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Event:
EFC1: Thursday Night Fights
Date: Dec 17, 2020 |
#R1#
Randle throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Randle clinches.
Kahananui tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Randle avoids it.
Randle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kahananui can't break the clinch.
Kahananui landing knees to the body.
#TD2#
Kahananui pulls guard effortlessly.
Randle trying to control but Kahananui is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Randle scoring with some ground and pound.
Kahananui is trying to control the position but Randle postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randle stands up over Kahananui, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kahananui will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kahananui looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB2#
Kahananui working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Randle has passed into half guard!
Kahananui regains full guard. Nicely done. #T1#
Randle distracts Kahananui with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Randle trying to control but Kahananui is working from the bottom.
Randle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB#
Randle is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kahananui is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kahananui has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Kahananui trying to control the position from guard on top but Randle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randle looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kahananui's guard. #REVR##T2#
Randle lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
Kahananui is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Randle drops back looking for a leg! Kahananui is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kahananui manages to kick Randle off! Randle jumps back into Kahananui's guard.
Randle is working Kahananui over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Randle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kahananui trying to control the position.
#T3#
Randle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Randle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Randle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kahananui 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.
Randle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Randle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Randle tries to free his leg and advance position but Kahananui is retaining full guard.
Randle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kahananui keeping moving, preventing Randle from controlling successfully.
Kahananui has momentary wrist control but Randle slips an elbow through the middle.#T4##SUB2#
Kahananui is looking for a triangle but Randle pushes his legs off easily.
Kahananui wants to sweep here but Randle controlling him for the moment.
Kahananui is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kahananui has momentary wrist control but Randle slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Kahananui is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Randle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Randle postures up and lands a big shot to Kahananui's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Kahananui is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Randle is aware though and is defending well.
Kahananui working a defensive guard here.
Randle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lue Randle dominated that round.
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#
Randle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahananui.
#TD#
Randle fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kahananui sprawls well initially but Randle persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kahananui manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kahananui is looking to clinch but Randle is avoiding it.
Randle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kahananui takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#CUT#It looks like Koa Kahananui has been cut.
Randle misses with a two punch combination.
Kahananui throws a series of punches but Randle moves out of range.
Randle throwing a counter right hand but Kahananui manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Kahananui gets tackled into the cage by Randle. Randle maintains the clinch.
Randle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kahananui can do to turn this around?#TD#
Randle successfully pulls guard.
Randle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kahananui throwing strikes from guard but Randle blocks nicely.
Kahananui is looking to work some ground and pound but Randle has wrist control.#T1#
Randle seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kahananui preventing the sweep.
Randle seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kahananui controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Randle misses with an uppercut. #TD#
Randle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Randle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kahananui wants to control but Randle postures up.#T2#
Randle grinds an elbow into Kahananui's temple.
Kahananui tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Randle cracks Kahananui with a big elbow.
Kahananui wants to control but Randle postures up.
Lue Randle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kahananui manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Randle working over Kahananui with some ground and pound. Kahananui looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kahananui wants to control but Randle is keeping busy.
Randle slips a nice elbow through Kahananui's hands, connecting with Kahananui's forehead.
Kahananui tries to get to full guard but Randle has control of the leg.
Randle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kahananui trying to hold on to Randle's head to control him but Randle postures up.
#T3#
Randle sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB2#
Kahananui looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Randle in particular looking to stall.
Kahananui is trying to stand.
Randle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Randle winds up and cracks Kahananui with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Randle lands strikes from half guard.
Kahananui controlling the position for now.#T4#
Randle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kahananui wants to control but Randle is keeping busy.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Randle here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kahananui might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Randle haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Randle drops an elbow to the side of Kahananui's head.
Kahananui tries to roll over but Randle keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Randle.
Randle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Randle lands with a punch from half guard.
Kahananui trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lue Randle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Koa Kahananui'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#
Kahananui dodges the punch combination from Randle.
Kahananui doesn't manage to clinch there - Randle circles away.
Kahananui throws a wild body kick that Randle sees coming a mile off.
Lue Randle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kahananui tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Randle defends well and Kahananui ends up having to push Randle into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Randle throws a right and a left that Kahananui avoids nicely. #TD#
Randle manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kahananui on his heels. He'll look to pass Kahananui's guard now, I'm sure.
Randle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kahananui is keeping the position for now.
Randle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randle trying to control but Kahananui is working from the bottom.
Randle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T1#
Kahananui looking to hit a scissor sweep but Randle is one step ahead there.
Randle trying to control but Kahananui is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Randle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Randle stands up over Kahananui, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Randle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Randle postures up and lands a big shot to Kahananui's brow. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Randle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Randle landing with the ground and pound.
Kahananui wants to improve his position but instead Randle has moved into half guard.
Randle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Randle lands a nice short elbow.
Kahananui wants to control but Randle is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Kahananui is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Randle pulls his head out easily.
Randle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T3#
Randle looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB#
Randle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Randle working over Kahananui with some ground and pound. Kahananui looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kahananui is trying to get back to full guard.
Randle lands strikes from half guard.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kahananui wants to control but Randle is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Randle is working for a kimura but Kahananui is defending it quite comfortably.
Randle 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.
Randle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kahananui is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Kahananui actively working from the bottom here.
Kahananui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Randle seems to be working for a kimura but Kahananui defends the submission attempt.
Koa Kahananui has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kahananui wants to improve his position but Randle is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lue Randle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Randle 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lue Randle!
After winning the bout, Lue Randle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
EFC
Date: Dec 09, 2020 |
#R1#
Kahananui misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Lawrence counters with a takedown into side control.
Kahananui is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kahananui keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Lawrence tries for a kimura but Kahananui is defending well. #SUB#
Lawrence is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kahananui is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Lawrence is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kahananui knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Lawrence has hold of Kahananui's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kahananui tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lawrence cranks the arm and Kahananui screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kahananui, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Eugene Lawrence !
After winning the bout, Eugene Lawrence thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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