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Event:
WCF 16: Gracie vs Scott 2
Date: Apr 11, 2020 |
#R1#
Hallaway misses with a hook
#CL#
and Watts moves into the clinch.#BC#
Watts manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Watts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watts throws a lazy uppercut
and Hallaway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watts throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Hallaway.
Hallaway throws a shot from downtown. Watts moves away and avoids it.
Hallaway lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #ROC2#
Watts is rocked!
A big left from Watts misses.
Hallaway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hallaway misses with a hook.
Watts throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Watts on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Watts throws a series of punches but Hallaway moves out of range.
Watts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Watts.#CL#
Watts drives through and clinches with Hallaway against the cage.
Watts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T1#
Watts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hallaway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hallaway swings wildly with an uppercut but Watts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hallaway slows down the pace here.
Our sources have told us that Watts has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hallaway taking a breather.
Watts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hallaway is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Watts.
Hallaway trying to stall but Watts improves his position.
Hallaway looking to slow down the pace here.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#BC#
Watts breaks from the clinch.
Watts thuds a left hand into Hallaway's body.
Watts thuds a left hand into Hallaway's body.
Hallaway slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Watts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hallaway counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Watts misses with a few strikes there.
Watts feints a jab promting Hallaway to slip. Watts then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hallaway slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Watts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Watts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hallaway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watts throws a body punch but Hallaway moves out of range.
Watts misses with a wild combination.
Watts closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oh Watts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T3#
Watts walks straight into a right hand from Hallaway - that's dropped him! Hallaway jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Watts from any more punishment! Watts 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 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mathew Hallaway!
Mathew Hallaway 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 13: Uno vs Ohoulihan
Date: Mar 14, 2020 |
#R1##TD2#
Svensson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hallaway scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Svensson manages to mount him!
Hallaway is trying to stand.
Svensson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Svensson controlling the position easily from mount. #SUB2#
Svensson working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Hallaway looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Svensson! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sven Svensson!
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Event:
APEX 7
Date: Feb 15, 2020 |
#R1#
Hill lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hallaway backs up against the cage.
Hill throws a head kick that misses. #TD2#
Hill drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Hill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hill slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hallaway will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SU2#
Hill decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hallaway lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hill takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abner Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill shoots and misses
and Hallaway counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hill thinking.
No luck for Hill with that takedown attempt.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hallaway swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD2#
Hill shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hallaway is trying to defend but Hill finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hallaway wants to get back to his feet.
#SU2#
Hill postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hallaway to stand up. #T1#
Hill fails with the takedown
and Hallaway counters with a nice uppercut.
Mathew Hallaway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abner Hill.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hill.
A little feinted left hand from Hallaway on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hallaway lunges at Hill with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hill's hand.
Hill throws a head kick that half lands.
#TD2#
Hill throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hallaway was covering up waiting for the punch and Hill finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hill showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hallaway wants to get back to his feet but Hill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hill is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hill tries to free his leg and advance position but Hallaway is retaining full guard.
Hallaway wants to get back to his feet but Hill is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T2#
Hill cracks Hallaway with a solid left hand.
Hallaway knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hill on the ground.#SU2#
Hill gets to his feet - Hallaway follows without any prompting.
Hallaway checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hill misses with a takedown
letting Hallaway counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hallaway. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mathew Hallaway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hallaway connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#ROC#
Hill is rocked!
Hallaway throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Hill crashing down! Hill tries to stagger back to his feet but Hallaway just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Hill asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mathew Hallaway!
In his post fight interview, Mathew Hallaway started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
APEX 6
Date: Feb 08, 2020 |
#R1#
Mendoza moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Mendoza misses.
Hallaway now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
Mendoza lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendoza dodges the punch combination from Hallaway.
Mendoza throws a nice looking combination but Hallaway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hallaway slips a jab and a cross from Mendoza.
Mendoza throws a poor cross that misses
#KD2#
and Hallaway counters with a crisp one two that drops Mendoza! Hallaway thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mendoza to his feet! Mendoza is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Mendoza is rocked!
No joy there for Mendoza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Mendoza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendoza throws a series of punches but Hallaway avoids them all with ease.
Hallaway throws a right hand that Mendoza ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendoza also avoids with ease.
Mendoza misses with a wild combination.
Carter Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Mendoza.
Mendoza seems to have got his legs back now.
Mendoza misses with a wild combination.
Mendoza throws a hook to the side of Hallaway's head but Hallaway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendoza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hallaway misses with a double jab.
Hallaway lands a right hook to the body.
#T1#
Hallaway slips under a jab.
Hallaway doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hallaway connects with a stiff jab that staggers Mendoza - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mathew Hallaway!
Mathew Hallaway was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
APEX 3
Date: Jan 18, 2020 |
#R1#
Mendoza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hallaway.
Mendoza misses with a hook
and Mendoza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Mendoza.
Hallaway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendoza throws out the jab.
Mendoza misses with a hook
and Hallaway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Enzo Mendoza has been cut.
Hallaway scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hallaway looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendoza is just out of range.
Hallaway ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Hallaway slips under a jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a body punch
and Hallaway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hallaway slips a straight right by Mendoza.
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!
Mendoza missing with a left hand there. Hallaway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendoza misses the target.
Hallaway now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mendoza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mendoza throws a looping overhand right but Hallaway ducks down to avoid it.
Hallaway lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Mendoza. That snapped Hallaway's head back.
#ROC#
Hallaway is rocked!
Mendoza lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Enzo Mendoza!
Enzo Mendoza 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:
APEX 2
Date: Jan 11, 2020 |
#R1#
Mendoza misses with a looping left.
Mendoza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hallaway on the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hallaway throws out a powerful jab.
Mendoza misses with a hook. Hallaway ducked under it nicely.
Mendoza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hallaway doesn't seem bothered though.
Hallaway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hallaway moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mendoza lands a jab to the head.
Hallaway cracks Mendoza with a good jab.
Mendoza walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hallaway drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mendoza swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hallaway's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enzo Mendoza!
Enzo Mendoza decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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