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Event:
GDL 107: Kogos VS Pointer
Date: Jun 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Kogos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kogos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kogos jabs at Pointer's body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pointer.
Kogos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pointer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kogos scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kogos works Pointer's body with a nice hook.
Kogos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kogos works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Kogos coming out on top.#T1#
Kogos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Pointer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kogos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kogos just misses with a punch to the body.
Pointer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kogos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Kogos's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kogos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kogos misses with a looping left.
And Pointer tries to counter it with a takedown but Kogos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kogos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kogos. Pointer does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Pointer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kogos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pointer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kogos looks to score with a jab to the body but Pointer is just out of range.
Kogos throws a body punch but Pointer moves out of range.
Pointer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T2#
Kogos clobbers Pointer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kogos lands a body shot.
Kogos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pointer eats them both and turns towards Kogos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kogos takes a swing at Pointer's ribcage but misses.
Pointer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pointer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kogos.
A little jabbing left from Pointer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kogos throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Pointer misses.
Kogos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pointer fails with the takedown.
Kogos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pointer at a distance.
#T3#
Kogos punishes Pointer's body with a nice straight punch.
Pointer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pointer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kogos throws a lazy uppercut
and Pointer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kogos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pointer was well out of range. Poor timing from Kogos.
Pointer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Kogos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kogos lands a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kogos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #BC#
Kogos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut lands for Kogos. That snapped Pointer's head back.
#T4#
Kogos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kogos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kogos takes a swing at Pointer's ribcage but misses.
Pointer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Kogos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pointer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Kogos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kogos throws an overhand right that lands on Pointer's shoulder, as Pointer tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Kogos misses.
Pointer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kogos connects with a jab.
Kogos misses with a hook. Pointer ducked under it nicely.
Kogos throws a right hand that Pointer ducks under and follows up with a left that Pointer also avoids with ease.
Pointer throws a counter combo.
Kogos misses with a jab to the body
enabling Pointer to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kogos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Kogos looks to score with a jab to the body but Pointer is just out of range.#CUT2#It looks like Paulo Kogos has been cut.
Kogos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kogos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pointer.
Pointer avoids the body shot from Kogos.
Kogos misses with a two punch combination.
Kogos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Kogos misses its intended target.
Pointer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kogos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pointer shoots in looking for a takedown. Kogos tries to sprawl out of it but Pointer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kogos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T1#
Kogos misses with a body shot.
Kogos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pointer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kogos throws a nice looking combination but Pointer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kogos throws a body shot but no joy.
Pointer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pointer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#TD#
Kogos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kogos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kogos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pointer some visible discomfort.
Kogos trying to control the position but Pointer is working away.
Pointer is trying to improve his position.#T2#
Kogos looks up at the clock and then as Pointer takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kogos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kogos landing strikes.
Pointer struggling a bit here.
Kogos wants to control but Pointer is keeping him busy.
Pointer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pointer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pointer is trying to maintain the position but Kogos is very close to passing his half guard.
Pointer wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Kogos working over Pointer with some ground and pound. Pointer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kogos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kogos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2#
Pointer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kogos pulls his head out easily.
Kogos winds up and cracks Pointer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pointer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kogos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kogos working over Pointer with some ground and pound. Pointer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB2#
Pointer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Pointer looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Kogos pushes past his half guard into mount! #T4#
Kogos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kogos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kogos avoids the attempt from Pointer to control.
Pointer taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kogos avoids the attempt from Pointer to control.
Kogos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kogos working Pointer over with strikes here.
BOOM! Kogos connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oooh a big shot lands for Kogos! Pointer is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paulo Kogos! |
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Event:
GDL 100: CHAMPIONS
Date: Jun 05, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Shortman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pointer holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #SUB2#
Pointer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shortman pulls his head out easily.
We've been hearing that Shortman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Shortman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB#
Shortman is looking for a kimura here.
Pointer is controlling Shortman's position as best he can from this difficult position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Shortman seems to be working for a kimura but Pointer defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Shortman is working for a kimura but Pointer is defending it quite comfortably.
#T1##SUB#
Shortman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shortman wants to free his trapped foot but Pointer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pointer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
Shortman 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.
Shortman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Pointer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shortman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shortman passes into half guard. #SUB#
Shortman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Shortman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pointer defends it well.
Pointer wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Shortman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Shortman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pointer is just riding it out for now. Shortman eventually gives up the hold. #T3##SUB2#
Pointer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Shortman is working for a kimura but Pointer is defending it quite comfortably.
Pointer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shortman is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Pointer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Shortman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Pointer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Pointer actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Pointer actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Shortman is working for a submission of some sort.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Shortman seems to be working for a kimura but Pointer defends the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Shortman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Pointer lunges at Shortman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shortman's hand. #CUT2#It looks like James Shortman has been cut.
Shortman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pointer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
James Shortman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shortman with a poor takedown
and Pointer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #TD2#
Pointer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pointer is pushing down on Shortman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shortman is fighting to maintain full guard but Pointer has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Pointer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pointer has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Shortman tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T1#
Pointer controlling his opponent.
Pointer has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at New York Public Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shortman is looking to improve his position but Pointer isn't that keen on the idea.
Pointer fails to take his opponent's back.
Pointer wants to control the pace but Shortman is squirming around nicely. #SUB2#
Pointer is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Shortman is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jess Pointer! |
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Event:
GDL 94: DeLuna VS Submission
Date: May 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Dolman misses with a takedown attempt
and Dolman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD2#
Dolman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Pointer is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Dolman is tapping! Great win for Pointer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jess Pointer! |
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Event:
GDL 88: Medik VS Ghandi
Date: Apr 04, 2021 |
#R1#
Pointer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hernandez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pointer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Hernandez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Pointer avoids them all with ease.
Hernandez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hernandez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hernandez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jonathan Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pointer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pointer feints the counter takedown.
Hernandez shoots in but no luck this time.
A little jabbing left from Pointer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pointer dodges the punch combination from Hernandez.
Hernandez looks to land a combination but Pointer avoids it well.
Pointer with the counter takedown but Hernandez avoids it easily.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut.
Hernandez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#T1#
Hernandez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Pointer to counter with a crisp jab.
Hernandez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pointer tries to avoid it but Hernandez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pointer to the ground. Pointer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hernandez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Pointer avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez closes the distance and clinches up with Pointer, looking for a takedown. Hernandez pushes Pointer against the cage but Pointer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hernandez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hernandez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pointer avoids the head kick by Hernandez.
Pointer slips a jab and a cross from Hernandez.
Hernandez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pointer counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Pointer lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pointer pounces like a tiger and cracks Hernandez with a vicious hook! Hernandez is down but not out! Pointer follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jess Pointer! |
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