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Event:
DC 120 NYE 2
Date: Dec 31, 2023 |
#R1#
Bermalingo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch combination from Bermalingo misses.
Bermalingo misses the shot to the body.
Bermalingo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bermalingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bermalingo.
Nice straight punches there by Bermalingo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bermalingo.
Bermalingo misses with the combination.
Bermalingo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lee back to the cage. Bermalingo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Bermalingo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#KD2#
Lee bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Bermalingo! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
#ROC2#Bermalingo is rocked!
Lee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Bermalingo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee stops Bermalingo from standing up.
Lee is in close to Bermalingo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lee prevents Bermalingo from getting back to his feet.
Bermalingo seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Lee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bermalingo's head.
Bermalingo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #ES#
Bermalingo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #BC2#
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Bermalingo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rocco Bermalingo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bermalingo throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Bermalingo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the cage.
#TD2#
Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bermalingo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bermalingo is trying to get back to his feet.#T2#
Lee wants to control but Bermalingo is keeping him busy.
Lee lands a few punches from side control.
Bermalingo is pushing Lee's head away, looking to escape. Lee manages to hold on to the position though.
Bermalingo taking a bit of punishment here - Lee scoring with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Bermalingo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lee is controlling him well.
Bermalingo prevents Lee from moving into mount.
Bermalingo is looking to get back to his feet here but Lee is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bermalingo's back.
Bermalingo is trying to get back to his feet but Lee has full control of the position and if anything, Bermalingo has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Our spies down at at Rasmus's Fun House inform us that Lee has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#T3#
Lee just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Lee is landing with strikes. Bermalingo can't take much more of this.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Bermalingo trying to get back to his feet but Lee is in full control for now.
Bermalingo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
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.
#T4##SUB2#
Lee sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Bermalingo taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Raymond Lee!
Raymond Lee managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Knock Out Clothing, into his post fight interview. |
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Event:
DC 107 : Vinge v Wife
Date: Nov 19, 2023 |
#R1#
Bennett misses with a straight left.
It looked like Bermalingo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bennett.
Bennett has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bermalingo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bermalingo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bermalingo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bermalingo swinging wildly here.
Bennett throws out a leg kick but Bermalingo moves out of range and Bennett only half commits.
Bennett misses with a hook.
Bennett slips a straight right by Bermalingo.
Bennett throws a looping overhand right but Bermalingo ducks down to avoid it.
Bennett lands a really nice looking cross but Bermalingo seems unphased.
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bermalingo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bennett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bermalingo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bennett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bennett throws a series of punches but Bermalingo moves out of range.
Bennett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bermalingo. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Bermalingo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bennett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bennett throws a one two combo.
Nice shot lands for Bermalingo.#CUT#It looks like Gage Bennett has been cut.
Bennett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bermalingo's sensitive parts.
Bermalingo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bermalingo scores with a three punch combo!
Bermalingo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bennett. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bermalingo lands with a good body shot.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bermalingo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bermalingo digs a good body shot into Bennett's ribs.
Bermalingo takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Bermalingo works the jab nicely.
Bermalingo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bermalingo throws a series of punches but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Bermalingo connects with a body shot.
Bennett lands a leg kick that knocks Bermalingo off balance momentarily.
A big right from Bennett misses.
It looked like Bermalingo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bennett.
Gage Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett thows a body kick. Bermalingo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bennett misses the jab.
Bermalingo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bermalingo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bennett backs up against the cage.
Bermalingo checks a low kick from Bennett.
Bermalingo misses the shot to the body.
Bennett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bermalingo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bermalingo throws a nice looking combination but Bennett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Bennett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bermalingo.
Bennett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bennett fails to land with a series of punches.
Bermalingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bennett circles away quickly and effectively.
Bermalingo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T3#
Bennett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bermalingo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Bennett throws a combination that misses
and Bermalingo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bennett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bermalingo in his tracks.
Bennett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bermalingo clobbers Bennett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT#That has opened up Gage Bennett's cut even more.
Bermalingo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bennett.
Bennett misses with a hook to the body
and Bermalingo counters with a two punch combo.
Bermalingo avoids the head kick by Bennett.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bermalingo. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Bennett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #T4#
Bermalingo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Bermalingo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bermalingo lands a jab to the nose.
Bennett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bennett misses with a few strikes there.
Bennett staying out of range there.
Bermalingo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Bermalingo as he connects with a hook.
Bennett looks to land a right hand but Bermalingo moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bermalingo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bermalingo throws a nice looking combination but Bennett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bermalingo blocks a head kick by Bennett.
A quick step to the side and Bermalingo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett throws a sloppy head kick and Bermalingo moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bermalingo slips a jab and a cross from Bennett.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Bermalingo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bennett goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bermalingo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Bermalingo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gage Bennett's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Bermalingo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bermalingo misses the shot to the body.
Rocco Bermalingo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Bennett misses
and Bermalingo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Bermalingo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bennett doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bennett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bermalingo scores with a three punch combo!
Bermalingo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bennett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bennett thumps Bermalingo with a low kick.
Bermalingo connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett misses with a straight right.
Bennett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bermalingo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bennett throws a hook but Bermalingo blocks it.
Bermalingo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T1#
Bermalingo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bermalingo staying out of range there.
Bennett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bermalingo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bermalingo misses with a body shot.
Bermalingo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bennett throws a sloppy head kick and Bermalingo moves out of range easily.
Bermalingo lunges at Bennett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bennett's hand.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Bennett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bermalingo doesn't seem phased though.
Rocco Bermalingo is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Bennett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bermalingo doesn't seem phased though.#T2#
Bennett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#ROC2#Bermalingo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bermalingo lands a jab to the head.
#CUT#The cut above Gage Bennett's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bennett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bennett throws a series of punches but Bermalingo avoids them all with ease.
Bermalingo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bennett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bermalingo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bennett back to the cage. Bermalingo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#ROC#Bennett is rocked!
Bermalingo lands a big right hook! Bennett looks hurt but is still standing! Bermalingo lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Bennett falls down and Bermalingo dives in with a huge hammer fist! Bennett's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Bermalingo runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rocco Bermalingo!
Rocco Bermalingo thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
DC:90:Dux v McVicker
Date: Sep 17, 2023 |
#R1#
Dracul looks to land a right hand but Bermalingo moved out of range.
Dracul avoids the body shot from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo jabs Dracul to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dracul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from Bermalingo.
Dracul showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bermalingo.
Dracul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bermalingo.
Dracul lands with a hook. Bermalingo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bermalingo slips under a jab from Dracul.
Bermalingo misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Dracul on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bermalingo throws a shot to the body.
Bermalingo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dracul throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dracul misses the body punch
and Bermalingo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bermalingo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bermalingo punishes Dracul's body with a nice straight punch.
Bermalingo throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Bermalingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bermalingo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dracul.
Dracul just misses with a punch to the body.
Dracul throws a series of punches but Bermalingo moves out of range.
Dracul lands a nice shot that snaps Bermalingo's head back.
The fighters circling - Bermalingo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bermalingo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dracul.
Dracul misses the jab.
Bermalingo tests Dracul's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dracul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bermalingo moves away.
Bermalingo lands a lovely overhand right.
Dracul ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dracul listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dracul misses with a straight right.
Bermalingo digs a good body shot into Dracul's ribs.#T2#
Bermalingo lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bermalingo.
Dracul throws the left hand but Bermalingo avoids the punch easily.
Bermalingo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dracul throws out a loose jab but Bermalingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bermalingo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice shot lands for Bermalingo.
Bermalingo lands a jab-cross combination.
Bermalingo throws a series of punches but Dracul avoids them all with ease.
Bermalingo lands a jab-cross combination.
Dracul misses with a jab to the body
and Bermalingo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bermalingo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dracul throws out the jab.
Dracul throws a body kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Dracul misses
and Bermalingo counters with a stiff right hand.
Dracul takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#T3#
Dracul takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bermalingo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dracul smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dracul looks to land a left hand but Bermalingo moved out of range nicely.
Bermalingo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dracul has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bermalingo finds it's way round the side to connect with Dracul's head.
Bermalingo throws out a powerful jab.
Bermalingo moves out of range of the strikes.
Dracul throws an off balance right hand
and Bermalingo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dracul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bermalingo misses with a double jab.
Vlad Dracul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Dracul misses.
Bermalingo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bermalingo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bermalingo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bermalingo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dracul's head.
Bermalingo throws a combination. Dracul tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T4#
Dracul misses the jab.
Bermalingo lands a right hook to the body.
Dracul misses with a straight left.
Dracul lands a really nice looking cross but Bermalingo seems unphased.
Bermalingo just misses with a punch to the body.
Dracul misses with a looping left.
Bermalingo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bermalingo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bermalingo with a hook.
Bermalingo misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dracul misses with a looping right.
Dracul ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bermalingo just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Bermalingo 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#
Bermalingo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dracul throws a hook to the side of Bermalingo's head but Bermalingo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Bermalingo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dracul just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dracul.
Dracul throws a looping overhand right but Bermalingo ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo throws out a loose jab but Dracul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bermalingo scores with a jab to the body.
Bermalingo throws a hook but Dracul avoids it easily.
Bermalingo looks to land a right hand but Dracul moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bermalingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Dracul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bermalingo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bermalingo moves forwards but Dracul connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bermalingo throws a poor cross that misses
and Dracul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dracul ducks right into an uppercut from Bermalingo. #T1##KD#
Dracul drops Bermalingo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bermalingo looks back up at him and smiles so Dracul waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#Bermalingo is rocked!
Bermalingo is holding his hands too far apart here. Dracul throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Bermalingo is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vlad Dracul!
After the big win, Vlad Dracul made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Mythical Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
DC 80 Sicarius vs Sitsongrit
Date: Aug 12, 2023 |
#R1#
Bermalingo scores with a nice strike.
Bermalingo stuffs the takedown.
Bermalingo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dharris doesn't seem bothered though.
Bermalingo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bermalingo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dharris at a distance.
Jab, jab by Bermalingo - just one landing.
Bermalingo staying out of range there.
Bermalingo throws a shot to the body.
Dharris shoots in and drives through. Bermalingo sprawls well.
A jab lands there for Bermalingo.
Bermalingo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dharris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dharris lands with a shot to the body.
Dharris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bermalingo was well out of range. Poor timing from Dharris .
Bermalingo throwing a counter right hand but Dharris manages to avoid it.
Bermalingo scores with a body shot.
Dharris throws a body shot but no joy.
Dharris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T1#
Bermalingo with a hook.
Bermalingo looks to land a right hand but Dharris moved out of range.
Bermalingo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rocco Bermalingo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bermalingo throws a body punch but Dharris moves out of range.
Dharris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dharris throws a lazy right hand but Bermalingo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dharris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bermalingo tries to bum rush Dharris with a series of wild strikes but Dharris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bermalingo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bermalingo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dharris misses the shot to the body.
Bermalingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dharris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bermalingo to score with a decent uppercut.#T2#
Dharris swings for the body but Bermalingo moves out of range.
Rocco Bermalingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dharris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bermalingo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Dharris . Beautiful body shot.
Dharris lands with a good body shot.
Dharris misses the shot to the body.
Dharris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dharris avoids the body shot from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo lands with a nice body punch.
Dharris walks into a stiff left hand from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T3#
Bermalingo throws a big shot that misses.
Bermalingo looks to land a combination. Dharris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bermalingo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dharris counters with a straight right hand.
Bermalingo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bermalingo!
Good shot there by Bermalingo.#KD2#
Dharris cracks Bermalingo with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dharris has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bermalingo to stand back up!#ROC2#Bermalingo is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Rocco Bermalingo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bermalingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dharris moves away.
Dharris slips under a jab from Bermalingo.
Dharris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dharris throws an overhand right that lands on Bermalingo's shoulder, as Bermalingo tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Bermalingo connects with a right hand. Dharris shakes it off.
Dharris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bermalingo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dharris .
Dharris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bermalingo was well out of range. Poor timing from Dharris .
Bermalingo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bermalingo lands with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Dharris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dharris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for Bermalingo.
Bermalingo throws a right hand that Dharris ducks under and follows up with a left that Dharris also avoids with ease.
Bermalingo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bermalingo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bermalingo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dharris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dharris misses with a takedown attempt - Bermalingo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Bermalingo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Bermalingo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Bermalingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dharris lands a right hook to the body.
Dharris lands with a good body shot.
Bermalingo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dharris back to the cage. Bermalingo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dharris goes for a double leg but Bermalingo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bermalingo continues to drive forward.
Bermalingo misses with a wild body shot.
Bermalingo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dharris .
Nice cross by Bermalingo.
Bermalingo misses the shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Dharris might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bermalingo has got the better of the exchanges.
Dharris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dharris lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dharris takes a swing at Bermalingo's ribcage but misses.
Bermalingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dharris changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T1#
A big right from Dharris misses.
It looked like Bermalingo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dharris .
Dharris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bermalingo misses with a wild body shot.
Bermalingo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dharris throws out the jab.
Bermalingo lands a body shot.
Bermalingo defending well as Dharris loads up on a big left hand.
Bermalingo cracks Dharris with a good jab.
Dharris swings for the body but Bermalingo moves out of range.
Dharris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dharris lands a jab.
Bermalingo throws a looping overhand right but Dharris ducks down to avoid it.
Bermalingo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dharris finds it's way round the side to connect with Bermalingo's head. #T2#
Bermalingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bermalingo misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dharris misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Dharris misses.
Dharris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bermalingo is looking to wear down Dharris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dharris jabs at Bermalingo's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bermalingo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bermalingo misses with a double jab.
Bermalingo cracks a nice hook into Dharris 's ribs.
Bermalingo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dharris is just out of range.
Dharris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo throws a body punch but Dharris moves out of range.
Dharris misses with a body shot.
#T3#
Bermalingo misses with the combination.
Dharris lands a jab to the head.
Dharris misses the shot to the body. #TD2#
Dharris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bermalingo is trying to stand.
Dharris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bermalingo keeps working.
Dharris is taking a breather. Bermalingo 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.#T4#
Dharris wants to take a breather but Bermalingo is having none of it.
Dharris content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bermalingo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dharris can do to turn this around?
Bermalingo looks like he's trying to stand up.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bermalingo misses with a body shot.
Dharris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo lands a jab to Dharris 's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bermalingo misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rocco Bermalingo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocco Bermalingo's cut.
That's time! Bermalingo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Dharris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dharris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rocco Bermalingo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dharris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bermalingo counters with a nice body shot.
Bermalingo lands a jab-cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Dharris . Beautiful body shot.
Dharris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bermalingo looks to throw the jab but Dharris is out of range.
Hafir Dharris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dharris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bermalingo at a distance.
Bermalingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bermalingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bermalingo cracks Dharris with a good jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bermalingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dharris was well out of range. Poor timing from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T1#
Bermalingo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bermalingo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dharris .
Dharris looks to score with a jab to the body but Bermalingo is just out of range.
Bermalingo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bermalingo throws a predictable looking body shot
#KD2#
and Dharris counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bermalingo! Dharris lets Bermalingo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Bermalingo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bermalingo throws a lazy uppercut
and Dharris counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bermalingo misses with a combination
#CL2#
and Dharris counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Dharris breaks from the clinch.
Bermalingo seems to have got his legs back now.
Dharris throws an overhand right that drops Bermalingo like a sack of potatoes! Dharris dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hafir Dharris !
After winning the bout, Hafir Dharris 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:
DC 69 Niaz vs Line
Date: Jul 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Bermalingo throws a jab but it's blocked by Doback. #CL2#
Doback has taken the fight to the clinch.
Doback gets through Bermalingo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bermalingo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doback.
Bermalingo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doback has him pressed against the cage.
Doback using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bermalingo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doback is stalling here.
Bermalingo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bermalingo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Bermalingo.
Doback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doback throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doback lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doback lands a left hand.
Doback using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Bermalingo on the inside.
Doback prevents Bermalingo from breaking the clinch.
Doback with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Rocco Bermalingo has been cut.
Bermalingo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T1#
Bermalingo misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Doback.
Doback doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doback.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doback.
Doback lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC2#Bermalingo is rocked!
Doback using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Doback scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Bermalingo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doback tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Bermalingo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doback drops Bermalingo with a big left hand! Bermalingo is injured, injured bad! Doback jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dale Doback!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dale Doback thanked Brooklyn Threads for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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Event:
DC 60: Bollomard vs Nyla
Date: Jun 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Bermalingo looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range. #TD#
Lee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bermalingo!
Bermalingo explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Bermalingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bermalingo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bermalingo there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Bermalingo misses.
Lee changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#TD#
Lee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bermalingo is trying to stand.
Bermalingo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lee is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T1#
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet.
Lee content to control rather than advance.
Lee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Lee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bermalingo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lee won't allow Bermalingo to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee working some strikes from top position.
Bermalingo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lee is controlling him. #T2#
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lee is pushing down on Bermalingo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bermalingo is fighting to maintain full guard but Lee has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nice strikes from Lee there.
Lee is taking a breather. Bermalingo 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.
Bermalingo is trying to stand back up but Lee is controlling him
Lee working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Bermalingo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bermalingo is looking to escape.#T3#
Lee is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Bermalingo is trying to stand up here but Lee is controlling him well. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bermalingo walks into a jab.
Bermalingo throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Bermalingo throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease. #TD#
Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bermalingo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bermalingo being controlled for a moment.
Bermalingo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lee has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T4#
Lee staying calm.
Bermalingo is pushing Lee's head away, looking to escape. Lee manages to hold on to the position though.
Lee controls the position.
Bermalingo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lee asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bermalingo keeps working.
Bermalingo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lee is controlling him well.
Bermalingo is not content to let Lee control the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bermalingo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
A big right from Lee misses.
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 Raymond Lee will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Bermalingo misses with a two punch combination.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#TD#
Lee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bermalingo!
Lee takes a little break here. Bermalingo wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bermalingo is pushing Lee's head away, looking to escape. Lee manages to hold on to the position though.
Raymond Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bermalingo!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bermalingo wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lee content just to control the position here.
Lee wants to control the pace but Bermalingo is squirming around nicely. #T1#
Lee controlling the pace for now.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Lee.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bermalingo is looking to escape.
Bermalingo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lee controlling from the full mount. #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.
Bermalingo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet.
Lee with a couple of short strikes.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet.
Lee controlling from mount.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bermalingo can do to turn this around?#T3#
Bermalingo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lee controlling his opponent.
Lee lands with some strikes.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lee looking to control but Bermalingo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bermalingo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Lee connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#T4#
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bermalingo tries to buck Lee off but he can't manage it.
Lee controlling from mount.
Bermalingo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bermalingo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bermalingo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lee looking to control but Bermalingo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Lee dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rocco Bermalingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bermalingo misses with a double jab.
Bermalingo throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Bermalingo tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bermalingo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bermalingo is looking for the big counter here.
Bermalingo looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Bermalingo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Lee backs off Bermalingo throws a huge counter combo but Lee manages to avoid it all.
A combination from Bermalingo does no damage.
Bermalingo throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bermalingo throws a body shot but no joy.
Bermalingo throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Bermalingo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Bermalingo slips the punch.#TD#
Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into Bermalingo's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T1#
Bermalingo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lee dives into side control.
Lee tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bermalingo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lee has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bermalingo 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.
Lee staying calm.
Lee seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bermalingo for as long as he can get away with.
Lee prevents Bermalingo from escaping the position.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#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!
Bermalingo is pushing Lee's head away, looking to escape. Lee manages to hold on to the position though.
Lee is chipping away with strikes.
Lee wants to control but Bermalingo is keeping him busy.
Lee is putting a hurting on Bermalingo here, landing some big shots from side control.
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 Bermalingo's shoulder. That is not cool. #T3#
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet.
Lee is putting a hurting on Bermalingo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lee controls the position.
Bermalingo is pushing Lee's head away, looking to escape. Lee manages to hold on to the position though.
Lee working the body and head with strikes.
Lee is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lee'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.
Bermalingo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lee just content to control the position. #T4#
Bermalingo is trying to get back to his feet.
Lee cracks Bermalingo with a big right hand but Bermalingo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lee trying to control the action but Bermalingo is working from the bottom.
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.
Further stalling from Lee.
Bermalingo is trying to buck Lee off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rocco Bermalingo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bermalingo striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Lee!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Raymond Lee made sure he mentioned Knock Out Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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Event:
DC 52: Nitro vs Maeda
Date: May 14, 2023 |
#R1#
Bermalingo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bermalingo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bermalingo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bermalingo.#TD2#
Lee drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bermalingo is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Lee is working Bermalingo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bermalingo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #ES#
Bermalingo has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Lee is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#T1##TD2#
Bermalingo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lee is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bermalingo to the mat. Bermalingo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that Lee 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.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2#
Lee wants to control from the top but Bermalingo keeps moving.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bermalingo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rocco Bermalingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bermalingo misses with a looping left.
Bermalingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Bermalingo scores with a jab.
Bermalingo throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee slips a straight right by Bermalingo.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.#T3#
Bermalingo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Bermalingo missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bermalingo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD2#
and Lee counters with a takedown into side control.
Bermalingo is letting Lee control him for a moment.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet but Lee drags him back down.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet but Lee drags him back down.
Lee is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bermalingo is not content to let Lee control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T4#
Bermalingo prevents Lee from improving position.
Lee wants to control for a moment but Bermalingo uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Bermalingo pushes Lee off but Lee dives into side control.
Lee controlling from side mount.
Lee prevents Bermalingo from escaping the position.
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 Rocco Bermalingo will probably get the nod.
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#
Bermalingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Bermalingo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bermalingo misses with a double jab.
Lee feints the counter takedown.
Bermalingo misses the jab.
Bermalingo slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bermalingo.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee scores with a jab. Bermalingo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bermalingo.
Rocco Bermalingo is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#TD2#
Lee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #SUB2#
Lee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Bermalingo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T1#
Lee prevents Bermalingo from standing back up.
Raymond Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bermalingo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Bermalingo slips a straight right by Lee.#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.#TD2#
Bermalingo gets caught napping as Lee dives in and scores a takedown. Bermalingo manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bermalingo wants to stand but Lee is controlling the position. #ES#
Bermalingo scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bermalingo catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bermalingo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
A telegraphed right hand from Bermalingo misses the target.
Bermalingo looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Nice shot by Bermalingo.
Bermalingo misses with a hook.
Bermalingo lands a body shot.
#T3##TD2#
Lee looking to score a takedown here. Bermalingo is defending well but Lee drives through and ends up in Bermalingo's guard.
Lee prevents Bermalingo from getting back to his feet.
Bermalingo keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee stops Bermalingo from standing up.
Lee landing with the ground and pound.
Bermalingo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee controls the pace.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T4##ES#
Bermalingo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Lee misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Bermalingo. Beautiful body shot.#TD2#
Lee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lee is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bermalingo!
Bermalingo really wants to buck Lee off and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raymond Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Bermalingo lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Bermalingo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Bermalingo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bermalingo misses the shot to the body.
Bermalingo throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2#
and Lee counters with a single leg into guard. Bermalingo didn't expect that.
Lee cracks Bermalingo with a solid left hand.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lee manages to pass to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee stalling. #T1#
Lee is pressing down on Bermalingo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bermalingo is holding on for now.
Lee prevents Bermalingo from standing back up.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Bermalingo defending well.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee slows the pace down in half guard. #SUB2#
Lee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bermalingo tries to kick Lee off but Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bermalingo to the mat! Bermalingo manages to get full guard.
Bermalingo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lee is controlling him.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lee manages to pass to side control. #T3#
Lee slows the pace down in half guard.
Bermalingo is trying to stand.
Lee is controlling the pace.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bermalingo tries to kick Lee off but Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lee slips a jab from Bermalingo.
Lee sizes up Bermalingo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Bermalingo.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Bermalingo.
Danga de danga de dang - Bermalingo scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bermalingo moves out of range of the strikes.
Bermalingo throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee avoids the body shot from Bermalingo.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30
The fight is ruled a majority draw! |
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Event:
DC 44: Bollomard vs Dead 2
Date: Apr 16, 2023 |
#R1#
Bermalingo just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bermalingo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.#TD2#
Murphy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bermalingo's half guard.#SUB2#
Murphy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bermalingo tries to kick Murphy off but Murphy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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.#SUB2#
Murphy seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Murphy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bermalingo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Murphy.
Murphy is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bermalingo reverses the position - he's now on top in Murphy's guard. #T1##SU#
Bermalingo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bermalingo defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Bermalingo misses with a straight left.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Bermalingo.
Bermalingo throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy darts in looking for a takedown but Bermalingo gets double underhooks and turns Murphy into the cage.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bermalingo.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bermalingo misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Murphy shoots for a double leg takedown but Bermalingo sprawls well. He's pushed Murphy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bermalingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bermalingo throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bermalingo defends it well.
Bermalingo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murphy with a poor takedown
and Bermalingo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rocco Bermalingo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manus Murphy.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches up with Bermalingo, looking for a takedown. Murphy pushes Bermalingo against the cage but Bermalingo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bermalingo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bermalingo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Murphy.
Murphy fails with a takedown attempt.
Bermalingo lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bermalingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Bermalingo.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Rocco Bermalingo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Murphy throws a lazy uppercut
and Bermalingo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Murphy shoots for a takedown but Bermalingo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murphy slips under a jab from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bermalingo wants it to stay on the feet.
Murphy shoots for a double leg takedown but Bermalingo sprawls well. He's pushed Murphy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bermalingo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bermalingo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC#Murphy is rocked!
Bermalingo fakes the body blow, causing Murphy to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Murphy goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocco Bermalingo!
After winning the bout, Rocco Bermalingo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Manus Murphy spoke after the fight, saying 'WTF??? How did that happen?'. |
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Event:
DC 34: Nitro vs Thrane
Date: Mar 11, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Diesel clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Diesel manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bermalingo has had enough of the clinch but Diesel keeps him there for the moment.
Diesel tries a knee to the head but Bermalingo blocks it.
Bermalingo is trying to break free.
Diesel prevents a body shot from Bermalingo.
Diesel looking to throw knees to the head but Bermalingo is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Bermalingo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bermalingo cracks Diesel with a nice body shot.
Bermalingo can't find room to land a body shot as Diesel controls the action.
Bermalingo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bermalingo scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Diesel.
Bermalingo is trying to break free.
Bermalingo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bermalingo pushes Diesel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diesel looks winded!
Bermalingo tries to break free but Diesel pushes him back against the cage.
Bermalingo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diesel avoiding damage as Bermalingo throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bermalingo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diesel can't find room to land a body shot as Bermalingo controls the action.
Bermalingo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diesel.
#T1#
Diesel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bermalingo wants to get back to striking at distance but Diesel won't allow it.
Bermalingo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diesel has him pressed against the cage.
Diesel misses with a knee strike.
Diesel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bermalingo lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC#
Bermalingo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bermalingo digs a good hook to Diesel's body.
Bermalingo lands a jab to Diesel's midsection.
Bermalingo throws a nice looking combination but Diesel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the liver by Bermalingo. Beautiful body shot.
Bermalingo tries to bum rush Diesel with a series of wild strikes but Diesel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diesel is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Diesel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diesel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bermalingo.
Bermalingo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bermalingo scores with a jab. Diesel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diesel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bermalingo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diesel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bermalingo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diesel scrambles back to his feet.
Bermalingo misses with the combination.
#T2#
Bermalingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diesel manages to avoid it.
Bermalingo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diesel on the side of the head.
Bermalingo swinging wildly here.
Rocco Bermalingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bermalingo misses with a straight left.
Diesel is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL2#
Diesel gets a clinch. #BC2#
Diesel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diesel tries to bum rush Bermalingo with a series of wild strikes but Bermalingo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bermalingo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bermalingo misses with a straight left.
Bermalingo missing with a left hand there. Diesel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diesel throws a shot from downtown. Bermalingo moves away and avoids it.
Bermalingo clobbers Diesel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diesel slips a jab and a cross from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bermalingo throws a combination. Diesel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bermalingo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bermalingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diesel moves away.
Bermalingo throws the left hand but Diesel avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Bermalingo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diesel is looking for the big counter here.
Diesel wants to clinch up but Bermalingo keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T3#
A combination from Diesel does no damage.
Bermalingo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diesel.
Diesel throws the left hand but Bermalingo avoids the punch easily.
Bermalingo misses with a straight right.
Bermalingo misses with a hook. Diesel ducked under it nicely.
Bermalingo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diesel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bermalingo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bermalingo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bermalingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diesel circles away quickly and effectively.
Diesel shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bermalingo swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesel.#CL2#
Bermalingo tries to keep at a distance but Diesel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diesel connects with a knee to the head.
Diesel stalling in the clinch.
#BC2#
Diesel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Diesel drives through and clinches with Bermalingo against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bermalingo tries to throw a body punch but Diesel avoids it by throwing Bermalingo back against the cage. #T4##BC#
Bermalingo breaks the clinch.
Bermalingo loads up on a big right hand but Diesel slips the punch.
Bermalingo lands a nice looking body shot.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch but Bermalingo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diesel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bermalingo.
Diesel connects with a jab.
Bermalingo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diesel connects with the punch.
Bermalingo throws out a loose jab but Diesel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bermalingo swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Bermalingo tries to keep at a distance but Diesel has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Bermalingo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bermalingo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bermalingo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bermalingo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Diesel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bermalingo is trying to force a seperation but Diesel has the dominant position.
Bermalingo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diesel's elbow.
Bermalingo lands a right hand.
Bermalingo tries to land knees in the clinch but Diesel avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Bermalingo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Bermalingo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bermalingo throws a right and a left that Diesel avoids nicely.
Rocco Bermalingo is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Diesel misses.
Diesel is looking to clinch.
Bermalingo misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Diesel.
Bermalingo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diesel.
Bermalingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diesel was well out of range. Poor timing from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo misses with a series of wild punches.
Bermalingo sets himself, and Diesel steps forward looking for the clinch! Bermalingo avoids it this time.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bermalingo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bermalingo is looking to counter punch.
Bermalingo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diesel can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Diesel forces Bermalingo back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Diesel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diesel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bermalingo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diesel tries to clinch but Bermalingo is having none of it.
Bermalingo feints a jab promting Diesel to slip. Bermalingo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diesel slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diesel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo lands a jab to Diesel's midsection.
Bermalingo misses with a two punch combination.
Diesel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#T1#
Bermalingo tries to bum rush Diesel with a series of wild strikes but Diesel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bermalingo throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL2#
Bermalingo gets tackled into the cage by Diesel. Diesel maintains the clinch.
Bermalingo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diesel leaning against his opponent.
Diesel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diesel lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Diesel breaks from the clinch.
Diesel tries to clinch up.
Diesel dodges the punch combination from Bermalingo.
Diesel wants to counter with a clinch but Bermalingo pushes him away.
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Bermalingo circles away.
#CL2#
Bermalingo tries to keep at a distance but Diesel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diesel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bermalingo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diesel tries a knee to the head but Bermalingo blocks it.
Diesel has Bermalingo pressed against the cage.
Bermalingo swings wildly with an uppercut but Diesel uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Diesel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bermalingo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Diesel breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Diesel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bermalingo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bermalingo lands with a left to the head.
Bermalingo scores with a shot to the side of Diesel's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Diesel in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Diesel blocks a body shot from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo tries to stall but Diesel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bermalingo has had enough of the clinch but Diesel keeps him there for the moment.
Diesel scores with a knee to the head.
Bermalingo can't find room to land a body shot as Diesel controls the action.
#BC2#
Diesel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Diesel clinches up against the cage.
Bermalingo avoids the elbow strike from Diesel, against the cage.
Bermalingo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bermalingo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diesel.
#BC2#
Diesel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3#
Bermalingo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bermalingo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bermalingo lands a head shot.
Bermalingo misses with a straight right. #CL2#
Diesel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bermalingo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diesel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bermalingo blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Bermalingo breaks the clinch.
Bermalingo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diesel swings for the body but Bermalingo moves out of range.
Bermalingo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL2#
Diesel darts in and clinches Bermalingo up against the cage.
Bermalingo is trying to force a seperation but Diesel has the dominant position.
Bermalingo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ngytsj Diesel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
Diesel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diesel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Diesel drives through and clinches with Bermalingo against the cage.
#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diesel lands with a right to the head.
Bermalingo is looking to break free of the clinch but Diesel has double underhooks.
Bermalingo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diesel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bermalingo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Bermalingo breaks from the clinch.
Bermalingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diesel scores with a head kick. Bermalingo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rocco Bermalingo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diesel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bermalingo.
Bermalingo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diesels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CL2#
Diesel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diesel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bermalingo blocks it with crossed arms.
Diesel prevents Bermalingo from breaking the clinch.
Diesel pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC#
Bermalingo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Diesel has closed the distance and engaged Bermalingo in a clinch.
Bermalingo scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Bermalingo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Diesel wants to clinch.
Bermalingo lands with a straight right. Diesel didn't see that one coming.
Bermalingo tries to bum rush Diesel with a series of wild strikes but Diesel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bermalingo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bermalingo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diesel backs up against the cage.
Bermalingo lands a nice looking body shot.
Bermalingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diesel moves away.
Bermalingo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Bermalingo both land. Nice combination.
Diesel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bermalingo on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bermalingo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bermalingo lands a lovely overhand right.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bermalingo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bermalingo connects with a right hand. Diesel shakes it off.
Diesel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bermalingo's head.
Diesel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#T1#
Diesel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bermalingo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL2#
Diesel has managed to clinch.
Bermalingo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diesel avoids it.
Bermalingo tries to throw a body punch but Diesel avoids it by throwing Bermalingo back against the cage.
Bermalingo trying to land knees to the body.
Bermalingo wants to get back to striking at distance but Diesel won't allow it.
Bermalingo tries to land knees in the clinch but Diesel avoids the damage to the body.
Bermalingo blocks the elbow strike.
Diesel tries to stall but Bermalingo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#BC#
Bermalingo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diesel fails to land with a series of punches.
Bermalingo throwing a counter right hand but Diesel manages to avoid it.
Diesel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bermalingo.
Bermalingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diesel manages to avoid it.
Bermalingo looks to land a combination but Diesel avoids it well. #CL2#
Diesel clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Diesel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Bermalingo tries to keep at a distance but Diesel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bermalingo wants to get back to striking at distance but Diesel won't allow it.
Rocco Bermalingo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Diesel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bermalingo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diesel misses with a knee strike.
Diesel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bermalingo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diesel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diesel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diesel tries to throw a body punch but Bermalingo avoids it by throwing Diesel back against the cage.
Bermalingo has Diesel pressed against the cage, preventing Diesel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diesel connects with a knee to the head.
Diesel has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.#BC2#
Diesel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bermalingo lands with a hook. Diesel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diesel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bermalingo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diesel wants to clinch.#T3#
Diesel's corner calls for a 1-2. Diesel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Bermalingo circles away.
Bermalingo throws out a loose jab but Diesel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diesel wants to counter with a clinch but Bermalingo pushes him away.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bermalingo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diesel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bermalingo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ngytsj Diesel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Bermalingo circles away.
Bermalingo throws a one two combo.
Bermalingo throws a series of punches but Diesel avoids them all with ease.
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Bermalingo circles away.
Bermalingo lands a body shot.
Bermalingo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bermalingo lands a jab.
Nice shot by Bermalingo.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diesel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CL2#
Diesel drives through and clinches with Bermalingo against the cage.
A short right from Bermalingo.
Diesel misses with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Diesel breaks the clinch.
Diesel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bermalingo.
Diesel steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bermalingo.
Diesel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bermalingo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diesel. Diesel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bermalingo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diesel doesn't seem bothered though.
Bermalingo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bermalingo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bermalingo lands with a hook. Diesel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bermalingo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diesel.
Diesel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL2#
Diesel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diesel looking to throw knees to the head but Bermalingo is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Bermalingo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bermalingo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Bermalingo!
A very excited looking Rocco Bermalingo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
DC 27: Knightley vs Porter
Date: Feb 12, 2023 |
#R1#
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bermalingo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Bermalingo moved out of range nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lee 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.
Bermalingo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bermalingo lands with a hook. Lee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Bermalingo misses the target.
Bermalingo blocks a head kick by Lee.
Bermalingo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#TD2#
Lee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lee controlling the position.
Bermalingo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#T1#
Lee controlling the position from side mount.
Lee prevents Bermalingo from escaping the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bermalingo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#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.
Lee trying to control the position but Bermalingo is working away.
Bermalingo is trying to buck Lee off.
Lee throwing strikes but Bermalingo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! #SU#
Bermalingo decides to stand back up.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
#TD2#
Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bermalingo throws Lee to one side and escapes!
Bermalingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Lee tries to counter it with a takedown but Bermalingo pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T3#
Bermalingo throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee with the counter takedown but Bermalingo avoids it easily.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #TD2#
Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bermalingo to the mat! Bermalingo manages to get full guard.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lee manages to pass to side control. #REVR#
Lee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Let's hope that Lee 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.
Lee drops an elbow to the side of Bermalingo's head. #T4#
Bermalingo has hold of Lee's hands but Lee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lee trying to control the action but Bermalingo is working from the bottom. #ES#
Bermalingo kicks off Lee and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee misses with a right hand
and Bermalingo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A clash of legs there as Bermalingo blocks the low kick.
A big right from Lee misses.
Bermalingo throws a big counter combination but Lee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bermalingo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bermalingo throws a big counter combination but Lee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lee misses with a low kick.
#TD2#
Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into Bermalingo's guard.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Bermalingo manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
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 Rocco Bermalingo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little feinted left hand from Bermalingo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little feinted left hand from Bermalingo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bermalingo moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee punishes Bermalingo's body with a nice straight punch.
Bermalingo moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Lee lands a jab to Bermalingo's midsection.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rocco Bermalingo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bermalingo blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bermalingo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bermalingo defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Bermalingo blocks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Bermalingo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
A little feinted left hand from Bermalingo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
Bermalingo throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely. #TD2#
Lee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bermalingo tries to kick Lee off but Lee keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bermalingo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lee works his way into full mount!
Lee has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bermalingo's face.
#T2#
Bermalingo is trying to stand.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bermalingo?
Bermalingo really wants to buck Lee off and get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#T3#
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bermalingo is trying to stand up.
Lee looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bermalingo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#T4#
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lee lands a heavy elbow.
Bermalingo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Lee scores with the left hand. Bermalingo knows he should have avoided that one.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lee misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Bermalingo misses the target.
Lee tries to work over Bermalingo's front leg with a kick but Bermalingo checks it.
Bermalingo throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Bermalingo throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#TD2#
Lee gets a double leg takedown into Bermalingo's guard.
Raymond Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bermalingo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bermalingo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T1#
Lee content to stall in guard here.
Bermalingo wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#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.
Bermalingo throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Bermalingo counters with a two punch combo.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo blocks a head kick by Lee.
Bermalingo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
A little feinted left hand from Bermalingo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bermalingo missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice sprawl there from Bermalingo as Lee shoots in.
Bermalingo throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Raymond Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Bermalingo.
Rocco Bermalingo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Lee.#T3##TD2#
Bermalingo gets caught flat footed, as Lee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Bermalingo is retaining full guard.
Bermalingo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lee is controlling him.
Lee trying to control but Bermalingo is working from the bottom.
Bermalingo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lee dives into side control.
#T4#
Bermalingo tries to escape but Lee is in control.
Bermalingo is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee happy to just control the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bermalingo is trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Lee!
Raymond Lee took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Knock Out Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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Event:
DC 18: Jello Returns!
Date: Jan 07, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Bermalingo gets caught flat footed, as Herro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Herro wants to control from the top but Bermalingo keeps moving.
Herro is fighting to break Bermalingo's control of his arms but Bermalingo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Herro tries to free his leg and advance position but Bermalingo is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bermalingo trying to control the position.
Bermalingo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Herro throws a strike but Bermalingo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T1#
Herro controlling Bermalingo's posture.
Bermalingo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herro wants to sweep here but Bermalingo controlling him for the moment.
Herro keeping moving, preventing Bermalingo from controlling successfully. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Herro trying to keep a closed guard but Bermalingo is proving a slippery customer.
Bermalingo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Herro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bermalingo manages to avoid it.
Bermalingo avoids the head kick by Herro.
#CL2#
Herro clinches up against the cage.
Herro working aggressively here.
Herro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bermalingo blocks it with crossed arms.
Bermalingo is trying to force a seperation but Herro has the dominant position.
Herro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bermalingo is defending well for now.
Bermalingo avoiding damage as Herro throws knees to the body.
Bermalingo wants to break the clinch but can't.
#T3#
Herro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bermalingo blocks it with crossed arms.
Bermalingo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Herro wants to take the fight to the mat but Bermalingo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Herro landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bermalingo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Herro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bermalingo up against the cage.
Bermalingo slows down the pace here.
Come on Herro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T4#
Stalling in the clinch from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo has had enough of the clinch but Herro keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Bermalingo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bermalingo wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Bermalingo breaks from the clinch.
Herro tries to clinch but Bermalingo moves away
and Bermalingo counters with a nice uppercut. #TD2#
Bermalingo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Herro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Herro postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bermalingo keeping moving, preventing Herro from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Herro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Herro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bermalingo.
Herro wants to clinch up but Bermalingo keeps it at a distance.
Herro closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Bermalingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Herro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bermalingo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Herro throws a head kick but Bermalingo moves out of range.
Herro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bermalingo swats away the attempt to clinch by Herro.
Bermalingo is looking to counter punch.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Bermalingo! Herro is backing up but he can't get away as Bermalingo lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Herro and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rocco Bermalingo!
After the fight, Rocco Bermalingo 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:
DC Sunday Sesh 5
Date: Dec 11, 2022 |
#R1#
Thrawn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bermalingo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thrawn throws a leg kick but Bermalingo moved away.
Bermalingo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Thrawn closes the distance and clinches.
Bermalingo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bermalingo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bermalingo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bermalingo prevents a body shot from Thrawn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bermalingo avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
Bermalingo working hard to break the clinch.
Bermalingo takes a shot to the head.
Thrawn working Bermalingo over with knees to the body.
Thrawn trying to land knees to the body.
Thrawn looking to throw knees to the head but Bermalingo is blocking nicely.
#T1#
Thrawn tries to land knees in the clinch but Bermalingo avoids the damage to the body.
Thrawn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thrawn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thrawn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bermalingo avoids it.
Thrawn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bermalingo avoids it.
Thrawn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bermalingo's efforts to push away.
Bermalingo blocks an elbow strike.
Thrawn tries to land a knee to the head but Bermalingo blocks with his arms.
#BC2#
Bermalingo manages to break the clinch.
Thrawn ducks under a wild hook from Bermalingo.
Thrawn is looking to clinch.
Bermalingo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bermalingo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thrawn fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T2#
Thrawn tries to clinch but Bermalingo moves out of range.
Grand Admiral Thrawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrawn darts in trying to clinch
and Thrawn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
Thrawn gets a clinch.
Thrawn tries to land knees in the clinch but Bermalingo avoids the damage to the body.
Thrawn working aggressively here.
Thrawn tries to land a knee to the head but Bermalingo blocks with his arms.
Thrawn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bermalingo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thrawn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thrawn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bermalingo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thrawn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thrawn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Our sources have told us that Thrawn has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bermalingo looks winded!#T3#
Bermalingo takes an elbow to the temple.
Bermalingo looking to stall.
Thrawn can't find room to land a body shot as Bermalingo controls the action.
Thrawn missing with knees to the body.
#KD#
Thrawn drops Bermalingo with a big knee straight up the middle! Bermalingo is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC#Bermalingo is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Rocco Bermalingo has been cut.
Bermalingo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bermalingo is still on wobbly legs! Can Thrawn finish him?
Some wild striking there from Thrawn.
Sloppy strikes from Thrawn. Those never looked like landing.
Bermalingo seems to have recovered his senses.
Thrawn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Thrawn clinches up with Bermalingo and pushes him back against the cage.#T4#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thrawn as Bermalingo tries to tie him up.
Thrawn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bermalingo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thrawn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thrawn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bermalingo blocks it with crossed arms.
Thrawn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Bermalingo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thrawn wants to clinch but Bermalingo slips to the side
and Bermalingo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bermalingo's corner calls for a 1-2. Bermalingo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thrawn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bermalingo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bermalingo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thrawn.
Thrawn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo throws a nice looking combination but Thrawn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grand Admiral Thrawn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Bermalingo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Thrawn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bermalingo misses with an uppercut. Thrawn saw that one coming.
Bermalingo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#ROC2#Thrawn is rocked!
Bermalingo connects with a nice cross there... Thrawn is looking wobbly and Bermalingo recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Thrawn to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Bermalingo jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rocco Bermalingo!
Rocco Bermalingo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
Sunday Sesh 3
Date: Nov 13, 2022 |
#R1#
Diesel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bermalingo's hands.
Bermalingo throws a shot from downtown. Diesel moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Bermalingo.
A slow jab from Bermalingo misses its intended target.
Diesel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diesel throws a head kick but Bermalingo moves out of range.
Diesel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ngytsj Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bermalingo throws a jab when Diesel was well out of range.
Diesel misses with a body shot
and Bermalingo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diesel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bermalingo punishes Diesel's body with a nice straight punch.
Diesel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bermalingo throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bermalingo missing with a left hand there. Diesel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diesel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bermalingo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bermalingo blocks a jab.
Bermalingo slips under a jab.
Bermalingo is looking for the big counter here.
Diesel lands a right hook to the body.
#T1#
Bermalingo misses with a straight left.
Bermalingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Diesel. Those never looked like landing.
A nice side step and Bermalingo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bermalingo misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Diesel. Those never looked like landing.
Diesel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A right-left combo lands from Diesel.
Diesel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diesel throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bermalingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Bermalingo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diesel scores with a head kick. Bermalingo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diesel throws a right hand that misses
letting Bermalingo counter with a right hand. #T2#
Bermalingo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diesel.
Diesel fails to land with a series of punches.
Diesel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bermalingo slips a jab and a cross from Diesel.
A shot to the liver by Diesel. Beautiful body shot.
Diesel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bermalingo throws a lazy right hand but Diesel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bermalingo throws an overhand right that lands on Diesel's shoulder, as Diesel tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Diesel - just one landing.
Bermalingo throws an overhand right that lands on Diesel's shoulder, as Diesel tries to avoid the shot.
Diesel connects with a nice looking jab.
A cross from Bermalingo lands.
Diesel throws a looping overhand right but Bermalingo ducks down to avoid it.
Bermalingo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Diesel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Diesel pushes Bermalingo up against the cage in a clinch.
Diesel misses with some punches.
Bermalingo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bermalingo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bermalingo.
A head punch on the inside from Diesel fails to land.
Diesel misses with the head strike.
Diesel stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Diesel fails to land.
Bermalingo wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC#
Diesel manages to break the clinch.
Diesel throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
Diesel throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Diesel clinches up against the cage.
Bermalingo wants to get back to striking at distance but Diesel won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Diesel fails to land.
Diesel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diesel throws a punch but it's blocked by Bermalingo.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Diesel lands a hook that snaps the head of Bermalingo backwards.
Bermalingo can't break the clinch.
Diesel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Bermalingo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diesel throws a good cross that connects.
Diesel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Bermalingo misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ngytsj Diesel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Diesel blocks a jab.
Bermalingo throws a looping overhand right but Diesel ducks down to avoid it.
Diesel throws a head kick but Bermalingo moves out of range.
Diesel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Bermalingo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Diesel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diesel misses with a looping right.
A head kick from Diesel lands but Bermalingo takes it in his stride.
Bermalingo throws an overhand right that lands on Diesel's shoulder, as Diesel tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Diesel does no damage.
Bermalingo slips a straight right by Diesel.
Bermalingo throws out a counter right but Diesel avoids it with no problem.
Bermalingo scores with a nice right hand.
Diesel lands with a slapping head kick.
Diesel has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bermalingo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diesel.
Bermalingo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Diesel fails to land with a series of punches.
Bermalingo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Diesel swings for the body but Bermalingo moves out of range.
Diesel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diesel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diesel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bermalingo.
Diesel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bermalingo can do to turn this around?
Bermalingo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bermalingo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Diesel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diesel loads up on a big right hand but Bermalingo slips the punch.
Diesel throws a sloppy head kick and Bermalingo moves out of range easily.
Diesel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bermalingo with a jab.
Diesel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bermalingo counters with a stiff right hand.
Diesel throws a head kick that misses.
Bermalingo misses with a looping right.
Bermalingo throws a jab when Diesel was well out of range.
Ngytsj Diesel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Bermalingo misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick lands for Diesel.
Diesel misses with a leg kick
and Bermalingo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Diesel closes the distance and clinches.
Bermalingo wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC2#
Bermalingo breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Diesel.
It seemed like Bermalingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diesel connects with a jab.
Diesel misses with a hook. Bermalingo ducked under it nicely.
Diesel connects with a crisp jab.
Bermalingo blocks a head kick by Diesel.
Bermalingo swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesel.
Bermalingo misses with a hook. Diesel ducked under it nicely.
Diesel appears to be looking for a big counter.#T3#
Bermalingo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diesel scores with a head kick.
Diesel throws a series of punches but Bermalingo avoids them all with ease.
Diesel missing with a left hand there. Bermalingo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo throws out a loose jab but Diesel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Diesel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diesel scores with a body shot.
Diesel moves out of range as Bermalingo strikes.#CL#
Diesel moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Bermalingo breaks from the clinch.
Diesel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bermalingo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diesel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bermalingo misses with a straight right.
Diesel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T4#
Diesel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bermalingo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bermalingo takes one to the chin there.
Diesel avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL#
Diesel pushes Bermalingo up against the cage in a clinch.
Diesel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diesel working aggressively here.
Diesel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
Bermalingo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bermalingo blocks a head kick by Diesel.
Diesel slips a jab and a cross from Bermalingo.
Diesel throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ngytsj Diesel dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Bermalingo fails to land with a series of punches.
Bermalingo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bermalingo there as he acknowledges the shot.#CL#
Diesel rushes Bermalingo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bermalingo blocks an uppercut.
Bermalingo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diesel working aggressively here.
Diesel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bermalingos head.
Diesel misses with some punches.
#BC#
Diesel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diesel connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice side step and Bermalingo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bermalingo misses with the combination.
Bermalingo slips under a jab from Diesel.#T1#
Diesel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bermalingo dodges the punch combination from Diesel.
Diesel misses with an uppercut.
Diesel throws a sloppy head kick and Bermalingo moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diesel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bermalingo misses with a double jab.
Ngytsj Diesel is winning the standup battle so far.
Bermalingo misses with a two punch combination.
Bermalingo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bermalingo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diesel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bermalingo misses with an uppercut. Diesel saw that one coming.
Bermalingo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diesel. #T2#
Bermalingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diesel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diesel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bermalingo.
Bermalingo misses with a straight left.
Diesel jabs Bermalingo right on the nose. Bermalingo blinks but takes it well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diesel drops his hands momentarily and Bermalingo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diesel throws a body kick that misses.
Diesel throws a shot from downtown. Bermalingo moves away and avoids it.
Diesel throws the left hand but Bermalingo avoids the punch easily.
Diesel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bermalingo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diesel takes a swing at Bermalingo's ribcage but misses.
Bermalingo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bermalingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bermalingo throws a jab when Diesel was well out of range.#T3#
Bermalingo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diesel to score with a decent uppercut.
Bermalingo misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Bermalingo misses its intended target.
Diesel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diesel wants to clinch up but Bermalingo keeps it at a distance.
Diesel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ngytsj Diesel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bermalingo misses with a few strikes there.
Bermalingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diesel circles away quickly and effectively.
Bermalingo ducks under a wild hook from Diesel.
Bermalingo throws an overhand right that lands on Diesel's shoulder, as Diesel tries to avoid the shot.
Diesel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bermalingo is looking for the big counter here.
Bermalingo avoids the head kick by Diesel.
Diesel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bermalingo.#T4#
A combination from Diesel does no damage.
Bermalingo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diesel with a body shot.
Diesel digs a good body shot into Bermalingo's ribs.
Bermalingo throws a series of punches but Diesel avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bermalingo throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Diesel clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Diesel manages to break the clinch.
Rocco Bermalingo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bermalingo blocks a jab.
Bermalingo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bermalingo throws a lazy right hand but Diesel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diesel throws a big counter combination but Bermalingo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Diesel misses with a double jab
and Bermalingo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diesel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diesel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bermalingo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ngytsj Diesel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diesel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ngytsj Diesel!
A relieved looking Ngytsj Diesel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 20, 2022 |
#R1#
Bermalingo jabs Incons right on the nose. Incons blinks but takes it well.
Incons throws a right hand that misses
#KD2#
and Bermalingo counters with a nice right hand that sends Incons toppling to the canvas! Incons scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bermalingo finish him?!#ROC2#Incons is rocked!
Incons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bermalingo counters with a right hand from hell and Incons is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocco Bermalingo!
A less than humble Rocco Bermalingo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
LAFC Tokyo
Date: Aug 06, 2022 |
#R1#
Bermalingo misses with a series of wild punches.
Bermalingo misses with a looping right.#TD2#
Rage shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bermalingo's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rage working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bermalingo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rage is one step ahead there.
Rage works over Bermalingo with some ground and pound from guard.
Bermalingo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage chips away with some ground and pound.
Rage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rage with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rage is stalling in the full guard. #T1#
Rage trying to control but Bermalingo is working from the bottom.
Rage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Bermalingo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bermalingo wants to stand and escape but Rage is having none of it.
Bermalingo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rage.
Bermalingo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bermalingo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rage throws a big right hand that misses.
Bermalingo wants to stand but Rage is controlling the position. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bermalingo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bermalingo looking for a sweep. Not yet Bermalingo, not yet. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rage misses with a body punch
enabling Bermalingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Rage cracks Bermalingo with an open hand slap.
Nice cross by Bermalingo.
Rage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo throws a body punch but Rage moves out of range.
Rocco Bermalingo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bermalingo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bermalingo lands a lovely overhand right.
Rage misses with a hook.
Bermalingo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#KD#
Bermalingo drops Rage with a beautiful combination! Rage stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bermalingo is looking for the KO!#ROC#Rage is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Ezekel Rage has been cut.#T3#
Bermalingo throws a pinpoint strike between Rage's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Rage crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Bermalingo scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocco Bermalingo!
Rocco Bermalingo 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:
LAFC Vegas
Date: Jul 16, 2022 |
#R1#
A punch combination from Dimakov misses. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dimakov swings wildly with an uppercut but Bermalingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dimakov prevents Bermalingo from breaking the clinch.
Bermalingo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimakov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bermalingo wants to get back to striking at distance but Dimakov won't allow it.
Dimakov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Come on Bermalingo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Dimakov fails to land. #T1#
Bermalingo tries to break the clinch but Dimakov is controlling the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bermalingo.
Dimakov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bermalingo backwards. #BC#
Dimakov breaks the clinch.
Bermalingo moves away from the strike by Dimakov.
Dimakov misses with a lunging right hand
and Bermalingo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dimakov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bermalingo! But no joy.
Dimakov scores with a hook.
Bermalingo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimakov is just out of range.
Dimakov misses with an uppercut
and Bermalingo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL#
Dimakov takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Dimakov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Dimakov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bermalingo fails to land with a series of punches.
Bermalingo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Dimakov counter with a right hand.
Bermalingo ducks under a wild hook from Dimakov.
Bermalingo misses with an uppercut.
Dimakov throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bermalingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Dimakov just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimakov misses with a left hand
and Dimakov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Bermalingo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dimakov doesn't seem phased though.
Dimakov misses with a right hand
and Bermalingo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bermalingo misses with a body shot.
Bermalingo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimakov.
Bermalingo thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
Dimakov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dimakov misses with an uppercut
and Bermalingo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Dimakov.
Jab from Bermalingo.
Dimakov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dimakov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bermalingo.
Dimakov scores with a hook to the body. Bermalingo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dimakov slips under a jab from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dimakov throws a right hand that Bermalingo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bermalingo also avoids with ease.
Bermalingo throws an off balance right hand
enabling Dimakov to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bermalingo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dimakov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bermalingo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Bermalingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dimakov tries to clinch there but Bermalingo circles away.
#T4#
Dimakov slips a jab from Bermalingo.
Dimakov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dimakov throws an overhand right that lands on Bermalingo's shoulder, as Bermalingo tries to avoid the shot.
Bermalingo slips a jab and a cross from Dimakov.
Bermalingo looks to land a left hand but Dimakov moved out of range nicely.
Bermalingo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bermalingo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dimakov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bermalingo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimakov.
Dimakov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bermalingo.
Dimakov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bermalingo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bermalingo fails to land with a series of punches.
Dimakov misses with a hook.
Bermalingo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dimakov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rocco Bermalingo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Dimakov jabs at Bermalingo's body.
Rocco Bermalingo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dimakov defending well as Bermalingo loads up on a big left hand.
Dimakov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bermalingo looks to land a right hand but Dimakov moved out of range.
Rocco Bermalingo seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Dimakov clinches.
Bermalingo can't break the clinch.
Dimakov working aggressively here.
Bermalingo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dimakov has him pressed against the cage.
Bermalingo is trying to break the clinch but Dimakov is controlling him.
A short left from Dimakov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimakov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bermalingo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dimakov has a couple of punches blocked by Bermalingo.
Dimakov lands a shot to the body.#BC#
Dimakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Bermalingo moves out of range of the strikes.
Dimakov misses with a jab to the body
and Bermalingo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bermalingo moves out of range of the strikes.
Dimakov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dimakov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bermalingo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dimakov connects with a nice looking jab.
#CL#
Dimakov forces Bermalingo back against the cage and clinches.
Bermalingo is trying to push Dimakov away but Dimakov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bermalingo takes a shot to the head.
Bermalingo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimakov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimakov.
Dimakov misses with a body punch.
#T2#
Dimakov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bermalingo letting Dimakov take a breather here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Dimakov.
A hook to the body from Dimakov.
Dimakov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bermalingo backwards. #BC#
Dimakov breaks from the clinch.
Dimakov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bermalingo can do to turn this around?
Bermalingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dimakov manages to avoid it.
Bermalingo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dimakov misses with a body shot.
Bermalingo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimakov.
Bermalingo takes one on the button.#T3#
Dimakov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dimakov scores with a jab to the jaw.#ROC#Bermalingo is rocked!
Dimakov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bermalingo.#CUT2#It looks like Konstantin Dimakov has been cut.#CL#
Dimakov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dimakov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC#
Dimakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimakov tries to clinch but Bermalingo moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bermalingo.
Dimakov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dimakov throws a poor cross that misses
and Bermalingo counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimakov just misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Dimakov misses with a straight right.
Dimakov loads up on a big right hand but Bermalingo slips the punch.
Dimakov lands a nice looking body shot.
Bermalingo dodges the punch combination from Dimakov.
Donk. Bermalingo catches Dimakov right on the button with a cross.
Bermalingo throws a looping overhand right but Dimakov ducks down to avoid it.
Dimakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bermalingo is just out of range.
Dimakov scores with the left hand. Bermalingo knows he should have avoided that one.
Dimakov works the jab nicely.
Bermalingo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dimakov.
Dimakov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bermalingo! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Dimakov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Dimakov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Nice defenses there by Bermalingo.
Dimakov blocks a jab.#CL#
Bermalingo gets tackled into the cage by Dimakov. Dimakov maintains the clinch.
Bermalingo is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Dimakov. #BC#
Dimakov breaks from the clinch.
Dimakov slips a jab from Bermalingo.#CL#
Dimakov closes the distance and pushes Bermalingo back into the cage.
Dimakov tries to throw a body punch but Bermalingo avoids it by throwing Dimakov back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimakov misses with a punch on the inside.
Bermalingo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bermalingo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bermalingo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T1#
Bermalingo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bermalingo.
A short uppercut from Dimakov.
Dimakov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bermalingo's efforts to push away.#BC#
Dimakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bermalingo scores with a jab.
Dimakov misses with a lunging right hand
and Bermalingo counters with a two punch combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dimakov.
Dimakov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dimakov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bermalingo throws a counter combo.#CL#
Dimakov drives through and clinches with Bermalingo against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimakov lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
The referee calls for Dimakov to work.
#BC2#
Bermalingo breaks the clinch.
Dimakov lands with a good body shot.
Bermalingo misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Dimakov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bermalingo moves out of range as Dimakov strikes.
It seemed like Bermalingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bermalingo staying out of range there.
Bermalingo throws out a counter right but Dimakov avoids it with no problem.
Dimakov lands a nice shot that snaps Bermalingo's head back.
Bermalingo misses with a double jab
and Dimakov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T3#
Bermalingo tests Dimakov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dimakov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bermalingo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Dimakov. Those never looked like landing.
Dimakov moves out of range as Bermalingo strikes.
Dimakov connects with a body shot that sends Bermalingo's belly button to the back.
Dimakov misses the jab.
Bermalingo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bermalingo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dimakov.
Bermalingo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dimakov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bermalingo swings widly with a right hand
letting Dimakov counter with a right hand.
Bermalingo fails to land with a series of punches.
#T4#
Bermalingo loads up on a big right hand but Dimakov slips the punch.
Dimakov misses with an uppercut. Bermalingo saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimakov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dimakov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo missing with a left hand there. Dimakov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Bermalingo misses the target.
Dimakov misses with a body shot.
Bermalingo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dimakov.
Dimakov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimakov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL#
Dimakov drives through and clinches with Bermalingo against the cage.
#BC2#
Bermalingo breaks the clinch.
Bermalingo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Dimakov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dimakov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Dimakov! |
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Event:
LAFC Montreal
Date: Jun 11, 2022 |
#R1#
Bermalingo connects with a right hand. Ruyjini shakes it off.#CUT2#It looks like Ki Ruyjini has been cut.
Ruyjini scores with a push kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruyjini as he connects with a hook.
Ruyjini ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been told by Ruyjini's head coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bermalingo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruyjini.
Bermalingo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bermalingo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bermalingo throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ruyjini counter with a right hand.
Ruyjini misses with a hook to the body
and Bermalingo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bermalingo misses with a looping left.
Ruyjini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Ruyjini gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bermalingo counters with a two punch combo. #KD#
Ruyjini cracks Bermalingo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bermalingo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ruyjini finish him?
#ROC#Bermalingo is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Rocco Bermalingo has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Bermalingo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bermalingo.
Bermalingo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruyjini finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ruyjini bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ruyjini drops Bermalingo with a huge uppercut! Bermalingo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Ruyjini is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ki Ruyjini!
Ki Ruyjini decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
LAFC Fight Night
Date: May 14, 2022 |
#R1#
Burns connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Burns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bermalingo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bermalingo throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease.
Bermalingo slips a jab and a cross from Burns.
Burns misses with a wild combination.
Bermalingo misses with the combination.
Burns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bermalingo counters with a three punch combo that has Burns backing up. Burns nods at Bermalingo to acknowledge the strikes.#TD#
Burns drives through with a takedown into Bermalingo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Bermalingo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Burns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bermalingo keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
Burns postures up in Bermalingo's guard and throws a big left but Bermalingo blocks it.
Bermalingo managing to control the position.
Burns is stalling in the full guard.
Bermalingo pulls Burns in to control the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bermalingo cracks Burns with an open hand slap.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burns moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burns throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bermalingo's waist but Bermalingo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burns off to one side.
Bermalingo lands a jab to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Brian Burns has been cut.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Rocco Bermalingo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bermalingo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns jabs Bermalingo right on the nose. Bermalingo blinks but takes it well.
Burns misses with a body shot
and Bermalingo counters with a straight right hand.
Burns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bermalingo ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Bermalingo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burns's head backwards.
Burns misses the jab.
A big left from Burns misses.
It seemed like Bermalingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burns throws a poor cross that misses
#KD2#
and Bermalingo counters with a nice right hand that sends Burns toppling to the canvas! Burns scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bermalingo finish him?!#ROC2#Burns is rocked!#T3#
Burns misses with the combination.
Burns lands a jab to Bermalingo's midsection.
Burns throws an off balance right hand
and Bermalingo counters with a huge left! Burns is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bermalingo isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Burns from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bermalingo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Bermalingo! |
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Event:
LAFC 35
Date: Apr 09, 2022 |
#R1#
Brisson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bermalingo counters with a nice uppercut.
Brisson misses with a right hand
and Bermalingo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bermalingo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bermalingo throwing a counter right hand but Brisson manages to avoid it.
Bermalingo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bermalingo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bermalingo misses the target.
Nicholas Brisson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brisson misses the body punch
and Bermalingo counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Brisson off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Bermalingo follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Brisson was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rocco Bermalingo! |
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Event:
LAFC 30
Date: Mar 05, 2022 |
#R1#
Gage jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#TD#
Gage shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gage showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB#
Gage is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bermalingo is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Gage is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gage is keen to just control but Bermalingo is a slippery customer.
Bermalingo tries to roll over but Gage keeps him under control.
Bermalingo 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.
Gage tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bermalingo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T1#
Gage passes to full mount!
Bermalingo is looking to improve his position but Gage isn't that keen on the idea.
Gage takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Bermalingo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #SUB#
Gage is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bermalingo defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #T2##SUB#
Gage is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bermalingo defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #SUB#
Gage has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gage trying to control.#SUB#
Gage is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Gage trying to control.#T3##SUB#
Gage is looking for the choke from the back position but Bermalingo is controlling his hands well.
Bermalingo can't escape the position.
Gage trying to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Gage working for a choke but Bermalingo is defending well.
Bermalingo prevents Gage from getting a body triangle.#SUB#
Gage working for a choke but Bermalingo is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Bermalingo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#T4#
Gage missing with strikes. #SUB#
Gage is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Bermalingo with him. Bermalingo is trying to defend but Gage has an arm under the chin now! Bermalingo grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Oscar Gage!
Our winner, Oscar Gage, 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:
LAFC 24
Date: Jan 22, 2022 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Macedo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bermalingo loads up on a big right hand but Macedo slips the punch.
Macedo tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Macedo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bermalingo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bermalingo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Bermalingo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Macedo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bermalingo.#T1#
Bermalingo throws a monster overhand right that drops Macedo! Bermalingo follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Bermalingo! |
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Event:
LAFC 20
Date: Dec 25, 2021 |
#R1#
Liddell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bermalingo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT2#It looks like Chunk Liddell has been cut.
Liddell throws a leg kick
and Bermalingo counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bermalingo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Bermalingo as Liddell shoots in.
Bermalingo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Liddell throws a lazy head kick
and Bermalingo counters with a big right hand! Oh Liddell is in trouble here! Bermalingo follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Bermalingo! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 18, 2021 |
#R1#
Ovchinnikov cracks Bermalingo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT#It looks like Rocco Bermalingo has been cut.
Bermalingo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ovchinnikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bermalingo throws the left hand but Ovchinnikov avoids the punch easily.
Ovchinnikov scores with a hook to the body. Bermalingo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ovchinnikov swinging wildly here.
Bermalingo lands a nice looking body shot.
Bermalingo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ovchinnikov throws a right and a left that Bermalingo avoids nicely.
Dmitry Ovchinnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ovchinnikov looks to land a right hand but Bermalingo moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bermalingo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ovchinnikov swings for the body but Bermalingo moves out of range.
Bermalingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ovchinnikov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bermalingo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ovchinnikov staying out of range there.
Ovchinnikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
Ovchinnikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bermalingo is just out of range.
Bermalingo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ovchinnikov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bermalingo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ovchinnikov throws a series of punches but Bermalingo avoids them all with ease.
Ovchinnikov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#KD#
Ovchinnikov lands a big right hand that sends Bermalingo crashing to the mat! Ovchinnikov stays standing though and waves Bermalingo back to his feet!#ROC#Bermalingo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ovchinnikov darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Bermalingo's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Ovchinnikov before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dmitry Ovchinnikov!
An out of breath Dmitry Ovchinnikov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 25, 2021 |
#R1#
Bermalingo slips under a jab.
Bermalingo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bermalingo slips a jab from Brisson.
Brisson misses with a wild body shot.
Brisson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bermalingo manages to avoid it.
Bermalingo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brisson finds it's way round the side to connect with Bermalingo's head.
Brisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bermalingo.
Brisson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bermalingo looks to throw the jab but Brisson is out of range.
Nicholas Brisson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brisson throws a series of punches but Bermalingo avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Bermalingo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bermalingo scores with a jab.
Brisson stuns Bermalingo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bermalingo.
Brisson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bermalingo looks to land a left hand but Brisson moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Brisson throws an overhand right that lands on Bermalingo's shoulder, as Bermalingo tries to avoid the shot.
Bermalingo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bermalingo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brisson.
Brisson throws a jab when Bermalingo was well out of range.
It looked like Bermalingo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brisson.
Brisson with a jab.
Brisson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bermalingo circles away.
Brisson scores with a body shot.
Bermalingo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bermalingo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brisson misses the body punch
and Bermalingo counters with a straight right hand.
Brisson swings for the body but Bermalingo moves out of range.
Bermalingo is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Brisson misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Bermalingo misses the target.
Brisson sizes up Bermalingo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brisson misses the body punch
and Bermalingo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T2#
Brisson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bermalingo swats away the attempt to clinch by Brisson.
Bermalingo looks to throw the jab but Brisson is out of range.
Brisson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bermalingo connects with a right hand. Brisson shakes it off.#CL2#
Brisson clinches up with Bermalingo and pushes him back against the cage.
Bermalingo tries to break the clinch but Brisson is controlling the position.
Brisson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bermalingo's efforts to push away.
Brisson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bermalingo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brisson trying to control the position but instead, Bermalingo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brisson into the cage.
Bermalingo tries to break the clinch but Brisson is controlling the position. #T3#
Brisson slows down the pace here.
Brisson is pushing Bermalingo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brisson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brisson lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to Bermalingo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Brisson - that landed with a thud.
#BC2#
Brisson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brisson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bermalingo manages to avoid it.#T4#
Bermalingo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brisson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brisson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bermalingo counters with a stiff right hand.
Brisson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bermalingo drops his hands momentarily and Brisson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brisson cracks a nice hook into Bermalingo's ribs.
Brisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bermalingo.
Brisson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Bermalingo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brisson misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Bermalingo misses the target.#CL2#
Brisson has closed the distance and engaged Bermalingo in a clinch.
#BC#
Bermalingo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brisson misses with a straight right.
Bermalingo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brisson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Brisson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Nice uppercut there from Brisson.
Bermalingo swats away the attempt to clinch by Brisson.
Bermalingo is looking to counter punch.
Bermalingo throws a right hand that misses
enabling Brisson to counter with a crisp jab.
Brisson misses with a right hand
and Bermalingo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bermalingo connects with a single shot there.
Brisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bermalingo moves away.
Brisson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brisson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bermalingo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brisson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bermalingo scores with a hook.#ROC#Brisson is rocked!
Brisson tries to clinch but Bermalingo moves away
and Bermalingo counters with a crisp right that sends Brisson to the canvas! Bermalingo follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Bermalingo! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 13, 2021 |
#R1#
Bermalingo misses with a body shot.
Bermalingo misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Bermalingo.
Mallu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mallu takes one to the chin there.
Mallu delivers a nice body kick.
Bermalingo lands with a cross.
Mallu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mallu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CUT#It looks like Ogelin Mallu has been cut.
Bermalingo misses with a wild combination.
#TD2#
Mallu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bermalingo sneaks out the side door and pushes Mallu away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#T1#
A big right from Bermalingo misses.
Bermalingo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mallu throws a series of punches but Bermalingo avoids them all with ease.
Rocco Bermalingo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bermalingo slaps away a takedown attempt from Mallu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mallu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bermalingo lands with a nice body punch.
Mallu moves out of range of the strikes.
Mallu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mallu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bermalingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mallu manages to avoid it.
Mallu wants to clinch.#T2#
Mallu dodges the punch combination from Bermalingo.
Bermalingo misses with a straight left.
Mallu throws a head kick that Bermalingo semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mallu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mallu throws a right hand that Bermalingo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bermalingo also avoids with ease.
Mallu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bermalingo but Bermalingo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mallu is defended easily by Bermalingo.
Rocco Bermalingo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ogelin Mallu.
Bermalingo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mallu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T3#
Mallu tries to clinch up but Bermalingo circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Mallu has managed to clinch.
Bermalingo tries to pull guard but Mallu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mallu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bermalingo tries to break the clinch but Mallu is controlling the position. #BC2#
Mallu breaks from the clinch.
Mallu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bermalingo.
Mallu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bermalingo throws a series of punches but Mallu moves out of range.
Mallu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bermalingo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mallu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mallu dives in for a single leg takedown but Bermalingo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T4#
The fight stays on the outside here - Mallu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bermalingo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mallu.
Bermalingo looks to land a right hand but Mallu moved out of range.
Mallu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bermalingo.
Mallu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bermalingo but Bermalingo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bermalingo throws a nice looking combination but Mallu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bermalingo misses with the combination.
Mallu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bermalingo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No joy there for Bermalingo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Bermalingo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ogelin Mallu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Mallu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bermalingo, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Mallu breaks the clinch.
Mallu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bermalingo defends it nicely.
Mallu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bermalingo tries to avoid it but Mallu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bermalingo to the ground. Bermalingo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bermalingo!
Bermalingo leaves Mallu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rocco Bermalingo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ogelin Mallu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bermalingo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bermalingo lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Mallu can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Bermalingo and Mallu drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Bermalingo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Bermalingo! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 10, 2021 |
#R1#
Rodriguez connects with a nice looking jab.
#CUT2#It looks like Rocco Bermalingo has been cut.
Rodriguez misses the jab.
Bermalingo is looking for a counter combo.
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Rodriguez.
Bermalingo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rodriguez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bermalingo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rodriguez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bermalingo misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Rodriguez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bermalingo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez misses with a lunging right hand
and Bermalingo counters with a one-two to the body.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Bermalingo slips the punch.
Bermalingo is looking for a counter combo.
Bermalingo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bermalingo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez lands a glancing blow to the side of Bermalingo's head.#ROC2#Bermalingo is rocked!
Rodriguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bermalingo lands with a straight right. Rodriguez didn't see that one coming.#T1#
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut
and Bermalingo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rodriguez dodges the punch combination from Bermalingo.
#KD2#
Rodriguez sends Bermalingo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rodriguez is motioning to the referee to let Bermalingo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Bermalingo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bermalingo gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Rodriguez points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Bermalingo wakes up just in time to hear Rodriguez thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Santiago Rodriguez! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 11, 2021 |
#R1#
Williams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bermalingo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bermalingo! But no joy.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bermalingo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bermalingo counters with a nice body shot.
Bermalingo tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bermalingo feints a jab promting Williams to slip. Bermalingo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Williams slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bermalingo!
#CL#
Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bermalingo can't break the clinch.
Williams landing knees to the body.
#T1#
Williams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bermalingo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams is pushing Bermalingo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Williams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Williams keeps control of Bermalingo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Bermalingo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bermalingo counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bermalingo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
#T2#
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
Williams is breathing heavily.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Bermalingo has knocked Williams down with a huge combo! Bermalingo steps away and waves a wobbly Williams back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Williams is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams loses concentration momentarily and Bermalingo pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Williams crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Bermalingo finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rocco Bermalingo! |
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