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Event:
NYCL 5 - Evandrus vs Spinks
Date: Jul 03, 2021 |
#R1#
Draven throws an off balance right hand
and Matsuyama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matsuyama throws a big shot that misses.
Matsuyama tries to clinch up but Draven circles away and keeps his distance.
Draven walks into a left hand.
Draven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draven throws a front kick aimed at Matsuyama's knee but Matsuyama avoids it well.
Draven lands with a right hand.
Draven on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Matsuyama misses with a hook to the body
and Draven counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Draven takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Draven.
Matsuyama slips a straight right by Draven.
Matsuyama throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.
Matsuyama walks into a left hand.
Matsuyama misses with a hook. Draven ducked under it nicely.
Matsuyama throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Matsuyama looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Draven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draven staying out of range there.
Matsuyama gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Draven.
Matsuyama misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Draven.
Matsuyama misses the body punch
and Draven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matsuyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draven scores with a hook.#CL2#
Matsuyama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matsuyama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Draven is keeping busy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matsuyama as Draven tries to tie him up.
Draven looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#BC2#
Matsuyama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Matsuyama.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsuyama throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Draven to counter with a crisp jab.
Draven has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Matsuyama.
Matsuyama connects with a single shot there.
A good leg kick by Matsuyama.
Matsuyama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Draven.
Draven needs to keep his hands up - Matsuyama had a free shot at his head there.
Matsuyama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matsuyama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draven.
Matsuyama lands a lovely overhand right.
Matsuyama throws a poor cross that misses
and Draven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matsuyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draven was well out of range. Poor timing from Matsuyama.
Draven is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Matsuyama misses with a lunging right hand
and Draven counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Matsuyama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draven.
Matsuyama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick by Matsuyama misses
enabling Draven to counter with a crisp jab.
Draven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsuyama.#T3#
Matsuyama throws a jab but it's blocked by Draven.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draven is looking to counter punch.
Matsuyama closes the distance looking to clinch
and Draven counters with a straight right hand.
We've been informed that Matsuyama has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Draven does it's job there.
Matsuyama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Draven counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC#Matsuyama is rocked!
Draven throws out a leg kick but Matsuyama moves out of range and Draven only half commits.
Matsuyama swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Matsuyama scores with a jab.
Donk. Matsuyama catches Draven right on the button with a cross.
Matsuyama misses with a straight right.
As Matsuyama looks to move away, Draven throws a big counter combo but Matsuyama just gets out of the way.
Matsuyama scores with a head kick.
Matsuyama missing with a left hand there. Draven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draven throwing a counter right hand but Matsuyama manages to avoid it.
Draven scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Matsuyama moves into the clinch.#T4##BC2#
Matsuyama manages to break the clinch.
Matsuyama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Draven connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matsuyama scrambles back to his feet.
Matsuyama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draven moves away.
Matsuyama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draven throwing a counter right hand but Matsuyama manages to avoid it.
Matsuyama misses with a straight left.
Draven throwing a counter right hand but Matsuyama manages to avoid it.
Matsuyama takes one on the button.
Draven slips a straight right by Matsuyama.
Matsuyama scores with a nice strike.
Matsuyama scores with a punch to the head.
A nice leg kick from Matsuyama, right into the meat of the thigh.
Draven checks a low kick from Matsuyama.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsuyama moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matsuyama swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Draven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Draven looks to land a combination but Matsuyama avoids it well.
Jab from Draven.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hikaru Matsuyama 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#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Matsuyama.
Samuel Draven is winning the standup battle so far.
Draven feints a jab promting Matsuyama to slip. Draven then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Matsuyama slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Matsuyama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matsuyama looks for the body kick but Draven saw that one coming.
Matsuyama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Draven tries to land a front kick but Matsuyama steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matsuyama just misses with a punch to the body.
Samuel Draven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matsuyama tries to land a leg kick but Draven saw it coming and moves away.
Matsuyama throws an off balance right hand
letting Draven counter with a right hand.
Matsuyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuyama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Draven on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Draven throws a combination that misses
and Draven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matsuyama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Draven appears to be looking for a big counter.
Draven with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsuyama gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T1#
Matsuyama scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matsuyama looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Matsuyama walks into a straight right hand from Draven.
Matsuyama throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Draven to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsuyama is still on wobbly legs! Can Draven finish him?
Draven throws a hook but Matsuyama avoids it easily.
Matsuyama seems to have recovered his senses.
Matsuyama misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
Draven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsuyama.
Draven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama thumps Draven with a low kick.
Draven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Draven.
Draven throws a front kick aimed at Matsuyama's knee but Matsuyama avoids it well.
A shot to the body from Matsuyama misses
and Draven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draven rushes Matsuyama and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Matsuyama is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Draven piles on the pressure and Matsuyama crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Draven!
A relieved looking Samuel Draven 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: May 31, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Matsuyama closes the distance and clinches.
Matsuyama lands a body shot. #BC#
Matsuyama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arslan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matsuyama.
Arslan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matsuyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Matsuyama moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Matsuyama manages to break the clinch.
Arslan shoots for a takedown but Matsuyama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL#
Matsuyama moves into range and clinches up with Arslan.
Arslan being controlled against the cage.
Arslan goes for a takedown attempt but Matsuyama pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Matsuyama throws a leg kick which misses Arslan's front leg but catches the back leg as Arslan tries to avoid it.
Arslan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T1##CL#
Arslan gets tackled into the cage by Matsuyama. Matsuyama maintains the clinch.
Matsuyama prevents the takedown attempt.
Hikaru Matsuyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhammad Arslan.#BC2#
Arslan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Matsuyama gets a clinch. #BC#
Matsuyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Matsuyama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matsuyama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matsuyama lands a damaging elbow.
Matsuyama is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Arslan wants to break free but Matsuyama has control.
Matsuyama lands a nice elbow. #TD2#
Arslan wants the takedown. Matsuyama is fighting it off but Arslan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Matsuyama's guard 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!
Matsuyama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Arslan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Matsuyama dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Matsuyama controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T2##SU#
Matsuyama gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL#
Matsuyama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matsuyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arslan avoids it.
Matsuyama scores a nice knee to the body.
Matsuyama tries to throw a body punch but Arslan avoids it by throwing Matsuyama back against the cage.
Matsuyama trying to land knees to the body.
Matsuyama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT#It looks like Muhammad Arslan has been cut.#BC#
Matsuyama manages to break the clinch.
#T3##CL#
Matsuyama rushes Arslan and presses him up against the cage.
Matsuyama is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama has Arslan pressed against the cage, preventing Arslan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Matsuyama manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Matsuyama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matsuyama misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Matsuyama.
#BC#
Matsuyama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matsuyama displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Arslan.
Arslan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matsuyama sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matsuyama lands an elbow inside. #T4#
Arslan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matsuyama has Arslan pressed against the cage, preventing Arslan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matsuyama as Arslan tries to tie him up.
Matsuyama tries to throw a body punch but Arslan avoids it by throwing Matsuyama back against the cage.
Matsuyama lands an elbow that stopped Arslan in his tracks for a moment.
Matsuyama is struggling to control the position.
Arslan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matsuyama avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Matsuyama unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arslan managing to block the knees to the body from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama lands an elbow inside that Arslan shrugs off.
Matsuyama creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arslan's defenses.
Arslan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Matsuyama after a bit of a struggle.
Arslan looks winded!
Matsuyama trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hikaru Matsuyama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muhammad Arslan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Arslan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL#
Matsuyama closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Matsuyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matsuyama wants to clinch
and Arslan counters with a low kick, right behind Matsuyama 's knee.
Arslan misses with a takedown attempt - Matsuyama sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matsuyama lands a nice shot that snaps Arslan's head back.
#CL2#
Arslan has Matsuyama up against the cage in a clinch.
Arslan being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Arslan breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Matsuyama darts in and clinches Arslan up against the cage.#T1#
Arslan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Matsuyama gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Matsuyama works on Arslan's body with a couple of short punches.
Matsuyama lands a knee to the body.
Matsuyama avoiding damage.
Matsuyama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arslan backwards.
Matsuyama lands with a right to the head.
Matsuyama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matsuyama working Arslan over with knees to the body.
Matsuyama is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#BC#
Matsuyama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Arslan gets tackled into the cage by Matsuyama. Matsuyama maintains the clinch.
Arslan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matsuyama walks away with a smile on his face. Arslan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hikaru Matsuyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhammad Arslan.
Arslan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Matsuyama moves into the clinch.#T2#
Arslan avoids a wild elbow strike from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matsuyama lands a hook that snaps the head of Arslan backwards.
Arslan tries to pull guard but Matsuyama won't allow it.
Matsuyama landing knees to the body.
Arslan is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matsuyama.
Matsuyama tries to throw a body punch but Arslan avoids it by throwing Matsuyama back against the cage.
Arslan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arslan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matsuyama misses with a knee strike.
Arslan is trying to maintain a safe position but Matsuyama gets an underhook and turns Arslan into the cage.
Matsuyama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Matsuyama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arslan backwards.
Matsuyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arslan avoids it.#BC2#
Arslan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Arslan avoids the head kick by Matsuyama.
Matsuyama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arslan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matsuyama is fending him off so far but Arslan persists. Nope, Matsuyama circles away and we're back to standing.#CL#
Matsuyama darts in and clinches Arslan up against the cage.#BC#
Matsuyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arslan tried to score with a low kick but Matsuyama checks it.
Hikaru Matsuyama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Matsuyama drives through and clinches with Arslan against the cage.
Matsuyama is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Matsuyama lands a nice knee to the body.
Matsuyama lands a nice elbow.
Matsuyama lands a right hand.
Arslan is trying to break free.
Matsuyama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arslan can do to turn this around?
Matsuyama effectively controlling the action here.#T4#
Matsuyama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Matsuyama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #TD2#
Arslan pulls guard effortlessly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsuyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Arslan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Matsuyama got a little sloppy there for a moment and Arslan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Matsuyama has managed to get both his arms back between Arslan's legs - danger averted.
Matsuyama is stalling in the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hikaru Matsuyama dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Muhammad Arslan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Matsuyama throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Matsuyama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#CL2#
Arslan clinches up with Matsuyama and pushes him back against the cage.
Hikaru Matsuyama has scored more points in the clinch so far.#TD2#
Arslan drags the fight down to the ground.
Matsuyama is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Arslan is trying to control the position but Matsuyama postures up.
Matsuyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arslan is keeping the position for now.
Arslan wants to stand up but Matsuyama is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arslan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Arslan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Matsuyama controls the pace.#T1#
Arslan trying to control the position.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matsuyama stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Matsuyama wants it to stay on the feet.
Matsuyama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matsuyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matsuyama tries to clinch but Arslan moves out of range.
Matsuyama tries to clinch up.
Muhammad Arslan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arslan swats away the attempt to clinch by Matsuyama.#CL#
Matsuyama closes the distance and clinches. #T2#
Arslan wants to break free but Matsuyama has control.
Matsuyama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC#
Matsuyama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Arslan closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Arslan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matsuyama defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arslan.
Matsuyama throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Arslan.#CL2#
Matsuyama gets tackled into the cage by Arslan. Arslan maintains the clinch.
Matsuyama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsuyama is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arslan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#BC#
Matsuyama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Matsuyama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arslan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Matsuyama to keep the fight standing.
Hikaru Matsuyama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhammad Arslan.#T3##BC#
Matsuyama breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Matsuyama moves into the clinch successfully.
Matsuyama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matsuyama using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matsuyama lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Matsuyama breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Matsuyama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arslan is looking to break free of the clinch but Matsuyama has double underhooks.
Matsuyama lands an elbow just above Arslan 's eye.
Arslan takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arslan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Matsuyama connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsuyama lands an elbow just above Arslan 's eye.
Arslan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matsuyama pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hikaru Matsuyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Arslan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hikaru Matsuyama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#CL#
Matsuyama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arslan jumps guard but Matsuyama turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Matsuyama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arslan is working for takedown but Matsuyama is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Matsuyama.
A bit of stalling here from Matsuyama.
Matsuyama lands a body punch.
Muhammad Arslan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matsuyama stalls.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hikaru Matsuyama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matsuyama, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hikaru Matsuyama! |
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