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Event:
GC 378 Paris vs Somebody
Date: Feb 06, 2021 |
#R1# Justice jabbing away but nothing is landing. Antilles looks to throw the jab but Justice is out of range. Nice shot by Antilles. Antilles seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Antilles slips under a jab. Good exchange - Justice coming out on top. A swing and a miss from Antilles. Justice looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Antilles wants to clinch. It seemed like Justice was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Antilles wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Justice ducks under a wild hook from Antilles. Justice drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Antilles defends it well. Justice smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CL# Antilles moves into the clinch. Antilles lands a nice shot to the body. Antilles has a couple of punches blocked by Justice.
Justice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Antilles just stands there and leans against the cage.#T1##BC2# Justice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Justice misses with a right hand and Antilles counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#It looks like Jarrad Justice has been cut.#KD# Antilles cracks Justice with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Antilles has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Justice to stand back up!#ROC#Justice is rocked! A big left from Justice misses. Justice is still on wobbly legs! Can Antilles finish him?#CL# Antilles clinches. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Antilles misses with the head strike.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by Antilles.
Justice blocks an uppercut.
Justice seems to have recovered his senses. A nice left hand lands by Justice.
Antilles misses with a short punch on the inside. Justice misses with a short punch on the inside. Justice misses with a hook from the clinch. Justice swings wildly with an uppercut but Antilles uses good head movement to avoid it. Antilles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by Antilles.
Justice lands with a short head shot on the inside. Antilles lands with a light punch inside. Antilles misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2# A short uppercut from Justice. The referee calls for Justice to work.
Justice misses with a hook from the clinch. Antilles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justice has had enough of the clinch but Antilles keeps him there for the moment. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Justice creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A body shot lands from Antilles.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antilles. A short right from Justice on the inside. Antilles swings wildly with an uppercut but Justice uses good head movement to avoid it. Antilles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antilles digs a right hand into Justice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Justice's gas tank. Justice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antilles tries to work over Justice's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Justice blocks an uppercut.
Antilles has a couple of punches blocked by Justice.
A right hook to the body lands for Antilles.
#T3# Justice lands a right hand that snaps the head of Antilles backwards. Justice taking a breather. Justice misses with some punches.
Antilles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Antilles throws a head punch that misses. Justice misses with a short punch on the inside. Antilles lands with a right to the head. Justice lands a shoulder strike. Justice manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Antilles. Justice takes a shot to the head. Justice blocking some punches.
Antilles has a couple of punches blocked by Justice.
A short left from Antilles. A nice right hand lands inside from Antilles. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A shot in the inside from Antilles. Justice is looking to break free of the clinch but Antilles has double underhooks. #T4# Antilles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antilles misses with a hook from the clinch. Antilles misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Justice. Antilles lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Justice. Justice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Justice blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antilles keeps control of Justice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Justice has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Antilles seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Justice can turn it around. Justice lands on the inside with an uppercut. Justice misses with some punches.
Justice has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Antilles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Antilles lands an uppercut.#CUT#That has opened up Jarrad Justice's cut even more. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Justice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Antilles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Justice taking a breather. Antilles misses with a hook from the clinch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wedge Antilles dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jarrad Justice'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.#R2# Antilles looks to clinch and Justice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#KD# Antilles lands a left and a right that send Justice crashing to the mat, dazed. Antilles thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! Wedge Antilles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Justice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Antilles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Antilles throws an overhand right that drops Justice like a sack of potatoes! Antilles dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wedge Antilles! Wedge Antilles was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
GC 375 - Polus vs Yonic
Date: Jan 09, 2021 |
#R1# Justice lands a jab-cross combination. Harling fails to land with a series of punches.
Justice throws a body shot but no joy. We've been told by Harling's head coaches at Valentinas Darlings that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Justice tries to clinch up. A little feinted left hand from Harling on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Jab by Justice. Justice takes a swing at Harling's ribcage but misses. Justice has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Harling is landing a low percentage of strikes. Some wild striking there from Justice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Harling misses with a few strikes there.
Harling bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. It looked like Harling was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Justice. Justice throws the left hand but Harling avoids the punch easily.#T1# The crowd cheers as Justice lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harling doesn't seem phased though. Justice connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harling momentarily.
Harling swings widly with a right hand
and Justice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Justice staying out of range there. Justice throws a hook but Harling blocks it. Harling misses the body punch and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Justice throws a jab when Harling was well out of range. Harling has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Justice finds it's way round the side to connect with Harling's head. Justice rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harling counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Jarrad Justice has been cut. Justice misses with an uppercut
and Harling counters with a nice uppercut. #T2# This has been an exciting period of action! Justice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Justice blocks a jab.#KD# Harling drops Justice with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Justice looks back up at him and smiles so Harling waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#Justice is rocked! Harling throws a right hand that misses
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Justice tries to get into range but Harling steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Justice! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Harling scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harald Harling! A less than humble Harald Harling misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
GC 373 Kaupens vs White
Date: Dec 19, 2020 |
#R1# Gagarin swings widly with a right hand
and Justice counters with a straight right hand. Gagarin thuds his right hand into Justice's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Gagarin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gagarin throws a series of punches but Justice moves out of range. It looked like Justice was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gagarin. Justice looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Justice throws a lazy right hand but Gagarin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Yuri Gagarin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Justice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CUT2#It looks like Jarrad Justice has been cut. Justice swings for the body but Gagarin moves out of range.
Justice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gagarin. Gagarin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. A jab from Gagarin misses. Gagarin lands a slapping body shot.
Justice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gagarin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Justice.#KD2# Gagarin lands a left and a right that send Justice crashing to the mat, dazed. Gagarin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Justice is rocked! The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Gagarin drops Justice with a naaaaasty hook - Justice is in real trouble here! Gagarin dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Gagarin! After the fight, Yuri Gagarin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
GC 370 Marek vs Walden
Date: Nov 14, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL# Davis has Justice up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC2# Justice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justice paws at him with a jab and circles away. Davis is looking to clinch but Justice is avoiding it.
It seemed like Justice was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Davis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davis.#CUT#It looks like Jarrad Justice has been cut. Justice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL# Davis moves into range and clinches up with Justice.#BC2# Justice manages to break the clinch.
Davis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch. Davis staying out of range there. Justice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis. Davis closes the distance but Justice moves to the side and Justice counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1# Justice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. A big right from Justice misses. Justice missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Davis connects with a crisp jab. Justice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kenneth Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL# Davis has managed to clinch.
#BC# Davis manages to break the clinch.
#CL# Davis has Justice up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2# Justice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.#T2##CL2# Justice moves into the clinch.#BC# Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL# Davis has Justice up against the cage in a clinch.
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! Justice swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it. Justice misses with the head strike.
#BC# Davis manages to break the clinch.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Justice looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range. Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Justice. Justice lands with a hook. Davis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Justice throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it. Davis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Davis misses with the combination.
#T3# Good standup being displayed there by Justice as he connects with a hook. A big right from Justice misses. #CL2# Justice moves into the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Justice. Davis lands a shoulder strike. Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC# Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis tries to clinch up. Justice let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Justice misses with a left hand and Davis counters with a stiff right hand. Justice digs a good hook to Davis's body.
#CL# Davis has Justice up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A short right hand to the side of the head by Justice.#T4# Justice working aggressively here.
Justice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Justice misses with some punches.
#BC# Davis breaks the clinch.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss. Davis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Davis is looking to clinch but Justice is avoiding it.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Justice pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Davis is looking to clinch but Justice is avoiding it.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Justice. Justice misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis is looking to counter punch. Justice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. 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 Kenneth Davis will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Jarrad Justice's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL# Davis pushes Justice up against the cage in a clinch. Davis scores with a shoulder strike. Justice has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
#BC# Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justice. Davis tries to clinch but Justice moves away and Justice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2# Justice clinches with his opponent.
Davis takes a shot to the head. Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenneth Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far. Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Justice.
Justice misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Justice. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC# Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Justice misses with a right hand and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Justice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Davis wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.#T1# Justice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Davis tries to clinch there but Justice circles away.
Davis tries to clinch up but Justice circles away and keeps his distance. Justice throws out a counter right but Davis avoids it with no problem. Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL# Davis has managed to clinch.
#BC# Davis breaks from the clinch.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Justice circles away from the clinch attempt and Justice counters with a nice uppercut. Justice 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.#CL# Davis forces Justice back against the cage and clinches. Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Justice avoids the damage to the body. #BC# Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Davis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#T2# Justice looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range. Davis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Justice misses with a hook. Justice drops his hands momentarily and Davis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range. Kenneth Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Davis wants to clinch. Davis blocks a jab. Davis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Justice was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Davis moves out of range of the strikes. Justice needs to keep his hands up - Davis had a free shot at his head there.#T3# Davis fails in his attempt to clinch. Davis tries to clinch but Justice is having none of it. Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Justice's head back.
#CUT#That has opened up Jarrad Justice's cut even more. A punch combination from Davis misses. Justice lands a jab to Davis's midsection. Justice looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range. It looked like Davis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Davis steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Justice is out on his feet! Davis sets himself and nearly takes Justice's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kenneth Davis! |
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Event:
GC 366 Antilles vs Slinger
Date: Oct 10, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A punch combination from Pearce misses. Justice scores with a nice right hand.
Pearce has his takedown stuffed and Justice counters with a straight right hand. Justice takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Justice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD2# and Pearce counters with a single leg into guard. Justice didn't expect that. Pearce is standing up over Justice. Justice looks to escape but Pearce dives into side control.
#REVR# Pearce wants to control but Justice is keeping him busy. My spies in Brazilian Top Team + Ricardo Arona inform me that Pearce has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Pearce has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Justice! The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. 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!#SUB2# Pearce working for a submission but Justice is keeping him at bay. Justice is squirming around, avoiding Pearce's attempts to control the action. #T1# Justice wants to hold on but Pearce pushes him away. Pearce misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pearce throwing strikes here but Justice is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pearce thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pearce unloading with bombs! Pearce sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T2# Pearce thowing shots but they're missing. Justice tries to reverse the position but Pearce maintains control. Pearce can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Justice is looking to escape. #T3# Pearce looking to ground and pound but Justice is blocking nicely. Justice is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Pearce wants to control the pace but Justice is squirming around nicely. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Pearce throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Justice because Pearce loaded up on that one. Justice avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pearce.
Pearce misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Pearce scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Justice?
Justice is trying to stand.#T4# Pearce throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Pearce controlling his opponent. Pearce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Pearce dominating with strikes here. Pearce tries to control but Justice wriggling away. Justice holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pearce tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pearce tries to control but Justice wriggling away. Justice working to try and regain half guard.
Justice is squirming around, avoiding Pearce's attempts to control the action. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Pearce dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!#R2# Nice jab there from Pearce. Pearce slips a straight right by Justice. Pearce closes the distance and clinches up with Justice, looking for a takedown. Pearce pushes Justice against the ropes but Justice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Nice shot by Justice. Pearce fails with a takedown attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pearce misses with a double jab
enabling Justice to counter with a crisp jab. Jarrad Justice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Justice fails to land with a series of punches.
Pearce with the counter takedown but Justice avoids it easily. Justice bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pearce's head backwards.#T1# Justice throws out a powerful jab.#ROC#Pearce is rocked! Pearce tries to get into range but Justice steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Pearce! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Justice scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jarrad Justice! |
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Event:
Byzantium 6
Date: Sep 12, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Justice looks to land a combination but Kong avoids it well. Kong misses with a takedown and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Justice throws the left hand but Kong avoids the punch easily. Justice throws a body shot but no joy. Kong has a takedown stuffed. Justice is looking for the big counter here. Justice throws a hook but Kong avoids it easily.#TD# Justice gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Kong pushing down on Justice's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kong wants to take a breather but Justice is having none of it. Kong passes to full mount! Kong misses with a head shot.#T1# Kong is trying to take his opponent's back.
Justice is trying to escape the mount but Kong keeps good control and instead manages to take Justice's back.
Justice tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Kong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Justice is looking to escape. #SUB# Kong looking to isolate an arm here. Justice doesn't see it coming and as Kong extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Kong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hong Kong! Hong Kong thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Byzantium 3
Date: Aug 22, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Justice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Justice misses with a looping left. Justice jabbing away but nothing is landing. Caesar Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2# Brooks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Justice pushes Brooks off but Brooks dives into side control.
Justice trying to remain calm as Brooks controls from the top position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Brooks working away. Brooks taking a breather here. #SUB2# Brooks is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Justice knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T1# You can see the frustration on Justice's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SU2# Brooks decides to stand back up. Brooks tries for a takedown but Justice sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Brooks misses with a double jab
and Justice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Jarrad Justice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Justice stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Justice wants it to stay on the feet. A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet. As Justice backs off Brooks throws a huge counter combo but Justice manages to avoid it all. Brooks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Justice circles away. Jarrad Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caesar Brooks. Justice stuffs the takedown attempt from Brooks. Brooks gets slowly back to his feet. Justice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL2# Brooks moves into the clinch. Justice misses with a short punch on the inside. Brooks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Justice gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Justice throws a head punch that misses. Justice misses with a hook from the clinch. Justice swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it. Justice working aggressively here.
#T3# A short right from Justice on the inside. Justice lands a hook that snaps the head of Brooks backwards. #BC2# Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Brooks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Justice swivels and escapes. Justice catches Brooks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! A big right from Justice misses. Justice throws the left hand but Brooks avoids the punch easily. Brooks steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Justice. Brooks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Brooks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Brooks dives in and grabs Justice's left leg, looking for a takedown. Justice pushes down on Brooks's head and hops out. Brooks fails with the takedown letting Justice counter with a right hand. Justice swings widly with a right hand
and Brooks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4# Brooks has his takedown stuffed enabling Justice to counter with a crisp jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet. Justice lands a head shot. Brooks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Justice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. A head kick from Brooks lands but Justice takes it in his stride. #CUT2#It looks like Jarrad Justice has been cut. Justice keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Brooks blocks a jab. Justice looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Brooks closes the distance but Justice moves to the side and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarrad Justice dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jarrad Justice's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2# Brooks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Justice is looking to counter punch. Brooks shoots for a takedown but Justice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Justice misses with a few strikes there.
Justice throws a one two combo.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but Justice shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Jarrad Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caesar Brooks. Brooks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Justice tries to clinch up. Justice misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brooks tries to clinch but Justice moves away and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Justice lands a nice hook to Brooks's body. Brooks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Brooks doesn't succeed with the takedown and Justice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1# Justice swinging wildly here.
Brooks slips a jab and a cross from Justice.
Justice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brooks can do to turn this around? Justice keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Justice lands the left hand. Brooks throws a head kick that Justice semi-blocks.
Justice stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Justice wants it to stay on the feet. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Justice. Brooks doesn't succeed with the takedown and Justice counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2# Brooks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Justice defends it nicely. Justice is looking for a counter combo. Justice paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Brooks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Justice sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Brooks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Justice circles away. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Justice lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Justice.#CL# Justice pushes Brooks up against the cage in a clinch.#T3# Justice tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the cage. Justice misses with a hook from the clinch. Brooks looking for a takedown. Brooks jumps guard but Justice stands there with Brooks around his waist. Brooks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brooks is breathing heavily. Justice swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it. Justice wants to break the clinch but can't.
Justice stops a takedown attempt from Brooks.
Brooks fails to pull guard.
Justice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justice throws a punch but it's blocked by Brooks. A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks. Justice gets through Brooks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Brooks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Justice pulls his leg out and moves away.
Justice keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. It looked like Justice was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T4# Brooks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Justice is fending him off so far but Brooks persists. Nope, Justice circles away and we're back to standing. Justice throws a series of punches but Brooks moves out of range. Justice lands a jab to the nose. We've been informed that Brooks has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Justice lands a slapping body shot.
Justice is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Justice keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justice looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A big left from Brooks misses. Brooks has a takedown stuffed. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarrad Justice dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Jarrad Justice's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3# Nice cross by Justice. Brooks throws a right and a left that both miss. Justice throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab from Justice does it's job there. Justice doesn't manage to clinch there - Brooks circles away.
A jab from Justice misses. Brooks takes one to the chin there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Justice misses with an uppercut. Brooks saw that one coming. Justice swinging wildly here.
Justice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD2# and Brooks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Justice won't be happy with that. #T1# Justice parries the strikes from Brooks easily there. Brooks is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Justice to escape.
#SUB2# Brooks tries for a kimura but Justice is defending well. Brooks moves into full mount! Brooks content just to control the position here. Justice tries to get back to half guard but can't. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Justice tries to control the position but Brooks now has his back.
#SUB2# Brooks working for a choke but Justice is defending well. Brooks scores with strikes from the back.
#SUB2# Brooks working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Justice is doing well to defend. Brooks seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Justice is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Caesar Brooks! |
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Event:
Byzantium 1
Date: Aug 03, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pettis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Pettis dives in for a single leg takedown but Justice sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Justice connects with a nice looking jab.
Justice scores with a jab to the jaw. Justice listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. No luck for Pettis with that takedown attempt. Justice connects with a right hand. Pettis shakes it off. Pettis shoots in for a takedown but Justice shows good takedown defense. Jarrad Justice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Pettis. Decent striking displayed by Justice there. Justice punishes Pettis's body with a nice straight punch. This has been an exciting period of action! Justice throws a good cross that connects.
Pettis walks into a stiff left hand from Justice. Pettis dives in and grabs Justice's left leg, looking for a takedown. Justice pushes down on Pettis's head and hops out. Pettis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CL# Justice clinches up with Pettis and pushes him back against the cage. Pettis has Justice pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Justice manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. A nice left hand lands by Justice.
Pettis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Justice fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Justice stuffs the takedown attempt from Pettis. Pettis gets slowly back to his feet. Pettis looks winded! Justice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T1# Pettis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Pettis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Justice is fending him off so far but Pettis persists. Nope, Justice circles away and we're back to standing.#CL# Justice has Pettis up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC# Justice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Justice sizes up Pettis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Justice scores with a sloppy right hand. Pettis should have avoided that one. Justice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Justice connects with a looping right hand.
Justice lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Justice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pettis. Jab, jab by Justice - just one landing. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL# Justice instigates a clinch. #BC# Justice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Pettis shoots in looking for a takedown. Justice tries to sprawl out of it but Pettis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Justice manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Justice connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Pettis! He's out on his feet! Justice rushes in and drops Pettis with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jarrad Justice! |
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