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Event:
CTFA 11: Grang Vs Scott
Date: Oct 03, 2021 |
#R1#
Salazar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Salazar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Salazar looks for a takedown but Lloyd sprawls well.
Lloyd is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lloyd cracks Salazar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lloyd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lloyd tests Salazar 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lloyd lands with a right hand.
Salazar tries for a takedown but Lloyd circles away easily
and Lloyd counters with a two punch combo.
Salazar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Salazar scores with a takedown into Lloyd's guard.
Salazar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lloyd is looking to stand up but Salazar isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salazar chips away with some ground and pound.
Salazar controlling from the top position. #T1#
Salazar chips away with some ground and pound.
Lloyd wants to stand but Salazar is controlling the position.
Salazar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lloyd can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Salazar controls the pace.
Salazar working some strikes from top position.
Lloyd keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully.
Salazar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lloyd haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Salazar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lloyd keeping moving, preventing Salazar from controlling successfully. #T2#
Lloyd is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Salazar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Salazar works over Lloyd with some ground and pound from guard.
Salazar looking to pass the guard.
Lloyd wants to stand and escape but Salazar is having none of it.
Salazar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lloyd is looking to stand up but Salazar isn't so interested in that idea.
Salazar works over Lloyd with some ground and pound from guard.
Salazar stops Lloyd from standing up.
Salazar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Salazar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Salazar stops Lloyd from standing up.
Salazar wants to pass the guard but Lloyd is keeping the position.
Salazar wants to control from the top but Lloyd keeps moving. #T3#
Salazar wants to pass the guard but Lloyd is keeping the position.
Salazar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that Salazar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Salazar prevents Lloyd from getting back to his feet.
Salazar lands a couple of elbows.
Lloyd wants to get back to his feet but Salazar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Salazar trying to control the position from guard on top but Lloyd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salazar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Salazar has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Punch Out Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Salazar 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. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Salazar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Salazar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lloyd is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Salazar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#ROC2#Lloyd is rocked!
Salazar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Lloyd is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salazar arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Lloyd's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chito Jacare Salazar ! |
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Event:
CTFA 10: Grang Vs Gracie 2
Date: Sep 04, 2021 |
#R1#
Lloyd throws a hook but Kasai blocks it.
It looked like Kasai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kasai lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT#It looks like Jamal Lloyd has been cut.
Kasai defending well as Lloyd loads up on a big left hand.
Lloyd takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kasai looks to land a left hand but Lloyd moved out of range nicely.
Lloyd misses with a double jab.
Lloyd slips a jab and a cross from Kasai.
Kasai walks into a left hand.
Lloyd staying out of range there.
Lloyd moves to clinch but Kasai breaks away
and Kasai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Lloyd tries to clinch but Kasai moves away
and Lloyd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lloyd tries to clinch but Kasai moves away
and Kasai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lloyd throws a big shot that misses.
Kasai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lloyd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kasai throws a big counter combination but Lloyd scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kasai.
Lloyd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kasai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards. #T2#
Lloyd swings wildly with an uppercut but Kasai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lloyd working aggressively here.
A short right from Kasai.
Kasai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lloyd lands an elbow that stopped Kasai in his tracks for a moment.
Lloyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lloyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lloyd lands a left hand.
Kasai prevents a body shot from Lloyd.
Lloyd cracks Kasai with a nice body shot.
Lloyd misses with the head strike.
Lloyd takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Kasai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lloyd takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kasai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kasai counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Kasai throws a right hand that Lloyd ducks under and follows up with a left that Lloyd also avoids with ease.
Lloyd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lloyd throws a jab but it's blocked by Kasai.
Kasai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lloyd.
Kasai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lloyd defending well as Kasai loads up on a big left hand.
Lloyd tries to clinch up but Kasai circles away and keeps his distance.
Kasai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with an uppercut
and Kasai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Lloyd throws a body punch but Kasai moves out of range.
Kasai lands a two punch combo.
Kasai punishes Lloyd's body with a nice straight punch.
Lloyd lands with an overhand left.
Sloppy strikes from Kasai. Those never looked like landing.
Lloyd throws out a counter right but Kasai avoids it with no problem.
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!
Lloyd fails to land with a series of punches.
Kasai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lloyd throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kasai counters with a stiff right hand.
Kasai misses with a few strikes there.
Kasai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lloyd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keizo Kasai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamal Lloyd's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Danga de danga de dang - Kasai scores with a four punch combination!
Kasai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Kasai does no damage.
Lloyd misses with an uppercut
and Lloyd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lloyd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kasai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Lloyd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kasai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lloyd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Lloyd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kasai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lloyd's hands.#CL2#
Lloyd gets a clinch.
Kasai tries to land knees in the clinch but Lloyd avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kasai.
A short right from Kasai on the inside.
Lloyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lloyd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kasai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards. #ROC#Lloyd is rocked!
Kasai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lloyd is still on wobbly legs! Can Kasai finish him?
Lloyd throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kasai cracks Lloyd with a nice body shot.
Lloyd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kasai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lloyd is trying to stall.
Kasai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lloyd can do to turn this around?
Kasai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kasai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kasai lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lloyd to his knees! Kasai keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keizo Kasai!
In his post fight interview, Keizo Kasai started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
CTFA 9: Mitchel Vs Neich
Date: Aug 06, 2021 |
#R1#
Lloyd scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lee has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.#TD2#
Lloyd tries to sprawl but Lee drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lloyd manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lee keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Lloyd avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lloyd lands an elbow inside. #CUT#It looks like Brodie Lee has been cut.
Lloyd has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lloyd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lloyd works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Lloyd.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lloyd avoiding damage.
Lloyd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lloyd lands with a right to the head. #T1#
Lloyd lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lloyd.
Lloyd stalling in the clinch.
Lloyd lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lloyd lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lloyd.
Lloyd blocks an uppercut.
Lloyd lands with a left to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lloyd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lloyd prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lloyd.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Lloyd improves position.
Still in the clinch, Lloyd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T2#
Lee is trying to push Lloyd away but Lloyd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lloyd lands an elbow inside.
Lloyd lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lloyd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lloyd.
I was talking to Lloyd's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lloyd controlling the action here for a moment.
Lloyd lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lloyd lands a body shot.
A short right from Lloyd on the inside.
Lloyd lands with a short shot to the head.
Lloyd scores with a hook to the body.
Lee looks winded!
Lloyd stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lloyd presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lloyd lands a nice uppercut.
Lloyd lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye. #T3#
Lloyd lands with a right to the head.
Lloyd comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A left hand lands to the body for Lloyd.
Lloyd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lloyd pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lloyd lands a shot to the body.
Lloyd digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lloyd presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Lloyd.
Lloyd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lloyd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lloyd.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Lloyd.
Lloyd lands a nice uppercut.
Lloyd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike.
Lloyd lands with a left to the head.
Lee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jamal Lloyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brodie Lee.#T4#
Lloyd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lloyd lands an uppercut.
Lloyd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lloyd scores with a shoulder strike.
Lloyd gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #ROC#Lee is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Lloyd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Lloyd finish him?
Lloyd creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lee's defenses.
Lloyd lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lloyd lands an elbow inside.
Lloyd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lee.
A short uppercut from Lloyd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lloyd cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Lloyd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Lloyd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Lloyd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brodie Lee's cut.
That's time! Lloyd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Lloyd drops Lee with a naaaaasty hook - Lee is in real trouble here! Lloyd dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamal Lloyd!
A very excited looking Jamal Lloyd made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
CTFA 8: Kasai VS Mitchel
Date: Jul 07, 2021 |
#R1#
Neich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lloyd counters with a straight right hand.
Neich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Neich throws a jab when Lloyd was well out of range.
Neich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lloyd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lloyd moves away.
Lloyd moves in looking to clinch but Neich pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Neich misses.
Lloyd is looking to clinch.
Nice jab there from Neich.
Neich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lloyd on the side of the head.
Neich lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Neich connects with a single shot there.
Neich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lloyd momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Neich misses the target.
Neich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lloyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Neich.
Lloyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Neich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#KD#
and Lloyd counters with a crisp one two that drops Neich! Lloyd thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Neich to his feet! Neich is in big trouble!#ROC#Neich is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lloyd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neich is still on wobbly legs! Can Lloyd finish him?
Neich takes a swing at Lloyd's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lloyd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Neich seems to have recovered his senses.
Neich throws a body shot but no joy. #CL#
Lloyd forces Neich back against the cage and clinches.
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
Neich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neich misses with a series of wild punches.
Neich scores with a decent looking hook.
Neich lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Neich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T2#
Lloyd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Neich cracks Lloyd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Neich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lloyd avoids the body shot from Neich.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neich misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Lloyd misses the target.
Neich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lloyd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lloyd is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Neich.
Lloyd is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from Neich. #T3#
Neich slips a jab from Lloyd.
Neich misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Lloyd misses its target.
Neich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neich lands with a nice body punch.
Neich swats away the attempt to clinch by Lloyd.
As Lloyd backs off Neich throws a huge counter combo but Lloyd manages to avoid it all.
Neich lands with a right hand.
Neich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lloyd avoids the body shot from Neich.
Lloyd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Neich with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T4#
Neich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Neich misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Lloyd misses the target.
Neich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lloyd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lloyd is looking to clinch but Neich is avoiding it.
Neich throws a jab but it's blocked by Lloyd.
Neich looks to land a right hand but Lloyd moved out of range.
Neich misses with a hook to the body
and Lloyd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neich jabs Lloyd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neich lands an overhand right.
A big right from Neich misses.
Neich looks to score with a jab to the body but Lloyd is just out of range.
Lloyd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Neich dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neich let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Neich throws an overhand right that lands on Lloyd's shoulder, as Lloyd tries to avoid the shot.
Lloyd swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Neich looks to score with a jab to the body but Lloyd is just out of range.
It looked like Lloyd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Neich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lloyd swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lloyd is looking to clinch but Neich is avoiding it.
Neich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Lloyd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neich.
Lester Neich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lloyd tries to clinch there but Neich circles away.
Neich catches Lloyd with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd tries to clinch there but Neich circles away.
Neich throws out a counter right but Lloyd avoids it with no problem.
Neich tests Lloyd's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Neich missing with a left hand there. Lloyd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lloyd tries to clinch up.#T1#
Neich feints a jab promting Lloyd to slip. Neich then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lloyd slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lloyd dodges the punch combination from Neich.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lloyd wants to clinch up but Neich keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot by Neich.
Nice defenses there by Lloyd.
A left and a right from Neich both land. Nice combination. #CL#
Lloyd rushes Neich and presses him up against the cage.
Neich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neich lands a shot to the body.
Neich avoids a wild elbow strike from Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Neich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T2#
Neich works the jab nicely.
Neich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neich throws a one two combo.
Good shot there by Lloyd.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch but Neich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Neich's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Neich stuns Lloyd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab from Neich.#CL#
Lloyd gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lloyd tries to stall but Neich uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lloyd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neich backwards.
Lloyd wants to stall.
Lloyd pushes Neich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with some punches.
#T3##BC2#
Neich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lloyd.
A quick step to the side and Lloyd tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neich throws a lazy uppercut
and Lloyd counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Neich does no damage.
Neich missing with a left hand there. Lloyd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lloyd misses the shot to the body.
Lloyd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Neich misses.
Neich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lloyd walks into a stiff left hand from Neich.
Neich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lloyd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lloyd blocks a jab.
Lloyd appears to be looking for a big counter.#T4#
Lloyd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Lloyd misses its target.
Neich throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Lloyd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Neich lands with a good body shot.
Neich swats away the attempt to clinch by Lloyd.
Neich throws an off balance right hand
and Lloyd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Neich throws a right hand that Lloyd ducks under and follows up with a left that Lloyd also avoids with ease.
Lloyd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lloyd walks into a jab.
Lloyd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Neich in his tracks. #CUT#It looks like Lester Neich has been cut.
Neich throws a right and a left that Lloyd avoids nicely.
Lloyd seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Neich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lester Neich's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Neich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lloyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Neich.
Lloyd slips under a jab from Neich.
It looked like Lloyd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Neich takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Neich lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheers as Neich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lloyd doesn't seem phased though.
Lester Neich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Neich.
Lloyd avoids the body shot from Neich.
Neich keeps the fight on the outside.
Lloyd defending well as Neich loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neich misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lloyd counters with a series of strikes. Neich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Neich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lloyd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Neich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lloyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Lloyd was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neich lands a jab to the head.
#T1#
A lazy left from Neich finds it's target.
Neich lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lloyd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lloyd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neich throws a looping overhand right but Lloyd ducks down to avoid it.
Neich throws a lazy right hand but Lloyd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Neich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lloyd counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Neich.
Lloyd is looking to counter punch.
Lloyd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#CL#
Lloyd gets a clinch.
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lloyd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T2#
Lloyd lands a left hand.
#BC2#
Neich breaks the clinch.
Neich throws a body punch but Lloyd moves out of range.
Neich slips a jab from Lloyd.
A nice side step and Neich releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Neich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lloyd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Neich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lloyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Neich.
Lloyd throwing a counter right hand but Neich manages to avoid it.
Neich misses with a hook. Lloyd ducked under it nicely.
Neich throws a lazy right hand but Lloyd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Neich jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Neich swats away the attempt to clinch by Lloyd.#T3#
Lloyd tries to clinch but Neich is having none of it.
Lloyd ducks right into an uppercut from Neich.
Lloyd works the jab nicely.
Neich misses with a body shot.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch but Neich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice side step and Neich releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Neich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Neich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Neich throws a hook to the side of Lloyd's head but Lloyd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lloyd is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Neich misses with an uppercut.
Neich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lloyd throwing a counter right hand but Neich manages to avoid it.
Lloyd takes one to the side of the head.
Lloyd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Neich is looking to break free of the clinch but Lloyd has double underhooks.
Lloyd trying to control the position but instead, Neich has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lloyd into the cage.
Lloyd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lloyd pushes Neich back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Neich fails to land.
Neich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neich swings wildly with an uppercut but Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lloyd lands a body shot.
Neich is trying to push Lloyd away but Lloyd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lloyd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neich backwards.
Neich tries to work over Lloyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lloyd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jamal Lloyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lloyd has a couple of punches blocked by Neich.
#BC2#
Neich manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Neich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Neich winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Neich!
Lester Neich really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Knock Out Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
Blood & Bone A&E 9901
Date: Jun 15, 2021 |
#R1#
Scriven with a jab.#CUT#It looks like Jamal Lloyd has been cut.
Scriven connects with a right hand. Lloyd shakes it off.
Lloyd tries to clinch there but Scriven circles away.
Scriven looks to land a combination but Lloyd avoids it well.
Lloyd with a hook.
Scriven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scriven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lloyd circles away quickly and effectively.
Scriven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lloyd darts in trying to clinch
and Scriven counters with a nice body shot.
Lloyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scriven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lloyd lands with a right that hurts Scriven. Scriven looks to clinch but Lloyd throws a short knee that drops Scriven. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jamal Lloyd! Jamal Lloyd retains his featherweight title!
Jamal Lloyd 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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Event:
More Blood A&E 20
Date: May 31, 2021 |
#R1#
Lloyd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Beau Scriven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick lands for Scriven.
Lloyd checks a low kick from Scriven.
Scriven throws a nice head kick!
#CUT#It looks like Jamal Lloyd has been cut.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scriven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scriven throws a body shot but no joy.
Scriven tries to land a front kick but Lloyd steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scriven really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#TD#
Lloyd gets caught napping as Scriven dives in and scores a takedown. Lloyd manages to retain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scriven lands a couple of digs.
Scriven chips away with some ground and pound.
Lloyd is looking to stand up but Scriven isn't so interested in that idea.
Scriven throwing strikes but missing.
Lloyd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Scriven lands a couple of elbows.
Scriven connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Lloyd had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Scriven defends it easily.
Lloyd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Scriven throws a big right hand that misses.
Lloyd working a defensive guard here.
Scriven throws a strike but Lloyd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Lloyd won't allow Scriven to get back to his feet. #SU2#
Lloyd gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL2#
Lloyd has Scriven up against the cage in a clinch.
Scriven is trying to push Lloyd away but Lloyd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Lloyd.
#T2##BC#
Scriven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scriven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scriven fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lloyd checks it well.
Scriven tries a low kick but Lloyd avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Lloyd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lloyd tries to clinch but Scriven is having none of it.
Lloyd avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice side step and Lloyd releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Scriven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scriven misses with a series of wild punches.
Scriven is breathing heavily.
Lloyd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scriven tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lloyd is able to avoid easily.
Scriven misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lloyd! But no joy.#T3#
Lloyd thuds his right hand into Scriven's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scriven misses with a two punch combination.
#CL2#
Lloyd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Scriven, pushing him back against the cage.
Lloyd throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lloyd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scriven is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Scriven's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Scriven manages to break the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Scriven.
Lloyd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scriven.
Scriven shoots in for a takedown but Lloyd shows good takedown defense.
Scriven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lloyd circles away quickly and effectively.
Scriven misses with a body punch
#KD2#
and Lloyd counters with a nice right hand that sends Scriven toppling to the canvas! Scriven scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lloyd finish him?!#ROC2#Scriven is rocked!
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!
Scriven glances at the clock... BAM! Lloyd nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Scriven crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Scriven is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamal Lloyd!
Jamal Lloyd is the new featherweight champion!
Jamal Lloyd 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:
Back in Blood Prelims
Date: Apr 28, 2021 |
#R1#
Dracovic fails to land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Dracovic. #CUT2#It looks like Jamal Lloyd has been cut.
A combination from Dracovic does no damage.
Lloyd went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lloyd blocks a head kick by Dracovic.
Dracovic misses with a double jab
and Lloyd counters with a straight right hand.
Dracovic misses with a double jab
and Lloyd counters with a nice body shot.
Dracovic misses with a double jab
and Lloyd counters with a big right hand! Oh Dracovic is in trouble here! Lloyd follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamal Lloyd!
A relieved looking Jamal Lloyd 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:
Byzantium 34
Date: Mar 20, 2021 |
#R1#
Lloyd lands an overhand right.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick
and Lloyd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lloyd fails in his attempt to clinch. #KD#
Lloyd lands a big uppercut and Williams crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Williams looks OK. Lloyd waves Williams back to his feet!#ROC#Williams is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lloyd tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Lloyd finish him?
Lloyd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#CL#
Lloyd closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Lloyd avoiding damage.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams is trying to push Lloyd away but Lloyd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lloyd throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Williams looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lloyd manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Lloyd controls from within his opponent's guard. #T1#
Williams keeping moving, preventing Lloyd from controlling successfully.
Williams wants to control but Lloyd passes easily into half guard.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Lloyd has control of the leg.
Lloyd tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #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.
Lloyd with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #ES2#
Williams manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Williams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lloyd sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Williams somewhat.
Lloyd wants to clinch.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt. #T3#
Williams with a poor takedown
and Lloyd counters with a right hand to the body.
Jamal Lloyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Williams.#TD2#
Williams looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lloyd looking to control.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lloyd wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Williams is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lloyd wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
#T4#
Williams takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Williams looks to land a strike but Lloyd avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Williams sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lloyd looking to control.
Lloyd being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lloyd trying to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Lloyd dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Williams with a poor takedown
and Lloyd counters with a three punch combo that has Williams backing up. Williams nods at Lloyd to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams tries for a takedown but Lloyd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lloyd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jamal Lloyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Williams.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Lloyd tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lloyd manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lloyd throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Williams misses with a takedown attempt
and Lloyd counters with a straight right hand.
Lloyd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lloyd takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lloyd tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Lloyd sets himself, and Williams steps forward looking for the clinch! Lloyd avoids it this time.
Jamal Lloyd is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt #KD#
and Lloyd counters with a nice right hand that sends Williams toppling to the canvas! Williams scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lloyd finish him?!
Joe Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lloyd wobbles Williams with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Lloyd dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Williams to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jamal Lloyd!
Jamal Lloyd 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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Event:
Byzantium 29
Date: Feb 14, 2021 |
#R1#
Lloyd connects with a body shot.#CL#
Lloyd has closed the distance and engaged Stephenson in a clinch.
Lloyd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lloyd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stephenson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lloyd just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD2#
Stephenson pulls Lloyd into guard.
Lloyd wants to control from the top but Stephenson keeps moving.
Lloyd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stephenson is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Stephenson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd trying to control but Stephenson is working from the bottom. #T1#
Lloyd looking to pass the guard.
Lloyd is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lloyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Stephenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lloyd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stephenson 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.
Jamal Lloyd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#CL#
Lloyd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Lloyd on the inside.
Lloyd lands an elbow just above Stephenson 's eye.
Lloyd is pressed up against the cage. Stephenson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lloyd down to the mat. Lloyd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stephenson looks winded!#CL#
Stephenson tries to keep at a distance but Lloyd has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stephenson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lloyd creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stephenson's defenses.
Lloyd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stephenson backwards.
Lloyd lands with a light punch inside.
Lloyd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lloyd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Lloyd.
Lloyd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Lloyd.
Lloyd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike.
Lloyd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stephensons head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lloyd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lloyd.
Lloyd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stephenson.
Lloyd is leaning against Stephenson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lloyd lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Landry Stephenson has been cut.
Lloyd lands an elbow just above Stephenson 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lloyd.
Lloyd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stephenson backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Lloyd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lloyd lands a damaging elbow. #ROC#Stephenson is rocked!
Lloyd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stephenson backwards.
Stephenson is still on wobbly legs! Can Lloyd finish him?
Lloyd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stephensons head.
Nice body punch from Lloyd.
Lloyd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lloyd lands with a left to the head. #T4#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lloyd lands a hook that snaps the head of Stephenson backwards.
Lloyd pushes Stephenson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lloyd.
Lloyd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stephenson or not.
Lloyd comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lloyd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stephenson backwards.
Lloyd pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Stephenson! Lloyd unloads with more strikes and Stephenson sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamal Lloyd!
An out of breath Jamal Lloyd thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
Dominance XVI
Date: Dec 08, 2020 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Ichika shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lloyd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ichika will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lloyd! But no joy.#TD#
Ichika closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lloyd's guard.
Ichika's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichika passes Lloyd's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Ichika looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ichika is trying to control the action in half guard but Lloyd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T1##SUB#
Ichika is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lloyd has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ichika trying to control the action but Lloyd is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Ichika is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB#
Ichika is trying to work for a kimura but Lloyd is defending well.
#SUB#
Ichika is looking for a kimura but Lloyd is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ichika to get the leverage. #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.
Lloyd wants to control but Ichika is keeping busy.
#SUB#
Ichika is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ichika is trying to control. Lloyd wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Ichika wants to work for an arm triangle but Lloyd is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
Ichika is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Ichika seems to be looking for submissions.
Lloyd has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ichika is working away from the top position though.#T3#
Lloyd looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ichika is trying to control the action in half guard but Lloyd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ichika stalling away here and it's allowed Lloyd to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ichika trying to control the position from guard on top but Lloyd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ichika is looking to advance position but Lloyd has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
Ichika regains half guard.
Lloyd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lloyd throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've been informed that Lloyd has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lloyd looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T4#
Ichika tries to roll over but Lloyd keeps him under control.
Lloyd trying to control from Ichika's half guard. Ichika has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lloyd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Lloyd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
Lloyd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ichika is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lloyd looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Minato Ichika dominated that round.
That's time! Ichika's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Nice sprawl there from Lloyd as Ichika shoots in.
It seemed like Lloyd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lloyd stuffs the takedown.
Ichika will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lloyd throws out a counter right but Ichika avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minato Ichika. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ichika shoots for a takedown but Lloyd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A nice side step and Lloyd releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichika fails with the takedown.#T1#
Ichika shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lloyd as he jumps to the side.
It seemed like Lloyd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ichika looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Ichika bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#T2#
Lloyd is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ichika has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ichika slows the pace down.
Ichika working away.
Lloyd is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Ichika tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ichika has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lloyd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ichika. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lloyd is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ichika taking a breather here.
Lloyd is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T3##SUB#
Ichika is trying to get an arm triangle but Lloyd is defending well.
Lloyd is trying to improve his position.
Ichika trying to control the position but Lloyd is working away. #SUB#
Ichika working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ichika working away.#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.#SUB#
Ichika is trying to get an arm triangle but Lloyd is defending well.
Lloyd wants to control but Ichika postures up.
Lloyd is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Ichika wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lloyd, who protects the arm well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Ichika is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lloyd knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ichika trying to control the position but Lloyd is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Minato Ichika 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Horrible takedown attempt by Ichika or perhaps it was just good defense by Lloyd, which made it look bad.
Lloyd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ichika misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lloyd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichika with a poor takedown
and Lloyd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minato Ichika. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Ichika has a takedown stuffed.
A nice side step and Lloyd releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ichika shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lloyd as he avoids it easily.
Ichika shoots for a takedown but Lloyd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lloyd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#TD#
Ichika closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lloyd's guard.#T2#
Ichika trying to control but Lloyd is working from the bottom.
Lloyd throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ichika stays in close to Lloyd's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
Lloyd is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ichika defends well.#SUB#
Ichika is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ichika stands and throws Lloyd's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lloyd is trying to control Ichika's posture but Ichika avoids it. #T3#
Lloyd is looking to reverse the position.#SUB#
Ichika is trying to get an arm triangle but Lloyd is defending well.
Lloyd is not content to let Ichika control the position.
Ichika is really struggling to control Lloyd but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lloyd is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ichika asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lloyd is trying to control Ichika's posture but Ichika avoids it.
Ichika taking a break here but Lloyd is having none of it and regains half guard. #SUB#
Ichika is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Minato Ichika overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ichika is controlling the pace.
Jamal Lloyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minato Ichika is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Ichika seems to be looking for submissions.
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 Minato Ichika.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ichika, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minato Ichika!
Our winner, Minato Ichika, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
WPFA XLII: Estili vs Bleak
Date: Nov 13, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Sticky closes the distance and pushes Lloyd back into the cage.
Lloyd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sticky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lloyd walks away with a smile on his face. Sticky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sticky misses with a takedown attempt - Lloyd sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lloyd throws a big counter combination but Sticky scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sticky misses with a straight left.
Lloyd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Sticky clinches with his opponent.
Lloyd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike.
Sticky trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Lloyd.
Lloyd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sticky's efforts to push away.
Lloyd stalling in the clinch but Sticky improves position.
Lloyd lands a body punch.
Lloyd lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T1#
Lloyd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sticky backwards.
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike.
Lloyd pushes Sticky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sticky has had enough of the clinch but Lloyd keeps him there for the moment.
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lloyd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lloyd lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lloyd scores with a shot to the side of Sticky's head. #BC2#
Sticky breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the body from Sticky misses #KD#
and Lloyd counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sticky! Lloyd lets Sticky back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Sticky is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Sticky takes the fight into the clinch.
Sticky jumps guard but Lloyd stands there with Sticky around his waist. Sticky gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jamal Lloyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Sticky.
Lloyd lands a left hand.
Sticky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sticky is still on wobbly legs! Can Lloyd finish him?
A short left from Lloyd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lloyd as Sticky tries to tie him up.
Lloyd looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
Sticky is trying to break the clinch but Lloyd is controlling him.
Lloyd lands a body punch.
Lloyd lands an elbow just above Sticky 's eye.
Lloyd throws a big uppercut that drops Sticky! More strikes from Lloyd and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sticky lies dazed against the cage as Lloyd celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamal Lloyd!
After winning the bout, Jamal Lloyd thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
WPFA XXXVIX: Cristos vs Bassol
Date: Oct 23, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Lloyd tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lloyd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lloyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lloyd tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Lloyd back against the cage.
Lloyd scores with a hook to the body.
Lloyd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lloyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lloyd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Lloyd misses with the head strike.
Lloyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Lloyd.
A head punch on the inside from Lloyd fails to land. #T1#
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lloyd.
A short uppercut from Lloyd.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lloyd has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lloyd has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson tries to break free but Lloyd pushes him back against the cage.
Lloyd struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Lloyd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lloyd has him pressed against the cage.
Lloyd tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lloyd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lloyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Lloyd looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Lloyd, against the cage.
Lloyd has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Lloyd has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Lloyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lloyd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lloyd slows down the pace here.
Lloyd working aggressively here.
Lloyd stalling.
Lloyd tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lloyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lloyd lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off. #T3#
Lloyd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Lloyd lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lloyd throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lloyd.
Johnson gets through Lloyd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lloyd tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lloyd working aggressively here.
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Lloyd.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Lloyd has double underhooks. #T4#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lloyd takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Lloyd, against the cage.
Lloyd misses with some punches.
Lloyd has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lloyd lands a shot to the body.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Lloyd has him pressed against the cage.
Lloyd misses with some punches.
Lloyd can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Lloyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Lloyd.
Johnson letting Lloyd take a breather here.
Lloyd misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Lloyd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Johnson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT#It looks like Jamal Lloyd has been cut.
Lloyd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
#KD#
Johnson sends Lloyd crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johnson is motioning to the referee to let Lloyd up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Lloyd is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lloyd wants to clinch
and Johnson rattles Lloyd with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Lloyd tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Johnson dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Lloyd stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Elliot Johnson!
Elliot Johnson got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!' |
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Event:
WPFA XXXV: Lors vs Bjoergen
Date: Sep 24, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd tries to clinch up but Brajgel circles away and keeps his distance.
Brajgel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
Lloyd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brajgel, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brajgel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brajgel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lloyd walks away with a smile on his face. Brajgel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Brajgel instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Lloyd.
Lloyd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Lloyd - that landed with a thud.
Lloyd with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lloyd lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lloyd gets through Brajgel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brajgel wants a takedown.
Lloyd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lloyd misses with a punch on the inside.
#T1#
With the fighters up against the cage, Brajgel throws an elbow but misses.
Brajgel misses with the head strike.
Brajgel wants to get back to striking at distance but Lloyd won't allow it.
Lloyd presses Brajgel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brajgel is breathing heavily.
Brajgel is looking to control Lloyd's arms but Lloyd gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brajgel has his back to the cage.
Brajgel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brajgel jumps guard but Lloyd stands there with Brajgel around his waist. Brajgel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Brajgel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Lloyd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lloyd.
Brajgel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lloyd is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lloyd presses Brajgel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lloyd told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Lloyd stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lloyd pushes Brajgel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lloyd lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lloyd.
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lloyd presses Brajgel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Our sources have told us that Brajgel has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Lloyd lands an elbow inside that Brajgel shrugs off. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brajgel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lloyd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brajgel takes a shot to the head.
Lloyd lands with a left to the head.
Lloyd lands a nice elbow.
Lloyd is working Brajgel over against the cage.
Lloyd's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brajgel is trying to pull guard but Lloyd turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lloyd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lloyd digs a right hand underneath Brajgel's ribcage. Brajgel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lloyd misses with a knee to the head.
Lloyd stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brajgel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lloyd has him pressed against the cage.
Lloyd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Come on Lloyd - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lloyd lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T3#
Brajgel takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Lloyd on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lloyd.
Lloyd lands a nice shot to the body.
Lloyd slows down the pace here.
Lloyd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Lloyd - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lloyd.
Lloyd lands a left hand.
Lloyd scores with a shot to the side of Brajgel's head.
Lloyd pushes Brajgel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lloyd will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brajgel up against the cage.
Lloyd lands with a left to the head. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lloyd lands with a right to the head.
Lloyd is working Brajgel over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Lloyd.
Lloyd digs a right hand into Brajgel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brajgel's gas tank.
Nice elbow from Lloyd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lloyd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lloyd lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Lloyd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lloyd.
A nice left hand lands by Lloyd.
Lloyd is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lloyd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brajgel backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lloyd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Lloyd.
Lloyd lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Lloyd dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Lloyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brajgel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lloyd wants to clinch.
Lloyd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Lloyd clinches up with Brajgel and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Lloyd.
Brajgel takes an elbow to the temple.
Lloyd scores with a shoulder strike.
Lloyd prevents the takedown attempt.
Lloyd works on Brajgel's body with a couple of short punches.
Brajgel tries to pull guard but Lloyd holds him up against the cage and eventually Brajgel drops back down to his feet.
#T1#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stalling in the clinch from Lloyd.
Brajgel misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lloyd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brajgel or not.
Lloyd scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Lloyd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lloyd takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short body shot lands from Lloyd as the two fighters clinch.
Jamal Lloyd seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lloyd lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Lloyd.
Lloyd taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Lloyd.
Lloyd comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lloyd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lloyd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brajgel.
Lloyd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lloyd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lloyd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC2#Brajgel is rocked!
Lloyd scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Brajgel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lloyd.
Still in the clinch, Lloyd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lloyd throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lloyd pushes Brajgel against the cage. Lloyd is working some dirty boxing. Lloyd pushes off with a quick right hook! Brajgel goes down! Brajgel tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lloyd moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamal Lloyd!
Jamal Lloyd thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Ash Pres: Biden vs. Fitzgerald
Date: Aug 23, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lloyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Lloyd pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Lloyd.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lloyd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lloyd tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lloyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lloyd has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lloyd lands a left hand.
#BC2#
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Lloyd moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lloyd.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Lloyd is controlling him.#T1#
Lloyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries to circle away but Lloyd has him pinned against the cage.
Lloyd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Lloyd keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lloyd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lloyd struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson tries to break free but Lloyd pushes him back against the cage.
Lloyd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lloyd seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Johnson can turn it around.
Lloyd prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Lloyd.
Lloyd tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lloyd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Lloyd has been working on his elbows in the gym.#T2#
Lloyd lands a nice uppercut.
Lloyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lloyd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lloyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lloyd pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lloyd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lloyd lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lloyd.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lloyd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lloyd misses with a punch to the body.
Lloyd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3#
Lloyd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Lloyd working aggressively here.
Lloyd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Lloyd has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lloyd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
A short right from Lloyd on the inside.
Lloyd stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lloyd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lloyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson is trying to break free.#T4#
Lloyd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson is trying to push Lloyd away but Lloyd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lloyd swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lloyd won't allow it.
Lloyd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lloyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson is trying to push Lloyd away but Lloyd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lloyd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Lloyd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lloyd struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Lloyd 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#
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lloyd.
Lloyd seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lloyd tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Lloyd defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand. #CL#
Lloyd moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Lloyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lloyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Lloyd is controlling him.
Lloyd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Jamal Lloyd has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Lloyd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lloyd throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Lloyd tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Lloyd just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Lloyd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Lloyd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lloyd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lloyd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lloyd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lloyd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lloyd stalling.
Lloyd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Lloyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Johnson throws a series of punches but Lloyd moves out of range.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lloyd's head backwards.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lloyd's hands.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson tests Lloyd's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT2#It looks like Jamal Lloyd has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson punishes Lloyd's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lloyd.
Johnson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson lands a nice shot that snaps Lloyd's head back.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lloyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Lloyd tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Lloyd tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Johnson forces Lloyd back against the cage and clinches.
Lloyd tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lloyd misses with some punches.
Lloyd misses with some punches.
Lloyd tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
#BC2#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lloyd.
It looked like Lloyd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lloyd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lloyd tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target. #T4#
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lloyd.
Lloyd tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson misses with a hook.#CL#
Lloyd has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Lloyd lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lloyd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lloyd working aggressively here.
Lloyd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lloyd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lloyd holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamal Lloyd's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Lloyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lloyd catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#CL#
Lloyd drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Lloyd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lloyd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lloyd tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Lloyd back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Lloyd misses with some punches.
Lloyd pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lloyd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards. #BC2#
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Elliot Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Lloyd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jamal Lloyd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lloyd slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Lloyd moves forwards but Johnson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lloyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lloyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lloyd is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Lloyd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T2#
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lloyd moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Elliot Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Johnson.#ROC2#Lloyd is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Johnson drives through and clinches with Lloyd against the cage.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lloyd has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Lloyd has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Lloyd lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lloyd.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Lloyd has the dominant position.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Lloyd is controlling the position. #BC2#
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T3#
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL2#
Johnson forces Lloyd back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lloyd misses with a body punch.
Lloyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lloyd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lloyd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lloyd tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Lloyd back against the cage.
Lloyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4#
Lloyd tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lloyd working aggressively here.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Lloyd has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Lloyd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lloyd is struggling to control the position.
Lloyd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lloyd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lloyd tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Lloyd back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lloyd fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Lloyd.
Lloyd scores with a shoulder strike.
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 Jamal Lloyd.
I think Lloyd 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Lloyd!
An out of breath Jamal Lloyd thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
A&E: Rising Stars II
Date: Jun 28, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd throws a combination that misses
and Jung Min makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jung Min lunges at Lloyd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lloyd's hand. #CUT2#It looks like Jamal Lloyd has been cut.
We've been told by Lloyd's head coaches at Don Tony’s Fight Club & Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lloyd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jung Min lands with a straight right. Lloyd didn't see that one coming.
Jung Min works Lloyd's body with a nice hook.
Jung Min getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jung Min fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jung Min lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jung Min thuds a left hand into Lloyd's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung Min lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lloyd circles away quickly and effectively.
Jung Min lands a nice hook to Lloyd's body. Lloyd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jung Min connects with a crisp jab.
Jung Min lands with a shot to the body.
Lloyd takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T1#
Nice shot by Jung Min.
Jung Min scores with a nice head shot.
Jung Min lands with a good body shot.
Lloyd is looking to clinch but Jung Min is avoiding it.
Lloyd wants to clinch
and Jung Min counters with a right hand to the body.
Ogum Jung Min seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Lloyd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jung Min scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lloyd tries to clinch up but Jung Min circles away and keeps his distance.
Jung Min looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lloyd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lloyd is breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Jung Min. Beautiful body shot.
Jung Min scores with a hook.#ROC2#Lloyd is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jung Min throws a shot to the body.
Oh Lloyd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jung Min cracks Lloyd with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Lloyd tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Jung Min pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Lloyd is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ogum Jung Min! |
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Event:
A&E's MARQUEE 1: The Beginning
Date: Jun 01, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Betts circles away quickly and effectively.
Lloyd tries to clinch but Betts moves out of range. #CL#
Lloyd clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Lloyd fails to land.
Lloyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC#
Lloyd breaks from the clinch.
Betts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lloyd defends well and Betts ends up having to push Lloyd into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Betts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Betts is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Betts fails to land the takedown.
It looked like Lloyd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#TD2#
Betts scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#T1#
Lloyd wants to control but Betts postures up.
Betts moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Betts advances to mount.
Betts controlling from mount.
Lloyd tries to hold on but Betts pushes him away.
Lloyd keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Betts looking to control and managing it successfully. #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.
Lloyd is trying to escape the mount.
Betts sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T3#
Lloyd is desperately trying to improve his position but Betts has a good base and remains in mount.
Betts controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lloyd is desperately trying to improve his position but Betts has a good base and remains in mount.#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.
Betts controlling the position easily from mount.
Lloyd tries to reverse the position but Betts maintains control.#SUB2#
Betts is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lloyd has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Betts sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Betts dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL2#
Betts closes the distance and clinches.
Betts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Lloyd breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Betts gets a clinch. #BC2#
Betts breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Betts gets a clinch.
Lloyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Betts is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lloyd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Betts backwards. #BC#
Lloyd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Betts 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.
Lloyd throws a body punch but Betts moves out of range. #T1#
A nice combination there by Betts.
Jab by Betts.
Betts throws a right and a left that Lloyd avoids nicely. #CL2#
Betts closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Betts breaks the clinch.
#TD2#
Betts gets a double leg takedown into Lloyd's guard.
Betts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SU2#
Betts stands up from Lloyd's guard - Betts perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lloyd with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lloyd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Betts is looking to score with low kicks.
Lloyd appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lloyd tries to clinch up but Betts circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
Betts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lloyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Betts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lloyd moves in looking to clinch but Betts pushes him off.#CL2#
Betts rushes Lloyd and presses him up against the cage.
Lloyd misses with some punches.
Betts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lloyd is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Betts.
A head punch on the inside from Lloyd fails to land. #BC2#
Betts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Betts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Betts doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Lloyd counter with a right hand.
Betts is breathing heavily.
Lloyd is looking to clinch.
Betts tries to counter with a clinch but Lloyd shakes him off and moves away.#T3#
Lloyd cracks a nice hook into Betts's ribs.
Betts swats away the attempt to clinch by Lloyd.
Betts closes the distance and clinches up with Lloyd, looking for a takedown. Betts pushes Lloyd against the cage but Lloyd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jamal Lloyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Betts.#CL2#
Betts gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lloyd pushes Betts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Betts prevents a body shot from Lloyd.
Betts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lloyd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Betts backwards. #BC#
Lloyd breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lloyd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Betts swats away the attempt to clinch by Lloyd.
Betts unleashes a big counter combination but Lloyd bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T4#
Lloyd tries to clinch but Betts moves out of range.
Lloyd closes the distance looking to clinch
and Betts counters with a nice leg kick.
Betts looks to land a combination but Lloyd avoids it well.
Betts fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL#
Lloyd clinches up against the cage.
Betts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lloyd holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Betts 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 eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Betts keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Betts.
Betts throws a series of punches but Lloyd avoids them all with ease. #CL2#
Betts pushes Lloyd up against the cage in a clinch.
Betts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lloyd misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Betts breaks from the clinch.
Betts fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#T1#
Betts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lloyd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lloyd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Betts shoots in but no luck this time.
Jamal Lloyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Betts.
Betts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Betts keeps the fight on the outside.
Lloyd tests Betts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Betts swats away the attempt to clinch by Lloyd.
Lloyd tries to clinch but Betts is having none of it.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Betts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lloyd tries to clinch up but Betts circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
Lloyd takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Betts lands a nice shot to the body.
Betts tries for a takedown but Lloyd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lloyd wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#TD2#
Betts looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lloyd!#ES#
Lloyd explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lloyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Lloyd has Betts up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lloyd.#T3#
Lloyd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Betts's elbow.
Betts takes a shot to the head.
Lloyd pushes Betts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lloyd misses with a punch to the body.
Betts taking a breather.
Lloyd throws a punch but it's blocked by Betts.
Lloyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brad Betts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Lloyd fails to land.
Lloyd taking a breather.
Lloyd cracks Betts with a nice body shot.
Lloyd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Betts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lloyd throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Lloyd working aggressively here.
#BC#
Lloyd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Betts keeps the fight on the outside.
Betts circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Betts does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Betts lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lloyd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lloyd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Lloyd misses the target.
Lloyd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Betts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lloyd throws a combination. Betts tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lloyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Betts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Betts dives in for a single leg takedown but Lloyd sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lloyd doesn't manage to clinch there - Betts circles away.
Jamal Lloyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lloyd is looking to clinch but Betts is avoiding it.
Betts tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Lloyd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Betts has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Betts!
Brad Betts spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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