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Event:
RFC FN: Cortez v Scarce
Date: Nov 13, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khojastehpour fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khojastehpour with a poor takedown #CL2#
and James holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Khojastehpour fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reza Khojastehpour. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Khojastehpour as the two fighters clinch.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khojastehpour in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
James tries a knee to the head but Khojastehpour blocks it.
Khojastehpour is working for takedown but James is calmly controlling the position for now.
Khojastehpour has James pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. James manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khojastehpour avoids it.
James working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Khojastehpour controls the action.
James tries a knee to the head but Khojastehpour blocks it.
James taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Khojastehpour is trying to pull guard but James has him pressed against the cage.
James is pressed up against the cage. Khojastehpour has hold of a leg and is looking to drag James down to the mat. James avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khojastehpour. #T1#
James misses with a hook. Khojastehpour ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khojastehpour is defended easily by James.#CL#
Khojastehpour clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Khojastehpour.
James tries a knee to the head but Khojastehpour blocks it.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khojastehpour.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khojastehpour is defending well for now.
James prevents the takedown attempt.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Khojastehpour blocks with his arms.
Khojastehpour wants to stall.
#T2#
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Khojastehpour avoids the damage to the body.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khojastehpour is defending well for now.
James lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
James looking to throw knees to the head but Khojastehpour is blocking nicely.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Khojastehpour is blocking nicely.
Khojastehpour has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by James after a bit of a struggle.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khojastehpour lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khojastehpour blocking some punches.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khojastehpour tries to pull guard but James holds him up against the cage and eventually Khojastehpour drops back down to his feet.
Khojastehpour lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khojastehpour goes for a takedown attempt but James pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Khojastehpour fails to land the takedown.#T3#
James moves out of range as Khojastehpour throws a body kick.
#CL#
Khojastehpour fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the cage.
Khojastehpour wants to break the clinch but can't.
James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James misses with a knee to the head.
James digs a right hand underneath Khojastehpour's ribcage. Khojastehpour let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khojastehpour is trying to pull guard but James turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Khojastehpour avoids the damage to the body.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James misses with a knee strike.
Khojastehpour avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
James stalling.
Khojastehpour wants to stall.
Khojastehpour is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T4#
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Khojastehpour uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khojastehpour is looking to control James's arms but James gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khojastehpour has his back to the cage.
Khojastehpour jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as James walks away with a smile on his face. Khojastehpour gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Khojastehpour blocking some punches.
James taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Khojastehpour wants a takedown.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
James missing with knees to the body.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Khojastehpour controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hobbs James dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL2#
James moves into the clinch successfully.
Khojastehpour stalling against the cage.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Khojastehpour avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from James.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Khojastehpour jumps guard but James stands there with Khojastehpour around his waist. Khojastehpour gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from James in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Khojastehpour won't want to take too many of those.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khojastehpour blocks it with crossed arms.
Khojastehpour misses with a knee to the head.
Khojastehpour has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khojastehpour avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
#T1#
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khojastehpour tries to pull guard but James forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hobbs James seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khojastehpour has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khojastehpour has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Khojastehpour.
Khojastehpour is trying to break the clinch but James is controlling him.
Khojastehpour tries to score a body lock takedown but James shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reza Khojastehpour. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khojastehpour is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but James is defending well.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James is defending well against a takedown attempt.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Khojastehpour avoids the damage to the body.
Khojastehpour avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Khojastehpour.
Khojastehpour managing to block the knees to the body from James.
James misses with the head strike.
#T2#
James misses with some punches.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khojastehpour.
Khojastehpour managing to block the knees to the body from James.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khojastehpour's elbow.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
Khojastehpour is trying to force a seperation but James has the dominant position.
James keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khojastehpour's efforts to push away.
James tries a knee to the head but Khojastehpour blocks it.
James pushes Khojastehpour back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khojastehpour blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. James obliges.
James is defending well against a takedown attempt.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James trying to land knees to the body.
#T3#
Khojastehpour blocking some punches.
Khojastehpour jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as James walks away with a smile on his face. Khojastehpour gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
James keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
James flicks out a counter leg kick but Khojastehpour steps away.
James loads up on a big right hand but Khojastehpour slips the punch.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL#
Khojastehpour fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the cage.
James lands an uppercut.
James slowing the pace effectively.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khojastehpour.
James missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Khojastehpour's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T4#
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Khojastehpour.
Khojastehpour fails to pull guard.
James missing with knees to the body.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khojastehpour blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Khojastehpour breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khojastehpour goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#CL#
Khojastehpour moves into the clinch successfully.
James trying to land knees to the body.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Khojastehpour avoids the damage to the body.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Khojastehpour throws an elbow but misses.
James lands a knee to the head.
#TD#
Khojastehpour jumps guard.
Khojastehpour wants to control but James passes easily into half guard.
James is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hobbs James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3##CL#
James gets tackled into the cage by Khojastehpour. Khojastehpour maintains the clinch.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khojastehpours head.
A short right from James.
Khojastehpour drops down looking for an ankle pick but James pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2#
James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khojastehpours head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Khojastehpour blocks with his arms.
Khojastehpour is trying to break free.
Khojastehpour with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khojastehpour blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T1#
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khojastehpour is defending well for now.
Khojastehpour managing to block the knees to the body from James.
Khojastehpour blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James trying to land knees to the body.
Khojastehpour is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khojastehpour drops to a knee looking for a takedown but James gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Khojastehpour blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khojastehpour tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. James smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reza Khojastehpour. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khojastehpour uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Khojastehpour is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from James.#CL2#
James moves into the clinch successfully.
James tries a knee to the head but Khojastehpour blocks it.
Khojastehpour blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Khojastehpour avoids the damage to the body.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T2#
James is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khojastehpour lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
Khojastehpour tries to pull guard but James holds him up against the cage and eventually Khojastehpour drops back down to his feet.
Khojastehpour wants to stall.
James tries a knee to the head but Khojastehpour blocks it.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khojastehpour.
James tries a knee to the head but Khojastehpour blocks it.
Khojastehpour is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
James missing with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on James - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#T3#
James is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Khojastehpour is blocking nicely.
James prevents Khojastehpour from breaking the clinch.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
James tries to work over Khojastehpour's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD#
Khojastehpour pulls James into guard.
Khojastehpour wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and James manages to pass to side control.
James is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T4#
James is continuing to stall.
James is thwarting Khojastehpour's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hobbs James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well James has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hobbs James! |
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