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Event:
C4 - The Eighth
Date: Nov 15, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD2#
Faraday scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Faraday is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gerges's shoulder. That is not cool.
Faraday lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gerges takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Faraday lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gerges down.
Faraday scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gerges to see if he's OK.
Gerges taking a bit of punishment here - Faraday scoring with strikes.
Faraday remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faraday lands a few punches from side control.
Gerges taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gerges knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Faraday on the ground.#T1#
Gerges takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gerges is looking to get back to his feet here but Faraday is keeping cool and he's managed to take Gerges's back.
Faraday controls the position.
Faraday loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Gerges hold on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Faraday scores with punches from the back.
Faraday has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Faraday is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Gerges up.
Faraday drops a couple of huge strikes from the back position and Gerges is in real trouble here! Faraday lands more strikes and the referee has to step in to end the fight! Faraday is delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Faraday! |
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Event:
FJCP 2
Date: Oct 17, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McManus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gerges staying out of range there.
Gerges wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McManus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McManus lands with a shot to the body.
Gerges doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gerges avoids a punch combination nicely.
McManus tests Gerges's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gerges tries to close the distance and clinch but McManus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McManus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gerges moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL2#
McManus clinches.
Gerges lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerges wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gerges lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gerges tries to break free but McManus pushes him back against the cage.
Gerges lands a right hand.
McManus tries to work over Gerges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gerges is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McManus pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gerges throws a punch but it's blocked by McManus.
Gerges lands a left hand that snaps the head of McManus backwards. #T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McManus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McManus lands a shoulder strike.
McManus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gerges wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gerges blocks an uppercut.
McManus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gerges wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ari Gerges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McManus lands a right hand.
McManus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gerges backwards.
Gerges working hard to break the clinch.
McManus has Gerges pressed against the cage, preventing Gerges from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McManus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gerges's efforts to push away.
Gerges lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gerges is trying to break free.
McManus prevents a body shot from Gerges.
McManus is working Gerges over against the cage.
McManus has Gerges pressed against the cage, preventing Gerges from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T2#
McManus blocks an uppercut.
McManus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McManus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McManus misses with a body punch.
Gerges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McManus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McManus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gerges's efforts to push away.
McManus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
McManus manages to break the clinch.
McManus throws a hook but Gerges blocks it.
Gerges misses with a hook. McManus ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Gerges.
Gerges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McManus.
McManus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McManus takes a swing at Gerges's ribcage but misses.
McManus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gerges moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McManus scores with a nice strike.#T3#
McManus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#KD2#
McManus sends Gerges crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McManus is motioning to the referee to let Gerges up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Gerges is rocked!
McManus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gerges manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Gerges misses its target.
Oh Gerges is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McManus throws an overhand right that drops Gerges like a sack of potatoes! McManus dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas McManus!
Thomas McManus managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, WARHORSE Fightwear , into his post fight interview. |
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