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Event:
The Island Season 11, 265 lbs, Round 3
Date: Oct 10, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett lands a nice shot to the body.
Juve looks to land a combination but Bennett avoids it well.
Bennett tests Juve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bennett scores with a nice right hand.
Juve has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bennett finds it's way round the side to connect with Juve's head.
Bennett walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Juve drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Bennett swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Juve's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Bennett! |
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Event:
The Island Season 11, 265 lbs, Round 2
Date: Oct 09, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juve throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reykdalsson's waist but Reykdalsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Juve off to one side.
Reykdalsson misses with a takedown attempt - Juve sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Juve displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Reykdalsson. #TD#
Juve fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Reykdalsson to the ground. Juve is now in Reykdalsson's guard.
Reykdalsson keeping moving, preventing Juve from controlling successfully.
Juve definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Juve looking to pass the guard.
Reykdalsson trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reykdalsson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#SUB2#
Reykdalsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Juve defends well.#T1##SUB2#
Reykdalsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Juve defends it easily.
Reykdalsson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Reykdalsson keeping full guard, as Juve tries to pass.
Reykdalsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Juve controls the pace.
Juve wants to pass the guard but Reykdalsson is keeping the position.
Juve pushes down on Reykdalsson's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Reykdalsson tries to roll over but Juve keeps him under control.
Reykdalsson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Juve slips nicely into half guard.
Juve works his way into full mount!
Juve fails to advance to Reykdalsson's back. #SUB#
Juve with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
#T3#
Reykdalsson is looking to get to half guard.
Juve with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Reykdalsson regains half guard.#SUB#
Juve is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reykdalsson has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've been informed that Reykdalsson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reykdalsson manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T4#
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.
Juve trying to control but Reykdalsson is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Reykdalsson looking for subs off his back but Juve has passed one foot through into half guard.
Reykdalsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reykdalsson is still trying to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reykdalsson manages to get to full guard.
Juve stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reykdalsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ove Juve dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##TD#
Juve closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Reykdalsson's guard.
Juve pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reykdalsson is keeping the position for now.
Juve advances to half guard.
Juve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reykdalsson can do to turn this around?
Reykdalsson is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Juve seems to be looking for submissions.
Reykdalsson gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Juve avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Juve sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reykdalsson's guard. #T1##SUB2#
Reykdalsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Juve is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reykdalsson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Reykdalsson tries to roll over but Juve keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reykdalsson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Juve wants to control from the top but Reykdalsson keeps moving. #SUB2#
Reykdalsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Juve gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Juve wants to pass the guard but Reykdalsson is keeping the position.
Juve passes Reykdalsson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Reykdalsson is looking to control Juve's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reykdalsson avoid being mounted?#SUB#
Juve is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Reykdalsson is just riding it out for now. Juve eventually gives up the hold.
Reykdalsson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #T3#
Reykdalsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reykdalsson.#SUB2#
Reykdalsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Juve slips nicely into half guard.#SUB#
Juve wants to work for an arm triangle but Reykdalsson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Juve tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reykdalsson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Reykdalsson tries to get to full guard but Juve has control of the leg. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Juve tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reykdalsson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB2#
Reykdalsson actively working from the bottom here.
Juve is pressing down on Reykdalsson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reykdalsson is holding on for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reykdalsson tries to roll over but Juve keeps him under control.
Juve is trying to control the action in half guard but Reykdalsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ove Juve dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Juve closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reykdalsson circles away.
Juve shoots in looking for a takedown. Reykdalsson tries to sprawl out of it but Juve keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reykdalsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #TD2#
Reykdalsson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Juve to the ground. Reykdalsson is now in Juve's guard.#SUB#
Juve working for submissions but it's allowed Reykdalsson to get to half guard.
Juve wants to improve his position but Reykdalsson is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reykdalsson wants to free his trapped foot but Juve is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB2#
Reykdalsson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T1#
The fighters are battling for position here. Juve manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Juve is looking to sweep but instead, Reykdalsson has passed into half guard.
Juve is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Juve is defending against the submission attempts here by Reykdalsson.
#SUB#
Juve is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reykdalsson pulls his head out easily. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB#
Juve looking for submissions off his back.
Juve makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Juve.
Reykdalsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juve is keeping the position for now.
Reykdalsson is pushing down on Juve's leg trying to pass to half guard. Juve is fighting to maintain full guard but Reykdalsson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Juve is looking to improve his position.
#T3#
Juve is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Reykdalsson is working for a submission of some sort.
Reykdalsson trying to control the action but Juve is working from the bottom.
Juve wants to improve his position but Reykdalsson is controlling well.
#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
Reykdalsson is working for a kimura but Juve is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Juve looking for submissions off his back.
Juve slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Juve looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bekan Reykdalsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ove Juve is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Juve 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#
And that's the end of the fight!
Bekan Reykdalsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Juve 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Ove Juve!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Ove Juve!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Ove Juve!
Ove Juve wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Ove Juve rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
The Island Season 11, 265 lbs, Round 1
Date: Oct 08, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRay throws a body punch but Juve moves out of range.
Juve looks for a takedown but McRay sprawls well.
McRay lands with a cross.
McRay lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#TD#
Juve dives in and scores a takedown into McRay's guard.
Juve 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.
Juve pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McRay is keeping the position for now.
Juve might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McRay wants to stand up but Juve is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juve pushes down on McRay's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB#
Juve has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can McRay defend it? Juve steps over the head and cranks it - McRay is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Juve!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ove Juve!
In his post fight interview, Ove Juve started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 16, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Juve shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Juve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Juve attempts a counter takedown but Diaz avoids it well and moves away.
Diaz wants to clinch#TD#
and Juve counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Juve.
Juve sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diaz's guard.
Juve trying to mount his opponent but Diaz defends it. #SUB#
Juve is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juve is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Diaz! #T1##SUB#
Juve has hold of Diaz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Diaz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Juve can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape.
Juve avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Juve is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Diaz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Diaz shrugs it off. #T2#
Juve takes Diaz's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Diaz is in trouble.
Juve has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB#
Diaz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Juve's arms.
Juve is controlling the position but Diaz somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Juve trying to pass the guard but Diaz defending well. #T3#
Juve works his way into side control.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Juve. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Juve has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Diaz!#SUB#
Juve has hold of Diaz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Diaz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
#SUB#
Juve is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Diaz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
#SUB#
Juve working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Diaz turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Juve off and cradles Diaz's limp body as Juve celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Ove Juve!
Ove Juve 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 10, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juve takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bennett throws a shot to the body.
Bennett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Juve swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bennett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good shot there by Bennett.
Bennett scores with a shot to the body.
Juve doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bennett cracks Juve on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Juve falls backwards against the cage. Bennett follows up with more strikes that drop Juve to his knees. Bennett keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Juve! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Bennett! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 19, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Juve shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Furgusen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Furgusen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Furgusen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Juve stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Furgusen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Juve won't allow Furgusen to sweep him here.
Furgusen keeping moving, preventing Juve from controlling successfully.
Juve pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Furgusen is keeping the position for now.
Furgusen looking for a sweep. Not yet Furgusen, not yet.
Juve trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juve passes Furgusen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Furgusen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Juve. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Furgusen trying to control but Juve postures up.
Juve could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Juve has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Furgusen defend it? Juve steps over the head and cranks it - Furgusen is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Juve!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ove Juve!
After the fight, Ove Juve 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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