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Event:
G | 42
Date: Sep 12, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vears buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mckean has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mckean throws a jab but it's blocked by Vears.
A head kick misses from Vears.
Vears attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Craig Mckean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vears walks into a stiff left hand from Mckean.
Mckean connects with a looping right hand.
Mckean scores with a jab to the head.
Mckean throws a hook but Vears blocks it.
Vears tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mckean lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mckean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mckean connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vears pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mckean is out of range and Vears settles back down.
Mckean feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vearss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mckean misses with a hook.
Vears throws a sloppy head kick and Mckean moves out of range easily.
Vears throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vears connects with a leg kick.
Mckean is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vears just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Mckean.
Vears walks into a jab.#T1#
Mckean misses with a straight right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mckean lands a nice shot to the body.
Good work by Mckean as he checks the leg kick.
Mckean lands with an overhand left.
Mckean is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vears tries to clinch but Mckean moves away
and Mckean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#Vears is rocked!
Mckean lands with a cross.
Vears is still on wobbly legs! Can Mckean finish him?
Mckean fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Vears to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Vears looks to clinch but Mckean throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Vears taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Craig Mckean!
In his post fight interview, Craig Mckean started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
G | 38
Date: Aug 30, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitch throws a right hand that misses
and Vears counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bitch's knee momentarily.
Vears definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bitch dips to his left and cracks Vears with an uppercut!
Bitch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vears stuffs the takedown attempt from Bitch. Bitch gets slowly back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Vears.
Bitch 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.
Vears lands a jab to Bitch's midsection.
Bitch is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Bitch shuts the power down on Vears. Lights out, game over! Bitch is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Little Bitch! |
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Event:
G | 32
Date: Aug 15, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Vears has closed the distance and engaged Saprykin in a clinch.
Saprykin managing to block the knees to the body from Vears.
Saprykin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vears lands a good knee to the midsection. Saprykin won't want to take too many of those.
I was talking to Saprykin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vears keeps control of Saprykin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vears tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saprykin avoids it.
Saprykin dodges an elbow strike from Vears.
Vears trying to land knees to the body.
Vears looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Saprykin avoiding damage as Vears throws knees to the body.
Saprykin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vears looking to throw knees to the head but Saprykin is blocking nicely.
Vears throws a head punch that misses.
Vears tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vears misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saprykin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saprykin blocking some punches.
Vears misses with the head strike.
Vears misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saprykin.
Saprykin lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Saprykin stalling against the cage.
Vears misses with an elbow strike.
Saprykin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vears backwards.
Saprykin is working Vears over against the cage.
Vears can't find room to land a body shot as Saprykin controls the action.
Saprykin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vears lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saprykin avoiding damage as Vears throws knees to the body.
Saprykin is stalling here.
Vears with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saprykin lands a nice uppercut.
Vears tries a knee to the head but Saprykin blocks it.
Saprykin has had enough of the clinch but Vears keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saprykin.
Vears with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Saprykin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T2#
Saprykin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vears backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saprykin tries to break the clinch but Vears is controlling the position.
Saprykin has Vears pushed against the cage.
Saprykin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vears's elbow.
Saprykin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC#
Saprykin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saprykin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vears.
Massi Vears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vears misses with a head kick.
Saprykin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#ROC#Vears is rocked!
Saprykin lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Vears falls backwards - clearly groggy! Saprykin dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanislav Saprykin!
Stanislav Saprykin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
G | 28
Date: Aug 01, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Vears both land. Nice combination.
Vears lands a leg kick that knocks McGraugh off balance momentarily.
Vears throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McGraugh throwing a counter right hand but Vears manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Vears.
Vears tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like McGraugh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vears.
Vears looks to land a body kick but McGraugh moved away.
A big right from Vears misses.
McGraugh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by McGraugh.
McGraugh is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vears feints and then cracks McGraugh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGraugh down.
Massi Vears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
McGraugh clinches up with Vears and pushes him back against the cage.
Vears looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McGraugh misses with a punch to the body.
McGraugh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vears creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vears throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGraugh can't find room to land a body shot as Vears controls the action.
McGraugh dodges an elbow strike from Vears.
#T1#
McGraugh tries to work over Vears's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vears blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGraugh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vears's elbow.
Vears with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vears lands with a right to the head.
McGraugh misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGraugh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vears tries to throw a body punch but McGraugh avoids it by throwing Vears back against the cage. #BC2#
Vears pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by McGraugh as he checks the leg kick.#CL#
McGraugh moves into the clinch.
A short right from McGraugh on the inside.
McGraugh works on Vears's body with a couple of short punches.
Vears's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for McGraugh.
Vears lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
McGraugh keeps control of Vears as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGraugh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vears backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGraugh is working Vears over against the cage.#BC2#
Vears breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Vears tries to keep at a distance but McGraugh has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGraugh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vears has had enough of the clinch but McGraugh keeps him there for the moment.
Vears misses with a knee strike.
Vears tries to land knees in the clinch but McGraugh avoids the damage to the body.
Vears is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGraugh is defending well for now.
McGraugh digs a right hand underneath Vears's ribcage. Vears let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vears looks winded!
Vears misses with an elbow strike.
McGraugh can't find room to land a body shot as Vears controls the action.
McGraugh lands a body punch.
McGraugh lands a shoulder strike. #ROC#Vears is rocked!#T3#
McGraugh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vears is still on wobbly legs! Can McGraugh finish him?
A nice left hand lands by McGraugh.
McGraugh works on Vears's body with a couple of short punches.
McGraugh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vears.
McGraugh lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Vears to his knees! McGraugh keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey McGraugh!
After the fight, Corey McGraugh 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:
G | 24: Krylov x Zhao
Date: Jul 18, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vears misses with a head kick.
It looked like Deal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vears throws a leg kick
and Deal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Deal connects with a single shot there.
Deal blocks a head kick by Vears.
#CL#
Deal clinches up with Vears and pushes him back against the cage.
Vears landing knees to the body.
Vears creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Deal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vears lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2#It looks like Real Deal has been cut.
Vears gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Deal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Vears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deal avoiding damage as Vears throws knees to the body.
Vears swings wildly with an uppercut but Deal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vears landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vears tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Vears with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deal scores with a shot to the side of Vears's head.
Deal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Deal is breathing heavily.
Deal throws a head punch that misses.
Vears scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vears lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vears lands an uppercut.
Vears lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vears throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deal has a couple of punches blocked by Vears.
Vears using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Deal blocks the elbow strike.
Vears scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vears looking to throw knees to the head but Deal is blocking nicely.
Vears with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vears using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Deal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vears unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T2#
Deal blocks an elbow strike from Vears.
Vears scores with a knee to the head.
Deal misses with some punches.
Vears blocking some punches.
Vears comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vears tries to land knees in the clinch but Deal avoids the damage to the body.
Vears tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vears tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deal has a couple of punches blocked by Vears.
Vears blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deal.
Vears throws an elbow but it misses.
Vears is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Deal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Deal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vears with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vears tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T3#
Deal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vears lands a nice elbow.
Vears throws an elbow but it misses.
Vears lands a body shot in the clinch.
Deal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vears landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Vears.
Deal swings wildly with an uppercut but Vears uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deal swings wildly with an uppercut but Vears uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vears lands a hook that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
Vears lands a body shot.
Deal misses with some punches.
Vears putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Deal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vears with a knee to the head.
#ROC2#Deal is rocked!
Vears lands with a right to the head.
Oh Deal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vears pushes Deal against the cage. Vears is working some dirty boxing. Vears pushes off with a quick right hook! Deal goes down! Deal tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Vears moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Massi Vears!
Massi Vears decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
G | 19: Zaitoun x Lock
Date: Jul 04, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle dives in and grabs Vears's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vears pushes down on Doyle's head and hops out.
As Doyle backs off Vears throws a huge counter combo but Doyle manages to avoid it all.
Vears throws a head kick that Doyle semi-blocks.
Vears bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Stewart Doyle has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Vears. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vears.#ROC2#Doyle is rocked!
Vears fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Doyle out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Massi Vears!
A relieved looking Massi Vears thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Kings 17: Hilly vs Ishmael
Date: May 20, 2020 |
#R1#
Vears throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ushakow wants to clinch.
Ushakow moves out of range as Vears throws a body kick.
Vears with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ushakow connects with a high kick.
Vears thows a body kick. Ushakow tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vears avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vears throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ushakow is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vears tries to land a leg kick but Ushakow saw it coming and moves away.
Massi Vears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ushakow keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ushakow avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD#
Vears lands a big head kick that sends Ushakow tumbling to the mat! Vears takes a step backwards and waves Ushakow back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Nils Ushakow has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vears feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ushakow's calf.
Ushakow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Vears.
Vears misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ushakow.
Vears fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ushakow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T1#
Ushakow moves out of range of the body kick.
Ushakow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vears throws out the jab.
Vears avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vears seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ushakow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vears paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vears lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ushakow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ushakow fails to land the takedown.
Vears misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Ushakow.
Some wild striking there from Ushakow.
Ushakow blocks a head kick by Vears.
Ushakow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ushakow avoids the body shot from Vears.
Ushakow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Massi Vears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nils Ushakow.#T2#
Vears throws out a leg kick but Ushakow moves out of range and Vears only half commits.
Vears fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ushakow manages to avoid it.
Ushakow ducks under a wild hook from Vears.
Vears lands a big head kick that sends Ushakow to the canvas! Vears follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Massi Vears!
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