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Event:
SMASH: Mouth vs River
Date: Nov 06, 2022 |
#R1#
A swing and a miss from Henrique.
Henrique keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henrique appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A lazy left from Henrique finds it's target.
Henrique throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnaar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ragnaar throws a sloppy head kick and Henrique moves out of range easily.
As Ragnaar looks to move away, Henrique throws a big counter combo but Ragnaar just gets out of the way.
Henrique throws a body shot but no joy.
Henrique throws a shot from downtown. Ragnaar moves away and avoids it.
Ragnaar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Henrique back to the cage. Ragnaar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ragnaar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henrique throws a head kick that misses.
Henrique catches Ragnaar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnaar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T1#
Ragnaar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henrique as he jumps to the side.
A counter left hand to the body from Henrique misses its target.
Ragnaar moves away from the strike by Henrique.
Henrique on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Henrique throws a body punch but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Henrique misses with a body punch
and Ragnaar counters with a series of strikes. Henrique will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses.
Henrique changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruno Henrique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henrique.
Ragnaar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#TD2#
Ragnaar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henrique regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom. #T2#
Ragnaar throws a big right hand that misses.
Henrique avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henrique pulls Ragnaar in to control the position.
Ragnaar throwing strikes from guard but Henrique blocks nicely.
Ragnaar throwing strikes from guard but Henrique blocks nicely.
Ragnaar is looking to work some ground and pound but Henrique has wrist control.
Ragnaar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ragnaar is working Henrique over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henrique on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henrique tries to get out of the position.#T3#
Ragnaar trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Henrique manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Henrique won't allow Ragnaar to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Ragnaar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Henrique tries to free his leg and advance position but Ragnaar is retaining full guard.
Ragnaar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ragnaar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henrique is one step ahead there.
Ragnaar pulls Henrique in close to his closed guard and prevents Henrique from doing any damage or advancing position.#SU#
Ragnaar is working an open guard so Henrique takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#T4#
Henrique thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnaar throws out a counter right but Henrique avoids it with no problem.
Henrique misses with a straight left.
Henrique tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Henrique.
Ragnaar throws a counter combo.
Ragnaar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henrique counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bruno Henrique has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nils Ragnaar.
Henrique connects with a body shot that sends Ragnaar's belly button to the back.
Henrique fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Henrique loads up on a big right hand but Ragnaar slips the punch.
Henrique takes a kick to the side of the head.
Henrique misses with a hook
and Ragnaar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Ragnaar blocks a head kick by Henrique.
And Ragnaar responds with a good body kick, but Henrique manages to step out the way in time.
Henrique misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nils Ragnaar will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Henrique misses the shot to the body.
Ragnaar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Henrique misses with a series of wild punches.
Henrique misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnaar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ragnaar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henrique.
Ragnaar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ragnaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnaar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good exchange - Henrique coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henrique.
Nice jab there from Henrique.
Henrique throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnaar counters with a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Henrique's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar connects with a high kick. #T1#
Ragnaar works over Henrique's head and body with a nice combination.
Ragnaar cracks Henrique with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ragnaar scores with a nice right hand.
Henrique throws a jab when Ragnaar was well out of range.
Ragnaar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ragnaar cracks a nice hook into Henrique's ribs.
Henrique misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Henrique.
Henrique swings for the body but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Ragnaar dodges the punch combination from Henrique.
Henrique wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2#
Henrique throws a lazy head kick
and Ragnaar counters with a left and a right that stings Henrique.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henrique lunges at Ragnaar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ragnaar's hand. #TD2#
Ragnaar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Henrique to the ground. Ragnaar is now in Henrique's guard.
Henrique being controlled here, momentarily.
Ragnaar landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnaar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henrique being controlled here, momentarily. #T3#
Ragnaar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ragnaar throws a big elbow that misses.
Ragnaar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ragnaar avoids the body shot from Henrique.
Ragnaar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ragnaar misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Henrique on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ragnaar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Ragnaar looks to move away, Henrique throws a big counter combo but Ragnaar just gets out of the way.
Ragnaar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ragnaar throws a sloppy head kick and Henrique moves out of range easily.
It looked like Henrique wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Henrique misses.
Henrique lunges at Ragnaar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ragnaar's hand. #T4#
Henrique misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnaar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henrique throws out the jab.
Ragnaar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Henrique with a body shot.
Bruno Henrique is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henrique throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnaar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ragnaar or perhaps it was just good defense by Henrique, which made it look bad.
Henrique tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnaar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Henrique defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ragnaar.
Henrique misses with a body shot.
Henrique stuffs the takedown.
Henrique thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bruno Henrique has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nils Ragnaar.
Henrique bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henrique waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnaar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henrique misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nils Ragnaar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Ragnaar shoots in for a takedown but Henrique shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henrique seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Henrique looks to land a combination. Ragnaar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ragnaar connects with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Ragnaar.
Henrique misses with a looping left.
Henrique throws a right hand that misses
and Ragnaar counters with a left to the body.
Ragnaar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ragnaar dives in for a single leg takedown but Henrique sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henrique cracks Ragnaar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henrique misses with a few strikes there.
Henrique throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nils Ragnaar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Henrique looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnaar is just out of range.#TD2#
Ragnaar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Henrique did well to prevent Ragnaar getting side control.
Ragnaar looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nils Ragnaar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nice strikes from Ragnaar there.
Ragnaar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henrique keeps working.
Henrique is holding on to half guard well.
Henrique knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ragnaar on the ground.
Ragnaar content to control rather than advance.
Ragnaar is looking to take a break and control but Henrique is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bruno Henrique has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Henrique taking some punishment here, with Ragnaar in his half guard.
Ragnaar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ragnaar slips a nice elbow through Henrique's hands, connecting with Henrique's forehead.
Henrique keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nils Ragnaar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ragnaar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ragnaar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ragnaar is nestled in close to Henrique, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henrique blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ragnaar.
Henrique avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ragnaar. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henrique throws a head kick but Ragnaar moves out of range.
#T3#
Henrique throws the left hand but Ragnaar avoids the punch easily.
Henrique misses with a body shot
letting Ragnaar counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Henrique throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ragnaar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henrique moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henrique misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on Ragnaar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bruno Henrique is winning the standup battle so far.
Henrique throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD2#
and Ragnaar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ragnaar.
Henrique has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ragnaar is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#BC#
Henrique breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henrique takes one on the button.
Ragnaar lands a high kick!
Henrique getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T4#
Henrique throws an off balance right hand
#CL2#
and Ragnaar moves into the clinch.
Henrique misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnaar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Henrique after a bit of a struggle.
Bruno Henrique has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nils Ragnaar.
Henrique tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnaar's elbow.
Ragnaar is looking for a takedown.
Henrique tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ragnaar looking for a takedown.
Ragnaar wants a takedown but no success here.
Henrique misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henrique cracks Ragnaar with a nice body shot.
Henrique goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nils Ragnaar.
I've got Ragnaar 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Ragnaar!
Nils Ragnaar looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'See I’m Not Just A Striker, I Can Also Wrestle '. |
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Event:
SMASH: Babinski vs Kohler
Date: Oct 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Henrique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henrique.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barnes.
Barnes misses with a head kick.
Barnes thuds his shin into the meat of Henrique's side.
Henrique lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henrique misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Henrique's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Henrique duly obliges.
Henrique takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Henrique is able to avoid easily.
Barnes misses with a kick to the body.
Barnes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes throws a body kick that misses.
Henrique throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Henrique moves out of range easily. #T1#
Henrique throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henrique throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with an outside leg kick.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Henrique's belly button to the back.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Henrique.
Barnes counters with a body kick.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reggie Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Henrique saw it coming and moves away.
Henrique throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barnes. Henrique shrugs it off though.
Barnes 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.
Barnes throws a head kick but Henrique moves out of range.
Henrique cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
We've been told by Henrique's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barnes lands a nice hook to Henrique's body. Henrique takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Henrique crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barnes - the referee stops the clock and Henrique gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barnes. Henrique manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good exchange - Barnes coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henrique lands with a nice combination. Barnes backs away looking to recover.#T2#
Henrique keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
Barnes throws a nice head kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Barnes. Henrique shrugs it off though.
Barnes lands a lovely overhand right.
Henrique on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnes. Barnes obviously looking to wear him down.
Barnes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barnes tries to bum rush Henrique with a series of wild strikes but Henrique uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henrique moves out of range of the body kick from Barnes.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Henrique throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henrique's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Henrique misses the target.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Henrique scores with a hook.
Henrique scores with a shot to the body.
#T3#
Henrique moves out of range of the body kick from Barnes.
Barnes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Henrique misses.
A big right from Henrique misses.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Henrique misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a thumping low kick.
Henrique avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Henrique was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barnes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henrique stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henrique.
Henrique throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henrique ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henrique swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henrique just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Henrique.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
#T4#
Henrique swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henrique rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henrique. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes throws a head kick but Henrique moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henrique misses the shot to the body.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Henrique blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes thumps Henrique with a low kick.
Barnes moves out of range as Henrique strikes.
Henrique throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Henrique wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henrique misses with a double jab.
Barnes slips under a jab from Henrique.
Barnes is looking to chop away at Henrique's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Barnes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Barnes.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barnes.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Henrique lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Barnes goes down and covers up as Henrique starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Henrique!
Our winner, Bruno Henrique, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
SMASH: Kowalkiewicz v Shabazz
Date: Aug 26, 2022 |
#R1#
Henrique tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Osiris was well out of range. Poor timing from Henrique.
Osiris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Osiris is looking to score with low kicks.
Henrique pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Osiris back to the cage. Henrique follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CUT2#It looks like Eric Osiris has been cut.
Henrique misses with a hook
and Osiris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Henrique's knee momentarily.
We've been told by Osiris's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A combination from Henrique does no damage.
Osiris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henrique cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Osiris lands a slapping body shot.
Henrique has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Henrique there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henrique lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osiris connects with a right hand. Henrique shakes it off.#CUT#It looks like Bruno Henrique has been cut.
Osiris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruno Henrique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henrique waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Osiris.
Osiris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T1#
Osiris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Osiris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henrique.
Henrique wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henrique misses with a wild body shot.
Henrique misses with a hook. Osiris ducked under it nicely.
Osiris 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.
Henrique let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Henrique throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henrique throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Osiris.
Osiris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henrique throws a jab but it's blocked by Osiris.
Henrique tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henrique throws a poor cross that misses
and Osiris counters with a good low kick that Henrique was not able to check. #T2#
Henrique uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Osiris has time to react.
Henrique fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osiris manages to avoid it.
Osiris throwing a counter right hand but Henrique manages to avoid it.
Henrique swings widly with a right hand
and Osiris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Henrique misses with a combination
and Osiris counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Henrique misses
and Osiris counters with a slapping leg kick.
Henrique slips under a jab.
Henrique ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osiris moves away.
Henrique swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Osiris counter with a right hand.
Osiris ducks under a wild hook from Henrique.
As Henrique tries to get set, Osiris tries to push him back and clinch up but Henrique manages to avoid the attempt.
Osiris missing with a left hand there. Henrique was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Osiris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Osiris thumps Henrique with a low kick.#T3#
Henrique swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Henrique takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henrique looks to land a left hand but Osiris moved out of range nicely.
Henrique misses the jab.
Osiris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Henrique throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Henrique misses
and Osiris counters with an outside leg kick.
Osiris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Henrique jabs at Osiris's body.
Henrique misses with a hook to the body
and Osiris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Osiris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Osiris dodges the punch combination from Henrique.
A little feinted left hand from Osiris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Osiris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T4#
Henrique throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henrique throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Osiris coming out on top.
Osiris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henrique has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Osiris throws a jab but it's blocked by Henrique.
Henrique swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henrique looks to land a right hand but Osiris moved out of range.
Henrique misses with a body punch
and Osiris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Osiris misses with a series of wild punches.
Henrique throws a lazy right hand but Osiris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Osiris is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Henrique lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eric Osiris will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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#
A looping hook to the body misses from Henrique. Osiris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henrique throws a lazy right hand but Osiris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henrique misses the body punch
and Osiris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henrique's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Henrique duly obliges.
Osiris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Osiris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Henrique misses with a body punch
and Osiris counters with a nice leg kick.
Henrique throws out a loose jab but Osiris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henrique swings for the body but Osiris moves out of range.
Osiris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Osiris jabs Henrique right on the nose. Henrique blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osiris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Henrique counters with a straight right hand.
Henrique takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henrique throws a poor cross that misses
and Osiris counters with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henrique throws a right hand that misses
letting Osiris counter with a right hand. #CUT#That has opened up Bruno Henrique's cut even more.#T1#
Henrique scores with a punch to the head.#CL#
Osiris gets a clinch. #BC2#
Henrique manages to break the clinch.
Osiris throws a right hand that Henrique ducks under and follows up with a left that Henrique also avoids with ease.
Osiris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henrique has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Osiris misses with a looping left.
Henrique fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Osiris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Osiris ducks under a wild hook from Henrique.
Henrique swings widly with a right hand
and Osiris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC#Henrique is rocked!
Osiris jabs Henrique to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henrique is still on wobbly legs! Can Osiris finish him?
Good leg kick by Osiris.
Henrique seems to have recovered his senses.
An inside leg kick lands from Osiris.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osiris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#T2#
Henrique misses with an uppercut
and Osiris counters with a nice leg kick.
Osiris staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Henrique. Those never looked like landing.
Henrique throws a lazy head kick
and Osiris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henrique fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osiris manages to avoid it.
Osiris throws a jab but it's blocked by Henrique.
Osiris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henrique swings for the body but Osiris moves out of range.
And Osiris counters with a quick kick to the body but Henrique blocks it.
Henrique throws out a loose jab but Osiris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henrique misses with a jab to the body
and Osiris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henrique shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Eric Osiris is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Henrique throws a series of punches but Osiris avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Osiris on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Osiris tries to close the distance and clinch but Henrique swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henrique misses with a combination
and Osiris counters with a nice body kick.
A jab from Osiris finds it's way through Henrique's defenses.
Henrique listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Osiris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Osiris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT#The cut above Bruno Henrique's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Henrique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Osiris throws the kick towards the body but Henrique avoids it.
Osiris slips under a jab.
Henrique misses with a body shot.
#T4#
Osiris drops Henrique with a naaaaasty hook - Henrique is in real trouble here! Osiris dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Osiris!
During a confident post fight interview, Eric Osiris thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
SMASH: Gunn vs Barbosa
Date: Aug 06, 2022 |
#R1#
Drummond lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henrique steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drummond.
Henrique loads up on a big right hand but Drummond slips the punch.
Drummond misses with a hook.
Drummond tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Henrique.
Drummond throws a big shot that misses.
Henrique swings for the body but Drummond moves out of range.
Drummond throws an overhand right that lands on Henrique's shoulder, as Henrique tries to avoid the shot.
Drummond throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice cross by Drummond.
Danga de danga de dang - Drummond scores with a four punch combination!
Drummond scores with a jab.
Henrique throws out a loose jab but Drummond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henrique jabs Drummond to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drummond misses the shot to the body.
Drummond throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drummond.
#T1#
Drummond catches Henrique with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Henrique dips to his left and cracks Drummond with an uppercut!
Henrique moves away from the strike by Drummond.
Drummond misses with a head kick.
Drummond scores with a nice right hand.
Drummond looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Drummond shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Drummond was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Henrique is trying to escape the position but Drummond is controlling the position.
An elbow from Drummond crashes against the mat.
Henrique struggling a bit here.
Drummond working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drummond scoring with punches from side control.
Drummond creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Henrique sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #T2#
Drummond misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Drummond throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #SUB#
Drummond is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Henrique is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Henrique is trying to control Drummond's posture but Drummond avoids it.
Drummond throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Drummond looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Henrique is avoiding damage well.
#SUB#
Drummond tries for a kimura but Henrique is defending well.
Drummond throws an elbow but Henrique slips to the side and avoids it well.#T3##SUB#
Drummond is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Henrique is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Drummond thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Henrique really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drummond. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drummond scoring with punches from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henrique can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drummond tries to score with some ground and pound. Henrique controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Drummond seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #SUB#
Drummond is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Henrique is trying to escape and Drummond transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Henrique is forced to tap! Nice work there by Drummond! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Drummond! |
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Event:
SMASH: Perkele vs Hakekia 2
Date: Jul 15, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Army Jr has Henrique up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Henrique's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Henrique swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henrique is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Army Jr.
Nice elbow from Army Jr. #CUT2#It looks like Bruno Henrique has been cut.
Henrique is trying to force a seperation but Army Jr has the dominant position.
Army Jr lands a right hand.
Army Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Army Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henrique misses with a short punch on the inside.
Army Jr lands an elbow that stopped Henrique in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Army Jr.
Henrique misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henrique misses with a punch on the inside.
Henrique avoids the elbow strike from Army Jr, against the cage.
Army Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
#BC2#
Army Jr breaks from the clinch.
Army Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Army Jr is looking to clinch.
As Army Jr looks to move away, Henrique throws a big counter combo but Army Jr just gets out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henrique pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Army Jr back to the cage. Henrique follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CUT#It looks like Dick Army Jr has been cut.#T1#
A slow jab from Henrique misses its intended target.
Henrique takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Henrique looks to score with a jab to the body but Army Jr is just out of range.
Army Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Henrique pushes him away.#CL2#
Army Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Army Jr throws an elbow that misses.
#BC2#
Army Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Army Jr tries to bum rush Henrique with a series of wild strikes but Henrique uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henrique changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Army Jr moves away from the strike by Henrique. #CL2#
Army Jr rushes Henrique and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henrique.
Henrique takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Army Jr.
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!
Henrique blocks an elbow strike from Army Jr.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henrique. #BC2#
Army Jr breaks the clinch.
Henrique lands with a good body shot.#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Henrique misses the target.
Army Jr moves away from the strike by Henrique. #CL2#
Army Jr closes the distance and pushes Henrique back into the cage.#BC2#
Army Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Army Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henrique counters with a right hand to the body.
Army Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Henrique circles away.
Henrique circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henrique swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Army Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#CL2#
Army Jr closes the distance and pushes Henrique back into the cage.
Army Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Henrique has had enough of the clinch but Army Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Army Jr connects with a knee to the head.
Henrique swings wildly with an uppercut but Army Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Army Jr.
Henrique lands an uppercut.#T3#
Army Jr blocks a body shot from Henrique.
Henrique on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Army Jr lands an elbow that stopped Henrique in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#Bruno Henrique's cut is getting worse.
Army Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henrique lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Army Jr lands an elbow that stopped Henrique in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Henrique on the inside.
Henrique tries a body shot but Army Jr blocks it.
Army Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henrique.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Army Jr. #CUT2#Bruno Henrique's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Army Jr scores with a knee to the head.
Army Jr blocks a body shot from Henrique.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Henrique's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henrique thows a left - swing and a miss!
Army Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henrique to score with a decent uppercut.
Henrique has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Henrique there as he acknowledges the shot.
Henrique moves away from the strike by Army Jr. #T4#
Henrique tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Army Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henrique throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Army Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Army Jr keeps control of Henrique as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henrique lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Army Jr.
Army Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Henrique avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Army Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henrique lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Army Jr at a distance.
Henrique goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Army Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henrique throws a body punch but Army Jr moves out of range.
Army Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henrique counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henrique throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick Army Jr will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Henrique dips to his left and cracks Army Jr with an uppercut!
Henrique throws a looping overhand right but Army Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Bruno Henrique is winning the standup battle so far.
Henrique looks to score with a jab to the body but Army Jr is just out of range.
Army Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Henrique cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Army Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henrique counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henrique scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Army Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Army Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henrique swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Army Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CL2#
Army Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Army Jr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Army Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Army Jr with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Army Jr.
Henrique blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
Army Jr has Henrique pressed against the cage, preventing Henrique from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Army Jr lands a nice elbow. #BC2#
Army Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Army Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Army Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Army Jr lands with a short shot to the head. #CUT2#Jeez, Bruno Henrique's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Army Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Henrique.
Army Jr prevents a body shot from Henrique.
Army Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henrique.
Henrique has a couple of punches blocked by Army Jr.
Henrique lands a right hand.
Army Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Henrique is blocking nicely.
Army Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henrique's face.
Henrique on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henrique misses with a punch to the body.
Henrique on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC2#
Army Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Henrique cracks Army Jr with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henrique misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Henrique throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2#
Army Jr clinches. #BC2#
Army Jr breaks the clinch.
Henrique ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Army Jr moves away.
Henrique looks to land a right hand but Army Jr moved out of range.
Henrique lunges at Army Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Army Jr's hand.
Henrique swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henrique misses with a jab to the body
and Army Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruno Henrique's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dick Army Jr!
Post fight, an emotional Dick Army Jr said 'My father will be proud of me again'. |
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Event:
SMASH: Floyd vs Johnson 2
Date: Jun 24, 2022 |
#R1#
Yi works the jab nicely.
Bruno Henrique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yi cracks Henrique with a right hand to the side of the head.#CUT#It looks like Bruno Henrique has been cut.#TD#
Yi scores with a takedown into Henrique's guard.
Yi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Yi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T1#
Yi throws a big right hand that misses.
Henrique really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yi stands up over Henrique, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Yi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henrique works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yi controls from within his opponent's guard. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henrique is keeping the position for now.
Yi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB#
Yi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yi looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Yi is stalling in the full guard. #SUB#
Yi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Henrique trying to keep a closed guard but Yi is proving a slippery customer.
Yi wants to control from the top but Henrique keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henrique makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henrique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Henrique misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Yi.
Sloppy strikes from Henrique. Those never looked like landing.
Henrique swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henrique looks to land a combination but Yi avoids it well.
Yi defending well as Henrique loads up on a big left hand.
Yi with the inside leg kick.
Bruno Henrique is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henrique pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henrique throws a jab but it's blocked by Yi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Yi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Henrique's cut.
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#
Yi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henrique throws the left hand but Yi avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Yi misses the target.
Henrique scores with a jab to the head.
Yi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henrique can do to turn this around?
Henrique swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#TD#
Yi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Yi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Henrique is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi throws a big elbow that misses. #T1#
Yi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yi trying to control the position from guard on top but Henrique is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yi is pushing down on Henrique's leg trying to pass to half guard. Henrique is fighting to maintain full guard but Yi has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB#
Yi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Yi is trying to work for a kimura but Henrique is defending well.
Jin Yi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T2##SUB#
Yi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yi controlling the action here.
Yi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB#
Yi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Henrique is just riding it out for now. Yi eventually gives up the hold.
Yi is trying to control the action in half guard but Henrique is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T3##SUB#
Yi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henrique can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Yi maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Henrique could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Yi has cracked it and Henrique is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Yi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jin Yi!
Jin Yi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
SMASH:71
Date: Jun 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Henrique throws a hook but Edmonds blocks it.
Edmonds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been told by Henrique's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab lands there for Henrique.
Henrique misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edmonds.
Edmonds connects with a nice looking jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Edmonds scores with a four punch combination!
Edmonds lunges at Henrique with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henrique's hand.
Edmonds connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Henrique throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Henrique.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edmonds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henrique.
Henrique throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2#
and Edmonds decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Henrique's guard.
Henrique is looking to stand back up but Edmonds counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Henrique. #REVR#
Edmonds controlling the action here. #T1##SUB2#
Edmonds looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Edmonds not doing much here.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Edmonds wants to pass the guard but Henrique is defending well. #SUB2#
Edmonds is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Henrique sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Edmonds is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Henrique is just riding it out for now. Edmonds eventually gives up the hold. #T3##SUB2#
Edmonds is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henrique defends it well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Edmonds in particular looking to stall.
Edmonds passes to full mount!
Edmonds trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Henrique on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henrique tries to get out of the position.#T4##SUB2#
Edmonds is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Henrique has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#SUB2#
Edmonds looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Edmonds controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edmonds can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henrique is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Edmonds dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Edmonds with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henrique to score with a decent uppercut.
Edmonds connects with a single shot there.
Edmonds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henrique.
Henrique jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Henrique misses its intended target.
Edmonds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henrique connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Edmonds momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Henrique. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds scores with a jab to the head.
Bruno Henrique is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Henrique finds it's target.
Henrique keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Edmonds.
Edmonds scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henrique lands a two punch combo.
Bruno Henrique is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Henrique swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD2#
and Edmonds counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Edmonds trying to control the position from guard on top but Henrique is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henrique is trying to keep Edmonds in close.
Edmonds slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Edmonds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henrique is keeping the position for now.
Henrique looking to control.
#T2#
Edmonds trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Edmonds looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Edmonds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henrique manages to avoid it.
Edmonds cracks Henrique with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Edmonds.
Henrique lands a nice shot to the body.
Edmonds cracks Henrique with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Henrique misses with a jab to the body
and Edmonds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edmonds misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Henrique misses its intended target.
Edmonds feints the counter takedown.#T3#
Henrique lands a slapping body shot.
John Edmonds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henrique slips under a jab from Edmonds.
Henrique just misses with a punch to the body.
Henrique avoids the body shot from Edmonds.
Edmonds walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Henrique lunges at Edmonds with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Edmonds's hand.
Henrique uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Edmonds has time to react.
Henrique connects with a right hand. Edmonds shakes it off.
Good standup being displayed there by Edmonds as he connects with a hook.
Edmonds misses with a wild combination.
Edmonds staying out of range there.
Edmonds connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henrique's hands.#T4#
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!
Edmonds misses with a takedown
and Henrique counters with a nice uppercut.
Henrique fails to land with a series of punches.
Henrique misses the jab.#KD#
Henrique drops Edmonds with a beautiful combination! Edmonds stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Henrique is looking for the KO!#ROC#Edmonds is rocked!
Edmonds 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.
Edmonds looks to land a combination but Henrique avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Henrique misses the target.
Henrique chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edmonds can pounce on him.
Edmonds looks to throw the jab but Henrique is out of range.
Edmonds defending well as Henrique loads up on a big left hand.
Henrique misses with a straight right.
Edmonds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henrique with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No joy there for Henrique, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Henrique dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Edmonds jabs Henrique right on the nose. Henrique blinks but takes it well.
Edmonds bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Henrique's head.
Edmonds cracks Henrique with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Henrique lands a head shot.
Henrique takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henrique lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Henrique just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Edmonds.
Edmonds looks to land a combination. Henrique sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Henrique gets caught flat footed, as Edmonds shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Henrique wants to get back to his feet but Edmonds passes into half guard.
Henrique knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Edmonds on the ground.#REVR##SUB2#
Henrique is trying to control Edmonds's posture. Edmonds takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Henrique! Edmonds is rotating here... this could be the end... Henrique is out! Edmonds has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Edmonds!
John Edmonds decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
SMASH: Chaos vs Dong
Date: May 20, 2022 |
#R1#
Popkov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Henrique.
Popkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've been told by Popkov's head coaches at Zero Tolerance that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Popkov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CUT2#It looks like Mikhail Popkov has been cut.
Popkov throws a body punch but Henrique moves out of range.
It seemed like Henrique was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Henrique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henrique throws a jab when Popkov was well out of range.
Popkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henrique manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henrique lands a body shot.
Popkov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Henrique slips under a jab.
Popkov misses with a combination
and Henrique counters with a left to the body.
Mikhail Popkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Henrique.
Popkov misses with a double jab.
Henrique dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Popkov throws an overhand right that lands on Henrique's shoulder, as Henrique tries to avoid the shot.
Popkov takes a swing at Henrique's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Henrique's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Henrique rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Henrique scores with a nice strike.
Popkov moves out of range of the strikes.
Henrique lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T2#
Henrique throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Popkov misses its intended target.
Popkov slips under a jab.
Popkov works Henrique's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henrique swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Popkov misses the target.
Henrique swings widly with a right hand
letting Popkov counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Bruno Henrique has been cut.
Popkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Popkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Henrique jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henrique has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Popkov finds it's way round the side to connect with Henrique's head.
Henrique connects with a right hand. Popkov shakes it off.#T3#
Popkov slips a straight right by Henrique.
Popkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Popkov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Henrique defending well as Popkov loads up on a big left hand.
Henrique misses with an uppercut
and Popkov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Popkov misses with a two punch combination.
Popkov lands a jab.
Popkov dodges the punch combination from Henrique.
Henrique swings for the body but Popkov moves out of range.
Henrique misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popkov.
It looked like Popkov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Henrique showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popkov.
#T4#
Popkov moves out of range of the strikes.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Henrique has knocked Popkov down with a huge combo! Henrique steps away and waves a wobbly Popkov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Popkov is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popkov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Henrique counters with a huge left! Popkov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Henrique isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Popkov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Henrique!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Henrique!
A relieved looking Bruno Henrique 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:
SMASH: Johnson vs McDonald 2
Date: Apr 29, 2022 |
#R1#
Henrique ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henrique misses with a hook
and Broderick counters with a good, hard body kick but Henrique shrugs it off.
Henrique moves out of range of the body kick from Broderick .
Henrique throws out a counter right but Broderick avoids it with no problem.
Henrique misses with a right hand
enabling Broderick to counter with a crisp jab.
Henrique lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT2#It looks like Hunter Broderick has been cut.
Henrique is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Broderick .#CUT#It looks like Bruno Henrique has been cut.
Henrique throws a series of strikes that have Broderick backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henrique throws an off balance right hand
and Broderick makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Henrique really felt that one!
Henrique misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Broderick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sloppy strikes from Henrique. Those never looked like landing.
Broderick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Broderick takes one on the button.
Henrique misses the jab.
Broderick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henrique.
#T1#
A swing and a miss from Henrique.
Henrique misses with a body shot.
Henrique misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Broderick was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Henrique.
A big right from Henrique misses.
Henrique takes a kick to the side of the head.
Henrique swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henrique thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Broderick misses the target.
Broderick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Broderick works Henrique's body with a nice hook.
Henrique connects with a right hand. Broderick shakes it off.
Henrique will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T2#
Henrique throws a looping overhand right but Broderick ducks down to avoid it.
Henrique misses with a right hand
and Broderick counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henrique's corner calls for a 1-2. Henrique obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Broderick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Broderick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henrique.
The fighters circling - Henrique throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Broderick throwing a counter right hand but Henrique manages to avoid it.
Henrique punishes Broderick 's body with a nice straight punch.
Broderick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Broderick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henrique scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T3#
Henrique punishes Broderick 's body with a nice straight punch.
Henrique lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Broderick at a distance.
Broderick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henrique tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Broderick was well out of range. Poor timing from Henrique.
Broderick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henrique lands a body shot.
Henrique looks to score with a jab to the body but Broderick is just out of range.
Broderick looks to land a right hand but Henrique moved out of range.#CL#
Broderick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Broderick looking to throw knees to the head but Henrique is blocking nicely.
Broderick digs a right hand underneath Henrique's ribcage. Henrique let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Broderick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henrique avoiding damage as Broderick throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Broderick . #T4#
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Henrique has a couple of punches blocked by Broderick .
Broderick scores with a shot to the side of Henrique's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henrique blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Broderick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henrique backwards.
Nice body punch from Henrique.
Henrique avoiding damage as Broderick throws knees to the body.
Broderick trying to land knees to the body.
Henrique throws a head punch that misses.
Henrique makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Broderick has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Henrique avoiding damage as Broderick throws knees to the body.
Broderick lands a hook that snaps the head of Henrique backwards.
Henrique fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Broderick blocks a body shot from Henrique.
Henrique managing to block the knees to the body from Broderick .
Broderick stalling.
Broderick tries to work over Henrique's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruno Henrique will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Henrique throws an off balance right hand
and Broderick counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Henrique lands an impressive looking overhand right. Broderick doesn't seem phased though.
Henrique fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henrique just misses with a punch to the body.
Broderick is looking to counter punch.
Broderick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henrique was well out of range. Poor timing from Broderick .
Henrique keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bruno Henrique seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broderick slips under a jab from Henrique.#CL#
Broderick has closed the distance and engaged Henrique in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Broderick .
Broderick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henrique.
Broderick scores with a hook to the body.
Broderick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Broderick tries to work over Henrique's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Broderick blocks a body shot from Henrique.
Henrique is looking to break free of the clinch but Broderick has double underhooks. #T1#
Henrique prevents a body shot from Broderick .
A knee to the head by Broderick .
Broderick tries to land knees in the clinch but Henrique avoids the damage to the body.
Henrique tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henrique tries to throw a body punch but Broderick avoids it by throwing Henrique back against the cage.
Broderick misses with a knee to the head.
Broderick connects with a knee to the head.
Broderick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Henrique is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Broderick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Henrique misses with a short punch on the inside.
Broderick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henrique is defending well for now.
A short right from Henrique on the inside.
Broderick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Broderick is looking to control Henrique's arms but Henrique gets an underhook and turns him. Now Broderick has his back to the cage.
Henrique scores with a shot to the side of Broderick 's head.
Broderick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Henrique scores with a nice short uppercut.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Broderick struggles to land a body shot inside as Henrique controls his hands.
Henrique has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Broderick seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Henrique can turn it around.
Henrique managing to block the knees to the body from Broderick .
Henrique is trying to break free.
Broderick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Henrique tries to throw a body punch but Broderick avoids it by throwing Henrique back against the cage.
Henrique blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Broderick connects with a knee to the head.
Broderick is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Broderick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Broderick prevents a body shot from Henrique.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henrique managing to block the knees to the body from Broderick .
Broderick struggles to land a body shot inside as Henrique controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Henrique fails to land.
Broderick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henrique lands an uppercut.
Broderick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henrique avoids it.
Broderick can't find room to land a body shot as Henrique controls the action.
#T3#
Henrique doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henrique misses with a body punch.
Henrique wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Broderick trying to land knees to the body.
Broderick landing knees to the body.
Broderick blocks an uppercut.
Henrique takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henrique is breathing heavily.
Henrique misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Broderick taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Broderick .
#CUT#That has opened up Bruno Henrique's cut even more.
A frustrated look appears on Henrique's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Broderick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henrique's face.
Henrique has a couple of punches blocked by Broderick .
Henrique is leaning against Broderick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Broderick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henrique.
Henrique lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Henrique tries a body shot but Broderick blocks it.
#T4#
Broderick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Henrique up against the cage.
Broderick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Broderick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Broderick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henrique lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Broderick backwards.
Broderick blocking some punches.
Broderick has Henrique pressed against the cage, preventing Henrique from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for Broderick to work.
Henrique being controlled against the cage.
Broderick seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Broderick tries to land knees in the clinch but Henrique avoids the damage to the body.
Henrique doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Broderick tries to land knees in the clinch but Henrique avoids the damage to the body.
Henrique tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Broderick dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Broderick slips under a jab.
Broderick blocks a head kick by Henrique.
Henrique just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBroderick .
Broderick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henrique has time to react.
Henrique swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Broderick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henrique misses with a straight left.
Henrique throws the left hand but Broderick avoids the punch easily.
Henrique misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henrique keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Broderick throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Henrique looks to land a right hand but Broderick moved out of range.
Broderick swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Broderick throws a shot to the body.
Henrique misses with an uppercut
and Broderick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henrique checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Henrique looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henrique blocks a head kick by Broderick .
Henrique throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henrique looks to land a combination but Broderick avoids it well.
Broderick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henrique.
Henrique throws a looping overhand right but Broderick ducks down to avoid it.
Henrique smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Henrique tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Henrique lands a nice hook to Broderick 's body. Broderick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henrique tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Henrique misses.
Broderick tries to clinch but Henrique is having none of it.
Broderick staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Broderick drops his hands momentarily and Henrique takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Broderick takes a kick to the side of the head.
Broderick dodges the punch combination from Henrique.
Henrique paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T3#
Henrique lands with a good body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Broderick .
Henrique now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bruno Henrique seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henrique misses with a combination
and Broderick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Broderick moves away from the strike by Henrique.
Broderick looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Broderick tries a head kick but it misses.
Henrique throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henrique throws a right hand that misses
and Broderick counters with a leg kick.
Henrique takes a swing at Broderick 's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henrique. Broderick does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Broderick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Broderick walks into a left hand.
Henrique misses with a looping left.
Broderick appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Broderick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Broderick misses the target.
Henrique misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henrique throws the left hand but Broderick avoids the punch easily.
Broderick appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Henrique lands with an overhand left.
Broderick takes one to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Broderick .
Broderick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Henrique comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henrique has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bruno Henrique!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruno Henrique thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
NRC 16
Date: Mar 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Henrique pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Beam back to the cage. Henrique follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henrique scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henrique connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Beam forces Henrique back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beam.
Beam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Beam misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Beam on the inside.
Beam misses with the head strike.
Henrique has a couple of punches blocked by Beam.
Beam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henrique blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Henrique.
Beam throws a head punch that misses.
Henrique blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beam blocking some punches.
Beam just leaning against Henrique, taking a breather.
Beam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beam throws a head punch that misses.
Beam tries to work over Henrique's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henrique blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Henrique breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Henrique looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beam wants to clinch.
Henrique throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henrique lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Beam walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henrique. Beam does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Beam darts in and clinches Henrique up against the cage.
Henrique misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henrique stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC#
Henrique's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Henrique has knocked Beam down with a huge combo! Henrique steps away and waves a wobbly Beam back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Beam is rocked!#CUT#It looks like James Beam has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henrique scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beam doesn't seem bothered though.
Beam is still on wobbly legs! Can Henrique finish him?
Beam cracks Henrique with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Beam seems to have recovered his senses.
Beam ducks under a wild hook from Henrique.#T2#
Henrique catches Beam with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sloppy strikes from Henrique. Those never looked like landing.
Beam wants to clinch.
Henrique lands a nice looking body shot.
Henrique circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henrique misses with a looping left.
Beam throws out a counter right but Henrique avoids it with no problem.
Henrique takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beam wants to clinch up but Henrique keeps it at a distance.
Henrique circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beam avoids the head kick by Henrique.
#CL2#
Beam rushes Henrique and presses him up against the cage.#T3#
Henrique can't break the clinch.
Henrique misses with a punch to the body.
Henrique makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Henrique's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Beam misses with a body punch.
Beam is trying to maintain a safe position but Henrique gets an underhook and turns Beam into the cage.
Henrique blocks an uppercut.
Henrique prevents a body shot from Beam.
A right hook to the body lands for Henrique.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henrique.
Henrique has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Henrique breaks from the clinch.
Henrique changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Beam on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL2#
Beam gets a clinch.
Beam swings wildly with an uppercut but Henrique uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henrique digs a right hand underneath Beam's ribcage. Beam let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beam. #T4#
Henrique lands a hook that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
Beam scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henrique blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Henrique - that landed with a thud.
Henrique is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henrique lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henrique.
Beam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henrique swings wildly with an uppercut but Beam uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henrique.
Beam lands a left hand.
Henrique blocks an uppercut.
Henrique lands a left hand.
Beam misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henrique lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beam backwards.
A short uppercut from Beam.
Henrique digs a right hand into Beam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beam's gas tank.
A short right from Henrique.
Henrique scores with a shot to the side of Beam's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Henrique dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Beam's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Beam has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henrique finds it's way round the side to connect with Beam's head.
Henrique with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Beam blocks a jab.
Henrique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henrique swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henrique thuds a left hand into Beam's body.
Henrique scores with a body shot.
#CL2#
Beam rushes Henrique and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beam throws a punch but it's blocked by Henrique.
Beam tries to work over Henrique's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henrique is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beam can do to turn this around?
Henrique blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beam misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Beam fails to land.
Beam working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Henrique.
Beam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Henrique.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henrique working aggressively here.
#T1#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Beam tries to work over Henrique's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Henrique escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beam tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henrique. Beam does a little dance to reset his feet.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Henrique has knocked Beam down with a huge combo! Henrique steps away and waves a wobbly Beam back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Henrique circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Beam to the canvas! Beam doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Henrique keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Henrique!
Bruno Henrique 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:
NRC Fight Night 7
Date: Mar 02, 2022 |
#R1#
A big right from Henrique misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Small misses the target.
Small slips a jab from Henrique.
A low kick lands for Small.
Henrique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henrique takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henrique digs a good hook to Small's body.
Henrique connects with a right hand. Small shakes it off.
Small misses the jab.
Henrique sizes up Small with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Small lands a nice shot to the body.
Henrique scores with a hook.
Henrique takes a swing at Small's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Small closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Small.
Henrique lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Small or not.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by Henrique.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henrique.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small. #T1#
Henrique swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henrique misses with the head strike.
Henrique fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henrique goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henrique misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Henrique fails to land.
Small blocks a body shot from Henrique.
Henrique has had enough of the clinch but Small keeps him there for the moment.
Small lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Henrique blocking some punches.
Henrique misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Small.
Henrique blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Small working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Small misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Henrique breaks the clinch.
#T2#
Small with the inside leg kick.
Small slips under a jab from Henrique.
Henrique looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Small throws an overhand right that lands on Henrique's shoulder, as Henrique tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Small.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henrique uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Small.
Henrique misses with a hook. Small ducked under it nicely.
Henrique lands with a shot to the body.
Small connects with a solid leg kick.
Small with a nice cross.#CUT#It looks like Bruno Henrique has been cut.
Henrique is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henrique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henrique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Small is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henrique.
Small throws a leg kick
and Henrique counters with a stiff right hand.
Small buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Henrique. That snapped Small's head back.
#T3#
Henrique throws a hook to the side of Small's head but Small sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Small is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Henrique lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Small at a distance.
Henrique with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Small to score with a decent uppercut.
Henrique uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Small avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Small throws a big shot that misses.
Small staying out of range there.
Henrique throws the left hand but Small avoids the punch easily.
Henrique looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henrique works the jab nicely.
Henrique misses with a few strikes there.
Small takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheers as Henrique lands an impressive looking overhand right. Small doesn't seem phased though.
Henrique looks to land a left hand but Small moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henrique throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henrique uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Small.#T4#
Henrique throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Small connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Small misses with an uppercut. Henrique saw that one coming.
Small blocks a head kick by Henrique.
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Henrique on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Small displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henrique throws out the jab.
Small avoids the body shot from Henrique.
Henrique connects with a body shot.
Henrique lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Henrique misses with a looping left.
Small throws a body punch but Henrique moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Henrique misses.
A nice leg kick from Small, right into the meat of the thigh.
Small avoids the body shot from Henrique.
Small throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Henrique dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Henrique's cut.
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#
Small takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henrique stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Henrique misses with a few strikes there.
Henrique has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Small takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Henrique misses with a body shot
and Small counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Henrique lands an overhand right.
Uriah Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Small darts in and clinches Henrique up against the cage.
Small lands a nice uppercut.
Henrique blocking some punches.
Small's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Small softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henrique working aggressively here.
Henrique prevents a body shot from Small. #BC2#
Henrique breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Small moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruno Henrique seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henrique takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T1#
Nice defenses there by Small.
Small slips under a jab.
Small slips a straight right by Henrique.
Small scores with a body shot.
Small throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Small scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Small with the inside leg kick. #CL#
Small closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Henrique lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henrique.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Small misses with a punch to the body.
Henrique is trying to break the clinch but Small is controlling him.
Small throws a head punch that misses.
Henrique can't break the clinch.
Henrique misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Small blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Small fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henrique.
Henrique misses with some punches.
Small throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henriques head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Small tries a body shot but Henrique blocks it.
Small throws a punch but it's blocked by Henrique.
Henrique cracks Small with a nice body shot.
Henrique lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Small swings wildly with an uppercut but Henrique uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henrique lands a hook that snaps the head of Small backwards.
Henrique lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Henrique misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Henrique breaks the clinch.
#T3#
Henrique lands a nice hook to Small's body. Small takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Small misses with a leg kick.
Henrique throws a right hand that misses
and Small counters with a three punch combo that has Henrique backing up. Henrique nods at Small to acknowledge the strikes.
Small feints and then cracks Henrique's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henrique down.
Henrique misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Small tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henrique stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Small.
Henrique slips under a jab from Small.
Henrique lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Small throws a leg kick
and Henrique counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Small throws a leg kick but Henrique moved away.
Small throws a leg kick but Henrique sees it coming and moves out of range.
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!
Small thumps Henrique with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henrique.
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henrique was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Small tries to clinch up.
Henrique throws out a powerful jab.#T4#
Henrique jabs Small right on the nose. Small blinks but takes it well.
Henrique swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henrique throws an overhand right that lands on Small's shoulder, as Small tries to avoid the shot.
Small tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henrique paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henrique misses with a body shot.
Small swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Henrique's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Small misses with an uppercut.
Henrique slips under a jab from Small.
Henrique doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Small throws a low kick but it's checked well by Henrique.
Henrique swings for the body but Small moves out of range.
It looked like Small wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Small defending well as Henrique loads up on a big left hand.
Small tried to counter with a leg kick but Henrique avoided it.
Small ducks under a wild hook from Henrique.
Henrique throws a predictable looking body shot
and Small counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henrique lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henrique defending well as Small loads up on a big left hand.
Small takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruno Henrique will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bruno Henrique's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Henrique lands with a nice combination. Small backs away looking to recover.
Henrique looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Henrique takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Henrique throws a jab but it's blocked by Small.
Henrique swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henrique throws an overhand right that lands on Small's shoulder, as Small tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Small moves into range and clinches up with Henrique.
Henrique throws a punch but it's blocked by Small.
Small swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by Henrique.
Henrique is looking to break free of the clinch but Small has double underhooks.
Henrique misses with some punches.
Henrique has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Small seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Henrique can turn it around.
Henrique throws a punch but it's blocked by Small.
Small can't find room to land a body shot as Henrique controls the action.
Small is working Henrique over against the cage.
Henrique scores with a shot to the side of Small's head. #T1#
Henrique misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Henrique breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Small slips under a jab from Henrique.
Small looks to land a left hand but Henrique moved out of range nicely.
Henrique misses with a wild body shot.
Small feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Small waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henrique.
Henrique throws out a counter right but Small avoids it with no problem.
Small takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Small slips under a jab from Henrique.
Small tries to clinch but Henrique moves away
and Henrique counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Small throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Small staying out of range there.
Henrique checks the leg kick nicely there.
Small avoids a punch combination nicely.
Small was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henrique uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Henrique doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Uriah Small has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Small lands a jab to the nose.
Small connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Small's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Henrique connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Small scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henrique swings for the body but Small moves out of range.
Henrique dips to his left and cracks Small with an uppercut!
Small on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Small looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Small throws a hook but Henrique avoids it easily.
Henrique drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henrique keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Small.
Small fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henrique looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Henrique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Small.
Small thumps Henrique with a low kick.
Small jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T3#
Henrique digs a good body shot into Small's ribs.
Henrique scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henrique throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henrique scores with a jab.
Henrique lunges at Small with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Small's hand. #CL#
Small moves into range and clinches up with Henrique.
A short left from Henrique.
Henrique swings wildly with an uppercut but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Small fails to land.
Henrique blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Small.
Small fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henrique blocking some punches.
Henrique blocks an uppercut.
Bruno Henrique is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Henrique is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Henrique.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small misses with a hook to the ribs.
Small fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henrique misses with a short punch on the inside.
Small lands with a right to the head.
Henrique works on Small's body with a couple of short punches.
Henrique misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Henrique fails to land.
Henrique misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Small doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Small swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henrique tries to break free but Small pushes him back against the cage.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henrique blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Henrique comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Henrique 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Henrique!
Bruno Henrique decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
BB 21 - Bartz vs Jones 2
Date: Jan 08, 2022 |
#R1#
Ariitaia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henrique's head backwards.
Ariitaia misses the shot to the body.
Henrique let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ariitaia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ariitaia dodges the punch combination from Henrique.
Ariitaia is looking to counter punch.
Ariitaia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henrique.
Ariitaia digs a good body shot into Henrique's ribs.
Ariitaia throws out a powerful jab.
Henrique throws a nice looking combination but Ariitaia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ariitaia misses the shot to the body.
Ariitaia throws a body punch but Henrique moves out of range.
Ariitaia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gordon Ariitaia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ariitaia cracks Henrique with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ariitaia misses with a body shot.
As Ariitaia backs off Henrique throws a huge counter combo but Ariitaia manages to avoid it all.
Ariitaia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henrique throws a shot from downtown. Ariitaia moves away and avoids it.
Henrique takes a swing at Ariitaia's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Henrique digs a good body shot into Ariitaia's ribs.
Ariitaia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ariitaia throws a sloppy body shot
and Henrique counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ariitaia throws the left hand but Henrique avoids the punch easily.
Ariitaia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henrique was well out of range. Poor timing from Ariitaia.
Ariitaia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ariitaia misses with a body punch
and Henrique counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henrique takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ariitaia lands the left hand.
Ariitaia swings for the body but Henrique moves out of range.
Ariitaia tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henrique throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henrique throws a jab but it's blocked by Ariitaia.
Ariitaia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ariitaia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ariitaia ducks under a wild hook from Henrique.#T2#
Ariitaia misses with an uppercut. Henrique saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Ariitaia.
Ariitaia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ariitaia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henrique takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ariitaia looks to land a right hand but Henrique moved out of range.
Ariitaia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ariitaia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Henrique fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ariitaia manages to avoid it.
Ariitaia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ariitaia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ariitaia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Henrique uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ariitaia.
Henrique is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ariitaia is looking to wear down Henrique with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ariitaia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henrique moves away.
It looks like Ariitaia has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ariitaia's corner calls for a 1-2. Ariitaia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ariitaia moves away from the strike by Henrique.
The fighters circling - Henrique throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Ariitaia finds it's way through Henrique's defenses. #T3#
Henrique takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ariitaia just misses with a punch to the body.
Ariitaia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Ariitaia misses.
Ariitaia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henrique was well out of range. Poor timing from Ariitaia.
Ariitaia just misses with a punch to the body.
Ariitaia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ariitaia. Henrique does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henrique throws a shot from downtown. Ariitaia moves away and avoids it.
Ariitaia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ariitaia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henrique manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ariitaia. Henrique does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ariitaia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ariitaia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henrique.#T4#
Ariitaia looks to throw the jab but Henrique is out of range.
Ariitaia misses the body punch
enabling Henrique to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ariitaia just misses with a punch to the body.
Ariitaia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henrique.
Ariitaia looks to score with a jab to the body but Henrique is just out of range.
Ariitaia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henrique avoids the body shot from Ariitaia.
Ariitaia throws an off balance right hand
letting Henrique counter with a right hand. #ROC2#Ariitaia is rocked!
Henrique Throws a clean left jab. Henrique Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Ariitaia's chin! Ariitaia crumbles to the ground and Henrique follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Henrique!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bruno Henrique!
A victorious Bruno Henrique 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:
BB 13 - Bartz vs Capellio
Date: Dec 04, 2021 |
#R1#
Jab from Henrique.
Henrique connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#ROC#Ball is rocked!#CUT#It looks like LaMango Ball has been cut.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Henrique! Ball is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Henrique!
A relieved looking Bruno Henrique 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 19, 2021 |
#R1#
Hawat avoids the head kick by Henrique.
Hawat looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henrique throws a head kick but Hawat moves out of range.
Henrique missing with a left hand there. Hawat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawat thows a leg kick but Henrique checks it
and Henrique cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawat shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henrique. Hawat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawat scores with a push kick.
Hawat misses with a lunging right hand
and Henrique counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawat ducks under a wild hook from Henrique.
Hawat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hawat is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henrique throws a lazy right hand but Hawat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawat throws a body kick that misses
and Henrique cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Thufir Hawat has been cut.
Hawat has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hawat throws a leg kick
and Henrique counters with a straight right 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!
Henrique blocks a head kick by Hawat.
It looked like Henrique was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hawat.
Henrique misses with a double jab
and Hawat counters with a series of strikes. Henrique will be more careful next time no doubt. #T1#
Henrique checks a leg kick.
Hawat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henrique sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henrique.
Henrique throws out a powerful jab.
Henrique throws the left hand but Hawat avoids the punch easily.
Hawat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henrique throws a head kick that misses.
Henrique misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Hawat is predictable there
and Henrique counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hawat thuds his shin into the meat of Henrique's side.
Hawat swings widly with a right hand
and Henrique counters with a stiff right hand.
Henrique throws a hook to the side of Hawat's head but Hawat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawat misses with a low kick.
Hawat ducks under a wild hook from Henrique.
Henrique misses with a shot to the body
and Henrique takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henrique rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawat counters with a thumping low kick. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henrique lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the liver by Henrique. Beautiful body shot.
Hawat misses with a low kick.
Henrique lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hawat backs up against the cage.
Hawat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henrique.
Hawat misses with a hook
enabling Henrique to counter with a crisp jab.
Henrique jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawat throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Henrique counters with a straight right hand.
Henrique defending well as Hawat loads up on a big left hand.
Hawat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawat with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henrique to score with a decent uppercut.
Henrique misses with a hook
and Hawat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henrique steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawat.
Hawat misses with a head kick.
Henrique is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Hawat misses.
Thufir Hawat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T3#
Henrique avoids a kick to the body.
Henrique is looking for a counter combo.
Hawat misses with a low kick.
Hawat scoring well with a low kick there.
Henrique takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Henrique scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hawat getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Henrique throws a body shot but no joy.
Henrique jabs at Hawat's body.
Henrique misses the shot to the body.
Hawat misses with a leg kick
and Henrique makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henrique darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Hawat.
Hawat moves into range and connects with a jab.
Henrique jabs at Hawat's body.
Hawat thows a leg kick but Henrique checks it
and Henrique counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hawat.
#T4#
Henrique scores with a jab to the body.
Henrique loads up on a big right hand but Hawat slips the punch.
Hawat was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hawat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Henrique throws a hook but Hawat blocks it.
A low kick from Hawat is predictable there
and Henrique counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#That has opened up Thufir Hawat's cut even more.
Decent striking displayed by Henrique there.
Henrique fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henrique fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawat manages to avoid it.
Hawat misses with a double jab.
Hawat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henrique lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawat off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawat just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHenrique.
Hawat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Henrique finds it's target.#ROC#Hawat is rocked!
Henrique jabs at Hawat's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Henrique dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thufir Hawat's cut.
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#
Henrique scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hawat is still on wobbly legs! Can Henrique finish him?
Hawat misses with a lunging right hand
and Henrique counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bruno Henrique!
A victorious Bruno Henrique 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 05, 2021 |
#R1#
Henrique throws a hook to the side of Ferreira-Alves's head but Ferreira-Alves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD2#
Ferreira-Alves closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Henrique quickly recovers to half guard.
Ferreira-Alves controlling the pace.
Ferreira-Alves thows a huge punch but Henrique dodges it nicely.
Henrique keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ferreira-Alves thows a huge punch but Henrique dodges it nicely.
Ferreira-Alves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ferreira-Alves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henrique defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira-Alves controlling the pace. #T1##SUB2#
Ferreira-Alves is working for a kimura but Henrique is defending it quite comfortably.
Ferreira-Alves thows a huge punch but Henrique dodges it nicely.
Ferreira-Alves looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ferreira-Alves is nestled in close to Henrique, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ferreira-Alves not doing much here.
Ferreira-Alves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henrique's head. #T2#
Ferreira-Alves with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB2#
Ferreira-Alves is looking for a kimura but Henrique is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ferreira-Alves to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferreira-Alves controlling the action here.
Ferreira-Alves is pressing down on Henrique's thigh, looking to free his foot. Henrique is holding on for now.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ferreira-Alves working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ferreira-Alves has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ferreira-Alves is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Henrique has hold of Ferreira-Alves's hands but Ferreira-Alves slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SUB2#
Ferreira-Alves is trying to work for a kimura but Henrique is defending well.
Ferreira-Alves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henrique blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ferreira-Alves looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ferreira-Alves sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ferreira-Alves working Henrique over with strikes. #T4#
Ferreira-Alves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ferreira-Alves winds up and cracks Henrique with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ferreira-Alves is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Henrique wants to control but Ferreira-Alves is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Ferreira-Alves maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Henrique could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ferreira-Alves has cracked it and Henrique is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ferreira-Alves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Felipe Ferreira-Alves!
An out of breath Felipe Ferreira-Alves 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:
TWGC 33 (170lbs, D4): Finals - Round 1
Date: May 18, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Bruno Henrique! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Karsten Koererlaerer!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Henrique doesn't manage to clinch there - Koererlaerer circles away.
Henrique is looking to clinch.
Koererlaerer feints the counter takedown.
Koererlaerer tries to clinch up but Henrique circles away and keeps his distance.
Henrique fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henrique fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Koererlaerer tries to counter it with a takedown but Henrique pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Koererlaerer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henrique swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henrique tries to counter by clinching up but Koererlaerer breaks away and moves out of range.
Koererlaerer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koererlaerer circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Koererlaerer with that takedown attempt. #TD2#
Henrique gets caught napping as Koererlaerer dives in and scores a takedown. Henrique manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Henrique (0) vs (2) Koererlaerer
Henrique keeping moving, preventing Koererlaerer from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Koererlaerer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Koererlaerer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB2#
Koererlaerer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Koererlaerer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T1#
Koererlaerer pushes down on Henrique's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Koererlaerer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Koererlaerer wants to control but Henrique is keeping him busy.
Henrique is trying to control but Koererlaerer manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Henrique (0) vs (5) Koererlaerer
Koererlaerer fails to move to back control.
Koererlaerer moves to back control. Score +3 for taking back: Henrique (0) vs (8) Koererlaerer#T2##SUB2#
Koererlaerer is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
#SUB2#
Koererlaerer is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Henrique has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB2#
Koererlaerer is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Henrique has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB2#
Koererlaerer is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Henrique taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Koererlaerer.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Karsten Koererlaerer! |
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Event:
TWGC 33 (170lbs, D4): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 2
Date: May 11, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Nico DiAngelo! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Bruno Henrique!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Henrique clinches.
Henrique changes levels and goes for a takedown here. DiAngelo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL2#
Henrique gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Henrique has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. DiAngelo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Henrique goes for a takedown attempt but DiAngelo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nico DiAngelo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Henrique.#CL2#
Henrique gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DiAngelo stops a takedown attempt from Henrique.
Henrique changes levels and goes for a takedown here. DiAngelo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL2#
Henrique clinches with his opponent.
#T1#
DiAngelo gets underhooks to prevent Henrique's takedown attempt.
#TD2#
Henrique jumps guard.
DiAngelo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Henrique trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DiAngelo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T2#
Henrique has his hands on DiAngelo's head, controlling the position.
Henrique looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henrique is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
DiAngelo showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T3#
Henrique seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
DiAngelo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DiAngelo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Henrique for as long as he can get away with.#T4#
Henrique keeping full guard, as DiAngelo tries to pass.
DiAngelo trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Henrique holds on and takes a little breather.
DiAngelo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T5#
DiAngelo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
DiAngelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Henrique is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henrique looking to hit a scissor sweep but DiAngelo is one step ahead there.
DiAngelo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T6#
DiAngelo trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom.
DiAngelo content to stall in guard here.
DiAngelo stopping the sweep attempt from Henrique.
DiAngelo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Henrique is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
DiAngelo sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T7#
DiAngelo trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom.
Henrique tries to land a sweep but no joy.
DiAngelo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Further stalling from DiAngelo.
DiAngelo is breathing heavily.#T8#
DiAngelo continues to stall.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because DiAngelo is stinking the place up with his stalling.
DiAngelo stopping the sweep attempt from Henrique.
DiAngelo content to stall in guard here.
DiAngelo trying to control the position from guard on top but Henrique is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T9#
Henrique is trying to control the position from the bottom.
DiAngelo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Henrique is trying to keep DiAngelo in close.
DiAngelo content to stall in guard here. #T10#
Henrique controlling the position.
DiAngelo controlling from the top position.
DiAngelo trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom.
DiAngelo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Henrique looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T11#
DiAngelo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
DiAngelo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T12#
DiAngelo trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom.
Henrique looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henrique controlling DiAngelo's posture.
DiAngelo is stalling in the full guard. #T13#
Henrique looking for a sweep. Not yet Henrique, not yet.
Henrique keeping moving, preventing DiAngelo from controlling successfully.
Henrique wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
DiAngelo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by DiAngelo.#T14#
Henrique looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Henrique keeping moving, preventing DiAngelo from controlling successfully.
DiAngelo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
DiAngelo trying to control but Henrique is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points and both fighters attempted the same number of subs, we will decide the bout based on the toss of a coin! DiAngelo is heads and Henrique is tails.
The coin is in the air and it lands... tails!
Henrique wins on points by 1 to 0.
Bruno Henrique thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
TWGC 33 (170lbs, D4): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: May 10, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Dean Bruno! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Bruno Henrique!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Bruno is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henrique sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henrique shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bruno sprawls well. Bruno wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Henrique gets slowly back to his feet.
Henrique shoots in but no luck this time.
Bruno tries for a takedown but Henrique circles away easily#CL2#
and Henrique counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henrique. #TD2#
Henrique decides to pull guard.
Bruno trying to control the position from guard on top but Henrique is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henrique is keeping the position for now.
Bruno is looking to pass into half guard but Henrique pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Henrique is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bruno (0) vs (2) Henrique
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henrique wants to pass the guard but Bruno is keeping the position.
Bruno is trying to control the position but Henrique postures up. #T1#
Bruno is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Henrique is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bruno is really struggling to control Henrique but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henrique not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Henrique must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2##SUB#
Bruno looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Henrique engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bruno wants to sweep but no luck. #T3##SUB#
Bruno looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Henrique passes into half guard.
Bruno is looking to improve his position.
Henrique really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bruno. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Still in half guard, Henrique seems content to control.
Bruno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bruno trying to control but Henrique postures up.
#T4#
Henrique controlling the action here.
Bruno is trying to control but Henrique manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Bruno (0) vs (5) Henrique
Bruno tries to hold on but Henrique postures up.#T5#
Henrique tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruno really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henrique takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T6#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bruno tries to lock up and control but Henrique gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bruno is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T7#
Henrique content just to control the position here.
Bruno is looking to get to half guard.
Henrique controlling the position easily from mount. #T8#
Henrique prevents Bruno from getting the reversal.
Bruno sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Henrique is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Henrique uses his free foot to push down on Bruno's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bruno. Score +3 for passing guard: Bruno (0) vs (8) Henrique#T9#
Henrique content just to control the position here.
Bruno is trying to escape the mount.
Henrique looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bruno is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T10#
Henrique works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Bruno (0) vs (11) Henrique
What can Bruno do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Bruno wants to escape the position.
Bruno looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Henrique controls the action.#T11##T12#
Henrique controlling well, preventing Bruno from escaping the position.
Henrique really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Bruno.
It looks like Henrique might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#T13#
Bruno tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bruno has given up his back here. Will Henrique look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Bruno (0) vs (14) Henrique
Bruno trying to control the action but Henrique just sinks the hooks in.
Henrique is riding his opponent, not letting Bruno buck him off.
Henrique is hanging on to Bruno's back as he tries to escape.
#T14#
Henrique avoiding Bruno 's attempts to control his hands.
Henrique controlling the position well here. Bruno rolled but Henrique kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bruno manages to reverse the position and now he's in Henrique's guard. Nice work there by Bruno.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bruno (2) vs (14) Henrique
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrique wins on points by 14 to 2.
Bruno Henrique 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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