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Event:
CMMA 56 Carter vs Malayon
Date: Dec 06, 2020 |
#R1#
Vasconcelos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasconcelos throws a sloppy head kick
and Vasconcelos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
Bartz moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Bartz.
A short right from Bartz.
Bartz scores with a shoulder strike.
Vasconcelos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right handed body shot lands from Bartz.
Vasconcelos looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bartz.
Vasconcelos's coach down at 3Band MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vasconcelos's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bartz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Bartz.
Bartz cracks Vasconcelos with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bartz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bartz working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC#Vasconcelos is rocked!
Bartz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vasconcelos is still on wobbly legs! Can Bartz finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bartz.
Vasconcelos seems to have recovered his senses.
Vasconcelos is trying to break the clinch but Bartz has him pressed against the cage.
Bartz throws an elbow that misses.
Bartz cracks Vasconcelos with a nice body shot.#T1#
Bartz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bartz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bartz.
Bartz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #KD#
Bartz drops Vasconcelos onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Vasconcelos is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bartz lands an elbow that stopped Vasconcelos in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bartz drops Vasconcelos with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Vasconcelos is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chad Bartz!
After the fight, Chad Bartz 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:
CMMA 48 Marius vs Dinapoli
Date: Nov 08, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasconcelos takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL#
Laguna clinches.
A shot in the inside from Laguna.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laguna.
Laguna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vasconcelos is trying to break the clinch but Laguna has him pressed against the cage.
Laguna works on Vasconcelos's body with a couple of short punches.
Laguna gets through Vasconcelos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laguna is leaning against Vasconcelos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laguna lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos looks winded!
Laguna works on Vasconcelos's body with a couple of short punches.
Laguna lands a nice shot to the body.
Laguna lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laguna presses Vasconcelos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Laguna tries to work over Vasconcelos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laguna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laguna scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Laguna.
Laguna lands a nice uppercut.#TD#
Laguna pulls guard.
Laguna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T1##SUB#
Vasconcelos has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Laguna to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Vasconcelos is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Laguna pulls down on the head and he's put Vasconcelos to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bautista Laguna! |
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Event:
CMMA 38 Rizzo vs Army Jr
Date: Oct 04, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from The Merciless misses.
Vasconcelos throws a combination. The Merciless tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT2#It looks like Pengworm The Merciless has been cut.
The Merciless chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasconcelos can pounce on him.
The Merciless throws a right hand that Vasconcelos ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasconcelos also avoids with ease.
Vasconcelos scores with a jab.
The Merciless misses with a two punch combination.
The Merciless misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vasconcelos.
The Merciless throws a right hand that Vasconcelos ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasconcelos also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasconcelos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The Merciless misses with a wild combination.
Vasconcelos 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.
The Merciless tries to bum rush Vasconcelos with a series of wild strikes but Vasconcelos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vasconcelos throws a head kick that The Merciless semi-blocks.
Vasconcelos misses with the combination.
Vasconcelos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Vasconcelos lands but The Merciless takes it in his stride. #CUT2#Pengworm The Merciless's cut is getting worse.#T1#
Vasconcelos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasconcelos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Merciless misses with a few strikes there.
Vasconcelos tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasconcelos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Merciless misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Merciless swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vasconcelos counters with a series of strikes. The Merciless will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vasconcelos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vasconcelos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vasconcelos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
The Merciless rushes Vasconcelos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vasconcelos is trying to break the clinch but The Merciless has him pressed against the cage.
Vasconcelos wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Merciless keeps control of Vasconcelos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vasconcelos wants to break free but The Merciless has control.
#T2##BC2#
Vasconcelos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Merciless misses with a double jab.
The Merciless shoots in for a takedown but Vasconcelos shows good takedown defense.
Vasconcelos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sloppy strikes from The Merciless. Those never looked like landing.
Vasconcelos lands a head shot.
The Merciless misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Vasconcelos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Merciless looks to land a left hand but Vasconcelos moved out of range nicely.
Vasconcelos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vasconcelos throws a sloppy head kick and The Merciless moves out of range easily.
The Merciless is looking for a counter combo.
Rafael Vasconcelos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vasconcelos.
The Merciless throws a right and a left that Vasconcelos avoids nicely.
The Merciless misses with a two punch combination.
The Merciless throws a right and a left that Vasconcelos avoids nicely. #T3#
Vasconcelos dodges the punch combination from The Merciless.
The Merciless lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vasconcelos circles away quickly and effectively.
Vasconcelos misses with a two punch combination.
Vasconcelos tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasconcelos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Merciless misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vasconcelos throws a counter combo.
The Merciless is breathing heavily.
The Merciless shoots in looking for a takedown. Vasconcelos tries to sprawl out of it but The Merciless keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vasconcelos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pengworm The Merciless. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasconcelos misses with a head kick.
Vasconcelos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Merciless counters with a left and a right that stings Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos is working the combinations to good effect here.
The Merciless throws a nice looking combination but Vasconcelos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Merciless misses with a double jab.
#T4#
The Merciless throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Merciless swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vasconcelos!
#CUT2#Pengworm The Merciless's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vasconcelos throws a head kick that The Merciless semi-blocks.
Vasconcelos throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Merciless appears to be looking for a big counter.
The Merciless darts in looking for a takedown but Vasconcelos gets double underhooks and turns The Merciless into the cage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vasconcelos. The Merciless shrugs it off though.
Vasconcelos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Merciless.#CUT2#Jeez, Pengworm The Merciless's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Vasconcelos dodges the punch combination from The Merciless.
Vasconcelos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasconcelos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vasconcelos scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Vasconcelos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pengworm The Merciless's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Vasconcelos fails to land with a series of punches.
Vasconcelos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vasconcelos lands a head kick. The Merciless smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vasconcelos throws a series of punches but The Merciless moves out of range.
The Merciless wants to land a leg kick but Vasconcelos is out of range.
No joy there for Vasconcelos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for The Merciless, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vasconcelos avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Merciless swinging wildly here.
Vasconcelos unleashes a big counter combination but The Merciless bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A head kick from Vasconcelos lands but The Merciless takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Merciless swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vasconcelos throws out a counter right but The Merciless avoids it with no problem.
Vasconcelos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Merciless lands a head shot.
The Merciless walks into a straight right hand from Vasconcelos.#T1#
Vasconcelos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rafael Vasconcelos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasconcelos lands a nice looking body kick.
Vasconcelos scores with a head kick.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pengworm The Merciless's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rafael Vasconcelos! |
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Event:
CMMA 30 Adefemi vs Beef
Date: Sep 06, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasconcelos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vasconcelos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vasconcelos misses with a hook. Buzacarini ducked under it nicely.
Yohansson Buzacarini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buzacarini fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vasconcelos walks into a straight right hand from Buzacarini.
Vasconcelos misses with a two punch combination.
Vasconcelos lands a nice looking body shot.
Buzacarini uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vasconcelos misses with the combination.
A combination from Vasconcelos does no damage.
Vasconcelos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Vasconcelos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab lands there for Buzacarini.
Vasconcelos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vasconcelos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vasconcelos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buzacarini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasconcelos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vasconcelos swings for the body but Buzacarini moves out of range.
Buzacarini seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Buzacarini takes a swing at Vasconcelos's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Vasconcelos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buzacarini scores with a nice right hand.
Vasconcelos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vasconcelos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vasconcelos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Buzacarini looks to land a left hand but Vasconcelos moved out of range nicely.
Vasconcelos throws a big shot that misses.
Buzacarini bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Buzacarini scores with a shot to the body.
Vasconcelos looks winded!
Buzacarini slips a jab and a cross from Vasconcelos.
Buzacarini with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Buzacarini scores with a jab. Vasconcelos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vasconcelos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#ROC#Vasconcelos is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD#
Buzacarini cracks Vasconcelos with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Buzacarini has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Vasconcelos to stand back up!
Vasconcelos is still on wobbly legs! Can Buzacarini finish him?
Buzacarini fakes the body blow, causing Vasconcelos to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Vasconcelos goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yohansson Buzacarini! |
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Event:
CMMA 22 Obaminator vs Koslov
Date: Aug 09, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasconcelos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vasconcelos throws a head kick that Mercury semi-blocks.
#CL2#
Mercury moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mercury throws an elbow but misses.
Vasconcelos is trying to break the clinch but Mercury is controlling him.
Vasconcelos wants to break free but Mercury has control.
Vasconcelos dodges an elbow strike from Mercury.
Mercury pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mercury has Vasconcelos pushed against the cage.
Vasconcelos slows down the pace here.
Mercury keeps control of Vasconcelos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasconcelos working hard to break the clinch.
Vasconcelos wants to get back to striking at distance but Mercury won't allow it.
Mercury stalling the fight.
Vasconcelos avoids the elbow strike from Mercury, against the cage.
#T1#
Mercury leaning against his opponent.
Mercury throws an elbow but it misses.
Vasconcelos is looking to break free of the clinch but Mercury has double underhooks. #BC#
Vasconcelos breaks the clinch.
Mercury cracks Vasconcelos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vasconcelos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mercury counters with a nice uppercut.
Mercury misses with a straight right.
Vasconcelos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vasconcelos slips under a jab from Mercury.
Vasconcelos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vasconcelos slips under a jab from Mercury.
Vasconcelos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL2#
Mercury closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Mercury comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#It looks like Rafael Vasconcelos has been cut.
Vasconcelos blocks an elbow strike from Mercury.
Mercury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T2#
Mercury pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mercury dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mercury stalling.
A frustrated look appears on Vasconcelos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vasconcelos wants to get back to striking at distance but Mercury won't allow it.
Mercury misses with an elbow over the top.
Vasconcelos is trying to force a seperation but Mercury has the dominant position.#BC#
Vasconcelos manages to break the clinch.
Mercury misses with an uppercut.
Mercury takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vasconcelos tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercury swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mercury throws a big shot that misses.
Vasconcelos slips a straight right by Mercury.
Mercury misses with a looping right.
Mercury lunges at Vasconcelos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vasconcelos's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasconcelos. Mercury does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Mercury takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mercury throws a jab when Vasconcelos was well out of range.
Mercury misses with a lunging right hand
and Vasconcelos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mercury misses with a lunging right hand
and Vasconcelos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercury has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vasconcelos feints and then cracks Mercury's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mercury down.
Vasconcelos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mercury.
Mercury takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mercury cracks Vasconcelos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mercury connects with a right hand. Vasconcelos shakes it off.
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!
Vasconcelos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Mercury gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mercury throws an elbow but misses.
Mercury scores with a shot to the side of Vasconcelos's head.
Mercury slowing the pace effectively.
Stalling in the clinch from Mercury.
Mercury continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.#T4#
Mercury keeps control of Vasconcelos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vasconcelos blocks an elbow strike from Mercury.
#BC#
Vasconcelos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mercury throws a hook but Vasconcelos blocks it.
Vasconcelos misses with a few strikes there.
Vasconcelos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mercury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos throws a combination that misses #KD2#
and Mercury counters with a left hand that sends Vasconcelos to the canvas! #ROC2#Vasconcelos is rocked!#SU2#
Mercury decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Oh Vasconcelos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vasconcelos throws a combination that misses
and Mercury counters with a huge right that knocks Vasconcelos out cold! Mercury is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dolph Mercury!
Dolph Mercury decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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Event:
CMMA 14 Jorge vs Diaz
Date: Jul 11, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vasconcelos circles away.
Vasconcelos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vasconcelos as he avoids it easily.
Vasconcelos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vasconcelos connects with an inside leg kick.
Vasconcelos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A head kick by Brooks misses
and Vasconcelos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brooks throws a lazy body kick
and Vasconcelos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brooks misses with a double jab
and Vasconcelos counters with a good low kick that Brooks was not able to check.
Brooks is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Vasconcelos closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Brooks has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Vasconcelos regains guard immediately.
Brooks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#ES2#
Vasconcelos manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#T1#
Brooks trying to land knees to the body.
#BC2#
Vasconcelos breaks from the clinch.
Vasconcelos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A low kick lands for Vasconcelos.
Danga de danga de dang - Vasconcelos scores with a four punch combination!#CUT2#It looks like Mason Brooks has been cut.
Vasconcelos with a nice calf kick.
Rafael Vasconcelos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasconcelos thumps Brooks with a low kick.
Vasconcelos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Brooks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brooks takes a kick to the side of the head.#ROC2#Brooks is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD2#
Vasconcelos lands a big head kick that sends Brooks tumbling to the mat! Vasconcelos takes a step backwards and waves Brooks back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vasconcelos fakes the body blow, causing Brooks to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Brooks goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafael Vasconcelos!
Mason Brooks was interviewed post fight and said 'Dont worry its just this time next fight ill kill'. |
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Event:
CMMA 6 Kuaha vs Dunne
Date: Jun 06, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasconcelos lands a head kick. Corona smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vasconcelos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Corona feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vasconceloss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Corona misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Vasconcelos responds with a good body kick, but Corona manages to step out the way in time.
Corona misses the shot to the body.
Corona chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasconcelos can pounce on him.
#CL2#
Vasconcelos pushes Corona up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Vasconcelos manages to break the clinch.
Vasconcelos throws a sloppy head kick and Corona moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corona. Vasconcelos does a little dance to reset his feet.#KD#
Corona lands a left and a right that send Vasconcelos crashing to the mat, dazed. Corona thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Vasconcelos is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Rafael Vasconcelos has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasconcelos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vasconcelos is still on wobbly legs! Can Corona finish him?
A nice inside leg kick there by Vasconcelos. That's going to slow Corona down.
Vasconcelos seems to have recovered his senses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Corona crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vasconcelos - the referee stops the clock and Corona gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vasconcelos. Corona manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Corona tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T1#
Corona lands with a cross. #CL2#
Vasconcelos darts in and clinches Corona up against the cage.
Vasconcelos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coronas head.
Corona definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC2#
Vasconcelos manages to break the clinch.
Vasconcelos throws a body kick that misses
and Corona counters with a series of strikes. Vasconcelos will be more careful next time no doubt. #KD#
Corona drops Vasconcelos with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Vasconcelos looks back up at him and smiles so Corona waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corona lands a lovely overhand right.
Corona takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vasconcelos throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Corona keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vasconcelos's efforts to push away.#T2#
Vasconcelos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Corona is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vasconcelos is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Corona can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Vasconcelos has Corona pressed against the cage.
#BC2#
Vasconcelos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Corona.
#T3#
Corona has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vasconcelos.
Corona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Corona walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vasconcelos.
Vasconcelos throws a body kick that misses.
Corona on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vasconcelos. Vasconcelos obviously looking to wear him down.
Corona chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasconcelos can pounce on him.
Corona throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vasconcelos on the side of the head.
Vasconcelos lands a leg kick that knocks Corona off balance momentarily.
Corona just misses with a punch to the body.
Corona ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Corona.#T4#
Corona throws a lazy right hand but Vasconcelos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vasconcelos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corona. That did some damage!
Corona fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vasconcelos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasconcelos throws a head kick that misses
and Corona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Corona!
Vasconcelos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corona counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corona is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Corona throws a series of punches but Vasconcelos moves out of range.
Vasconcelos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Vasconcelos. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasconcelos throws a leg kick
and Corona counters with a nice uppercut.
Corona checks a leg kick.
Corona throws a big counter combination but Vasconcelos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Novel Corona dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Vasconcelos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Corona throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vasconcelos counters with a body kick.
Novel Corona is winning the standup battle so far.
Corona fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Corona finds it's way through Vasconcelos's defenses.
Vasconcelos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vasconcelos throws out a counter right but Corona avoids it with no problem.
Corona bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vasconcelos's head.
Vasconcelos misses with a head kick.
Vasconcelos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corona.
Corona lands a jab to Vasconcelos's midsection.
Corona avoids a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Corona misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Corona lands a left and a right that send Vasconcelos crashing to the mat, dazed. Corona thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasconcelos misses with a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Corona. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Corona.
Corona tries to bum rush Vasconcelos with a series of wild strikes but Vasconcelos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Vasconcelos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Vasconcelos gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Vasconcelos tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Corona is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Vasconcelos buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Vasconcelos!! Vasconcelos is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Corona throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Novel Corona!
Novel Corona bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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