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Event:
Byzantium 14
Date: Oct 31, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Woodson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ibubesi can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB2#
Ibubesi looking for submissions off his back.
Well, if Woodson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#SUB2#
Woodson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Ibubesi.
Ibubesi manages to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibubesi taking some punishment here, with Woodson in his half guard.
Ibubesi is trying to maintain the position but Woodson is very close to passing his half guard.
Woodson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T1#
Ibubesi tries to get to full guard but Woodson has control of the leg. #SUB#
Woodson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ibubesi defends it well.
Ibubesi is looking for a sweep. Woodson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Ibubesi looking for submissions off his back.
Ibubesi trying to control but Woodson postures up.
Woodson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ibubesi wants to improve his position but Woodson is controlling well.
Woodson passes the guard and advances to mount! #T2#
Woodson cracks Ibubesi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Woodson wants to control the pace but Ibubesi is squirming around nicely.
Ibubesi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Ibubesi actively working from the bottom here.
Woodson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Woodson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ibubesi keeps working.
Ibubesi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Woodson is really struggling to control Ibubesi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Woodson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T3#
Ibubesi wants to control but Woodson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Woodson lands a nice short elbow.#SUB2#
Woodson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Ibubesi.#SU#
Woodson stands up. #CL2#
Ibubesi gets a clinch.
Woodson tries to pull guard but Ibubesi won't allow it.
Woodson fails to pull guard.
Ibubesi lands a shoulder strike.
Ibubesi tries a body shot but Woodson blocks it.
Ibubesi lands a body punch in the clinch. #T4#
Ibubesi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ibubesi presses Woodson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Ibubesi.
Ibubesi lands a body punch.
Woodson is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Ibubesi.
Ibubesi lands with a light punch inside.
Ibubesi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibubesi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Woodson takes a shot to the head.
Ibubesi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Woodson backwards.
Ibubesi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Woodson is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Firas Woodson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ibubesi scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ibubesi.
Ibubesi gets through Woodson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ibubesi lands a hook that snaps the head of Woodson backwards. #ROC2#Woodson is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mandla Ibubesi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL2#
Ibubesi gets a clinch.
Oh Woodson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibubesi.
Ibubesi throws a punch but it's blocked by Woodson.
A right hook to the body lands for Ibubesi.
Woodson seems to have got his legs back now.
Ibubesi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ibubesi lands with a right to the head.
Woodson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ibubesi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Ibubesi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ibubesi effectively controlling the action here.
Ibubesi dips a shoulder and cracks Woodson with a mighty uppercut! Woodson falls back against the cage and Ibubesi unloads with a barrage of strikes! Woodson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ibubesi screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mandla Ibubesi! |
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Event:
Byzantium X
Date: Oct 10, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niaz shoots in for a takedown but Woodson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Woodson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Woodson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Niaz swivels and escapes.#TD2#
Woodson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Niaz is trying to defend but Woodson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB#
Niaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Niaz is looking to improve his position.
Niaz trying to hold on to Woodson's head to control him but Woodson postures up.
Woodson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niaz manages to get to full guard.
Woodson wants to control from the top but Niaz keeps moving. #T1##SUB#
Woodson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Niaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Woodson has managed to get both his arms back between Niaz's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Niaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Niaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Woodson defends well.#SUB#
Woodson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Niaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Woodson has managed to get both his arms back between Niaz's legs - danger averted.
Woodson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Woodson trying to control the position from guard on top but Niaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woodson stands up over Niaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Woodson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2##SUB#
Niaz looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Woodson is defending well. Niaz quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Woodson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Niaz celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dick Niaz!
A very excited looking Dick Niaz rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
Byzantium 7
Date: Sep 19, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD2#
Woodson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Woodson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Woodson controls the position from side control.
Klompmaker takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Woodson landing a few strikes. #SUB2#
Woodson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Klompmaker is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Woodson yanks on the arm and Klompmaker is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Woodson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Firas Woodson!
Firas Woodson thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Byzantium 4
Date: Aug 30, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Ibarra has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Ibarra manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Ibarra takes the fight into the clinch.
Woodson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Woodson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ibarra has him pressed against the cage.
Ibarra tries to pull guard but Woodson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ibarra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Woodson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ibarra gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Woodson.
Woodson leaning against his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Ibarra has hold of one of Woodson's legs. Woodson is fighting the takedown attempt but Ibarra gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Woodson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ibarra is one step ahead there.
Woodson has his hands on Ibarra's head, controlling the position. #T1#
Woodson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Woodson wants to stand and escape but Ibarra is having none of it.
Woodson striking from his own guard.
Woodson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Woodson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woodson has his hands on Ibarra's head, controlling the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Woodson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ibarra on his heels. He'll look to pass Ibarra's guard now, I'm sure.#T2#
Woodson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ibarra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Woodson won't allow Ibarra to sweep him here.
Woodson controlling from the top position.
Ibarra knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Woodson on the ground.
Ibarra looking to control but Woodson passes into half guard.
Woodson is pressing down on Ibarra's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ibarra is holding on for now. #T3#
Woodson moves into full mount! Ibarra won't be happy about that!
Woodson controlling his opponent. #SUB2#
Woodson quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Woodson but it's paid off an Ibarra is forced to tap! Nice work by Woodson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Firas Woodson!
Our winner, Firas Woodson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 04, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodson fakes the leg kick and cracks Dream in the body.
Woodson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#TD2#
Dream fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Woodson sprawls well initially but Dream persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dream working over Woodson with some ground and pound. Woodson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dream is trying to control. Woodson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dream lands with a punch from half guard.
Dream looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Woodson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dream.
Dream is nestled in close to Woodson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dream 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.
Dream is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Dream is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dream takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#ROC2#Woodson is rocked!#T1#
Dream drops an elbow to the side of Woodson's head.
Dream is trying to control the action in half guard but Woodson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dream scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Woodson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dream lands a big elbow - Woodson is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Dream!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nightmare Dream! |
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