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Event:
TOF 173
Date: Nov 23, 2024 |
#R1#
Mao throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and St. Georges counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mao!
Mao is holding St. Georges down, trying to stall.
St. Georges tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
St. Georges trying to control the position but Mao is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee asks St. Georges politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. St. Georges prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mao can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mao tries to improve position but can't.
St. Georges working away.#SUB2#
St. Georges is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mao has escaped the position, nice work there.
St. Georges controlling the position from side mount. #T1#
Mao struggling a bit here.
Mao is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.#SUB2#
St. Georges is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Mao looks calm but he's in trouble here. St. Georges gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Mao is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! St. Georges lets go of the hold and Mao can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Phil St. Georges!
Phil St. Georges thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Yin Mao stepped up to the mic, saying 'Oh well, on to the next one!'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 18, 2024 |
#R1#
Legendary throws a lazy uppercut
#TD2#
and St. Georges decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Legendary's guard.
St. Georges passes into half guard.
St. Georges perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB2#
St. Georges seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Legendary is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Phil St. Georges!
Phil St. Georges seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 15, 2024 |
#R1#
Legendary throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD#
and St. Georges counters with a nice double leg into side control. Legendary won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legendary tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
St. Georges is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Legendary is trying to escape and St. Georges transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Legendary is forced to tap! Nice work there by St. Georges! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Phil St. Georges!
Phil St. Georges decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
OFK 444 -
Date: Oct 06, 2024 |
#R1#
Christ misses with an uppercut. St. Georges saw that one coming.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Christ sprawls well. Christ wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St. Georges gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been hearing reports that St. Georges has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jeryl Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ fails with an attempt to clinch.
Christ throws a right and a left that both miss.#TD#
St. Georges closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
St. Georges stops Christ from getting back to his feet.
St. Georges is keen to just control but Christ is a slippery customer.
St. Georges is controlling the pace.
St. Georges is trying to control. Christ wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ looks like he's trying to stand up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Christ can do anything to dispel that myth.
St. Georges wants to free his trapped foot but Christ is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
St. Georges controlling the pace.
St. Georges stops Christ from getting back to his feet.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Christ lands with a straight right. St. Georges didn't see that one coming.
Christ looks to land a combination but St. Georges avoids it well.
That kick from Christ tenderised St. Georges's leg. St. Georges is trying to keep his angry face on.
St. Georges goes for a double leg but Christ avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Christ continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil St. Georges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Christ - that landed with a thud.
#TD#
St. Georges jumps guard and drags Christ to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
St. Georges wants to sweep here but Christ controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
St. Georges looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Christ really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St. Georges. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St. Georges looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Christ being controlled here momentarily.
Christ is looking to stand up but St. Georges won't let him.
St. Georges wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Christ wanted to stand there but St. Georges had control of the position.
St. Georges seems keen to control Christ's posture.#SU2#
St. Georges is working an open guard so Christ takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#T3#
Christ throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD#
and St. Georges counters with a nice double leg into guard. #SUB#
St. Georges drops back looking for a leg! Christ is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Christ manages to kick St. Georges off! St. Georges jumps back into Christ's guard.
St. Georges looking to sit in guard and control but Christ gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
St. Georges tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
St. Georges is looking for a triangle but Christ pushes his legs off easily.
St. Georges is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Christ is trying to stand.
#T4#
St. Georges controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Phil St. Georges will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Christ catches St. Georges with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Christ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Christ finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Christ is looking to clinch.
Christ buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St. Georges moves out of range as Christ strikes.
St. Georges has a takedown stuffed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Christ tries to bum rush St. Georges with a series of wild strikes but St. Georges uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St. Georges throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Christ's waist but Christ gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St. Georges off to one side.
Christ tries to clinch but St. Georges moves out of range.
Christ throws a low kick, looking for St. Georges's leg but St. Georges calmly moves out of range.
St. Georges half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jeryl Christ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
St. Georges looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
St. Georges not doing much here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T1#
St. Georges trying to control from half guard but Christ is working away.
St. Georges is taking a breather. Christ says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
St. Georges tries to pass the half guard into mount. Christ knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
St. Georges wants to take a breather but Christ is having none of it.
St. Georges perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Christ is trying to stand.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
St. Georges shoots in but Christ avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil St. Georges. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Christ bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St. Georges's head backwards.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Christ but Christ pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Christ throws a right hand that St. Georges ducks under and follows up with a left that St. Georges also avoids with ease.
Christ scores with a hook.
St. Georges fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Christ releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
St. Georges takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Christ keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
St. Georges dodges the punch combination from Christ.
St. Georges closes the distance and clinches up with Christ, looking for a takedown. St. Georges pushes Christ against the cage but Christ circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Christ is clearly trying to counter these attacks from St. Georges with a body shot.
Christ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St. Georges looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Christ is fending him off so far but St. Georges persists. Nope, Christ circles away and we're back to standing.#CL2#
Christ has managed to clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Christ as St. Georges tries to tie him up.
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Georges. #T3#
Christ is struggling to control the position.
Christ throws a head punch that misses.
Christ goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Christ.
St. Georges tries to pull guard but Christ holds him up against the cage and eventually St. Georges drops back down to his feet.
St. Georges jumps guard but Christ turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
St. Georges jumps guard but Christ stands there with St. Georges around his waist. St. Georges gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD#
St. Georges has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Christ uses from the top position. #SU2#
Christ stands up and waves to St. Georges to follow him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from St. Georges.
St. Georges dives in for a single leg takedown but Christ sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christ! But no joy.
St. Georges is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christ throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Christ has St. Georges pushed against the cage.
St. Georges looking to stall.
#T4#
Christ stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Christ misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges wants a takedown but no success here.
Christ lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St. Georges is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Christ is keeping busy.
Christ lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Christ as St. Georges tries to tie him up.
Christ tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Georges's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christ tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Christ.
St. Georges stalling in the clinch.
St. Georges taking a breather.
St. Georges blocking some punches.
St. Georges looking to slow down the pace here.
St. Georges's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeryl Christ 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#
Christ is looking to clinch but St. Georges is avoiding it.
Christ slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by St. Georges or perhaps it was just good defense by Christ, which made it look bad.
Christ just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Christ as St. Georges shoots in.
Nice uppercut there from Christ.
St. Georges fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Christ avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil St. Georges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St. Georges fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Christ avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Christ misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Christ. That snapped St. Georges's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
St. Georges avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges.
St. Georges attempts a counter takedown but Christ avoids it well and moves away.
St. Georges takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ stuffs the takedown attempt from St. Georges. St. Georges gets slowly back to his feet. #T1#
Christ tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St. Georges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Christ tries to clinch there but St. Georges circles away.
St. Georges darts in looking for a takedown but Christ gets double underhooks and turns St. Georges into the cage.
Christ lands with a short shot to the head.
Christ tries to work over St. Georges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
Christ tries to work over St. Georges's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Georges is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
St. Georges tries to pull guard but Christ won't allow it.
Christ lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Christ fails to land.
Christ throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Christ scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christ.
Christ swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Christ fails to land. #T2#
St. Georges stalling in the clinch but Christ improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Georges.
Jeryl Christ seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Christ working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Christ gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from St. Georges.
Christ swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Georges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christ misses with a body punch.
Christ tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St. Georges's elbow.
Christ misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges has Christ pushed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christ lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Georges.
St. Georges jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Christ walks away with a smile on his face. St. Georges gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Christ pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christ looks for the body kick but St. Georges saw that one coming.
Christ lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T3#
Christ misses with a few strikes there.
Christ throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
Christ throws a low kick but St. Georges avoids it.
Christ stuffs the takedown attempt from St. Georges. St. Georges gets slowly back to his feet.
Christ stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Christ wants it to stay on the feet.
Christ connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St. Georges's hands.
Christ looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#CL2#
Christ takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Christ.
Christ lands a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Christ.
Christ makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Christ lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Christ stops a takedown attempt from St. Georges.
Christ misses with the head strike.
Christ has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ lands a hook that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
Christ goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Georges tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Christ smiles and moves away.
Christ closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab lands there for Christ.
Christ wants to slow St. Georges down by chopping away at his legs.
Christ defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St. Georges.
Christ misses the shot to the body.
Christ is looking to score with low kicks.
St. Georges takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL2#
Christ closes the distance and clinches.#TD#
St. Georges has hold of one of Christ's legs. Christ is fighting the takedown attempt but St. Georges gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
St. Georges engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Christ is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeryl Christ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Christ has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeryl Christ!
Jeryl Christ tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
TWGC 42 (145lbs, D1): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 10, 2024 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Chukwu Adeoluwa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 5 losses; Phil St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Adeoluwa is looking to clinch but St. Georges is avoiding it.
#CL#
Adeoluwa darts in and clinches St. Georges up against the cage.
St. Georges is pressed up against the cage. Adeoluwa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St. Georges down to the mat. St. Georges avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
St. Georges shoots in for a double leg but Adeoluwa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that St. Georges has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#CL#
Adeoluwa pushes St. Georges up against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
St. Georges manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Adeoluwa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St. Georges is keeping the position for now.
Adeoluwa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
St. Georges controlling the position.
Adeoluwa preventing the sweep.
St. Georges is trying to control the position but Adeoluwa postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adeoluwa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St. Georges swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St. Georges tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adeoluwa sitting in guard here, content to control.
St. Georges pulls Adeoluwa in close to his closed guard and prevents Adeoluwa from doing any damage or advancing position.#T1#
Adeoluwa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St. Georges swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St. Georges pulls Adeoluwa in close to his closed guard and prevents Adeoluwa from doing any damage or advancing position.
St. Georges wants to sweep here but Adeoluwa controlling him for the moment.
St. Georges is pulling down on Adeoluwa's head to control his posture.
Adeoluwa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Adeoluwa passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Adeoluwa (3) vs (0) St. Georges#T2#
Adeoluwa tries to advance to mount but St. Georges denies him.
St. Georges tries to buck Adeoluwa off but Adeoluwa is having none of it.
St. Georges stops Adeoluwa from passing to mount.
Adeoluwa just content to control the position.
Adeoluwa is looking to take a break and control but St. Georges is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St. Georges can't do much from the bottom here.
St. Georges tries to buck Adeoluwa off but Adeoluwa is having none of it.#T3#
St. Georges can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adeoluwa is looking to take a break and control but St. Georges is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adeoluwa controls the position from side control.
Adeoluwa working away.
Adeoluwa wants to control but St. Georges is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St. Georges isn't going anywhere.#T4#
Adeoluwa slows the pace down.
St. Georges is looking for a sweep.
Adeoluwa slows the pace down.
St. Georges is looking to regain half guard here but Adeoluwa keeps moving and retains side control.
St. Georges wants to control but Adeoluwa postures up.
Adeoluwa is staying tight to St. Georges's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Adeoluwa working away.
Adeoluwa happy to just control the position for now. #T5#
St. Georges is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Adeoluwa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Adeoluwa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
St. Georges wants to get back to full guard.
Adeoluwa is looking to advance position but St. Georges won't allow it.
St. Georges preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
St. Georges moves into full guard.
#T6#
St. Georges can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Adeoluwa controls the pace.
St. Georges wants to sweep but no luck.
Adeoluwa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St. Georges wants to sweep here but Adeoluwa controlling him for the moment.
St. Georges looking to control.
St. Georges is adopting a defensive guard.
Adeoluwa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
St. Georges has Adeoluwa pulled in close to control his posture. #T7#
St. Georges wants to control but Adeoluwa passes easily into half guard.
Adeoluwa is pressing down on St. Georges's thigh, looking to free his foot. St. Georges is holding on for now.
Adeoluwa is controlling the pace.
St. Georges is trying to control but can't.
St. Georges wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
St. Georges is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adeoluwa pulls his head out easily.
Adeoluwa controlling the action here.
Adeoluwa wants to free his trapped foot but St. Georges is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T8#
Adeoluwa prevents St. Georges from improving his position.
Adeoluwa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
St. Georges tries to get to full guard but Adeoluwa has control of the leg. #T9#
St. Georges is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Adeoluwa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
St. Georges tries to roll over but Adeoluwa keeps him under control.
St. Georges preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
St. Georges is trying is best to control the position here.
Adeoluwa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Adeoluwa prevents St. Georges from improving his position.
Adeoluwa slows the pace down in half guard. #T10#
St. Georges keeping control of the position.
Adeoluwa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but St. Georges does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Adeoluwa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Adeoluwa moves into full mount! St. Georges won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Adeoluwa (6) vs (0) St. Georges
St. Georges is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adeoluwa tries to control but St. Georges wriggling away.
Adeoluwa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Adeoluwa looking to control but St. Georges is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T11#
St. Georges is looking to get to half guard.
Adeoluwa wants to control the pace but St. Georges is squirming around nicely.
Adeoluwa controlling from mount.
St. Georges really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Adeoluwa wants to control the pace but St. Georges is squirming around nicely.
St. Georges is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adeoluwa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T12#
St. Georges tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St. Georges gets back to half guard.
Adeoluwa controlling the action here.
Adeoluwa wants to pass to mount but St. Georges is defending the position. #T13#
St. Georges trying to hold on to Adeoluwa's head to control him but Adeoluwa postures up.
Adeoluwa trying to control the pace.
St. Georges wants to improve his position but Adeoluwa is controlling well.
St. Georges trying to hold on to Adeoluwa's head to control him but Adeoluwa postures up.
St. Georges wants to improve his position but Adeoluwa is controlling well.
Adeoluwa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
St. Georges is trying is best to control the position here.
Adeoluwa prevents St. Georges from improving his position.#T14#
Adeoluwa controlling the action here.
Adeoluwa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Adeoluwa.
St. Georges tries to roll over but Adeoluwa keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St. Georges is in trouble now - Adeoluwa has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Adeoluwa (9) vs (0) St. Georges
St. Georges tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adeoluwa takes the fight on points by 9 to 0.
Post fight, Chukwu Adeoluwa stared into the camera and said 'Boss man is turning me into a spar bot, whatever that means. Hope we ain’t bout to go down in no dark basements and shit!'. |
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Event:
OFK 421 - Knox Vs Nik
Date: Jul 20, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Peziev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Peziev wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving. #SUB#
St. Georges has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peziev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Peziev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peziev won't allow St. Georges to sweep him here.
St. Georges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB#
St. Georges is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
St. Georges escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Peziev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
St. Georges wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
St. Georges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peziev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peziev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St. Georges avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St. Georges trying to keep a closed guard but Peziev is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
St. Georges has his foot on Peziev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peziev works his way back into a safe position though.
Peziev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peziev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peziev wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving. #SUB#
St. Georges has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peziev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
St. Georges is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Peziev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2##SUB#
St. Georges escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Peziev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Peziev trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peziev connects with a couple of short punches.
Peziev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Peziev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St. Georges is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
St. Georges looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Peziev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peziev looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
St. Georges working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peziev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peziev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Peziev is working St. Georges over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
St. Georges is trying to control the position but Peziev postures up.
Peziev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St. Georges trying to control the position here.
Peziev trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peziev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St. Georges is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
St. Georges has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peziev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St. Georges is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
St. Georges is working for a kimura but Peziev is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
St. Georges is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Peziev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St. Georges. #T4#
St. Georges is pressing down on Peziev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Peziev is holding on for now.
Peziev is trying to maintain the position but St. Georges is very close to passing his half guard.
Peziev tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St. Georges trying to control the action but Peziev is working from the bottom. #SUB#
St. Georges is looking for a kimura but Peziev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St. Georges to get the leverage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peziev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB2#
Peziev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St. Georges defends it easily.#SUB2#
Peziev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafa Peziev will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown but Peziev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#TD2#
Peziev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Peziev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
St. Georges is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB#
St. Georges looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peziev tries to pass the half guard into mount. St. Georges knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
St. Georges moves into full guard.
Peziev trying to control but St. Georges is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peziev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peziev pushing down on St. Georges's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Peziev missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2#
Peziev seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. St. Georges is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rafa Peziev!
After the fight, Rafa Peziev was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
OFK 416 - Mfer Vs English
Date: Jun 30, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
St. Georges darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
St. Georges is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Janjan is trying to get back to full guard.
Janjan trying to hold on to St. Georges's head to control him but St. Georges postures up.
#SUB#
St. Georges seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janjan is controlling St. Georges's position as best he can from this difficult position.
St. Georges seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Janjan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T1##SUB#
St. Georges is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Janjan still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Janjan has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Janjan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Janjan.
Janjan lands some shots froms side control.
Janjan grinds an elbow into St. Georges's temple.
Check out the look on Janjan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Janjan working away.
St. Georges tries to buck Janjan off but Janjan is having none of it.
Janjan working the ground and pound.
Janjan looks up at the clock and then as St. Georges takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Janjan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
St. Georges tries to bench press Janjan off him but Janjan keeps the position.
St. Georges regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Janjan lands with a punch from half guard. #T2#
St. Georges is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Janjan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Janjan's back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janjan trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #SUB#
Janjan showing good submission defense here.
#SUB#
St. Georges seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Janjan's chin but Janjan turns very nicely into St. Georges's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Janjan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Janjan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Janjan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB#
St. Georges looking for a guillotine here but Janjan defends easily.
Janjan is working St. Georges over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T3#
Janjan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Janjan working some strikes from top position.#SUB#
St. Georges is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Janjan is aware though and is defending well.
Janjan is in close to St. Georges's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Janjan lands a couple of elbows.
Janjan stopping the sweep attempt from St. Georges.#SUB#
St. Georges is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
St. Georges looking to hit a scissor sweep but Janjan is one step ahead there.
Janjan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Janjan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of St. Georges's head.#T4##SUB#
St. Georges is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Janjan is aware though and is defending well.
St. Georges seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Janjan looking to sit in guard and control but St. Georges gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
St. Georges forces his way into half guard.
Janjan wants to control but St. Georges is keeping busy.
Janjan is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but St. Georges is staying active.#SUB#
St. Georges is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Janjan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St. Georges. #SUB#
St. Georges is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Janjan to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dodong Janjan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##TD#
St. Georges drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
St. Georges slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB#
St. Georges is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Janjan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Janjan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Janjan tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
St. Georges tries for a kimura but Janjan is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
St. Georges tries for a kimura but Janjan is defending well. #T1#
Janjan tries to improve position but can't.
Janjan keeping his opponent close.
Janjan prevents St. Georges from moving into mount. #SUB#
St. Georges tries for a kimura but Janjan is defending well. #SUB#
St. Georges is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Janjan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Janjan tries to buck St. Georges off but St. Georges is having none of it.#SUB#
St. Georges wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Janjan, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
St. Georges wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Janjan, who protects the arm well.
Janjan is trying to control St. Georges's posture but St. Georges avoids it.
St. Georges wants to control but Janjan is keeping him busy. #T3##SUB#
St. Georges is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Janjan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Janjan prevents St. Georges from moving into mount. #SUB#
St. Georges looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
St. Georges goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Janjan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in St. Georges's guard! Nice work there by Janjan! #T4#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Janjan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
St. Georges has his foot on Janjan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Janjan works his way back into a safe position though.
Janjan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Janjan working some strikes from top position.
Janjan with a nice head shot there.#SUB#
St. Georges is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Janjan is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
St. Georges looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Janjan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
St. Georges is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Janjan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Janjan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St. Georges lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil St. Georges dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3##TD#
St. Georges closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Janjan quickly recovers to half guard.#SUB#
St. Georges seems to be looking for submissions.
Janjan tries to kick St. Georges off but St. Georges keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB#
St. Georges is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Janjan sees it coming and defends easily.
Janjan wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
St. Georges is working for a submission of some sort.
Janjan is not content to let St. Georges control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Janjan reverses the position - he's now on top in St. Georges's guard. #T1#
Janjan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Janjan throws a big right hand that misses.
St. Georges keeping moving, preventing Janjan from controlling successfully.
Janjan lands a couple of elbows.
Janjan trying to control but St. Georges is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Janjan is posturing up here but St. Georges has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Janjan tries to roll out but it's too tight and Janjan has to tap! Slick submission there by St. Georges!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Phil St. Georges!
A very excited looking Phil St. Georges made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
OFK 410 - Knox Vs Jam
Date: Jun 09, 2024 |
#R1#
St. Georges fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jan tries for a takedown but St. Georges sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD#
Jan gets caught flat footed, as St. Georges shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
St. Georges tries to free his leg and advance position but Jan is retaining full guard.
St. Georges passes into half guard. #SUB#
St. Georges is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St. Georges wants to pass to mount but Jan is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St. Georges is working away from the top position though.
Jan is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but St. Georges is staying active.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jan is looking to improve his position.
#T1#
Jan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St. Georges is working away from the top position though.#SUB#
St. Georges is looking for a kimura but Jan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St. Georges to get the leverage.
Jan has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Jan is looking to control St. Georges's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jan avoid being mounted?
St. Georges is looking to advance position but Jan won't allow it.
Jan trying to control here.
St. Georges wants to take a breather but Jan is having none of it. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jan is looking for a sweep. St. Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
St. Georges is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jan sees it coming and defends easily.
St. Georges will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
St. Georges is trying to work for a kimura but Jan is defending well.
Jan tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.#SUB#
St. Georges is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB#
St. Georges is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jan defends it well. #SUB2#
Jan looking for submissions off his back.#T3##SUB#
St. Georges is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jan trying to control here.
#SUB#
St. Georges is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jan is looking for a sweep. St. Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
St. Georges is looking to advance position but Jan won't allow it.
St. Georges is taking a breather. Jan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jan keeping full guard, as St. Georges tries to pass.
Jan keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Jan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St. Georges defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St. Georges works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil St. Georges dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Jan misses with a double jab.
#TD#
Jan gets caught flat footed, as St. Georges shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
St. Georges slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
St. Georges trying to control the position but Jan is working away.
Jan is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB#
St. Georges tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
St. Georges tries to move to mount but Jan blocks the move with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jan is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Jan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
St. Georges can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jan is looking to escape.
Jan wants to control but St. Georges is having none of it.
St. Georges trying to control but Jan is having none of it.
St. Georges is looking to work his way around to Jan's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Jan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St. Georges moves to back control.
Jan just trying to survive but St. Georges is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #T2##SUB#
St. Georges has his arm under Jan's chin here. Game over son! St. Georges squeezes tightly and Jan is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Phil St. Georges!
Phil St. Georges seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
OFK403-Ekouba - Dobrosavljevic
Date: May 18, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
St. Georges drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Haram tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
St. Georges tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St. Georges has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
St. Georges wants to control but Haram is keeping him busy.
St. Georges tries to move to mount but Haram blocks the move with his legs. #SUB#
St. Georges is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Haram has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
St. Georges goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Haram rolls with the submission and now he's on top in St. Georges's guard! Nice work there by Haram!
Haram has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Is It Avatary Enough?. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#T1##SUB#
St. Georges has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haram can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St. Georges is trying to control the position but Haram postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as St. Georges holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB#
St. Georges throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
St. Georges keeping moving, preventing Haram from controlling successfully.
Haram slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB#
St. Georges has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Haram can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
St. Georges has an active guard here but Haram has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St. Georges is looking for a sweep. Haram is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St. Georges trying to hold on to Haram's head to control him but Haram postures up.
Haram wants to take a breather but St. Georges is having none of it.
Haram passes into side control, despite St. Georges's attempt to control the position.
Haram tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #T3#
St. Georges is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
St. Georges tries to get to full guard but Haram has control of the leg.
St. Georges has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Haram is working away from the top position though.#SUB#
St. Georges looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St. Georges tries to get to full guard but Haram has control of the leg. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haram trying to control the action but St. Georges is working from the bottom.
St. Georges regains full guard. Nicely done.
Haram wants to pass the guard but St. Georges is keeping the position.
St. Georges looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haram is one step ahead there.
Haram postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
St. Georges is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St. Georges looking for a sweep. Not yet St. Georges, not yet.
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 Phil St. Georges will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
St. Georges looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haram is fending him off so far but St. Georges persists. Nope, Haram circles away and we're back to standing.
Haram fails to land with a series of punches.
Haram waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St. Georges.
Haram throws an overhand right that lands on St. Georges's shoulder, as St. Georges tries to avoid the shot.
Haram stuffs the takedown attempt from St. Georges. St. Georges gets slowly back to his feet.
St. Georges closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St. Georges fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil St. Georges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haram lands a two punch combo.
Good exchange - Haram coming out on top.
Haram misses with a left hand #TD#
and St. Georges counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Georges is pressing down on Haram's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haram is holding on for now. #SUB#
St. Georges is looking for a kimura but Haram is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St. Georges to get the leverage.
Haram tries to get to full guard but St. Georges has control of the leg. #T1#
St. Georges is keen to just control but Haram is a slippery customer.#SUB#
St. Georges is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haram doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St. Georges.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Haram is defending well.
Haram wants to control but St. Georges is keeping busy.
#SUB#
St. Georges is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Haram still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Haram has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Haram has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
St. Georges is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Haram is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Haram trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St. Georges is looking to improve his position but Haram isn't that keen on the idea.
St. Georges looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
St. Georges tries to escape the position.
St. Georges is working hard here to advance position.#T3#
St. Georges is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
St. Georges is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Haram controls the action.
St. Georges is really stuck here.
St. Georges rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
#SUB#
Haram moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from St. Georges.
St. Georges is trying to work for a sweep but Haram has mounted him!#T4#
St. Georges tries to reverse the position but Haram maintains control.
Haram controlling from mount.
Haram wants to control the pace but St. Georges is squirming around nicely.
St. Georges working to try and regain half guard.
Haram looking to control but St. Georges is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
St. Georges tries to reverse the position but Haram maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boko Haram showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Haram throws a nice looking combination but St. Georges bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haram throws a jab but it's blocked by St. Georges.
Sloppy strikes from Haram. Those never looked like landing.
Boko Haram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Haram misses.
St. Georges feinted with a counter takedown.
Haram leaves St. Georges with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Haram sprawls well. Haram wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St. Georges gets slowly back to his feet.#TD#
St. Georges scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Haram sneaks out the side door and pushes St. Georges away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haram misses with a few strikes there.
St. Georges dodges the punch combination from Haram.
Haram misses with a two punch combination.
#TD#
St. Georges shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
St. Georges trying to control the pace. #T1##SUB#
St. Georges is working for a kimura here but Haram manages to reverse the position and he's now in St. Georges's guard.
Haram trying to control but St. Georges is working from the bottom.
Haram must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St. Georges pulls Haram in close to his closed guard and prevents Haram from doing any damage or advancing position.
St. Georges is trying to keep Haram in close.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
St. Georges is really struggling to control Haram but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Haram trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
St. Georges escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haram gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
St. Georges working for submissions but it's allowed Haram to get to half guard.
Haram looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T3#
St. Georges is pressing down on Haram's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Haram preventing the sweep.
Haram passes St. Georges's left leg - he's now in half guard.
St. Georges keeping hold of Haram's head, controlling as best he can.
St. Georges is trying to get back to full guard.
St. Georges moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Haram trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Haram might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control St. Georges haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Haram controlling from the top position. #SUB#
St. Georges is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Haram trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boko Haram comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haram 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boko Haram!
A victorious Boko Haram thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Ferguson takes a swing at St. Georges's ribcage but misses. #TD#
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than St. Georges was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ferguson trying to remain calm as St. Georges controls from the top position.#SUB#
St. Georges has hold of Ferguson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Ferguson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - St. Georges cranks the arm and Ferguson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Ferguson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Phil St. Georges!
Phil St. Georges thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 03, 2023 |
#R1#
QQ loads up on a big right hand but St. Georges slips the punch.
QQ fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St. Georges displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as QQ throws out the jab.
St. Georges changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've been hearing reports that St. Georges has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#TD#
St. Georges is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in QQ's half guard.
St. Georges frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St. Georges trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St. Georges with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St. Georges trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
St. Georges goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now QQ is on top in guard.
QQ won't allow St. Georges to sweep him here. #T1##SUB#
QQ avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
QQ drops back looking for a leg! St. Georges is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and St. Georges manages to kick QQ off! QQ jumps back into St. Georges's guard.
QQ trying to control but St. Georges is working from the bottom.
QQ pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St. Georges is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
QQ 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. #SUB#
St. Georges is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and QQ defends well.#T2#
QQ is fighting to break St. Georges's control of his arms but St. Georges is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
QQ wants to pass the guard but St. Georges is keeping the position.
St. Georges seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
QQ really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St. Georges. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
QQ trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges is pulling down on QQ's head to control his posture. #SUB#
QQ sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. St. Georges doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! QQ paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from St. Georges - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Phil St. Georges!
Our winner, Phil St. Georges, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Kuronoa tries to close the distance and clinch up but St. Georges swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuronoa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Kuronoa moves into the clinch.
I was talking to St. Georges's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kuronoa throws an elbow but it misses.
Kuronoa trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kuronoa fails to land.
Kuronoa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuronoa gets through St. Georges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St. Georges managing to block the knees to the body from Kuronoa.
Kuronoa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St. Georges backwards.
St. Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for St. Georges to work.
Kuronoa throws a head punch that misses.
Kuronoa misses with some punches.
#TD#
St. Georges has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kuronoa uses from the top position.
St. Georges bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kuronoa's guard. #REVR#
Kuronoa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #ES2#
Kuronoa has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes St. Georges off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #T1##CL2#
Kuronoa instigates a clinch. #TD#
St. Georges has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kuronoa uses from the top position.
St. Georges has a closed guard, preventing Kuronoa from standing up.
Kuronoa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
St. Georges trying to keep a closed guard but Kuronoa is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuronoa content to stall in guard here.
St. Georges not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kuronoa trying to stand up but can't free himself from St. Georges's guard.
St. Georges will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St. Georges lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T2#
Kuronoa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuronoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuronoa wants to stand but St. Georges is controlling the position.
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Kuronoa keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuronoa wants to get back to his feet but St. Georges is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St. Georges is looking to advance position but Kuronoa has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
St. Georges is trying desperately to improve position.
Kuronoa avoids the attempt from St. Georges to control.#T3#
Kuronoa wants to stand but St. Georges is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
#SU2#
Kuronoa is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Kuronoa tries to clinch there but St. Georges circles away.
Kuronoa stuffs the takedown.
Kuronoa shoots for a takedown but St. Georges saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kuronoa is looking to clinch but St. Georges is avoiding it.
#TD#
St. Georges throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kuronoa was covering up waiting for the punch and St. Georges finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kuronoa wants to stand but St. Georges is controlling the position.
St. Georges passes Kuronoa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kuronoa pushes St. Georges off looking to stand but St. Georges dives back in and keeps control.
Kuronoa has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#T4##SUB#
St. Georges seems to be looking for submissions.
St. Georges is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
St. Georges slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB#
St. Georges is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kuronoa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kuronoa wants to get back to his feet.#SUB#
St. Georges thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kuronoa wants to get back to his feet but St. Georges drags him back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ono Kuronoa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
St. Georges looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kuronoa is fending him off so far but St. Georges persists. Nope, Kuronoa circles away and we're back to standing.
Kuronoa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL2#
Kuronoa closes the distance and pushes St. Georges back into the cage.
A short right from Kuronoa on the inside.
Kuronoa trying to land knees to the body.
Kuronoa looking to throw knees to the head but St. Georges is blocking nicely.
Kuronoa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St. Georges avoids it.
The referee calls for St. Georges to work.
Kuronoa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St. Georges blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuronoa lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kuronoa.
St. Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuronoa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St. Georges trying to control the position but instead, Kuronoa has worked for underhooks and has pushed St. Georges into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges blocking some punches.
Kuronoa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuronoa has a couple of punches blocked by St. Georges.
St. Georges dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ono Kuronoa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuronoa misses with a punch on the inside.
#T1#
St. Georges blocks an uppercut.
Kuronoa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St. Georges stalling in the clinch but Kuronoa improves position.
A short right from Kuronoa on the inside.
St. Georges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuronoa misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD#
St. Georges manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kuronoa trying to stand up but can't free himself from St. Georges's guard.
Kuronoa's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
St. Georges working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuronoa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kuronoa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kuronoa wants to get up but he can't break St. Georges's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T2#
St. Georges is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuronoa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
St. Georges avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St. Georges looks for a takedown but Kuronoa sprawls well.
St. Georges looks for a takedown but Kuronoa sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil St. Georges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St. Georges shoots in but no luck this time.
Kuronoa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuronoa is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Kuronoa closes the distance and clinches.
St. Georges wants to stall.
Kuronoa lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuronoa.
St. Georges is trying to pull guard but Kuronoa has him pressed against the cage.#T3#
St. Georges jumps guard but Kuronoa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kuronoa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #TD#
St. Georges pulls Kuronoa into guard.
Kuronoa wants to get up but he can't break St. Georges's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kuronoa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St. Georges looking for a sweep. Not yet St. Georges, not yet.
Kuronoa wanted to stand there but St. Georges had control of the position.
St. Georges not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kuronoa wants to stand but St. Georges has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kuronoa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kuronoa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
St. Georges keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuronoa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St. Georges half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T4##CL2#
Kuronoa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuronoa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuronoa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuronoa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St. Georges managing to block the knees to the body from Kuronoa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuronoa.
St. Georges tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kuronoa smiles and moves away.
Kuronoa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St. Georges.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St. Georges circles away from the clinch attempt.
St. Georges changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
St. Georges has his takedown stuffed
and Kuronoa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kuronoa is looking to clinch but St. Georges is avoiding it.
#CL2#
Kuronoa moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Kuronoa on the inside.
Kuronoa misses with some punches.
Kuronoa lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Georges blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St. Georges blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ono Kuronoa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Kuronoa is looking to clinch but St. Georges is avoiding it.
Kuronoa tries to close the distance and clinch but St. Georges swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuronoa fails with an attempt to clinch.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown but Kuronoa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuronoa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuronoa as he avoids it easily. #TD#
St. Georges throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kuronoa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. St. Georges is in Kuronoa's guard.
Kuronoa wants to get back to his feet but St. Georges is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Kuronoa keeps moving.
St. Georges stops Kuronoa from standing up.
St. Georges passes Kuronoa's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB#
St. Georges is looking for a kimura here.
Kuronoa wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kuronoa enables St. Georges to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kuronoa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kuronoa wants to stand up but St. Georges is controlling him.
Phil St. Georges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
St. Georges looking to sit in guard and control but Kuronoa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SU2#
St. Georges is working an open guard so Kuronoa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
St. Georges shoots in for a double leg but Kuronoa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil St. Georges. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St. Georges changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kuronoa tries to avoid it but St. Georges manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kuronoa to the ground. Kuronoa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kuronoa tries to close the distance and clinch but St. Georges swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St. Georges changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kuronoa tries to avoid it but St. Georges manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kuronoa to the ground. Kuronoa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kuronoa fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD2#
Kuronoa dives in and scores a takedown into St. Georges's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuronoa trying to stand up but can't free himself from St. Georges's guard.
St. Georges looking for a sweep. Not yet St. Georges, not yet.
Kuronoa wants to stand but St. Georges has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kuronoa controlling from the top position. #T3#
Kuronoa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St. Georges is keeping the position for now.
Phil St. Georges overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuronoa wants to stand but St. Georges has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
St. Georges 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as St. Georges holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#SUB#
St. Georges is looking for a triangle but Kuronoa pushes his legs off easily.
Kuronoa wants to stand but St. Georges is controlling his posture from full guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
St. Georges shoots for a double leg takedown but Kuronoa sprawls well. He's pushed St. Georges's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kuronoa tries to clinch there but St. Georges circles away.
#TD2#
Kuronoa drives through with a takedown into St. Georges's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kuronoa is looking to stand up but St. Georges won't let him.
St. Georges not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St. Georges wants to sweep here but Kuronoa controlling him for the moment.
Kuronoa wanted to stand there but St. Georges had control of the position. #SU2#
Kuronoa gets to his feet. St. Georges looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL2#
Kuronoa takes the fight into the clinch.
St. Georges is struggling to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ono Kuronoa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kuronoa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ono Kuronoa! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 30, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
St. Georges shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Deiveiredo is trying to defend but St. Georges finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Deiveiredo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
St. Georges is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB#
St. Georges 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.
St. Georges prevents Deiveiredo from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
St. Georges is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Deiveiredo defends it well. #T1#
St. Georges is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Deiveiredo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
St. Georges passes to full mount!
St. Georges takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Deiveiredo tries to hold on but St. Georges pushes him away. #SUB#
St. Georges is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Deiveiredo is surviving well by controlling St. Georges's body position as best he can.
Deiveiredo wants to control but St. Georges is having none of it.
Deiveiredo is looking to improve his position but St. Georges isn't that keen on the idea.#T2##SUB#
St. Georges looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Deiveiredo is in all sorts of trouble here.
#SUB#
Deiveiredo is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. St. Georges locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Deiveiredo is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Phil St. Georges!
Phil St. Georges seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Figueson Deiveiredo had this to say: 'Dude got lucky, but luck runs out.'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 26, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
St. Georges scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
St. Georges advances nicely into full mount.
Lato is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
St. Georges controlling from the full mount.
Lato trying desperately to get to his feet.
St. Georges controlling the position easily from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
St. Georges is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lato has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lato tries to buck St. Georges off but he can't manage it. #T1##SUB#
St. Georges has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Lato is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Phil St. Georges!
After winning the bout, Phil St. Georges thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 20, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
St. Georges fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pending to the ground. St. Georges is now in Pending's guard.
Pending looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
St. Georges sitting in guard, not really doing much.
St. Georges has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St. Georges advances to half guard. #T1#
St. Georges content to control rather than advance.
St. Georges'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.
Further stalling from St. Georges.
This is a sustained period of stalling by St. Georges.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because St. Georges is stinking the place up with his stalling.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
St. Georges is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Pending is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Phil St. Georges!
A very excited looking Phil St. Georges made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
CWC 349
Date: Mar 26, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 5 losses; Phil St. Georges! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 6 losses; Gauthier Delisle!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
St. Georges shoots in looking for a takedown. Delisle tries to sprawl out of it but St. Georges keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Delisle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #TD2#
Delisle feints and as St. Georges raises his hands in defense, Delisle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: St. Georges (0) vs (2) Delisle
St. Georges wants to sweep here but Delisle controlling him for the moment.
Delisle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St. Georges is keeping the position for now.
St. Georges wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges is pulling down on Delisle's head. It's preventing any offense from Delisle, at least for the moment.
Delisle seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Delisle tries to free his leg and advance position but St. Georges is retaining full guard. #T1#
St. Georges trying to keep a closed guard but Delisle is proving a slippery customer.
St. Georges can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Delisle controls the pace.
St. Georges looking to control.
Delisle stays in close to St. Georges's body and controls the position.
St. Georges 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.
Delisle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
St. Georges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T2#
Delisle seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Delisle tries to free his leg and advance position but St. Georges is retaining full guard.
Delisle stopping the sweep attempt from St. Georges.
Delisle tries to free his leg and advance position but St. Georges is retaining full guard.
Delisle is still trying to improve position.
St. Georges is controlling Delisle's posture.
Delisle controls from within his opponent's guard.
St. Georges is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T3#
Delisle content to stall in guard here.
Delisle looking to pass the guard.
Delisle is stalling in the full guard. #T4#
Delisle trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delisle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Delisle stopping the sweep attempt from St. Georges.
Delisle tries to free his leg and advance position but St. Georges is retaining full guard.
Delisle content to stall in guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as St. Georges holds on and takes a little breather.
St. Georges 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.#T5#
St. Georges keeping full guard, as Delisle tries to pass.
Delisle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Delisle trying to control the position from guard on top but St. Georges is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Delisle is stalling in the full guard. #T6#
St. Georges trying to control the position.
Delisle content to stall in guard here.
Delisle stopping the sweep attempt from St. Georges.
Delisle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St. Georges is trying to control the position but Delisle postures up. #T7#
Delisle seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Delisle looking to pass the guard.
St. Georges bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Delisle's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (2) vs (2) Delisle
Delisle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as St. Georges controls the pace.
Delisle is trying to keep St. Georges in close.
St. Georges controlling from the top position.
St. Georges has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T8#
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Delisle keeps moving.
St. Georges won't allow Delisle to sweep him here.
Delisle working a defensive guard but St. Georges manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (5) vs (2) Delisle
Delisle gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Score +2 for reaching mount: St. Georges (7) vs (2) Delisle
Delisle is working to get back to half guard.
St. Georges controlling the position easily from mount.
Delisle gets back to half guard.#T9#
Delisle is looking for a sweep. St. Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Delisle moves into full guard.
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Delisle keeps moving.
Delisle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St. Georges sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Delisle's guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Delisle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delisle keeping full guard, as St. Georges tries to pass.
Delisle wants to sweep here but St. Georges controlling him for the moment.
St. Georges controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Delisle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St. Georges gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T10#
St. Georges is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB2#
Delisle working for a triangle but St. Georges defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delisle looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Delisle looking to hit a scissor sweep but St. Georges is one step ahead there.
St. Georges stands and throws Delisle's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (10) vs (2) Delisle#T11#
Delisle is trying to improve his position.
Delisle trying to remain calm as St. Georges controls from the top position.
Delisle is looking to reverse the position.
St. Georges tries to advance to mount but Delisle instead regains half guard.
Well, if St. Georges 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.
St. Georges is pressing down on Delisle's thigh, looking to free his foot. Delisle is holding on for now. #SUB#
St. Georges is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Delisle is just riding it out for now. St. Georges eventually gives up the hold. #T12#
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but Delisle defending well.
Delisle is trying to control but can't.
St. Georges is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Delisle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T13#
St. Georges stalling.
Delisle trying to hold on to St. Georges's head to control him but St. Georges postures up.
St. Georges controlling the action here.
St. Georges seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Delisle for as long as he can get away with.
Delisle is looking to improve his position.
Delisle felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Delisle regains full guard. Nicely done.
St. Georges passes Delisle's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T14#
Well, if St. Georges 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.
Delisle is looking for a sweep. St. Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Delisle is trying to maintain the position but St. Georges is very close to passing his half guard.
Delisle tries to get to full guard but St. Georges has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Delisle looking for submissions off his back.
St. Georges takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Delisle is defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
St. Georges takes the fight on points by 10 to 2.
A very excited looking Phil St. Georges made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
CWC 334 - Prelims
Date: Jan 22, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 5 losses; Phil St. Georges! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Kylar Sensei!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD#
St. Georges darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: St. Georges (2) vs (0) Sensei
St. Georges is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sensei! Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (5) vs (0) Sensei
St. Georges avoids the attempt from Sensei to control.
Sensei tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St. Georges controlling the pace for now.
Sensei slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sensei is looking for a sweep. St. Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St. Georges controlling the action here.
Sensei is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St. Georges's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St. Georges's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: St. Georges (5) vs (4) Sensei#T1#
Sensei wants to control but St. Georges is keeping busy.
St. Georges turns into Sensei and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (7) vs (4) Sensei
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Sensei is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Sensei had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St. Georges defends it easily.
St. Georges stopping the sweep attempt from Sensei.#SUB2#
Sensei working for a triangle but St. Georges defends it easily.
St. Georges sitting in guard here, content to control.
St. Georges has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sensei tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sensei lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (7) vs (6) Sensei
St. Georges not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sensei looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
St. Georges is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sensei is aware though and is defending well.
Sensei trying to control but St. Georges is working from the bottom.
St. Georges is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
Sensei stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St. Georges swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sensei passes St. Georges's left leg - he's now in half guard.
St. Georges is looking for a sweep. Sensei is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sensei wants to lay and pray for a moment but St. Georges keeps working.
Sensei moves into full mount! St. Georges won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (7) vs (9) Sensei
Sensei seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but St. Georges is holding on tight.
St. Georges really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sensei wants to take St. Georges's back here but St. Georges is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
St. Georges is squirming around, avoiding Sensei's attempts to control the action. #T4#
St. Georges tries to hold on but Sensei postures up.#SUB2#
Sensei swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and St. Georges is now in Sensei's guard. A big mistake from Sensei there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (9) vs (9) Sensei#SUB2#
Sensei looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sensei lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (9) vs (11) Sensei
St. Georges can't keep his opponent in guard - Sensei advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
St. Georges is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St. Georges is staying active underneath Sensei, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T5##SUB2#
Sensei is working for a submission of some sort.
St. Georges gets back to full guard.
Sensei wants to pass the guard but St. Georges is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Sensei is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! St. Georges is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! St. Georges has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (11) vs (11) Sensei#SUB2#
St. Georges avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
St. Georges is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T6#
St. Georges pushing down on Sensei's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
St. Georges looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
St. Georges uses his free foot to push down on Sensei's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sensei. Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (14) vs (11) Sensei
St. Georges trying to control but Sensei is having none of it.
Sensei tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St. Georges controlling from the full mount.
Sensei is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T7#
St. Georges controlling his opponent.
Sensei is trying to escape the mount.
St. Georges can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sensei is looking to escape.
Sensei is desperately trying to improve his position but St. Georges has a good base and remains in mount.
St. Georges controlling the pace for now. #T8#
Sensei is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sensei is squirming around, avoiding St. Georges's attempts to control the action.
St. Georges looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sensei is in all sorts of trouble here.
St. Georges controlling the position easily from mount.
Sensei is trying to escape the mount.
St. Georges controlling the position easily from mount. #T9#
St. Georges wants to control the pace but Sensei is squirming around nicely.
Sensei wants to hold on but St. Georges pushes him away.
Sensei tries to reverse the position but St. Georges maintains control.
Sensei is squirming around, avoiding St. Georges's attempts to control the action.
Sensei is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
St. Georges tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sensei bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (14) vs (13) Sensei
Sensei advances to half guard. #T10##SUB2#
Sensei is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, St. Georges has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sensei seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but St. Georges does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sensei is thwarting St. Georges's attempts to control the position.
St. Georges is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sensei wants to control but St. Georges is keeping him busy.
St. Georges is looking to improve his position.
St. Georges regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Sensei drops back, looking for a kneebar! St. Georges looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. St. Georges looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from St. Georges! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: St. Georges (18) vs (13) Sensei
Sensei trying to remain calm as St. Georges controls from the top position.#T11#
St. Georges seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sensei for as long as he can get away with.
Sensei is looking for a sweep.
St. Georges controls the position.
Sensei manages to work his way to half guard, despite St. Georges's best efforts.
St. Georges looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sensei is looking to control St. Georges's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sensei avoid being mounted?
St. Georges keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB2#
Sensei looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St. Georges is figuring out what he wants to do next.
St. Georges is trying to control the action in half guard but Sensei is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T12#
St. Georges tries to pass to full mount but Sensei defends it.
Sensei moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Sensei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Sensei is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Sensei throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
St. Georges controls from within his opponent's guard.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T13##SUB2#
Sensei is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. St. Georges is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Sensei is looking for a triangle but St. Georges pushes his legs off easily.
Sensei looks winded!
St. Georges sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB2#
Sensei working for a triangle but St. Georges defends it easily.
St. Georges controlling from the top position.
St. Georges stands and throws Sensei's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (21) vs (13) Sensei
St. Georges trying to control the position but Sensei is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T14##SUB#
St. Georges is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sensei knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
St. Georges working away.
Sensei is trying to improve his position.
St. Georges works to advance to full mount. Sensei defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: St. Georges (23) vs (13) Sensei
Sensei is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sensei is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
St. Georges goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sensei is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (23) vs (15) Sensei
Sensei tries to free his leg and advance position but St. Georges is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
St. Georges takes the fight on points by 23 to 15.
A very excited looking Phil St. Georges made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
TWG 38 (135lbs, D1): Finals - Round 2
Date: Nov 14, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 4 losses; Phil St. Georges! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 36 wins and 14 losses; John Lee!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Lee manages to get an easy takedown there - catching St. Georges on his heels. He'll look to pass St. Georges's guard now, I'm sure. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: St. Georges (0) vs (2) Lee#SUB#
St. Georges has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St. Georges 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.
St. Georges wants to hit a sweep here but Lee passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for St. Georges there! Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (0) vs (5) Lee
St. Georges keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
St. Georges stops Lee from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
St. Georges tries to improve his position but instead Lee has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: St. Georges (0) vs (8) Lee
Lee slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
St. Georges tries to escape but Lee has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Lee's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T2#
St. Georges tries to break free.
St. Georges is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Lee.
Lee controlling well, preventing St. Georges from escaping the position.
#T3#
St. Georges turns into Lee and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (2) vs (8) Lee
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
St. Georges pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Lee has St. Georges pulled in close to control his posture.
St. Georges preventing the sweep. #T4#
Lee pulls St. Georges in close to prevent any damage.
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
St. Georges engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T5#
St. Georges looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lee keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
Lee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T6#
St. Georges stands and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (5) vs (8) Lee
Lee manages to work his way to half guard, despite St. Georges's best efforts.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
St. Georges is stalling here. Lee is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! St. Georges seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lee has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: St. Georges (5) vs (12) Lee
Lee slows the pace down.
You can see the frustration on St. Georges's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T7#
St. Georges looks to move to half guard but instead Lee has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: St. Georges (5) vs (14) Lee
St. Georges tries to improve his position but instead Lee has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: St. Georges (5) vs (17) Lee
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
St. Georges breaks Lee's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (7) vs (17) Lee
St. Georges stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
St. Georges stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position. #T8#
St. Georges being controlled here momentarily.
St. Georges stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lee holds on and takes a little breather.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
St. Georges's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T9#
St. Georges tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
St. Georges looking to pass the guard.
St. Georges is working hard here to advance position.
St. Georges preventing the sweep. #T10#
Lee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lee is continuing to stall.
St. Georges is looking to advance position but Lee has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: St. Georges (7) vs (21) Lee
Lee controlling the pace for now.
Lee with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully. #T11#
St. Georges looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: St. Georges (7) vs (24) Lee
Lee just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
St. Georges rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
St. Georges has a hand on Lee's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lee takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (7) vs (27) Lee
Lee controlling from mount.
St. Georges is desperately trying to improve his position but Lee has a good base and remains in mount.#T12#
Lee tries to take St. Georges's back but instead St. Georges uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lee moves into full mount! St. Georges won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (7) vs (30) Lee
St. Georges looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Score +3 for taking back: St. Georges (7) vs (33) Lee
Lee not allowing St. Georges to control his hands.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
St. Georges tries to escape but Lee has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #T13#
Good control from Lee.
Lee keeps control of the position as St. Georges tries to break free.
St. Georges tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
St. Georges has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Score +3 for taking back: St. Georges (7) vs (36) Lee
St. Georges is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Lee.
#T14#
Lee controlling well, preventing St. Georges from escaping the position.
Lee doesn't have the hooks in and St. Georges manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (9) vs (36) Lee
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (9) vs (38) Lee
Lee controlling the action here.
St. Georges wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee wins on points by 38 to 9.
After winning the bout, John Lee thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
TWG 38 (135lbs, D1): Finals - Round 1
Date: Nov 13, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 4 losses; Phil St. Georges! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 12 wins and 2 losses; Dreynos Elvul!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD2#
Elvul closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into St. Georges's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: St. Georges (0) vs (2) Elvul
St. Georges tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
St. Georges has an active guard here but Elvul has managed to pass into half guard.
Elvul controlling the action here.
St. Georges is looking for a sweep. Elvul is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Elvul in particular looking to stall.#T1#
Elvul tries to pass the half guard into mount. St. Georges knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, if Elvul 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.
Elvul prevents St. Georges from improving his position.
Elvul tries to pass to full mount but St. Georges defends it.
St. Georges keeping hold of Elvul's head, controlling as best he can.
St. Georges tries to roll over but Elvul keeps him under control.#T2#
St. Georges gets full guard.
St. Georges is trying to control the position but Elvul postures up.
Elvul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St. Georges is keeping the position for now.
St. Georges lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (2) vs (2) Elvul
Elvul tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Elvul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges stands and throws Elvul's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (5) vs (2) Elvul
Elvul prevents St. Georges from moving into mount.
Elvul felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Elvul has one of St. Georges's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
St. Georges tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #T4#
Elvul struggling a bit here.
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St. Georges trying to control the position but Elvul is working away.
St. Georges tries to advance to mount but Elvul denies him.
Elvul is looking for a sweep.#T5#
St. Georges wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elvul keeps working.
St. Georges working away.
Elvul is looking for a sweep.
St. Georges tries to advance to mount but Elvul denies him.
St. Georges working away.
St. Georges wants to take a breather but Elvul manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for St. Georges.
St. Georges preventing the sweep. #T6#
St. Georges looking to sit in guard and control but Elvul gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (5) vs (4) Elvul
Elvul trying to control but St. Georges is working from the bottom.
St. Georges looking to control.
St. Georges 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St. Georges lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (7) vs (4) Elvul
St. Georges controls from within his opponent's guard.
St. Georges postures up.
#T7#
Elvul looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
St. Georges is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Elvul 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.
Elvul controlling St. Georges's posture.
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Elvul keeps moving.
St. Georges looking to sit in guard and control but Elvul gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: St. Georges (7) vs (6) Elvul#T8#
Elvul is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Elvul looking to pass the guard.
Elvul wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving.
Elvul controlling from the top position. #T9##SUB#
St. Georges looking for a guillotine here but Elvul defends easily.
Elvul slips nicely into half guard.
St. Georges is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Elvul's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Elvul's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: St. Georges (11) vs (6) Elvul
Elvul trying to control but not successfully.
Elvul tries to break free.
St. Georges is riding his opponent, not letting Elvul buck him off. #T10#
Elvul trying to control the hands but St. Georges won't let him.
St. Georges controls the action.
Elvul looking very determined here, making life difficult for St. Georges.
I would not like to be Elvul right now.
Will St. Georges go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
#T11#
Elvul rolls, trying to escape but St. Georges keeps control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St. Georges tries to keep control of the position but Elvul is staying busy.
St. Georges biding his time, looking for the opening.
St. Georges struggling to keep hold of the position.
Elvul is in bad spot here.
Elvul looking very determined here, making life difficult for St. Georges.
#T12#
St. Georges gets his hands free as Elvul looks to control. #SUB#
Elvul is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if St. Georges gets his way!
Elvul trying to control the action but St. Georges just sinks the hooks in.
Elvul rolls, trying to escape but St. Georges keeps control of the position.
Elvul is still trying to improve position.
Elvul is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Elvul rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Elvul tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.#T13#
St. Georges works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: St. Georges (14) vs (6) Elvul
Elvul is looking to get to half guard.
St. Georges trying to control but Elvul is having none of it.
Elvul is in all sorts of trouble here.
St. Georges can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Elvul is looking to escape. #T14#
St. Georges content just to control the position here.
Elvul sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St. Georges perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Elvul is looking to control St. Georges's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Elvul avoid being mounted?
Elvul is not content to let St. Georges control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
St. Georges takes the fight on points by 14 to 6.
Phil St. Georges seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
TWG 38 (135lbs, D1): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Nov 04, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 15 wins and 10 losses; Ace Rob! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 4 losses; Phil St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
St. Georges shoots in and drives through. Rob sprawls well.#TD2#
St. Georges scores with a takedown into Rob's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Rob (0) vs (2) St. Georges
Rob controlling St. Georges's posture.
St. Georges slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Rob (0) vs (5) St. Georges
Rob sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rob won't allow St. Georges to pass to mount.
Rob trying to control but St. Georges postures up.
St. Georges prevents Rob from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rob wants to control but St. Georges is keeping busy.
St. Georges is looking to pass Rob's guard but actually Rob recovers to full guard. #T1#
Rob trying to control the position.
Rob keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
Rob seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
St. Georges preventing the sweep.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Rob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rob is adopting a defensive guard.
Rob has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
St. Georges pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rob is keeping the position for now. #T2#
St. Georges being controlled here momentarily.
St. Georges pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rob is keeping the position for now.
St. Georges trying to control but Rob is working from the bottom.
St. Georges tries to free his leg and advance position but Rob is retaining full guard.
Rob looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rob keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
Rob controlling St. Georges's posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St. Georges won't allow Rob to sweep him here. #T3#
Rob controlling St. Georges's posture.
St. Georges not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St. Georges looking to pass the guard.
Rob is controlling St. Georges's posture.
Rob keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
Rob looking to control.
St. Georges works a leg free and moves into half guard.
St. Georges stalling. #T4#
Rob is looking for a sweep. St. Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rob is working hard here to advance position.
Rob gets full guard.
Rob looking for a sweep. Not yet Rob, not yet.
St. Georges is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rob looking for a sweep. Not yet Rob, not yet.
St. Georges passes Rob's left leg - he's now in half guard.
St. Georges tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rob knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rob manages to get to full guard.
Rob looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T5#
Rob controlling St. Georges's posture.
Rob keeping full guard, as St. Georges tries to pass.
St. Georges passes Rob's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rob slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rob looking for a sweep. Not yet Rob, not yet.
Rob controlling St. Georges's posture. #T6#
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rob bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St. Georges's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rob (2) vs (5) St. Georges#SUB2#
St. Georges throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rob wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving.
St. Georges keeping full guard, as Rob tries to pass.
Rob engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T7##SUB2#
St. Georges escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rob gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rob passes St. Georges's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rob sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rob prevents St. Georges from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rob trying to pass the guard but St. Georges defending well. #T8#
St. Georges trying to control but Rob postures up.
St. Georges wants to improve his position but Rob is controlling well.
Rob performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rob wants to free his trapped foot but St. Georges is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Still in half guard, Rob seems content to control.#T9#
St. Georges is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rob wants to lay and pray for a moment but St. Georges keeps working.
Rob tries to pass the half guard into mount. St. Georges knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
St. Georges is looking to control Rob's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can St. Georges avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
St. Georges actively working from the bottom here.
Rob tries to pass to full mount but St. Georges defends it.
Rob content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T10#
Rob trying to control from half guard but St. Georges is working away.
St. Georges is looking to improve his position.
Rob looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
St. Georges is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St. Georges manages to get to full guard.
#T11#
Rob stopping the sweep attempt from St. Georges.
St. Georges lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rob (2) vs (7) St. Georges
St. Georges won't allow Rob to sweep him here.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Rob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rob looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Rob is keeping the position.
Rob 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.#T12#
Rob keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
Rob is pulling down on St. Georges's head. It's preventing any offense from St. Georges, at least for the moment.
Rob not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St. Georges showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rob is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T13#
Rob being controlled here, momentarily.
Rob is pulling down on St. Georges's head. It's preventing any offense from St. Georges, at least for the moment.
St. Georges won't allow Rob to sweep him here.
Rob trying to control the position.
Rob is pulling down on St. Georges's head to control his posture.
Rob keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully. #T14#
St. Georges stopping the sweep attempt from Rob.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Rob is keeping the position.
Rob is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Rob is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rob manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St. Georges manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Rob (4) vs (7) St. Georges
And that's the end of the fight!
St. Georges wins on points by 7 to 4.
Phil St. Georges decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
TWGC 37 (155lbs, D1): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1
Date: Aug 19, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 12 losses; Chan Siam! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Phil St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Siam shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Siam (2) vs (0) St. Georges
St. Georges is trying to control the position but Siam postures up.
St. Georges has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Siam has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Siam (5) vs (0) St. Georges
St. Georges trying to remain calm as Siam controls from the top position.
St. Georges is trying to work for a sweep but Siam has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Siam (7) vs (0) St. Georges
Siam prevents St. Georges from getting the reversal.
Siam controlling his opponent.
Siam'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St. Georges wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Siam (10) vs (0) St. Georges
I really don't envy St. Georges right now.
#T1#
Siam has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of St. Georges's body.
Siam keeps control of the position as St. Georges tries to break free.
Siam biding his time, looking for the opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siam controlling well, preventing St. Georges from escaping the position.
#T2#
Siam controlling from the back.
You can see the frustration on St. Georges's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Siam has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of St. Georges's body.
St. Georges is in bad spot here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Siam controlling the positon.
St. Georges tries to break free.
#T3#
Siam not allowing St. Georges to control his hands.
Good control from Siam.
St. Georges tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Siam controlling the position easily from mount.
Siam manages to capitalize on a mistake by St. Georges to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Siam (13) vs (0) St. Georges#T4#
St. Georges is really stuck here.
St. Georges is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Siam.
You can see the frustration on St. Georges's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
St. Georges keeps trying to improve his position.
Siam really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for St. Georges.#T5#
St. Georges tries to break free.
St. Georges turns into Siam and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Siam (13) vs (2) St. Georges
St. Georges looking to sit in guard and control but Siam gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Siam (15) vs (2) St. Georges
Siam tries to free his leg and advance position but St. Georges is retaining full guard.
Siam's corner is telling him to maintain position.
St. Georges tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T6#
St. Georges is still trying to improve position.
Siam controls from within his opponent's guard.
St. Georges looking to control.
Siam is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
St. Georges is trying to keep Siam in close.
Siam not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T7#
Siam passes St. Georges's left leg - he's now in half guard.
St. Georges wants to sweep but Siam has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Siam (18) vs (2) St. Georges
Siam advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Siam (20) vs (2) St. Georges
St. Georges is wriggling around trying to escape.
Siam forces the positional change into back control. Score +3 for taking back: Siam (23) vs (2) St. Georges
Siam has the hooks in. St. Georges is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T8#
Good control from Siam.
Siam has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
St. Georges tries to escape the position.
Siam controls the position.
Siam gets his hands free as St. Georges looks to control.
Siam controlling from the back.#T9#
This is a sustained period of stalling by Siam.
St. Georges is trying to break free.
#T10#
St. Georges is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Siam.
Further stalling from Siam.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Siam is stinking the place up with his stalling.
I really don't envy St. Georges right now.
Siam slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
St. Georges felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T11#
St. Georges tries to escape but Siam has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Siam seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Siam controlling from the back.#T12#
St. Georges is trying to break free.
Siam slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
St. Georges is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#T13#
I would not like to be St. Georges right now.
#T14#
I really don't envy St. Georges right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Siam controlling the positon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Siam takes the fight on points by 23 to 2.
Chan Siam thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
TWGC 36 (145lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1
Date: Jan 07, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Ibasour Sershurrapal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Phil St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sershurrapal but Sershurrapal pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL#
Sershurrapal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sershurrapal looking for a takedown.
Sershurrapal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. St. Georges avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sershurrapal can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ibasour Sershurrapal. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Sershurrapal jumps guard and drags St. Georges to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sershurrapal wants to sweep but no luck.
St. Georges advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Georges trying to mount his opponent but Sershurrapal defends it.
St. Georges is keen to just control but Sershurrapal is a slippery customer.
Sershurrapal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
St. Georges moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Sershurrapal (0) vs (3) St. Georges
Sershurrapal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but St. Georges wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T1##SUB2#
St. Georges tries for a kimura but Sershurrapal is defending well.
Sershurrapal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but St. Georges wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
St. Georges is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
St. Georges tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sershurrapal's legs.
St. Georges taking a breather here.
St. Georges wants to control but Sershurrapal is keeping him busy. #T2#
Sershurrapal manages to work his way to half guard, despite St. Georges's best efforts.#SUB#
Sershurrapal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St. Georges pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
St. Georges is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sershurrapal defends it well.
Sershurrapal wants to get back to full guard.
St. Georges controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sershurrapal tries to roll over but St. Georges keeps him under control.#SUB#
Sershurrapal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T3#
St. Georges is looking to stall here but Sershurrapal recovers full guard.
St. Georges stays in close to Sershurrapal's body and controls the position.
Sershurrapal wants to sweep here but St. Georges controlling him for the moment.
Sershurrapal keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sershurrapal keeping full guard, as St. Georges tries to pass.
Sershurrapal lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sershurrapal (2) vs (3) St. Georges#T4#
St. Georges 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.
St. Georges is still trying to improve position.
St. Georges manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sershurrapal manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sershurrapal (2) vs (5) St. Georges
St. Georges pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sershurrapal is keeping the position for now.
St. Georges slips nicely into half guard.#SUB#
Sershurrapal looking for submissions off his back.
St. Georges frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Sershurrapal (2) vs (8) St. Georges#T5#
Sershurrapal manages to regain half guard. Good work. #SUB#
Sershurrapal has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for St. Georges. Oh but Sershurrapal has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! St. Georges goes limp - he's gone! Sershurrapal jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ibasour Sershurrapal!
Ibasour Sershurrapal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
TWGC 36 (145lbs, D2): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Dec 29, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Danny Sullivan! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Phil St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
St. Georges fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
St. Georges misses with a takedown #CL#
and Sullivan counters by clinching up. #TD#
Sullivan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St. Georges wants to control from the top but Sullivan keeps moving.
St. Georges looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that St. Georges has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan trying to keep a closed guard but St. Georges is proving a slippery customer.
#T1#
St. Georges looking to pass the guard.
St. Georges showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St. Georges postures up.
Sullivan keeping full guard, as St. Georges tries to pass.
Sullivan keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
Sullivan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St. Georges stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sullivan swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sullivan's guard.
Sullivan is in trouble now - St. Georges has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sullivan (0) vs (3) St. Georges
Sullivan wants to hold on but St. Georges pushes him away.
Sullivan is squirming around, avoiding St. Georges's attempts to control the action.
St. Georges tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sullivan regains half guard.#T3#
St. Georges is thwarting Sullivan's attempts to control the position.
St. Georges looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
St. Georges moves into full mount! Sullivan won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Sullivan (0) vs (6) St. Georges
Sullivan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but Sullivan defending well.
Sullivan wants to control but St. Georges is keeping busy.
St. Georges is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sullivan is looking to improve his position.
#T4#
Sullivan keeping control of the position.
St. Georges trying to mount his opponent but Sullivan defends it.
St. Georges trying to control the pace.
St. Georges wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sullivan keeps working.
St. Georges seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but Sullivan defending well. #T5#
St. Georges seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sullivan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
St. Georges works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sullivan (0) vs (9) St. Georges
St. Georges can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sullivan is looking to escape. #SUB2#
St. Georges goes for an armbar but Sullivan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sullivan. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sullivan (2) vs (9) St. Georges
St. Georges tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
St. Georges had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sullivan defends it easily.#T6#
Sullivan wants to pass the guard but St. Georges is keeping the position.
Sullivan passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Sullivan (5) vs (9) St. Georges
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Sullivan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
St. Georges is trying to control Sullivan's posture but Sullivan avoids it. #SUB#
Sullivan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
St. Georges manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T7#
Sullivan wants to control but St. Georges is keeping him busy.
St. Georges is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sullivan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sullivan's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sullivan (5) vs (13) St. Georges
Sullivan is keeping busy.
A bit of a pause in the action here. St. Georges controlling the positon.
It looks like St. Georges might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#SUB2#
St. Georges looking for the choke but no joy.
St. Georges is controlling the position but Sullivan somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
#T8##SUB2#
St. Georges is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St. Georges content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sullivan trying to control but St. Georges postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St. Georges in particular looking to stall.
St. Georges's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T9#
St. Georges looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sullivan is trying to control but can't.
Sullivan is looking for a sweep. St. Georges is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St. Georges is looking to advance position but Sullivan won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
St. Georges is trying to control. Sullivan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T10#
Sullivan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
St. Georges is looking to advance position but Sullivan won't allow it.
Sullivan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St. Georges on the ground.
St. Georges stalling.
St. Georges looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sullivan is controlling St. Georges's position as best he can from this difficult position.
St. Georges is thwarting Sullivan's attempts to control the position.#T11##SUB2#
St. Georges is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sullivan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time St. Georges.
Sullivan moves into full guard.
Sullivan has St. Georges pulled in close to control his posture.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Sullivan is keeping the position.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T12#
St. Georges controlling from the top position.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well,Sullivan is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
St. Georges looking to pass the guard.
Sullivan trying to control the position.
Sullivan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as St. Georges controls the pace.#T13#
St. Georges pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sullivan is keeping the position for now.
St. Georges trying to control but Sullivan is working from the bottom.
St. Georges pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sullivan is keeping the position for now.
St. Georges is looking to pass into half guard but Sullivan pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sullivan is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sullivan (7) vs (13) St. Georges
Sullivan wants to pass the guard but St. Georges is keeping the position.
St. Georges keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.
St. Georges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St. Georges keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully. #T14#
St. Georges trying to keep a closed guard but Sullivan is proving a slippery customer.
St. Georges looking for a sweep. Not yet St. Georges, not yet.
St. Georges manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sullivan manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sullivan (7) vs (15) St. Georges
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sullivan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St. Georges stopping the sweep attempt from Sullivan.
And that's the end of the fight!
St. Georges wins on points by 15 to 7.
Phil St. Georges decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
TWGC 35 (145lbs, D3): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 11, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Springsteen Lee! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Phil St. Georges!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Darius Henderson and Eliza Hachem.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St. Georges.
Phil St. Georges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St. Georges fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
St. Georges tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Springsteen Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil St. Georges.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St. Georges gets slowly back to his feet.#CL#
Lee has managed to clinch.
St. Georges is trying to pull guard but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
St. Georges jumps guard but Lee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. St. Georges gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD#
Lee manages to pull guard.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Lee has his hands on St. Georges's head, controlling the position. #SUB#
Lee looking for a guillotine here but St. Georges defends easily.
Lee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
St. Georges stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.#T2##SUB#
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St. Georges doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St. Georges manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lee wants to control but St. Georges passes easily into half guard.
St. Georges wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
St. Georges prevents Lee from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St. Georges is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
St. Georges passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (0) vs (3) St. Georges
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding St. Georges's attempts to control the action.
Lee bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Lee (2) vs (3) St. Georges
Lee controlling from the top position.
Lee stands and throws St. Georges's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (5) vs (3) St. Georges#T4#
Lee taking a breather here.
Lee trying to control the position but St. Georges is working away.
St. Georges tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee controlling from side mount.
St. Georges is trying to improve his position.#T5#
Lee is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down St. Georges's shoulder. That is not cool.
St. Georges is looking for a sweep.
Lee moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #SUB#
Lee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on St. Georges's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T6##SUB#
Lee is trying to get an arm triangle but St. Georges is defending well.
St. Georges tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Lee slows the pace down.
St. Georges is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Lee is trying to get an arm triangle but St. Georges is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T7#
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but St. Georges keeps working. #SUB#
Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, St. Georges has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee asks Lee politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lee prefers to stall for the moment though.#SUB#
Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, St. Georges has escaped the position, nice work there.
St. Georges is trying to work for a sweep but Lee has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Lee (7) vs (3) St. Georges#T8#
St. Georges regains half guard.
St. Georges is looking to improve his position.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but St. Georges is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, if Lee 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.
St. Georges is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee trying to control the action but St. Georges is working from the bottom. #T9#
Lee trying to control the pace.
Lee prevents St. Georges from improving his position.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but St. Georges is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lee slows the pace down in half guard. #T10#
Lee moves nicely into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Lee (10) vs (3) St. Georges
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but St. Georges keeps working.
St. Georges is trying to improve his position.
Lee trying to control the position but St. Georges is working away.
St. Georges tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T11#
St. Georges gets back to half guard.
St. Georges is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Lee 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.
St. Georges tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
St. Georges felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T12#
Lee looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
St. Georges wants to get back to full guard.
St. Georges is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
St. Georges is pressing down on Lee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lee wants to control from the top but St. Georges keeps moving.
Lee pushing down on St. Georges's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
St. Georges wants to get back to full guard.
Lee wants to pass the guard but St. Georges is defending well. #T13##SUB2#
St. Georges is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lee pulls his head out easily.
Lee controlling the pace.
St. Georges is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St. Georges trying to hold on to Lee's head to control him but Lee postures up.
#T14#
Lee controlling the action here. #SUB#
Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St. Georges moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee takes the fight on points by 10 to 3. |
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Event:
DFN 4: Sokol vs. Park
Date: Jun 26, 2021 |
#R1#
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL2#
Ali darts in and clinches Simms up against the ropes.
Ali trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ali is trying to break the clinch but Simms has him pressed against the ropes. #TD2#
Ali is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Simms can't fight it off and eventually Ali manages to take the fight to the floor. Simms looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Simms lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simms forces his way into half guard.
Ali keeping control of the position. #T1#
Simms is thwarting Ali's attempts to control the position.
Simms will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Simms is trying to control the action in half guard but Ali is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Simms is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Simms postures up.
Ali looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Simms puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ali controlling the position well.
Simms moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T2#
Ali is not content to let Simms control the position.
Ali can't do much from the bottom here.
Ali tries to buck Simms off but Simms is having none of it.
Ali should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Simms tries to move to mount but Ali blocks the move with his legs.
Simms advances nicely into full mount.
Simms tries to control but Ali wriggling away.
Simms avoids the attempt from Ali to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Simms takes Ali's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Ali is in trouble. #T3##SUB#
Simms looking to break Ali's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ali remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Simms will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#SUB#
Simms is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Ali has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Simms has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Ali taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Simms doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antonio Simms! |
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Event:
TWGC 33 (170lbs, D3): Tokyo Qualifier - Round 1
Date: May 10, 2021 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Antonio Simms! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Ryker Lee!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Simms goes for a double leg but Lee avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lee continues to drive forward.
Simms fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#TD2#
Lee tightens his grip and picks Simms up, before dumping him to the ground. Simms manages to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Simms (0) vs (2) Lee
Simms keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Simms looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Lee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB2#
Lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Simms is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T1#
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Simms knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Simms wants to get back to full guard but Lee has passed into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Simms (0) vs (5) Lee#SUB2#
Lee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Simms knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Simms tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
Lee trying to control the action but Simms is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee tries to move to mount but Simms blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Simms's face as Lee controls the position. #T2##SUB2#
Lee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Simms is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Simms tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Simms sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simms keeps working.
Lee might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Simms haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB2#
Lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Simms is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Simms is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lee trying to control the action but Simms is working from the bottom.
Lee prevents Simms from improving his position.#T3#
Lee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB2#
Lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Simms is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB2#
Lee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Simms doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lee. #SUB2#
Lee seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Lee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Simms defends it well.
Simms manages to get to full guard.
#T4#
Simms looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Lee pushing down on Simms's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Simms is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Lee is looking for a kimura but Simms is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lee to get the leverage.
Simms tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg. #SUB#
Simms looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Simms is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T5##SUB2#
Lee is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB2#
Simms is defending against the submission attempts here by Lee.
Simms is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lee jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Simms (0) vs (8) Lee#SUB2#
Lee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Simms is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lee has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Simms (0) vs (10) Lee#T6#
Simms is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB2#
Lee looking for a guillotine from mount but Simms is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simms is in all sorts of trouble here.
Simms might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Simms tries to hold on but Lee postures up.#SUB2#
Simms defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lee.
Lee controlling from the full mount.
Lee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully. #T7#
Simms tries to hold on but Lee postures up.#SUB2#
Lee looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Simms is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lee controlling from mount. #SUB2#
Lee moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Simms has worked his arm free - good work by Simms!
Simms is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Lee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Simms knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Simms is trying to improve his position.#T8##SUB2#
Lee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Simms, who protects the arm well.
Lee tries to advance to mount but can't. #SUB2#
Lee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Simms is not content to let Lee control the position. #T9##SUB2#
Lee is trying to get an arm triangle but Simms is defending well.
Lee has control of an arm but Simms manages to advance to Lee's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Simms (4) vs (10) Lee
Lee is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lee keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Lee showing good submission defense here.
Lee staying busy and making it hard for Simms to control.
Lee trying to control the position but Simms manages to sink in the hooks.
Simms keeps control of the position as Lee tries to break free.
#T10#
Lee breaks Simms's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Simms (4) vs (12) Lee
Lee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Simms wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Simms being controlled here, momentarily.
Lee forces his way into half guard.#SUB2#
Lee is working for a kimura but Simms is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB2#
Lee is working for a submission of some sort.
#T11#
Lee trying to mount his opponent but Simms defends it.
Simms is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee wants to pass to mount but Simms is defending the position.
Simms trying to control but Lee postures up.
#SUB2#
Lee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB2#
Lee is looking for a kimura here.
#T12#
Simms trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Simms (4) vs (15) Lee
Simms wants to control but Lee is having none of it.
Lee controlling from the full mount.
Lee pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Simms is looking to improve his position but Lee isn't that keen on the idea.
Lee controlling his opponent. #T13#
Simms is trying desperately to improve position.
Lee mounts Simms! Really nice guard pass there! #SUB2#
Lee jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Simms manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lee tries to move to mount but Simms blocks the move with his legs. #SUB2#
Lee goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Simms rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lee's guard! Nice work there by Simms! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Simms (6) vs (15) Lee#SUB2#
Simms avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T14#
Lee working a defensive guard but Simms passes into half guard.
#SUB2#
Lee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lee trying to control here.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Simms sits in half guard.
Simms is really struggling to control Lee but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee wants to control but Simms is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Lee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee wins on points by 15 to 6. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 04, 2021 |
#R1#
Simms shoots and misses #TD2#
and Fukamura counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Simms!
Simms is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Fukamura wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Simms, who protects the arm well.
Fukamura misses with the ground and pound.#SUB2#
Fukamura working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Simms is not content to let Fukamura control the position.
Fukamura landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simms tries to improve position but can't.
Fukamura trying to control the action but Simms is working from the bottom.
Fukamura controls the position.#T1#
Simms is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Fukamura working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fukamura is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Fukamura tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Simms is trying to improve his position.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fukamura tries for a kimura but Simms is defending well.
Simms wants to control but Fukamura postures up.#SUB2#
Fukamura tries for a kimura but Simms is defending well.
Fukamura misses with the ground and pound.
Simms tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Simms's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Simms is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Simms is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fukamura pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Fukamura is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Simms doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fukamura. #T3#
Simms gets back to full guard.
Simms being controlled here, momentarily.
Fukamura preventing the sweep.
Fukamura must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Simms lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Fukamura keeping moving, preventing Simms from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Fukamura working for submissions but it's allowed Simms to get to half guard.
#T4#
Fukamura is not content to let Simms control the position.
Fukamura is looking to improve his position.
Simms seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fukamura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Simms is really struggling to control Fukamura but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Simms wants to pass to mount but Fukamura is defending the position.
Fukamura makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fukamura.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Simms thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Fukamura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Simms is aware though and is defending well.
Simms wants to control from the top but Fukamura keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Fukamura dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Simms has a takedown stuffed.
Simms tries for a takedown but Fukamura circles away easily
and Simms takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simms misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Simms. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Fukamura is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Simms's half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simms makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Simms.
Fukamura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fukamura stays in close to Simms's body and controls the position. #T1#
Fukamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Simms is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simms trying to control the position.
Fukamura wants to pass the guard but Simms is keeping the position.
Simms tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fukamura slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fukamura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Simms 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.
Fukamura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simms swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fukamura showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fukamura throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB#
Simms working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fukamura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fukamura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Fukamura 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.
Fukamura stopping the sweep attempt from Simms.#SUB2#
Fukamura drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fukamura jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Simms looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fukamura passes Simms's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T3#
Fukamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simms keeps working.
Simms is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fukamura's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fukamura's back!#SUB#
Fukamura is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
#SUB#
Simms is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Fukamura has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Fukamura is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Simms is trying to stick to Fukamura's back but Fukamura is turning into Simms. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Simms's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fukamura.
Francis Fukamura has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fukamura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Simms looking to control.
Simms wants to sweep here but Fukamura controlling him for the moment. #T4#
Simms is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Simms keeping moving, preventing Fukamura from controlling successfully.
Simms lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Fukamura looking for a guillotine here but Simms defends easily.
Fukamura is breathing heavily.
Simms trying to control the position from guard on top but Fukamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simms stands and throws Fukamura's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Fukamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Simms doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fukamura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Simms gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fukamura counters with a big head kick but Simms shrugs it off.
Simms is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fukamura sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Simms. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Fukamura shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Simms manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fukamura stands and throws Simms's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Fukamura is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Simms has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Fukamura tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fukamura has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fukamura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Simms is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fukamura off and has taken his back!
Fukamura wants to control his opponent's hands but Simms gets his hands free. #SUB#
Simms working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Fukamura is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Simms has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Fukamura taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antonio Simms! |
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