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Event:
Fourth Rule of Fight Club
Date: May 29, 2021 |
#R1#
Saganov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talbain.
Saganov wants to clinch.
Talbain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Talbain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saganov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
Talbain clinches up with Saganov and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Saganov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Saganov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saganov swings widly with a right hand
and Talbain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talbain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saganov throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL2#
and Talbain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Saganov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talbain's elbow. #BC2#
Talbain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talbain misses with a wild combination.
#T1#
Talbain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saganov was well out of range. Poor timing from Talbain.
As Talbain backs away, Saganov returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Talbain misses with a combination
#KD#
and Saganov counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Talbain to the mat! Saganov runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Talbain is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!#CL#
Saganov has managed to clinch.
Talbain scores with a hook to the body.
Talbain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Talbain told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Talbain misses with some punches.
Talbain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saganov.
Talbain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Talbain taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Saganov wants to break free but Talbain has control.
Saganov is trying to force a seperation but Talbain has the dominant position.
Our sources have told us that Saganov has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Talbain misses with an elbow over the top.#T2#
Saganov taking a breather. #BC2#
Talbain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saganov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Talbain has time to react.
Talbain throws a leg kick that is checked
and as Talbain takes a moment to reset, Saganov counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Talbain goes down! He's in big trouble, can he recover? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10. He's out! Saganov is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ivan Saganov! |
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Event:
Second Rule of Fight Club
Date: May 15, 2021 |
#R1#
Talbain moves out of range of the body kick.#CL2#
Talbain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Toushiro pushes off an throws an elbow but Talbain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Toushiro lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#It looks like Yuki Talbain has been cut.
Toushiro lands an elbow inside.
Talbain is looking to break free of the clinch but Toushiro has double underhooks.
Talbain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Toushiro is keeping busy.
Toushiro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toushiro lands an elbow inside.
Toushiro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Talbain looks winded!
Toushiro lands an elbow inside.
Toushiro lands an elbow that stopped Talbain in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toushiro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Talbain's defenses. #ROC#Talbain is rocked!#KD#
Toushiro connects with a lovely elbow that drops Talbain to the mat! Talbain bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take a standing 8 count before we can continue.
Talbain is still on wobbly legs! Can Toushiro finish him?
Toushiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talbain.
#CL#
Toushiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Talbain avoids a wild elbow strike from Toushiro.#KD#
Toushiro connects with a lovely elbow that drops Talbain to the mat! Talbain bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take a standing 8 count before we can continue.#T1#
A good leg kick by Toushiro.
Toushiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Talbain responds with a good body kick, but Toushiro manages to step out the way in time.#CL#
Toushiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Talbain is trying to maintain a safe position but Toushiro gets an underhook and turns Talbain into the ropes.
Toushiro throws an elbow but it misses.
Toushiro cracks Talbain with an upwards elbow that sends him tumbling backwards, out cold! Talbain is rigid against the ropes, staring into space! Ouch, that was brutal, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Shiro Toushiro! |
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Event:
First Rule of Fight Club
Date: May 08, 2021 |
#R1##KD2#
Toevadoit looks low and kicks high, catching Talbain right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!#CL2#
Toevadoit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Toevadoit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Talbain tries to break free but Toevadoit pushes him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Toevadoit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Talbain closes the distance and clinches.
Talbain throws an elbow that misses.
Toevadoit trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toevadoit stalling against the ropes.
#BC2#
Toevadoit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talbain lands with a nice combination. Toevadoit backs away looking to recover.#CL#
Talbain takes the fight into the clinch.
Talbain has had enough of the clinch but Toevadoit keeps him there for the moment.#T1##BC2#
Toevadoit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Toevadoit.
Talbain throws a leg kick that misses. #CL#
Talbain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Toevadoit, pushing him back against the ropes.
Toevadoit prevents Talbain from breaking the clinch.
Talbain tries to break free but Toevadoit pushes him back against the ropes.
Talbain tries to work over Toevadoit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Toevadoit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talbain takes a swing at Toevadoit's ribcage but misses.
Talbain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Toevadoit blocks a leg kick.
Talbain sets himself, and Toevadoit steps forward looking for the clinch! Talbain avoids it this time.
Talbain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Toevadoit back to the ropes. Talbain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A punch combination from Toevadoit misses. #T2#
Toevadoit avoids a kick to the body.
Toevadoit is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL2#
Toevadoit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Toevadoit.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Talbain.
Talbain is trying to break free.
Toevadoit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Talbain tries to break free but Toevadoit pushes him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Toevadoit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toevadoit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talbain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talbain misses with a series of wild punches.
Talbain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T3##CL#
Talbain drives through and clinches with Toevadoit against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#BC2#
Toevadoit breaks the clinch.
Toevadoit blocks a head kick by Talbain.
Toevadoit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Talbain moves into the clinch.
Toevadoit missing with knees to the body.
#BC2#
Toevadoit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toevadoit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Talbain swats away the attempt to clinch by Toevadoit.
Toevadoit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toevadoit swinging wildly here.
#T4##CL2#
Toevadoit clinches. #BC2#
Toevadoit breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Toevadoit closes the distance and pushes Talbain back into the ropes.
Talbain stalling in the clinch but Toevadoit improves position.
Talbain holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Toevadoit swings wildly with an uppercut but Talbain uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talbain wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC2#
Toevadoit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toevadoit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Talbain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, DaColdest Toevadoit should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Toevadoit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toevadoit tries to counter with a clinch but Talbain shakes him off and moves away.
Talbain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talbain is looking to clinch.
Toevadoit tries to land a front kick but Talbain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Talbain seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
DaColdest Toevadoit seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Toevadoit rushes Talbain and presses him up against the ropes.
DaColdest Toevadoit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Toevadoit throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Talbain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Toevadoit throws an elbow but misses.
Talbain tries to break free but Toevadoit pushes him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Toevadoit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain avoids the head kick by Toevadoit.
Talbain throws a head kick but Toevadoit moves out of range.
#CL2#
Toevadoit closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Toevadoit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toevadoit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toevadoit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Toevadoit holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Toevadoit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC#
Talbain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Talbain is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and Toevadoit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Toevadoit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body kick from Toevadoit.
Talbain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toevadoit wants to counter the offense by Talbain and move into the clinch position.#CL2#
Toevadoit moves into the clinch.
Talbain trying to land knees to the body.
#T2#
Talbain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Toevadoit keeps control of Talbain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Talbain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Toevadoit manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Talbain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Talbain stalling in the clinch but Toevadoit improves position. #BC2#
Toevadoit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talbain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talbain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Toevadoit has closed the distance and engaged Talbain in a clinch.
#BC2#
Toevadoit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Toevadoit misses the target.
Talbain tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Toevadoit misses.#CL2#
Toevadoit has Talbain up against the ropes in a clinch.
Toevadoit avoiding damage as Talbain throws knees to the body.
#BC2#
Toevadoit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talbain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toevadoit blocks a leg kick.
Talbain tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Toevadoit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Toevadoit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Talbain closes the distance but Toevadoit moves to the side
and Toevadoit finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Toevadoit keeps the fight on the outside.#T4##CL2#
Toevadoit clinches with his opponent.
Toevadoit struggles to land a body shot inside as Talbain controls his hands.
Talbain has had enough of the clinch but Toevadoit keeps him there for the moment.
Toevadoit taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Toevadoit missing with knees to the body.
#BC2#
Toevadoit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talbain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toevadoit unleashes a big counter combination but Talbain bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Toevadoit moves into the clinch.
Talbain tries to land a knee to the head but Toevadoit blocks with his arms.
Talbain throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#BC2#
Toevadoit breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Talbain. Beautiful body shot.
Toevadoit misses with a double jab
and Talbain counters with a two punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DaColdest Toevadoit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Talbain takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Talbain throws out a powerful jab.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toevadoit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toevadoit tries to counter with a clinch but Talbain shakes him off and moves away.#CL2#
Toevadoit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Talbain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toevadoit.
Talbain working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#BC2#
Toevadoit breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Toevadoit drives through and clinches with Talbain against the ropes.
Toevadoit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Talbain.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Toevadoit as Talbain tries to tie him up.
Talbain wants to get back to striking at distance but Toevadoit won't allow it.
#T1#
Toevadoit is looking to control Talbain's arms but Talbain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Toevadoit has his back to the ropes. #BC2#
Toevadoit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talbain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talbain jabs Toevadoit right on the nose. Toevadoit blinks but takes it well.#CL2#
Talbain gets tackled into the ropes by Toevadoit. Toevadoit maintains the clinch.
Toevadoit wants to stall.
#BC2#
Toevadoit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talbain closes the distance but Toevadoit moves to the side
and Toevadoit counters with a beautiful head kick that sends Talbain crashing to the mat! Oh, he's out! He's out! Toevadoit is jumping up and down like a maniac, spit streaming from his mouthpiece, shouting and screaming at his corner. Wow, this obviously means a hell of a lot to him! What an outpouring of emotion.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). DaColdest Toevadoit! |
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