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Event:
GDL 142: The Final Showdown
Date: Feb 26, 2022 |
#R1#
Korpela fails to land the takedown.
Cabrera has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
Nice defenses there by Korpela.
Korpela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabrera throws out the jab.
Cabrera throws a push kick but Korpela slaps the foot to one side.
Cabrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabrera throws a head kick but Korpela moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Cabrera there.
Cabrera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Korpela misses its intended target.
Cabrera leaves Korpela with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cabrera lands with a hook. Korpela tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cabrera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Korpela.
Cabrera clobbers Korpela with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cabrera connects with a right hand. Korpela shakes it off.
Cabrera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1#
Korpela on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Korpela is looking to clinch but Cabrera is avoiding it.
Cabrera is looking to slow Korpela down with leg kicks.
Korpela ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Hendrix Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera throws a hook but Korpela avoids it easily.
Korpela tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cabrera misses with a double jab.
Cabrera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Korpela tries to clinch but Cabrera is having none of it.
Korpela ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Korpela moves out of range as Cabrera strikes.
Korpela drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cabrera defends it well.
Korpela tries to clinch
enabling Cabrera to counter with a crisp jab.
Korpela gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but Korpela moved away.
Cabrera cracks Korpela with an open hand slap.
A nice leg kick from Korpela, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera misses with an uppercut. #T2#
Korpela ducks under a wild hook from Cabrera.
Cabrera looks to land a body kick but Korpela moved away.
Cabrera misses with a straight right.
Nice body kick there by Cabrera.
Korpela is looking to clinch.
Cabrera lands a slapping body shot.
Korpela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cabrera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Korpela at a distance.
Cabrera misses with a body kick.
Cabrera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cabrera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Korpela's head.
Korpela throws a leg kick
and Cabrera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hendrix Cabrera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Korpela thows a leg kick but Cabrera checks it
and Cabrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
Korpela darts in and clinches Cabrera up against the cage.
Cabrera digs a right hand into Korpela's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Korpela's gas tank.
Korpela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabrera misses with the head strike.
#T3#
Korpela lands with a short shot to the head.
Cabrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabrera misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Cabrera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabrera throws a push kick but Korpela slaps the foot to one side.
Korpela with the counter takedown but Cabrera avoids it easily.
Korpela on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cabrera motions for Korpela to come forward. Cabrera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera misses with a kick to the body.
Korpela is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cabrera slips a jab from Korpela.
Cabrera is looking to slow Korpela down with leg kicks.
Cabrera lands an overhand right.
Korpela's coach down at Icon Sport Laboratories was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Korpela's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cabrera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cabrera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Korpela is able to avoid easily.
Korpela blocks the body kick.
Cabrera is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cabrera catches Korpela with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Korpela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cabrera.
#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Korpela changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Korpela is looking to clinch.
Korpela throws a hook but Cabrera avoids it easily.
Cabrera throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Korpela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cabrera throws a front kick that sends Korpela stumbling back into the cage.
Cabrera misses the shot to the body.
Cabrera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Korpela checks a leg kick nicely.#CL2#
Korpela fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cabrera, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Korpela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabrera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cabrera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cabrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Korpela uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrix Cabrera dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Cabrera misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Cabrera.
A big right from Cabrera misses.
Cabrera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cabrera swats away the attempt to clinch by Korpela.
Korpela misses with a hook
and Cabrera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Korpela closes the distance and clinches.
Cabrera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korpela crunches a lovely knee into Cabrera's ribcage.
Cabrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Korpela can do to turn this around?
Cabrera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabrera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cabrera.
Cabrera is trying to break the clinch but Korpela has him pressed against the cage.
Korpela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabrera pushes Korpela back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Korpela is breathing heavily.#T1#
Cabrera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Cabrera.
A short left from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Korpelas head.
Cabrera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabrera tries to throw a body punch but Korpela avoids it by throwing Cabrera back against the cage.
Cabrera lands a nice uppercut.
Cabrera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Cabrera breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Cabrera - just one landing.
Good work by Cabrera as he checks the leg kick.
Cabrera looks to land a body kick but Korpela moved away.
Cabrera scores with a nice body kick.
Cabrera cracks Korpela with an open hand slap.
Cabrera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korpela on the wrong end of a nice hook.#ROC#Korpela is rocked!
Cabrera throws a monster overhand right that drops Korpela! Cabrera follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hendrix Cabrera!
A very excited looking Hendrix Cabrera 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:
GDL 136:Biden VS Bleak
Date: Jan 15, 2022 |
#R1#
No luck for Korpela with that takedown attempt.
Boma only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boma checks a leg kick.
Korpela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick from Boma, right into the meat of the thigh.
#TD#
Korpela closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Korpela wants to pass to mount but Boma is defending the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boma slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Korpela might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boma looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Boma is looking to stand up but Korpela isn't so interested in that idea. #T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Korpela accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Korpela drops back, looking for a kneebar! Boma looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Boma looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Boma! #REVB#
Boma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Korpela. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Korpela stops Boma from passing to mount.
Korpela is letting Boma control him for a moment.
Boma is continuing to stall.#T2#
Boma tries to advance to mount but can't.
Korpela tries to improve position but can't.
Korpela is letting Boma control him for a moment.
Boma is looking to take a break and control but Korpela is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Korpela wants to control but Boma postures up.
Korpela tries to improve position but can't.
Boma controls the position.
Korpela manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T3##SUB2#
Boma is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Korpela tries to roll over but Boma keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boma blocks the strikes from Korpela.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Korpela trying to control here.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Korpela tries to clinch up
and Boma counters with a right hand to the body.
Boma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Korpela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boma lands the left hand.#T4#
Korpela misses with a hook.
Korpela throws a looping overhand right but Boma ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Boma.
Boma thumps Korpela with a low kick.
Korpela misses with a left hand
and Boma counters with a stiff right hand.
Boma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Korpela has closed the distance and engaged Boma in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Korpela.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Boma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Korpela tries to clinch up
and Boma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Korpela tries to clinch up but Boma circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Boma dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Jab, jab by Korpela - just one landing.
Korpela tries to clinch
enabling Boma to counter with a crisp jab.
Boma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Korpela is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Korpela checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boma keeps the fight on the outside.
Boma tried to score with a low kick but Korpela checks it.
Korpela feinted with a counter takedown.
Boma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Korpela throws out the jab.
Janne Korpela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korpela avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boma scores with a leg kick.
Norman Boma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korpela moves away.
Boma scores with a hook.
Boma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korpela was well out of range. Poor timing from Boma.
Korpela rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T1#
Korpela checks a low kick from Boma.
Boma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boma lands a leg kick that knocks Korpela off balance momentarily.
Korpela falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Boma to counter with a crisp jab.
Korpela wants to clinch but Boma slips to the side
letting Boma counter with a right hand.
Boma scores with the left hand. Korpela knows he should have avoided that one.
Korpela tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boma lands a leg kick that knocks Korpela off balance momentarily.
Boma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Korpela. That did some damage!
Korpela misses with an uppercut
and Korpela takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Boma. #T2#
Boma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Korpela on the side of the head.
Korpela throws a jab when Boma was well out of range.
Korpela scores with the left hand. Boma knows he should have avoided that one.
Janne Korpela is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Korpela fails with the takedown
and Boma counters with an inside leg kick.
Korpela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boma checks a low kick from Korpela.
Boma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boma misses with a low kick.
Korpela avoids the body shot from Boma.
Boma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Korpela tries to counter with a takedown but Boma is quick to defend against it.
Boma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boma misses with a wild body shot.
Korpela drops down looking for a counter takedown but Boma sprawls and moves away.
Korpela takes one to the side of the head.
#T3#
Korpela fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boma is out of range.
Korpela tries to close the distance and clinch but Boma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boma connects with a body shot that sends Korpela's belly button to the back.#CL#
Korpela gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boma lands with a left to the head.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Korpela misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boma cracks Korpela with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Korpela.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boma.
Boma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Korpela backwards.
Boma scores with a hook to the body.
Boma scores with a shot to the side of Korpela's head.
Korpela struggles to land a body shot inside as Boma controls his hands.
#T4#
Korpela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boma's elbow.
Boma can't break the clinch.
#BC2#
Boma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Korpela darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boma uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Korpela has time to react.
Boma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boma has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boma lands a jab to the nose.
Korpela shoots for a takedown but Boma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#KD2#
Boma drops Korpela with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Korpela looks back up at him and smiles so Boma waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC2#Korpela is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Korpela is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Korpela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boma throws a monster overhand right that drops Korpela! Boma follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norman Boma!
A victorious Norman Boma thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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