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Event:
GAMMA#1052 Super v Wrecks
Date: Apr 06, 2024 |
#R1#
A big right from Abarai misses.
Renji Abarai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Abarai.
A slow jab from Tyberos misses its intended target.
Abarai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Abarai takes one to the side of the head.
Abarai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abarai misses with a low kick as Tyberos jumps back.
Tyberos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big left from Tyberos misses.
Tyberos slips a straight right by Abarai.
Tyberos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Abarai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tyberos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tyberos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abarai misses with a looping left.
Abarai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyberos ducks under a wild hook from Abarai.
Abarai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyberos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyberos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Abarai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Abarai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abarai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Tyberos misses.
Abarai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyberos misses the jab.
Abarai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Abarai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abarai.#TD2#
Tyberos feints and as Abarai raises his hands in defense, Tyberos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Abarai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1#
Tyberos throws a big right hand that misses.
Abarai managing to control the position.
Tyberos is looking to work some ground and pound but Abarai has wrist control.
Abarai is trying to keep Tyberos in close.
Tyberos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyberos advances to half guard.
Abarai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyberos.
Tyberos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tyberos thows a huge punch but Abarai dodges it nicely.
Abarai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tyberos.
Tyberos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T2#
Tyberos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abarai's head.
Tyberos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tyberos is nestled in close to Abarai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abarai wants to get back to his feet.
Abarai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tyberos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyberos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tyberos prevents Abarai from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyberos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abarai defending well though.
Tyberos is nestled in close to Abarai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tyberos misses with a head shot. Abarai uses the momentum to regain guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tyberos working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#T3#
Tyberos forces his way into half guard.
Abarai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tyberos throws a strike but Abarai avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tyberos throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyberos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyberos lands a couple of elbows.
Abarai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyberos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abarai is keeping the position for now.
Tyberos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Abarai keeping full guard, as Tyberos tries to pass. #T4#
Tyberos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyberos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyberos throws an elbow that misses. Abarai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tyberos's guard. Nice move by Abarai!#REVR#
Tyberos wants to sweep here but Abarai controlling him for the moment.
Tyberos is still trying to improve position.
Tyberos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tyberos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Abarai trying to hold on to Tyberos's head to control him but Tyberos postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReaperLord Tyberos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Abarai scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick from Abarai lands but Tyberos takes it in his stride.
Abarai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tyberos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyberos takes a swing at Abarai's ribcage but misses.
Abarai throws a head kick but Tyberos moves out of range.
Tyberos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyberos misses with a hook. Abarai ducked under it nicely.
Abarai throws a solid leg kick but Tyberos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abarai.
Tyberos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Abarai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tyberos misses with a hook.
Abarai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tyberos lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyberos connects with a body shot that sends Abarai's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyberos looks to throw the jab but Abarai is out of range.
Abarai connects with a leg kick.
Tyberos looks to score with a jab to the body but Abarai is just out of range.
Abarai throwing a counter right hand but Tyberos manages to avoid it.
A jab from Tyberos misses.
Tyberos throws a jab but it's blocked by Abarai.
Abarai dips to his left and cracks Tyberos with an uppercut!
Tyberos misses with a hook.#T1#
Tyberos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tyberos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyberos tries to clinch but Abarai moves out of range.
Abarai throwing a counter right hand but Tyberos manages to avoid it.
Tyberos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abarai. Abarai obviously looking to wear him down.
Abarai throws a leg kick that misses.
Abarai throws a jab when Tyberos was well out of range.
Tyberos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Abarai defends it well.
Tyberos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abarai.
Tyberos throws the left hand but Abarai avoids the punch easily.
Tyberos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abarai.
Abarai just misses with a punch to the body.
Abarai looks to land a left hand but Tyberos moved out of range nicely.
Renji Abarai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Abarai.
Tyberos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abarai.
Tyberos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tyberos moves away from the strike by Abarai.
Tyberos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Abarai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyberos.
Abarai misses with a low kick as Tyberos jumps back.
Abarai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyberos was well out of range. Poor timing from Abarai.
Abarai looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyberos is just out of range.
That kick from Abarai tenderised Tyberos's leg. Tyberos is trying to keep his angry face on.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abarai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyberos.
Tyberos looks to land a left hand but Abarai moved out of range nicely.
Abarai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyberos.
Abarai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tyberos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tyberos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abarai.
Tyberos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tyberos missing with a left hand there. Abarai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abarai moves away from the strike by Tyberos.
Tyberos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abarai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Abarai misses.
Tyberos lands a slapping body shot.
Abarai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tyberos with the counter takedown but Abarai avoids it easily.
Abarai scores with a decent looking hook.
Abarai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abarai digs a good hook to Tyberos's body.
Abarai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyberos.
Abarai misses with a body shot.
Tyberos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abarai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyberos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Abarai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T3#
Tyberos walks into a stiff left hand from Abarai.
Tyberos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#TD2#
Tyberos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Abarai looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Abarai bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#TD2#
Abarai gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tyberos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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!
Tyberos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abarai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abarai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyberos is looking to work some ground and pound but Abarai has wrist control.
Abarai has control of Tyberos's left arm, preventing Tyberos from doing any damage.
Tyberos throws a strike but Abarai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T4#
Abarai wants to stand but Tyberos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tyberos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abarai tries to stand but Tyberos is controlling from the bottom.
Tyberos wants to sweep here but Abarai controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyberos is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Abarai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyberos looking to sit in guard and control but Abarai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyberos is on top in guard.
#REVB#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Renji Abarai dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Tyberos misses with a straight right.
Abarai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tyberos checks it well.
Renji Abarai is winning the standup battle so far.
Abarai connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyberos misses the target.
Abarai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyberos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abarai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyberos.
Tyberos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyberos misses the target.
Tyberos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abarai lands with a slapping head kick.
Tyberos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abarai was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyberos.
Abarai slaps away a takedown attempt from Tyberos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Abarai takes a swing at Tyberos's ribcage but misses.
Tyberos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Abarai as he connects with a hook.
Abarai lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyberos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abarai's head.
Tyberos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tyberos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Abarai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tyberos throws a body shot but no joy.
Abarai throwing a counter right hand but Tyberos manages to avoid it.
Tyberos tests Abarai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyberos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tyberos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abarai.
Abarai slips a straight right by Tyberos.
Abarai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abarai lands a glancing blow to the side of Tyberos's head.
A swing and a miss from Tyberos.
Tyberos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abarai throws out a leg kick but Tyberos moves out of range and Abarai only half commits.
Abarai feints and then cracks Tyberos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tyberos down.
That kick from Abarai tenderised Tyberos's leg. Tyberos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tyberos throws a good cross that connects.
Abarai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyberos throws out the jab.
Tyberos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyberos misses with a looping left.
Abarai moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyberos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#T2#
Abarai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tyberos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abarai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Abarai cracks Tyberos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abarai throws a solid leg kick but Tyberos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abarai.
Abarai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyberos throws out the jab.
Tyberos throws a lazy right hand but Abarai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Abarai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyberos. That snapped Abarai's head back.
Abarai throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyberos.
Tyberos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Abarai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tyberos. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Abarai.
Abarai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abarai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tyberos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Abarai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tyberos scrambles back to his feet.
Abarai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyberos.
Tyberos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abarai.
Abarai loads up on a big right hand but Tyberos slips the punch.
Abarai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyberos.
Tyberos misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Abarai throws a leg kick that misses.
Tyberos looks to land a left hand but Abarai moved out of range nicely.
Tyberos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some bone on bone action there as Tyberos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tyberos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Abarai defends it well.
Tyberos throws the left hand but Abarai avoids the punch easily.
Abarai throws out a leg kick but Tyberos moves out of range and Abarai only half commits.
Abarai thumps Tyberos with a low kick.
Abarai cracks Tyberos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyberos missing with a left hand there. Abarai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abarai cracks Tyberos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Abarai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abarai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tyberos slips under a jab.
Tyberos looks to throw the jab but Abarai is out of range.
Tyberos throws out a loose jab but Abarai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abarai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyberos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abarai moves away.
Abarai slips under a jab from Tyberos.
Abarai slips under a jab.
Abarai dips to his left and cracks Tyberos with an uppercut!#T4#
Tyberos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abarai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyberos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abarai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abarai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Abarai misses.
Abarai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tyberos connects with the punch.
Tyberos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Abarai slips under a jab.
Abarai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tyberos digs a good body shot into Abarai's ribs.
Abarai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyberos.
Abarai looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Abarai misses with a leg kick.
Tyberos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Abarai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyberos throws a hook but Abarai blocks it.
Abarai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyberos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abarai lands with a cross.
Tyberos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abarai.
Tyberos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Abarai.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renji Abarai showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abarai 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renji Abarai!
Renji Abarai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
GAMMA#1046 Wrecks v Fleximario
Date: Mar 09, 2024 |
#R1#
Benjamin connects with a body shot.
ReaperLord Tyberos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benjamin cracks Tyberos with a good jab.
Tyberos misses with a hook
and Benjamin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyberos thinking.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tyberos 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.
Benjamin misses with a straight left.
Tyberos misses with a left hand
and Benjamin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tyberos's knee momentarily.#TD2#
Tyberos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Benjamin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Benjamin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyberos on the ground.#ES#
Benjamin pushes Tyberos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benjamin defending well as Tyberos loads up on a big left hand.
Benjamin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyberos.
We've been told by Benjamin's head coaches at Bushido Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benjamin slips a straight right by Tyberos.
A counter left hand to the body from Benjamin misses its target.
Tyberos scores with a nice head shot.
Benjamin works the jab nicely.
A lazy left from Tyberos finds it's target.#TD2#
Benjamin gets caught napping as Tyberos dives in and scores a takedown. Benjamin manages to retain guard.
Benjamin has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Tyberos has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyberos.#T1#
Tyberos tries to score a body lock takedown but Benjamin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Benjamin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tybeross head.
Tyberos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benjamin tries to work over Tyberos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyberos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tyberos blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benjamin.
Benjamin misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Benjamin.
Benjamin lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyberos backwards.
Tyberos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Benjamin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tyberos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benjamin prevents it.
Luuk Benjamin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ReaperLord Tyberos.
Benjamin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Benjamin - that landed with a thud.
Tyberos looking for a takedown.
Tyberos looks winded!
A right hand to the body from Benjamin.
Benjamin lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benjamin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Benjamin scores with a nice short uppercut.#T2#
A short right from Benjamin.
Benjamin struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyberos controls his hands.
Benjamin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benjamin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tyberos working aggressively here.
Tyberos prevents a body shot from Benjamin.
Benjamin blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Benjamin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benjamin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#TD2#
Tyberos successfully pulls guard.
Benjamin wants to stand but Tyberos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Benjamin preventing the sweep. #SU#
Benjamin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #T3#
Benjamin misses the jab.
Tyberos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Benjamin scores with a nice head shot.
Benjamin loads up on a big right hand but Tyberos slips the punch.
Benjamin connects with a nice looking jab.
Tyberos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benjamin.
Tyberos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Benjamin defends it well.
Tyberos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by Tyberos - just one landing.
Tyberos throws an off balance right hand
and Benjamin counters with a stiff right hand.
Benjamin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benjamin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Tyberos misses.
Tyberos misses with a right hand
and Benjamin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyberos scores with a nice head shot.#T4#
Tyberos throws a looping overhand right but Benjamin ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Benjamin misses.
Tyberos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tyberos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benjamin comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Tyberos stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Benjamin is on him like rabid pit bull! Tyberos slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luuk Benjamin!
A victorious Luuk Benjamin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
GAMMA#1037 Bonney v River
Date: Jan 20, 2024 |
#R1#
Tyberos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River scores with a leg kick.
River throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyberos.
And Tyberos tries to counter it with a takedown but River pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tyberos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyberos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but River defends it well.
Tyberos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tyberos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
River cracks Tyberos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tyberos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by River.
Tyberos moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
ReaperLord Tyberos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River moves forwards but Tyberos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyberos manages to avoid it.
Tyberos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
River gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyberos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
River has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from River there as he acknowledges the shot.
River avoids the body shot from Tyberos.
Tyberos throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.#TD2#
Tyberos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tyberos tries to advance to mount but River denies him.
Tyberos is chipping away with strikes.
Tyberos grinds an elbow into River's temple.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tyberos working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The ground and pound from Tyberos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tyberos misses with the ground and pound.
River is trying to buck Tyberos off.
River on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyberos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyberos in side control, throwing shots but River defends.
Tyberos lands a few punches from side control.
Tyberos in side control, throwing shots but River defends.
Tyberos tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tyberos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at River to see if he's OK.
Tyberos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ground and pound from Tyberos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tyberos throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
River knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyberos on the ground.
Tyberos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear River down.
Tyberos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear River down.
Tyberos lands a nice forearm strike.
Tyberos throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #T3#
Tyberos working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
River parries the strikes from Tyberos easily there. Tyberos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable River to escape.
River is breathing heavily.
River taking a bit of punishment here - Tyberos scoring with strikes.
Tyberos working the ground and pound.
Tyberos has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for River!
Tyberos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tyberos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of River's face.
Tyberos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tyberos lands a big shot there that rocks River but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
Tyberos won't let River get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
River on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if River tries to get out of the position.
Tyberos looking to finish River with some ground and pound. This is bad for River!
Tyberos misses with a head shot.
Tyberos unloading with bombs!#T4#
Tyberos with good strikes from the mount here!
Tyberos raining down shots from the mount!
Tyberos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Tyberos.
Tyberos lands with some strikes.
Tyberos lands a nice shot to the head.
River is bucking up trying to escape but Tyberos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tyberos lands a nice shot to the head.
Tyberos landing shots from mount.
Tyberos working away from the top, dropping strikes.#ROC2#River is rocked!
Tyberos with a couple of short strikes.
Oh River is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyberos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can River hang on?
River blocking the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReaperLord Tyberos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Tyberos misses with a hook.
River seems to have got his legs back now.
Tyberos scores with a hook to the body. River takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyberos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tyberos stuns River with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyberos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
River misses with a wild body shot.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyberos ducks under a wild hook from River.
Tyberos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tyberos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
Tyberos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tyberos staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyberos throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
Tyberos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyberos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tyberos avoids the body shot from River.
Tyberos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyberos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
#T1#
River throws a hook but Tyberos avoids it easily.
Tyberos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but River defends it well.
ReaperLord Tyberos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyberos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from River.
A leg kick checked by Tyberos.
Tyberos throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyberos works the jab nicely.
River swings for the body but Tyberos moves out of range.
Tyberos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tyberos throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
River feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tyberos lands with a hook. River tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tyberos scores with a sloppy right hand. River should have avoided that one.
River scores with a spinning back kick!
River throws an overhand right that lands on Tyberos's shoulder, as Tyberos tries to avoid the shot.
River ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyberos walks forward, straight into a front kick from River.
River scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyberos with a jab.#T2#
River slips a jab from Tyberos.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
River misses with a looping right.
River connects with a right hand. Tyberos shakes it off.
River has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tyberos finds it's way round the side to connect with River's head.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tyberos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#TD2#
Tyberos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. River did well to prevent Tyberos getting side control.
Tyberos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tyberos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tyberos trying to control from half guard but River is working away.
Tyberos works his way into full mount!
Tyberos lands a nice shot to the head. #T3#
Tyberos lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyberos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tyberos is landing with some decent strikes but River is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
River takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
ReaperLord Tyberos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyberos throwing strikes here but River is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyberos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
River taking shots to the head.
Tyberos looking to finish River with some ground and pound. This is bad for River!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyberos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
River in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #ROC2#River is rocked!
Tyberos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
#T4#
Tyberos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can River hang on?
Tyberos lands a big shot there that rocks River but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tyberos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh River is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyberos lands a big shot there that rocks River but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tyberos breaks from River's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tyberos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tyberos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tyberos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tyberos postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked River badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Tyberos around the waist but Tyberos pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Tyberos is the winner by TKO! Tyberos jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). ReaperLord Tyberos!
A relieved looking ReaperLord Tyberos 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:
GAMMA#1032 Karim v Beau
Date: Dec 23, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Mantle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mantle wants to control but Tyberos is keeping him busy.
Tyberos lands an elbow from the bottom.
Tyberos seems a little lost for a moment, as Mantle dominates the positioning.
Mantle is looking to take a break and control but Tyberos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mantle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyberos manages to get back to half guard.
Mantle winds up and cracks Tyberos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Mantle there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyberos gets back to full guard.
Tyberos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tyberos keeps trying to improve his position.#T1#
Mantle looking to pass the guard.
Tyberos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyberos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mantle manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Mantle looking for a sweep. Not yet Mantle, not yet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tyberos working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Tyberos looking to pass the guard.
Mantle wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tyberos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mantle is keeping the position for now.
Tyberos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mantle is trying to control the position but Tyberos postures up. #T2#
Tyberos is fighting to break Mantle's control of his arms but Mantle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tyberos preventing the sweep.
Tyberos throws a strike but Mantle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Mantle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tyberos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Tyberos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tyberos thows a huge punch but Mantle dodges it nicely.
Mantle is trying to get back to full guard.
Mantle trying to control but Tyberos postures up.
Tyberos tries to pass to full mount but Mantle defends it. #T3#
Tyberos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mantle tries to roll over but Tyberos keeps him under control.
Mantle desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tyberos connects with a nice short shot to Mantle's temple.
Tyberos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mantle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyberos trying to mount his opponent but Mantle defends it.
Tyberos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tyberos lands a nice short elbow.#T4#
Tyberos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tyberos slips a nice elbow through Mantle's hands, connecting with Mantle's forehead.
Tyberos wants to pass the guard but Mantle is defending well.
Tyberos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyberos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mantle to regain full guard.
Tyberos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mantle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mantle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mantle seems keen to control Tyberos's posture.
Tyberos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mantle is keeping the position for now.
Mantle looking for a sweep. Not yet Mantle, not yet.
Tyberos is looking to pass into half guard but Mantle pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mantle is in guard.#REVR#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReaperLord Tyberos dominated that round.
That's time! Mantle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Nice cross by Tyberos.#TD#
Mantle dives in and scores a takedown into Tyberos's guard.
Tyberos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Tyberos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tyberos is pushing down on Mantle's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mantle is fighting to maintain full guard but Tyberos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tyberos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mantle to regain full guard.
Tyberos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
ReaperLord Tyberos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyberos trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mantle manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Mantle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mantle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mantle stands up over Tyberos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tyberos keeping moving, preventing Mantle from controlling successfully.
Mantle stopping the sweep attempt from Tyberos.#T1#
Mantle seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mantle forces his way into half guard.
Tyberos is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Mantle.
Mantle is keen to just control but Tyberos is a slippery customer.
Tyberos is looking for a sweep. Mantle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mantle connects with a nice short shot to Tyberos's temple.
Mantle is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyberos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tyberos wants to get back to full guard.
Mantle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mantle not doing much here.
#T2#
Tyberos wants to get back to full guard.
Mantle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tyberos is looking for a sweep. Mantle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mantle tries to pass to full mount but Tyberos defends it.
Tyberos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mantle connects with a nice short shot to Tyberos's temple.
Tyberos tries to get to full guard but Mantle has control of the leg.
Tyberos gets full guard.
Mantle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mantle chips away with some ground and pound.#T3#
Mantle tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyberos is retaining full guard.
Mantle trying to control but Tyberos is working from the bottom.
Tyberos tries to strike from the bottom.
Tyberos looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyberos, not yet.
Tyberos is still trying to improve position.
Mantle lands a couple of elbows.
Tyberos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mantle trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyberos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyberos looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyberos, not yet. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mantle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tyberos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyberos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mantle manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Tyberos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mantle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyberos throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mantle controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mantle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mantle is trying to keep Tyberos in close.
Mantle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyberos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Mantle dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Mantle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyberos moves away.
Tyberos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mantle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tyberos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mantle manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Mantle.
Tyberos staying out of range there.
Tyberos lands with an uppercut that bounces Mantle off the cage and back into range.
Mantle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tyberos.
A left lands for Tyberos.
Mantle looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyberos is just out of range.
Mantle throws a body shot but no joy.
Mantle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyberos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mantle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Mantle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mantle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mantle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyberos moves away.
Mantle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyberos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mantle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tyberos scrambles back to his feet.#T1#
Mantle shoots in for a takedown but Tyberos shows good takedown defense.
Tyberos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyberos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyberos sizes up Mantle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
ReaperLord Tyberos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyberos throws a hook to the side of Mantle's head but Mantle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mantle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tyberos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mantle moves away from the strike by Tyberos.
Tyberos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tyberos throws a body punch but Mantle moves out of range.
Tyberos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mantle momentarily.
Tyberos lands a right hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mantle.
A little jabbing left from Tyberos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyberos, as that shot connected.
Mantle misses the jab.
A jab from Mantle misses.
Mantle misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mantle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T2#
Tyberos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mantle fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyberos misses with a wild body shot.
Tyberos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mantle to score with a decent uppercut.
Good exchange - Mantle coming out on top.
Tyberos misses with a looping right.
Mantle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyberos circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyberos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mantle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tyberos throws a body shot but no joy.
Mantle lands a nice hook to Tyberos's body. Tyberos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mantle slips a jab from Tyberos.
Tyberos throws a hook but Mantle blocks it.
Mantle throwing a counter right hand but Tyberos manages to avoid it.
Mantle throws out a loose jab but Tyberos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Mantle misses.
Tyberos throws a shot to the body.
Tyberos throws a lazy uppercut
and Mantle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Tyberos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mantle has time to react.
Tyberos misses with a lunging right hand
and Mantle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyberos scores with a hook to the body. Mantle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyberos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mantle.
Mantle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mantle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mantle with a nice cross.
Tyberos throws a right hand that misses
letting Mantle counter with a right hand.
Tyberos looks to land a right hand but Mantle moved out of range.
Tyberos throws a right hand that misses
and Mantle counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyberos lands a body shot.
Mantle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyberos.
Tyberos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mantle in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Tyberos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyberos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mantle throws out the jab.
Mantle takes a swing at Tyberos's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Mantle has managed to clinch.
#T4#
Tyberos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mantle lands a nice shot to the body.
Mantle digs a right hand underneath Tyberos's ribcage. Tyberos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mantle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tyberos throws a punch but it's blocked by Mantle.
Tyberos working aggressively here.
Tyberos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyberos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Mantle's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tyberos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tyberos can't get the takedown.
Mantle lands with a light punch inside.
Tyberos misses with a body punch.
Mantle lands a nice uppercut.
Mantle stops a takedown attempt from Tyberos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyberos takes a shot to the head.
Mantle working aggressively here.
Mantle scores with a shot to the side of Tyberos's head.
Tyberos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mantle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Graham Mantle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ReaperLord Tyberos.
Tyberos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyberos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mantle counters with a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graham Mantle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mantle 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graham Mantle!
Graham Mantle 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:
GC 510: Deane VS Benandonner
Date: Oct 14, 2023 |
#R1#
Tyberos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've been informed that Christie has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
ReaperLord Tyberos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Tyberos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Christie did well to prevent Tyberos getting side control.
Tyberos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Christie's head.
Christie is looking for a sweep. Tyberos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tyberos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Christie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Christie.
Tyberos with a nice head shot there.
Christie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've been hearing that Tyberos has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tyberos throws a strike but Christie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyberos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Christie's guard. #REVR#
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!
Tyberos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Christie is keeping the position for now.
Tyberos distracts Christie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tyberos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #ES2#
Christie is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A nice left hand lands by Tyberos.
#T1#
Christie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyberos misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyberos misses with some punches.
Tyberos lands a body punch.
Christie is pressed up against the cage. Tyberos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Christie down to the mat. Christie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tyberos fails with the takedown.
Christie looks to land a left hand but Tyberos moved out of range nicely.
Tyberos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christie.
Tyberos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Christie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tyberos somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ReaperLord Tyberos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyberos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tyberos staying out of range there.
Tyberos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Christie on the side of the head.#T2#
Tyberos misses with a body shot.
Christie misses with a hook. Tyberos ducked under it nicely.
Tyberos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tyberos leaves Christie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tyberos lunges at Christie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Christie's hand.
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!
Christie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyberos lands with an overhand left.
Christie misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Christie finds it's target.
Tyberos connects with a nice looking jab.
Christie shoots in for a double leg but Tyberos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jab from Tyberos.
Christie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyberos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Christie throws the left hand but Tyberos avoids the punch easily.#T3#
Tyberos lands with a nice body punch.
Tyberos ducks under a wild hook from Christie.
Tyberos throws a body shot but no joy.
Christie blocks a jab.
Christie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christie lands with an overhand left.
Tyberos moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyberos.
Christie looks to land a right hand but Tyberos moved out of range.
Christie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#TD#
Tyberos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Christie's guard.
Tyberos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tyberos advances to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyberos trying to control from half guard but Christie is working away.
Christie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tyberos.
Christie works his way to full guard. Good work.#T4#
Christie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Christie wants to sweep here but Tyberos controlling him for the moment.
Tyberos stands and throws Christie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyberos landing a few strikes.
Christie takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Christie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Christie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tyberos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tyberos landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyberos looks up at the clock and then as Christie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tyberos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tyberos throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tyberos lands a few punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReaperLord Tyberos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Tyberos lands a nice shot that snaps Christie's head back.
Tyberos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christie ducks under a wild hook from Tyberos.#TD#
Tyberos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tyberos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tyberos is trying to control. Christie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tyberos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tyberos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Christie defending well though.
Christie manages to get to full guard.
Christie has control of Tyberos's left arm, preventing Tyberos from doing any damage.
Tyberos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyberos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Christie seems keen to control Tyberos's posture.
Tyberos preventing the sweep. #T1#
Christie is trying to control the position but Tyberos postures up.
Christie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyberos cracks Christie with a solid left hand.
Tyberos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Christie controlling Tyberos's posture.
Christie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyberos throws a big elbow that misses.
Christie controls Tyberos momentarily but Tyberos frees himself.
Tyberos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christie can do to turn this around?
Tyberos trying to control but Christie is working from the bottom. #T2#
Christie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyberos tries to free his leg and advance position but Christie is retaining full guard.
Tyberos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tyberos tries to free his leg and advance position but Christie is retaining full guard.
Tyberos lands a couple of digs.
Tyberos lands a couple of digs.
Tyberos landing with the ground and pound.
Tyberos is looking to work some ground and pound but Christie has wrist control.
Tyberos stopping the sweep attempt from Christie.
Tyberos lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
Christie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Christie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tyberos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tyberos throws an elbow that misses. Christie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tyberos's guard. Nice move by Christie!#REVB#
Christie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tyberos has momentary wrist control but Christie slips an elbow through the middle.
Christie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tyberos has momentary wrist control but Christie slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyberos is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Tyberos with a nice head shot there.
Christie pulls Tyberos in close to his closed guard and prevents Tyberos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tyberos looking to sit in guard and control but Christie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T4#
Christie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Christie won't allow Tyberos to sweep him here.
Christie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Christie won't allow Tyberos to sweep him here.
Tyberos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Christie's guard. #REVR#
Christie controls Tyberos momentarily but Tyberos frees himself.
Christie wants to sweep but no luck.
Christie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyberos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christie is trying to control the position but Tyberos postures up.
Tyberos throws a big right hand that misses.
Tyberos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReaperLord Tyberos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Christie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tyberos avoids the body shot from Christie.
Christie might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tyberos misses the shot to the body.
Christie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyberos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
ReaperLord Tyberos is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyberos ducks right into an uppercut from Christie.
Christie throws a big shot that misses.
Tyberos attempts a counter takedown but Christie avoids it well and moves away.
Christie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tyberos staying out of range there.
Christie looks for a takedown but Tyberos sprawls well.
Christie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tyberos on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyberos misses with an uppercut.
Tyberos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyberos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Christie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyberos was well out of range. Poor timing from Christie.
Tyberos throws a hook but Christie avoids it easily.#T1#
Christie walks into a straight right hand from Tyberos.
Christie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Christie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tyberos avoids it really well and circles away.
ReaperLord Tyberos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Christie.
Christie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyberos.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Christie throws a big shot that misses.
Tyberos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Christie shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyberos sprawls well. He's pushed Christie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Christie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyberos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Christie somewhat.
Tyberos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tyberos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#TD#
Christie gets caught flat footed, as Tyberos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Christie has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tyberos off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyberos.#TD#
Tyberos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Christie's half guard.
Tyberos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyberos winds up and cracks Christie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tyberos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tyberos works his foot free and advances to mount.
Christie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Christie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Christie preventing the sweep. #T3#
Christie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Christie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tyberos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tyberos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyberos keeping moving, preventing Christie from controlling successfully.
Christie stopping the sweep attempt from Tyberos.
Steven Christie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christie tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyberos is retaining full guard.
Christie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Christie preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
ReaperLord Tyberos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Christie is working Tyberos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyberos looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyberos, not yet. #T4#
Christie connects with a couple of short punches.
Tyberos has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Christie has passed into side control.
Tyberos tries to improve position but can't.
Tyberos gets back to half guard.
Christie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Christie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Christie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tyberos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Christie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Christie wants to control from the top but Tyberos keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyberos is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Tyberos preventing the sweep.
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 ReaperLord Tyberos.
Well Tyberos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ReaperLord Tyberos!
During a confident post fight interview, ReaperLord Tyberos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Steven Christie was interviewed post fight and said 'Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm making a voodoo doll, thinking of you.'. |
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Event:
GC 504:
Date: Aug 12, 2023 |
#R1#
Holl scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holl misses with a low kick.
Holl throws a leg kick but Tyberos moved away.
Holl explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Holl moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tyberos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holl.
Holl throws a sloppy head kick and Tyberos moves out of range easily.
Tyberos connects with a jab.
Holl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tyberos throws a big shot that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tyberos 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.
Holl throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Tyberos.
Tyberos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tyberos lands the left hand.
Holl slips under a jab.
Tyberos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyberos moves out of range of the leg kick from Holl.
Tyberos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holl. Holl obviously looking to wear him down.
Holl pushes Tyberos away with a front kick.
Tyberos punishes Holl's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Tyberos misses.
Holl with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T1##TD2#
Tyberos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Holl wants to improve his position but Tyberos is controlling well.
Holl gets back to full guard.
Tyberos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Holl's head.
Tyberos preventing the sweep.
Tyberos throwing strikes from guard but Holl blocks nicely.
Holl has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Holl manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyberos manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Tyberos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holl is one step ahead there.
Holl will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyberos keeping moving, preventing Holl from controlling successfully.
Holl won't allow Tyberos to sweep him here. #T2#
Holl looking to pass the guard.
Tyberos keeping moving, preventing Holl from controlling successfully.
Holl slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tyberos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holl's guard. #REVB#
Holl looking for a sweep. Not yet Holl, not yet.
Holl is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyberos trying to control but Holl is working from the bottom.
Tyberos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tyberos cracks Holl with a solid left hand.#T3#
Holl utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyberos connects with a couple of short punches.
Tyberos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ground and pound from Tyberos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tyberos is looking to take a break and control but Holl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Tyberos crashes against the mat.
Holl is looking to reverse the position.
Holl taking punishment in the form of punches.
Holl takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Holl takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tyberos is looking to take a break and control but Holl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyberos misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Holl's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tyberos throwing shots but missing, from side control. #T4#
Holl can't do much from the bottom here.
Holl gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Holl is trying to control but can't.
Tyberos trying to control the action but Holl is working from the bottom.
Tyberos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Holl on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tyberos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holl is staying active underneath Tyberos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tyberos prevents Holl from standing back up.
Holl is trying to maintain the position but Tyberos is very close to passing his half guard.
Holl wants to get back to full guard.
Tyberos winds up and cracks Holl with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Holl is trying is best to control the position here.
Tyberos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReaperLord Tyberos dominated that round.
That's time! Holl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Holl throws the kick towards the body but Tyberos avoids it.
Tyberos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick lands for Holl.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyberos. Holl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holl tried to counter with a leg kick but Tyberos avoided it.
Tyberos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tyberos checks a leg kick.
Holl lands a leg kick that knocks Tyberos off balance momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tyberos checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holl.
Holl chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holl connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Tyberos misses.
Tyberos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tyberos throws out a loose jab but Holl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holl throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holl misses with a body kick.
Holl fakes the leg kick and cracks Tyberos in the body.
Tyberos lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Holl misses with a low kick.
Tyberos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holl.
Holl throws a low kick, looking for Tyberos's leg but Tyberos calmly moves out of range.
Tyberos lands with a cross. #T1#
Holl throws a leg kick but Tyberos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Holl.#CL#
Holl rushes Tyberos and presses him up against the cage.
Tyberos pushes Holl back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holl misses with the head strike.
Holl misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Holl.
Tyberos misses with a punch to the body.
Holl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holl.
Holl misses with a punch on the inside.
Holl misses with a hook to the ribs.
#TD2#
Tyberos pulls Holl into guard.
Tyberos scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Tyberos throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tyberos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Holl has Tyberos pulled in close to control his posture.
Holl looking to control.
#T2#
Holl is really struggling to control Tyberos but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tyberos throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyberos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyberos with a nice head shot there.
Tyberos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holl is keeping the position for now.
Tyberos lands a couple of digs.
Tyberos trying to control but Holl is working from the bottom.
Tyberos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tyberos stopping the sweep attempt from Holl.
Tyberos chips away with some ground and pound.
Holl keeping moving, preventing Tyberos from controlling successfully.
Tyberos looking to pass the guard.
Tyberos postures up and lands a big shot to Holl's brow. #T3#
Tyberos throwing strikes but missing.
Holl keeping moving, preventing Tyberos from controlling successfully.
Tyberos throwing strikes but missing.
Tyberos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Holl is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tyberos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tyberos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tyberos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyberos cracks Holl with a solid left hand.
Holl wants to stand but Tyberos is controlling the position.
Holl tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Holl has momentary wrist control but Tyberos slips an elbow through the middle.#T4#
Tyberos is looking to work some ground and pound but Holl has wrist control.
Tyberos stopping the sweep attempt from Holl.
Tyberos trying to control the position from guard on top but Holl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyberos preventing the sweep.
Tyberos is pushing down on Holl's leg trying to pass to half guard. Holl is fighting to maintain full guard but Tyberos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nice strikes from Tyberos there.
Tyberos moves nicely into side control.
Holl gets back to half guard.
Holl is looking for a sweep. Tyberos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tyberos is trying to control. Holl wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tyberos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Holl tries to reverse the position but Tyberos maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holl tries to hold on but Tyberos pushes him away.
Holl tries to reverse the position but Tyberos maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but ReaperLord Tyberos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Nice jab there from Tyberos. #TD2#
Holl gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tyberos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tyberos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Holl wants to sweep here but Tyberos controlling him for the moment.
Tyberos looking to pass the guard.
Holl trying to control the position.
Tyberos won't allow Holl to get back to his feet.
Holl working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyberos postures up and lands a big shot to Holl's brow.
Holl is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyberos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holl wants to sweep here but Tyberos controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Tyberos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Holl is trying to control the position but Tyberos postures up.
Tyberos stopping the sweep attempt from Holl.
Tyberos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyberos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holl is trying to keep Tyberos in close.
Holl looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyberos is one step ahead there.
Tyberos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tyberos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Holl's guard.
Tyberos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Holl tries to get to full guard but Tyberos has control of the leg.
Tyberos trying to control from half guard but Holl is working away.
Flo Holl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Tyberos is thwarting Holl's attempts to control the position.
Tyberos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tyberos working the head and body with strikes.
Holl trying to control but Tyberos postures up.
Tyberos is nestled in close to Holl, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tyberos is keen to just control but Holl is a slippery customer.
Holl is looking for a sweep. Tyberos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tyberos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Holl has hold of Tyberos's hands but Tyberos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Holl wants to control but Tyberos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tyberos trying to control from half guard but Holl is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tyberos connects with a nice short shot to Holl's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holl is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tyberos prevents Holl from improving his position.#T3#
Holl is controlling Tyberos's trapped leg to prevent Tyberos from advancing to side control.
Holl is staying active underneath Tyberos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Holl is looking for a sweep. Tyberos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tyberos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tyberos prevents Holl from improving his position.
Tyberos drops an elbow to the side of Holl's head.
Holl blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tyberos.
Tyberos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tyberos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Holl knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tyberos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holl keeps working.
Tyberos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Holl!
Tyberos lands a couple of good shots and Holl has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#T4#
Tyberos punches Holl on the ear.
Tyberos lands strikes to the head.
Tyberos lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Holl.
#ROC2#Holl is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Holl's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Oh Holl is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyberos is working the ground and pound. Can Holl escape?
Tyberos is landing with strikes from the back.
A lull in the action here.
Tyberos is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Tyberos softening up his opponent with strikes here.
ReaperLord Tyberos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holl wants to control his opponent's hands but Tyberos gets his hands free.
Tyberos scores with strikes from the back.
Tyberos is punishing Holl with some ground and pound.
Tyberos is raining down hard shots and and Holl has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). ReaperLord Tyberos!
A very excited looking ReaperLord Tyberos 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:
GC 500: King VS Ebert
Date: Jul 15, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Christie looking to score a takedown here. Tyberos is defending well but Christie drives through and ends up in Tyberos's guard.
Christie throws an elbow that misses. Tyberos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Christie's guard. Nice move by Tyberos!#REVR#
Christie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tyberos is controlling him.
Christie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyberos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tyberos lands a couple of elbows.
Tyberos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tyberos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyberos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tyberos with a nice head shot there.
Christie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tyberos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Christie is keeping the position for now.
Christie wants to sweep here but Tyberos controlling him for the moment.
Christie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyberos. #T1#
Christie keeping full guard, as Tyberos tries to pass.
Tyberos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyberos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Christie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyberos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Christie keeping full guard, as Tyberos tries to pass.
Christie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyberos landing some decent shots from guard.
We've been hearing that Tyberos has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tyberos won't allow Christie to sweep him here. #T2#
Tyberos cracks Christie with a solid left hand.
Tyberos looking to sit in guard and control but Christie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Christie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Christie scoring with some ground and pound.
Tyberos keeping moving, preventing Christie from controlling successfully.
Christie lands a couple of digs.
Christie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tyberos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Christie manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Tyberos trying to control the position from guard on top but Christie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tyberos distracts Christie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T3#
Tyberos trying to control the position from guard on top but Christie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyberos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyberos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyberos is pushing down on Christie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Christie is fighting to maintain full guard but Tyberos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tyberos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyberos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tyberos throwing shots but Christie is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Tyberos.
Christie gets back to full guard.
Tyberos throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyberos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Christie wants to control but Tyberos postures up.#T4#
Tyberos misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tyberos tries to score with some ground and pound. Christie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Christie tries to improve position but can't.
Tyberos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tyberos tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Christie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Christie is trying to improve his position.
Tyberos working the body and head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tyberos connects with a decent elbow.
Tyberos scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tyberos is putting a hurting on Christie here, landing some big shots from side control.
Christie gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReaperLord Tyberos 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#
Tyberos scores with a jab to the head.
Christie staying out of range there.
Christie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Christie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Christie looks to throw the jab but Tyberos is out of range.
Tyberos punishes Christie's body with a nice straight punch.
Christie's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Christie duly obliges.
ReaperLord Tyberos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Tyberos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Christie on his heels. He'll look to pass Christie's guard now, I'm sure.
ReaperLord Tyberos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyberos is looking to work some ground and pound but Christie has wrist control.
Tyberos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christie can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christie working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyberos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyberos throws a big right hand that misses.
Tyberos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Christie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyberos stops Christie from standing up.
Tyberos with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Tyberos passes into half guard.
Tyberos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Christie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tyberos throwing shots but Christie is blocking nicely.
Tyberos working Christie over with strikes.
Christie wants to get back to his feet.
Christie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyberos.
Tyberos is nestled in close to Christie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tyberos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Christie gets full guard.
Christie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Christie throwing strikes from guard but Tyberos blocks nicely.
Christie passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.#T2#
Christie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Christie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tyberos is trying to get back to full guard.
Christie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tyberos flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tyberos has hold of Christie's hands but Christie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Christie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tyberos striking from half guard on the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Christie working his ground and pound in the gym.
Christie working Tyberos over with strikes.
Tyberos moves into full guard.
#T3#
Tyberos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Christie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Christie won't allow Tyberos to sweep him here.
Christie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Christie passes Tyberos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Christie is keen to just control but Tyberos is a slippery customer.
Tyberos is looking for a sweep. Christie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tyberos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Christie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Christie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyberos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Christie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T4#
Tyberos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Christie is looking to control Tyberos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Christie avoid being mounted?
Christie is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Tyberos is staying active.
Tyberos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Christie is controlling Tyberos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Tyberos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tyberos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Christie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tyberos.
Christie wants to get back to his feet.
Christie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that ReaperLord Tyberos will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Tyberos throws a hook to the side of Christie's head but Christie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyberos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyberos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christie.
Christie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Christie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Christie tests Tyberos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Christie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Christie shoots and misses
letting Tyberos counter with a right hand.
Christie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyberos throws out the jab.
Tyberos misses with a lunging right hand
and Christie counters with a two punch combo.
Christie misses with a looping right.#TD#
Tyberos drives through with a takedown into Christie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Christie scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Christie.
Tyberos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christie staying out of range there.
Christie slips a jab from Tyberos.
Christie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Christie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyberos.#T1#
Tyberos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tyberos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyberos throws a lazy right hand but Christie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Christie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Tyberos does it's job there.
Christie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tyberos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyberos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Christie to score with a decent uppercut.
Tyberos throws a shot to the body.
Christie throws out a loose jab but Tyberos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyberos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyberos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyberos looks to throw the jab but Christie is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyberos connects with a right hand. Christie shakes it off.
Tyberos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyberos scores with a decent looking hook.
Christie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T2#
Tyberos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Christie avoids it really well and circles away.
Christie ducks under a wild hook from Tyberos.
Nice jab there from Tyberos. #TD#
Tyberos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tyberos showed some decent athleticism there.
Christie is trying to stand back up but Tyberos is controlling him
Christie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tyberos is working away from the top position though.
Tyberos stops Christie from getting back to his feet.
Christie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T3#
Tyberos tries to pass to full mount but Christie defends it.
Ground and pound from Tyberos.
Christie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tyberos is working away from the top position though.
Steven Christie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyberos thows a huge punch but Christie dodges it nicely.
Tyberos is thwarting Christie's attempts to control the position.
Tyberos lands with a punch from half guard.
Tyberos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyberos working over Christie with some ground and pound. Christie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T4#
Tyberos stops Christie from getting back to his feet.
Tyberos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Christie is trying to maintain the position but Tyberos is very close to passing his half guard.
Tyberos drops an elbow to the side of Christie's head.
Christie tries to get to full guard but Tyberos has control of the leg.
Tyberos lands with a punch from half guard.
Tyberos prevents Christie from standing back up.
Tyberos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Christie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tyberos thows a huge punch but Christie dodges it nicely.
Tyberos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyberos slips a nice elbow through Christie's hands, connecting with Christie's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
ReaperLord Tyberos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tyberos, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ReaperLord Tyberos!
After winning the bout, ReaperLord Tyberos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Steven Christie stepped up to the mic, saying 'Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm making a voodoo doll, thinking of you.'. |
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GC 493: Holl VS Cruz
Date: May 27, 2023 |
#R1#
Takahashi with a nice calf kick.
Takahashi looks to throw the jab but Tyberos is out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tyberos 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.
Takahashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyberos.
Tyberos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takahashi throws out the jab.
Tyberos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tyberos misses the shot to the body.
Takahashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyberos.
Tyberos moves away from the strike by Takahashi.
Tyberos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tyberos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Takahashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyberos moves away.
Takahashi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tyberos takes a step back to recover.
Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyberos.
Takahashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tyberos slips under a jab from Takahashi.
Takahashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Takahashi throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tyberos! But no joy.
Tyberos throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahashi slips under a jab from Tyberos.
Tyberos ducks right into an uppercut from Takahashi.
The fighters circling - Takahashi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takahashi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Takahashi connects with a nice looking jab.
Genkei Takahashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Takahashi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Takahashi slips a jab from Tyberos.
Takahashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takahashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tyberos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyberos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takahashi.
Takahashi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tyberos throws a hook but Takahashi blocks it.#TD2#
Tyberos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Takahashi's guard.
Takahashi looking for a sweep. Not yet Takahashi, not yet. #SUB#
Takahashi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tyberos pushes down on Takahashi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Takahashi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tyberos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takahashi tries to roll over but Tyberos keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi is looking to control Tyberos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Takahashi avoid being mounted?#T2#
Tyberos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyberos lands strikes from half guard.#SUB#
Takahashi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tyberos pulls his head out easily.
Tyberos is pressing down on Takahashi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Takahashi is holding on for now.
Takahashi is trying to get back to full guard.
Tyberos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Takahashi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Takahashi wants to control but Tyberos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Takahashi is pressing down on Tyberos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Takahashi trying to control the position.
#SUB#
Takahashi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T3#
Tyberos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tyberos stopping the sweep attempt from Takahashi.
Tyberos connects with a couple of short punches.
Tyberos is in close to Takahashi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Takahashi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyberos is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Takahashi looking for a guillotine here but Tyberos defends easily.
Tyberos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Takahashi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyberos is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Takahashi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyberos defends it easily.#T4#
Tyberos landing with the ground and pound.
Tyberos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takahashi is keeping the position for now.
Tyberos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tyberos wants to control from the top but Takahashi keeps moving. #SUB#
Takahashi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tyberos is aware though and is defending well.
Tyberos landing some decent shots from guard.
Tyberos stopping the sweep attempt from Takahashi.
Takahashi is working hard here to advance position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tyberos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tyberos lands a couple of elbows.
Tyberos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takahashi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but ReaperLord Tyberos will probably get the nod.
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#
Takahashi thumps Tyberos with a low kick.
Takahashi moves in looking to clinch but Tyberos pushes him off.
Takahashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tyberos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Takahashi blocks a jab.
Tyberos loads up on a big right hand but Takahashi slips the punch.
Takahashi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tyberos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyberos is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That kick from Takahashi tenderised Tyberos's leg. Tyberos is trying to keep his angry face on.
ReaperLord Tyberos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takahashi looks to throw the jab but Tyberos is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi with a nice cross.
Takahashi connects with a nice looking jab.
Takahashi throws a leg kick that misses.
Tyberos scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takahashi tries to clinch but Tyberos is having none of it.
Tyberos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.#T1#
Takahashi needs to keep his hands up - Tyberos had a free shot at his head there.
Takahashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyberos manages to avoid it.
Tyberos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takahashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takahashi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tyberos misses with a looping left.
Tyberos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takahashi moves away.
Takahashi with a nice cross.
Tyberos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Takahashi defending well as Tyberos loads up on a big left hand.
Tyberos connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Tyberos.
Takahashi with the inside leg kick.
Takahashi defending well as Tyberos loads up on a big left hand.
Tyberos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A punch lands to the side of Tyberos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Takahashi. Tyberos does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left and a right from Tyberos both land. Nice combination. #CL#
Tyberos gets tackled into the cage by Takahashi. Takahashi maintains the clinch.
Tyberos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#T2#
Takahashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyberos backwards.
Takahashi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body punch from Tyberos - that landed with a thud.
Tyberos looking for a takedown.
Tyberos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Genkei Takahashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ReaperLord Tyberos.
Takahashi tries a body shot but Tyberos blocks it.
Takahashi blocks an uppercut.
Takahashi pushes Tyberos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tyberos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyberos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Takahashi after a bit of a struggle.
Takahashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Takahashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takahashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Takahashi working aggressively here.
Tyberos can't find room to land a body shot as Takahashi controls the action.
Takahashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyberos uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tyberos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takahashi is leaning against Tyberos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyberos lands a right hand.
Tyberos throws a head punch that misses.
Tyberos throws a head punch that misses.
Tyberos misses with the head strike.
Takahashi misses with a body punch.
Tyberos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Takahashi slowing the pace effectively.
Takahashi lands a nice uppercut.
Takahashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tyberos has Takahashi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Takahashi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Takahashi.
Takahashi can't find room to land a body shot as Tyberos controls the action.
Takahashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takahashi tries to work over Tyberos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyberos. #T4#
Takahashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takahashi lands a left hand.
Takahashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takahashi misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi lands a body punch.
Takahashi lands a left hand.
Tyberos takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Takahashi.#TD2#
Tyberos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
#SUB#
Takahashi has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Tyberos escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Tyberos!
Takahashi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyberos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Takahashi has hold of Tyberos's hands but Tyberos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Takahashi is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Genkei Takahashi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Takahashi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tybeross jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Takahashi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tyberos.
Tyberos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takahashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyberos connects with a looping right hand.
Takahashi throws a leg kick which misses Tyberos's front leg but catches the back leg as Tyberos tries to avoid it. #CL#
Tyberos gets tackled into the cage by Takahashi. Takahashi maintains the clinch.
Genkei Takahashi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Takahashi prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takahashi.
Tyberos prevents a body shot from Takahashi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takahashi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyberos takes a shot to the head.
Tyberos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takahashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Tyberos.
Takahashi lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyberos can't get the takedown.
Tyberos blocking some punches.
#T1#
Tyberos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyberos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takahashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takahashi is pressed up against the cage. Tyberos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Takahashi down to the mat. Takahashi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Genkei Takahashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ReaperLord Tyberos.
Tyberos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takahashi.
The fighters circling - Tyberos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takahashi tried to counter with a leg kick but Tyberos avoided it.
Tyberos misses the jab.
Tyberos throws a looping overhand right but Takahashi ducks down to avoid it.
Takahashi throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Takahashi.
Tyberos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice sprawl there from Takahashi as Tyberos shoots in.
Takahashi tries to counter with a takedown but Tyberos is quick to defend against it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyberos is defended easily by Takahashi.
Takahashi connects with a single shot there.#T2#
Takahashi lands a body shot.
Tyberos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takahashi scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyberos.
Takahashi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tyberos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Takahashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tyberos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice sprawl there from Takahashi as Tyberos shoots in.
Takahashi looks to land a right hand but Tyberos moved out of range.
Takahashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyberos.
Tyberos misses with a left hand
and Takahashi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tyberos's knee momentarily.
Tyberos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Genkei Takahashi is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Takahashi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyberos, as that shot connected.
#T3#
Takahashi moves out of range as Tyberos strikes.#CL#
Takahashi forces Tyberos back against the cage and clinches.
Takahashi lands with a short shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tyberos as Takahashi tries to tie him up.
Takahashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takahashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyberos controls his hands.
Takahashi pushes Tyberos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Takahashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takahashi lands with a right to the head.
Tyberos misses with the head strike.
Tyberos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tyberos tries to work over Takahashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takahashi blocks an uppercut.
Tyberos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Takahashi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Takahashi takes a shot to the head.
Tyberos can't get the takedown.
#T4#
Takahashi digs a right hand underneath Tyberos's ribcage. Tyberos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tyberos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takahashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyberos throws a punch but it's blocked by Takahashi.
Tyberos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takahashi lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Takahashi - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takahashi working aggressively here.
Tyberos lands an uppercut.
Tyberos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takahashi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Takahashi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tyberos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takahashi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Takahashi.
Takahashi tries to throw a body punch but Tyberos avoids it by throwing Takahashi back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Takahashi as the two fighters clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Genkei Takahashi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Takahashi 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genkei Takahashi!
Genkei Takahashi 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:
GC 489:
Date: Apr 29, 2023 |
#R1#
Decent striking displayed by Cruz there.
Cruz works Tyberos's body with a nice hook.
Tyberos scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Cruz misses.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyberos was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Tyberos moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyberos misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz takes a swing at Tyberos's ribcage but misses.
Tyberos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyberos lands a right hook to the body.
Tyberos misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Tyberos misses with the combination.
Cruz throws a hook but Tyberos avoids it easily.
Tyberos cracks Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've been hearing reports that Tyberos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyberos.
Cruz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tyberos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyberos throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Tyberos lands with an uppercut that bounces Cruz off the cage and back into range.
Tyberos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cruz's head.
Tyberos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T1#
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyberos moves away.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyberos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz throws the left hand but Tyberos avoids the punch easily.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Tyberos's ribs.
Tyberos misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Tyberos.
Tyberos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyberos manages to avoid it.
Tyberos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cruz under the eye.
Tyberos dives in for a single leg takedown but Cruz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruz.
Tyberos tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz lands with a left to the head.
Cruz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyberos backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyberos blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz is trying to maintain a safe position but Tyberos gets an underhook and turns Cruz into the cage.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Tyberos blocks an uppercut.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Cruz lands with a short shot to the head. #TD#
Tyberos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cruz gets back to full guard.
Tyberos is in close to Cruz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tyberos with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz wants to stand but Tyberos is controlling the position.
Tyberos trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Tyberos throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
Tyberos postures up in Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tyberos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyberos postures up in Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Cruz blocks it.
Tyberos is working Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruz working a defensive guard here.
#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tyberos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tyberos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyberos works over Cruz with some ground and pound from guard.
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyberos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Tyberos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #ES2#
Cruz pushes Tyberos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cruz stuns Tyberos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyberos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Tyberos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pablo Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tyberos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyberos moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Cruz slaps away a takedown attempt from Tyberos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyberos was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyberos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Tyberos fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Tyberos misses.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyberos.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Tyberos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1##TD#
Tyberos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyberos is looking to advance position but Cruz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
Tyberos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tyberos tries to hold on but Cruz postures up.
Tyberos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tyberos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SU2#
Cruz decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. #T2#
Tyberos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyberos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Tyberos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pablo Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyberos throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pablo Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Cruz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Tyberos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Tyberos moved out of range.
Tyberos dives in and grabs Cruz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes down on Tyberos's head and hops out.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ReaperLord Tyberos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Tyberos moved out of range nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cruz.
Tyberos throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyberos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tyberos under the eye.
Jab by Tyberos.#T3#
Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tyberos's hands.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyberos.
Cruz throws a series of strikes that have Tyberos backpedaling.
Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tyberos throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyberos.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz tries to bum rush Tyberos with a series of wild strikes but Tyberos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyberos throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
A big right from Tyberos misses.
Cruz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#TD#
Tyberos shoots in and gets a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Cruz pushes Tyberos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Tyberos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cruz doesn't seem phased though.#T4#
Tyberos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyberos misses with an uppercut
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Tyberos.
Tyberos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cruz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tyberos shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense.
Cruz staying out of range there.
Tyberos misses with a hook to the body
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Tyberos misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Tyberos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cruz avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Tyberos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cruz takes a swing at Tyberos's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Tyberos digs a good hook to Cruz's body.
Cruz throws a body punch but Tyberos moves out of range.
Tyberos shoots in for a double leg but Cruz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tyberos loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tyberos tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyberos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyberos throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Tyberos blocks a jab.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Tyberos misses its intended target.
Tyberos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tyberos looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyberos was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyberos slips a jab from Cruz.
Tyberos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tyberos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyberos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Tyberos ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Nice shot lands for Cruz.#T1#
Tyberos throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyberos goes for a double leg but Cruz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cruz continues to drive forward.
Cruz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyberos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Tyberos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cruz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ReaperLord Tyberos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Tyberos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Cruz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tyberos.
Cruz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Tyberos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyberos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ReaperLord Tyberos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Cruz throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
Tyberos slips under a jab.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyberos.
Tyberos throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Tyberos throws an overhand right that lands on Cruz's shoulder, as Cruz tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Tyberos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyberos attempts a counter takedown but Cruz avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyberos walks into a left hand.
Cruz takes a swing at Tyberos's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Tyberos misses.
Cruz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Tyberos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cruz defending well as Tyberos loads up on a big left hand.
Tyberos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyberos dives in and grabs Cruz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes down on Tyberos's head and hops out.
Cruz stuns Tyberos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#TD#
Tyberos scores with a takedown into Cruz's guard.#T3#
Tyberos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cruz wants to stand up but Tyberos is controlling him.
Tyberos throwing strikes but missing.
Tyberos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tyberos throws a strike but Cruz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Cruz wants to get up but he can't break Tyberos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SU2#
Cruz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A big left from Tyberos misses.
Tyberos misses the body punch
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz lands with a straight right. Tyberos didn't see that one coming.#T4#
Cruz throws a hook but Tyberos avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cruz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#TD#
Tyberos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cruz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz stops Tyberos from passing to mount. #SUB#
Tyberos tries for a kimura but Cruz is defending well.
Tyberos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cruz to see if he's OK.
Cruz dodges the ground and pound from Tyberos.
Tyberos cracks Cruz with a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cruz 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Cruz!
After the big win, Pablo Cruz made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Stoner's Killer Apparel and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
GC 487: Chungus VS Morino
Date: Apr 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Takahashi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takahashi throws a leg kick which misses Tyberos's front leg but catches the back leg as Tyberos tries to avoid it.
Tyberos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Takahashi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Takahashi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyberos.
Takahashi throws a jab when Tyberos was well out of range.
Takahashi defending well as Tyberos loads up on a big left hand.
Takahashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tyberos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#TD#
Takahashi tries to sprawl but Tyberos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Takahashi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Takahashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyberos trying to control but Takahashi is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Takahashi is looking for a triangle but Tyberos pushes his legs off easily.
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!
Takahashi tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Takahashi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Takahashi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tyberos defends well.#T1#
Tyberos wants to control from the top but Takahashi keeps moving. #SUB2#
Takahashi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tyberos is aware though and is defending well.
Tyberos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyberos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takahashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyberos throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyberos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tyberos postures up.
Tyberos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Takahashi's guard.
Takahashi trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takahashi is looking to improve his position.
Tyberos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Takahashi to regain full guard.
Takahashi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tyberos.
Takahashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2#
Tyberos trying to control but Takahashi is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Tyberos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tyberos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takahashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyberos lands a couple of digs.#SUB2#
Takahashi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tyberos is aware though and is defending well.
Tyberos trying to control but Takahashi is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Takahashi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tyberos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tyberos cracks Takahashi with a solid left hand.#T3#
Tyberos lands a couple of digs.
We've been hearing that Tyberos has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tyberos working some strikes from top position.
Tyberos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Takahashi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyberos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tyberos postures up and lands a big shot to Takahashi's brow.
Tyberos is fighting to break Takahashi's control of his arms but Takahashi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Takahashi controls Tyberos momentarily but Tyberos frees himself. #SUB2#
Takahashi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyberos defends it easily.
Tyberos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tyberos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T4##SUB2#
Takahashi looking for a guillotine here but Tyberos defends easily.
Takahashi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyberos tries to free his leg and advance position but Takahashi is retaining full guard.
Tyberos trying to control but Takahashi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyberos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Takahashi's head.
Tyberos is working Takahashi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyberos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB2#
Takahashi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Takahashi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyberos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Takahashi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyberos defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReaperLord Tyberos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Tyberos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takahashi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tyberos loads up on a big right hand but Takahashi slips the punch.
Tyberos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takahashi can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from Takahashi.
Tyberos staying out of range there.
Takahashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyberos circles away.
A big right from Takahashi misses.
Takahashi connects with a leg kick.
Takahashi scores with a shot to the body.
Tyberos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Takahashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Tyberos there.#TD#
Tyberos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Takahashi is trying to defend but Tyberos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyberos winds up and cracks Takahashi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tyberos wants to control but Takahashi is keeping him busy.
Tyberos prevents Takahashi from improving his position.
Takahashi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T1##SUB2#
Takahashi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tyberos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takahashi's head.
Takahashi wants to control but Tyberos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Takahashi works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB2#
Takahashi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tyberos is aware though and is defending well.
Tyberos trying to control but Takahashi is working from the bottom.
Tyberos working some strikes from top position.
Tyberos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tyberos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB2#
Takahashi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tyberos is aware though and is defending well.#T2##SUB2#
Takahashi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyberos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tyberos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Takahashi trying to keep a closed guard but Tyberos is proving a slippery customer.
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing Tyberos from controlling successfully.
Tyberos lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
Takahashi has his foot on Tyberos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tyberos works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Takahashi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyberos defends it easily.
Tyberos connects with a couple of short punches.
Tyberos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Takahashi's head.
Takahashi is trying to control the position but Tyberos postures up. #T3#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tyberos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tyberos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takahashi is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Takahashi is looking for a triangle but Tyberos pushes his legs off easily.
Tyberos postures up.
Tyberos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tyberos scoring with some ground and pound.
Tyberos trying to control the position from guard on top but Takahashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Takahashi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tyberos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takahashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyberos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
Tyberos wants to control from the top but Takahashi keeps moving.
Tyberos postures up and lands a big shot to Takahashi's brow. #SUB2#
Takahashi working for a triangle but Tyberos defends it easily.
Tyberos connects with a couple of short punches.
Tyberos chips away with some ground and pound.
Tyberos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#ROC#Takahashi is rocked!#SUB2#
Tyberos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Takahashi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tyberos has managed to get both his arms back between Takahashi's legs - danger averted.
Takahashi is still in real trouble! Can Tyberos finish him?#SUB2#
Takahashi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyberos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyberos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyberos connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReaperLord Tyberos dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Tyberos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takahashi.
A quick step to the side and Tyberos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takahashi seems to have recovered his senses.
Takahashi 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.
Takahashi lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Tyberos misses its intended target.
Takahashi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tyberos moves forwards but Takahashi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takahashi staying out of range there.
Takahashi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Takahashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyberos. Takahashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Takahashi! But no joy.
Tyberos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takahashi misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Tyberos dives in and scores a takedown into Takahashi's guard.#SUB2#
Takahashi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyberos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tyberos lands a couple of digs.#T1#
Tyberos pushes down on Takahashi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tyberos working over Takahashi with some ground and pound. Takahashi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Takahashi is controlling Tyberos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Takahashi is trying to maintain the position but Tyberos is very close to passing his half guard.
Tyberos working over Takahashi with some ground and pound. Takahashi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tyberos working the head and body with strikes.
Tyberos wants to take a breather but Takahashi is having none of it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tyberos connects with a nice short shot to Takahashi's temple.
Tyberos scores with a big shot! Takahashi's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Takahashi! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). ReaperLord Tyberos!
An out of breath ReaperLord Tyberos 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:
GC 485: Rahl VS Tyberos
Date: Apr 01, 2023 |
#R1#
Rahl scores with a jab. Tyberos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rahl.
Tyberos stuns Rahl with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyberos avoids the body shot from Rahl.
Rahl throws a hook but Tyberos avoids it easily.
Tyberos slips under a jab from Rahl.
Tyberos throws a hook but Rahl avoids it easily.
Donk. Rahl catches Tyberos right on the button with a cross.
ReaperLord Tyberos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahl with a hook.
Rahl is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tyberos misses with a body shot.
Rahl drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tyberos sprawls and moves away.
Rahl feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tybeross jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tyberos throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyberos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rahl.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyberos moves away from the strike by Rahl.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tyberos 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.
Tyberos swats away the attempt to clinch by Rahl.
Rahl definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tyberos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyberos looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD#
Rahl shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rahl was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tyberos is not content to let Rahl control the position. #T1#
You can see the frustration on Tyberos's face as Rahl controls the position.
Tyberos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tyberos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rahl's best efforts.
Rahl trying to control the pace.
Rahl wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyberos keeps working.
Tyberos wants to get back to full guard.
Rahl not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rahl landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rahl looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rahl working Tyberos over with strikes. #T2#
Rahl moves into full mount! Tyberos won't be happy about that!
Tyberos is desperately trying to improve his position but Rahl has a good base and remains in mount.
Tyberos regains half guard.
Rahl landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tyberos tries to roll over but Rahl keeps him under control.
Rahl is taking a breather. Tyberos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tyberos is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Tyberos has hold of Rahl's hands but Rahl slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rahl is just content to waste time from the top position. Tyberos takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rahl stopping the sweep attempt from Tyberos.
Tyberos keeping moving, preventing Rahl from controlling successfully.
Rahl preventing the sweep.
Tyberos throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Tyberos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyberos is striking but Rahl is not phased and passes to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rahl connects with a nice short shot to Tyberos's temple. #T4#
Still in half guard, Rahl seems content to control.
Ground and pound from Rahl. #SUB#
Rahl seems to be looking for submissions.
Tyberos is staying active underneath Rahl, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rahl lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyberos has hold of Rahl's hands but Rahl slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Still in half guard, Rahl seems content to control.
Tyberos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tyberos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tyberos looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyberos, not yet.
Rahl will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyberos can't keep his opponent in guard - Rahl advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darken Rahl 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##TD2#
Tyberos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rahl quickly recovers to half guard.
Tyberos moves into full mount! Rahl won't be happy about that!
Tyberos with shots to the head and body - Rahl looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Tyberos.
Tyberos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tyberos looking to ground and pound but Rahl is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyberos raining down shots from the mount!
Rahl holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tyberos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rahl is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rahl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyberos can do to turn this around?#T1#
Tyberos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tyberos dominating with strikes here.
Darken Rahl overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyberos controlling his opponent.
Tyberos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rahl is looking to escape.
Tyberos dominating with strikes here.
Tyberos with the ground and pound from mount.
Tyberos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyberos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tyberos won't let Rahl get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tyberos thowing shots but they're missing.
Tyberos scoring with strikes but Rahl is staying in there. #T2#
Tyberos looking to ground and pound but Rahl is blocking nicely.
Rahl wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyberos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tyberos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rahl's face.
Tyberos dominating with strikes here.
Tyberos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyberos thowing shots but they're missing.
Rahl is trying to stand.
Tyberos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rahl is trying to stand.#T3#
Tyberos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tyberos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rahl takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tyberos with good strikes from the mount here!
Rahl wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tyberos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tyberos throws a strike there. Rahl manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Rahl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyberos.
Tyberos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T4#
Tyberos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tyberos throwing shots but Rahl is blocking nicely.
Rahl looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tyberos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tyberos is trying to control the action in half guard but Rahl is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyberos working the head and body with strikes.
Tyberos wants to control but Rahl is keeping him busy.
Rahl pushes Tyberos off looking to stand but Tyberos dives back in and keeps control.
Tyberos works his way into side control.
Rahl is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tyberos is controlling him well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReaperLord Tyberos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Tyberos looks for a takedown but Rahl sprawls well.
Rahl drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tyberos sprawls and moves away.#TD2#
Tyberos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rahl wants to get back to his feet.
Tyberos thows a huge punch but Rahl dodges it nicely.
Tyberos stops Rahl from getting back to his feet.
Tyberos misses with a head shot. Rahl uses the momentum to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyberos throws a strike but Rahl rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Tyberos trying to strike off his back.
#T1#
Tyberos wants to hit a sweep here but Rahl passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tyberos there!
Tyberos is looking to improve his position but Rahl isn't that keen on the idea.
Tyberos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rahl looking to finish Tyberos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tyberos!
Tyberos is desperately trying to improve his position but Rahl has a good base and remains in mount.
Rahl lands a big elbow.
Rahl prevents Tyberos from getting the reversal.
Rahl landing shots from mount.
Tyberos tries to hold on but Rahl postures up.
Rahl scoring with strikes but Tyberos is staying in there. #T2#
Tyberos is wriggling around trying to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahl fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tyberos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rahl looking to control but Tyberos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rahl lands a heavy elbow.
Tyberos regains half guard.
Rahl is looking to take a break and control but Tyberos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, if Rahl 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.
#T3#
Tyberos is pressing down on Rahl's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rahl pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyberos is keeping the position for now.
Tyberos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyberos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tyberos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T4#
Rahl has hold of Tyberos's hands but Tyberos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rahl wants to get back to his feet.
Tyberos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tyberos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tyberos misses with a head shot. Rahl uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rahl avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyberos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darken Rahl clearly takes that round.
That's time! Rahl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Rahl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tyberos! But no joy.
Rahl misses with an uppercut.
Tyberos with the counter takedown but Rahl avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Rahl misses the target.
Tyberos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice shot by Tyberos.#TD#
Tyberos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rahl preventing the sweep.
Tyberos keeping moving, preventing Rahl from controlling successfully.
Tyberos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyberos working a defensive guard here.
Tyberos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tyberos wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tyberos is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Rahl wants to get back to his feet but Tyberos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tyberos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Rahl manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#TD2#
Rahl is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tyberos is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rahl to the mat. Rahl regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rahl is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tyberos throws a strike but Rahl rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Tyberos trying to strike off his back.
Tyberos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rahl manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rahl wants to stand up but Tyberos is controlling him.
Tyberos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyberos won't allow Rahl to get back to his feet.
Tyberos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rahl keeping moving, preventing Tyberos from controlling successfully.
Tyberos throws a big right hand that misses. #T3#
Tyberos advances position into side control!
An elbow from Tyberos crashes against the mat.
Tyberos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tyberos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tyberos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rahl some visible discomfort.
Rahl is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tyberos asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tyberos is trying to ground and pound but Rahl uses the momentary lack of control by Tyberos to regain half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.#T4#
Tyberos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rahl won't allow Tyberos to pass to mount.
Tyberos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rahl's head.
Rahl looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tyberos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tyberos connects with a nice short shot to Rahl's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyberos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyberos throwing shots but Rahl is blocking nicely.
Tyberos working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReaperLord Tyberos dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Rahl fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyberos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rahl fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A swing and a miss from Tyberos.
Rahl loads up on a big right hand but Tyberos slips the punch.
Tyberos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rahl feinted with a counter takedown.
Rahl looks for a takedown but Tyberos sprawls well.#TD2#
Tyberos looking to score a takedown here. Rahl is defending well but Tyberos drives through and ends up in Rahl's guard.
Rahl wants to stand up but Tyberos is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyberos postures up in Rahl's guard and throws a big left but Rahl blocks it.
Tyberos prevents Rahl from getting back to his feet. #T1#
Tyberos advances to half guard.
Tyberos misses with a head shot. Rahl uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rahl wants to stand but Tyberos is controlling the position.
Rahl preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyberos prevents Rahl from getting back to his feet.
Tyberos is looking to work some ground and pound but Rahl has wrist control.
Tyberos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tyberos throwing strikes but missing.
Tyberos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rahl keeping full guard, as Tyberos tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tyberos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rahl.
Tyberos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rahl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Tyberos misses.
Rahl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#TD2#
Rahl gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tyberos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tyberos throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Rahl can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tyberos controls the pace.
Tyberos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyberos throws a strike but Rahl rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Tyberos throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #SUB#
Tyberos is trying to push Rahl off with his feet but Rahl grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Tyberos's ankles and Tyberos is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Darken Rahl!
Darken Rahl retains his featherweight title!
Darken Rahl gave a mention to Conquer in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
GC 481: Covington VS Clark
Date: Mar 04, 2023 |
#R1#
Tyberos thuds a left hand into C K's body.
C K doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyberos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
C K ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
C K swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab lands there for Tyberos.
Tyberos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tyberos throws a looping overhand right but C K ducks down to avoid it.
ReaperLord Tyberos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Tyberos feints and as C K raises his hands in defense, Tyberos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyberos landing with the ground and pound.
C K looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyberos is one step ahead there. #SUB#
C K looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
C K can't keep his opponent in guard - Tyberos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T1#
Tyberos prevents C K from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tyberos lands a nice short elbow.
Tyberos is taking a breather. C K says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tyberos slips a nice elbow through C K's hands, connecting with C K's forehead.#SUB#
C K is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tyberos pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyberos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tyberos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tyberos drops an elbow to the side of C K's head.
Tyberos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
C K wants to get back to full guard.
Tyberos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T2#
Tyberos lands with a punch from half guard.
C K tries to get to full guard but Tyberos has control of the leg.
Tyberos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tyberos is looking to take a break and control but C K is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyberos passes to side control.
C K taking punishment in the form of punches.
C K taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
C K manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
C K will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyberos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3##SUB#
C K is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tyberos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tyberos missing with punches from the bottom.
C K is looking to take a break and control but Tyberos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyberos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tyberos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tyberos wants to sweep but no luck.
C K trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyberos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
C K passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Tyberos trying to hold on to C K's head to control him but C K postures up.
Tyberos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyberos flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
#SUB#
C K is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tyberos has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tyberos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
C K throws an elbow that misses. Tyberos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in C K's guard. Nice move by Tyberos!#REVB#
Tyberos landing with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReaperLord Tyberos dominated that round.
That's time! C K's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
C K takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyberos cracks C K with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tyberos misses with a looping right.
C K walks into a left hand.
Tyberos swings widly with a right hand
and C K counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyberos scores with a decent looking hook.#TD2#
Tyberos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming C K to the mat! C K manages to get full guard.
Tyberos stands up over C K, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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!
Tyberos is working C K over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyberos working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tyberos's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB#
Tyberos got a little sloppy there for a moment and C K has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tyberos has managed to get both his arms back between C K's legs - danger averted.#T1#
Tyberos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tyberos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tyberos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#ROC2#C K is rocked!
Tyberos gets to his feet and stands over C K, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! C K felt that one! Tyberos unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save C K from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). ReaperLord Tyberos!
ReaperLord Tyberos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Louis C K stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to drawing board, i suck.'. |
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Event:
GC 478: Rahl VS Evans
Date: Feb 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Tyberos throws a lazy uppercut
and Goromaru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL#
Goromaru moves into range and clinches up with Tyberos.
Tyberos is working Goromaru over against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tyberos 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.
Tyberos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goromaru.
Goromaru goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tyberos prevents it.
Tyberos lands a nice uppercut.
Goromaru lands a right hand. #TD2#
Goromaru is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tyberos is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Goromaru to the mat. Goromaru regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Goromaru keeping full guard, as Tyberos tries to pass.
Tyberos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Goromaru's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Goromaru escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tyberos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tyberos throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyberos throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Goromaru throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T1##SUB#
Goromaru looking for a guillotine here but Tyberos defends easily.
#SUB#
Goromaru looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tyberos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goromaru is keeping the position for now.
Tyberos forces his way into half guard.
Goromaru is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyberos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tyberos trying to control from half guard but Goromaru is working away.
Tyberos winds up and cracks Goromaru with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goromaru is trying to control but can't.
Goromaru is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tyberos scores with a couple of nice shots.#T2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tyberos working over Goromaru with some ground and pound. Goromaru looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tyberos drops an elbow to the side of Goromaru's head.
Tyberos lands strikes from half guard.#ROC2#Goromaru is rocked!
Goromaru is trying to get back to full guard.
Oh Goromaru is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goromaru is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Tyberos jumps into side control!
Goromaru on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tyberos working the ground and pound.
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!
Goromaru is looking to reverse the position.
Goromaru struggling a bit here.
Goromaru is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tyberos off and has taken his back!#SUB#
Tyberos showing good submission defense here.
Goromaru is trying to stick to Tyberos's back but Tyberos is turning into Goromaru. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Goromaru's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tyberos.
Tyberos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Goromaru is looking to regain half guard here but Tyberos keeps moving and retains side control.
Tyberos landing strikes.
Tyberos scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Goromaru is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Tyberos can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). ReaperLord Tyberos!
After winning the bout, ReaperLord Tyberos 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:
GC 476: Don VS Ekwall
Date: Jan 28, 2023 |
#R1#
Tyberos slips a straight right by Holl.
Tyberos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#TD2#
Tyberos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Holl to the mat! Holl manages to get full guard.
Holl pushes Tyberos off and scrambles back to his feet.
Holl has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} in the buildup to the fight.
Holl lands a head shot.
Holl swings for the body but Tyberos moves out of range.
Holl connects with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holl feints and then cracks Tyberos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tyberos down.
Holl throws a head kick that misses.
Tyberos lands an overhand right.
Holl defending well as Tyberos loads up on a big left hand.
Holl fakes the leg kick and cracks Tyberos in the body.
A jab lands there for Tyberos.
The fighters circling - Tyberos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tyberos 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.
Tyberos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holl.
Tyberos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holl.
Tyberos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A good leg kick by Holl. #T1#
Holl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyberos with the counter takedown but Holl avoids it easily.
Tyberos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
ReaperLord Tyberos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyberos doesn't seem bothered though.
Holl scores with a spinning back kick!
Holl misses with a low kick.
Holl misses with a looping left.
Holl lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holl defending well as Tyberos loads up on a big left hand.
Holl scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyberos misses the target.
A jab lands there for Tyberos.
Tyberos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holl.
Holl misses with a hook to the body
and Tyberos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holl misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Tyberos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Holl's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holl manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tyberos manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Tyberos looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyberos, not yet. #T2#
Tyberos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tyberos striking off his back.
Tyberos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holl is one step ahead there.
Tyberos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tyberos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Tyberos working the head and body with strikes.
Holl trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyberos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tyberos landing strikes, looking to finish!
Holl in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Holl is desperately trying to improve his position but Tyberos has a good base and remains in mount.#T3#
Holl manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tyberos lands a nice short elbow.
Holl is looking for a sweep. Tyberos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tyberos slips a nice elbow through Holl's hands, connecting with Holl's forehead.
Holl is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holl moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Holl has momentary wrist control but Tyberos slips an elbow through the middle.
Holl is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tyberos trying to control but Holl is working from the bottom.
Holl has momentary wrist control but Tyberos slips an elbow through the middle.#T4#
Holl looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyberos landing with the ground and pound.
Tyberos stopping the sweep attempt from Holl.
Holl pulls Tyberos in close to prevent any damage.
Tyberos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Holl taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tyberos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Holl some visible discomfort.
Tyberos working the body and head with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyberos advances to full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyberos wants to control the pace but Holl is squirming around nicely.
Holl is working to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReaperLord Tyberos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Tyberos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyberos throws a shot from downtown. Holl moves away and avoids it.
Holl looks to land a right hand but Tyberos moved out of range.
Tyberos just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyberos misses the body punch #CL#
and Holl holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Holl can't find room to land a body shot as Tyberos controls the action.
Holl lands a nice elbow.
Holl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyberos avoids it.
Holl is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Holl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holl scores with a shot to the side of Tyberos's head.
A short body shot lands from Tyberos as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyberos blocks an elbow strike from Holl.
A short right from Tyberos on the inside.
Holl utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Holl tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holl throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holl gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tyberos.
Flo Holl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ReaperLord Tyberos.#T1#
Tyberos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holl gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holl misses with a knee strike.
Holl pushes Tyberos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyberos goes for a takedown attempt but Holl pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Holl thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tyberos if he has to take too many more of those.
#CL#
Holl has closed the distance and engaged Tyberos in a clinch.
#TD2#
Tyberos works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Holl wants to sweep but no luck.
Holl lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Holl postures up.
Holl preventing the sweep. #T2#
Holl looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tyberos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyberos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tyberos chips away with some ground and pound.
Tyberos trying to control the position from guard on top but Holl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holl wants to stand up but Tyberos is controlling him.
Holl knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyberos on the ground.#T3#
Tyberos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tyberos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tyberos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tyberos scoring with punches from side control.
Tyberos is putting a hurting on Holl here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tyberos landing a few strikes.
Tyberos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Holl down.
Tyberos in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tyberos is working Holl over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Holl's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T4#
Holl is trying to get back to half guard.
Tyberos working the head and body with strikes.
Tyberos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holl keeps working.
Holl taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holl takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tyberos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Holl tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Holl looking for a sweep but Tyberos has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Tyberos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Holl's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReaperLord Tyberos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Tyberos scores with a body shot.
Nice shot by Tyberos.
Tyberos throws out a loose jab but Holl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holl on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tyberos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holl moves away.
Holl wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Holl is looking to clinch.
Tyberos looks to score with a jab to the body but Holl is just out of range.
Holl slips under a jab from Tyberos.
Holl looks to land a left hand but Tyberos moved out of range nicely.
Tyberos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyberos looks to throw the jab but Holl is out of range.
Holl swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Holl misses with an uppercut. Tyberos saw that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tyberos.
Tyberos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyberos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holl slips under a jab from Tyberos.
Tyberos lands a jab to Holl's midsection.
Tyberos sizes up Holl with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T1##TD2#
Tyberos gets a takedown into half guard.
Holl wants to improve his position but Tyberos is controlling well.
Tyberos passes to full mount!
BOOM! Tyberos connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tyberos working Holl over with strikes here.
Holl in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Holl is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tyberos with the ground and pound from mount.
Flo Holl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holl is bucking up trying to escape but Tyberos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#ROC2#Holl is rocked!
Tyberos lands a big shot to the head and Holl winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). ReaperLord Tyberos!
A relieved looking ReaperLord Tyberos 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:
GC 468: King VS King
Date: Dec 03, 2022 |
#R1#
Schmidt shoots in for a takedown but Tyberos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#TD2#
Schmidt gets a takedown into half guard.
Schmidt is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyberos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tyberos moves into full guard.
Schmidt stopping the sweep attempt from Tyberos.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyberos is working hard here to advance position.
Tyberos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Schmidt trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyberos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tyberos working Schmidt over with strikes.
Tyberos is thwarting Schmidt's attempts to control the position.
Tyberos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tyberos working over Schmidt with some ground and pound. Schmidt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T1#
Schmidt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tyberos is working away from the top position though.
Tyberos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Schmidt is positioning himself well to prevent Tyberos advancing to mount.
Schmidt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tyberos connects with a nice short shot to Schmidt's temple.
Tyberos working Schmidt over with strikes.
Schmidt wants to improve his position but Tyberos is controlling well.
Tyberos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tyberos thows a huge punch but Schmidt dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyberos throwing shots but Schmidt is blocking nicely. #T2#
Tyberos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schmidt keeps working.
Schmidt tries to get to full guard but Tyberos has control of the leg.
Schmidt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyberos.
Tyberos wants to control but Schmidt is keeping him busy.
Schmidt tries to get to full guard but Tyberos has control of the leg.
Schmidt is staying active underneath Tyberos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Schmidt tries to get to full guard but Tyberos has control of the leg.
Tyberos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schmidt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tyberos wants to take a breather but Schmidt is having none of it.
Schmidt taking some punishment here, with Tyberos in his half guard. #T3#
Schmidt regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Tyberos.
Schmidt looking for a sweep. Not yet Schmidt, not yet.
Schmidt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tyberos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tyberos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tyberos connects with a couple of short punches.
Tyberos looking to pass the guard.
Tyberos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schmidt has Tyberos pulled in close to control his posture.
Tyberos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schmidt's head.
Tyberos works over Schmidt with some ground and pound from guard.#T4#
Tyberos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tyberos postures up.
Schmidt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyberos working some strikes from top position.
Tyberos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Schmidt wants to sweep here but Tyberos controlling him for the moment.
Tyberos tries to free his leg and advance position but Schmidt is retaining full guard.
Schmidt trying to control the position here.
Tyberos postures up in Schmidt's guard and throws a big left but Schmidt blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReaperLord Tyberos 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#
Tyberos misses the jab.
No joy there for Tyberos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyberos misses the jab.
Tyberos throws a looping overhand right but Schmidt ducks down to avoid it.
Tyberos misses with a body shot.
Tyberos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schmidt can do to turn this around?
Schmidt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tyberos misses with a double jab.
Schmidt tries for a takedown but Tyberos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Schmidt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyberos.
A nice side step and Schmidt 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.
A jab from Tyberos does it's job there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Schmidt or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyberos, which made it look bad.
Schmidt moves forwards but Tyberos connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T1#
Tyberos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tyberos scores with a jab to the head.
Schmidt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A left and a right from Tyberos both land. Nice combination. #ROC#Schmidt is rocked!
Schmidt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyberos throws out the jab.
Tyberos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmidt.
Schmidt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
ReaperLord Tyberos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jans Schmidt.#TD2#
Schmidt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt trying to control the action but Tyberos is working from the bottom.
Tyberos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Schmidt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tyberos wants to sweep but no luck.
Schmidt looking to pass the guard. #T2#
Tyberos pulls Schmidt in close to prevent any damage.
Schmidt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Schmidt is continuing to stall.
ReaperLord Tyberos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyberos controls Schmidt momentarily but Schmidt frees himself.
Tyberos looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyberos, not yet.
Schmidt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tyberos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyberos can't keep his opponent in guard - Schmidt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Schmidt seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T3#
Schmidt wants to take a breather but Tyberos is having none of it.
Well, if Schmidt 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.
Tyberos is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Schmidt 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.
Schmidt blocks the strikes from Tyberos.
Schmidt not doing much here.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Schmidt avoids the body shot from Tyberos.
Schmidt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tyberos misses with a straight left.
Tyberos throws a sloppy body shot
and Schmidt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyberos.
Tyberos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schmidt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyberos with a poor takedown
and Schmidt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schmidt ducks under a wild hook from Tyberos.
Tyberos throws a lazy right hand but Schmidt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyberos sets himself, and Schmidt steps forward looking for the clinch! Tyberos avoids it this time.#TD#
Tyberos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tyberos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schmidt wants to improve his position but Tyberos is controlling well.
Schmidt wants to control but Tyberos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ReaperLord Tyberos dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Tyberos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyberos works over Schmidt's head and body with a nice combination.
Tyberos throws an overhand right that lands on Schmidt's shoulder, as Schmidt tries to avoid the shot.
Schmidt tries to counter with a clinch but Tyberos shakes him off and moves away.
Tyberos looks to throw the jab but Schmidt is out of range.
Schmidt is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Schmidt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyberos swivels and escapes.#TD2#
Schmidt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Schmidt takes a little break here. Tyberos wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Schmidt trying to control the action but Tyberos is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.#T1#
Tyberos is trying to control Schmidt's posture but Schmidt avoids it.
Schmidt is looking to take a break and control but Tyberos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schmidt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tyberos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tyberos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Schmidt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tyberos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Schmidt off and has taken his back!
Tyberos looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Tyberos throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Schmidt avoids the strikes from Tyberos.
Tyberos throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Jans Schmidt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Tyberos loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Schmidt hold on?
Tyberos scores with punches from the back.
Schmidt is still in real trouble! Can Tyberos finish him?
Tyberos lands strikes from the back and Schmidt isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). ReaperLord Tyberos! |
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