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Event:
KoF:IW - New Contenders
Date: Oct 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Dre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mercer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dre moves in looking to clinch but Mercer pushes him off.
Mercer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Dre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mercer throws out a leg kick but Dre moves out of range and Mercer only half commits.
Dre tries to score with a low kick but Mercer moves his leg out of the way.
Mercer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dre.
Dre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #TD2#
Dre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mercer is trying to buck Dre off.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dre working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Dre looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mercer is avoiding damage well.
Mercer wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dre working the ground and pound but Mercer is defending the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dre has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The referee warns Mercer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
#T1#
Mercer is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dre controlling the pace for now.
Mercer is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dre punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dre thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mercer wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dre punching from mount but Mercer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dre looking to finish Mercer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mercer!#T2#
Mercer is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dre wants to control the pace but Mercer is squirming around nicely.
Mercer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Dre.
Mercer wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dre lands with some strikes.
Mercer wants to get back to his feet.
#T3##SUB2#
Dre working for a guillotine from mount but Mercer is in no mood to give up.
Dre lands a heavy elbow.
Mercer is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
#SUB2#
Dre jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mercer is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mercer and Dre has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Mercer tries to escape but Dre is in control.
Dre scoring with punches and elbows.
Mercer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mercer wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#T4#
Mercer takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#SUB2#
Dre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mercer on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #ES#
Mercer explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Bobby Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Mercer misses
and Dre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer throws a sloppy head kick and Dre moves out of range easily.
A jab from Dre misses.
Mercer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dre ducks under a wild hook from Mercer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Smack Dre 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#
Dre checks the leg kick.
Mercer lands with a cross.
Mercer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mercer defending well as Dre loads up on a big left hand.
Mercer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dre takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bobby Mercer is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercer throws the left hand but Dre avoids the punch easily.
Mercer throws an off balance right hand
and Dre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice straight punches there by Dre. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dre.#TD2#
Dre 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dre trying to control but Mercer is working from the bottom.
Dre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dre stops Mercer from standing up. #ES#
Mercer is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Dre presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #T1#
Dre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mercer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mercer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dre has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mercer after a bit of a struggle.
Come on Mercer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mercer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bobby Mercer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smack Dre.
Mercer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dre is keeping busy.#TD2#
Dre gets control of Mercer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dre has a closed guard, preventing Mercer from standing up.
Mercer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SU#
Mercer gets to his feet - Dre follows without any prompting.
Bobby Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mercer throws a right hand that Dre ducks under and follows up with a left that Dre also avoids with ease.#T2#
Mercer blocks a leg kick.
Mercer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dre misses with a jab to the body
enabling Mercer to counter with a crisp jab.
Mercer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mercer throws out a loose jab but Dre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dre tries to land a leg kick but Mercer saw it coming and moves away.
Mercer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dre has time to react.
Mercer throws a big shot that misses.
Mercer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dre has time to react.
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 jab lands there for Mercer.#ROC#Dre is rocked!
Mercer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dre is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercer finish him?
Dre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mercer.
Dre throws the left hand but Mercer avoids the punch easily.
Mercer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dre seems to have recovered his senses.
Dre moves out of range of the strikes.#TD2#
Dre feints and as Mercer raises his hands in defense, Dre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mercer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dre.
Dre prevents Mercer from getting back to his feet. #T3#
Mercer trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Dre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mercer's head.
Mercer wants to get back to his feet but Dre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dre wants to control from the top but Mercer keeps moving.
Dre stands and throws Mercer's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dre working the head with strikes.
Dre wants to control but Mercer is keeping him busy.
Mercer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dre asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dre in side control, throwing shots but Mercer defends.
Dre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mercer keeps working.
Dre misses with the ground and pound.
Mercer tries to escape but Dre is in control.
Dre throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Mercer dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Dre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dre lands a lovely overhand right.
Dre connects with a leg kick.
Mercer swinging wildly here.
Dre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mercer throws a leg kick but Dre moved away.
Dre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dre connects with a leg kick.
Dre connects with a single shot there.
Dre feints and then cracks Mercer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mercer down.
Mercer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dre jabs Mercer right on the nose. Mercer blinks but takes it well.
Mercer throws a sloppy head kick and Dre moves out of range easily.
Dre lands a nice shot that snaps Mercer's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercer swings for the body but Dre moves out of range.
Dre avoids the body shot from Mercer.
#T1#
Mercer misses with a looping left.
Dre tests Mercer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dre scores with a hook to the body. Mercer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mercer on the side of the head.
Dre avoids the head kick by Mercer.
Mercer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mercer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by Mercer as he checks the leg kick.
Mercer takes a swing at Dre's ribcage but misses.
Mercer throws a jab when Dre was well out of range.
Dre defending well as Mercer loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Dre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T2#
Mercer misses with a looping left.
Dre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mercer defends it nicely.
Mercer thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from Dre.
Dre misses with a straight right.
Dre moves forwards but Mercer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mercer misses with a leg kick.
Dre moves out of range as Mercer strikes.
Mercer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dre, as that shot connected.
Dre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mercer throws out the jab.
Mercer throws a hook to the side of Dre's head but Dre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Mercer misses. #T3#
Dre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mercer at a distance.
Good shot there by Dre.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
Dre is looking to slow Mercer down with leg kicks.
Mercer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That kick from Dre tenderised Mercer's leg. Mercer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mercer misses with a kick to the body.
Mercer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dre counters with a straight right hand.
Mercer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mercer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mercer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mercer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mercer looks to throw the jab but Dre is out of range.
Dre feints a counter leg kick.
Dre lands a really nice looking cross but Mercer seems unphased.
Mercer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dre.#T4#
Dre with a nice cross.
Dre jabs Mercer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick from Mercer lands but Dre takes it in his stride.
Dre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dre lands a slapping body shot.
Mercer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dre.
It seemed like Dre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dre.
Mercer missing with a left hand there. Dre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mercer moves forwards but Dre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mercer is fending him off so far but Dre persists. Nope, Mercer circles away and we're back to standing.
Mercer throws a combination that misses
and Dre counters with a low kick, right behind Mercer 's knee.
Mercer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercer misses with a right hand
and Dre counters with a stiff right hand.
Dre scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smack Dre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dre 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smack Dre!
Bobby Mercer spoke after the fight, saying 'I can't be out here losing fights like this. I didn't sign with this organization to get my ass kicked. I gotta step it up. Disappointing.'. |
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Event:
KoF:IW- Zaintashara X Q.Cranio
Date: Sep 04, 2021 |
#R1#
Dre throws a shot to the body.
Sterling throws a hook but Dre blocks it.
Sterling misses with a looping right.
Dre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dre 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.
Dre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sterling . That did some damage!
Nice body kick from Dre.
Dre lands a nice shot to the body.
Dre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sterling .
Dre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sterling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dre 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.
Dre lands a front kick.
Sterling throws the left hand but Dre avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL2#
Sterling tries to keep at a distance but Dre has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dre working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
Dre lands with a short shot to the head.
Dre lands a body punch.
Dre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dre lands with a light punch inside.
Dre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Dre.
Dre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dre digs a right hand underneath Sterling 's ribcage. Sterling let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dre cracks Sterling with a nice body shot.
Sterling takes a shot to the head.
Sterling tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dre just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Dre on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dre works on Sterling 's body with a couple of short punches.
Sterling is breathing heavily.#T2#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dre.
Sterling fails to pull guard.
Sterling really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dre pushes Sterling back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sterling has Dre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Sterling . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dre digs a right hand into Sterling 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sterling 's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Dre - that landed with a thud.
#TD2#
Dre has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sterling uses from the top position. #SUB2#
Dre has his foot on Sterling 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sterling works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Dre is looking for a triangle but Sterling pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Dre isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sterling stacks Dre on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sterling !
Dre is looking to regain half guard here but Sterling keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Sterling working away.
Dre is trying to improve his position.
Dre struggling a bit here.#SUB#
Sterling is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dre wants to control but Sterling postures up.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dre regains half guard.
Dre controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've been hearing that Sterling has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#SUB2#
Dre looking for submissions off his back.
Dre is trying to get back to full guard.
Sterling is thwarting Dre's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Smack Dre dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Dre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dre thuds his shin into the meat of Sterling 's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dre. That's going to slow Sterling down.
Dre connects with a leg kick.
Dre lands a nice looking body shot.
Dre throws a good cross that connects.
Sterling misses with a lunging right hand
and Dre counters with a nice leg kick. #TD2#
Dre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!#SUB2#
Dre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sterling is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sterling is trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Dre tries for a kimura but Sterling is defending well. #T1#
Dre working away.#SUB2#
Dre is working to tighten his grip on Sterling 's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Sterling has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Dre is really squeezing tight and eventually Sterling passes out! Dre breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Smack Dre! |
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Event:
KoF:IW - Garbowa x Tokugawa
Date: Aug 07, 2021 |
#R1#
Dre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diesel. That did some damage!
Diesel looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Dre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diesel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diesel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dre with the inside leg kick.
Diesel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dre connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Dre moves into the clinch.
Dre looking to throw knees to the head but Diesel is blocking nicely.
#TD2#
Dre jumps guard and drags Diesel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Dre has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Diesel should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Dre has tightened it up now! Diesel should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Smack Dre! |
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Event:
CMMA 89 Morrison vs Biden
Date: Mar 20, 2021 |
#R1#
A low kick from Dre is predictable there
and Of Five counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Of Five throws an off balance right hand
#CL#
and Dre counters by clinching up.
Dre avoids the elbow strike from Of Five, against the cage.
Dre blocks an elbow strike from Of Five.
Of Five blocking some punches.
Dre lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Of Five breaks from the clinch.
Dre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Of Five looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Of Five throws a series of punches but Dre avoids them all with ease.
Of Five tries to clinch there but Dre circles away.
Dre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Dre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Of Five, pushing him back against the cage.
Of Five throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dre misses with a punch on the inside.
Dre dodges an elbow strike from Of Five.
Dre blocks the elbow strike.
Dre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dre avoids a wild elbow strike from Of Five.#T1#
Dre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Of Five's elbow.
Of Five's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Of Five looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Dre scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Dre scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Dre.
Dre misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Of Five just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dre's brow.
Dre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Of Five throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#BC#
Dre breaks from the clinch.
Of Five avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Of Five on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dre. Dre obviously looking to wear him down.
Two Of Five is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dre thows a leg kick but Of Five checks it
and Of Five counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dre tries a low kick but Of Five avoids it.
Of Five lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dre takes a step back to recover.
Of Five with the inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Of Five moves into the clinch.
Dre blocks an elbow strike from Of Five.
Of Five throws an elbow that misses.
Dre avoids a wild elbow strike from Of Five.#T2#
Of Five throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dre. #BC#
Dre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Five. Dre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Of Five misses.
Dre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Of Five is out of range and Dre settles back down.
Of Five flicks out a counter leg kick but Dre steps away.
Of Five tries to clinch up.
Of Five fails in his attempt to clinch.
Of Five throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dre's head.
Of Five ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dre takes a swing at Of Five's ribcage but misses.
Of Five swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Of Five ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Of Five looks to land a right hand but Dre moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Of Five - just one landing.
Of Five takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've been told by Dre's head coaches at Cloud9 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Of Five throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dre lands with a kick to the ribs.
#T3#
Of Five checks a low kick from Dre.
Dre ducks under a wild hook from Of Five.
Of Five misses the jab.#CL#
Dre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Of Five, pushing him back against the cage.
Dre presses Of Five against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dre blocks an elbow strike.#BC2#
Of Five breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Of Five keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Of Five.
Of Five cracks Dre with an open hand slap.
Of Five tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Of Five's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dre under the eye.
Dre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Of Five fails with an attempt to clinch.
#TD#
Dre shoots in and gets a takedown into Of Five's guard.
Of Five uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Dre has managed to clinch.
#T4#
Dre throws a head punch that misses.
Dre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Of Five's elbow.
Of Five throws an elbow that misses.
Of Five lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Smack Dre has been cut.
Dre blocks an elbow strike from Of Five.
#BC2#
Of Five breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Of Five misses
and Dre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Dre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dre scores with a shot to the side of Of Five's head.
Dre lands a shoulder strike.
Of Five gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dre takes an elbow to the temple.
Of Five blocking some punches.
Of Five throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Dre - that landed with a thud.
Dre has Of Five pressed against the cage, preventing Of Five from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dre misses with the head strike.
Of Five throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Of Five throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#BC#
Dre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Of Five throws a body shot but no joy.
Of Five takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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 Smack Dre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Smack Dre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Dre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Dre misses
and Of Five counters with a left to the body.
Of Five connects with a leg kick.
Dre fails with a takedown attempt.
Dre throws a looping overhand right but Of Five ducks down to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Of Five.
Of Five with a jab.
Dre blocks a head kick by Of Five.
Nice body punch from Dre.
Dre just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dre throws a leg kick but Of Five sees it coming and moves out of range.
Of Five changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Of Five leaves Dre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Of Five tries to clinch but Dre moves out of range.
Dre tries to counter by clinching up but Of Five breaks away and moves out of range.
Of Five tries to close the distance and clinch but Dre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Of Five misses the target.
Of Five keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dre lands with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Of Five looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dre cracks Of Five with a good jab.
Of Five keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Of Five's sensitive parts.
Of Five throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dre pushes Of Five away with a front kick.
Dre looks to throw the jab but Of Five is out of range.
Of Five misses with a head kick.
Of Five throws a body kick that misses.
Of Five throws a right and a left that Dre avoids nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Of Five. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Of Five.
Of Five scores with a nice right hand.
Of Five checks a leg kick.
Two Of Five seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Dre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Of Five.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dre tries to work over Of Five's front leg with a kick but Of Five checks it.
Dre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dre wants to land a leg kick but Of Five is out of range.
Of Five was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Of Five takes a swing at Dre's ribcage but misses.
Dre shoots in looking for a takedown. Of Five tries to sprawl out of it but Dre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Of Five 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 Smack Dre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dre drops his hands momentarily and Of Five takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL#
Of Five tries to keep at a distance but Dre has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dre tries to throw a body punch but Of Five avoids it by throwing Dre back against the cage.
Dre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dre blocks an elbow strike from Of Five.
Dre stalling against the cage.
Dre scores with a nice hook to the head.#T3#
Of Five creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dre working aggressively here.
Of Five has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dre seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Of Five can turn it around.
Dre blocks the elbow strike.
Dre misses with a body punch.
Dre tries to throw a body punch but Of Five avoids it by throwing Dre back against the cage.
Dre pushes Of Five back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dre has a couple of punches blocked by Of Five.
#BC#
Dre breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Of Five closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Dre manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dre.
Of Five checks a leg kick.
Dre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Five checks a leg kick nicely.
Dre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Of Five tries a head kick but it misses.
Dre tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Of Five manages to circle out of the way.
Of Five misses with a looping left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dre. That's going to slow Of Five down.
Dre is looking to wear down Of Five with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dre misses with a wild body shot. #T4##CL#
Dre has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Five throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Of Five throws an elbow that misses.
Dre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dre blocks an elbow strike.
Of Five misses with an elbow strike.
Dre misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Dre.
Smack Dre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Of Five's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Of Five misses with an elbow over the top.
Dre tries to throw a body punch but Of Five avoids it by throwing Dre back against the cage.
Dre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Of Five's elbow.
Of Five is trying to break the clinch but Dre is controlling him.
Dre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dre blocks an elbow strike from Of Five.
Dre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Of Five misses with an elbow over the top.
Of Five blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Smack Dre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Smack Dre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Of Five misses with a straight left.
Dre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Five sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dre looks to land a left hand but Of Five moved out of range nicely.
Of Five swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Of Five misses with the combination.
Of Five throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dre has a takedown stuffed.
Of Five tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Five keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Five lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dre backs up against the cage.
Of Five avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dre misses with a leg kick. #CL#
Dre instigates a clinch.
Of Five's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T1#
Of Five misses with an elbow strike.
Dre tries to throw a body punch but Of Five avoids it by throwing Dre back against the cage.
Dre tries to pull guard but Of Five holds him up against the cage and eventually Dre drops back down to his feet.
#BC2#
Of Five breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Dre clinches up against the cage.
Dre blocks an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Dre.
Dre lands a body shot. #BC#
Dre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dre misses with a hook.
Dre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Of Five was well out of range. Poor timing from Dre.
Dre fakes the leg kick and cracks Of Five in the body.
Dre misses with a hook. Of Five ducked under it nicely.
Dre works Of Five's body with a nice hook.
Of Five connects with a looping right hand.
Dre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dre is looking to chop away at Of Five's legs.
Dre has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smack Dre. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Of Five avoids the body shot from Dre.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Of Five pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Of Five swivels and escapes.
Dre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Of Five circles away.
Of Five with the inside leg kick.
Dre keeps Of Five at a distance using the push kick.
Smack Dre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dre misses the shot to the body.
Of Five moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Of Five displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dre misses the body punch
and Dre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Of Five throws out the jab.
Of Five misses with a looping left.#TD#
Of Five gets caught flat footed, as Dre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Of Five has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T3#
Dre looking to pass the guard.
Dre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dre wants to control from the top but Of Five keeps moving.
Dre stays in close to Of Five's body and controls the position. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dre stopping the sweep attempt from Of Five.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Of Five throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No joy there for Of Five, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dre dodges the punch combination from Of Five.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dre. Of Five does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Of Five blocks the low kick.
Dre thumps Of Five with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Dre blocks the low kick.
Dre slips a straight right by Of Five.
Of Five moves away from the strike by Dre.
A leg kick checked by Of Five.
Two Of Five has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dre with a nice cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Smack Dre.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Two Of Five! |
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Event:
CMMA 73 Dinapoli vs Kennedy
Date: Jan 30, 2021 |
#R1#
Dre just misses with a punch to the body.
Dre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT2#It looks like Caio Peieira has been cut.
Peieira misses with a body shot.
#TD#
Peieira shoots in and bounces Dre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dre is trying to control the position but Peieira postures up.
Peieira looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Dre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Dre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peieira is aware though and is defending well.
Dre keeping full guard, as Peieira tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Peieira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Dre throws his legs up looking for a submission but Peieira uses it to pass to side control.
#T1#
Peieira advances to full mount. #SUB#
Peieira has hold of Dre's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dre manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dre is controlling an arm, preventing Peieira from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Dre tries to lock up and control but Peieira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peieira prevents Dre from getting the reversal.
Peieira tries to control but Dre wriggling away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dre tries to lock up and control but Peieira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T2##SUB#
Peieira has isolated one of Dre's arms. Dre looking to fight him off but Peieira twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caio Peieira! |
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Event:
test1
Date: Apr 05, 2020 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Four stuffs the takedown.
Four flicks out a counter leg kick but Five steps away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Five scores with a takedown into Four's guard.
Five slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T1#
Four manages to get back to half guard.
Four wants to get back to full guard.
Four is not content to let Five control the position.
Four is trying to stand back up but Five is controlling him
Four trying to control from the bottom.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Four can do anything to dispel that myth.
Five trying to pass the guard but Four defending well.
Five throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Four is refusing to be controlled, as Five sits in half guard.
Four won't allow Five to pass to mount. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Five misses with a wild body shot.
Four wants to counter with a clinch but Five pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tourney Five showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Five 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 10:9
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 10:9
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tourney Five!
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