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Event:
SMASH: Mountain vs Hearn 3
Date: Jun 24, 2023 |
#R1#
A lazy left from Buddha finds it's target.
Buddha throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buddha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Buddha slaps away a takedown attempt from George, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Buddha misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
Buddha throws the kick towards the body but George avoids it.
We've been hearing reports that George has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Buddha jabs George right on the nose. George blinks but takes it well.
Buddha checks the leg kick nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for George.
Buddha misses with a right hand
and George cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Buddha with a jab.
Samson Buddha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buddha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
George will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buddha shoots and misses
and George counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Buddha thinking. #T1#
Buddha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
George misses with a hook. Buddha ducked under it nicely.
George lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buddha's sensitive parts.
George takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#TD#
George feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
George connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Buddha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and George defends well.
George throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buddha works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
George throws a sloppy strike and Buddha has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! George is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Buddha!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Samson Buddha!
A relieved looking Samson Buddha thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
SMASH: Schrodinger vs Donovan
Date: May 27, 2023 |
#R1#
A jab from McDonald misses.
McDonald slips a straight right by George.
McDonald plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
George looks for a takedown but McDonald sprawls well.
McDonald doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDonald moves away.
As George backs off McDonald throws a huge counter combo but George manages to avoid it all.
McDonald drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McDonald lands a glancing blow to the side of George's head.
George shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McDonald as he avoids it easily.
McDonald swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
A shot to the liver by George. Beautiful body shot.
George avoids the head kick by McDonald.
George is looking to counter punch.
George goes for a double leg but McDonald avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McDonald continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam George. That's going to take a lot out of him.
George stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
George manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
George works on McDonald's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
George breaks the clinch.
Liam George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by George.
George connects with a good right hand that stumbles McDonald. McDonald circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
George misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
McDonald throws a fast counter high kick but George manages to duck under it in time.#T2#
McDonald misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like George wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McDonald fakes the leg kick and cracks George in the body.
Donk. George catches McDonald right on the button with a cross.#CUT#It looks like Nicholas McDonald has been cut.
George gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McDonald.
George looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
George misses with a body shot.
George throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T3#
McDonald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice takedown defense from McDonald. No joy for George on that attempt.
McDonald throws a big shot that misses.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
George defending well as McDonald loads up on a big left hand.
George shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McDonald as he avoids it easily.
We've been informed that McDonald has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
George jabs McDonald to the body, keeping him at a distance.
George gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
George connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T4#
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
George slips a jab and a cross from McDonald.
George will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little jabbing left from McDonald on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nicholas McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from George. Those never looked like landing.
McDonald throws a lazy head kick
and George connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for George. That snapped McDonald's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam George dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicholas McDonald's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
McDonald throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
George with a nice calf kick.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
George with a lazy takedown attempt
and McDonald counters with a left and a right that stings George.
McDonald looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDonald lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McDonald shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like George wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck for George with that takedown attempt. #T1#
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McDonald.
McDonald connects with a single shot there.
George is looking to wear down McDonald with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
George fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam George. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald avoids the body shot from George.
#T2#
McDonald throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
George appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
George throws a quick inside leg kick.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
George half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from McDonald as George shoots in.
McDonald pivots, looking for a leg kick but George is out of range and McDonald settles back down.
George takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McDonald misses the jab.
McDonald takes one to the chin there.
George will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald lands the left hand.#T3#
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and George moves out of range easily.
George looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McDonald avoids a kick to the body.
McDonald tries a head kick but it misses.
George shoots and misses
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#George is rocked!
George gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! McDonald points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. George wakes up just in time to hear McDonald thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nicholas McDonald! |
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Event:
AKF 90: Finland
Date: Apr 29, 2023 |
#R1#
George ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chavis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
George pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
George throws a series of punches but Chavis avoids them all with ease.
Chavis looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
Chavis connects with a nice looking jab.
George takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Chavis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chavis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chavis misses with a wild body shot.
Chavis throws a right hand that misses
and George counters with a lovely straight right hand!
George stuns Chavis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chavis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavis throws out a loose jab but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chavis lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavis. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Chavis misses its intended target.
George throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chavis sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Chavis tries to clinch but George moves away
and George counters with a lovely straight right hand!
George misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Chavis does no damage.
George throws a big counter combination but Chavis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
DJ Chavis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
George throws an overhand right that lands on Chavis's shoulder, as Chavis tries to avoid the shot.
George lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chavis tries to close the distance and clinch up but George swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been hearing reports that George has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The fighters circling - Chavis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chavis tries to clinch there but George circles away.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavis is just out of range.
Chavis wants to clinch up but George keeps it at a distance.
George avoids the body shot from Chavis.
A little feinted left hand from George on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
George uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
George avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
George avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DJ Chavis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2##KD#
Chavis walks into a big right hand from George and goes down! The referee sends George to a neutral corner as Chavis gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.#ROC#Chavis is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavis misses with a head kick.
George throws a lazy right hand but Chavis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. George darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chavis is still on wobbly legs! Can George finish him?
George takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chavis throws a shot to the body.
Chavis seems to have recovered his senses.
Chavis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chavis duly obliges.
Chavis feints and then cracks George's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow George down.
Chavis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from George.
Chavis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
George takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavis misses with a few strikes there.
George connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chavis's hands.
George drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam George should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
George showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chavis.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavis is just out of range.
Chavis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
George missing with a left hand there. Chavis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chavis looks to land a right hand but George moved out of range.
George throws a low kick but Chavis avoids it.
George checks a leg kick.
George's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chavis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! George scrambles back to his feet.
Chavis just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavis throws a left and a right that both miss
and George counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George lands a glancing blow to the side of Chavis's head.
Chavis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract George.
George misses with a hook. Chavis ducked under it nicely.
George blocks a head kick by Chavis.
Chavis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
George was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Chavis looks to land a combination but George avoids it well.
Chavis throws a shot to the body.
George throws a push kick but Chavis slaps the foot to one side.
Chavis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from George.
George misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chavis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chavis throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
George went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
George walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
George avoids the body shot from Chavis.
Chavis connects with a leg kick.
Chavis misses with a jab, cross combination.
George is looking to counter with a body kick.
George scores with a body shot.
Chavis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but George manages to avoid it.
Chavis is looking to score with low kicks.#T2#
George circles away from the clinch attempt.
#KD#
Chavis walks into a big right hand from George and goes down! The referee sends George to a neutral corner as Chavis gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and George counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam George!
An out of breath and clearly excited Liam George thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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Event:
AFK 87
Date: Apr 01, 2023 |
#R1#
George throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Elizondo counter with a right hand.
George looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
George checks the leg kick.
As Elizondo looks to move away, George throws a big counter combo but Elizondo just gets out of the way.
Elizondo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
George swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Elizondo misses with a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Elizondo.
George connects with a single shot there.
Elizondo throws an overhand right that lands on George's shoulder, as George tries to avoid the shot.
Elizondo throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elizondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but George moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Elizondo does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Elizondo misses with a looping left.
Elizondo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on George. That did some damage!
Elizondo looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
George staying out of range there.#T1#
George misses the shot to the body.
Elizondo throws a good cross that connects.
George throws a front kick aimed at Elizondo's knee but Elizondo avoids it well.
George changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
George lands a nice shot that snaps Elizondo's head back.
Gaizka Elizondo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
George rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elizondo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Elizondo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Elizondo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Elizondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Elizondo misses with a low kick.
Elizondo scores with the left hand. George knows he should have avoided that one.
George scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from George misses.
Elizondo feints and then cracks George's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow George down. #T2#
Elizondo lands a jab to the head.
Elizondo lands a jab to the head.
Elizondo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
George throws a body punch but Elizondo moves out of range.
Elizondo lands a leg kick that knocks George off balance momentarily.
Elizondo catches George with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from George misses the target.
Elizondo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
George connects with a good right hand that stumbles Elizondo. Elizondo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Elizondo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
George throws a looping overhand right but Elizondo ducks down to avoid it.
Elizondo misses with a wild combination.
George appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George throws a looping overhand right but Elizondo ducks down to avoid it.
George misses with a left hand
and Elizondo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaizka Elizondo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Elizondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
George throws a quick counter kick to the body but Elizondo avoids it.
Elizondo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Elizondo throws a body kick that misses.
Gaizka Elizondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George looks to land a right hand but Elizondo moved out of range.
Elizondo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Elizondo throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
Elizondo throws a looping overhand right but George ducks down to avoid it.
George gets off balance looking for a body kick
and George takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elizondo misses with a hook
and George counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Elizondo thinking.
George misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elizondo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elizondo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from George.
Elizondo is looking to slow George down with leg kicks.
George misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T1#
George throws a push kick but Elizondo slaps the foot to one side.
Elizondo moves out of range as George strikes.
George throws a big shot that misses.
Elizondo throws a body shot but no joy.
George avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elizondo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Elizondo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #KD#
George catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Elizondo stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Elizondo walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elizondo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Elizondo takes one to the side of the head.
#ROC#Elizondo is rocked!
George knocks out Elizondo with a massive right hand! The ref tackles George before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. George picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam George!
Liam George made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview.
The defeated Gaizka Elizondo had this to say: 'gonna take some time off '. |
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Event:
AKF .
Date: Mar 04, 2023 |
#R1#
Munson misses with an uppercut.
Munson feints a jab promting George to slip. Munson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. George slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Robert Munson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George lands with an uppercut that bounces Munson off the ropes and back into range.#CUT2#It looks like Robert Munson has been cut.
Munson misses with a double jab
and George finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Munson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by George.
Munson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting George counter with a right hand.
Munson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Munson works over George's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by George.
George shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Munson eats them both and turns towards George to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've been hearing reports that Munson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Munson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
George cracks Munson with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Munson is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Munson is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Munson could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Liam George!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Liam George waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras. |
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Event:
AKF 79
Date: Feb 04, 2023 |
#R1#
George misses with a looping right.
Taurus misses with an uppercut. George saw that one coming.
A slow jab from George misses its intended target.
Taurus just misses with a punch to the body.
Taurus misses with an uppercut. George saw that one coming.
It looked like George was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Taurus.
Taurus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taurus has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A clash of legs there as Taurus blocks the low kick.
Taurus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circle momentarily. Taurus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
George throws a looping overhand right but Taurus ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Taurus is predictable there
and George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
George ducks right into an uppercut from Taurus.
George on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T1#
George walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wesley Taurus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taurus scores with a nice right hand.
Taurus scores with the left hand. George knows he should have avoided that one.
George takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taurus misses with a wild body shot.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Taurus is just out of range.
Taurus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
George slips a jab and a cross from Taurus.
Taurus avoids the body shot from George.
Taurus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! George had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Taurus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from George.
Taurus throws a big counter head kick but George avoids it with no problem.
Taurus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taurus. George does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
George misses with a shot to the body
and Taurus counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Taurus avoids a kick to the body.
Taurus with a jab.
George throws a body shot but no joy.
Taurus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between George's hands.
Taurus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taurus just misses with a punch to the body.
George was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Taurus connects with a right hand. George shakes it off.
George fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wesley Taurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taurus. That's going to slow George down.
George takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taurus throws a head kick but George moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Taurus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as George throws out the jab.
Taurus flicks out a counter leg kick but George steps away.
George jabbing away but nothing is landing.
George checks the leg kick.
George swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
George 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.
Taurus throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
Taurus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from George.
Taurus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
George tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Taurus misses.
George takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Taurus misses.
George misses with an uppercut.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick from Taurus lands but George takes it in his stride. #T1#
A jab from Taurus does it's job there.
Taurus digs a good body shot into George's ribs.
Taurus staying out of range there.
George throws a head kick that misses.
Taurus throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taurus throws a series of punches but George avoids them all with ease.
George throws a lazy right hand but Taurus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taurus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
George takes one on the button.
Taurus moves out of range of the body kick.
Taurus misses with a straight left.
George misses with a straight left.
Taurus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T2#
Taurus throws a body punch but George moves out of range.
George is looking to score with low kicks.
A big left from George misses.
George throws a lazy right hand but Taurus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George throws a front kick aimed at Taurus's knee but Taurus avoids it well.
Taurus connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taurus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Georges jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
George looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Taurus lands with a slapping head kick.
A combination from George does no damage.
A nice side step and Taurus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Taurus is just out of range.
George takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
George connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Taurus moves away from the strike by George.
Taurus throws a counter combo.
Liam George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taurus slips a jab from George.
Despite the aggression on Taurus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Taurus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taurus takes a swing at George's ribcage but misses.
Taurus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before George can pounce on him.
Taurus tests George's chin there with a solid looking shot.
George lands a jab to the nose.
Taurus lands a nice hook to George's body. George takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George misses with a hook
letting Taurus counter with a right hand.
George on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taurus throws a nice looking combination but George bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
George throws a hook to the side of Taurus's head but Taurus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wesley Taurus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T1#
George throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from George misses.
Wesley Taurus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taurus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by George.
Taurus slips under a jab from George.
Taurus scores with a hook.
Taurus scores with a kick to the midsection.
George with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taurus to score with a decent uppercut.
George looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
George takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taurus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Taurus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
George throws a push kick but Taurus slaps the foot to one side.
George is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T2#
Jab by Taurus.
George walks into a left hand.
George checks a leg kick nicely.
George is looking to counter punch.
George uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taurus.
George tries a head kick but it misses.
Taurus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
George takes a swing at Taurus's ribcage but misses.
George walks into a stiff left hand from Taurus.
George throws a hook but Taurus avoids it easily.
Taurus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Taurus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
George misses with an uppercut. Taurus saw that one coming.
Taurus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
George throwing a counter right hand but Taurus manages to avoid it.
George misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taurus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Taurus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taurus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Taurus!
After the fight, Wesley Taurus was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
AKF 76
Date: Jan 14, 2023 |
#R1#
Tragedy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from George.
George slips under a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that George has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A swing and a miss from Tragedy.
Tragedy throws out a loose jab but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tragedy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and George counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tragedy throws a head kick that misses
and George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Trage Tragedy has been cut.
Tragedy misses with a two punch combination.
Tragedy missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
George missing with a left hand there. Tragedy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
George just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTragedy.
Tragedy throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tragedy misses with a body punch
and George cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tragedy tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by George.
Tragedy looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.
George showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tragedy.
#T1##KD2#
George catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Tragedy stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Tragedy walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Tragedy throws a lazy head kick #KD2#
and George counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Tragedy onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.#CUT2#Trage Tragedy's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tragedy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#KD2#
and George counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Tragedy to the mat, face first! George goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Tragedy is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!#ROC2#Tragedy is rocked!
A bone on bone clash there as George blocks the leg kick.
Oh Tragedy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tragedy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and as Tragedy tries to reset, George cracks him with a perfect counter right hand that drops him to the mat! Tragedy is trying to get up but he's doing the chicken dance and face plants back to the floor - that's enough for the referee and he's called the bout! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Liam George!
After the big win, Liam George made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
AKF: Trilogy in New York
Date: Dec 09, 2022 |
#R1#
Schultz throws a hook to the side of St. Georges 's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from St. Georges .
Schultz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Schultz misses with a hook. St. Georges ducked under it nicely.
St. Georges cracks Schultz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Schultz misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
St. Georges takes a kick to the side of the head.
Schultz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St. Georges .#ROC#St. Georges is rocked!
Good work by Schultz as he checks the leg kick.
St. Georges is still on wobbly legs! Can Schultz finish him?
BAM! Schultz delivers a spinning backfist that drops St. Georges like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Dutch Schultz!
An out of breath Dutch Schultz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
AKF FN | Davis vs. Congo
Date: Nov 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Ishinoba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ishinoba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St. Georges throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ishinoba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St. Georges changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St. Georges with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've been hearing reports that St. Georges has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
St. Georges connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ishinoba. Ishinoba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ishinoba checks a leg kick.
Ishinoba throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and checks it nicely.
St. Georges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
St. Georges scores with a hook to the body. Ishinoba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ishinoba takes one to the side of the head.
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!
St. Georges throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As St. Georges backs off Ishinoba throws a huge counter combo but St. Georges manages to avoid it all.
St. Georges avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St. Georges half committed to a counter leg kick.#KD#
St. Georges cracks Ishinoba with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Ishinoba is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Ishinoba is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!#CUT#It looks like Tao Ishinoba has been cut.
St. Georges connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Ishinoba to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by St. Georges !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Liam St. Georges !
Liam St. Georges gave a mention to Conviction in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
AKF 69 | Akira vs. Kim
Date: Sep 24, 2022 |
#R1#
St. Georges scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT2#It looks like Joseph Telushikin has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Telushikin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Telushikin is looking to clinch.
St. Georges takes a swing at Telushikin's ribcage but misses.
Telushikin throws a quick counter head kick but St. Georges was just out of range.
Telushikin misses with a head kick.
St. Georges feints a counter leg kick.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Telushikin was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges .
Telushikin looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that St. Georges has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
St. Georges looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Telushikin tries to clinch there but St. Georges circles away.
#CL#
Telushikin forces St. Georges back against the ropes and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Telushikin fails to land.
St. Georges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
St. Georges breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St. Georges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Telushikin wants to clinch up but St. Georges keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from St. Georges on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Telushikin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
St. Georges connects with a looping right hand.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Telushikin.
Telushikin wants to clinch
and St. Georges counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#Telushikin is rocked!
Telushikin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St. Georges ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Telushikin moves away.
Telushikin moves away from the strike by St. Georges .
Telushikin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
St. Georges tries a head kick but it misses.
Telushikin looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
St. Georges tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Telushikin was well out of range. Poor timing from St. Georges .#CL#
Telushikin closes the distance and clinches. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Telushikin letting St. Georges take a breather here.#BC2#
St. Georges breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St. Georges circles away from the clinch attempt
and St. Georges connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Telushikin misses the body punch
and before Telushikin has any time to reset, St. Georges cracks him with a big right hand that drops him face first to the canvas! He's hurt! I don't think he's going to get back up from that one! He's trying but he's doing the chicken dance and has face planted into to ropes, causing the referee to bring this fight to an end! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Liam St. Georges !
After the big win, Liam St. Georges made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
AKF FN | PF vs. Spiteri
Date: Aug 19, 2022 |
#R1#
Petrovs misses with a left hand
and St. Georges counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrovs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#KD2#
and St. Georges counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Petrovs to the mat, face first! St. Georges goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Petrovs is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!#ROC2#Petrovs is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Kaspars Petrovs has been cut.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. St. Georges engages and cracks Petrovs with a massive lead left hook - Petrovs tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! St. Georges is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam St. Georges !
Jumping up and down and very excited, Liam St. Georges waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 13, 2022 |
#R1#
Mason wants to clinch.
St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mason.
St. Georges swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Mason.#CL2#
Mason clinches up with St. Georges and pushes him back against the cage.
St. Georges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St. Georges scores with a shoulder strike.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St. Georges 's elbow. #BC#
St. Georges 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mason lands with an overhand left.
Mason scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mason scores with a hook.
Mason feints and then cracks St. Georges 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St. Georges down.
Mason uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jason Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
St. Georges changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mason tries to avoid it but St. Georges manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mason to the ground. Mason escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mason lands a body shot.
St. Georges lands with an uppercut that bounces Mason off the cage and back into range.#CUT#It looks like Jason Mason has been cut.
Mason misses with a straight left.
St. Georges avoids the head kick by Mason.
Mason getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
St. Georges has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mason.
St. Georges fails to land the takedown.
A big left from Mason misses.
Mason throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mason can pounce on him.
Mason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St. Georges was well out of range. Poor timing from Mason.
St. Georges fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mason just manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Mason. That snapped St. Georges 's head back.
#T2#
St. Georges moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mason has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges shoots in for a double leg but Mason sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam St. Georges . That's going to take a lot out of him.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mason! But no joy.
St. Georges takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
St. Georges keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St. Georges 's hands.
Mason will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mason lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mason throws a one two combo.
Mason throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
Mason displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St. Georges throws out the jab.
Mason takes a swing at St. Georges 's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mason.
Nice shot by Mason.
A shot to the liver by St. Georges . Beautiful body shot.#T3#
Mason changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St. Georges throws a nice looking combination but Mason bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Mason. Those never looked like landing.
St. Georges looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mason with a nice calf kick.
St. Georges pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St. Georges moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMason.
St. Georges gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
St. Georges uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mason has time to react.
Mason looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mason displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St. Georges .
St. Georges backing away here, and Mason unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Mason.
Mason connects with an inside leg kick.
St. Georges shoots in and drives through. Mason sprawls well.#T4##CL2#
Mason clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
St. Georges 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St. Georges takes one to the chin there.
Mason tries to clinch there but St. Georges circles away.
St. Georges throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St. Georges misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mason.
Mason missing with a left hand there. St. Georges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St. Georges goes for a double leg but Mason avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mason continues to drive forward.
Mason lands a hook that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
St. Georges tries to break free but Mason pushes him back against the cage.
St. Georges misses with the head strike.
St. Georges is looking to control Mason's arms but Mason gets an underhook and turns him. Now St. Georges has his back to the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Come on St. Georges - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
St. Georges makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St. Georges can't break the clinch.
St. Georges fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Mason dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Mason's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Mason throws a series of strikes that have St. Georges backpedaling.
St. Georges connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
St. Georges smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Mason there.
Mason misses with a double jab
and St. Georges counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason throws out a counter right but St. Georges avoids it with no problem.
Mason swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
Mason misses with a hook.
Mason moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mason tests St. Georges 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mason has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason throws a body shot but no joy.
St. Georges jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A shot to the body from Mason misses
and St. Georges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#That has opened up Jason Mason's cut even more.
Mason takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Mason - just one landing. #T1#
Mason takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mason throws a leg kick
and St. Georges counters with a nice uppercut.
St. Georges fails with a takedown attempt.
Mason throws out a counter right but St. Georges avoids it with no problem.
Mason looks to score with a jab to the body but St. Georges is just out of range.
Mason scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mason scores with a crisp jab that stopped St. Georges in his tracks.
Mason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St. Georges .
Mason takes one to the side of the head.
St. Georges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mason uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Georges .
Mason swings for the body but St. Georges moves out of range.
St. Georges scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT#The cut above Jason Mason's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St. Georges lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mason at a distance.
Mason throws a nice looking combination but St. Georges bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St. Georges appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
St. Georges walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mason scores with a shot to the body.
Mason throws an overhand right that lands on St. Georges 's shoulder, as St. Georges tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St. Georges is defended easily by Mason.
A cross from Mason lands.
Mason keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam St. Georges . That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Mason avoids the body shot from St. Georges .
Mason connects with a high kick.
Jason Mason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mason scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jason Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason lands with a good body shot.
St. Georges ducks right into an uppercut from Mason.
St. Georges checks a low kick from Mason.
St. Georges half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a nice hook.
St. Georges fails with a takedown attempt.
Mason swinging wildly here.
St. Georges misses with a hook. Mason ducked under it nicely. #T4##KD#
Nice combo by St. Georges ! Oh, that's hurt him - Mason falls to the canvas and St. Georges follows him into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason tries to buck St. Georges off but St. Georges is having none of it.
Mason can't do much from the bottom here.
Mason is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked St. Georges off and has taken his back!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
St. Georges breaks Mason's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
St. Georges makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#CUT#Jason Mason's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jason Mason's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Liam St. Georges !
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Liam St. Georges made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 01, 2022 |
#R1#
Liger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St. Georges tries to avoid it but Liger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St. Georges to the ground. St. Georges escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Liger looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#KD#
St. Georges throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Liger tumbling to the canvas!#CUT#It looks like Jushin Liger has been cut.
St. Georges scoring with punches to the head and body.
St. Georges seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
St. Georges passes Liger's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in half guard, St. Georges seems content to control.
St. Georges lands with a punch from half guard.
St. Georges working Liger over with strikes.
St. Georges is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T1#
St. Georges works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liger in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #ROC#Liger is rocked!
St. Georges loads up with a big shot that hurts Liger! He's pulled St. Georges in close but St. Georges has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Liger survive? More strikes from St. Georges and Liger is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Liam St. Georges !
Liam St. Georges very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Jushin Liger had this to say: 'Oh no'. |
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Event:
LAF 3
Date: May 14, 2022 |
#R1#
Christ throws a head kick that misses.
St. Georges feinted with a counter takedown.
Christ just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been hearing reports that St. Georges has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
St. Georges throws a jab when Christ was well out of range.
Christ scores with a leg kick.
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.
Christ throws out a counter right but St. Georges avoids it with no problem.
Christ throws a nice head kick!
Christ throws a looping overhand right but St. Georges ducks down to avoid it.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St. Georges makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St. Georges scores with a hook.#CUT#It looks like Judah Christ has been cut.
St. Georges throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christ replies with a solid counter kick to the body but St. Georges blocks it well.
St. Georges smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T1#
St. Georges throws out a leg kick but Christ moves out of range and St. Georges only half commits.
Christ throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah Christ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
Christ lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St. Georges at a distance.
Christ swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St. Georges looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Christ is fending him off so far but St. Georges persists. Nope, Christ circles away and we're back to standing.
Christ lands a jab to the nose.
St. Georges misses with a looping left.
St. Georges takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
St. Georges takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
St. Georges throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Christ's waist but Christ gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St. Georges off to one side. #T2#
Christ connects with a body shot.
Christ lands a nice looking body kick.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a 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!
St. Georges feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Christs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Christ changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St. Georges gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St. Georges moves out of range of the body kick from Christ.
Christ scores with a leg kick.
Christ looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Christ lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T3#
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown but Christ shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam St. Georges . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christ misses with a shot to the body
and St. Georges connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christ throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St. Georges stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body punch from Christ.
St. Georges takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Christ misses with a body kick.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges . Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
St. Georges fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Christ avoids it really well and circles away.#T4#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Christ, as that shot connected.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
Nice jab there from St. Georges . #CUT#That has opened up Judah Christ's cut even more.
St. Georges will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Christ scores with a nice head shot.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Christ on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Judah Christ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Judah Christ's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
St. Georges throws a hook but Christ avoids it easily.
Christ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like St. Georges was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Christ.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether St. Georges might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
St. Georges misses with an uppercut.
St. Georges throws the kick towards the body but Christ avoids it.
Christ looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Christ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St. Georges misses with a takedown attempt - Christ sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
St. Georges scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges moves out of range of the body kick.
St. Georges appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
St. Georges fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
Christ throws out a loose jab but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
St. Georges tries for a takedown but Christ circles away easily
and Christ counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. St. Georges is lucky that one didn't land flush.
St. Georges gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Christ misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St. Georges .
Christ sizes up St. Georges with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #ROC2#St. Georges is rocked!
Christ changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh St. Georges is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St. Georges glances at the clock... BAM! Christ nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends St. Georges crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, St. Georges is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Judah Christ!
Judah Christ is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Judah Christ thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 26, 2022 |
#R1#
Dadaeff misses with a double jab.
#KD#
Dadaeff ducks straight into an uppercut from St. Georges and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Dadaeff manages to regain guard straight away.
#CUT#It looks like Daday Dadaeff has been cut.
St. Georges throws a big right hand that misses.
Dadaeff controlling St. Georges 's posture.
Dadaeff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dadaeff keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
St. Georges throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Dadaeff keeps moving.
St. Georges is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1#
St. Georges trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St. Georges controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've been hearing that St. Georges has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
St. Georges loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dadaeff trying to control the position.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Dadaeff clinches up against the cage.
Dadaeff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
Dadaeff stalling.
#T2##BC#
St. Georges pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St. Georges takes one to the side of the head.
St. Georges drops his hands momentarily and Dadaeff takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
St. Georges walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dadaeff drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! St. Georges swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dadaeff's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam St. Georges !
An out of breath and clearly excited Liam St. Georges thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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Event:
TWGC 36 (205lbs, D2): Finals - Round 2
Date: Jan 08, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Get Wet About Don! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 0 losses; Liam St. Georges !
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL2#
St. Georges has About Don up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to About Don's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#TD2#
St. Georges has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics About Don uses from the top position.
St. Georges is trying to keep About Don in close.
St. Georges looking to hit a scissor sweep but About Don is one step ahead there.
About Don pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St. Georges is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
About Don not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St. Georges is pulling down on About Don's head to control his posture. #T1#
About Don stopping the sweep attempt from St. Georges .
St. Georges is adopting a defensive guard.
St. Georges wants to improve his position but instead About Don has moved into half guard.
St. Georges is positioning himself well to prevent About Don advancing to mount.
St. Georges 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.
St. Georges is not content to let About Don control the position.#T2#
St. Georges is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
About Don is looking to advance position but St. Georges won't allow it.
St. Georges is looking for a sweep. About Don is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St. Georges is trying to control but About Don passes into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: About Don (3) vs (0) St. Georges
St. Georges is trying to control About Don's posture but About Don avoids it. #T3#
St. Georges is looking to reverse the position.
About Don advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: About Don (5) vs (0) St. Georges
St. Georges tries to reverse the position but About Don maintains control.
About Don content just to control the position here.
St. Georges is working to get back to half guard.
About Don is trying to take his opponent's back.
St. Georges wants to hold on but About Don pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
St. Georges is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB#
About Don looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
St. Georges tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St. Georges regains half guard.
About Don is thwarting St. Georges 's attempts to control the position.#T5#
About Don seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but St. Georges does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
St. Georges manages to get to full guard.
About Don trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St. Georges has his hands on About Don's head, controlling the position.
About Don trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T6#
St. Georges wants to sweep here but About Don controlling him for the moment.
About Don stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St. Georges swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St. Georges wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
About Don seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
St. Georges wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T7#
St. Georges working a defensive guard here.
St. Georges wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
About Don looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
St. Georges is looking to sweep but instead, About Don has passed into half guard.
#T8#
St. Georges is trying to get back to full guard.
St. Georges has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. About Don is working away from the top position though.
About Don trying to control from St. Georges 's half guard. St. Georges has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
About Don postures up.
St. Georges is adopting a defensive guard.
St. Georges keeping full guard, as About Don tries to pass. #T9#
About Don stays in close to St. Georges 's body and controls the position.
About Don wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving.
About Don is really struggling to control St. Georges but he's trying to hold on to the position.
St. Georges pulls About Don in close to prevent any damage.
About Don tries to free his leg and advance position but St. Georges is retaining full guard. #T10#
St. Georges looking to control but About Don passes into half guard.
St. Georges is trying to get back to full guard.
About Don wants to lay and pray for a moment but St. Georges keeps working.
St. Georges has his hands clasped together around About Don's back. He's all about the action.
About Don is pressing down on St. Georges 's thigh, looking to free his foot. St. Georges is holding on for now. #T11#
St. Georges gets full guard.
St. Georges is trying to keep About Don in close.
About Don looking to pass the guard.
About Don sitting in guard here, content to control.
St. Georges is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: About Don (5) vs (2) St. Georges
St. Georges sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T12#
St. Georges prevents About Don from improving his position.
St. Georges perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
About Don is not content to let St. Georges control the position.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but About Don defending well.
St. Georges stalling.
St. Georges is trying to control the action in half guard but About Don is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T13#
St. Georges perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
About Don wants to get back to full guard.
St. Georges is stalling here. About Don is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! St. Georges seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and About Don has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: About Don (9) vs (2) St. Georges
A lull in the action here as About Don stalls from top position.
St. Georges regains half guard.
St. Georges is not content to let About Don control the position.#T14#
St. Georges is positioning himself well to prevent About Don advancing to mount.
St. Georges wants to control but About Don is keeping busy and won't allow it.
St. Georges gets full guard.
St. Georges wants to sweep here but About Don controlling him for the moment.
St. Georges looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
About Don not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St. Georges keeping full guard, as About Don tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
About Don takes the fight on points by 9 to 2.
An intense looking Get Wet About Don took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I am GWad, don of dons.'. |
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Event:
TWGC 36 (205lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1
Date: Jan 07, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Zachary Benjamins! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 0 losses; Liam St. Georges !
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Benjamins tries to clinch up but St. Georges circles away and keeps his distance.#TD2#
St. Georges shoots in and bounces Benjamins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Benjamins (0) vs (2) St. Georges
St. Georges looking to pass the guard.
St. Georges 's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Benjamins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St. Georges controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benjamins wants to improve his position but instead St. Georges has moved into half guard.
Benjamins wants to get back to full guard but St. Georges has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Benjamins (0) vs (5) St. Georges
St. Georges controlling the pace for now. #T1#
Benjamins is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benjamins is working hard here to advance position.
Benjamins sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
St. Georges prevents Benjamins from improving his position.
St. Georges is taking a breather. Benjamins says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB2#
St. Georges is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Benjamins defends it well.
St. Georges is looking to advance position but Benjamins won't allow it. #T2#
Benjamins wants to improve his position but St. Georges is controlling well.
St. Georges looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Benjamins is trying to maintain the position but St. Georges is very close to passing his half guard.
St. Georges is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like St. Georges 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benjamins wants to get back to full guard.
St. Georges performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T3#
Benjamins wants to improve his position but St. Georges is controlling well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw St. Georges working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
St. Georges not doing much here.
Benjamins works his way to full guard. Good work.
St. Georges is stalling in the full guard.
Benjamins looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T4#
St. Georges stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benjamins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St. Georges is still trying to improve position.
Benjamins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as St. Georges controls the pace.
St. Georges looking to pass the guard.
Benjamins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Benjamins wants to sweep here but St. Georges controlling him for the moment.
St. Georges passes Benjamins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
St. Georges takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T5#
St. Georges is thwarting Benjamins's attempts to control the position.
Benjamins is looking for a sweep. St. Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benjamins trying to control but St. Georges postures up.
Well, if St. Georges is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are battling for position here. Benjamins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Benjamins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as St. Georges controls the pace.
St. Georges 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T6##SUB#
Benjamins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St. Georges gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
St. Georges controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Benjamins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Benjamins (2) vs (5) St. Georges
St. Georges is pressing down on Benjamins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Benjamins trying to move into half guard but instead St. Georges has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Benjamins (2) vs (7) St. Georges
Benjamins wants to sweep here but St. Georges controlling him for the moment.
Benjamins being controlled here, momentarily. #T7#
St. Georges stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benjamins swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Benjamins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St. Georges looking to pass the guard.
St. Georges controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
St. Georges won't allow Benjamins to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St. Georges 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
More stalling from St. Georges .#T8#
St. Georges stands and throws Benjamins's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Benjamins (2) vs (10) St. Georges
St. Georges taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Benjamins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Benjamins is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
St. Georges content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Benjamins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T9#
Benjamins regains full guard. Nicely done.
St. Georges seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
St. Georges looking to pass the guard.
St. Georges sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Benjamins's guard.
St. Georges not doing much here.
#T10#
Benjamins is looking for a sweep. St. Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benjamins trying to control here.
St. Georges sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Benjamins won't allow St. Georges to pass to mount.
St. Georges with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Benjamins wants to control but St. Georges is keeping busy.
#T11#
St. Georges is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Benjamins wants to improve his position but St. Georges is controlling well.
St. Georges is controlling the pace.
Benjamins manages to get to full guard.
#T12#
St. Georges looking to pass the guard.
Benjamins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St. Georges slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
St. Georges passes Benjamins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Benjamins gets full guard.
Benjamins keeping full guard, as St. Georges tries to pass.
St. Georges sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Benjamins's guard.
Benjamins trying to get back to full guard but St. Georges takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Benjamins (2) vs (13) St. Georges #T13#
Benjamins tries to hold on but St. Georges postures up.
St. Georges takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Benjamins tries to hold on but St. Georges postures up.
Benjamins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
St. Georges looking to control and managing it successfully.
Benjamins tries to lock up and control but St. Georges gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T14#
Benjamins is looking to get to half guard.
St. Georges tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Benjamins is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St. Georges controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that St. Georges has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
St. Georges wins on points by 13 to 2.
Liam St. Georges made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
TWGC 36 (205lbs, D2): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Dec 30, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 0 losses; Liam St. Georges ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Slon Mamontov!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Mamontov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: St. Georges (0) vs (4) Mamontov
Mamontov controls the position from side control.
Mamontov tries to advance to mount but can't.
St. Georges holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Mamontov tries to move into full mount but can't pass St. Georges 's legs.
St. Georges manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (2) vs (4) Mamontov
Mamontov has a hand on St. Georges 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. St. Georges takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (5) vs (4) Mamontov
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mamontov is looking to escape.
Mamontov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T1#
Mamontov tries to hold on but St. Georges postures up.
St. Georges prevents Mamontov from getting the reversal.
St. Georges tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mamontov is trying to escape the mount.
St. Georges wants to control the pace but Mamontov is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamontov is looking to improve his position but St. Georges isn't that keen on the idea.
St. Georges looking to control but Mamontov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mamontov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T2#
St. Georges controlling from the full mount.
Mamontov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mamontov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
St. Georges content just to control the position here.
Mamontov tries to reverse the position but St. Georges maintains control.#T3#
St. Georges tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mamontov is squirming around, avoiding St. Georges 's attempts to control the action.
Mamontov tries to lock up and control but St. Georges gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mamontov is trying to escape the mount.
St. Georges tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mamontov is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T4#
Mamontov gets back to half guard.
St. Georges works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (8) vs (4) Mamontov
Mamontov is in all sorts of trouble here.
St. Georges controlling from the full mount. #SUB#
St. Georges is working for a guillotine from mount but Mamontov frees his head quite easily.
St. Georges trying to control but Mamontov is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St. Georges is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mamontov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T5#
Mamontov tries to hold on but St. Georges pushes him away. #SUB#
Mamontov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from St. Georges .
St. Georges takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T6#
Mamontov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
St. Georges content just to control the position here.
St. Georges avoids the attempt from Mamontov to control.
St. Georges controlling the pace for now.
Mamontov is working to get back to half guard.
Mamontov keeps trying to improve his position.#T7#
St. Georges tries to control but Mamontov wriggling away.
St. Georges controlling from the full mount. #SUB#
St. Georges is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mamontov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mamontov shrugs it off. #SUB#
St. Georges wants to finish this one by submission but Mamontov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from St. Georges .
Mamontov is squirming around, avoiding St. Georges 's attempts to control the action. #SUB#
St. Georges is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mamontov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mamontov shrugs it off.
Mamontov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (8) vs (6) Mamontov
St. Georges looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mamontov is one step ahead there. #T8#
St. Georges looking to control.
St. Georges is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (10) vs (6) Mamontov
Mamontov is looking to improve his position.
Mamontov trying to control but St. Georges postures up.
St. Georges wants to pass to mount but Mamontov is defending the position.
St. Georges is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (13) vs (6) Mamontov#T9#
St. Georges looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mamontov working to try and regain half guard.
Mamontov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB#
St. Georges with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We've been hearing that St. Georges has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mamontov tries to reverse the position but St. Georges maintains control.
Mamontov is squirming around, avoiding St. Georges 's attempts to control the action. #T10##SUB#
St. Georges looking for a guillotine from mount but Mamontov is having none of it.
St. Georges trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St. Georges controlling from the full mount.
St. Georges trying to control but Mamontov is having none of it.
St. Georges takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T11#
Mamontov is desperately trying to improve his position but St. Georges has a good base and remains in mount.
St. Georges wants to control but Mamontov has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Mamontov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St. Georges is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Mamontov actively working from the bottom here.
Mamontov tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.
Mamontov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St. Georges is working away from the top position though.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but Mamontov defending well. #T12#
Mamontov is not content to let St. Georges control the position.
St. Georges controlling the pace.
Mamontov is looking to improve his position.
Mamontov is trying is best to control the position here.
Mamontov manages to get to full guard.
Mamontov controls St. Georges momentarily but St. Georges frees himself. #T13#
St. Georges advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (16) vs (6) Mamontov
St. Georges controls the position from side control.#SUB#
St. Georges tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St. Georges has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
St. Georges has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: St. Georges (18) vs (6) Mamontov
St. Georges avoids the attempt from Mamontov to control.#T14#
St. Georges trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mamontov is trying to escape the mount.
St. Georges can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mamontov is looking to escape.
Mamontov is working to get back to half guard.
Mamontov is squirming around, avoiding St. Georges 's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
St. Georges takes the fight on points by 18 to 6.
Liam St. Georges really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
TWGC 36 (205lbs, D2): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Dec 29, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Josie Saltzman! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 0 losses; Liam St. Georges !
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
St. Georges moves into the clinch.
Saltzman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Saltzman wants a takedown but no success here.
Saltzman wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josie Saltzman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saltzman is looking to take this one to the mat.
Saltzman wants a takedown.
Saltzman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. St. Georges is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD2#
St. Georges ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. St. Georges no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
St. Georges looking for a sweep. Not yet St. Georges , not yet.
Saltzman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Saltzman tries to free his leg and advance position but St. Georges is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saltzman trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saltzman looking to pass the guard. #T1#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as St. Georges holds on and takes a little breather.
St. Georges is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
St. Georges controlling Saltzman's posture.
Saltzman looking to pass the guard.
St. Georges has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Saltzman has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Saltzman (3) vs (0) St. Georges
St. Georges is trying to get back to half guard.#T2#
Saltzman trying to control the action but St. Georges is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Saltzman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Saltzman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
St. Georges gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
St. Georges is trying to get back to full guard.
St. Georges moves into full guard.
St. Georges pulls Saltzman in close to his closed guard and prevents Saltzman from doing any damage or advancing position.#T3#
Saltzman wants to pass the guard but St. Georges is keeping the position.
St. Georges looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saltzman trying to control but St. Georges is working from the bottom.
St. Georges pulls Saltzman in close to prevent any damage. #T4#
St. Georges tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Saltzman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St. Georges keeping moving, preventing Saltzman from controlling successfully.
St. Georges is pulling down on Saltzman's head. It's preventing any offense from Saltzman, at least for the moment.
Saltzman trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T5##SUB#
Saltzman has gone for a leg lock! St. Georges slips out almost immediately though and dives into Saltzman's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Saltzman (3) vs (2) St. Georges
St. Georges pushing down on Saltzman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
St. Georges sitting and controlling from the half guard.
St. Georges trying to mount his opponent but Saltzman defends it.
Still in half guard, St. Georges seems content to control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw St. Georges working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#T6##SUB#
Saltzman looking for submissions off his back.
St. Georges wants to free his trapped foot but Saltzman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
St. Georges is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
St. Georges is taking a breather. Saltzman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
St. Georges trying to mount his opponent but Saltzman defends it. #SUB#
Saltzman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Saltzman is looking for a sweep. St. Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T7#
Saltzman is working hard here to advance position.
St. Georges stalling.
St. Georges wants to free his trapped foot but Saltzman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
St. Georges with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saltzman is trying to control but can't.
St. Georges wants to pass to mount but Saltzman is defending the position. #T8#
Saltzman keeping control of the position.
St. Georges is keen to just control but Saltzman is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Saltzman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St. Georges pulls his head out easily.
Saltzman tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.
St. Georges is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Let's hope that St. Georges has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T9#
Saltzman won't allow St. Georges to pass to mount.
Well, if St. Georges is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
St. Georges wants to free his trapped foot but Saltzman is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB#
Saltzman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St. Georges with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T10#
St. Georges seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saltzman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
St. Georges is pressing down on Saltzman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Saltzman is holding on for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Saltzman regains full guard. Nicely done.
St. Georges forces his way into half guard.
Saltzman is looking to get back to full guard here but St. Georges has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Saltzman (3) vs (5) St. Georges
Saltzman stops St. Georges from passing to mount. #T11#
St. Georges controls the position.
St. Georges working away.
St. Georges controlling the position from side mount.
Saltzman stops St. Georges from passing to mount.
Saltzman manages to get back to half guard.
St. Georges takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2#
St. Georges trying to work for an americana but Saltzman has managed to regain full guard.
#T12#
St. Georges is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB#
Saltzman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
St. Georges sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
Saltzman looking for a guillotine here but St. Georges defends easily.
St. Georges stays in close to Saltzman's body and controls the position. #T13##SUB#
Saltzman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St. Georges defends it easily.
St. Georges tries to free his leg and advance position but Saltzman is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St. Georges not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Saltzman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saltzman trying to keep a closed guard but St. Georges is proving a slippery customer.
#T14#
St. Georges slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Saltzman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St. Georges defends it easily.#SUB#
Saltzman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. St. Georges is aware though and is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St. Georges looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
St. Georges wins on points by 5 to 3.
Liam St. Georges took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 23, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
St. Georges scores with a takedown into Mada's guard.
St. Georges is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St. Georges 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
St. Georges working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Mada throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
St. Georges is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St. Georges 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.
St. Georges is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mada throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
St. Georges seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mada for as long as he can get away with.#T1#
St. Georges cracks Mada with a solid left hand.
Mada looking to control.
St. Georges controls from within his opponent's guard.
St. Georges keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mada's head.
St. Georges controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mada trying to strike off his back.
St. Georges content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mada wants to sweep here but St. Georges controlling him for the moment. #T2#
St. Georges scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
St. Georges postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
St. Georges not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mada trying to strike off his back.
St. Georges postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St. Georges stopping the sweep attempt from Mada.
St. Georges not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St. Georges landing with the ground and pound.
St. Georges stands and throws Mada's legs to the side, diving into side control.
St. Georges controls the position from side control.#T3#
Further stalling from St. Georges .
St. Georges scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mada to see if he's OK.
Mada is trying to improve his position.
St. Georges controlling the position from side mount.
Mada really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St. Georges . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mada taking a bit of punishment here - St. Georges scoring with strikes.
St. Georges is staying tight to Mada's torso, preventing him from escaping.
St. Georges cracks Mada with a big elbow. #ROC#Mada is rocked!#T4#
Mada is being controlled here.
Mada is still in real trouble! Can St. Georges finish him?
St. Georges working the ground and pound.
Mada gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Oooooh, big shot lands for St. Georges ! Mada is hurt baaadly! St. Georges is firing away with more strikes - Mada is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam St. Georges !
Liam St. Georges gave a mention to Conviction in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Gajah Mada stepped up to the mic, saying 'World please forgive Me'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 17, 2021 |
#R1##TD2#
St. Georges scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sukarman wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St. Georges in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that St. Georges has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sukarman trying to hold on to St. Georges 's head to control him but St. Georges postures up.
St. Georges content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T1#
It looks like St. Georges 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
St. Georges sitting and controlling from the half guard.
St. Georges wants to free his trapped foot but Sukarman is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T2#
Sukarman tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
St. Georges perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sukarman is trying to maintain the position but St. Georges is very close to passing his half guard.
St. Georges sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from St. Georges .
Sukarman wants to improve his position but St. Georges is controlling well.
#T3#
St. Georges looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sukarman wants to get back to full guard.
St. Georges is figuring out what he wants to do next.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
St. Georges closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
St. Georges is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sukarman is looking for a sweep.#T4#
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
St. Georges is continuing to stall.
Sukarman is trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St. Georges moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The adventures of St. Georges the control monster continue. Boring.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam St. Georges dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD2#
Sukarman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sukarman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sukarman tries to get out of the position.
Sukarman being controlled here, momentarily.
More stalling from St. Georges .
St. Georges is pushing down on Sukarman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sukarman is fighting to maintain full guard but St. Georges has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yet more stalling tactics from St. Georges .#T1#
St. Georges has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
St. Georges decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#T2#
St. Georges performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St. Georges lands a nice short elbow.#SUB#
Sukarman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St. Georges pulls his head out easily.
St. Georges keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T3#
St. Georges with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. St. Georges lands a nice short elbow.
Sukarman wants to control but St. Georges passes into side.
Liam St. Georges has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
St. Georges cracks Sukarman with a big right hand but Sukarman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T4#
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam St. Georges showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
St. Georges looking to score a takedown here. Sukarman is defending well but St. Georges drives through and ends up in Sukarman's guard.#ROC2#Sukarman is rocked!
St. Georges passes Sukarman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oh Sukarman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
St. Georges is taking a breather. Sukarman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
St. Georges passes to full mount!
Oooooh, big shot lands for St. Georges ! Sukarman is hurt baaadly! St. Georges is firing away with more strikes - Sukarman is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam St. Georges !
Liam St. Georges very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Sutarjo Sukarman spoke after the fight, saying 'Next i'll win'. |
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Event:
TWGC 35 (185lbs, D2): Finals - Round 3
Date: Sep 22, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Liam St. Georges ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 8 wins and 4 losses; Cayden Cadman !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cadman but Cadman pushes him off and we're back to square one.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from St. Georges enables Cadman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. St. Georges manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: St. Georges (0) vs (2) Cadman
St. Georges looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St. Georges is trying to control the position but Cadman postures up.
St. Georges looking for a sweep. Not yet St. Georges , not yet.
St. Georges manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cadman manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (2) vs (2) Cadman
Cadman keeping full guard, as St. Georges tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cadman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T1#
St. Georges has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
St. Georges is stalling in the full guard.
St. Georges tries to free his leg and advance position but Cadman is retaining full guard.
Cadman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T2#
St. Georges is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cadman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
St. Georges preventing the sweep.
Cadman keeping full guard, as St. Georges tries to pass.
St. Georges looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T3#
St. Georges works a leg free and moves into half guard.
St. Georges is trying to control. Cadman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cadman is looking for a sweep. St. Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cadman keeps control of the position for the meantime.
St. Georges is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
St. Georges seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T4#
St. Georges looking to pass the guard.
St. Georges showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
St. Georges 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cadman keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully. #T5#
St. Georges content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#T6#
St. Georges has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
St. Georges seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cadman for as long as he can get away with.
St. Georges preventing the sweep.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Cadman is keeping the position.
St. Georges stands and throws Cadman 's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (5) vs (2) Cadman
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T7#
St. Georges trying to control the action but Cadman is working from the bottom.
Cadman is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Cadman 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cadman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St. Georges trying to control the action but Cadman is working from the bottom. #T8#
Cadman tries to buck St. Georges off but St. Georges is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St. Georges in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Cadman keeps St. Georges under control for a moment.
Cadman 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.
Cadman tries to bench press St. Georges off him but St. Georges keeps the position. #T9##SUB#
St. Georges wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cadman , who protects the arm well.
St. Georges is looking to take a break and control but Cadman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St. Georges staying calm.#T10#
You can see the frustration on Cadman 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St. Georges controlling the position from side mount.
This is a sustained period of stalling by St. Georges .
St. Georges is looking to take a break and control but Cadman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T11#
St. Georges wants to control for a moment but Cadman uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
St. Georges content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
St. Georges is pressing down on Cadman 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cadman is holding on for now. #T12#
St. Georges trying to control from half guard but Cadman is working away.
Cadman is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cadman gets full guard.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Cadman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
St. Georges avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
St. Georges trying to control but Cadman is working from the bottom. #T13#
St. Georges not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St. Georges continues to stall.
St. Georges sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cadman 's guard.
St. Georges is keen to just control but Cadman is a slippery customer.
St. Georges tries to pass to full mount but Cadman defends it. #T14#
St. Georges prevents Cadman from improving his position.
St. Georges slows the pace down in half guard.
St. Georges is pressing down on Cadman 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cadman is holding on for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St. Georges is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
St. Georges seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cadman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
St. Georges takes the fight on points by 5 to 2.
Liam St. Georges is the new middleweight champion!
Liam St. Georges took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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Event:
TWGC 35 (185lbs, D2): Finals - Round 2
Date: Sep 21, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Michael Scarn! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Liam St. Georges !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Scarn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Scarn (0) vs (2) St. Georges
St. Georges pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scarn is keeping the position for now.
St. Georges trying to move into half guard but instead Scarn has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Scarn (2) vs (2) St. Georges
St. Georges keeping full guard, as Scarn tries to pass.
Scarn 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St. Georges is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as St. Georges holds on and takes a little breather. #T1#
St. Georges tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St. Georges lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Scarn (2) vs (4) St. Georges
St. Georges engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Scarn is trying to keep St. Georges in close.
Scarn 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.#SUB#
St. Georges got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scarn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St. Georges has managed to get both his arms back between Scarn's legs - danger averted.
St. Georges is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T2#
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St. Georges is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
St. Georges slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Scarn keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
St. Georges works a leg free and moves into half guard.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Scarn is defending well. #SUB2#
St. Georges is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T3#
Scarn tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
St. Georges looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
St. Georges wants to take a breather but Scarn is having none of it.
Still in half guard, St. Georges seems content to control.
St. Georges is thwarting Scarn's attempts to control the position.
St. Georges content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T4#
Scarn wants to get back to full guard.
Scarn trying to hold on to St. Georges 's head to control him but St. Georges postures up.
Scarn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Scarn.
St. Georges controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Scarn keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully. #T5#
St. Georges is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Scarn keeps moving.
St. Georges is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St. Georges won't allow Scarn to sweep him here.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Scarn is keeping the position.#T6#
St. Georges is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Scarn trying to control the position.
#SUB#
St. Georges got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scarn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, St. Georges has managed to get both his arms back between Scarn's legs - danger averted.
St. Georges not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that St. Georges has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T7#
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Scarn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scarn is trying to keep St. Georges in close.
St. Georges is stalling in the full guard.
Scarn keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully. #T8#
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St. Georges controls from within his opponent's guard.
St. Georges trying to control but Scarn is working from the bottom. #T9#
Scarn being controlled here, momentarily.
Scarn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St. Georges 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Scarn keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
St. Georges is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Scarn working a defensive guard here.
#T10#
St. Georges is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
St. Georges works a leg free and moves into half guard.
St. Georges is figuring out what he wants to do next.
St. Georges frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Scarn (2) vs (7) St. Georges
St. Georges sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Scarn slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#T11#
St. Georges keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Scarn wants to get back to full guard.
Scarn won't allow St. Georges to pass to mount.
St. Georges is keen to just control but Scarn is a slippery customer.
St. Georges trying to control the pace.
St. Georges is stalling here. Scarn is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! St. Georges seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Scarn has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Scarn (6) vs (7) St. Georges
St. Georges regains half guard.#T12#
St. Georges trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB#
Scarn is working for a kimura here but St. Georges manages to reverse the position and he's now in Scarn's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Scarn (6) vs (9) St. Georges
St. Georges passes Scarn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
St. Georges slows the pace down in half guard.
St. Georges trying to control from half guard but Scarn is working away.
St. Georges looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
St. Georges is working for a kimura but Scarn is defending it quite comfortably.
#T13#
St. Georges not doing much here.
Scarn is staying active underneath St. Georges , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Scarn trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St. Georges in particular looking to stall.
Scarn tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.#T14#
Scarn controlling the position well.
St. Georges controlling the pace.
Scarn is looking to control St. Georges 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Scarn avoid being mounted?
St. Georges trying to control the action but Scarn is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St. Georges might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Scarn haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
St. Georges is controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
St. Georges wins on points by 9 to 6.
Liam St. Georges took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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Event:
TWGC 35 (185lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1
Date: Sep 20, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Liam St. Georges ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 4 losses; Yamcha Wolf-Fang!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Wolf-Fang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#CL2#
Wolf-Fang moves into the clinch.
Wolf-Fang prevents the takedown attempt.
#TD2#
Wolf-Fang pulls St. Georges into guard.
Wolf-Fang keeping full guard, as St. Georges tries to pass.
Wolf-Fang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St. Georges trying to control but Wolf-Fang is working from the bottom.
Wolf-Fang seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf-Fang looking for a sweep. Not yet Wolf-Fang, not yet.
St. Georges has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Wolf-Fang is keeping the position.#T1#
St. Georges slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolf-Fang trying to control the position.
St. Georges controlling from the top position.
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Wolf-Fang keeps moving. #T2#
St. Georges tries to free his leg and advance position but Wolf-Fang is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Wolf-Fang working for a triangle but St. Georges defends it easily.
Wolf-Fang wants to sweep here but St. Georges controlling him for the moment.
Wolf-Fang trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wolf-Fang working a defensive guard here.
St. Georges works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T3#
St. Georges keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wolf-Fang is not content to let St. Georges control the position.
St. Georges keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wolf-Fang tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.
St. Georges is looking to take a break and control but Wolf-Fang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St. Georges is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wolf-Fang is trying to get back to full guard.#T4##SUB2#
Wolf-Fang actively working from the bottom here.
St. Georges with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've been informed that Wolf-Fang has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
St. Georges wants to control but Wolf-Fang is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St. Georges in particular looking to stall.
Wolf-Fang is concentrating on defense, preventing St. Georges from advancing position.
St. Georges tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wolf-Fang knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
St. Georges performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
St. Georges wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wolf-Fang keeps working. #T5#
St. Georges is taking a breather. Wolf-Fang says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but Wolf-Fang defending well.
St. Georges looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wolf-Fang is not content to let St. Georges control the position.
Wolf-Fang tries to get to full guard but St. Georges has control of the leg.
St. Georges content to control rather than advance. #T6#
St. Georges has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wolf-Fang wants to get back to full guard.#T7#
Wolf-Fang is looking to control St. Georges 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wolf-Fang avoid being mounted?
Wolf-Fang is looking for a sweep. St. Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St. Georges is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wolf-Fang has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St. Georges is working away from the top position though.
Wolf-Fang controlling the position for now.
St. Georges looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wolf-Fang trying to control but St. Georges postures up.
#T8#
Wolf-Fang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wolf-Fang wants to control but St. Georges is keeping busy.
Wolf-Fang wants to get back to full guard but St. Georges has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (3) vs (0) Wolf-Fang
Wolf-Fang keeps St. Georges under control for a moment.
St. Georges is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Wolf-Fang prevents St. Georges from moving into mount. #T9#
St. Georges wants to control for a moment but Wolf-Fang uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wolf-Fang manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wolf-Fang trying to control the position.
St. Georges is stalling in the full guard.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf-Fang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolf-Fang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T10#
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Wolf-Fang keeps moving.
St. Georges is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
Wolf-Fang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
St. Georges is pushing down on Wolf-Fang's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wolf-Fang is fighting to maintain full guard but St. Georges has managed to sneak the leg through.
Well, if St. Georges is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#T11#
St. Georges is looking to take a break and control but Wolf-Fang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wolf-Fang is looking to control St. Georges 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wolf-Fang avoid being mounted?
Still in half guard, St. Georges seems content to control.
Wolf-Fang is staying active underneath St. Georges , who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T12#
Wolf-Fang is trying to maintain the position but St. Georges is very close to passing his half guard.
Wolf-Fang is looking to improve his position.
St. Georges is looking to take a break and control but Wolf-Fang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St. Georges passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wolf-Fang! Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (6) vs (0) Wolf-Fang
St. Georges can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wolf-Fang is looking to escape.
St. Georges controlling from mount. #T13#
Wolf-Fang is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St. Georges tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wolf-Fang tries to hold on but St. Georges postures up.
St. Georges takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wolf-Fang is trying desperately to improve position.#T14#
St. Georges can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wolf-Fang is looking to escape.
St. Georges tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wolf-Fang is squirming around, avoiding St. Georges 's attempts to control the action.
Wolf-Fang tries to lock up and control but St. Georges gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wolf-Fang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
St. Georges takes the fight on points by 6 to 0.
Liam St. Georges made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
TWGC 35 (185lbs, D2): London Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Sep 12, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Liam St. Georges ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; BTest Btest!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD#
St. Georges shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Btest is trying to defend but St. Georges finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: St. Georges (2) vs (0) Btest
Btest holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Btest wants to improve his position but St. Georges is controlling well.
Btest holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Btest has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
St. Georges takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Btest keeping hold of St. Georges 's head, controlling as best he can.
St. Georges wants to free his trapped foot but Btest is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges slows the pace down in half guard. #T1#
St. Georges wants to pass to mount but Btest is defending the position.
Btest tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.
St. Georges tries to pass the half guard into mount. Btest knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, St. Georges seems content to control.
Btest wants to get back to full guard.
Btest controlling the position for now.
St. Georges stalling. #T2#
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Btest is defending well.
St. Georges is taking a breather. Btest says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
St. Georges wants to free his trapped foot but Btest is holding on for dear life with his legs.
St. Georges uses his free foot to push down on Btest's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Btest. Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (5) vs (0) Btest
Btest is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St. Georges controlling from the full mount. #T3#
Btest tries to hold on but St. Georges postures up.
St. Georges tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St. Georges trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T4#
Btest slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
St. Georges keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Btest is defending well. #T5#
St. Georges seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
St. Georges seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Btest for as long as he can get away with.#T6#
St. Georges has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
St. Georges tries to pass to full mount but Btest defends it.
Btest is looking to improve his position.
St. Georges wants to free his trapped foot but Btest is holding on for dear life with his legs.
St. Georges is trying to control. Btest wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Btest tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.#T7#
St. Georges wants to pass to mount but Btest is defending the position.
Btest is not content to let St. Georges control the position.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Btest is defending well.
Btest trying to hold on to St. Georges 's head to control him but St. Georges postures up.
Btest moves into full guard.
#T8#
Btest keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
St. Georges is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This is a sustained period of stalling by St. Georges .
St. Georges stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Btest swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St. Georges slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T9#
Btest keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
Btest wants to sweep here but St. Georges controlling him for the moment.
Btest keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
St. Georges sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Btest looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T10#
St. Georges controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
St. Georges looking to pass the guard.
St. Georges content to stall in guard here.
St. Georges trying to control but Btest is working from the bottom.
St. Georges has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T11#
Btest has control of St. Georges 's left arm, preventing St. Georges from doing any damage.
St. Georges stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Btest swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St. Georges forces his way into half guard.
St. Georges wants to lay and pray for a moment but Btest keeps working.
St. Georges perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Btest wants to get back to full guard.
St. Georges content to control rather than advance. #T12#
Btest is not content to let St. Georges control the position.
St. Georges sitting and controlling from the half guard.
St. Georges is looking to take a break and control but Btest is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Btest wants to get back to full guard.
Btest wants to control but St. Georges is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Btest works his way to full guard. Good work.#T13#
St. Georges controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Btest keeps moving.
St. Georges passes into half guard.
Btest makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Btest.
St. Georges stays in close to Btest's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
Btest is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T14#
Btest working a defensive guard here.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Btest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
St. Georges 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
St. Georges takes the fight on points by 5 to 0.
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Liam St. Georges made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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Event:
TWGC 35 (185lbs, D2): London Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 11, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Jello Belly! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Liam St. Georges !
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
St. Georges closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Belly quickly recovers to half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Belly (0) vs (2) St. Georges
Belly tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.
St. Georges is looking to advance position but Belly won't allow it. #SUB#
Belly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St. Georges works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Belly (0) vs (5) St. Georges
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges controlling from the full mount. #T1#
St. Georges 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Belly is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
St. Georges controlling from the full mount.
More stalling from St. Georges .#T2#
Belly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Belly gets back to half guard.
St. Georges slows the pace down in half guard.
St. Georges with more of the same as he continues to hold on.#T3#
St. Georges looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
St. Georges stalling.
Belly trying to hold on to St. Georges 's head to control him but St. Georges postures up.
Belly is looking to improve his position.
#T4#
St. Georges wants to pass to mount but Belly is defending the position.
St. Georges is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Belly is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rabid Dog that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St. Georges works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Belly (0) vs (8) St. Georges #T5#
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
It looks like St. Georges 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.
You can see the frustration on Belly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T6#
Belly is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on St. Georges 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
St. Georges is pressing down on Belly's thigh, looking to free his foot. Belly is holding on for now.
St. Georges looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that St. Georges has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T7#
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but Belly defending well.
Still in half guard, St. Georges seems content to control.#T8#
St. Georges trying to mount his opponent but Belly defends it. #SUB#
Belly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St. Georges pulls his head out easily.
St. Georges stalling.
St. Georges trying to mount his opponent but Belly defends it. #T9#
Well, if St. Georges is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
St. Georges looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
St. Georges seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from St. Georges .#T10#
Belly regains full guard. Nicely done.
St. Georges sitting in guard, not really doing much.
St. Georges is continuing to stall.#T11#
Belly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Belly (2) vs (8) St. Georges
St. Georges wants to control but Belly is keeping busy.
St. Georges has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
St. Georges holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Belly trying to pass the guard but St. Georges defending well.
St. Georges has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Belly is working away from the top position though.
Belly is trying to control the action in half guard but St. Georges is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
St. Georges works his way to full guard. Good work.
St. Georges seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Belly trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T12#
The adventures of St. Georges the control monster continue. Boring.
Belly preventing the sweep.
Belly forces his way into half guard.
St. Georges gets full guard.
St. Georges wants to sweep but no luck.
St. Georges controlling the position.
Belly is pushing down on St. Georges 's leg trying to pass to half guard. St. Georges is fighting to maintain full guard but Belly has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belly keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB#
Belly wants to work for an arm triangle but St. Georges is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T13#
St. Georges is looking to improve his position.
St. Georges is doing well to control the position and prevent Belly from advancing to side control.
Belly wants to free his trapped foot but St. Georges is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB#
Belly seems to be working for a kimura but St. Georges defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Belly is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Belly tries to pass to full mount but St. Georges defends it. #T14#
St. Georges keeping hold of Belly's head, controlling as best he can. #SUB#
Belly seems to be working for a kimura but St. Georges defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Belly is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and St. Georges defends it well. #SUB#
Belly is looking for a kimura but St. Georges is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Belly to get the leverage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belly works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Belly (5) vs (8) St. Georges
St. Georges tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
St. Georges wins on points by 8 to 5.
Liam St. Georges took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Jello Belly spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm hungry'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 14, 2021 |
#R1#
Sunshine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CUT2#It looks like Raymond Sunshine has been cut.
Sunshine walks into a left hand.
Sunshine tries to close the distance and clinch up but St. Georges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St. Georges throws a quick inside leg kick.
St. Georges chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St. Georges tests Sunshine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by St. Georges . Beautiful body shot.
Sunshine is breathing heavily.
Sunshine walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! St. Georges swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Liam St. Georges !
Liam St. Georges gave a mention to Conviction in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 22, 2021 |
#R1#
Nasty scores with a nice strike.
St. Georges throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nasty misses with a straight right.
Nasty misses with a body shot.
St. Georges throws a right and a left that Nasty avoids nicely.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.
St. Georges throws a body punch but Nasty moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St. Georges keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nasty.
St. Georges scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges .
Nasty throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for St. Georges .
Nice body punch from Nasty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St. Georges getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#ROC#Nasty is rocked!
St. Georges cracks Nasty with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Nasty falls to his knees and St. Georges 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 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam St. Georges !
Liam St. Georges really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 08, 2021 |
#R1#
Swing throws a leg kick but St. Georges sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good shot there by St. Georges .#CUT#It looks like Rick Swing has been cut.
Swing swinging wildly here.
St. Georges comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swing looks winded!#TD#
St. Georges shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Swing's guard.
Swing manages to escape and get back to his feet.
#KD#
St. Georges moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Swing goes down! Can St. Georges finish him!?#ROC#Swing is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St. Georges sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Swing is still in real trouble! Can St. Georges finish him?
St. Georges loads up on a big left hand. Swing felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - St. Georges looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Swing can't hide his disappointment, as St. Georges celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam St. Georges !
An out of breath and clearly excited Liam St. Georges thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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Event:
BBFC FIGHT NIGHT 12
Date: Apr 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Helenius just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St. Georges , as that shot connected.
Helenius swings away with a body shot that misses
and St. Georges connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Helenius throws a low kick but it's checked well by St. Georges .
Helenius misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Helenius as he connects with a hook.
St. Georges lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Helenius at a distance.
Helenius has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
St. Georges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Helenius throws a hook to the side of St. Georges 's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Helenius is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helenius. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges . Helenius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helenius walks into a straight right hand from St. Georges .
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Helenius.
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!
A good leg kick by St. Georges .
Helenius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#TD#
St. Georges decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from St. Georges . #T1#
Nice strikes from St. Georges there.
St. Georges seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Helenius does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Helenius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St. Georges is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St. Georges definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Helenius gets full guard.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Helenius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helenius keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Helenius is looking for a triangle here but St. Georges uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
#T2#
St. Georges working the ground and pound but Helenius is defending the strikes.
Helenius is not content to let St. Georges control the position.
You can see the frustration on Helenius's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St. Georges working the body and head with strikes.
St. Georges working the ground and pound.
Helenius tries to improve position but can't. #T3#
Helenius struggling a bit here.
Helenius is looking to regain half guard here but St. Georges keeps moving and retains side control.
Helenius is not content to let St. Georges control the position.
St. Georges with the ground and pound but Helenius regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Nice strikes from St. Georges there.
St. Georges slips a nice elbow through Helenius's hands, connecting with Helenius's forehead.
St. Georges wants to pass to mount but Helenius is defending the position. #T4#
St. Georges missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Helenius is refusing to be controlled, as St. Georges sits in half guard.
St. Georges throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St. Georges is keen to just control but Helenius is a slippery customer.
St. Georges is stalling here. Helenius is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! St. Georges seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Helenius has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. #SUB2#
Helenius is trying to get an arm triangle but St. Georges is defending well. #SUB2#
Helenius tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Helenius has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam St. Georges dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
St. Georges cracks Helenius with a good jab.
Helenius slips under a jab.
St. Georges jabs Helenius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Helenius looks to land a right hand but St. Georges moved out of range.
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helenius.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Helenius.
St. Georges throws a big counter combination but Helenius scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Helenius lands with a cross.
St. Georges fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Helenius misses with a two punch combination.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Helenius ducks down to avoid it.
Helenius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Helenius misses the target.
Helenius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Helenius misses.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St. Georges thuds a left hand into Helenius's body.#T1#
Helenius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Helenius throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
Helenius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St. Georges throws a big counter combination but Helenius scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Helenius takes a swing at St. Georges 's ribcage but misses.
Helenius throws a leg kick which misses St. Georges 's front leg but catches the back leg as St. Georges tries to avoid it.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
St. Georges slips a jab and a cross from Helenius.
St. Georges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Helenius throws a counter combo.
A jab lands there for St. Georges .
St. Georges scores with a jab to the jaw.
Helenius throws a front kick aimed at St. Georges 's knee but St. Georges avoids it well.
Helenius throws a poor cross that misses
and Helenius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD#
St. Georges drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helenius manages to get back to half guard.
Helenius moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T2##SUB2#
Helenius had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St. Georges defends it easily.
Helenius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Helenius keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
St. Georges won't allow Helenius to sweep him here. #T3#
St. Georges trying to control but Helenius is working from the bottom.
St. Georges stopping the sweep attempt from Helenius.
St. Georges slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
St. Georges postures up in Helenius's guard and throws a big left but Helenius blocks it.
St. Georges makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Helenius wants to sweep but no luck.
St. Georges throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St. Georges has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Helenius trying to keep a closed guard but St. Georges is proving a slippery customer.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Helenius moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Helenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St. Georges makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Helenius uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Helenius avoids the punch easily.
Helenius lands with a hook. St. Georges tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
St. Georges moves away from the strike by Helenius.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges .
Helenius throws a sloppy body shot
enabling St. Georges to counter with a crisp jab.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Helenius misses with a looping right.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helenius scores with a jab to the jaw.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Helenius.
St. Georges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Helenius.
Helenius throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges lands with a hook. Helenius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Helenius as he avoids it easily.
Helenius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam St. Georges dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
St. Georges misses with a left hand
and Helenius counters with a straight right hand.
Liam St. Georges is winning the standup battle so far.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helenius misses with a body punch
and St. Georges cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD#
St. Georges scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Helenius slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Helenius has his foot on St. Georges 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St. Georges works his way back into a safe position though.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Helenius is keeping the position.
St. Georges looking to sit in guard and control but Helenius gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Helenius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St. Georges trying to control the position.
#T1#
Helenius passes into half guard.
St. Georges regains full guard. Nicely done.
St. Georges knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Helenius on the ground.
Helenius works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Helenius trying to control the pace.
St. Georges slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St. Georges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rupert Helenius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Helenius is pushing down on St. Georges 's leg trying to pass to half guard. St. Georges is fighting to maintain full guard but Helenius has managed to sneak the leg through.
Helenius wants to pass the guard but St. Georges is defending well.
Helenius trying to advance position but St. Georges counters by regaining guard.
St. Georges keeping moving, preventing Helenius from controlling successfully.
St. Georges lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Helenius had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St. Georges defends it easily.#T3#
St. Georges trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Helenius looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
St. Georges throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Helenius works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
St. Georges is sitting in close to Helenius's body. Helenius has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! St. Georges is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, St. Georges is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Helenius.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rupert Helenius!
Rupert Helenius 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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Event:
BBFC 7: Bitch Vs. Krutel
Date: Mar 20, 2021 |
#R1#
St. Georges looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St. Georges throws a big shot that misses.
Helenius lands a head kick!
#CUT2#It looks like Liam St. Georges has been cut.
Helenius connects with a good right hand that stumbles St. Georges . St. Georges circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
St. Georges misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Helenius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Helenius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St. Georges stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St. Georges misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Helenius misses with a leg kick
and St. Georges counters with a stiff right hand.
Helenius misses with a few strikes there.
A low kick lands for Helenius.
St. Georges connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helenius throws a wild body kick that St. Georges sees coming a mile off.#TD#
St. Georges scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Helenius tries to get to full guard but St. Georges has control of the leg.
Helenius manages to get to full guard.
St. Georges with a nice head shot there.#T1#
St. Georges is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Helenius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St. Georges .
St. Georges is looking to work some ground and pound but Helenius has wrist control.
St. Georges is looking to work some ground and pound but Helenius has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St. Georges content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St. Georges has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Helenius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Helenius is looking to pass St. Georges 's guard but actually St. Georges recovers to full guard.
St. Georges is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2#
Helenius's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Helenius wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving.
Helenius is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
St. Georges pulls Helenius in close to his closed guard and prevents Helenius from doing any damage or advancing position.
Helenius would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
St. Georges trying to control the position here. #T3#
St. Georges keeping full guard, as Helenius tries to pass.
Helenius trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Helenius won't allow St. Georges to sweep him here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St. Georges shoots for a double leg takedown but Helenius sprawls well. He's pushed St. Georges 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Helenius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Helenius there as he acknowledges the shot.
St. Georges 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Helenius under the eye.#T4#
St. Georges moves forwards but Helenius connects with a nice, crisp jab.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
St. Georges on the wrong end of a nice jab.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Helenius avoids the punch easily.
Helenius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St. Georges .
Helenius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St. Georges misses with a low kick.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helenius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Georges .
Helenius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St. Georges .
Helenius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St. Georges .
Helenius slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helenius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helenius slips a straight right by St. Georges .
St. Georges lands with a cross.
Helenius lands with a nice combination. St. Georges backs away looking to recover.
Helenius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Liam St. Georges will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Liam St. Georges 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A slapping leg kick lands for St. Georges .
Helenius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Helenius misses the jab.
Helenius wants to land a leg kick but St. Georges is out of range.
Rupert Helenius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
Helenius throws out a counter right but St. Georges avoids it with no problem.
Helenius misses with a series of wild punches.
St. Georges bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Helenius's head backwards.
Helenius thows a leg kick but St. Georges checks it
and St. Georges counters with a one-two to the body.
Helenius stuffs the takedown attempt from St. Georges . St. Georges gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St. Georges is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
St. Georges avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T1#
Helenius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Helenius throws a leg kick
and St. Georges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St. Georges scores with a shot to the body.
Helenius tries to bum rush St. Georges with a series of wild strikes but St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St. Georges looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #TD#
St. Georges closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Helenius's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helenius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St. Georges pushes down on Helenius's leg and manages to get into half guard.
St. Georges thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St. Georges wants to advance to full mount but Helenius doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St. Georges 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St. Georges knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Helenius on the ground.#T2#
St. Georges looking to pass the guard.
Helenius manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St. Georges manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Helenius wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving.
St. Georges trying to control the position.
St. Georges is pulling down on Helenius's head. It's preventing any offense from Helenius, at least for the moment.
St. Georges wants to sweep here but Helenius controlling him for the moment. #T3#
St. Georges is working hard here to advance position.
St. Georges seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Helenius wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving.
Helenius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St. Georges is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Helenius drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and St. Georges dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Helenius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Helenius wants to sweep here but St. Georges controlling him for the moment.
St. Georges lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
St. Georges advances to half guard.
St. Georges is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St. Georges moves into full mount! Helenius won't be happy about that!
St. Georges has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Helenius's face.
Helenius is looking to improve his position but St. Georges isn't that keen on the idea.
St. Georges lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
St. Georges is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Helenius can do to turn this around?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, St. Georges cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam St. Georges dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Liam St. Georges '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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Helenius misses with a leg kick
and St. Georges counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Helenius.
Nice defenses there by Helenius.
St. Georges getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Helenius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St. Georges is able to avoid easily.
St. Georges throws a jab but it's blocked by Helenius.
Helenius slips a straight right by St. Georges .
St. Georges misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by St. Georges as he checks the leg kick.
St. Georges tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Helenius lands a head kick. St. Georges smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
St. Georges checks a leg kick nicely.
St. Georges needs to keep his hands up - Helenius had a free shot at his head there.
St. Georges throws a shot from downtown. Helenius moves away and avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Helenius's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Helenius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helenius now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Helenius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T1#
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Helenius ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Helenius! But no joy.
Helenius is looking to score with low kicks.
St. Georges just misses with a punch to the body.
St. Georges throws a leg kick
and Helenius counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Helenius. That's going to slow St. Georges down.
Helenius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Helenius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
St. Georges throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Helenius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St. Georges has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Helenius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#TD#
St. Georges drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges working away.
Helenius sneaks back into half guard.
Rupert Helenius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
St. Georges sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Helenius defending well though.
Helenius is pressing down on St. Georges 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Helenius working a defensive guard here.
St. Georges tries to free his leg and advance position but Helenius is retaining full guard.
St. Georges lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Our spies down at at FF Forever inform us that Helenius has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Helenius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Helenius works his foot free and advances to mount.
St. Georges can't escape the position.
#T3#
St. Georges is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
St. Georges defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Helenius.
St. Georges tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Helenius fails to advance to St. Georges 's back. #SUB2#
Helenius jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but St. Georges manages to avoid the submission attempt.
St. Georges is not content to let Helenius control the position.
Liam St. Georges is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
St. Georges is trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Helenius goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, St. Georges has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Helenius but great work by St. Georges .
St. Georges takes a little break here. Helenius wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Helenius tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but St. Georges wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rupert Helenius.
I think St. Georges has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Event:
BFC HARDCORE 7
Date: Jan 15, 2021 |
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Mazda. Hearn does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by Hearn's head coaches at Xtreme Black House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hearn. That's going to slow Mazda down.
Mazda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hearn at a distance.
Mazda misses with a body kick.
Hearn blocks a head kick by Mazda.
Hearn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hearn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mazda.#CUT2#It looks like Thomas Hearn has been cut.
Mazda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mazda shoots and misses
and Hearn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mazda thinking.
Mazda cracks Hearn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hearn throws a push kick but Mazda slaps the foot to one side.
A countering left hand to the body from Mazda misses.#TD2#
Mazda gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearn wants to get back to his feet.
#T1#
Mazda thows a huge punch but Hearn dodges it nicely.
Mazda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mazda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mazda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hearn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mazda.
Mazda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mazda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hearn trying to control but Mazda postures up.
Mazda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hearn defending well though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mazda working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mazda trying to control the action but Hearn is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mazda shoots in but Hearn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hearn throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and Mazda counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mazda wants to control from the top but Hearn keeps moving.
Mazda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hearn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mazda preventing the sweep. #T3#
Hearn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mazda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hearn keeping moving, preventing Mazda from controlling successfully.
Mazda throwing strikes from guard but Hearn blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mazda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mazda moves out of range of the body kick from Hearn.
Mazda shoots in and drives through. Hearn sprawls well.
Hearn tries to counter by clinching up but Mazda breaks away and moves out of range.
Thomas Hearn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahura Mazda.
A telegraphed right hand from Mazda misses the target.
Hearn looks for the body kick but Mazda saw that one coming.
Hearn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T4#
Mazda throws a lazy head kick
and Hearn counters with a nice body shot.
Thomas Hearn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Mazda is predictable there #KD#
and Hearn counters with a head kick that drops Mazda to the mat! Mazda scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Mazda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hearn rather than just go for the knockout.
Hearn moves in looking to clinch but Mazda pushes him off.
Mazda feints the counter takedown.
Mazda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hearn was well out of range. Poor timing from Mazda.
Hearn appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mazda misses with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hearn. Mazda shrugs it off though.
Mazda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hearn half committed to a counter leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Mazda blocks the low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Hearn there.
Mazda misses with a takedown attempt - Hearn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hearn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ahura Mazda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Hearn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Hearn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hearn throws a big shot that misses.
Mazda flicks out a counter leg kick but Hearn steps away.
Hearn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mazda fails with the takedown
and Hearn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hearn leaves Mazda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mazda on the wrong end of a nice hook.#ROC#Mazda is rocked!#CL#
Hearn closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Mazda pulls guard effortlessly.
Hearn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mazda working a defensive guard here.
#T1#
Mazda has Hearn pulled in close to control his posture.
Hearn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mazda seems keen to control Hearn's posture.#SU#
Hearn stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mazda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearn manages to avoid it.
Thomas Hearn is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hearn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick lands for Hearn.
Hearn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hearn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A leg kick checked by Hearn.
Hearn seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mazda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hearn sprawls well. Hearn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mazda gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas Hearn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahura Mazda.
Hearn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T3#
Mazda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hearn circles away.
Hearn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mazda at a distance.
Hearn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hearn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mazda can do to turn this around?#BC2#
Mazda manages to break the clinch.
Hearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mazda.
Hearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mazda.
Mazda blocks the body kick.
Hearn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mazda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hearn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T4#
Hearn thumps Mazda with a low kick.
Mazda misses with a kick to the body.
Hearn scores with a jab to the head.
Mazda takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mazda throws a sloppy head kick and Hearn moves out of range easily.
Mazda misses with a wild body shot.
Hearn throws a leg kick which misses Mazda's front leg but catches the back leg as Mazda tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Hearn.
Hearn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL#
Mazda gets tackled into the cage by Hearn. Hearn maintains the clinch. #BC#
Hearn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hearn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Hearn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Hearn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mazda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hearn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mazda moves away.
Mazda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hearn. Hearn obviously looking to wear him down.
Mazda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hearn stuns Mazda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mazda throws a leg kick but Hearn checks it.
Mazda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hearn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn moves away from the strike by Mazda.
Mazda looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearn is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mazda misses the target.
Mazda misses with a left hand
and Hearn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T1#
Hearn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mazda.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hearn!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hearn.
Hearn throws the kick towards the body but Mazda avoids it.
Mazda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mazda throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mazda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mazda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearn manages to avoid it.
A combination from Hearn does no damage.
Thomas Hearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hearn.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Hearn! Mazda is out on his feet! Hearn rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Mazda is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Mazda is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Hearn!
A less than humble Thomas Hearn misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
BFC Hardcore 6
Date: Nov 28, 2020 |
#R1#
Adee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mazda has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Adee is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mazda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arriorus Adee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good standup being displayed there by Mazda as he connects with a hook.
Mazda avoids the head kick by Adee.
Adee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mazda momentarily.
Mazda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A lazy left from Adee finds it's target.
Adee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mazda.
Adee misses with a body kick.
Adee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mazda's head backwards.
Adee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#T1#
Mazda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mazda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mazda.
Adee connects with a crisp jab.
Mazda moves away from the strike by Adee.
We've been told by Adee's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adee misses with a hook
and Mazda counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mazda lands a head shot.
Adee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mazda.
Adee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Adee throws a head kick that misses.
Mazda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mazda scores with a nice head shot.#T2##CL2#
Mazda gets a clinch.
Adee can't find room to land a body shot as Mazda controls the action.
Mazda prevents a body shot from Adee.
Mazda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adee is leaning against Mazda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adee lands a body punch.
Mazda misses with some punches.
Adee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mazda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adee tries a body shot but Mazda blocks it.
Mazda is working for takedown but Adee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Adee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mazda's elbow.
Adee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Adee.
Mazda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mazda scores with a hook to the body.
Mazda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T3#
Adee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adee can't find room to land a body shot as Mazda controls the action.
Mazda lands a nice uppercut.
Adee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Mazda breaks from the clinch.
Mazda jabs Adee right on the nose. Adee blinks but takes it well.
Adee throws a body punch but Mazda moves out of range.
Adee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mazda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mazda catches Adee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Adee throws an overhand right that lands on Mazda's shoulder, as Mazda tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by Adee.
Adee throws a sloppy head kick
and Mazda counters with a straight right hand.
Adee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mazda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adee throws a body punch but Mazda moves out of range. #T4#
Adee throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mazda! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Adee throws a lazy uppercut
and Mazda counters with a nice uppercut.
Mazda misses with a few strikes there.
Adee is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mazda.#CL#
Adee instigates a clinch.
Adee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mazda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adee prevents Mazda from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mazda fails to land.
Adee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mazdas head.
Adee swings wildly with an uppercut but Mazda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adee tries to throw a body punch but Mazda avoids it by throwing Adee back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mazda is trying to break free.
Adee tries a body shot but Mazda blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ahura Mazda dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Mazda staying out of range there.
Adee throws a body shot but no joy.
Adee scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adee. Mazda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mazda is looking to chop away at Adee's legs.
Adee walks into a left hand.
Mazda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adee.
Mazda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mazda moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazda missing with a left hand there. Adee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #KD#
Adee lands a big uppercut and Mazda crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mazda looks OK. Adee waves Mazda back to his feet!#ROC#Mazda is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Ahura Mazda has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adee feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Mazda collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Arriorus Adee! |
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Event:
Empire: GP145 Grand Finale
Date: Sep 05, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helpmann.
And Mazda tries to counter it with a takedown but Helpmann pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ahura Mazda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helpmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mazda manages to avoid it.
Helpmann 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.
Helpmann takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mazda drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Helpmann checks a low kick from Mazda.
Nice defenses there by Helpmann.
Helpmann is looking to counter punch.
Mazda motions for Helpmann to come forward. Mazda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mazda misses with a leg kick
and Helpmann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mazda thinking.
Mazda throws a jab when Helpmann was well out of range.
Helpmann swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mazda throws a leg kick
letting Helpmann counter with a right hand.
Mazda throws a sloppy head kick
and Helpmann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That kick from Mazda tenderised Helpmann's leg. Helpmann is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL2#
Mazda clinches with his opponent.
#T1##BC#
Helpmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mazda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mazda tries to clinch
and Helpmann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mazda thinking.
Good work by Helpmann as he checks the leg kick.
Mazda throws a leg kick
and Helpmann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mazda.
Mazda wants to clinch but Helpmann slips to the side
and Helpmann counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mazda. Helpmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mazda ducks under a wild hook from Helpmann.
Mazda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Helpmann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mazda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helpmann.
Helpmann swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Helpmann throws a hook but Mazda avoids it easily.#T2#
Helpmann misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Helpmann checks a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mazda has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mazda tried to score with a low kick but Helpmann checks it.
Helpmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mazda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Helpmann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mazda misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazda tries a low kick but Helpmann avoids it.
Mazda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Helpmann scores with a body shot.
Mazda throws a leg kick
letting Helpmann counter with a right hand.
Helpmann lands with a shot to the body.
Mazda misses with a straight right.
Helpmann swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Helpmann lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T3#
Mazda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Helpmann throws a hook to the side of Mazda's head but Mazda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mazda slips a straight right by Helpmann.
A lazy body kick from Mazda
and Helpmann counters with a straight right hand.
Helpmann swings for the body but Mazda moves out of range.
Mazda swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mazda throws a leg kick but Helpmann sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mazda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Helpmann checks it well.
Mazda connects with an inside leg kick.
Helpmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helpmann misses with an uppercut
and Mazda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Helpmann's knee momentarily.#T4#
Mazda scores with a jab.
Helpmann throws a hook to the side of Mazda's head but Mazda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mazda lands a head shot.
Mazda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Helpmann.
Mazda uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Helpmann has time to react.
An inside leg kick from Mazda misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mazda throws the left hand but Helpmann avoids the punch easily.
Mazda throws a series of punches but Helpmann avoids them all with ease.
Mazda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Robert Helpmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helpmann moves out of range of the leg kick from Mazda.
A low kick lands for Mazda.
A low kick from Mazda misses
and Helpmann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robert Helpmann will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Mazda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Helpmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mazda.
Mazda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Helpmann to counter with a crisp jab.
Mazda looks to land a left hand but Helpmann moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Mazda.
Helpmann walks into a left hand.
Mazda throws a leg kick but Helpmann sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Helpmann - just one landing.
Helpmann lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helpmann scores with a jab. Mazda acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #ROC#Mazda is rocked!
Helpmann 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 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Helpmann!
Robert Helpmann thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
FFS 23: Cocoa
Date: Jul 25, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mondragon throws a series of punches but Mazda avoids them all with ease.
Mondragon is looking to clinch.
Esteban Mondragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mondragon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mazda tried to score with a low kick but Mondragon checks it.
Mondragon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mazda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mondragon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mondragon swings for the body but Mazda moves out of range.
Mondragon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mondragon wants to clinch
letting Mazda counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Mondragon misses the target.
Mazda swats away the attempt to clinch by Mondragon.
Mazda swats away the attempt to clinch by Mondragon.
Mazda fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mondragon just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazda connects with an inside leg kick.#CL2#
Mondragon rushes Mazda and presses him up against the ropes.
Mondragon is trying to stall.
Mazda tries to work over Mondragon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Mazda scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Mazda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mazda.
Mazda ducks under a wild hook from Mondragon.
Mazda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mondragon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mazda's waist but Mazda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mondragon off to one side. #CL2#
Mondragon moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mazda fails to land. #BC#
Mazda breaks the clinch.
Mondragon misses with a straight right.
Mondragon tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Mondragon moves into range and clinches up with Mazda.
Mondragon is trying to stall.
Mazda pushes Mondragon back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. #T2#
Mazda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Mazda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Mazda closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mondragon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mazda smiles and moves away.
Mazda with the inside leg kick.
Mondragon doesn't manage to clinch there - Mazda circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mondragon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mondragon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mazda scores with a leg kick.
Mondragon wants to clinch
letting Mazda counter with a right hand.
Mazda tries to work over Mondragon's front leg with a kick but Mondragon checks it.
Mondragon fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ahura Mazda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mazda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 10:9
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 10:9
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahura Mazda! |
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Event:
FFS 10: Marianna
Date: Jun 12, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Petard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petard throws a jab when Mazda was well out of range.
Petard tries to land a front kick but Mazda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some bone on bone action there as Petard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #CL2#
Mazda has closed the distance and engaged Petard in a clinch.
#BC2#
Mazda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mazda checks the leg kick.
Mazda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mazda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Mazda.
Petard misses with a straight right.
Petard throws a one two combo.
#CUT#It looks like Ahura Mazda has been cut.
Mazda lands with an uppercut that bounces Petard off the ropes and back into range.
A slow jab from Petard misses its intended target.
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!
Petard throws a right hand that Mazda ducks under and follows up with a left that Mazda also avoids with ease.
Petard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Mazda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petard misses with a double jab
#TD2#
and Mazda counters with a nice double leg into side control. Petard won't be happy with that.
Petard wants to get back to his feet but Mazda is dominant here and he's now got Petard's back!#T1#
Mazda controls the action.
Mazda is working the ground and pound. Can Petard escape?
Mazda is looking to control Petard but Petard is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Mazda is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Mazda misses with an elbow to the head.
Petard covering up well under a series of strikes from Mazda.
Mazda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
Mazda missing with punches from the back.
A lull in the action here.
Mazda has Petard flattened out and is raining down punches.
A lull in the action here.
Mazda is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ahura Mazda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mazda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 9:10
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 9:10
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahura Mazda!
The defeated Jean Luc Petard had this to say: 'Hoisted by my own petard!'. |
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Event:
FFS 2: Miami Gardens
Date: May 05, 2020 |
#R1#
Tyrni shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mazda counters with a thumping low kick.
Tyrni gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mazda counters with a thumping low kick.
Mazda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tyrni is looking to clinch.
Mazda was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyrni has a takedown stuffed.
Ahura Mazda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yrkki Tyrni.#CL2#
Tyrni moves into range and clinches up with Mazda.
Mazda slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazda avoiding damage as Tyrni throws knees to the body.
Mazda lands with a short shot to the head.
Mazda looking to stall.
Tyrni blocking some punches.
#T1#
Tyrni tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mazda slows down the pace here.
#BC2#
Tyrni manages to break the clinch.
Mazda connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mazda.
Mazda bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tyrni misses with a takedown
and Mazda counters with a low kick, right behind Tyrni 's knee.
Mazda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyrni.
Tyrni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mazda feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tyrni tries for a takedown but Mazda circles away easily
and Mazda counters with a good low kick that Tyrni was not able to check.
Tyrni looks winded!#T2#
Tyrni gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mazda counters with a low kick, right behind Tyrni 's knee.
Mazda plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice body kick there by Mazda.
Tyrni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Mazda moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Mazda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mazda fakes the leg kick and cracks Tyrni in the body.
Tyrni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mazda.#CL#
Mazda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mazda stalling the fight.
Mazda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Mazda.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ahura Mazda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mazda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 10:8
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 10:9
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 10:8
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahura Mazda!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 05, 2020 |
#R1##CL#
Hampton has Mazda up against the cage in a clinch.
Hampton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mazda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mazda scores with a shot to the side of Hampton's head.
Mazda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mazda wants to break free but Hampton has control.
Mazda is trying to push Hampton away but Hampton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mazda swings wildly with an uppercut but Hampton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hampton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mazda's efforts to push away.
Hampton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mazda is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hampton is looking for a takedown.
Hampton is looking to control Mazda's arms but Mazda gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hampton has his back to the cage.
Hampton is trying to pull guard but Mazda turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timayne Hampton. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Hampton looking to slow down the pace here.
Mazda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hampton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hampton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mazda misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hampton.
Hampton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mazda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mazda working aggressively here.
Hampton wants a takedown but no success here.
Hampton tries to score a body lock takedown but Mazda shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mazda stalls.
Hampton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mazda fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mazda throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Mazda thumps Hampton with a low kick.
Hampton fails to land the takedown.
A head kick by Hampton misses
and Mazda counters with a leg kick.
Mazda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hampton. That did some damage!
Mazda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hampton's calf.
Hampton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hampton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hampton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hampton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hampton swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T3##TD#
Hampton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hampton is breathing heavily.
Mazda wants to sweep but no luck.
Hampton throws a big right hand that misses.
Mazda looking to control.
Mazda has his hands on Hampton's head, controlling the position.
Mazda is trying to keep Hampton in close.
Hampton wants to control from the top but Mazda keeps moving.
Mazda keeping full guard, as Hampton tries to pass. #T4##REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mazda throws an overhand right that lands on Hampton's shoulder, as Hampton tries to avoid the shot.
Mazda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mazda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hampton manages to avoid it.
Hampton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mazda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mazda throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hampton misses with a few strikes there.
Mazda feints a counter leg kick.
Mazda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mazda tries to close the distance and clinch but Hampton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hampton or perhaps it was just good defense by Mazda, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahura Mazda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Hampton looks for a takedown but Mazda sprawls well.#CL2#
Mazda has managed to clinch.
Mazda is trying to force a seperation but Hampton has the dominant position.
A short left from Mazda.
Hampton is working for takedown but Mazda is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mazda taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mazda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hampton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mazda can't break the clinch.
Mazda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T1#
Hampton lands with a light punch inside.
Hampton wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timayne Hampton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mazda misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Mazda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mazda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hampton shoots in looking for a takedown but Mazda manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hampton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mazda. That's going to slow Hampton down.
Hampton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mazda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mazda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mazda throws a body punch but Hampton moves out of range.
Hampton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mazda sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hampton somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hampton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mazda counters with a leg kick. #T2#
Mazda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mazda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hampton fails with a takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mazda.
Mazda lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hampton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mazda is fending him off so far but Hampton persists. Nope, Mazda circles away and we're back to standing.
Mazda avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T3#
Mazda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hampton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mazda thows a body kick. Hampton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ahura Mazda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mazda keeps the fight on the outside.
Hampton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mazda counters with a two punch combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mazda.
Mazda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hampton's sensitive parts. #TD#
Hampton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mazda was covering up waiting for the punch and Hampton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hampton being controlled here momentarily.
Mazda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hampton manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mazda wants to control from the top but Hampton keeps moving.
Mazda might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hampton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mazda won't allow Hampton to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahura Mazda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Hampton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mazda cracks the inside of Hampton's front leg.
Hampton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hampton backing away here, and Mazda unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mazda stuffs the takedown attempt from Hampton. Hampton gets slowly back to his feet.
Hampton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hampton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mazda avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Mazda.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mazda.
Hampton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mazda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hampton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timayne Hampton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hampton dives in for a single leg takedown but Mazda sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mazda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mazda throws a hook but Hampton blocks it.
Hampton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hampton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mazda feints and then cracks Hampton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hampton down.
Hampton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hampton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Hampton blocks a head kick by Mazda.
Hampton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mazda. Mazda obviously looking to wear him down.
Mazda scores with a hook to the body. Hampton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hampton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mazda thuds his right hand into Hampton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hampton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mazda swivels and escapes.#CL2#
Mazda instigates a clinch.
Mazda stalling in the clinch but Hampton improves position.
Mazda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hampton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mazda smiles and moves away.
Hampton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mazda avoids it really well and circles away.#T3#
Mazda works the jab nicely.
Hampton throws a head kick but Mazda moves out of range.
Mazda lands a front kick.
Hampton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mazda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mazda appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mazda lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hampton takes one to the chin there.
Ahura Mazda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mazda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Mazda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#T4#
Mazda cracks the inside of Hampton's front leg.
Hampton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mazda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mazda connects with a solid leg kick.
Mazda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hampton's calf.
Hampton walks into a left hand.
Ahura Mazda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazda fakes the leg kick and cracks Hampton in the body.
Timayne Hampton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hampton misses with a body shot.
Hampton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mazda.
Mazda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hampton.
That kick from Mazda tenderised Hampton's leg. Hampton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Timayne Hampton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mazda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ahura Mazda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mazda 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahura Mazda!
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