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Event:
Highland 38
Date: May 06, 2021 |
#R1#
Hamilton missing with a left hand there. Bad Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Bad Boy misses the target.
Bad Boy lands a slapping body shot.
A jab lands there for Bad Boy.
Bad Boy misses with a wild combination.
Bad Boy scores with a decent looking hook.
Bad Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but Hamilton is just out of range.#TD2#
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hamilton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hamilton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Bad Boy is working an open guard so Hamilton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#T1#
Bad Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamilton was well out of range. Poor timing from Bad Boy.
Vitor Bad Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bad Boy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD2#
and Hamilton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #SU2#
Hamilton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A shot to the body from Bad Boy misses #TD2#
and Hamilton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bad Boy's guard.
Hamilton passes Bad Boy's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SU2#
Hamilton decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hamilton walks into a jab.#CL2#
Hamilton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bad Boy, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Hamilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bad Boy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T2#
Bad Boy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hamilton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bad Boy scores with a body shot.
Bad Boy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bad Boy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hamilton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hamilton misses the shot to the body.
Hamilton misses with a double jab.
Bad Boy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bad Boy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hamilton at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bad Boy. Hamilton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vitor Bad Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bad Boy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hamilton's head.
Hamilton throws a nice outside leg kick. #T3#
Bad Boy misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL2#
Hamilton forces Bad Boy back against the cage and clinches.
Hamilton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Bad Boy breaks from the clinch.
Hamilton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#TD2#
Bad Boy gets caught flat footed, as Hamilton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#SU2#
Hamilton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bad Boy, up you get!
Bad Boy tests Hamilton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bad Boy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bad Boy throws a predictable looking body shot
#TD2#
and Hamilton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SU2#
Hamilton stands up and beckons Bad Boy to join him on the feet.
Hamilton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bad Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bad Boy digs a good body shot into Hamilton's ribs.
Bad Boy connects with a nice looking jab.
Bad Boy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#CL2#
Hamilton clinches. #BC#
Bad Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bad Boy throws a sloppy body shot
#TD2#
and Hamilton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SUB#
Bad Boy actively working from the bottom here.
Hamilton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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 Vitor Bad Boy will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Bad Boy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamilton.
Bad Boy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bad Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamilton.
#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hamilton. #SU2#
Hamilton has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bad Boy is looking to wear down Hamilton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bad Boy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Hamilton rushes Bad Boy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bad Boy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamilton's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Bad Boy breaks the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bad Boy. #T1#
Bad Boy misses with a combination
#CL2#
and Hamilton counters by moving into the clinch.
Hamilton tries to land knees in the clinch but Bad Boy avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Bad Boy breaks from the clinch.
Bad Boy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bad Boy misses the shot to the body.
And Hamilton tries to counter it with a takedown but Bad Boy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A shot to the body from Bad Boy misses #CL2#
and Hamilton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC#
Bad Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bad Boy misses with a body shot
#TD2#
and Hamilton counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #SU2#
Hamilton decides to stand and escape the position.
Bad Boy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD2#
so Hamilton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SU2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hamilton gets to his feet - Bad Boy follows without any prompting. #T2#
Decent striking displayed by Bad Boy there.#CL2#
Hamilton darts in and clinches Bad Boy up against the cage.#BC#
Bad Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Bad Boy misses.
Vitor Bad Boy is winning the standup battle so far.
Bad Boy scores with a sloppy right hand. Hamilton should have avoided that one.
Bad Boy throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2#
and Hamilton counters with a takedown into side control.
Bad Boy being controlled for a moment. #SUB2#
Hamilton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hamilton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bad Boy seems a little lost for a moment, as Hamilton dominates the positioning.#T3##SU2#
Hamilton decides to stand back up.
Hamilton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hamilton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamilton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab from Bad Boy.
A right-left combo lands from Bad Boy. #T4#
Bad Boy throws a right hand that Hamilton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamilton also avoids with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Hamilton misses.
Bad Boy throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD2#
and Hamilton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#SU2#
Hamilton stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bad Boy to get to his feet.
Hamilton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hamilton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bad Boy throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bad Boy.
Bad Boy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bad Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamilton was well out of range. Poor timing from Bad Boy.
Bad Boy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darko Hamilton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bad Boy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
A punch combination from Hamilton misses.
Bad Boy misses with a wild body shot.
Hamilton steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bad Boy.
Hamilton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bad Boy takes a swing at Hamilton's ribcage but misses.
Bad Boy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bad Boy lunges at Hamilton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hamilton's hand. #CL2#
Hamilton clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC2#
Hamilton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bad Boy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#TD2#
Hamilton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #T1##SU2#
Hamilton stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hamilton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bad Boy swinging wildly here.
Bad Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamilton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bad Boy.
Bad Boy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hamilton misses with the combination.
Bad Boy lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bad Boy. Hamilton does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Bad Boy works the jab nicely.
Bad Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bad Boy throws a body punch but Hamilton moves out of range.
Hamilton wants to counter with a clinch but Bad Boy pushes him away.
Bad Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamilton was well out of range. Poor timing from Bad Boy.#CL2#
Hamilton moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#TD2#
Hamilton pulls Bad Boy into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bad Boy throwing strikes but missing.
Hamilton wants to sweep here but Bad Boy controlling him for the moment.
Bad Boy wants to control from the top but Hamilton keeps moving. #T3#
Hamilton wants to get back to his feet but Bad Boy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hamilton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hamilton wants to stand and escape but Bad Boy is having none of it.
Hamilton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hamilton keeping full guard, as Bad Boy tries to pass.
Hamilton tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bad Boy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bad Boy throws a big elbow that misses.
Bad Boy looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bad Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamilton was well out of range. Poor timing from Bad Boy.
Bad Boy thuds his right hand into Hamilton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#TD2#
Hamilton shoots in and bounces Bad Boy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hamilton controlling from the top position. #SU2#
Hamilton stands up from Bad Boy's guard - Hamilton perhaps looking for a knockout.
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 Vitor Bad Boy.
I think Bad Boy 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Darko Hamilton! |
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Event:
Highland 32
Date: Apr 28, 2021 |
#R1#
Bad Boy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shark at a distance.
Shark swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bad Boy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #TD#
Shark shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shark slows the pace down in half guard.
Shark has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Shark is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shark content to control rather than advance. #T1##SUB#
Shark is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bad Boy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bad Boy.
Shark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bad Boy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shark controlling from the top position. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shark stopping the sweep attempt from Bad Boy.
Shark not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shark seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bad Boy for as long as he can get away with.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bad Boy throws a lazy uppercut
#TD#
and Shark counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bad Boy!
Bad Boy is trying to work for a sweep but Shark has mounted him!#SUB#
Shark moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bad Boy has worked his arm free - good work by Bad Boy!
#SUB#
Shark is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bad Boy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T3#
Shark in side control, throwing shots but Bad Boy defends.
Shark controls the position. #SUB#
Shark wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bad Boy, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Shark tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
An elbow from Shark crashes against the mat.
Shark is staying tight to Bad Boy's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bad Boy is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Shark is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bad Boy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shark controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Shark.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Shark dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Shark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bad Boy throws out the jab.
Shark attempts a counter takedown but Bad Boy avoids it well and moves away.
Bad Boy throws a series of punches but Shark avoids them all with ease.
Bad Boy loads up on a big right hand but Shark slips the punch.#TD#
Shark looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bad Boy!
Bad Boy being controlled for a moment.
Bad Boy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shark stalling.
Larry Shark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1##SUB#
Shark is looking for a kimura but Bad Boy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shark to get the leverage.
Shark is controlling the pace.
Shark continues to hold on tight.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Bad Boy is defending against the submission attempts here by Shark.
Bad Boy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shark.
Shark works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Bad Boy's face as Shark controls the position. #T3#
Bad Boy defending against the ground and pound.
Shark taking a breather here.
Shark's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#SUB#
Shark tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bad Boy parries the strikes from Shark easily there. Shark is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bad Boy to escape.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bad Boy is letting Shark control him for a moment.
Shark looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bad Boy gets back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shark is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Shark dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Bad Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shark was well out of range. Poor timing from Bad Boy.
Shark throws a body punch but Bad Boy moves out of range.
Bad Boy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bad Boy enables Shark to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bad Boy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Shark looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shark tries to free his leg and advance position but Bad Boy is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Shark postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bad Boy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shark, into his guard. #REVB#
Shark 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Shark can't keep his opponent in guard - Bad Boy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB2#
Bad Boy 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#
Shark looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shark is positioning himself well to prevent Bad Boy advancing to mount.
Shark wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shark misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Shark manages to get to full guard.
Shark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shark pulls Bad Boy in to control the position.
Shark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bad Boy can do to turn this around?
Bad Boy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bad Boy is trying to control the action in half guard but Shark is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shark is positioning himself well to prevent Bad Boy advancing to mount.
Shark is looking to improve his position.
#T3#
Shark missing with punches from the bottom.
Shark keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #SUB#
Shark looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shark keeping hold of Bad Boy's head, controlling as best he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shark lands with a straight right. Bad Boy didn't see that one coming.#TD#
Shark scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vitor Bad Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#SUB#
Shark 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.
Well, if Shark 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shark sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bad Boy defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Shark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shark, 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Shark! |
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Event:
Highland 19
Date: Apr 07, 2021 |
#R1#
Drake scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Bad Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake catches Bad Boy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Bad Boy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bad Boy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake missing with a left hand there. Bad Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL2#
Bad Boy tries to keep at a distance but Drake has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bad Boy tries to break the clinch but Drake is controlling the position.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Bad Boy controls the action.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bad Boy's efforts to push away.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bad Boy's efforts to push away.
Bad Boy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drake.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drake.
Drake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bad Boy tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Drake tries a body shot but Bad Boy blocks it.
#T1#
Bad Boy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Bad Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bad Boy is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bad Boy struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Drake lands with a light punch inside.
Bad Boy has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
Drake tries to work over Bad Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bad Boy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bad Boy is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Bad Boy blocking some punches.
Drake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bad Boy or not.
Drake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bad Boy backwards.
Bad Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bad Boy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bad Boy.
Bad Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Bad Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Bad Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T2#
Drake misses with some punches.
Drake prevents Bad Boy from breaking the clinch.
Drake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bad Boy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Drake lands with a left to the head.
Drake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drake lands an uppercut.
Drake digs a right hand underneath Bad Boy's ribcage. Bad Boy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bad Boy tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Bad Boy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Bad Boy controls the action.
Drake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Bad Boy's head.
Drake tries to work over Bad Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Drake.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Drake throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Drake misses with some punches.
Drake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bad Boys head.
Drake misses with some punches.
Drake lands a right hand.
Drake has Bad Boy pressed against the cage, preventing Bad Boy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bad Boy's elbow.
Drake working aggressively here.
Bad Boy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bad Boy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Drake.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bad Boy's elbow.
Drake lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bad Boy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Drake.
Bad Boy tries to circle away but Drake has him pinned against the cage.
Bad Boy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T4#
Bad Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bad Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake working aggressively here.
We've been informed that Drake has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bad Boy is trying to break the clinch but Drake is controlling him.
Drake tries to work over Bad Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bad Boy has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Drake.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Bad Boy's head.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Bad Boy controls his hands.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Bad Boy controls the action.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Bad Boy controls his hands.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Bad Boy.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Bad Boy.
Bad Boy is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bad Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Drake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Drake pushes Bad Boy up against the cage in a clinch.
Bad Boy tries to circle away but Drake has him pinned against the cage.
Drake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bad Boy backwards.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bad Boy's efforts to push away.
A short right from Drake.
Bad Boy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bad Boy blocks a body shot from Drake.
Drake digs a right hand into Bad Boy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bad Boy's gas tank.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bad Boy blocks a body shot from Drake.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bad Boy misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bad Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bad Boy is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Bad Boy is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Bad Boy avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drake.
Bad Boy blocks a body shot from Drake.
Drake keeps control of Bad Boy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Bad Boy is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bad Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake misses with some punches.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Bad Boy controls the action.
Bad Boy prevents a body shot from Drake.
Drake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Drake.
Bad Boy is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bad Boy prevents a body shot from Drake. #T2#
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bad Boy's elbow.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bad Boy is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
A right handed body shot lands from Drake.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Bad Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Bad Boy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bad Boy.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Bad Boy working hard to break the clinch.
Bad Boy blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Bad Boy tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Bad Boy blocking some punches.
Drake misses with some punches.
Drake pushes Bad Boy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bad Boy prevents a body shot from Drake.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Bad Boy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Richard Drake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bad Boy wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Bad Boy's head.
Drake tries to work over Bad Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake gets through Bad Boy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bad Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bad Boy looking to stall.
Drake lands a shot to the body.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bad Boy has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.#T4#
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake has Bad Boy pressed against the cage, preventing Bad Boy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bad Boy tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Bad Boy is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Bad Boy blocks an uppercut.
Bad Boy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Drake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bad Boy backwards.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Bad Boy controls the action.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bad Boy blocks a body shot from Drake.
Bad Boy prevents a body shot from Drake.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bad Boy backwards.
Bad Boy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Bad Boy.
Drake lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bad Boy backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL2#
Drake darts in and clinches Bad Boy up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bad Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake tries a body shot but Bad Boy blocks it.
Bad Boy can't break the clinch.
Drake tries to work over Bad Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bad Boy tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Bad Boy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bad Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake lands a nice uppercut.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Bad Boy controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bad Boy's elbow.
Drake digs a right hand underneath Bad Boy's ribcage. Bad Boy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Drake.
Bad Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Bad Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Bad Boy throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Bad Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Bad Boy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bad Boy has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
Bad Boy tries to break the clinch but Drake is controlling the position.
Drake digs a right hand underneath Bad Boy's ribcage. Bad Boy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Bad Boy.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake misses with some punches.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Bad Boy controls his hands.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Bad Boy wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Bad Boy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drake lands a right hand.
Drake throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Drake.
#T2#
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bad Boy prevents a body shot from Drake.
A right hand to the body from Drake.
Drake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bad Boy's elbow.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bad Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bad Boy wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Drake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Bad Boy avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bad Boy - that landed with a thud.
Drake works on Bad Boy's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Drake as the two fighters clinch.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bad Boy prevents a body shot from Drake.
Drake misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bad Boy is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake working aggressively here.
Bad Boy tries to break the clinch but Drake is controlling the position.
Bad Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.#T3#
Drake prevents Bad Boy from breaking the clinch.
Drake misses with some punches.
Bad Boy tries to break the clinch but Drake is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Bad Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Bad Boy controls his hands.
Drake digs a right hand into Bad Boy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bad Boy's gas tank.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Bad Boy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drake is keeping busy.
Drake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bad Boy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Bad Boy.
Bad Boy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake misses with some punches.
Bad Boy lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bad Boy.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drake keeps control of Bad Boy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vitor Bad Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Bad Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake tries to work over Bad Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bad Boy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bad Boy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Bad Boy controls his hands.
Drake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bad Boy working hard to break the clinch.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Bad Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bad Boy is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bad Boy is trying to break free.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bad Boy wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Drake has Bad Boy pressed against the cage, preventing Bad Boy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bad Boy tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Bad Boy blocks a body shot from Drake.
Richard Drake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drake lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drake 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Drake! |
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Event:
Highland 7
Date: Mar 12, 2021 |
#R1#
Bad Boy dips to his left and cracks Hurricane with an uppercut!
Bad Boy misses with a combination
and Hurricane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheers as Hurricane lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bad Boy doesn't seem phased though.
Hurricane shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bad Boy eats them both and turns towards Hurricane to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bad Boy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hurricane back to the cage. Bad Boy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hurricane throws a jab when Bad Boy was well out of range.
Hurricane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurricane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bad Boy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bad Boy lands a jab.
Bad Boy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hurricane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hurricane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bad Boy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hurricane doesn't seem bothered though.
Bad Boy slips a jab from Hurricane.
We've been told by Hurricane's head coaches at Walter J Abramowitz Center for Bigness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hurricane throws a jab when Bad Boy was well out of range.
Bad Boy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hurricane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bad Boy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T1#
Bad Boy misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Hurricane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bad Boy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bad Boy slips a straight right by Hurricane.
A little jabbing left from Bad Boy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bad Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Bad Boy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bad Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurricane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bad Boys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hurricane moves out of range as Bad Boy strikes.
Hurricane connects with a jab.
Bad Boy throws a series of punches but Hurricane moves out of range.
Hurricane moves forwards but Bad Boy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hurricane missing with a left hand there. Bad Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bad Boy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bad Boy scores with a nice head shot.
Piston Hurricane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurricane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bad Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurricane.
Bad Boy throws a right hand that Hurricane ducks under and follows up with a left that Hurricane also avoids with ease.
Hurricane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bad Boy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bad Boy misses with a hook.#T2#
A shot to the liver by Hurricane. Beautiful body shot.
Hurricane just misses with a punch to the body.
Bad Boy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab lands there for Bad Boy.
Hurricane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bad Boy misses with a body shot.
Hurricane throws the left hand but Bad Boy avoids the punch easily.
Bad Boy moves out of range of the strikes.
Bad Boy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Hurricane misses.
Jab from Bad Boy.
Hurricane misses with a left hand
and Bad Boy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hurricane connects with the punch.
Bad Boy takes a swing at Hurricane's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hurricane misses the target.
Jab, jab by Bad Boy - just one landing.
Hurricane throws a hook to the side of Bad Boy's head but Bad Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hurricane scores with a three punch combo!
Bad Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T3#
Hurricane lands with an uppercut that bounces Bad Boy off the cage and back into range.
Hurricane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bad Boy moves away.
Bad Boy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Bad Boy.
Bad Boy scores with a body shot.
Hurricane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bad Boy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bad Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hurricane.
Bad Boy throws a shot to the body.
Hurricane misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Hurricane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hurricane is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bad Boy walks into a jab.
Bad Boy staying out of range there.
Bad Boy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hurricane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bad Boy jabs Hurricane right on the nose. Hurricane blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bad Boy moves away from the strike by Hurricane.
Jab by Hurricane.#T4#
Bad Boy ducks under a wild hook from Hurricane.
Hurricane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bad Boy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hurricane is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hurricane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hurricane lands a jab to the nose.#CL#
Hurricane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Hurricane manages to break the clinch.
Bad Boy misses with a double jab.
Hurricane throws a jab but it's blocked by Bad Boy.
Hurricane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bad Boy.
Hurricane throws out a loose jab but Bad Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurricane misses with a hook. Bad Boy ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurricane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bad Boy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hurricane lands with a shot to the body.
Hurricane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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 Piston Hurricane will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Hurricane throws a jab but it's blocked by Bad Boy.
Hurricane just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Bad Boy does no damage.
Hurricane misses with a hook.
Bad Boy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hurricane loads up on a big right hand but Bad Boy slips the punch.
Hurricane lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Bad Boy. Beautiful body shot.
Hurricane misses with a series of wild punches.
Hurricane throws a hook but Bad Boy blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Hurricane. Those never looked like landing.
Bad Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Bad Boy throws a looping overhand right but Hurricane ducks down to avoid it.
Bad Boy slips a jab from Hurricane.
Bad Boy thuds a left hand into Hurricane's body.
Bad Boy lands with a cross. #T1#
Hurricane connects with a nice looking jab.
Bad Boy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hurricane.
Bad Boy swings for the body but Hurricane moves out of range.
Hurricane throws a body shot but no joy.
Bad Boy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hurricane throws a body punch but Bad Boy moves out of range.
A big right from Hurricane misses.
Hurricane connects with a right hand. Bad Boy shakes it off.
Hurricane slips a jab and a cross from Bad Boy.
Bad Boy takes a swing at Hurricane's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hurricane. Bad Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bad Boy misses with a wild combination.
Hurricane looks to land a right hand but Bad Boy moved out of range.
Bad Boy moves out of range of the strikes.
Bad Boy moves out of range of the strikes.#T2#
Bad Boy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bad Boy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bad Boy ducks under a wild hook from Hurricane.
Bad Boy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bad Boy slips a jab from Hurricane.
Hurricane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bad Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hurricane.
Piston Hurricane is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Hurricane misses.
Bad Boy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bad Boy lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Bad Boy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bad Boy blocks a jab.
Hurricane misses the jab.
Bad Boy misses with a shot to the body
and Hurricane counters with a straight right hand.
Bad Boy takes a swing at Hurricane's ribcage but misses.
Hurricane misses the jab.
Hurricane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bad Boy.
Bad Boy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Hurricane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bad Boy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hurricane rather than just go for the knockout.
Hurricane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hurricane throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bad Boy on the side of the head.
Bad Boy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurricane.
Bad Boy looks to throw the jab but Hurricane is out of range.
A big left from Hurricane misses.
Bad Boy slips under a jab.
Bad Boy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bad Boy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hurricane.
Bad Boy is breathing heavily.
Hurricane throws a right hand that Bad Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Bad Boy also avoids with ease.
Hurricane misses with a looping left.
Hurricane misses the shot to the body.
Bad Boy's corner calls for a 1-2. Bad Boy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hurricane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bad Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurricane.
Bad Boy moves away from the strike by Hurricane.
Hurricane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hurricane pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Bad Boy scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bad Boy misses with a wild body shot.
Hurricane throws a jab when Bad Boy was well out of range.
Bad Boy misses the shot to the body.
Bad Boy slips a jab and a cross from Hurricane.
Hurricane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bad Boy.
Bad Boy cracks Hurricane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bad Boy throws an overhand right that lands on Hurricane's shoulder, as Hurricane tries to avoid the shot.
Hurricane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hurricane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bad Boy moves away.
The fighters circling - Hurricane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bad Boy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hurricane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bad Boy.
Bad Boy swings for the body but Hurricane moves out of range.
Bad Boy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hurricane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hurricane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Piston Hurricane dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Bad Boy connects with a right hand. Hurricane shakes it off.
Bad Boy misses with a wild body shot.
Hurricane was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bad Boy misses with a hook. Hurricane ducked under it nicely.
Bad Boy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hurricane doesn't seem bothered though.
Bad Boy connects with a body shot.
Bad Boy tries to bum rush Hurricane with a series of wild strikes but Hurricane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bad Boy, as that shot connected.
Hurricane throws a jab but it's blocked by Bad Boy.
Bad Boy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hurricane momentarily.
Hurricane throws a right hand that Bad Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Bad Boy also avoids with ease.
Hurricane misses the shot to the body.
Hurricane throws an off balance right hand
and Bad Boy counters with a nice body shot.
Bad Boy moves away from the strike by Hurricane.
Bad Boy blocks a jab.
Bad Boy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bad Boy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hurricane misses with a straight right. #T1#
Bad Boy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bad Boy lands with an uppercut that bounces Hurricane off the cage and back into range.
Donk. Bad Boy catches Hurricane right on the button with a cross.
A jab lands there for Bad Boy.
Bad Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hurricane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bad Boy.
Bad Boy walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Hurricane. That snapped Bad Boy's head back.
Hurricane avoids the body shot from Bad Boy.
Hurricane is looking to counter punch.
Hurricane scores with a jab to the body.
Bad Boy slips under a jab from Hurricane.
Bad Boy throws a lazy right hand but Hurricane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bad Boy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bad Boy catches Hurricane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Bad Boy.
Hurricane throws out a loose jab but Bad Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bad Boy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
Hurricane throws a shot from downtown. Bad Boy moves away and avoids it.
Hurricane throws a body punch but Bad Boy moves out of range.
Hurricane misses with a series of wild punches.
Hurricane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hurricane takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hurricane throws a right hand that Bad Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Bad Boy also avoids with ease.
Bad Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bad Boy! But no joy.
Bad Boy misses with a two punch combination.
Hurricane throws a hook to the side of Bad Boy's head but Bad Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bad Boy slips under a jab from Hurricane.
A telegraphed right hand from Bad Boy misses the target.
Hurricane throws a series of punches but Bad Boy avoids them all with ease.
Hurricane lands a jab to the head.
Hurricane scores with a nice head shot.#T3#
Bad Boy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hurricane eats them both and turns towards Bad Boy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bad Boy tests Hurricane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hurricane dips to his left and cracks Bad Boy with an uppercut!
Bad Boy swings for the body but Hurricane moves out of range.
Bad Boy lands a body shot.
Bad Boy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Hurricane misses.
Hurricane looks to land a right hand but Bad Boy moved out of range.
Hurricane dodges the punch combination from Bad Boy.
Hurricane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bad Boy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bad Boy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurricane misses with a wild body shot.
Vitor Bad Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Bad Boy slips a jab from Hurricane.
Bad Boy swings for the body but Hurricane moves out of range.
Bad Boy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bad Boy takes a swing at Hurricane's ribcage but misses.
Hurricane cracks Bad Boy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bad Boy moves out of range as Hurricane strikes.
Hurricane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bad Boy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bad Boy ducks under a wild hook from Hurricane.
Piston Hurricane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hurricane looks to throw the jab but Bad Boy is out of range.
A big right from Hurricane misses.
Bad Boy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hurricane avoids the body shot from Bad Boy.
Hurricane lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurricane lands a jab-cross combination.
Bad Boy with a hook.
Hurricane throws an overhand right that lands on Bad Boy's shoulder, as Bad Boy tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vitor Bad Boy.
Well Hurricane 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Piston Hurricane! |
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