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Event:
CMMA 169 Fudd v Pavlovic
Date: Oct 10, 2021 |
#R1#
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Rhodes gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
A nice side step and Rhodes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gracie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rhodes's defenses. #CUT#It looks like Frank Rhodes has been cut.#TD#
Gracie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rhodes uses from the top position. #SUB#
Gracie working for a triangle but Rhodes defends it easily.
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Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rhodes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rhodes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rhodes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Rhodes defends easily.
Rhodes is fighting to break Gracie's control of his arms but Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T1#
Rhodes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB#
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Rhodes pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB#
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rhodes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Gracie wants to control from the top but Rhodes keeps moving.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rhodes keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rhodes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him. #SUB#
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T3#
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB#
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Rhodes keeps moving.
Gracie is really struggling to control Rhodes but he's trying to hold on to the position.#SUB#
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Gracie drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Gracie as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Rhodes screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Gracie! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bryan Gracie!
A less than humble Bryan Gracie 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:
CMMA 156 Lafayette v Jackson
Date: Sep 11, 2021 |
#R1#
Thorsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rhodes.
Thorsen looks to land a right hand but Rhodes moved out of range.
Thorsen closes the distance and clinches up with Rhodes, looking for a takedown. Thorsen pushes Rhodes against the cage but Rhodes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rhodes wants to counter the offense by Thorsen and move into the clinch position.
Rhodes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thorsen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rhodes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thorsen throws out the jab.
Thorsen drops his hands momentarily and Rhodes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thorsen misses with a looping right.#TD#
Thorsen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rhodes wants to get back to full guard.
Thorsen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rhodes keeps working.
Rhodes is positioning himself well to prevent Thorsen advancing to mount.
Rhodes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thorsen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rhodes is looking to get back to full guard here but Thorsen has managed to pass to side control instead.
Thorsen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The referee asks Thorsen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Thorsen prefers to stall for the moment though.#T1#
Rhodes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thorsen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rhodes seems a little lost for a moment, as Thorsen dominates the positioning.
Thorsen working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorsen grinds an elbow into Rhodes's temple.
Thorsen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rhodes dodges the ground and pound from Thorsen.
Rhodes can't do much from the bottom here.
Thorsen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rhodes is looking to regain half guard here but Thorsen keeps moving and retains side control.
Rhodes felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T2#
Thorsen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rhodes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Thorsen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Thorsen throws an elbow but Rhodes slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rhodes defending against the ground and pound.
Rhodes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Thorsen is working Rhodes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Thorsen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Thorsen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Thorsen trying to control the action but Rhodes is working from the bottom. #T3#
Rhodes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thorsen working the ground and pound from side control.
Rhodes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rhodes wants to control but Thorsen postures up.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thorsen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rhodes some visible discomfort.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rhodes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thorsen grinds an elbow into Rhodes's temple.
Thorsen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rhodes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Thorsen cracks Rhodes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Thorsen working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rhodes tries to bench press Thorsen off him but Thorsen keeps the position.
Thorsen throws an elbow but Rhodes slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Thorsen 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#
Thorsen throws a hook but Rhodes blocks it.
Thorsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rhodes can do to turn this around?
Rhodes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rhodes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circling - Thorsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thorsen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rhodes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rhodes slips under a jab from Thorsen.
Thorsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhodes.
Rhodes punishes Thorsen's body with a nice straight punch.
Rhodes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Rhodes misses.#CL2#
Rhodes rushes Thorsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thorsen is trying to pull guard but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage.
Thorsen jumps guard but Rhodes stands there with Thorsen around his waist. Thorsen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anders Thorsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhodes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rhodes.
A left hand lands to the body for Rhodes.
Rhodes gets through Thorsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
A right hand to the body from Rhodes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thorsen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rhodes lands with a short shot to the head.
Thorsen being controlled against the cage.
Thorsen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rhodes smiles and moves away.
Rhodes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Rhodes.
Thorsen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rhodes defends it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thorsen.
Rhodes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thorsen.#T2#
Thorsen shoots in but Rhodes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rhodes just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhodes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Thorsen misses.
A little jabbing left from Rhodes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Rhodes.
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!
Thorsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rhodes is looking to clinch but Thorsen is avoiding it.
Rhodes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thorsen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rhodes pinned against the cage. Rhodes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rhodes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Anders Thorsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhodes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorsen shoots in for a takedown but Rhodes shows good takedown defense.
Rhodes throws a good cross that connects.
Rhodes lands with a shot to the body. #T3#
Rhodes connects with a jab.
Rhodes scores with a hook to the body. Thorsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rhodes digs a good hook to Thorsen's body.
Rhodes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thorsen takes one to the chin there.
Rhodes lands a head shot.
Rhodes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thorsen has time to react.
Rhodes misses with a few strikes there.
Nice jab there from Rhodes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhodes with a hook.#ROC2#Thorsen is rocked!
Thorsen fails to land the takedown.
Rhodes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rhodes scores with a hook to the body. Thorsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thorsen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rhodes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#CL2#
Rhodes pushes Thorsen up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rhodes. #T4#
Thorsen tries to pull guard but Rhodes holds him up against the cage and eventually Thorsen drops back down to his feet.
A right hand to the body from Rhodes.
Thorsen tries to pull guard but Rhodes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rhodes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rhodes cracks Thorsen with a nice body shot.
Rhodes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rhodes.
Thorsen tries to pull guard but Rhodes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorsen fails to pull guard.
Rhodes lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Rhodes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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##CL2#
Thorsen gets tackled into the cage by Rhodes. Rhodes maintains the clinch.
Rhodes lands a left hand.
Rhodes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thorsen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thorsen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rhodes's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rhodes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thorsen jumps guard but Rhodes stands there with Thorsen around his waist. Thorsen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thorsen tries to pull guard but Rhodes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anders Thorsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhodes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorsen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rhodes to keep the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rhodes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thorsen backwards.
Rhodes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rhodes lands with a short shot to the head. #T1#
Rhodes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rhodes lands with a short shot to the head.
Rhodes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Rhodes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thorsen jumps guard but Rhodes stands there with Thorsen around his waist. Thorsen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rhodes is working Thorsen over against the cage.
Rhodes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorsen backwards.
Thorsen fails to pull guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rhodes.
Rhodes lands a nice uppercut.
Thorsen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rhodes smiles and moves away.
Rhodes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thorsen in his tracks. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Rhodes finds it's target.
Rhodes stuns Thorsen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rhodes ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Thorsen out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Rhodes!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Frank Rhodes waved his t-shirt featuring FUClothing's logo in front of the cameras. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 31, 2021 |
#R1#
Linger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Linger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rhodes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Horrible takedown attempt by Linger or perhaps it was just good defense by Rhodes, which made it look bad.
Linger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linger sets himself, and Rhodes steps forward looking for the clinch! Linger avoids it this time.
Linger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rhodes walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Linger drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Rhodes swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Linger's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Rhodes! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 16, 2021 |
#R1#
Rhodes keeps the fight on the outside.
Rhodes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tucker wants to clinch
and Rhodes counters with a three punch combo that has Tucker backing up. Tucker nods at Rhodes to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tucker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tucker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tucker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rhodes as he jumps to the side.
Tucker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice body punch from Rhodes.
Rhodes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tucker.
Nice uppercut lands for Rhodes. That snapped Tucker's head back.
Rhodes misses the shot to the body.
Rhodes throws a body punch but Tucker moves out of range.
Tucker feints a counter leg kick.#T1#
Rhodes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tucker is looking to clinch but Rhodes is avoiding it.
Tucker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Frank Rhodes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Tucker.
Nice cross by Rhodes.
Nice straight punches there by Rhodes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rhodes.
Tucker throws a leg kick #CL#
and Rhodes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rhodes.
Tucker working hard to break the clinch.
Rhodes lands a nice uppercut.
Rhodes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Rhodes lands a hook that snaps the head of Tucker backwards.
Tucker fails to pull guard.
Tucker wants to stall.
#T2#
A short right from Rhodes.
Rhodes lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhodes pushes Tucker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tucker looks winded!
Rhodes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tucker's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Rhodes - that landed with a thud.
#BC#
Rhodes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rhodes misses with a wild body shot.
Tucker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#ROC#Tucker is rocked!
Rhodes cracks Tucker with a left hook right on the temple and Tucker goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Rhodes lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Tucker is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Rhodes! |
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