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Event:
DMMA 209 Adeoluwa vs Kersikov
Date: Jul 01, 2023 |
#R1#
Bukowski misses with a body punch
and Maharajah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bukowski.
Bukowski throws a right and a left that Maharajah avoids nicely.
A left and a right from Bukowski both land. Nice combination.
Maharajah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bukowski lands a right hook to the body.
Maharajah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bukowski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bukowski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bukowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Bukowski - just one landing.
Bukowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bukowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maharajah.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maharajah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bukowski lands a right hook to the body.
Maharajah looks to land a left hand but Bukowski moved out of range nicely.
Maharajah misses with a hook
and Bukowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Bukowski's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bukowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maharajah. Maharajah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maharajah lands with an uppercut that bounces Bukowski off the cage and back into range.
Bukowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maharajah misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Bukowski misses the target.
Maharajah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maharajah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Bukowski misses the shot to the body.
Bukowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bukowski wants it to stay on the feet.
Maharajah looks to score with a jab to the body but Bukowski is just out of range.
Maharajah does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #CL2#
Maharajah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maharajah has a couple of punches blocked by Bukowski.
#BC#
Bukowski breaks from the clinch.
Bukowski thuds a left hand into Maharajah's body.
Bukowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#TD#
Maharajah gets caught flat footed, as Bukowski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bukowski wants to control from the top but Maharajah keeps moving. #SUB2#
Maharajah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Maharajah has his foot on Bukowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bukowski works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bukowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bukowski landing with the ground and pound.
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!
Bukowski working some strikes from top position.#T2#
Bukowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bukowski postures up and lands a big shot to Maharajah's brow.
Maharajah looking for a sweep. Not yet Maharajah, not yet. #SUB2#
Maharajah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bukowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bukowski lands a couple of digs.
Bukowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bukowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Maharajah is retaining full guard.
Maharajah is trying to control the position but Bukowski postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bukowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maharajah is trying to control the position but Bukowski postures up. #SUB2#
Maharajah has his foot on Bukowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bukowski works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Maharajah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bukowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bukowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T3#
Bukowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bukowski with a nice head shot there.
Bukowski wants to control from the top but Maharajah keeps moving.
Bukowski cracks Maharajah with a solid left hand.#SUB2#
Maharajah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bukowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maharajah is trying to control the position but Bukowski postures up. #SUB2#
Maharajah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bukowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bukowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bukowski cracks Maharajah with a solid left hand.
Bukowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bukowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bukowski scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Maharajah working for a triangle but Bukowski defends it easily.
Bukowski works over Maharajah with some ground and pound from guard.#T4#
Bukowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bukowski working some strikes from top position.
Bukowski chips away with some ground and pound.
Maharajah looking to control.
Bukowski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bukowski cracks Maharajah with a solid left hand.
Maharajah is pulling down on Bukowski's head to control his posture.
Bukowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bukowski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maharajah's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bukowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bukowski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maharajah's head.
Bukowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bukowski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD#
Bukowski bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Charles Bukowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maharajah sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bukowski winds up and cracks Maharajah with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bukowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maharajah can do to turn this around?
Maharajah trying to control but Bukowski postures up.
Bukowski prevents Maharajah from improving his position.
Bukowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bukowski lands strikes from half guard.
Bukowski 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.
Maharajah wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Maharajah actively working from the bottom here.
Bukowski working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bukowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB2#
Maharajah looking for submissions off his back.
Maharajah is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Bukowski trying to mount his opponent but Maharajah defends it.
Maharajah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maharajah is looking to control Bukowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maharajah avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Bukowski.
Bukowski is nestled in close to Maharajah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bukowski connects with a nice short shot to Maharajah's temple. #SUB2#
Maharajah actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Maharajah looking for submissions off his back.
Bukowski 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.
Bukowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bukowski working Maharajah over with strikes. #SUB2#
Maharajah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T2##SUB2#
Maharajah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maharajah tries to roll over but Bukowski keeps him under control.
Bukowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bukowski working over Maharajah with some ground and pound. Maharajah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Bukowski there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukowski is pressing down on Maharajah's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maharajah is holding on for now.
Maharajah trying to control from the bottom.
Maharajah is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bukowski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Maharajah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bukowski working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bukowski lands a nice short elbow.
Bukowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T3#
Bukowski 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.
Bukowski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bukowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bukowski lands strikes from half guard.
Maharajah is looking to control Bukowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maharajah avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Maharajah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bukowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bukowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maharajah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB2#
Maharajah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bukowski pulls his head out easily.
Maharajah has hold of Bukowski's hands but Bukowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bukowski connects with a nice short shot to Maharajah's temple.
Maharajah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bukowski 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. #T4#
Maharajah has hold of Bukowski's hands but Bukowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maharajah is refusing to be controlled, as Bukowski sits in half guard.
Bukowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maharajah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukowski lands with a punch from half guard.
Bukowski lands with a punch from half guard.
Maharajah is pressing down on Bukowski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bukowski landing with the ground and pound.
Maharajah keeping moving, preventing Bukowski from controlling successfully.
Maharajah is trying to keep Bukowski in close.
Maharajah has momentary wrist control but Bukowski slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Maharajah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bukowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bukowski stands up over Maharajah, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bukowski dominated that second round.
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#
Bukowski moves out of range as Maharajah throws a body kick.
Maharajah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bukowski lands an overhand right.
Bukowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maharajah was well out of range. Poor timing from Bukowski.
Maharajah tries a head kick but it misses.
Maharajah shoots in for a takedown but Bukowski shows good takedown defense.
Bukowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maharajah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maharajah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bukowski circles away.
Bukowski misses with a few strikes there.
Maharajah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bukowski lands with a cross.
Maharajah throws a body punch but Bukowski moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Maharajah blocks the leg kick.
Bukowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bukowski is looking to wear down Maharajah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maharajah wants to land a leg kick but Bukowski is out of range.
Bukowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maharajah backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maharajah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T1#
Maharajah misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Maharajah has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Bukowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bukowski connects with a looping right hand.
Bukowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maharajah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
An inside leg kick from Maharajah misses. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Maharajah enables Bukowski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Maharajah manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Maharajah trying to keep a closed guard but Bukowski is proving a slippery customer.
Maharajah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bukowski's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Bukowski has his foot on Maharajah's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maharajah works his way back into a safe position though.
Bukowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maharajah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maharajah lands a couple of digs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukowski can't keep his opponent in guard - Maharajah advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bukowski wants to get back to full guard.#T2##SUB2#
Maharajah is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bukowski is pressing down on Maharajah's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bukowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maharajah's guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Maharajah looking for a guillotine here but Bukowski defends easily.
Bukowski landing with the ground and pound.
Bukowski is in close to Maharajah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bukowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Maharajah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bukowski is in close to Maharajah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Osiris Maharajah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Bukowski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB2#
Maharajah is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bukowski frees his head nicely. Oh but Maharajah has switched to an armbar! Bukowski is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Osiris Maharajah! |
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Event:
DMMA 198 Otori vs Adeoluwa
Date: May 28, 2023 |
#R1#
Luciano tries to clinch but Maharajah moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Maharajah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Luciano avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Luciano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Luciano throws out a powerful jab.
Nice defenses there by Luciano.
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Maharajah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maharajah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maharajah shoots in but Luciano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maharajah staying out of range there.
Luciano scores with a decent looking hook.
Maharajah scores with a jab to the body.
Maharajah sizes up Luciano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maharajah doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Luciano counter with a right hand.
Maharajah throws a hook to the side of Luciano's head but Luciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maharajah loads up on a big right hand but Luciano slips the punch.
Luciano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maharajah doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osiris Maharajah. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Luciano slips a straight right by Maharajah.
Luciano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maharajah's head backwards.
Maharajah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maharajah tries to clinch there but Luciano circles away.
Maharajah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Luciano counters with a thumping low kick.
Luciano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheers as Maharajah lands an impressive looking overhand right. Luciano doesn't seem phased though.
Luciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maharajah.
Maharajah with a nice cross.#CL#
Maharajah moves into range and clinches up with Luciano.
A short uppercut from Maharajah. #TD#
Maharajah drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Maharajah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Luciano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Luciano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Luciano tries to free his leg and advance position but Maharajah is retaining full guard.
Luciano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB#
Luciano got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maharajah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Luciano has managed to get both his arms back between Maharajah's legs - danger averted.#T2#
Luciano trying to control but Maharajah is working from the bottom.
Luciano stands and throws Maharajah's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maharajah manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Luciano has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Maharajah winds up and cracks Luciano with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB2#
Luciano is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maharajah pulls his head out easily.
Luciano trying to hold on to Maharajah's head to control him but Maharajah postures up.
Luciano tries to get to full guard but Maharajah has control of the leg.
Luciano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maharajah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T3#
Luciano is looking for a sweep. Maharajah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luciano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maharajah.
Maharajah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maharajah scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Luciano gets full guard.
Maharajah trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Luciano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maharajah defends it easily.
Maharajah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Luciano has momentary wrist control but Maharajah slips an elbow through the middle.
Maharajah works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maharajah is stalling here. Luciano is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Maharajah seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Luciano has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Luciano trying to control the position but Maharajah is working away. #T4#
Luciano is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Maharajah tries to buck Luciano off but Luciano is having none of it.#SUB2#
Luciano tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maharajah is not content to let Luciano control the position.
Maharajah is looking to reverse the position.#SUB2#
Luciano is trying to get an arm triangle but Maharajah is defending well.
Maharajah can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Osiris Maharajah dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Luciano connects with a looping right hand.
Maharajah gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Luciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Luciano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Luciano feints and then cracks Maharajah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maharajah down.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Luciano lands a nice shot to the body.
Luciano throws a leg kick which misses Maharajah's front leg but catches the back leg as Maharajah tries to avoid it.
Osiris Maharajah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maharajah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Luciano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luciano lands a glancing blow to the side of Maharajah's head.
Maharajah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
Luciano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Luciano connects with a body shot.
Luciano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right-left combo lands from Luciano.
Nice sprawl there from Luciano as Maharajah shoots in.
Nice body punch from Luciano.
Luciano looks to throw the jab but Maharajah is out of range.
Maharajah throwing a counter right hand but Luciano manages to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Luciano.
#T1#
Luciano throws a shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Luciano.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Maharajah.
Maharajah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maharajah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maharajah throws a series of punches but Luciano moves out of range.
Luciano cracks Maharajah with a right hand to the side of the head.
Luciano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Luciano connects with a crisp jab.
Maharajah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Luciano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maharajah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maharajah misses the shot to the body.
Maharajah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Luciano avoids the body shot from Maharajah.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Maharajah moves into the clinch.
Maharajah misses with the head strike.
Maharajah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Luciano just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osiris Maharajah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maharajah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maharajah tries to work over Luciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
A short left from Maharajah.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Luciano on the inside.
A short right from Luciano on the inside.
Luciano is trying to maintain a safe position but Maharajah gets an underhook and turns Luciano into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Maharajah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Luciano lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maharajah.
Maharajah lands a body shot. #BC2#
Luciano breaks the clinch.
Maharajah shoots in for a takedown but Luciano shows good takedown defense. #TD2#
Luciano shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Maharajah's guard.
Luciano tries to free his leg and advance position but Maharajah is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Maharajah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maharajah is trying to keep Luciano in close.
#SUB#
Maharajah is looking for a triangle but Luciano pushes his legs off easily.
#T3#
Maharajah keeping moving, preventing Luciano from controlling successfully.
Luciano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maharajah trying to keep a closed guard but Luciano is proving a slippery customer.
Luciano wants to control from the top but Maharajah keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Maharajah is looking for a triangle here but Luciano uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ray Luciano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maharajah is trying to control Luciano's posture but Luciano avoids it. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Maharajah manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#SUB2#
Luciano actively working from the bottom here.
Luciano wants to get back to full guard.
Maharajah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maharajah throwing shots but Luciano is blocking nicely.
Luciano gets full guard.#SUB2#
Maharajah got a little sloppy there for a moment and Luciano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maharajah has managed to get both his arms back between Luciano's legs - danger averted.
Maharajah throws a big elbow that misses.
Maharajah chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Luciano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maharajah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maharajah manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maharajah connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Luciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Luciano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maharajah.
Maharajah tries to close the distance and clinch but Luciano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maharajah throws a hook to the side of Luciano's head but Luciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luciano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Luciano slips a jab from Maharajah.
Luciano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Luciano wants it to stay on the feet.
Maharajah shoots and misses
letting Luciano counter with a right hand.
Maharajah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maharajah tries to clinch there but Luciano circles away.
Maharajah swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luciano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maharajah throws a right and a left that Luciano avoids nicely. #TD2#
Luciano throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Maharajah tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Luciano is in Maharajah's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Maharajah throws his legs up looking for a submission but Luciano uses it to pass to side control.
#SUB2#
Luciano is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maharajah is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Luciano works to advance to full mount. Maharajah defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #T1#
Luciano fails to take his opponent's back.
Luciano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maharajah is trying desperately to improve position.
Luciano moves to take his opponent's back.
Maharajah is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Maharajah showing good submission defense here.
Maharajah tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #T2#
Maharajah tries to lock up and control but Luciano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB2#
Luciano has control of Maharajah's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Maharajah regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Maharajah tries to lock up and control but Luciano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Luciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maharajah sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Maharajah trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB#
Maharajah has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Luciano escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Luciano!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3##SUB2#
Luciano looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Luciano gets to mount! Maharajah was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. #SUB2#
Luciano jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Maharajah manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Luciano working away.#SUB2#
Luciano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Maharajah manages to get back to half guard.#T4#
Luciano is looking to take a break and control but Maharajah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Maharajah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Luciano pulls his head out easily.
Luciano trying to control the action but Maharajah is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Maharajah actively working from the bottom here.
Luciano works his way into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Luciano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Luciano is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maharajah is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Luciano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Luciano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Luciano!
Ray Luciano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
DMMA 188 Roos Vs Kaupens
Date: Apr 26, 2023 |
#R1#
Maharajah doesn't manage to clinch there - Luciano circles away.
Maharajah swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Luciano.
Maharajah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maharajah throws a leg kick #TD#
and Luciano counters with a single leg into guard. Maharajah didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Maharajah working for a triangle but Luciano defends it easily.
#SUB#
Luciano drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Maharajah dives on top into guard.#REVB##SUB#
Luciano is looking for a triangle but Maharajah pushes his legs off easily.
Luciano lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Maharajah is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Luciano defends well.
Luciano wants to control from the top but Maharajah keeps moving. #T1##SUB#
Luciano is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB2#
Maharajah is looking for a triangle but Luciano pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Maharajah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Luciano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Maharajah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Luciano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Luciano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Luciano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Luciano postures up.
#SUB2#
Maharajah looking for a guillotine here but Luciano defends easily.
Luciano trying to control but Maharajah is working from the bottom.
Luciano controlling from the top position.
Luciano wants to control from the top but Maharajah keeps moving.
Luciano advances position into side control!
Maharajah is looking for a sweep.
Maharajah can't do much from the bottom here. #T3#
Luciano wants to control but Maharajah is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Luciano is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maharajah is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Luciano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maharajah keeps working.
Maharajah is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Luciano off and has taken his back!#SUB2#
Luciano defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
#SUB2#
Maharajah looking for the choke from the back.
Luciano is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Ice Cream Parlour, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
You can see the frustration on Luciano's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Luciano trying to control the action but Maharajah just sinks the hooks in. #T4#
Luciano rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
#SUB#
Luciano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luciano is pressing down on Maharajah's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maharajah makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Luciano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maharajah's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maharajah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Luciano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Luciano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maharajah defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Luciano looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Maharajah passes into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Osiris Maharajah will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Luciano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maharajah but Maharajah pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maharajah doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Maharajah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maharajah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maharajah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maharajah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maharajah misses with a two punch combination.
Maharajah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL2#
Maharajah takes the fight into the clinch.
Maharajah blocks an uppercut.
Maharajah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
Maharajah goes for a takedown in the clinch but Luciano prevents it.
Maharajah lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maharajah jumps guard but Luciano turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Luciano working aggressively here.
Maharajah is trying to pull guard but Luciano has him pressed against the cage.
Ray Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osiris Maharajah.#TD2#
Maharajah has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Luciano regains guard immediately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luciano keeping full guard, as Maharajah tries to pass. #T1#
Luciano trying to control the position.
Maharajah trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luciano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Luciano is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Maharajah looking to control but Luciano passes into half guard.
#SUB2#
Maharajah looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luciano trying to control the action but Maharajah is working from the bottom. #T2#
Maharajah tries to get to full guard but Luciano has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maharajah manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Luciano works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Luciano is looking to take a break and control but Maharajah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Osiris Maharajah has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Maharajah looking for submissions off his back.
Maharajah is controlling Luciano's position as best he can from this difficult position.#SUB#
Luciano wants to work for an arm triangle but Maharajah is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Luciano is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Maharajah! #SUB#
Luciano jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Maharajah manages to avoid the submission attempt. #T3#
You can see the frustration on Maharajah's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maharajah gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB#
Luciano is looking for a kimura here.
Luciano wants to pass the guard but Maharajah is defending well.
Maharajah wants to control but Luciano is keeping busy.
Maharajah wants to improve his position but Luciano is controlling well.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maharajah won't allow Luciano to pass to mount. #SUB#
Luciano wants to work for an arm triangle but Maharajah is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Maharajah is trying to maintain the position but Luciano is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Luciano seems content to control.
Maharajah is refusing to be controlled, as Luciano sits in half guard.
Maharajah is pressing down on Luciano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Maharajah is looking for a triangle but Luciano pushes his legs off easily.
Luciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Maharajah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Osiris Maharajah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Luciano leaves Maharajah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maharajah tries for a takedown but Luciano circles away easily
and Luciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maharajah throws a lazy right hand but Luciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luciano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maharajah steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Luciano. That one must have hurt.
Maharajah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luciano counters with a body kick that stops Maharajah in his tracks momentarily.
Luciano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Luciano moves out of range of the body kick from Maharajah.
Maharajah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luciano can pounce on him.
Luciano throws out a powerful jab.
Maharajah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#TD#
Luciano gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano looking to control but instead Maharajah has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Maharajah is trying to control but can't.
#SUB#
Luciano is looking for a kimura here.
Maharajah gets full guard.#T1##SUB2#
Maharajah looking for a guillotine here but Luciano defends easily.
#SUB2#
Maharajah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Luciano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Luciano passes Maharajah's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maharajah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Luciano is working away from the top position though.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Maharajah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maharajah trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Luciano manages to pass to mount!
#SUB#
Luciano working for a guillotine from mount but Maharajah is in no mood to give up.
Maharajah is working to get back to half guard.
Ray Luciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luciano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maharajah really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T3#
Luciano wants to take Maharajah's back here but Maharajah is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Maharajah is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#SUB#
Luciano looking for a guillotine from mount but Maharajah is having none of it.
Maharajah wants to hold on but Luciano pushes him away.
Luciano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maharajah tries to reverse the position but Luciano maintains control.
Maharajah holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Luciano tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Luciano throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Maharajah because Luciano loaded up on that one.
Maharajah tries to hold on but Luciano pushes him away. #T4#
Luciano tries to control but Maharajah wriggling away.
Maharajah is working to get back to half guard.
Luciano looking to control but Maharajah is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Luciano fails to take his opponent's back.
Maharajah is wriggling around trying to escape.
Luciano thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Maharajah can't escape the position.
Maharajah wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Luciano showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maharajah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Event:
DMMA 179 Roos vs Johnson
Date: Mar 25, 2023 |
#R1#
Clarkson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clarkson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maharajah connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clarkson scrambles back to his feet.
Maharajah looks to throw the jab but Clarkson is out of range.
Clarkson shoots in but no luck this time.
Clarkson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maharajah pinned against the cage. Maharajah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clarkson is defended easily by Maharajah.
Maharajah throws out a counter right but Clarkson avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hudson Clarkson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Maharajah has managed to clinch.
Clarkson is looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Maharajah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maharajah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clarksons head. #TD#
Clarkson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Clarkson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Maharajah has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clarkson wants to pass the guard but Maharajah is defending well. #T1#
Maharajah is doing well to control the position and prevent Clarkson from advancing to side control.
Clarkson stalling away here and it's allowed Maharajah to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #SUB2#
Clarkson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maharajah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clarkson has managed to get both his arms back between Maharajah's legs - danger averted.
Maharajah working a defensive guard here.
Clarkson tries to free his leg and advance position but Maharajah is retaining full guard. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Clarkson trying to control the position from guard on top but Maharajah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Maharajah working for a triangle but Clarkson defends it easily.
Maharajah is trying to control the position but Clarkson postures up.
Clarkson trying to control but Maharajah is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Maharajah throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maharajah trying to keep a closed guard but Clarkson is proving a slippery customer.
#T3#
Maharajah is trying to hold Clarkson in close to prevent damage but Clarkson has managed to pass into half guard.
Maharajah holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #SUB#
Clarkson is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB#
Clarkson wants to work for an arm triangle but Maharajah is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Maharajah trying to control but Clarkson postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Maharajah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clarkson trying to control the action but Maharajah is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maharajah takes a swing at Clarkson's ribcage but misses.
Maharajah lands a nice hook to Clarkson's body. Clarkson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clarkson shoots in looking for a takedown but Maharajah manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clarkson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Maharajah stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maharajah wants it to stay on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#TD#
Clarkson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Maharajah tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Clarkson is in Maharajah's guard.
Maharajah keeping moving, preventing Clarkson from controlling successfully.
Maharajah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clarkson is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Maharajah is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Osiris Maharajah dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##TD#
Clarkson gets a takedown into half guard.
Clarkson controlling the action here.#SUB#
Clarkson is working for a kimura but Maharajah is defending it quite comfortably.
Maharajah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Clarkson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maharajah knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Clarkson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maharajah doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clarkson. #T1#
Clarkson is stalling here. Maharajah is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Clarkson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Maharajah has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Maharajah lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Clarkson down.
Clarkson is looking for a sweep.
Maharajah in side control lands a decent elbow.
Maharajah lands some shots froms side control.
Clarkson is trying to improve his position.
Maharajah lands a nice forearm strike. #T2#
Maharajah grinds an elbow into Clarkson's temple.
Clarkson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB#
Clarkson actively working from the bottom here.
Maharajah 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.
Maharajah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clarkson is looking to improve his position.
Maharajah controlling the pace.
Clarkson wants to control but Maharajah is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clarkson wants to improve his position but Maharajah is controlling well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maharajah is trying to control the action in half guard but Clarkson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarkson trying to control here.
#SUB#
Clarkson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maharajah pulls his head out easily. #T3#
Clarkson has hold of Maharajah's hands but Maharajah slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maharajah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maharajah wants to control but Clarkson is keeping him busy.
Clarkson tries to get to full guard but Maharajah has control of the leg.
Maharajah not doing much here.
Maharajah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB#
Clarkson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maharajah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T4#
Clarkson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Maharajah.
Maharajah scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maharajah content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Clarkson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maharajah scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maharajah drops an elbow to the side of Clarkson's head.
Still in half guard, Maharajah seems content to control.
Maharajah is keen to just control but Clarkson is a slippery customer.
Clarkson is looking to control Maharajah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clarkson avoid being mounted?
Maharajah not doing much here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maharajah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Osiris Maharajah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Maharajah blocks a jab.
Clarkson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maharajah ducks right into an uppercut from Clarkson.
Clarkson has a takedown stuffed.
Maharajah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maharajah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clarkson slips a jab from Maharajah.
Maharajah throws out a loose jab but Clarkson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clarkson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#ROC2#Clarkson is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Hudson Clarkson has been cut.
Clarkson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maharajah lands a nice looking body shot.
Maharajah works Clarkson's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maharajah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clarkson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clarkson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maharajah pinned against the cage. Maharajah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clarkson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Maharajah gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osiris Maharajah! |
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Event:
BB 77 - White vs Maharajah
Date: Oct 08, 2022 |
#R1#
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
White lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maharajah defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Maharajah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maharajah throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL2#
Maharajah moves into range and clinches up with White.#TD#
White manages to pull guard.
Maharajah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maharajah lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Maharajah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maharajah chips away with some ground and pound.
Maharajah is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1#
Let's hope that Maharajah has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#SUB#
White is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Maharajah frees his head nicely. Oh but White has switched to an armbar! Maharajah is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Thor White!
A very excited looking Thor White made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
BB 70 - White vs Adam 2
Date: Sep 03, 2022 |
#R1#
Maharajah looks to throw the jab but Fabinho is out of range.
Maharajah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maharajah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fabinho.
Fabinho fails to land with a series of punches.
Maharajah scores with a body shot.
Maharajah with a nice cross.#TD#
Maharajah gets a takedown into half guard.
Maharajah is thwarting Fabinho's attempts to control the position.
Fabinho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maharajah working Fabinho over with strikes.
Maharajah working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Maharajah is controlling the pace.
#T1#
Maharajah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fabinho's head.
Fabinho is looking for a sweep. Maharajah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fabinho is refusing to be controlled, as Maharajah sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Fabinho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Fabinho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fabinho trying to control but Maharajah postures up.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maharajah is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fabinho gets back to full guard.
Maharajah is looking to work some ground and pound but Fabinho has wrist control.#SUB2#
Maharajah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fabinho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fabinho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fabinho has momentary wrist control but Maharajah slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Fabinho is trying to keep Maharajah in close.
Maharajah looking to sit in guard and control but Fabinho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Maharajah wants to control but Fabinho passes easily into half guard.
Maharajah moves into full guard.
Fabinho slips nicely into half guard.
Fabinho throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Maharajah to regain full guard.
Fabinho trying to control but Maharajah is working from the bottom.
Fabinho throws a strike but Maharajah rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T4#
Fabinho working a defensive guard here.
Fabinho 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.
Maharajah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fabinho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maharajah lands a couple of digs.
Maharajah slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fabinho lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maharajah is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Osiris Maharajah dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Fabinho moves out of range as Maharajah strikes.
Maharajah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fabinho feints the counter takedown.
Maharajah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fabinho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Maharajah.
Fabinho lands a head shot.
Maharajah looks to land a left hand but Fabinho moved out of range nicely.
Fabinho wants to clinch.
Maharajah scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maharajah throws a shot from downtown. Fabinho moves away and avoids it.
Fabinho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maharajah.
Maharajah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Fabinho.
Fabinho avoids the body shot from Maharajah.
And Fabinho tries to counter it with a takedown but Maharajah pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T1#
Maharajah defending well as Fabinho loads up on a big left hand.
Maharajah just misses with a punch to the body.
Osiris Maharajah is winning the standup battle so far.
Fabinho throws a hook to the side of Maharajah's head but Maharajah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maharajah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maharajah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fabinho can do to turn this around?
Fabinho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maharajah.
Fabinho changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Fabinho scores with a decent looking hook.
Maharajah shoots in and drives through. Fabinho sprawls well.
Osiris Maharajah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fabinho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fabinho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fabinho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maharajah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maharajah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fabinho.
Maharajah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fabinho throws a body shot but no joy. #CL#
Maharajah has closed the distance and engaged Fabinho in a clinch.
#TD2#
Fabinho gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
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!#SUB#
Maharajah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maharajah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T2#
Fabinho is working Maharajah over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fabinho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maharajah is keeping the position for now.
Maharajah working a defensive guard here.
Fabinho forces his way into half guard.
Fabinho is trying to control. Maharajah wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maharajah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fabinho misses with a head shot. Maharajah uses the momentum to regain guard. #T3#
Fabinho passes Maharajah's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Maharajah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maharajah desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Fabinho is trying to control the action in half guard but Maharajah is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fabinho is taking a breather. Maharajah says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Maharajah is trying to maintain the position but Fabinho is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB2#
Fabinho is trying to work for a kimura but Maharajah is defending well.
Fabinho is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Fabinho wants to control from the top but Maharajah keeps moving.
Fabinho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maharajah swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Fabinho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Fabinho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maharajah lands a jab.
Maharajah connects with a jab.#TD2#
Fabinho fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maharajah sprawls well initially but Fabinho persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SUB2#
Maharajah is defending against the submission attempts here by Fabinho.
Fabinho is stalling here. Maharajah is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fabinho seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Maharajah has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fabinho looks to move to half guard but instead Maharajah has passed into mount! Damn!
Fabinho tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T1#
Maharajah working Fabinho over with strikes here.
Fabinho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maharajah lands a big elbow.
Fabinho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maharajah lands a heavy elbow.
Maharajah looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#SUB#
Maharajah is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fabinho has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fabinho is looking to improve his position but Maharajah isn't that keen on the idea.
Maharajah controlling from mount. #T2#
Fabinho bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Maharajah trying to control the position here.
Maharajah manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fabinho manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Osiris Maharajah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Fabinho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fabinho looking for a sweep. Not yet Fabinho, not yet. #T3#
Fabinho keeping moving, preventing Maharajah from controlling successfully.
Maharajah is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fabinho is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Maharajah passes Fabinho's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maharajah scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maharajah is trying to control. Fabinho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fabinho wants to control but Maharajah is keeping busy.
Maharajah is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T4#
Fabinho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fabinho wants to control but Maharajah is keeping busy.
Fabinho wants to improve his position but Maharajah is controlling well.
Fabinho has hold of Maharajah's hands but Maharajah slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fabinho tries to roll over but Maharajah keeps him under control.
Maharajah landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fabinho gets full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osiris Maharajah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maharajah 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osiris Maharajah!
Roberto Fabinho was interviewed post fight and said 'Man that was a tough fight. I didn�t take my opponent very seriously leading up to this fight but I�ll keep going. I know I�m the most dangerous in this division and will get that gold eventually'. |
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Event:
BB 64 - Capellio vs Okongwu
Date: Aug 06, 2022 |
#R1#
Maharajah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakagawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maharajah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maharajah takes a body punch but keeps moving. #TD2#
Nakagawa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Maharajah napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Maharajah parries the strikes from Nakagawa easily there. Nakagawa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Maharajah to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Nakagawa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nakagawa working away.
Maharajah is trying to improve his position.
Maharajah is trying to control Nakagawa's posture but Nakagawa avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maharajah is looking to regain half guard here but Nakagawa keeps moving and retains side control.
Nakagawa scores with a couple of short elbows.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nakagawa working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.#T1##SUB2#
Nakagawa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maharajah, who protects the arm well. #SUB2#
Nakagawa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maharajah is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maharajah manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nakagawa's best efforts.
Maharajah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nakagawa is working away from the top position though.#SUB#
Maharajah actively working from the bottom here.
Nakagawa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T2#
Maharajah is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nakagawa lands a nice short elbow.
Maharajah is in trouble now - Nakagawa has advanced to mount!
Nakagawa trying to control but Maharajah is having none of it.
Nakagawa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maharajah takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#T3#
Nakagawa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maharajah is looking to escape.
Maharajah can't escape the position.
Nakagawa avoids the attempt from Maharajah to control.
Maharajah slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Maharajah is staying active underneath Nakagawa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maharajah manages to get to full guard.
#T4#
Nakagawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maharajah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maharajah is trying to keep Nakagawa in close.
Nakagawa throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB#
Maharajah looking for a guillotine here but Nakagawa defends easily.
#SUB#
Maharajah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nakagawa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nakagawa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakagawa connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Maharajah gets caught napping as Nakagawa dives in and scores a takedown. Maharajah manages to retain guard.
Maharajah being controlled here, momentarily.
Maharajah wants to control but Nakagawa passes easily into half guard.
Nakagawa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Maharajah is trying to get back to full guard.
Nakagawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Maharajah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakagawa pulls his head out easily.
Maharajah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nakagawa is working away from the top position though.#T1#
Nakagawa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Maharajah has hold of Nakagawa's hands but Nakagawa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nakagawa wants to control but Maharajah is keeping him busy.
Maharajah trying to control from the bottom.
Nakagawa 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.
Maharajah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nakagawa working over Maharajah with some ground and pound. Maharajah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maharajah is trying to maintain the position but Nakagawa is very close to passing his half guard.
Nakagawa working the head and body with strikes. #T2#
Maharajah keeping hold of Nakagawa's head, controlling as best he can.
Nakagawa working over Maharajah with some ground and pound. Maharajah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maharajah trying to hold on to Nakagawa's head to control him but Nakagawa postures up.
Nakagawa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maharajah knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ground and pound from Nakagawa. #T3#
Maharajah is staying active underneath Nakagawa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maharajah wants to control but Nakagawa is keeping busy.
Nakagawa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maharajah wants to control but Nakagawa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maharajah wants to control but Nakagawa passes into side.
Maharajah struggling a bit here.
Maharajah manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T4#
Maharajah gets back to full guard.
Nakagawa tries to free his leg and advance position but Maharajah is retaining full guard.
Maharajah looking to control.
Maharajah can't keep his opponent in guard - Nakagawa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nakagawa trying to mount his opponent but Maharajah defends it.
Maharajah is not content to let Nakagawa control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nakagawa in particular looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Nakagawa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nakagawa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maharajah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maharajah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nakagawa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nakagawa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maharajah as he avoids it easily.
Maharajah throws a hook but Nakagawa blocks it.
Nakagawa lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa misses with an uppercut. Maharajah saw that one coming.
Maharajah swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakagawa.#T1#
Nakagawa walks into a left hand.
Nakagawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Maharajah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maharajah fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Nakagawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maharajah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakagawa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nakagawa misses with a body shot.
#T2#
Nakagawa with a hook.
Maharajah throws a body shot but no joy.
Maharajah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nakagawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maharajah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakagawa.
Maharajah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab, jab by Nakagawa - just one landing.
Nakagawa misses with a straight left.
Maharajah tries to clinch #TD2#
and Nakagawa counters with a single leg into guard. Maharajah didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maharajah is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maharajah keeping moving, preventing Nakagawa from controlling successfully. #T3#
Maharajah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Maharajah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shinnosuke Nakagawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maharajah throwing shots but Nakagawa is blocking nicely.
Nakagawa is looking to control Maharajah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nakagawa avoid being mounted?
Maharajah stalling away here and it's allowed Nakagawa to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Maharajah is looking to work some ground and pound but Nakagawa has wrist control.
Osiris Maharajah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Maharajah passes Nakagawa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maharajah prevents Nakagawa from improving his position.
Nakagawa moves into full guard.
Maharajah throws an elbow that misses. Nakagawa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maharajah's guard. Nice move by Nakagawa!#REVB#
Nakagawa showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB#
Maharajah is looking for a triangle but Nakagawa pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shinnosuke Nakagawa.
I've got Nakagawa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 for Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
Shinnosuke Nakagawa wins by unanimous decision!
Shinnosuke Nakagawa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
BB 60 - Hawk vs Man
Date: Jul 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Maharajah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gaanja misses with a lunging right hand
and Maharajah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maharajah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maharajah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gaanja connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maharajah's hands.
Gaanja swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maharajah.#TD2#
Maharajah looking to score a takedown here. Gaanja is defending well but Maharajah drives through and ends up in Gaanja's guard.
Gaanja keeping moving, preventing Maharajah from controlling successfully.
Maharajah engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Maharajah preventing the sweep. #T1#
Gaanja keeping moving, preventing Maharajah from controlling successfully.
Gaanja is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Gaanja throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gaanja prevents Maharajah from improving his position.
Maharajah blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gaanja. #SUB2#
Maharajah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gaanja pulls his head out easily.
Maharajah gets full guard.
Gaanja has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T2##SUB2#
Maharajah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maharajah looking to control.
Maharajah keeping moving, preventing Gaanja from controlling successfully.
Gaanja landing with the ground and pound.
Gaanja working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maharajah's head.
Gaanja passes into half guard.
Gaanja scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Maharajah is doing well to control the position and prevent Gaanja from advancing to side control.
Gaanja is nestled in close to Maharajah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T3#
Maharajah trying to control from the bottom.
Gaanja working the head and body with strikes.
Maharajah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gaanja is working away from the top position though.
Gaanja slips a nice elbow through Maharajah's hands, connecting with Maharajah's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Maharajah looking for submissions off his back.
Gaanja slips a nice elbow through Maharajah's hands, connecting with Maharajah's forehead.
Maharajah tries to get to full guard but Gaanja has control of the leg.
Gaanja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T4#
Maharajah is staying active underneath Gaanja, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maharajah taking some punishment here, with Gaanja in his half guard. #SUB2#
Maharajah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maharajah moves into full guard.
Gaanja postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gaanja is pushing down on Maharajah's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maharajah is fighting to maintain full guard but Gaanja has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gaanja lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gaanja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gaanja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gaanja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zalt Gaanja dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Maharajah moves out of range as Gaanja strikes.
Maharajah throws the left hand but Gaanja avoids the punch easily.
Gaanja was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gaanja looks to throw the jab but Maharajah is out of range.
Maharajah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maharajah slips under a jab.
Maharajah jabs at Gaanja's body.
Gaanja with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maharajah to score with a decent uppercut.
Maharajah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaanja changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaanja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maharajah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maharajah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Gaanja takes a swing at Maharajah's ribcage but misses.
Maharajah scores with a body shot.
Gaanja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Maharajah.
Maharajah is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gaanja is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gaanja throws a hook to the side of Maharajah's head but Maharajah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maharajah appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maharajah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaanja.
Gaanja takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maharajah throws out a loose jab but Gaanja uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Maharajah cracks Gaanja with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#ROC2#Gaanja is rocked!
Gaanja misses with a body shot.
Oh Gaanja is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maharajah finds Gaanja's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Gaanja flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Maharajah lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Gaanja will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Osiris Maharajah! |
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Event:
BB 55 - Bleak vs Land 2
Date: Jun 14, 2022 |
#R1#
Zsofka misses with the body kick
and Maharajah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zsofka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maharajah counters with a straight right hand.
Zsofka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT#It looks like Baldimir Zsofka has been cut.
Maharajah tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zsofka defends well and Maharajah ends up having to push Zsofka into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Zsofka blocking some punches.
Maharajah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zsofka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maharajah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zsofka misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Zsofka breaks from the clinch.
Zsofka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zsofka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maharajah.
Maharajah lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zsofka misses with a body punch
and Maharajah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zsofka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maharajah misses with a takedown
and Maharajah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baldimir Zsofka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Zsofka loads up on a big right hand but Maharajah slips the punch.
Zsofka misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Maharajah decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zsofka's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zsofka 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zsofka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zsofka is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Maharajah throws a big elbow that misses.
Zsofka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maharajah's guard. #REVB#
Maharajah 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.#T2#
Maharajah 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.
Zsofka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maharajah controls Zsofka momentarily but Zsofka frees himself. #SUB#
Maharajah working for submissions but it's allowed Zsofka to get to half guard.
Maharajah is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zsofka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zsofka's back!
Zsofka staying busy and making it hard for Maharajah to control. #T3#
Zsofka rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Zsofka is looking to control Maharajah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zsofka avoid being mounted?
Zsofka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maharajah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zsofka's head.
Zsofka is looking to improve his position.
#SUB#
Maharajah is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zsofka doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maharajah.
Maharajah takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zsofka wants to control but Maharajah is keeping busy.
Zsofka is doing well to control the position and prevent Maharajah from advancing to side control.
Maharajah trying to control the pace.
Zsofka trying to control but Maharajah postures up.
Nice strikes from Maharajah there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Osiris Maharajah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baldimir Zsofka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Zsofka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maharajah punishes Zsofka's body with a nice straight punch.
Zsofka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maharajah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zsofka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maharajah is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zsofka throws a right and a left that Maharajah avoids nicely.
Zsofka thows a leg kick but Maharajah checks it
and Maharajah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Maharajah rushes Zsofka and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Zsofka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maharajah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zsofka swings widly with a right hand
and Maharajah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maharajah lands with an uppercut that bounces Zsofka off the cage and back into range.#ROC#Zsofka is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maharajah punishes Zsofka's body with a nice straight punch.
Zsofka is still on wobbly legs! Can Maharajah finish him?
Zsofka is breathing heavily.
Zsofka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maharajah counters with a right hand from hell and Zsofka is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Osiris Maharajah! |
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Event:
BB 47 - Garbowa vs Escobar
Date: May 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Kururugi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maharajah takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maharajah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kururugi.
Jab, jab by Kururugi - just one landing.
Maharajah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kururugi at a distance.
Maharajah shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kururugi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maharajah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kururugi under the eye.
Kururugi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maharajah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maharajah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1#
Good exchange - Kururugi coming out on top.
Maharajah lands a glancing blow to the side of Kururugi's head.
Kururugi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maharajah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kururugi cracks Maharajah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kururugi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kururugi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maharajah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kururugi scores with a spinning back kick!
Kururugi connects with a jab.#T2#
Maharajah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kururugi manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Kururugi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kururugi's coach down at Deep waters was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kururugi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kururugi throws a body kick that misses.
Maharajah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kururugi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maharajah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kururugi blocks a jab.
Maharajah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kururugi. That's going to slow Maharajah down.
Maharajah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kururugi throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL#
Maharajah clinches up against the cage.
Maharajah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Kururugi swings wildly with an uppercut but Maharajah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kururugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maharajah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kururugi tries a body shot but Maharajah blocks it.
Kururugi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD#
Maharajah gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kururugi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maharajah is working away from the top position though.
Maharajah throws a strike but Kururugi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maharajah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kururugi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maharajah lands a couple of elbows.
Kururugi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maharajah postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T4#
Kururugi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maharajah is pushing down on Kururugi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kururugi is fighting to maintain full guard but Maharajah has managed to sneak the leg through.
Maharajah is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maharajah 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.
Maharajah winds up and cracks Kururugi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maharajah throwing shots but Kururugi is blocking nicely.
Maharajah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maharajah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maharajah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maharajah has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Osiris Maharajah will probably get the nod.
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#
Maharajah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maharajah shoots in and drives through. Kururugi sprawls well.
A shot to the liver by Maharajah. Beautiful body shot.
Kururugi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kururugi avoids the body shot from Maharajah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kururugi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Kururugi.
Kururugi connects with a jab.
Maharajah is looking to wear down Kururugi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T1#
Maharajah lands a really nice looking cross but Kururugi seems unphased.
Maharajah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maharajah blocks a jab.
Kururugi slips under a jab.
Kururugi throws out a counter right but Maharajah avoids it with no problem.
Suzaku Kururugi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kururugi throws the left hand but Maharajah avoids the punch easily.
Maharajah misses with a body shot.
Kururugi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kururugi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maharajah.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maharajah. Kururugi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kururugi misses with the body kick
and Maharajah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Suzaku Kururugi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Maharajah connects with a crisp jab.
Maharajah fails with the takedown
and Kururugi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osiris Maharajah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kururugi catches Maharajah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maharajah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kururugi.
Kururugi tried to score with a low kick but Maharajah checks it.
Kururugi stuns Maharajah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kururugi lands a jab.
Kururugi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T3#
Kururugi delivers a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Kururugi. That snapped Maharajah's head back.
Kururugi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kururugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL#
Maharajah closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kururugi.
Kururugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kururugi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maharajah.
Kururugi gets through Maharajah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kururugi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kururugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kururugi blocks an uppercut.
Maharajah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T4#
Kururugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maharajah misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Maharajah fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kururugi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maharajah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Kururugi fails to land.
Maharajah misses with a punch to the body.
Maharajah scores with a shot to the side of Kururugi's head.
Maharajah misses with a body punch.
Maharajah misses with some punches.
Kururugi pushes Maharajah back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kururugi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maharajah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kururugi can't find room to land a body shot as Maharajah controls the action.
Kururugi pushes Maharajah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maharajah works on Kururugi's body with a couple of short punches.
Osiris Maharajah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Maharajah.
Kururugi tries to work over Maharajah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maharajah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Maharajah.
Maharajah has a couple of punches blocked by Kururugi.
Kururugi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Suzaku Kururugi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Kururugi lands with a good body shot.
Kururugi scores with a punch to the head.
Maharajah shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kururugi counters with a two punch combo.
A jab from Maharajah misses.
Kururugi misses with a right hand
and Maharajah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kururugi lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maharajah with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kururugi counters with a nice uppercut.
Kururugi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maharajah will feel that in the morning.#T1#
Maharajah blocks a low kick nicely.
Kururugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maharajah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maharajah doesn't manage to clinch there - Kururugi circles away.
Kururugi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maharajah throws a poor cross that misses
and Kururugi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kururugi throws a right hand that misses
and Maharajah counters with a nice uppercut. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maharajah.
Maharajah misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
#T2#
Kururugi is not content to let Maharajah control the position.
Maharajah scores with punches from side control.
Maharajah throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Maharajah lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maharajah tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Maharajah crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Maharajah.
Maharajah trying to control the position but Kururugi is working away. #T3#
An elbow from Maharajah crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maharajah with the ground and pound but Kururugi regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Maharajah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maharajah tries to pass to full mount but Kururugi defends it.
Maharajah is keen to just control but Kururugi is a slippery customer.
Maharajah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Maharajah. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maharajah winds up and cracks Kururugi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maharajah trying to control from half guard but Kururugi is working away.
Maharajah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kururugi's head.
Maharajah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maharajah trying to pass the guard but Kururugi defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maharajah lands a nice short elbow.
Maharajah trying to control the action but Kururugi is working from the bottom.
Maharajah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kururugi's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Osiris Maharajah.
I think Maharajah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Osiris Maharajah!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Osiris Maharajah!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Osiris Maharajah!
Osiris Maharajah wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
BB 42 - Wright vs Anubis
Date: Apr 23, 2022 |
#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Wu or perhaps it was just good defense by Maharajah, which made it look bad.
Maharajah feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maharajah looks to throw the jab but Wu is out of range.
Maharajah lands a nice hook to Wu's body. Wu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maharajah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maharajah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maharajah scores with a hook.
Wu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T1#
Maharajah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maharajah was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#TD#
Maharajah darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wu is looking to improve his position.
Wu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maharajah is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Wu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maharajah pulls his head out easily.
Wu is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Maharajah jumps into side control!
Maharajah lands a few punches from side control.
Maharajah 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.
Wu struggling a bit here.#T2#
Wu is trying to improve his position.
Maharajah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wu keeps working.
Maharajah working away.
Maharajah lands a nice forearm strike.
Wu takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wu is looking for a sweep.
Wu can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Maharajah in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Wu is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Osiris Maharajah! |
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Event:
BB 34 - Capellio vs Ochoa
Date: Mar 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Sanninen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maharajah.
Maharajah scores with a punch to the head.
Maharajah throws a body shot but no joy.
Maharajah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD#
Maharajah feints and as Sanninen raises his hands in defense, Maharajah changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maharajah makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maharajah not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Maharajah throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanninen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maharajah is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've been hearing good reports from Maharajah's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Maharajah postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maharajah throwing strikes from guard but Sanninen blocks nicely.
Sanninen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sanninen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanninen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maharajah is in close to Sanninen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maharajah working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sanninen's head.
Maharajah is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maharajah slips nicely into half guard.
Sanninen is refusing to be controlled, as Maharajah sits in half guard.
Maharajah stalling. #T3#
Maharajah winds up and cracks Sanninen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maharajah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maharajah is keen to just control but Sanninen is a slippery customer.
Maharajah is looking to stall here but Sanninen recovers full guard.
Maharajah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanninen keeping moving, preventing Maharajah from controlling successfully. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Maharajah connects with a couple of short punches.
Maharajah throws a strike but Sanninen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Maharajah is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanninen is aware though and is defending well.
Sanninen tries to free his leg and advance position but Maharajah is retaining full guard.
Maharajah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB#
Maharajah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maharajah is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maharajah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanninen is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Maharajah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Osiris Maharajah dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Sanninen lands with a kick to the temple. Maharajah shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CUT2#It looks like Osiris Maharajah has been cut.
Maharajah is looking to clinch.
Sanninen unleashes a big counter combination but Maharajah bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sanninen misses with a head kick.
Maharajah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanninen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maharajah wants to clinch but Sanninen slips to the side
and Sanninen counters with a series of strikes. Maharajah will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Maharajah - just one landing. #TD#
Maharajah shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maharajah showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maharajah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T1#
Maharajah is nestled in close to Sanninen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Maharajah is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sanninen is just riding it out for now. Maharajah eventually gives up the hold.
Sanninen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maharajah keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Maharajah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanninen can do to turn this around?#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Maharajah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanninen's head.
Maharajah throwing shots but Sanninen is blocking nicely.
Maharajah throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maharajah stalling.
Maharajah thows a huge punch but Sanninen dodges it nicely.
Maharajah content to control rather than advance. #T3#
Maharajah wants to control but Sanninen is keeping him busy.
Maharajah is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sanninen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Daniel Sanninen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maharajah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanninen as he avoids it easily.
Sanninen keeps the fight on the outside.
Maharajah moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSanninen.
No joy there for Sanninen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanninen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maharajah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maharajah throwing a counter right hand but Sanninen manages to avoid it.
Maharajah scores with a hook.#T4#
Sanninen connects with a high kick.
Maharajah cracks a nice hook into Sanninen's ribs.
Sanninen throws a head kick that misses.
Sanninen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maharajah counters with a straight right hand.#KD#
Sanninen ducks straight into an uppercut from Maharajah and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Sanninen manages to regain guard straight away.
#ROC#Sanninen is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanninen wants to stand but Maharajah is controlling the position.
Sanninen is still in real trouble! Can Maharajah finish him?
Maharajah working some strikes from top position.
Maharajah throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Osiris Maharajah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Osiris Maharajah's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Maharajah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanninen seems to have recovered his senses.
Maharajah works on Sanninen's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Sanninen.
Maharajah swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanninen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Maharajah. #TD#
Maharajah pulls Sanninen into guard.
#SUB#
Sanninen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maharajah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanninen has managed to get both his arms back between Maharajah's legs - danger averted.
Maharajah looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB#
Maharajah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanninen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanninen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maharajah trying to keep a closed guard but Sanninen is proving a slippery customer.
#T1##SUB#
Maharajah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanninen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanninen trying to control the position from guard on top but Maharajah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Maharajah is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanninen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maharajah is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Maharajah is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanninen is aware though and is defending well.
Daniel Sanninen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sanninen throws a big elbow that misses.
Maharajah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB#
Sanninen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Sanninen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sanninen throwing strikes from guard but Maharajah blocks nicely.
Sanninen cracks Maharajah with a solid left hand.
Sanninen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanninen throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Sanninen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daniel Sanninen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maharajah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maharajah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Osiris Maharajah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maharajah misses with a body shot.
Sanninen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanninen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maharajah throws a body punch but Sanninen moves out of range.
Sanninen walks into a left hand. #T4#
Sanninen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Sanninen.
Maharajah blocks a head kick by Sanninen.
Sanninen throws a head kick that misses.
Sanninen throws a shot from downtown. Maharajah moves away and avoids it.
Maharajah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanninen was well out of range. Poor timing from Maharajah.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanninen misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Maharajah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maharajah takes a swing at Sanninen's ribcage but misses.
Sanninen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osiris Maharajah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maharajah 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Osiris Maharajah!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Osiris Maharajah!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Osiris Maharajah!
Osiris Maharajah wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
BB 28 - Bleak vs Seng
Date: Feb 19, 2022 |
#R1#
Ariitaia throws a body shot but no joy.
Ariitaia with a hook.
Ariitaia just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Ariitaia.
A telegraphed right hand from Ariitaia misses the target.
Maharajah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ariitaia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maharajah moves away.
Ariitaia lands a jab to Maharajah's midsection.
Maharajah digs a good hook to Ariitaia's body.
Ariitaia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maharajah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Ariitaia there.
Maharajah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gordon Ariitaia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Maharajah pushes Ariitaia up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Maharajah.
Maharajah misses with a body punch.
Ariitaia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ariitaia looking to slow down the pace here.
Ariitaia misses with a body punch.
#T1##TD#
Maharajah has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ariitaia is trying to keep an underhook but Maharajah manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ariitaia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've been hearing good reports from Maharajah's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Maharajah prevents Ariitaia from standing back up.
Maharajah thows a huge punch but Ariitaia dodges it nicely.
Maharajah is thwarting Ariitaia's attempts to control the position.
Ground and pound from Maharajah.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ariitaia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ariitaia taking some punishment here, with Maharajah in his half guard.
Ariitaia is looking to control Maharajah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ariitaia avoid being mounted?
Maharajah lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ariitaia is looking for a sweep. Maharajah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ariitaia is trying to control but can't.
Ariitaia is holding on to half guard well.#T2#
Ariitaia wants to get back to full guard.
Maharajah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ariitaia's head.
Maharajah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ariitaia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ariitaia is pulling down on Maharajah's head. It's preventing any offense from Maharajah, at least for the moment.
Maharajah passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Maharajah there.
Ariitaia is looking to control Maharajah's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ariitaia avoid being mounted?
Ariitaia tries to roll over but Maharajah keeps him under control.#SUB#
Maharajah wants to work for an arm triangle but Ariitaia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ariitaia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maharajah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maharajah lands a nice short elbow.#T3#
Maharajah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Maharajah prevents Ariitaia from improving his position.
Maharajah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ariitaia trying to control here.
Maharajah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maharajah has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maharajah looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#ROC#Ariitaia is rocked!
Maharajah 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.
Ariitaia is looking to get to half guard.
Ariitaia is still trying to improve position.
Maharajah postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Ariitaia bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Maharajah and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osiris Maharajah! |
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Event:
KoF:IW - Garbowa x Okafor II
Date: Nov 06, 2021 |
#R1#
Riddle throws a body punch but Maharajah moves out of range.
Riddle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maharajah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maharajah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Riddle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riddle misses with a hook.
Riddle swings widly with a right hand
and Maharajah counters with a stiff right hand.
Riddle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maharajah misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Maharajah finds it's way through Riddle's defenses.
Maharajah lands a nice hook to Riddle's body. Riddle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Riddle scores with a jab to the head.
Maharajah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riddle manages to avoid it.
Riddle lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Riddle misses with a left hand
and Maharajah counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maharajah scores with a nice head shot.#CL2#
Riddle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maharajah lands a body punch.
Riddle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Riddle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maharajah blocks a body shot from Riddle.
Maharajah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Maharajah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riddle.
Riddle lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Riddle.
Riddle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maharajah's elbow.
Riddle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've been informed that Riddle has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Maharajah is leaning against Riddle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Riddle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riddle tries to land knees in the clinch but Maharajah avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Riddle fails to land.
Riddle lands a nice knee to the body.
Maharajah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riddle blocks an uppercut.
Riddle lands a good knee to the midsection. Maharajah won't want to take too many of those.
Maharajah lands a body punch.
Maharajah misses with some punches.
Riddle working aggressively here.
Riddle misses with the head strike.
Riddle is looking to control Maharajah's arms but Maharajah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riddle has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maharajah.#T2#
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!
Riddle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maharajah is keeping busy.
Maharajah blocks a body shot from Riddle.
Riddle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maharajah's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maharajah.
Maharajah lands a left hand.
Maharajah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riddle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maharajah's elbow.
Maharajah misses with a punch on the inside.
Maharajah lands a shoulder strike.
Maharajah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maharajah lands a shot to the body.
Riddle missing with knees to the body.
Maharajah lands a hook that snaps the head of Riddle backwards.
Maharajah lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riddle looks winded!#TD#
Maharajah pulls guard effortlessly.
Maharajah trying to control the position here. #SUB#
Maharajah looking for a triangle here. Riddle is fighting it but it looks tight! Maharajah pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Riddle is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Osiris Maharajah! |
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Event:
KoF:IW - Nakagawa x Satake
Date: Oct 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Maharajah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maharajah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maharajah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maharajah tries to clinch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maharajah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maharajah loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Maharajah works the jab nicely.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Maharajah misses with a hook to the body
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Maharajah misses the target.
Maharajah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Maharajah.
Maharajah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Maharajah. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Maharajah closes the distance and clinches. #T1#
Maharajah can't find room to land a body shot as Barnes controls the action.
Maharajah jumps guard but Barnes stands there with Maharajah around his waist. Maharajah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barnes blocks an uppercut.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Barnes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnes throws a low kick, looking for Maharajah's leg but Maharajah calmly moves out of range.
Maharajah doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#CL2#
Maharajah instigates a clinch.
Maharajah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnes 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.#BC#
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
Maharajah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Maharajah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maharajah misses with a hook.
Maharajah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Barnes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Maharajah misses the target. #T2#
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maharajah takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Maharajah jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barnes is looking to land body kicks.
Maharajah lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Maharajah's shoulder, as Maharajah tries to avoid the shot. #TD2#
Maharajah looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Maharajah lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maharajah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maharajah with the ground and pound but Barnes uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Maharajah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maharajah is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T3#
Maharajah looking to sit in guard and control but Barnes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Barnes stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Maharajah throws up his legs and catches Barnes in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Barnes tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Maharajah! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Osiris Maharajah! |
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Event:
KoF:IW - Garbowa X Cocoran
Date: Oct 09, 2021 |
#R1#
Maharajah misses with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a straight right hand.
Barnes throws a leg kick which misses Maharajah's front leg but catches the back leg as Maharajah tries to avoid it.
Barnes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maharajah shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnes sprawls well. He's pushed Maharajah's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Maharajah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab from Maharajah.
Maharajah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
We've been told by Barnes's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maharajah lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes walks into a left hand.
Maharajah jabs Barnes right on the nose. Barnes blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Maharajah. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maharajah slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
A little jabbing left from Maharajah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Maharajah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barnes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Osiris Maharajah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maharajah catches Barnes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barnes scores with a body shot.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Maharajah avoids nicely.
Barnes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Maharajah slips under a jab from Barnes.
Nice uppercut lands for Maharajah. That snapped Barnes's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maharajah.
Reggie Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maharajah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barnes to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes tries to move into range but Maharajah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barnes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maharajah avoids a kick to the body.
Maharajah has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.#T2##TD2#
Maharajah bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SUB2#
Maharajah looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Barnes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barnes tries to bench press Maharajah off him but Maharajah keeps the position. #SUB2#
Maharajah is trying to get an arm triangle but Barnes is defending well.
Maharajah trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
Barnes tries to improve position but can't. #T3#
Barnes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Maharajah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working. #SUB2#
Maharajah is looking for a kimura but Barnes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maharajah to get the leverage.
Barnes trying to control from the bottom.
Barnes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Maharajah looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barnes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maharajah manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T4##SUB2#
Maharajah had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnes defends it easily.#SUB2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maharajah is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barnes is aware though and is defending well.
Maharajah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maharajah looking to control.
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barnes stands and throws Maharajah's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barnes misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Reggie Barnes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Maharajah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Maharajah finds it's target.
Barnes scores with a sloppy right hand. Maharajah should have avoided that one.
Barnes walks into a left hand.
Barnes tries to work over Maharajah's front leg with a kick but Maharajah checks it.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses
and Maharajah counters with a nice body shot.
Barnes lands a nice looking body kick.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Maharajah avoids them all with ease. #TD2#
Maharajah closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barnes did well to prevent Maharajah getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Maharajah is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barnes defends it well.
Well, if Maharajah 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.
#T1#
Maharajah wants to pass to mount but Barnes is defending the position. #SUB2#
Maharajah is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barnes is just riding it out for now. Maharajah eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Maharajah is working for a kimura but Barnes is defending it quite comfortably.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barnes is trying to get back to full guard.
Osiris Maharajah has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barnes manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Maharajah drops back looking for a leg! Barnes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barnes manages to kick Maharajah off! Maharajah jumps back into Barnes's guard.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Maharajah 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. #SUB2#
Maharajah is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Barnes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Barnes has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Maharajah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Maharajah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maharajah is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Maharajah looking for a guillotine here but Barnes defends easily.
Barnes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maharajah's head.
Barnes trying to control but Maharajah is working from the bottom.
Maharajah wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Maharajah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SU#
Barnes stands up and waves to Maharajah to follow him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Osiris Maharajah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
The fighters circling - Barnes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Maharajah does it's job there.
Maharajah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maharajah is out of range and Barnes settles back down.
Maharajah throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Maharajah avoids it well.
Maharajah shoots in looking for a takedown but Barnes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maharajah's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#TD2#
Maharajah closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Maharajah is looking to take a break and control but Barnes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnes is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T1#
Barnes is working hard here to advance position.
Maharajah is looking to take a break and control but Barnes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnes is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Maharajah just content to control the position. #SUB2#
Maharajah swings around for an armbar but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Maharajah's guard.#T2#
Barnes content to stall in guard here. #SUB2#
Barnes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barnes is looking to stand up but Maharajah won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maharajah trying to keep a closed guard but Barnes is proving a slippery customer.
#T3#
Barnes wants to stand but Maharajah has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB2#
Maharajah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barnes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maharajah keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes tries to stand but Maharajah is controlling from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Maharajah avoids them all with ease.
Crunch! Maharajah slams his shin into Barnes's torso.
Maharajah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barnes as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Barnes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Maharajah throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Barnes lands with a good body shot.
Maharajah throws a push kick but Barnes slaps the foot to one side.
Maharajah throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maharajah's knee momentarily.
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maharajah.
Barnes slips a straight right by Maharajah.
Maharajah avoids the body shot from Barnes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and Maharajah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maharajah moves away.
Maharajah just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Reggie Barnes.
Well Barnes 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Barnes!
A less than humble Reggie Barnes 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:
TWGC 35 (185lbs, D2): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 11, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 19 wins and 22 losses; Tigran Minasian! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Osiris Maharajah!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Maharajah stuffs the takedown.
And Maharajah tries to counter it with a takedown but Minasian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Minasian shoots and misses #TD2#
and Maharajah decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Minasian's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Minasian (0) vs (2) Maharajah
Maharajah is looking to pass into half guard but Minasian pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Minasian is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Minasian (2) vs (2) Maharajah#SUB2#
Maharajah working for a triangle but Minasian defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Maharajah looking for a guillotine here but Minasian defends easily.
Maharajah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Maharajah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Minasian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maharajah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Minasian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Minasian slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T1#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minasian won't allow Maharajah to sweep him here.
Maharajah is trying to keep Minasian in close.
Maharajah manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Minasian manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Minasian (2) vs (4) Maharajah
Minasian looking for a sweep. Not yet Minasian, not yet.
Minasian keeping moving, preventing Maharajah from controlling successfully.
Maharajah advances to half guard.
Minasian wants to improve his position but Maharajah is controlling well.
#T2#
Maharajah wants to take a breather but Minasian is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minasian is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maharajah's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maharajah's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Minasian (6) vs (4) Maharajah
I really don't envy Maharajah right now.
Maharajah is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Minasian.
Maharajah is in bad spot here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Good control from Minasian.#SUB#
Minasian is looking for the choke from the back position but Maharajah is controlling his hands well. #SUB#
Maharajah preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Minasian.
Maharajah breaks Minasian's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Minasian (6) vs (6) Maharajah
Maharajah wants to control from the top but Minasian keeps moving. #T3#
Maharajah wants to pass the guard but Minasian is keeping the position.
Minasian keeping moving, preventing Maharajah from controlling successfully.
Minasian is pulling down on Maharajah's head. It's preventing any offense from Maharajah, at least for the moment.
Maharajah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T4#
Minasian wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Maharajah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Minasian is keeping the position for now.
Maharajah trying to move into half guard but instead Minasian has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Minasian (8) vs (6) Maharajah
Maharajah keeping full guard, as Minasian tries to pass.
Minasian passes Maharajah's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maharajah tries to get to full guard but Minasian has control of the leg.
Minasian content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maharajah manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T5#
Minasian wants to pass the guard but Maharajah is keeping the position.
Minasian passes Maharajah's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Minasian looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB2#
Maharajah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Minasian pulls his head out easily.
Minasian trying to control the pace.
We've been hearing that Minasian has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Maharajah wants to improve his position but Minasian is controlling well.
#T6#
Minasian is looking to take a break and control but Maharajah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maharajah wants to control but Minasian is keeping busy.
Minasian tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maharajah knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maharajah is refusing to be controlled, as Minasian sits in half guard.
Minasian wants to pass the guard but Maharajah is defending well. #SUB#
Minasian is working for a submission of some sort.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Maharajah can do anything to dispel that myth.
Maharajah tries to get to full guard but Minasian has control of the leg. #T7#
Minasian is trying to control the action in half guard but Maharajah is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maharajah is looking for a sweep. Minasian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Minasian is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Minasian is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Maharajah trying to control here.
Maharajah tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Minasian has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Minasian (11) vs (6) Maharajah
Minasian wants to control the pace but Maharajah is squirming around nicely. #T8#
Maharajah is looking to improve his position but Minasian isn't that keen on the idea.
Maharajah is squirming around, avoiding Minasian's attempts to control the action.
Minasian content just to control the position here.
Maharajah tries to reverse the position but Minasian maintains control.
Minasian sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Minasian wants to control the pace but Maharajah is squirming around nicely. #T9#
Minasian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Minasian avoids the attempt from Maharajah to control.
Maharajah sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Maharajah won't allow Minasian to pass to mount.
Minasian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maharajah does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Minasian takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2#
Maharajah is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Minasian pulls his head out easily.
Minasian perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T10#
Minasian is trying to control the action in half guard but Maharajah is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maharajah wants to get back to full guard.
Minasian content to control rather than advance.
Minasian prevents Maharajah from improving his position.
Maharajah gets full guard.
Minasian tries to free his leg and advance position but Maharajah is retaining full guard. #T11#
Minasian trying to control but Maharajah is working from the bottom.
Maharajah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Minasian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maharajah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Minasian advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Minasian (14) vs (6) Maharajah
Maharajah wants to control but Minasian postures up.
Maharajah is not content to let Minasian control the position.
Maharajah is looking for a sweep.#T12#
Minasian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maharajah keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Maharajah's face as Minasian controls the position.
Minasian wants to control but Maharajah is keeping him busy.
Maharajah can't do much from the bottom here.
Minasian content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Maharajah tries to buck Minasian off but Minasian is having none of it.#T13#
Minasian advances to mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Minasian (16) vs (6) Maharajah
Maharajah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maharajah tries to lock up and control but Minasian gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Minasian looking to control but Maharajah is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Minasian controlling the pace for now.
Maharajah has given up his back here. Will Minasian look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Minasian (19) vs (6) Maharajah
Maharajah tries to break free.
Maharajah is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Minasian gets his hands free as Maharajah looks to control. #T14#
Minasian 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.
Minasian has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Maharajah breaks Minasian's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Minasian (19) vs (8) Maharajah#SUB2#
Maharajah drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Minasian dives on top into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Minasian (21) vs (8) Maharajah
Maharajah looks winded!#SUB2#
Maharajah looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Minasian works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Minasian is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maharajah doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Minasian.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Minasian works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Minasian (24) vs (8) Maharajah
And that's the end of the fight!
Minasian takes the fight on points by 24 to 8.
A victorious Tigran Minasian thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Simple Battery 3
Date: Dec 28, 2020 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Maybe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but FTwo manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from FTwo misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maybe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
FTwo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maybe was well out of range. Poor timing from FTwo.
Maybe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Maybe swings for the body but FTwo moves out of range.
FTwo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maybe misses the shot to the body.
FTwo misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Maybe misses.
Maybe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but FTwo moves away.
FTwo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maybe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but FTwo moves away.
FTwo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maybe misses with a body shot.
Maybe looks to score with a jab to the body but FTwo is just out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maybe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maybe Maybe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maybe 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 9:10
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 9:10
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maybe Maybe! |
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