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Event:
KoF:IW Golden Claws XV NYE
Date: Jan 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Paine clobbers Van Dhalism with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Paine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Dhalism.
Paine misses with a double jab.
A left and a right from Paine both land. Nice combination.
Paine throws a nice looking combination but Van Dhalism bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Dhalism throws a leg kick which misses Paine's front leg but catches the back leg as Paine tries to avoid it.
A combination from Van Dhalism does no damage.
Paine is looking for the big counter here.
Paine throws a right and a left that Van Dhalism avoids nicely.
Van Dhalism seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Paine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Dhalism.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Dhalism on the side of the head.
Van Dhalism takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Dhalism definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Van Dhalism avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paine looks to throw the jab but Van Dhalism is out of range.
Van Dhalism slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Paine.
Van Dhalism thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paine avoids the body shot from Van Dhalism.
Van Dhalism drops his hands momentarily and Paine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T1#
Van Dhalism slips a jab and a cross from Paine.
Paine 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.
Van Dhalism throws a head kick that half lands.
Van Dhalism needs to keep his hands up - Paine had a free shot at his head there.
Van Dhalism scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Paine misses.
Good leg kick by Van Dhalism.
Paine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Dhalism misses with a double jab.
Van Dhalism lands a jab to Paine's midsection.
Paine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Dhalism.
It seemed like Paine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Dhalism throws a looping overhand right but Paine ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Paine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Dhalism fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paine manages to avoid it.
Paine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CL2#
Paine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Van Dhalism breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Dhalism scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paine!
#T2#
Van Dhalism walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Dhalism moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paine lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Paine misses its intended target.
Paine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Dhalism momentarily.
Paine sizes up Van Dhalism with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Dhalism throws a nice outside leg kick.
Van Dhalism bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Dhalism connects with a leg kick.
Van Dhalism takes one to the chin there.
Paine avoids a kick to the body.
Paine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Dhalism counters with a lovely straight right hand!#KD#
Van Dhalism lands a big head kick that sends Paine tumbling to the mat! Van Dhalism takes a step backwards and waves Paine back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Paine is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Archie Paine has been cut.
Paine misses with an uppercut. Van Dhalism saw that one coming.
Paine is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Dhalism finish him?
Van Dhalism connects with an inside leg kick.
Paine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paine seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Dhalism scores with a leg kick.
Van Dhalism throws a monster overhand right that drops Paine! Van Dhalism follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Merowech Van Dhalism!
An out of breath Merowech Van Dhalism 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:
KoF:IW Golden Claws XII
Date: Nov 28, 2020 |
#R1#
Paine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Revere misses with a takedown attempt
and Paine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD#
Revere dives in and scores a takedown into Paine's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Revere throws a big elbow that misses.
Revere postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Revere trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Revere throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Revere is looking to work some ground and pound but Paine has wrist control.
Revere trying to control the position from guard on top but Paine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Revere accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Revere prevents Paine from getting back to his feet.
Revere throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Revere is working Paine over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Revere stopping the sweep attempt from Paine.
Revere lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Revere wants to control from the top but Paine keeps moving.
Revere in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Revere is looking to work some ground and pound but Paine has wrist control.
Revere trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Revere postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Revere postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Revere working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paine's head.
Revere throws a big right hand that misses.
Revere throwing strikes from guard but Paine blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Revere accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Revere accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
Revere throws a big right hand that misses.
Revere loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Revere throws a big elbow that misses.
Revere lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Revere scoring with some ground and pound.
Revere trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Revere loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Revere postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Revere missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Revere throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paine can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Revere controls the pace.
Revere throwing strikes from guard but Paine blocks nicely. #T3#
Revere is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Revere loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Revere wants to control from the top but Paine keeps moving.
Revere with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paine really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Revere. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Revere with a flurry of punches that miss.
Revere lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Revere distracts Paine with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Paine keeping moving, preventing Revere from controlling successfully.
Revere is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at PEAK MMA Fight Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Revere cracks Paine with a solid left hand.
Revere wants to control from the top but Paine keeps moving. #T4#
Revere trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Revere cracks Paine with a solid left hand.#ROC#Paine is rocked!
Revere throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Revere gets to his feet and stands over Paine, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Paine felt that one! Revere unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Paine from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Revere! |
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Event:
KoF:IW Golden Claws IX
Date: Nov 07, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paine finds it's way round the side to connect with Young's head. #CL2#
Young closes the distance and pushes Paine back into the cage.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Paine.
Young trying to control the position but instead, Paine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Young into the cage.
Paine lands an uppercut.#TD#
Paine successfully pulls guard.
Paine keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Young throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young won't allow Paine to sweep him here.
Young trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paine on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paine tries to get out of the position.
Young trying to control but Paine is working from the bottom.
Young might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Paine haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T1#
Young prevents Paine from getting back to his feet.
Young throws a big right hand that misses.
Paine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Young.
Young prevents Paine from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL#
Paine drives through and clinches with Young against the cage.
Young throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Young is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paine is keeping busy.
Young gets through Paine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paine prevents a body shot from Young.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Young is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T2#
Paine is looking to break free of the clinch but Young has double underhooks.
Young is trying to stall.
A short right from Paine.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Young keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paine's efforts to push away.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Paine avoids the damage to the body. #T3##BC#
Paine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Young under the eye.
Paine misses with a left hand
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Young walks into a straight right hand from Paine.
Young tries to clinch but Paine is having none of it.
Paine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Paine looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Young lands an overhand right.
Paine looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Young lands a glancing blow to the side of Paine's head.
Paine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Young has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Paine does no damage.
Young paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Young swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Paine misses the target.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.#T4#
Paine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Young. Young circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Archie Paine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've been informed that Young has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paine wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Paine. That snapped Young's head back.
Paine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big left from Young misses.
Paine misses with a right hand
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Young gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paine.
Paine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Paine.
Paine appears to be looking for a big counter.
Paine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Young in his tracks.
Paine throws a lazy uppercut
and Young counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paine takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Paine misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Archie Paine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Paine looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paine.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Paine misses its intended target.
Young wants to counter with a clinch but Paine pushes him away.#CL#
Paine closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Paine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Paine fails to land with a series of punches.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young lands a right hook to the body.
Archie Paine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Paine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paine defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Paine misses with an uppercut. Young saw that one coming.
Young throws a lazy uppercut
and Paine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young slips a jab from Paine.
Paine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Paine clobbers Young with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T1#
No joy there for Paine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young scores with a nice head shot.#CL#
Paine closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Paine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paine looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paine swats away the attempt to clinch by Young.
Paine stuns Young with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Young tries to clinch but Paine is having none of it.
Paine tries to counter by clinching up but Young breaks away and moves out of range.
Paine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Young.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T2##CL#
Paine pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paine lands with a left to the head.
Paine lands a shot to the body.#BC#
Paine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paine throws a body shot but no joy.
Young is looking to clinch.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Paine throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Paine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paine throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
A big right from Paine misses.
Paine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
#CL#
Paine closes the distance and pushes Young back into the cage.#BC#
Paine manages to break the clinch.
#T3#
Paine throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Young looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Young slips under a jab.
It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Young stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Young thuds his right hand into Paine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Young's head backwards.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paine throws out the jab.
Archie Paine is winning the standup battle so far.
Young shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Paine eats them both and turns towards Young to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Young.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Paine there.
Young works Paine's body with a nice hook.
Paine misses the jab.
Young throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Young misses with an uppercut. Paine saw that one coming.#T4#
Young looks to land a right hand but Paine moved out of range.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young avoids the body shot from Paine.
Young walks into a stiff left hand from Paine.
Paine lands a lovely overhand right.
Paine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young connects with a single shot there.
Paine has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Young.
Decent striking displayed by Young there.
Paine clobbers Young with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paine scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paine tries to bum rush Young with a series of wild strikes but Young uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Young was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Paine dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Young thuds his right hand into Paine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL2#
Young has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paine.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Paine avoids the damage to the body.
Paine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paine.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Young just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paine's brow.
Paine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T1#
Paine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young throws a knee to the head but misses.
Young taking a breather.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paine tries to pull guard but Young forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Paine presses Young against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#TD#
Paine has picked Young up - he's going for a ride! Paine dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Young trying to control from the bottom.
Paine drops an elbow to the side of Young's head.
Young really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
Paine is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paine trying to mount his opponent but Young defends it.
Still in half guard, Paine seems content to control.
Young is trying to stand up here but Paine is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young tries to get to full guard but Paine has control of the leg.
Paine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Young with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Paine working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Paine is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SU#
Paine escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bud Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Paine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Paine takes one to the chin there.
A cross from Paine lands.
Paine misses with a looping left.
Paine lands a nice hook to Young's body. Young takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paine moves out of range of the strikes.
Paine lands a nice looking body shot.
Paine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young takes one on the button.
Paine lands with a nice combination. Young backs away looking to recover.
Young has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Paine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Paine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Young moves forwards but Paine connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T4#
Paine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Young on the side of the head.
Paine scores with a jab to the head.
Archie Paine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paine feints a jab promting Young to slip. Paine then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Young slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Paine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Young waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paine.
The fighters circling - Paine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Young walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Young moves in looking to clinch but Paine pushes him off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paine, as that shot connected.
Young drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Young gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paine.
A jab from Paine does it's job there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Paine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Paine!
Bud Young was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back'. |
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Event:
KoF: IW Golden Claws VI
Date: Oct 10, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Paine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Finch, pushing him back against the cage.
Finch drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Paine digs a good hook to Finch's body.
Paine fails to land with a series of punches.
Paine connects with a crisp jab.
Finch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paine closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paine cracks Finch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Finch misses with a looping left.
Finch is looking to land body kicks.#TD2#
Finch scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Paine's coaches at Elite Underground Training Facility have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Finch is looking to take a break and control but Paine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Paine wants to get back to his feet.
Paine on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paine tries to get out of the position.
Paine wants to get back to full guard.
Finch thows a huge punch but Paine dodges it nicely.
Paine is looking to escape.
Finch misses with a head shot. Paine uses the momentum to regain guard.
Paine has control of Finch's left arm, preventing Finch from doing any damage.
Paine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finch is one step ahead there. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Finch stands and throws Paine's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Finch is looking to take a break and control but Paine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paine is looking for a sweep.
Finch trying to control the action but Paine is working from the bottom. #T3#
Paine wants to get back to his feet but Finch drags him back down.
Paine tries to buck Finch off but Finch is having none of it.
Paine is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Finch has just dragged him back down to the mat.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Finch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Paine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finch moves forwards but Paine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Paine 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.
Finch dives in and grabs Paine's left leg, looking for a takedown. Paine pushes down on Finch's head and hops out.
Paine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paine connects with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paine.
Finch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Archie Paine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paine pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Finch back to the cage. Paine follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Paine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#T4#
A punch combination from Paine misses.
Finch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paine seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Finch plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Finch misses with a head kick.
Finch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Finch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Archie Paine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paine scores with a nice head shot.
Finch throws a head kick but Paine moves out of range.
Finch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paine.
Paine stuffs the takedown attempt from Finch. Finch gets slowly back to his feet.
Archie Paine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Finch.
Paine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Finch in his tracks.
Paine connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Paine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Finch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paine.
Paine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Finchs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#ROC#Finch is rocked!
Paine connects with a nice looking jab.
Finch is still on wobbly legs! Can Paine finish him?
Finch misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick by Finch misses
and Paine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paine lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Finch can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Paine and Finch drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Paine.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Archie Paine! |
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Event:
KoF:IW New Blood
Date: Sep 05, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Paine darts in and clinches Atckinson up against the cage.#BC#
Atckinson breaks from the clinch.
Paine scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Atckinson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#KD#
Atckinson cracks Paine with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Paine looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Atckinson finish him?
#CUT#It looks like Archie Paine has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Paine swings for the body but Atckinson moves out of range.
Paine misses with a hook.
Paine misses with a double jab.
Paine misses with a left hand
and Atckinson counters with a huge head kick that drops Paine! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Archibald Atckinson!
During a confident post fight interview, Archibald Atckinson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
KoF:IW Golden Claws III
Date: Aug 15, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muradov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paine. That did some damage!
Muradov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL2#
and Paine counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Paine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muradov struggles to land a body shot inside as Paine controls his hands.
Muradov landing knees to the body.
Muradov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC2#
Paine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muradov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Paine.
Muradov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Paine does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Muradov.
Muradov lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muradov lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Muradov.
Muradov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paine counters with a left and a right that stings Muradov.
Muradov misses with a head kick.
Paine catches Muradov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch combination from Muradov misses. #T1#
A head kick by Muradov misses
and Paine counters with a stiff right hand.
Muradov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Makhmud Muradov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muradov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paine.
Paine fails to land with a series of punches.
Muradov cracks Paine with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Paine falls to his knees and Muradov doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Makhmud Muradov!
In his post fight interview, Makhmud Muradov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
King of Fighters: Round 6
Date: Jul 25, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Paine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paine lands a body shot.
Rodionovich bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Archie Paine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodionovich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rodionovich takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL2#
Rodionovich has managed to clinch.
Rodionovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paine is defending well for now.
Paine avoids a wild elbow strike from Rodionovich.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rodionovich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paine.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rodionovich throws an elbow but misses.
Rodionovich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodionovich crunches a lovely knee into Paine's ribcage.
Paine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paine takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT2#It looks like Archie Paine has been cut.#T1#
Rodionovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rodionovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but Paine blocks with his arms.
Rodionovich lands an elbow that stopped Paine in his tracks for a moment.
Rodionovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paine's face.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but Paine blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rodionovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodionovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodionovich tries a knee to the head but Paine blocks it.
Rodionovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paine's efforts to push away.
Rodionovich throws an elbow that misses.
#T2#
Paine has had enough of the clinch but Rodionovich keeps him there for the moment.
Rodionovich tries to stall but Paine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Paine jumps guard but Rodionovich stands there with Paine around his waist. Paine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Paine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Paine wants to break free but Rodionovich has control.
Paine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Paine is trying to force a seperation but Rodionovich has the dominant position.
Rodionovich missing with knees to the body.
Paine managing to block the knees to the body from Rodionovich.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodionovich throws an elbow but it misses.
Paine dodges an elbow strike from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich lands an elbow inside. #T3#
Rodionovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paine avoids a wild elbow strike from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich misses with a knee strike.
Rodionovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rodionovich lands an elbow inside.
Rodionovich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC#
Paine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodionovich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paine throws a body punch but Rodionovich moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich wants to clinch up but Paine keeps it at a distance.
Paine fails with the takedown.
Paine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rodionovich as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archie Paine. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Paine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Paine.#CL#
Paine has managed to clinch.
Paine blocks the elbow strike.
Rodionovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paine has had enough of the clinch but Rodionovich keeps him there for the moment.
Rodionovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodionovich prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodionovich putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Paine is breathing heavily.
Paine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rodionovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodionovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paine blocks an elbow strike.
Paine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rodionovich trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Rodionovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Archie Paine's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Paine avoids the head kick by Rodionovich.
Rodionovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paine throws a series of punches but Rodionovich moves out of range.
Paine throws a series of punches but Rodionovich moves out of range.
A combination from Paine does no damage. #CL2#
Rodionovich has closed the distance and engaged Paine in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rodionovich.
Rodionovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodionovich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rodionovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodionovich using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodionovich lands a nice knee to the body.
Rodionovich lands a knee to the head.
#T1#
Rodionovich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paine blocks an elbow strike from Rodionovich.
Paine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rodionovich tries a knee to the head but Paine blocks it.
Rodionovich lands an elbow inside that Paine shrugs off.
Rodionovich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Paine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rodionovich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rodionovich tries a knee to the head but Paine blocks it.
Rodionovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rodionovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodionovich tries a knee to the head but Paine blocks it.
Rodionovich crunches a lovely knee into Paine's ribcage.
Rodionovich throws an elbow that misses.
#T2#
Paine letting Rodionovich take a breather here.
Rodionovich misses with a knee strike.
Paine working hard to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but Paine blocks with his arms.
Paine is trying to break the clinch but Rodionovich is controlling him.
Rodionovich is trying to stall.
Rodionovich stalling.
Paine can't break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich is trying to maintain a safe position but Paine gets an underhook and turns Rodionovich into the cage.#T3#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alexei Rodionovich.
Paine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Paine.
Rodionovich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paine looks to land a combination but Rodionovich avoids it well.
Rodionovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Paine. Those never looked like landing.
Paine misses with a few strikes there.
Rodionovich goes for a double leg but Paine avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Paine continues to drive forward.
Rodionovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paine swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Rodionovich clinches up with Paine and pushes him back against the cage.
Rodionovich stalling.
Rodionovich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rodionovich misses with an elbow strike.
Paine jumps guard but Rodionovich stands there with Paine around his waist. Paine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rodionovich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#T4#
Rodionovich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rodionovich lands an elbow just above Paine 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodionovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paine avoids it.
Rodionovich missing with knees to the body.
Paine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rodionovich stalls.
Rodionovich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paine is trying to break the clinch but Rodionovich has him pressed against the cage.
Rodionovich missing with knees to the body.
Paine tries for a takedown but Rodionovich manages to get underhooks.
Rodionovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Rodionovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Archie Paine's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paine.
Rodionovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
Rodionovich clinches.
Rodionovich looking to stall.
Rodionovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paine blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodionovich looking to slow down the pace here.
Rodionovich throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paine avoids it.
Paine wants a takedown.
Paine managing to block the knees to the body from Rodionovich.
Rodionovich crunches a lovely knee into Paine's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Rodionovich missing with knees to the body.
Rodionovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rodionovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paine's efforts to push away.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paine avoids it.#BC#
Paine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rodionovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paine misses with a double jab.
Paine throws a shot to the body.
Paine throws a series of punches but Rodionovich avoids them all with ease.
Rodionovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Paine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodionovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paine.
#T2#
Rodionovich misses with a hook. Paine ducked under it nicely.
Rodionovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodionovich shoots in for a takedown but Paine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Paine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodionovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodionovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paine circles away quickly and effectively.
Paine feinted with a counter takedown.
Rodionovich misses the jab.
A punch combination from Paine misses.
And Rodionovich tries to counter it with a takedown but Paine pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rodionovich just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paine misses with a few strikes there.
Paine looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodionovich is just out of range.
Paine throws a nice looking combination but Rodionovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodionovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paine.
#CL2#
Rodionovich closes the distance and clinches.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paine managing to block the knees to the body from Rodionovich.
#T3#
Rodionovich throws an elbow but it misses.
Paine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#TD#
Paine has hold of one of Rodionovich's legs. Rodionovich is fighting the takedown attempt but Paine gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Paine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paine wanted to stand there but Rodionovich had control of the position. #SUB2#
Rodionovich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rodionovich keeping full guard, as Paine tries to pass.
Paine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T4#
Rodionovich keeping moving, preventing Paine from controlling successfully.
Archie Paine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paine postures up.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Some wild striking there from Paine.
Paine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Paine rushes Rodionovich and presses him up against the cage.
Alexei Rodionovich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rodionovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Paine avoids the damage to the body.
Rodionovich lands an elbow inside that Paine shrugs off. #BC#
Paine breaks the clinch.
Rodionovich dodges the punch combination from Paine.
Alexei Rodionovich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A shot to the body from Paine misses #TD2#
and Rodionovich counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rodionovich.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Archie Paine.
I think Rodionovich 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Rodionovich!
Alexei Rodionovich took some time post fight to say the following; 'Hard work, hard victory!'. |
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