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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 23, 2021 |
#R1# De Bruyne throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease. Hayes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Hayes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. De Bruyne connects with a jab. Hayes tests De Bruyne's chin there with a solid looking shot. De Bruyne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Hayes moves into range and connects with a jab. De Bruyne tries for a takedown but Hayes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#KD2# Hayes lands a big head kick that sends De Bruyne tumbling to the mat! Hayes takes a step backwards and waves De Bruyne back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#De Bruyne is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Jean-Claude De Bruyne has been cut. 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! Crack! A monster head kick from Hayes and De Bruyne falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Hayes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mathew Hayes! During a confident post fight interview, Mathew Hayes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 16, 2021 |
#R1# De Bruyne looks to land a right hand but Bigg moved out of range. Bigg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. De Bruyne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Bruyne throws out a leg kick but Bigg moves out of range and De Bruyne only half commits. A head kick misses from Bigg. De Bruyne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. De Bruyne fails to land with a series of punches.
De Bruyne tries to bum rush Bigg with a series of wild strikes but Bigg uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Bigg slips under a jab from De Bruyne.#TD# Bigg dives in and scores a takedown into De Bruyne's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bigg controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Bigg stopping the sweep attempt from De Bruyne. De Bruyne trying to control the position.
Bigg sitting in guard here, content to control. Bigg won't allow De Bruyne to sweep him here. #T1# Bigg is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bigg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Bigg's corner is telling him to maintain position.#REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. De Bruyne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bigg swats him away and circles back towards the center. De Bruyne throws a lazy head kick #TD# and Bigg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #SUB2# De Bruyne had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bigg defends it easily. Bigg slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. De Bruyne working a defensive guard here.
Bigg wants to control from the top but De Bruyne keeps moving. #T2# Bigg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Bruyne swivels though and keeps the full guard. De Bruyne trying to keep a closed guard but Bigg is proving a slippery customer.
De Bruyne wants to stand but Bigg is controlling the position. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Bigg is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. De Bruyne throws a right and a left that Bigg avoids nicely. #TD# Bigg feints and as De Bruyne raises his hands in defense, Bigg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#ES2# De Bruyne wriggles free and stands up. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! De Bruyne throws a right and a left that Bigg avoids nicely. De Bruyne throws a leg kick #TD# and Bigg counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for De Bruyne! #T3# Bigg has knee on belly momentarily but De Bruyne bucks him off and regains half guard. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. De Bruyne keeps control of the position for the meantime. Bigg wants to pass the guard but De Bruyne is defending well. We've been hearing good reports from Bigg's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. De Bruyne missing with punches from the bottom.
De Bruyne pushes Bigg off but Bigg dives into side control.
Bigg tries to move to full mount but De Bruyne actually manages to regain half guard. De Bruyne trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bigg manages to pass to mount!
#T4# Bigg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Bigg blocks De Bruyne's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Bigg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Bigg prevents De Bruyne from getting the reversal. Bigg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Bigg has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jean-Claude De Bruyne will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2# De Bruyne throws a looping overhand right but Bigg ducks down to avoid it. De Bruyne is looking to clinch but Bigg is avoiding it.
Good shot there by Bigg. De Bruyne tries to land a leg kick but Bigg saw it coming and moves away.
De Bruyne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#TD# Bigg fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging De Bruyne to the ground. Bigg is now in De Bruyne's guard. Ian Bigg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. De Bruyne throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
#SUB2# De Bruyne isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bigg stacks De Bruyne 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 Bigg! De Bruyne is looking for a sweep. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Bruyne is being controlled here. De Bruyne has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it. Bigg is looking to take a break and control but De Bruyne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Bigg controlling the position. #T1# Bigg trying to control the position but De Bruyne is working away. De Bruyne is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Bigg controls the position. De Bruyne is looking to reverse the position. Bigg wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Bruyne keeps working. De Bruyne is trying to escape the position but Bigg is controlling the position. #T2# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. De Bruyne is not content to let Bigg control the position. Bigg advances to full mount. De Bruyne has given up his back. Will we see Bigg going for some submissions?
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bigg controlling the positon.#T3##SUB# Bigg working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. De Bruyne wants to escape the position.
De Bruyne trying to control but not successfully. The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bigg's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Bigg is really struggling to control De Bruyne but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T4# De Bruyne tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! De Bruyne is looking to get to half guard. De Bruyne wants to hold on but Bigg pushes him away.#SUB# Bigg looking to secure an arm triangle but De Bruyne defends it well. Bigg controlling the position easily from mount. This is a sustained period of stalling by Bigg. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Bigg dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3# De Bruyne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Bigg staying out of range there.#TD# Bigg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SUB# Bigg is working for a submission of some sort.
Bigg is taking a breather. De Bruyne says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bigg is pressing down on De Bruyne's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Bruyne is holding on for now. Bigg not doing much here.
#T1# De Bruyne is not content to let Bigg control the position. De Bruyne moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. De Bruyne looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Bigg is pushing down on De Bruyne's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Bruyne is fighting to maintain full guard but Bigg has managed to sneak the leg through. Bigg wants to take a breather but De Bruyne is having none of it. #T2# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Bigg controlling the action here. De Bruyne is looking to control Bigg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Bruyne avoid being mounted? Bigg content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. Jean-Claude De Bruyne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bigg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Bruyne swivels and escapes. De Bruyne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bigg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Bruyne to score with a decent uppercut.#T3# De Bruyne throws a hook to the side of Bigg's head but Bigg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2# De Bruyne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Bigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Bruyne's elbow. Nice body punch from Bigg - that landed with a thud.
#BC2# De Bruyne breaks from the clinch.
De Bruyne cracks Bigg with a good jab. Bigg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Bruyne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Bigg connects with a jab. Bigg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Bigg avoids the head kick by De Bruyne.
Bigg shoots in looking for a takedown but De Bruyne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bigg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Bigg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Bruyne tries to avoid it but Bigg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Bruyne to the ground. De Bruyne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Bigg. That's going to take a lot out of him. De Bruyne fails to land with a series of punches.
Bigg swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. De Bruyne throws a body shot but no joy. #TD# Excellent takedown into side control there by Bigg. This has been an exciting period of action! Bigg advances nicely into full mount. #T4# De Bruyne is squirming around, avoiding Bigg's attempts to control the action. De Bruyne wants to hold on but Bigg pushes him away. Bigg tries to control but De Bruyne wriggling away. Bigg controlling from the full mount. Bigg works his way to his opponent's back.
Bigg controlling well, preventing De Bruyne from escaping the position.
Bigg trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bigg gets his hands free as De Bruyne looks to control.
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 Ian Bigg. I think Bigg 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Bigg! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 14, 2021 |
#R1# De Bruyne fails to land the takedown. Ten moves away from the strike by De Bruyne. Ten wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. De Bruyne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#CUT2#It looks like Zoo Ten has been cut. A jab lands there for De Bruyne. De Bruyne throws a right and a left that Ten avoids nicely. Ten seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Jean-Claude De Bruyne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. De Bruyne misses with the combination.
Ten is looking to counter the offense by De Bruyne and move into the clinch.#CL2# De Bruyne darts in and clinches Ten up against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A head punch on the inside from De Bruyne fails to land. Ten lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. De Bruyne working Ten over with knees to the body. Ten working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ten. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ten goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Bruyne cracks Ten with a nice body shot.#T1# De Bruyne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ten misses with a knee strike.
De Bruyne working Ten over with knees to the body. De Bruyne lands with a short shot to the head. Knees to the body from De Bruyne.
Ten is breathing heavily.#BC2# De Bruyne breaks the clinch.
#KD2# De Bruyne lands a big head kick that sends Ten tumbling to the mat! De Bruyne takes a step backwards and waves Ten back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Ten is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! De Bruyne is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Ten flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ten is out cold! De Bruyne holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jean-Claude De Bruyne! |
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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:
CMMA72 Champion Hallbjornsson
Date: Jan 24, 2021 |
#R1# Finger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Finger throws an overhand right that lands on Of Five's shoulder, as Of Five tries to avoid the shot. Finger misses with a looping left. Of Five keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Of Five throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Finger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Of Five slips under a jab. Of Five shoots in but no luck this time. Middle Finger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Of Five will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Finger is looking to counter the offense by Of Five and move into the clinch. Finger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Finger looks to land a left hand but Of Five moved out of range nicely. Of Five blocks a jab. Finger jabbing away but nothing is landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Finger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL2# Of Five clinches up against the cage. Finger pushes Of Five back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Finger misses with a punch on the inside.
Of Five blocks a body shot from Finger. Finger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1# Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Of Five. Of Five looking for a takedown. Middle Finger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Two Of Five.#BC2# Of Five's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Finger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Of Five dives in and grabs Finger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Finger pushes down on Of Five's head and hops out. Of Five on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Finger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Five sees it coming and avoids it easily. Finger avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Finger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Finger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Five sees it coming and avoids it easily. Finger throws the left hand but Of Five avoids the punch easily. Finger throws an off balance right hand
and Of Five counters with a good, hard body kick but Finger shrugs it off. Finger throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Five. Finger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Of Five slips a straight right by Finger. Finger looks to throw the jab but Of Five is out of range. Finger leaves Of Five with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T2# Finger throws a jab when Of Five was well out of range.#CL2# Of Five gets a clinch. #BC2# Of Five pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Finger misses the jab. Of Five tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finger paws at him with a jab and circles away. Finger swings for the body but Of Five moves out of range.
Finger looks to land a right hand but Of Five moved out of range. Finger misses with a looping left. Of Five shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Finger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finger lands with a hook. Of Five tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Of Five blocks a jab. Of Five swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finger keeps the fight on the outside. Nice takedown defense from Finger. No joy for Of Five on that attempt. A shot to the liver by Finger. Beautiful body shot.#T3# Of Five takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Finger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Five.
Finger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Of Five swings for the body but Finger moves out of range.
Of Five uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finger.
Of Five shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Finger but Finger pushes him off and we're back to square one. Of Five blocks a jab. Finger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Of Five. Of Five uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finger. Of Five slips under a jab from Finger. Of Five on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Of Five lands a nice looking kick to the body. Finger takes a step back to recover. Of Five uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finger. Of Five closes this distance looking for a takedown but Finger circles away.#T4# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Of Five fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Finger misses with an uppercut. Of Five saw that one coming. Of Five uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finger. Of Five takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Finger swings for the body but Of Five moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Finger. Finger tests Of Five's chin there with a solid looking shot. Finger throws out a loose jab but Of Five uses good head movement to avoid it. Middle Finger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Finger lands a glancing blow to the side of Of Five's head. Finger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Of Five walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#ROC#Of Five is rocked! Of Five tries to clinch but Finger is having none of it. Of Five is still on wobbly legs! Can Finger finish him? Finger misses with a hook
and Of Five counters with an inside leg kick. Finger lands a nice looking body shot.
Of Five seems to have recovered his senses. Nice sprawl there from Finger as Of Five shoots in. Finger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Five manages to avoid it. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Middle Finger dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2# Finger misses with a body shot.
Of Five fails with the takedown. Finger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Of Five unleashes a big counter combination but Finger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Of Five slips under a jab.#CL2# Of Five rushes Finger and presses him up against the cage. Of Five has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Finger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Of Five has Finger pressed against the cage.
Of Five is trying to pull guard but Finger has him pressed against the cage. Middle Finger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Two Of Five. Finger prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2# Of Five breaks the clinch.
Of Five has a takedown stuffed. Finger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Of Five on the side of the head. Of Five ducks under a wild hook from Finger.#T1# Of Five on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Of Five defending well as Finger loads up on a big left hand. Of Five appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Finger lands a right hook to the body.
Finger lands a jab. Of Five takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Of Five chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finger lands with a good body shot.#CL2# Of Five moves into range and clinches up with Finger. Finger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Of Five can do to turn this around? Of Five blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2# Of Five escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finger misses the jab. Of Five wants to counter the offense by Finger and move into the clinch position. A jab from Finger finds it's way through Of Five's defenses. Two Of Five is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. This has been an exciting period of action! Finger misses with an uppercut. Of Five saw that one coming. Finger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Five manages to avoid it. Of Five ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2# Finger throws a lazy uppercut
and Of Five counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Finger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Five manages to avoid it. Of Five appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Finger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Of Five's hands. Of Five avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Finger throws a hook to the side of Of Five's head but Of Five sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Finger throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Finger thows a left - swing and a miss! Finger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Of Five doesn't seem bothered though. Finger thuds a left hand into Of Five's body. Of Five changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Finger tries to avoid it but Of Five manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Finger to the ground. Finger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Of Five throws a hook but Finger avoids it easily. Nice jab there from Finger. Of Five with a lazy takedown attempt #CL# and Finger moves into the clinch. Of Five is breathing heavily. A quick uppercut on the inside from Finger. Of Five taking a breather. #T3# A short left from Finger. Finger misses with a short punch on the inside. Finger tries a body shot but Of Five blocks it.
A hook to the body from Finger.
Of Five goes for a takedown attempt but Finger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice shot by Finger. Finger cracks Of Five with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Of Five falls to his knees and Finger doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Middle Finger! Middle Finger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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