working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Madness has momentary wrist control but Reed slips an elbow through the middle.
Madness has momentary wrist control but Reed slips an elbow through the middle.
Reed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Madness utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SU2#
Reed stands up from Madness's guard - Reed perhaps looking for a knockout. #T3#
Madness throws a one two combo.
Reed shoots in but Madness avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rand Madness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Reed.
Jab, jab by Reed - just one landing.
Reed changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Madness tries to avoid it but Reed manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Madness to the ground. Madness escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reed shoots for a takedown but Madness saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Madness throws a series of punches but Reed avoids them all with ease. #CL2#
Reed clinches. #T4#
Reed is working for takedown but Madness is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC#
Madness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Madness keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reed throws a series of punches but Madness moves out of range.
Rand Madness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madness throws a jab but it's blocked by Reed.
Madness throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reed.
Reed with a poor takedown
and Madness cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madness misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
Reed fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand Madness dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Madness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Madness is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reed can do to turn this around?
Madness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Madness. Those never looked like landing.
Madness throws a jab when Reed was well out of range.
No joy there for Madness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madness stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Madness wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Madness. That snapped Reed's head back.
Madness takes a swing at Reed's ribcage but misses.
Reed lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Madness connects with the punch.
Madness throws a right and a left that Reed avoids nicely.
Madness fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Reed moves out of range as Madness strikes.
Some wild striking there from Madness.
Madness connects with a body shot.
Madness misses with a wild combination.
Reed counters with a body kick.
Madness smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Madness throws an overhand right that lands on Reed's shoulder, as Reed tries to avoid the shot.
Madness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rand Madness is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Madness lands the left hand.
Reed slips a jab from Madness.
Reed tries to counter with a clinch but Madness shakes him off and moves away.
Madness throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Madness will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Madness displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reed.
Rand Madness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Reed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Madness finds it's way round the side to connect with Reed's head.
Reed goes for a double leg but Madness avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Madness continues to drive forward.
Madness seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Reed slips a jab from Madness.#T3#
Madness throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reed slips a jab and a cross from Madness.
Reed steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Madness.#TD2#
Reed scores with a takedown into Madness's guard.
Madness is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Reed lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed is in close to Madness's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Madness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Madness wants to get back to his feet but Reed is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T4#
Reed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Reed advances to half guard.
Reed winds up and cracks Madness with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reed is trying to control the action in half guard but Madness is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Reed is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Madness sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Reed seems to be looking for submissions.
Reed wants to pass to mount but Madness is defending the position.
Reed is trying to control the action in half guard but Madness is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand Madness dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Madness's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reed under the eye.
Madness misses with a series of wild punches.
Madness goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reed dodges the punch combination from Madness.
Reed drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Madness defends it well.
Madness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Reed tries to counter it with a takedown but Madness pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Reed or perhaps it was just good defense by Madness, which made it look bad.
Reed dives in and grabs Madness's left leg, looking for a takedown. Madness pushes down on Reed's head and hops out.#T1##CL2#
Reed gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Madness manages to break the clinch.
Reed moves forwards but Madness connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reed is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Madness.
Madness swings for the body but Reed moves out of range.
Reed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Madness is fending him off so far but Reed persists. Nope, Madness circles away and we're back to standing.
Rand Madness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Reed.
Reed slips a jab from Madness.
Madness tries to bum rush Reed with a series of wild strikes but Reed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Madness throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reed.
Reed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Left hook, right uppercut from Madness.
Reed closes the distance and clinches up with Madness, looking for a takedown. Reed pushes Madness against the cage but Madness circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Madness was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Julius Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed moves out of range as Madness strikes.
Reed unleashes a big counter combination but Madness bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Madness looks to land a right hand but Reed moved out of range.
Madness swings for the body but Reed moves out of range.
Reed changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Reed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madness.
Reed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Madness keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice defenses there by Reed.
Reed tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T3#
No joy there for Madness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madness throws a nice looking combination but Reed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Madness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Madness moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Madness throws a hook to the side of Reed's head but Reed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reed slips a jab and a cross from Madness.
Reed takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Madness throws a series of punches but Reed moves out of range.
Reed shoots in and drives through. Madness sprawls well.
Madness scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reed in his tracks.
Rand Madness is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Madness misses with a few strikes there.
Reed feints the counter takedown.
Madness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reed fails with a takedown attempt.
Reed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Madness avoids it really well and circles away.#CL2#
Reed has Madness up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rand Madness showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Madness, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rand Madness!
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Event:
#1 Contender Series 265
Date: Feb 17, 2020 |
#R1#
Madness swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD#
and Luger counters with a single leg into guard. Madness didn't expect that.
Luger with a nice head shot there.
Luger stops Madness from standing up.
Luger postures up in Madness's guard and throws a big left but Madness blocks it.
Luger 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.
Luger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Madness has momentary wrist control but Luger slips an elbow through the middle.
Luger is in close to Madness's body, working some short punches and elbows.#CUT#
It looks like Rand Madness has been cut.
Luger 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.
Luger working some strikes from top position.
Luger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Luger passes into half guard. #SUB#
Luger is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Madness is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lug Luger!
Lug Luger decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
HFC 1 - Genesis
Date: Jan 24, 2020 |
#R1##CL#
Gravity closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gravity takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gravity is struggling to control the position.
Gravity gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.#TD2#
Madness gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gravity regains guard.
Gravity on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gravity tries to get out of the position.
Gravity manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Madness manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Gravity prevents Madness from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravity controlling from the top position.
Gravity lands a couple of digs.#T1#
Gravity distracts Madness with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gravity scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gravity sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gravity 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.
Gravity landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gravity is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gravity scoring with some ground and pound.
Gravity is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T2#
Gravity seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Madness for as long as he can get away with.
Madness can't keep his opponent in guard - Gravity advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nice strikes from Gravity there.
Gravity lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madness wants to get back to his feet.
Gravity looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Madness with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #CUT#
It looks like Rand Madness has been cut.
Gravity takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T3#
Gravity is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Madness!
Gravity controlling his opponent.
Madness wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Gravity.
Gravity landing strikes from the mount and Madness is in trouble! #CUT#
That has opened up Rand Madness's cut even more.
Gravity controlling from mount.
Gravity connects with a bit shot that sees Madness covering up! More strikes from Gravity and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gravity is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Gravity!
Johnny Gravity is the new heavyweight champion!
Johnny Gravity took some time post fight to say the following; 'I KNOCK PEOPLE OUT!!! THIS IS WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING!! I DON'T HAVE BORING FIGHTS I EITHER KNOCK THESE BUMS THE F*CK OUT OR IF THEY CAN TAKE IT I'LL CREATE A WAR ZONE AND TAKE AWAY THEIR SOUL!'.
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Event:
Core Combat IV
Date: Jan 07, 2020 |
#R1#
Madness lands with a straight right. Baldwin didn't see that one coming.#CUT#
It looks like Animal Baldwin has been cut.
Madness works over Baldwin's head and body with a nice combination.
Madness scores with a hook to the body. Baldwin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Madness lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Madness slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Madness misses with a double jab
#CL2#
and Baldwin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baldwin. #BC#
Madness manages to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Madness fails to land with a series of punches.
Baldwin wants to counter the offense by Madness and move into the clinch position.
Madness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baldwin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Madness lands a right hook to the body.
Baldwin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT#
That has opened up Animal Baldwin's cut even more.
A punch combination from Madness misses.
Baldwin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Madness defends it well.#T1#
Baldwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madness.
Baldwin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Baldwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baldwin moves in looking to clinch but Madness pushes him off.
Baldwin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Madness digs a good hook to Baldwin's body.
Madness looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Madness lands the left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Madness. Those never looked like landing.
Baldwin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Madness tries to bum rush Baldwin with a series of wild strikes but Baldwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Madness will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baldwin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Madness.#T2#
Madness misses with a double jab.
Baldwin fails with the takedown
letting Madness counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Madness misses.
Baldwin dodges the punch combination from Madness.
Baldwin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Madness shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Baldwin eats them both and turns towards Madness to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madness rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baldwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T3#
Madness shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Baldwin eats them both and turns towards Madness to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Baldwin on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT#
The cut above Animal Baldwin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A punch combination from Madness misses.
Baldwin throws a fast counter high kick but Madness manages to duck under it in time.
Madness misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madness is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Madness is breathing heavily.
Baldwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Madness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Madness appears to be looking for a big counter.
Madness connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Madness works over Baldwin's head and body with a nice combination.
Madness throws a body punch but Baldwin moves out of range.
Madness moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBaldwin.
Madness throws a series of punches but Baldwin moves out of range.
Baldwin tries to clinch but Madness is having none of it. #T4##CL2#
Madness tries to keep at a distance but Baldwin has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Madness stops a takedown attempt from Baldwin.
Madness is trying to drag Baldwin to the mat but Baldwin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#TD2#
Baldwin manages to pull guard.
Baldwin lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Baldwin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baldwin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Madness manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand Madness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Animal Baldwin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Madness throws a right and a left that Baldwin avoids nicely.
Madness moves into range and connects with a jab.
Madness lands with a nice body punch.
Madness displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for Madness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madness scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baldwin in his tracks. #CUT#
Animal Baldwin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Baldwin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madness catches Baldwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Madness fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Madness goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Animal Baldwin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rand Madness!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 10, 2019 |
#R1#
Madness feints a jab promting Riemann to slip. Madness then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Riemann slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Madness throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Riemann on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Madness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riemann.
Riemann throws a body shot but no joy.
Riemann throws a looping overhand right but Madness ducks down to avoid it.
Madness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riemann misses with a takedown attempt
and Madness counters with a nice uppercut. #KD2#
Madness drops Riemann with a beautiful combination! Riemann stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Madness is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Riemann is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Bernhard Riemann has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riemann throws a poor cross that misses
and Madness counters with a big left hand that crumples Riemann! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rand Madness!
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