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Event:
GDL 48: Kong vs Stone
Date: Jul 11, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift connects with a body shot.
A head kick from Swift lands but Larkin takes it in his stride. #CUT2#It looks like Shane Larkin has been cut.
Swift lands a brutal head kick. Larkin looks out on his feet and Swift throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Veo Swift! |
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Event:
GDL 41: Fist vs Bateman
Date: Jun 13, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clay displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Larkin.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Larkin.
Larkin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clay is fending him off so far but Larkin persists. Nope, Clay circles away and we're back to standing.
Archie Clay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Larkin.
Clay dives in and grabs Larkin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Larkin pushes down on Clay's head and hops out.#TD#
Clay shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Larkin napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB#
Clay working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Clay laying and praying for a moment but Larkin takes advantage and regains half guard.
Clay wants to control but Larkin is keeping him busy.
Larkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Clay throwing shots but Larkin is blocking nicely.
Clay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Larkin is refusing to be controlled, as Clay sits in half guard.
Clay 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.
Clay throwing shots but Larkin is blocking nicely.
Larkin is staying active underneath Clay, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Clay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Larkin's head. #SUB#
Clay is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Clay seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Larkin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Larkin trying to control here.
Clay with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T2##SUB#
Clay is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Larkin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clay.
Clay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larkin defending well though.
Clay is keen to just control but Larkin is a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ground and pound from Clay.
Clay controlling the action here.
Larkin trying to control here.
#T3#
Clay wants to control but Larkin is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Clay looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB#
Clay is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Clay seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Larkin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clay works his way into full mount!
Clay controlling the position easily from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Larkin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Clay throws some wild stikes that Larkin manages to avoid easily.
Larkin is squirming around, avoiding Clay's attempts to control the action.
Clay with good strikes from the mount here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Clay working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #SUB#
Clay is working for a guillotine from mount but Larkin frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Clay dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Larkin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Clay counters with an inside leg kick.
Clay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Larkin loads up on a big right hand but Clay slips the punch.#TD#
Clay darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Larkin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clay.
Clay is trying to control. Larkin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Clay takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Clay wants to take a breather but Larkin is having none of it. #T1#
Clay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larkin defending well though.
Clay trying to control the action but Larkin is working from the bottom.
Larkin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Clay thows a huge punch but Larkin dodges it nicely.
Clay is looking to take a break and control but Larkin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clay wants to free his trapped foot but Larkin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Clay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larkin defending well though.
Clay trying to mount his opponent but Larkin defends it.
Clay thows a huge punch but Larkin dodges it nicely.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Larkin is staying active underneath Clay, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shane Larkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Larkin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Clay passes Larkin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Clay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clay trying to control from half guard but Larkin is working away.
Clay works his way into side control.
Clay in side control, throwing shots but Larkin defends. #T3#
Clay wants to control but Larkin is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Clay thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Clay scoring with punches from side control.
Clay throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The referee asks Clay politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Clay prefers to stall for the moment though.#SUB#
Clay tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Clay has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Larkin dodges the ground and pound from Clay.#T4##SUB#
Clay has hold of Larkin's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Larkin seems comfortable defending it but Clay has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Larkin is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Larkin is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Clay couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Archie Clay! |
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Event:
GDL 33: O Neil vs Kozlovski
Date: May 16, 2020 |
#R1##TD#
Larkin shoots in and bounces Scotty off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Larkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Larkin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scotty works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Larkin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Larkin won't allow Scotty to sweep him here.
Larkin throws a big right hand that misses.
Larkin is looking to pass into half guard but Scotty pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Scotty is in guard.#REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Scotty is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Larkin wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Scotty not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Scotty slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee asks Scotty politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Scotty prefers to stall for the moment though.
Scotty wants to stand but Larkin is controlling his arm.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Scotty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Larkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Larkin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Scotty manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Scotty holds on and takes a little breather.
Larkin throws an elbow that misses. Scotty uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Larkin's guard. Nice move by Scotty!#REVB#
Scotty passes Larkin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Scotty controlling the action here. #T4#
Let's hope that Scotty 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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Beam Scotty will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##TD#
Larkin feints and as Scotty raises his hands in defense, Larkin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Scotty controlling the position.
Larkin looking to sit in guard and control but Scotty gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Larkin is looking to sweep but instead, Scotty has passed into half guard.
Larkin wants to improve his position but Scotty is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Scotty keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Scotty's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scotty wants to stand but Larkin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Scotty content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Scotty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scotty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CUT2#
It looks like Shane Larkin has been cut.#CL2#
Scotty moves into the clinch successfully.
Scotty lands with a light punch inside.
Scotty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Scotty.
Scotty pushes Larkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scotty pushes Larkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scotty digs a right hand underneath Larkin's ribcage. Larkin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Scotty lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Scotty.
Scotty scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Larkin is trying to drag Scotty to the mat but Scotty just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Scotty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Larkin backwards.
Larkin takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Scotty.
Larkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC2#
Larkin is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scotty.
Oh Larkin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scotty.
Scotty creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Larkin with a big uppercut! Larkin tries to clinch up but Scotty pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Larkin to the mat! Larkin covers up and Scotty unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Beam Scotty!
After winning the bout, Beam Scotty thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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