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Event:
KoF:IW - Nakagawa X Alaoui
Date: Jul 04, 2021 |
#R1#
De Carlo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thorsby misses with a combination
#TD2#
and De Carlo counters with a single leg into guard. Thorsby didn't expect that.
Thorsby has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. De Carlo is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Thorsby taking a breather.
De Carlo tries for a takedown but Thorsby manages to get underhooks.
De Carlo looking for a takedown.
Thorsby lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Carlo backwards.
Thorsby has De Carlo pressed against the cage.
Thorsby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorsby lands an uppercut.
Thorsby misses with some punches.
Thorsby tries to work over De Carlo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorsby lands a hook that snaps the head of De Carlo backwards.
Thorsby lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Thorsby's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T1#
A short right from Thorsby on the inside.
De Carlo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Svend Thorsby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David De Carlo.
Thorsby lands with a right to the head.
De Carlo tries for a takedown. No joy.
De Carlo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thorsby fights it off and pushes away nicely.
De Carlo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thorsby misses with an uppercut.
And De Carlo tries to counter it with a takedown but Thorsby pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thorsby ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Carlo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab, jab by Thorsby - just one landing.
Thorsby stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thorsby wants it to stay on the feet.
Svend Thorsby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Carlo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thorsby works De Carlo's body with a nice hook.
Svend Thorsby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsby throws out a powerful jab.#T2#
Horrible takedown attempt by De Carlo or perhaps it was just good defense by Thorsby, which made it look bad.
De Carlo shoots in for a takedown but Thorsby shows good takedown defense.
De Carlo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Carlo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thorsby is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Carlo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Thorsby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thorsby.
Thorsby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Carlo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thorsby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thorsby looks to score with a jab to the body but De Carlo is just out of range.
Thorsby stuns De Carlo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thorsby tries to bum rush De Carlo with a series of wild strikes but De Carlo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thorsby lands with a hook. De Carlo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #TD2#
De Carlo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thorsby on his heels. He'll look to pass Thorsby's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Thorsby manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Thorsby displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Carlo up against the cage.
Thorsby prevents the takedown attempt.
#T3#
Thorsby lands with a light punch inside.
Thorsby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorsby has De Carlo pushed against the cage.
Thorsby lands an uppercut.
De Carlo is working for takedown but Thorsby is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Carlo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thorsby prevents it.
A short left from Thorsby.
De Carlo can't get the takedown.
De Carlo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thorsby gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thorsby manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#T4#
De Carlo can't get the takedown.
Thorsby works on De Carlo's body with a couple of short punches.
Thorsby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thorsby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Carlo backwards.
Still in the clinch, Thorsby scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Carlo is working for takedown but Thorsby is calmly controlling the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorsby presses De Carlo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Carlo looks winded!
A short right from Thorsby on the inside.
Thorsby lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Carlo backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Carlo takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Thorsby.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thorsby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Svend Thorsby dominated that round.
That's time! Thorsby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##KD#
Thorsby drops De Carlo with a beautiful combination! De Carlo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thorsby is looking for the KO!
Thorsby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thorsby misses with a few strikes there.
De Carlo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thorsby sprawls well. Thorsby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Carlo gets slowly back to his feet.
David De Carlo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorsby throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
De Carlo misses with a takedown attempt
and Thorsby counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorsby throws a body shot but no joy.
De Carlo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thorsby to score with a decent uppercut.#ROC#De Carlo is rocked!
Thorsby cracks De Carlo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Carlo is still on wobbly legs! Can Thorsby finish him?
Thorsby slaps away a takedown attempt from De Carlo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Svend Thorsby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David De Carlo.
Thorsby lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens De Carlo up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Thorsby from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw De Carlo's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Svend Thorsby!
Our winner, Svend Thorsby, 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:
YRMMA 1 - A DEPARTURE
Date: Apr 17, 2021 |
#R1#
De Carlo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jacques's waist but Jacques gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Carlo off to one side.
As De Carlo looks to move away, Jacques throws a big counter combo but De Carlo just gets out of the way.
De Carlo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jacques is fending him off so far but De Carlo persists. Nope, Jacques circles away and we're back to standing.#TD2#
De Carlo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
De Carlo content to control rather than advance.
Jacques tries to kick De Carlo off but De Carlo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
De Carlo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jacques trying to control from the bottom.
De Carlo prevents Jacques from improving his position.
Jacques knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Carlo on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacques wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T1#
De Carlo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB2#
De Carlo is trying for a kimura here. Jacques looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! De Carlo wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David De Carlo! |
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Event:
KO 2: Jack VS Ilmarinen
Date: Mar 06, 2021 |
#R1##TD2#
De Carlo drives through with a takedown into guard.
De Carlo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Carlo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gumpgrazer wants to get back to his feet but De Carlo passes into half guard.
#SUB2#
De Carlo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gumpgrazer defend it? De Carlo steps over the head and cranks it - Gumpgrazer is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for De Carlo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David De Carlo! |
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Event:
League of Handsome Guys 1
Date: Jan 09, 2021 |
#R1#
Upp throws a sloppy head kick and De Carlo moves out of range easily. #TD#
De Carlo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Well, if De Carlo 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.
De Carlo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Upp defending well though.
Upp is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, De Carlo seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Upp looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and De Carlo pushes past his half guard into mount! #T1#
Upp wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by De Carlo.
De Carlo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
De Carlo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #SUB#
De Carlo wants to finish this one by submission but Upp is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from De Carlo.
Upp is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Upp blocking the ground and pound.
Upp wants to hold on but De Carlo pushes him away.
Upp can't escape the position.
De Carlo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T2#
Upp in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
De Carlo controlling from the full mount. #T3#
Upp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Carlo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Carlo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Upp for as long as he can get away with.
De Carlo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
De Carlo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
De Carlo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Upp has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Carlo is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Upp is in real trouble.
Upp trying to control the hands but De Carlo breaks the grip.
Good control from De Carlo.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Carlo missing with strikes from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David De Carlo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD#
De Carlo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Upp napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Upp tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.#SUB#
De Carlo working for a choke but Upp is defending well.
Upp is trying to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
I would not like to be Upp right now.
#T1#
Upp trying to get back to his feet but De Carlo is in full control for now.
De Carlo controlling from the back.
David De Carlo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Carlo thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Upp wants to get back to his feet.
Upp wants to control his opponent's hands but De Carlo gets his hands free.
De Carlo trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Upp doesn't escape. #SUB#
Upp fending off the submission attempt from De Carlo. #T2##SUB#
De Carlo is looking for the choke from the back position but Upp is controlling his hands well. #SUB#
De Carlo is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Upp is in bad spot here.
De Carlo slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
#SUB#
De Carlo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
De Carlo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Upp can do to turn this around?#T3#
Upp is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
De Carlo punches the canvas rather than the man.
De Carlo thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
I really don't envy Upp right now.
#SUB#
De Carlo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
De Carlo biding his time, looking for the opening.
#T4##SUB#
De Carlo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Upp has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from De Carlo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
De Carlo is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Upp knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Upp for a finish.
De Carlo misses with a punch to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David De Carlo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Upp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Carlo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Carlo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#TD#
De Carlo drives through with a takedown into Upp's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Upp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Carlo tries to free his leg and advance position but Upp is retaining full guard.
De Carlo preventing the sweep.
De Carlo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
De Carlo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Carlo is staying tight to Upp's torso, preventing him from escaping.
De Carlo is looking to take a break and control but Upp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
De Carlo landing strikes.
De Carlo happy to just control the position for now.
Upp is trying to get back to half guard.
De Carlo cracks Upp with a big right hand but Upp just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Upp trying to remain calm as De Carlo controls from the top position.#SUB#
De Carlo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Upp, who protects the arm well.
De Carlo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Upp is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3##SUB#
De Carlo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
De Carlo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#SUB#
De Carlo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De Carlo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
De Carlo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T4##SUB#
De Carlo tries for a kimura but Upp is defending well.
De Carlo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
De Carlo advances to full mount.
De Carlo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
De Carlo looking to finish Upp with some ground and pound. This is bad for Upp!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Carlo controlling his opponent.
De Carlo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
David De Carlo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Carlo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David De Carlo! |
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