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Event:
CoMMA 3: Balestrin vs Job
Date: Mar 22, 2021 |
#R1#
Noriega fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Phillips avoids it really well and circles away.#CL#
Phillips rushes Noriega and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Phillips throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Noriegas head.
Noriega managing to block the knees to the body from Phillips.
Phillips utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Phillips misses with a knee to the head. #BC#
Phillips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noriega darts in looking for a takedown but Phillips gets double underhooks and turns Noriega into the cage.
Good standup being displayed there by Phillips as he connects with a hook.#CL#
Phillips has closed the distance and engaged Noriega in a clinch.
Phillips tries to land knees in the clinch but Noriega avoids the damage to the body.
Phillips lands an elbow inside. #CUT#It looks like Rodrigo Noriega has been cut.#T1#
Noriega is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Phillips pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pedro Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Noriega.#BC#
Phillips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Noriega will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Phillips tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Noriega.
Phillips tries a head kick but it misses.
Noriega throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Phillips's waist but Phillips gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Noriega off to one side.
Noriega looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phillips is fending him off so far but Noriega persists. Nope, Phillips circles away and we're back to standing.#CL#
Phillips closes the distance and clinches.
Phillips working Noriega over with knees to the body.
Phillips misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noriega.
Phillips prevents the takedown attempt.
Phillips lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Phillips unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Noriega looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega avoiding damage as Phillips throws knees to the body.
#T2#
Noriega managing to block the knees to the body from Phillips.
Noriega wants a takedown but no success here.
A knee to the head by Phillips.
Phillips lands with a left to the head.
Phillips stops a takedown attempt from Noriega.
#TD2#
Noriega successfully pulls guard.
#SU#
Phillips stands up from Noriega's guard - Phillips perhaps looking for a knockout.
Phillips throws a head kick but Noriega moves out of range.
Noriega shoots for a takedown but Phillips saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Phillips scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL#
Phillips clinches up against the cage.
Phillips tries a knee to the head but Noriega blocks it.
Phillips scores with a shot to the side of Noriega's head.
Phillips lands with a right to the head. #T3#
Knees in the clinch landing for Phillips.
Phillips tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phillips lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Noriega takes an elbow to the forehead.
Phillips creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Noriega drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Phillips gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Phillips putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Noriega in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Phillips crunches a lovely knee into Noriega's ribcage.
Noriega tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Phillips. #CUT#That has opened up Rodrigo Noriega's cut even more.#T4##BC#
Phillips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phillips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phillips definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice takedown defense from Phillips. No joy for Noriega on that attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega dives in and grabs Phillips's left leg, looking for a takedown. Phillips pushes down on Noriega's head and hops out.
Phillips lands with a slapping head kick.
Phillips lands a nice looking body kick.#CL#
Phillips rushes Noriega and presses him up against the cage.
Noriega fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Phillips stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Phillips scores a nice knee to the body.
Phillips landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phillips landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phillips just misses with a elbow thrown towards Noriega's brow.
Phillips lands a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Phillips dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Noriega's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Noriega shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Phillips defends it nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Phillips darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Phillips scores with a head kick.
Noriega shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Phillips pinned against the cage. Phillips gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL#
Phillips fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Noriega, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips misses with an elbow over the top.
Phillips tries to land knees in the clinch but Noriega avoids the damage to the body.
Noriega avoiding damage as Phillips throws knees to the body.
Noriega drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pedro Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Noriega.#T1#
Noriega wants a takedown.
#BC#
Phillips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phillips lunges at Noriega with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Noriega's hand. #CUT#The cut above Rodrigo Noriega's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Phillips scores with a kick to the midsection.
Noriega is breathing heavily.
Phillips with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Phillips misses with a head kick.
Phillips is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noriega can do to turn this around?#CL#
Phillips clinches with his opponent.
Phillips tries to land knees in the clinch but Noriega avoids the damage to the body.
Phillips lands an elbow inside.
Phillips missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Phillips fails to land. #TD2#
Noriega pulls Phillips into guard.
#T2##SU#
Phillips gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pedro Phillips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noriega shoots in for a takedown but Phillips shows good takedown defense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noriega shoots in but no luck this time.
Phillips tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Noriega manages to circle out of the way.
Phillips moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Phillips defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Noriega.#CL#
Phillips closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Noriega tries to score a body lock takedown but Phillips shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Phillips lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
Phillips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phillips lands a head kick!
#CUT#Rodrigo Noriega's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.#CL#
Phillips closes the distance and clinches.
Noriega avoiding damage as Phillips throws knees to the body.
Noriega avoiding damage as Phillips throws knees to the body.
#T3#
Phillips pushes off an throws an elbow but Noriega leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Phillips throws a knee to the head but misses.
Noriega managing to block the knees to the body from Phillips.
Noriega wants to take the fight to the mat but Phillips manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Phillips with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pedro Phillips has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Noriega managing to block the knees to the body from Phillips.
Phillips gets underhooks to prevent Noriega's takedown attempt.
Phillips has a couple of punches blocked by Noriega.
#TD2#
Noriega works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Noriega looking to sit in guard and control but Phillips gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Phillips wants to stand but Noriega has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T4##SUB2#
Noriega throws his legs up looking for a submission but Phillips uses it to pass to side control.
#SU#
Phillips decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Noriega fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#CL#
Phillips rushes Noriega and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phillips lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Noriega has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Phillips is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Phillips dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Noriega's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Phillips stuffs the takedown.
Phillips tries to counter by clinching up but Noriega breaks away and moves out of range.#CL#
Noriega gets tackled into the cage by Phillips. Phillips maintains the clinch.
Phillips tries to work over Noriega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noriega avoids it.
Phillips prevents a takedown attempt there.
Noriega wants a takedown.
Pedro Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Noriega.
Phillips with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noriega wants a takedown.
Noriega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Noriega is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Phillips pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Phillips tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phillips trying to land knees to the body.
#T1##BC#
Phillips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phillips cracks Noriega with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Phillips stuffs the takedown.
Phillips lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Phillips connects with a solid leg kick.
Phillips with the inside leg kick.
Pedro Phillips is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Phillips has managed to clinch.
Phillips tries to land knees in the clinch but Noriega avoids the damage to the body.
Phillips missing with knees to the body.
Phillips lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phillips gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phillips tries to land knees in the clinch but Noriega avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Phillips manages to break the clinch.
#T2##CL#
Phillips moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Noriega gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Phillips wants to control but Noriega is keeping busy.
Phillips is not content to let Noriega control the position.
Phillips looks like he's trying to stand up.
Phillips has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Noriega is working away from the top position though.
Phillips is pressing down on Noriega's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Noriega engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Phillips looking to hit a scissor sweep but Noriega is one step ahead there. #T3##SUB2#
Noriega thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Noriega wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.
Phillips is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Rodrigo Noriega has got the better of the ground game so far.
Noriega trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Noriega shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Phillips sprawls well. Phillips wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Noriega gets slowly back to his feet.
Phillips wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#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.
Nice takedown defense from Phillips. No joy for Noriega on that attempt.
Phillips throwing a counter right hand but Noriega manages to avoid it.#CL#
Phillips moves into the clinch.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noriega avoids it.
Noriega can't get the takedown.
Phillips lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phillips missing with knees to the body.
Noriega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#TD2#
Noriega pulls guard successfully.
#SUB2#
Noriega has an active guard here but Phillips has managed to pass into half guard.
#SU#
Phillips decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Phillips showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Phillips, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Phillips!
An intense looking Pedro Phillips took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'gracias a las personas que me apoyan los amo a todos.'. |
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Event:
CoMMA 2: Jesus vs Yermutha
Date: Mar 14, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Noriega closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Noriega lands in his opponent's guard.
Badaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Noriega manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Badaz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Badaz slips nicely into half guard.
Noriega is looking for a sweep. Badaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Badaz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badaz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#CUT2#It looks like Rodrigo Noriega has been cut.
Noriega tries to get to full guard but Badaz has control of the leg.
Badaz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T1#
Let's hope that Badaz 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noriega works his way to full guard. Good work.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Badaz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Badaz wants to control from the top but Noriega keeps moving.
Badaz pushing down on Noriega's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Badaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Noriega keeps working.
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. Badaz connects with a nice short shot to Noriega's temple.
Badaz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Badaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Badaz wants to free his trapped foot but Noriega is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Badaz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Noriega trying to hold on to Badaz's head to control him but Badaz postures up.
#T3##SUB#
Noriega looking for submissions off his back.
Badaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Badaz controlling the action here.#SUB#
Noriega looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Noriega on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Badaz trying to control from half guard but Noriega is working away.
Nice strikes from Badaz there. #SUB2#
Badaz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB#
Noriega 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Noriega is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Badaz pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Badaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Noriega's cut.
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##TD#
Noriega scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #SUB2#
Badaz actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Noriega is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB#
Noriega is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Noriega wants to pass to mount but Badaz is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noriega wants to take a breather but Badaz is having none of it.
Badaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Badaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T1##SUB#
Noriega wants to work for an arm triangle but Badaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
Badaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Noriega.
Badaz wants to get back to full guard.
Badaz is trying to control but can't.
Badaz is looking to improve his position.
Badaz is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Noriega is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Badaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Noriega.
Noriega looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Badaz is staying active underneath Noriega, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Noriega is trying to work for a kimura but Badaz is defending well.
Dmitry Badaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Badaz tries to get to full guard but Noriega has control of the leg. #SUB#
Badaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Noriega.
Badaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Badaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Noriega's guard. #REVB#
Noriega looking for a sweep. Not yet Noriega, not yet.
Badaz lands a couple of digs.
Badaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Badaz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Noriega working for a triangle but Badaz defends it easily.
#SUB#
Noriega working for a triangle but Badaz defends it easily.
Badaz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Noriega throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Noriega not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Badaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Badaz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB#
Noriega has his foot on Badaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Badaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Noriega utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Noriega looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Badaz passes into side control.
Badaz cracks Noriega with a big right hand but Noriega just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Noriega dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Noriega's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##TD#
Noriega shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Noriega was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SUB#
Noriega tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Noriega has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Badaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Badaz manages to get back to half guard.
Badaz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB2#
Badaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Noriega can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badaz keeping moving, preventing Noriega from controlling successfully.
Noriega won't allow Badaz to sweep him here.
Badaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Badaz keeping moving, preventing Noriega from controlling successfully.
Noriega looking to pass the guard.
Noriega trying to control the position from guard on top but Badaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Noriega 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.
Our spies down at at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness inform us that Badaz has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Badaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Badaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Badaz in particular looking to stall.
Noriega trying to control from the bottom.
Noriega tries to get to full guard but Badaz has control of the leg. #T2#
Badaz controlling the action here.#SUB#
Noriega looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Noriega looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Badaz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T3#
Badaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Noriega is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Badaz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Noriega haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Noriega is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Badaz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Badaz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Badaz slows the pace down in half guard. #SUB#
Noriega actively working from the bottom here.
Badaz trying to control the action but Noriega is working from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Badaz working the head and body with strikes.
Noriega is trying to maintain the position but Badaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Badaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Badaz controlling the action here.
Noriega looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice strikes from Badaz there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitry Badaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Badaz 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitry Badaz! |
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Event:
CoMMA 1: Blyat vs Jesus
Date: Feb 26, 2021 |
#R1#
Noriega fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Noriega shoots in looking for a takedown but Shields manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Noriega's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Calvin Shields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Noriega closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shields to the mat! Shields manages to get full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shields can do anything to dispel that myth.
Noriega trying to control but Shields is working from the bottom.
Shields wants to sweep here but Noriega controlling him for the moment.
Shields is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Shields keeping moving, preventing Noriega from controlling successfully.
Noriega won't allow Shields to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Noriega drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Noriega jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T1#
Shields looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shields being controlled here, momentarily.
Shields manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Noriega manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##SUB#
Shields got a little sloppy there for a moment and Noriega has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shields has managed to get both his arms back between Noriega's legs - danger averted.
Shields works over Noriega with some ground and pound from guard.
Shields not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shields lands a couple of elbows.#T2#
Shields lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shields with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shields keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Noriega's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noriega being controlled here, momentarily.
Shields makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB#
Noriega is looking for a triangle but Shields pushes his legs off easily.
Shields is working Noriega over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shields distracts Noriega with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shields's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shields sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T3#
Shields content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Noriega keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
Shields controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB#
Noriega working for a triangle but Shields defends it easily.
#SUB#
Noriega working for a triangle but Shields defends it easily.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shields lands a couple of elbows.
Shields is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shields trying to control the position from guard on top but Noriega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Noriega working for a triangle but Shields defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Noriega is trying to control the position but Shields postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Shields dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Shields bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shields working the head and body with strikes.
Noriega is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Shields working the ground and pound.
Noriega regains half guard.
Noriega is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shields scores with a couple of nice shots.
Noriega is looking for a sweep. Shields is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Noriega trying to control but Shields postures up.
Shields has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shields moves into full mount! Noriega won't be happy about that!
Shields putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shields breaks from Noriega's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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!
Noriega is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shields has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Noriega's face.
#T1#
Noriega wants to hold on but Shields pushes him away.
Shields trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shields working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Noriega is bucking up trying to escape but Shields cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shields raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shields in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
#ROC2#Noriega is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Rodrigo Noriega has been cut.
Shields looking to finish Noriega with some ground and pound. This is bad for Noriega!
Oh Noriega is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#Rodrigo Noriega's cut is getting worse.
Shields sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shields has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Noriega's face.
Shields is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Noriega seems to have got his legs back now.#T2#
Shields pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Shields raining down shots from the mount!
Shields postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Noriega bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Shields and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Shields! |
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