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Event:
C4 XXIV - Duvernay vs Akechi
Date: Mar 06, 2021 |
#R1#
Fairtex misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maeda lands a nice looking body shot.
Maeda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fairtex's head backwards.
Maeda lands a nice shot to the body.
Fairtex paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maeda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fairtex is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda just misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex misses with a hook to the body
#TD#
and Maeda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maeda.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maeda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Maeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fairtex looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maeda is one step ahead there.
Maeda wants to control from the top but Fairtex keeps moving.
Fairtex avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maeda is fighting to break Fairtex's control of his arms but Fairtex is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fairtex looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maeda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #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.
Fairtex working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maeda.
Fairtex is pulling down on Maeda's head to control his posture. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We've been hearing reports that Maeda has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fairtex thuds a left hand into Maeda's body.
Maeda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fairtex was well out of range. Poor timing from Maeda.
Fairtex takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fairtex on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maeda throws a body shot but no joy.
Fairtex scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T3#
Fairtex uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maeda.
Maeda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fairtex throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Fairtex. #CL2#
Fairtex takes the fight into the clinch.
Fairtex scores with a hook to the body.
Fairtex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#TD2#
Fairtex pulls guard successfully.
Maeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Fairtex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maeda throwing strikes from guard but Fairtex blocks nicely.
Maeda will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T4#
Fairtex has his hands on Maeda's head, controlling the position.
Maeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Fairtex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda throws a big right hand that misses.
Maeda throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maeda wants to control from the top but Fairtex keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fairtex walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maeda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maeda swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maeda cracks a nice hook into Fairtex's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Maeda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Fairtex throws out a powerful jab.
Maeda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fairtex throws a body kick that misses #TD#
and Maeda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maeda.
Maeda throwing strikes but missing.
Maeda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maeda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fairtex can do to turn this around?
Maeda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fairtex is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maeda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T1#
Maeda trying to move into half guard but instead Fairtex has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Fairtex trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Maeda looking to sit in guard and control but Fairtex gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Maeda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fairtex with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maeda is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maeda is looking to sweep but instead, Fairtex has passed into half guard.
#T2#
Maeda wants to improve his position but Fairtex is controlling well.
Maeda is staying active underneath Fairtex, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maeda regains full guard. Nicely done.
Maeda wants to sweep but no luck.
Maeda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fairtex's guard. #REVR#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maeda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maeda stopping the sweep attempt from Fairtex.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maeda is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maeda won't allow Fairtex to sweep him here. #T3#
Maeda wants to control from the top but Fairtex keeps moving.
Maeda landing some decent shots from guard.
Maeda won't allow Fairtex to sweep him here.
Fairtex trying to control the position here.
Maeda postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fairtex bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maeda's guard. #REVB#
Fairtex throwing strikes from guard but Maeda blocks nicely. #T4#
Maeda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Maeda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maeda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fairtex slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Maeda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maeda works over Fairtex with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Fairtex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda throwing strikes from guard but Fairtex blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Maeda dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Maeda staying out of range there.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maeda looks to score with a jab to the body but Fairtex is just out of range.
Fairtex throws a body kick that misses #TD#
and Maeda counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fairtex!
Maeda sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fairtex is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fairtex gets back to half guard.
Maeda looks to land a strike but Fairtex avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fairtex controls Maeda momentarily but Maeda frees himself. #T1#
Maeda controlling from the top position.
Maeda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fairtex works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maeda is stalling in the full guard.
Fairtex working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maeda.
Maeda postures up and lands a big shot to Fairtex's brow.
Jon Fairtex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fairtex trying to keep a closed guard but Maeda is proving a slippery customer.
Maeda landing with the ground and pound.
Maeda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fairtex has control of Maeda's left arm, preventing Maeda from doing any damage.
Maeda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fairtex works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fairtex swings away with a body shot that misses
#TD#
so Maeda counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Maeda postures up in Fairtex's guard and throws a big left but Fairtex blocks it.
Maeda is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T3#
Maeda throwing strikes but missing.
Maeda throws an elbow that misses. Fairtex uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maeda's guard. Nice move by Fairtex!#REVB#
Maeda is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maeda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fairtex manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Maeda advances position into side control!
Akira Maeda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fairtex is looking to regain half guard here but Maeda keeps moving and retains side control. #T4#
Fairtex wants to control but Maeda postures up.
Maeda wants to control but Fairtex is keeping him busy.
Fairtex is trying to escape the position but Maeda is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Maeda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maeda, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Maeda!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Akira Maeda waved his t-shirt featuring 160Q Energy for $150's logo in front of the cameras. |
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Event:
C4 - XVIII - Mountain vs Dukat
Date: Jan 23, 2021 |
#R1#
The fighters circling - Fairtex throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baldelli misses with a looping left.
Fairtex ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baldelli moves away.
Baldelli wants to counter with a clinch but Fairtex pushes him away.
A punch combination from Fairtex misses.
Fairtex moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL#
Fairtex clinches with his opponent.
Baldelli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairtex definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baldelli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baldelli is leaning against Fairtex and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Baldelli controls his hands.
Fairtex's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baldelli blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Baldelli controls his hands.
Fairtex stalling.
Baldelli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fairtex's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Baldelli.
Fairtex tries to stall but Baldelli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baldelli.
A shot in the inside from Baldelli.
A shot in the inside from Baldelli.
Fairtex tries to pull guard but Baldelli won't allow it.
Fairtex takes a shot to the head.
Fairtex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baldelli avoids it.
Baldelli lands a nice uppercut.
Baldelli blocking some punches.
Baldelli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baldelli slowing the pace effectively.
Fairtex has a couple of punches blocked by Baldelli.
Fairtex blocks an uppercut.
Baldelli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fairtex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Baldelli.
Baldelli lands a body punch.
Fairtex is breathing heavily.
Fairtex stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baldelli has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fairtex seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Baldelli can turn it around.
Baldelli lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baldelli blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T2#
Baldelli blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
Baldelli tries to work over Fairtex's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fairtex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fairtex letting Baldelli take a breather here.
Fairtex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baldelli's elbow.
Fairtex misses with a punch to the body.
Baldelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baldelli lands a shoulder strike.
Baldelli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baldelli avoiding damage as Fairtex throws knees to the body.
Baldelli misses with a punch on the inside.
Baldelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fairtex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baldelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairtex.
Baldelli misses with the head strike.
Baldelli digs a right hand into Fairtex's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fairtex's gas tank.
Baldelli lands a left hand.
Fairtex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fairtex creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T3#
Baldelli blocks an uppercut.
Baldelli working aggressively here.
Baldelli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baldelli misses with a body punch.
Baldelli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fairtex looking to stall.
Baldelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baldelli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baldelli swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairtex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairtex lands a left hand.
Baldelli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fairtexs head.
Baldelli gets through Fairtex's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baldelli misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairtex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baldelli.
Baldelli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Baldelli blocks a body shot from Fairtex. #T4#
Baldelli lands a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baldelli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baldelli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairtex can't find room to land a body shot as Baldelli controls the action.
Baldelli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Baldelli controls his hands.
Fairtex misses with a punch to the body.
Baldelli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baldelli lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC2#Fairtex is rocked!
Baldelli throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Fairtex is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fairtex goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fairtex seems to have got his legs back now.
Baldelli lands an uppercut.
Fairtex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Baldelli.
Baldelli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fairtex backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairtex misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Baldelli as the two fighters clinch.
Fairtex tries to land knees in the clinch but Baldelli avoids the damage to the body.
Fairtex misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Baldelli dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Fairtex throws out a loose jab but Baldelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baldelli throws an off balance right hand
and Fairtex counters with a stiff right hand.
Fairtex tries to grapple but his opponent circles #KD2#
and Baldelli counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fairtex! Baldelli lets Fairtex back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fairtex thows a leg kick but Baldelli checks it
and Baldelli counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vinny Baldelli!
Vinny Baldelli bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
C4 XII - Evans vs. Lightning
Date: Dec 12, 2020 |
#R1#
Bradock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fairtex looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bradock scores with a spinning back kick!
Bradock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bradock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fairtex throws out a loose jab but Bradock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradock checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Bradock misses the target.#CL2#
Fairtex has managed to clinch.
Fairtex being controlled against the cage.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
A short body shot lands from Fairtex as the two fighters clinch.
Fairtex missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex lands a shot to the body.
Fairtex pushes Bradock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradock throws an elbow but it misses.
Fairtex is stalling here.
Bradock is trying to stall.
#T1#
Fairtex misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairtex lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bradock being controlled against the cage.
Fairtex lands a body punch.
Bradock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bradock throws an elbow that misses.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
Bradock tries to land a knee to the head but Fairtex blocks with his arms.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bradock.
Bradock pushes off an throws an elbow but Fairtex leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Fairtex as the two fighters clinch.
Bradock missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex misses with the head strike.
#T2#
Bradock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fairtex blocks it with crossed arms.
Fairtex misses with a body punch.
Fairtex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bradock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it.
Fairtex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradock.
Fairtex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fairtex tries a body shot but Bradock blocks it.
Fairtex swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fairtex dodges an elbow strike from Bradock.
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!
Bradock prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bradock blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
Bradock tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairtex avoids the damage to the body.
Bradock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bradock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fairtex cracks Bradock with a nice body shot.#T3#
Bradock takes a shot to the head.
Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Bradock.
Bradock lands an elbow that stopped Fairtex in his tracks for a moment.
Fairtex throws an elbow but it misses.
Fairtex dodges an elbow strike from Bradock.
Fairtex manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bradock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bradock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
Bradock misses with a punch on the inside.
Bradock lands a nice knee to the body.
Fairtex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
The referee calls for Fairtex to work.
Fairtex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradock's elbow.
Fairtex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike.#T4#
Fairtex misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairtex misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairtex scores with a hook to the body.
Bradock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairtex lands with a right to the head.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bradock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fairtex is keeping busy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fairtex tries to throw a body punch but Bradock avoids it by throwing Fairtex back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fairtex fails to land.
Fairtex lands a body shot.
Fairtex stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fairtex displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bradock up against the cage.
Bradock blocks an elbow strike from Fairtex.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Fairtex 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#
Fairtex moves out of range of the strikes.
Bradock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bradock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fairtex throws a looping overhand right but Bradock ducks down to avoid it.
Fairtex's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bradock under the eye.
Bradock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bradock throws a hook to the side of Fairtex's head but Fairtex sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradock slips under a jab from Fairtex.
As Fairtex tries to get set, Bradock tries to push him back and clinch up but Fairtex manages to avoid the attempt.
Loratcho Bradock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fairtex lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fairtex lands with an overhand left.
A leg kick checked by Bradock.
Bradock moves out of range of the leg kick from Fairtex.
Bradock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bradock tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Fairtex tenderised Bradock's leg. Bradock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fairtex connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bradock looks to land a right hand but Fairtex moved out of range.
Bradock throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Fairtex takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fairtex now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fairtex checks the leg kick.
Bradock does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fairtex jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fairtex throws a body shot but no joy.
Bradock thinks about countering with a head kick.
Fairtex feints and then cracks Bradock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bradock down.
Bradock throws a sloppy head kick and Fairtex moves out of range easily.
Fairtex walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bradock.
Fairtex fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bradock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bradock ducks under a wild hook from Fairtex.
Bradock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fairtex throws an overhand right that lands on Bradock's shoulder, as Bradock tries to avoid the shot.
Bradock throws a quick counter head kick but Fairtex was just out of range.
Bradock misses with an attempted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Bradock.
A swing and a miss from Fairtex.
Fairtex throws the left hand but Bradock avoids the punch easily.
Fairtex scores with a jab to the head.
Bradock misses with a hook. Fairtex ducked under it nicely. #T2#
Fairtex throws a leg kick but Bradock moved away.
Bradock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fairtex moves out of range of the body kick from Bradock.
Fairtex thinks about the counter body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fairtex scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Fairtex takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fairtex throws a leg kick but Bradock moved away.
Bradock throws an overhand right that lands on Fairtex's shoulder, as Fairtex tries to avoid the shot.
Fairtex looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fairtex throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bradock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bradock is looking to land body kicks.
Bradock misses with a kick to the body.
Fairtex connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL2#
Fairtex clinches up against the cage.
Fairtex lands an elbow just above Bradock 's eye.
Bradock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
Fairtex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bradock throws an elbow that misses.
Fairtex misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Bradock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bradock looking to slow down the pace here.
Fairtex lands a right hand.
Fairtex lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
Bradock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bradock is trying to maintain a safe position but Fairtex gets an underhook and turns Bradock into the cage.
Fairtex works on Bradock's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right handed body shot lands from Fairtex.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fairtex working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bradock prevents a body shot from Fairtex.
Bradock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bradock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bradock connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fairtex takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bradock is trying to stall.
#T4#
Fairtex swings wildly with an uppercut but Bradock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradock swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairtex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bradock backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradock takes a shot to the head.
Fairtex scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Fairtex.
A short right from Fairtex.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fairtex.
Bradock blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
Bradock blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Fairtex.
A shot in the inside from Fairtex.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Fairtex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Fairtex misses with a double jab.
Bradock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fairtex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fairtex.
Fairtex pushes Bradock away with a front kick.
Bradock lands with a kick to the temple. Fairtex shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fairtex misses the jab.
Fairtex throws a push kick but Bradock slaps the foot to one side.
Bradock misses with a low kick.
Fairtex cracks Bradock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fairtex pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bradock is out of range and Fairtex settles back down.
Fairtex throws a shot from downtown. Bradock moves away and avoids it.
Bradock tries to close the distance and clinch but Fairtex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradock throws a head kick but Fairtex moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Fairtex.
Bradock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fairtex.
Fairtex lands with a nice body punch.
Fairtex misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradock tries to bum rush Fairtex with a series of wild strikes but Fairtex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Bradock throws a sloppy head kick and Fairtex moves out of range easily.
Fairtex thows a body kick. Bradock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fairtex throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fairtex.
Bradock throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fairtex scoring well with a low kick there.
Fairtex checks a leg kick. #CL2#
Fairtex forces Bradock back against the cage and clinches.
Fairtex misses with the head strike.
Fairtex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fairtex scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bradock throws an elbow but misses.
Bradock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fairtex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradock blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
Fairtex missing with knees to the body.
#T2#
Fairtex avoids the elbow strike from Bradock, against the cage.
Fairtex digs a right hand into Bradock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bradock's gas tank.
Bradock lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex blocking some punches.
Bradock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fairtex misses with a body punch.
Bradock throws an elbow that misses.
Bradock avoids the elbow strike from Fairtex, against the cage.
Bradock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fairtex throws an elbow that misses.
Fairtex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradock's elbow.
Fairtex lands a nice shot to the body. #BC2#
Fairtex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bradock avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Bradock throws a right and a left that Fairtex avoids nicely.
Nice body kick from Fairtex.
A nice leg kick from Fairtex, right into the meat of the thigh.
#T3#
Fairtex lands with a good body shot.
Fairtex lands a really nice looking cross but Bradock seems unphased.
Fairtex motions for Bradock to come forward. Fairtex throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bradock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#CL2#
Fairtex has managed to clinch.
Fairtex has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fairtex lands with a short shot to the head.
Jon Fairtex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fairtex tries to work over Bradock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fairtex misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradock controls his hands.
Bradock throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Fairtex.
Bradock misses with a knee to the head.
Fairtex works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fairtex gets through Bradock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fairtex missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bradock's elbow.
Fairtex tries to throw a body punch but Bradock avoids it by throwing Fairtex back against the cage.
Fairtex pressing his opponent against the cage. #T4#
Stalling in the clinch from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fairtex is working Bradock over against the cage.
Bradock throws an elbow but it misses.
Fairtex digs a right hand underneath Bradock's ribcage. Bradock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fairtex lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bradock wants to stall.
Fairtex goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fairtex.
A short left from Fairtex.
Fairtex tries a body shot but Bradock blocks it.
Bradock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike.
Loratcho Bradock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Fairtex is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bradock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fairtex's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Fairtex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fairtex has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Fairtex! |
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Event:
Eight Limbs V
Date: Jun 12, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daly throws a big counter combination but Fairtex scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Daly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#CL#
Daly moves into the clinch.
Daly misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fairtex is looking to break free of the clinch but Daly has double underhooks.
Daly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fairtex's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Daly is trying to force a seperation but Fairtex has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daly wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Daly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fairtex lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daly's sensitive parts.
Fairtex darts in trying to clinch
and Daly counters with a good low kick that Fairtex was not able to check. #T1#
Daly tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Fairtex misses.
Daly punishes Fairtex's body with a nice straight punch.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Daly is having none of it.
Daly appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fairtex. #CL#
Fairtex gets tackled into the ropes by Daly. Daly maintains the clinch.
Fairtex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daly's efforts to push away.
Fairtex has Daly pressed against the ropes, preventing Daly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Daly manages to break the clinch.
Daly blocks a jab.
Fairtex rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fairtex takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2##CL#
Daly has Fairtex up against the ropes in a clinch.
#BC#
Daly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fairtex has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Daly moves out of range.
Daly tries a head kick but it misses.
Daly misses with a wild combination.
Daly just misses with a punch to the body.
Fairtex throws a sloppy head kick and Daly moves out of range easily. #CL#
Daly rushes Fairtex and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Fairtex breaks the clinch.
Jon Fairtex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roger Daly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fairtex fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Daly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Roger Daly!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Roger Daly!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Roger Daly!
Roger Daly wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Roger Daly thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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