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Event:
TFC 17 - Mainland
Date: Aug 29, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Alger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rue, pushing him back against the ropes.
Alger stalling in the clinch but Rue improves position.
Rue is looking to control Alger's arms but Alger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rue has his back to the ropes.
Rue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alger wants to stall.
Rue throws a head punch that misses.
Alger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rue.
Rue is stalling here.
Rue lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rue.
Rue swings wildly with an uppercut but Alger uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rue misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rue tries to stall but Alger uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rue struggles to land a body shot inside as Alger controls his hands.
#BC#
Alger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alger blocks a head kick by Rue.
#T1#
Alger doesn't manage to clinch there - Rue circles away.
Rue throws a sloppy head kick and Alger moves out of range easily.
Rue lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rue throws a wild body kick that Alger sees coming a mile off.
Alger tries to clinch up but Rue circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Alger takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rue lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Rue - that landed with a thud.
#BC#
Alger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alger lands a body shot.
#CL#
Alger closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Alger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alger misses with a two punch combination.
Rue fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alger is out of range.
Rue slips a jab and a cross from Alger.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alger seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rue lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rue circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2#
Rue rushes Alger and presses him up against the ropes.
Rue tries to throw a body punch but Alger avoids it by throwing Rue back against the ropes.
Rue can't find room to land a body shot as Alger controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Alger working hard to break the clinch.
Alger stalling in the clinch but Rue improves position.
Rue tries a body shot but Alger blocks it.
Rue is looking to control Alger's arms but Alger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rue has his back to the ropes.
Rue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#T3##BC#
Alger breaks the clinch.
Rue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rue.
Rue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rue throws a front kick aimed at Alger's knee but Alger avoids it well.
Rue throws a body punch but Alger moves out of range.
Rue with a nice cross.
Rue tries a head kick but it misses.
Alger avoids the body shot from Rue.
Alger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rue.
Paul Rue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rue throws a body shot but no joy.
Alger looks for the body kick but Rue saw that one coming.
Paul Rue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Alger moves into the clinch successfully.
Rue doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Alger breaks from the clinch.
Rue lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alger at a distance.
#T4#
Rue takes a swing at Alger's ribcage but misses.
Rue lands with a shot to the body.
Alger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alger manages to avoid it.
Alger tries to clinch there but Rue circles away.
Alger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rue counters with a body kick.
Alger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rue.#CL#
Alger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rue tries a body shot but Alger blocks it.
Rue tries a body shot but Alger blocks it.
Alger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC#
Alger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Alger pushes Rue up against the ropes in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Rue.
Rue tries a body shot but Alger blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Rue dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Rue clinches.
Rue managing to block the knees to the body from Alger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rue. #BC#
Alger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Rue misses.
Alger tries to clinch up but Rue circles away and keeps his distance.
Rue keeps the fight on the outside.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rue - the referee stops the clock and Alger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rue. Alger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rue looks to score with a jab to the body but Alger is just out of range.
Alger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rue swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rue swats away the attempt to clinch by Alger.
Alger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rue throws a front kick that sends Alger stumbling back into the ropes.#T1#
Rue lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT2#It looks like Loren Alger has been cut.
Alger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rue can pounce on him.
Rue throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alger.
Alger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alger.
Rue tries a head kick but it misses.
Rue misses with a head kick.
As Rue looks to move away, Alger throws a big counter combo but Rue just gets out of the way.
Alger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL2#
Rue moves into the clinch successfully.
Rue working aggressively here.
Rue throws a punch but it's blocked by Alger.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#BC#
Alger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rue lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Rue throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rue tries to land a leg kick but Alger saw it coming and moves away.
Rue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alger misses with the combination.
#CL#
Alger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Alger manages to break the clinch.
Loren Alger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alger throws a jab but it's blocked by Rue.
Rue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alger is looking for a counter combo.
Rue turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rue is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alger rather than just go for the knockout.
Alger misses with a body kick.
Alger tries to clinch there but Rue circles away.
#T3#
Rue thuds his shin into the meat of Alger's side.
Alger misses with a kick to the body.
Rue throws a head kick but Alger moves out of range.
Alger swats away the attempt to clinch by Rue.
Rue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Alger was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rue.
Rue has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Alger clinches with his opponent.
Loren Alger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Alger throws an elbow but misses.
Rue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Alger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Alger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rue lands a shoulder strike. #T4##BC#
Alger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rue scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rue fakes the leg kick and cracks Alger in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Alger.
Rue throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rue scores with a nice body kick.
Alger wants to clinch.
Alger will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rue. Alger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rue uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alger.
Rue throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alger on the side of the head.
Rue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Alger was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rue fakes the leg kick and cracks Alger in the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Rue showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Loren Alger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Alger drives through and clinches with Rue against the ropes.
Rue throws a punch but it's blocked by Alger.
Alger stalling in the clinch.
Rue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Alger manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Alger instigates a clinch.
Alger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rue or not.
Rue blocking some punches.
#BC#
Alger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rue lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alger will feel that in the morning.
Rue delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rue stuns Alger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL#
Alger closes the distance and clinches.
Alger tries to stall but Rue uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Alger - that landed with a thud.
Alger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.#T1##BC#
Alger breaks the clinch.
Alger tries to clinch but Rue is having none of it.
Rue replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Alger blocks it well.
Rue thuds his shin into the meat of Alger's side.
Alger throws a sloppy head kick and Rue moves out of range easily.
Alger blocks a head kick by Rue.
Rue moves out of range as Alger throws a body kick.
Rue wants to counter the offense by Alger and move into the clinch position.#CL2#
Rue clinches.
Rue misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Alger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Rue misses. #CL#
Alger closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Alger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rue throws a sloppy head kick and Alger moves out of range easily.
Rue throws a body shot but no joy.
Rue keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#T2#
Alger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rue.
Some wild striking there from Alger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alger ducks under a wild hook from Rue.
Alger misses with a body kick.
Alger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rue lands with an uppercut that bounces Alger off the ropes and back into range.
Rue steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alger.
Alger tries to clinch up but Rue circles away and keeps his distance.
Alger slips a straight right by Rue.
Rue misses with a head kick.
Rue looks to land a left hand but Alger moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
Rue has Alger up against the ropes in a clinch.
Alger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rue is keeping busy.#T3#
Rue misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Alger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rue.
It seemed like Rue was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rue wants to counter with a clinch but Alger pushes him away.
Rue moves out of range of the body kick from Alger.
#CL2#
Rue has closed the distance and engaged Alger in a clinch.
Paul Rue is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alger misses with an elbow strike.
Rue has Alger pushed against the ropes.
Rue misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
Alger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Rue feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Algers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alger lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alger.
Alger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rue paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alger moves out of range of the body kick.
Alger seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rue throws a hook but Alger blocks it.
Rue thumps Alger with a low kick.
Alger blocks a head kick by Rue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Alger clinches up with Rue and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rue misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rue.
Rue gets through Alger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alger prevents a body shot from Rue.
Loren Alger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alger throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Rue.
I've got Rue winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Rue!
A relieved looking Paul Rue 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:
TFC 16
Date: Aug 10, 2021 |
#R1#
Camacho keeps the fight on the outside.
Camacho feints a counter leg kick.#CL#
Alger clinches with his opponent.
Alger tries to work over Camacho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Camacho throws an elbow but misses.
Alger avoids the elbow strike from Camacho, against the cage.
#BC2#
Camacho manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Alger has closed the distance and engaged Camacho in a clinch.
Camacho throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Camacho manages to break the clinch.
Alger misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alger tries to clinch but Camacho is having none of it.
Camacho keeps the fight on the outside.
Alger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Camacho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jesus Camacho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Alger misses with a body kick.
Alger is looking to clinch but Camacho is avoiding it.
Alger throws a head kick that misses.
Camacho shapes to counter with a head kick.
Alger on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick misses from Alger.
Camacho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alger with a body shot.
Alger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camacho.
Camacho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Camacho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alger looks to throw a body kick
and Camacho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses.
Alger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alger cracks Camacho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T2#
Camacho swings for the body but Alger moves out of range.
#CL#
Alger gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Alger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alger misses with a double jab.
Alger throws a solid leg kick but Camacho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alger.
Alger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Camacho doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Camacho throws a head kick but Alger moves out of range.
Camacho throws a shot to the body.
Alger throws a sloppy head kick and Camacho moves out of range easily.
Alger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Camacho counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Camacho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alger closes the distance but Camacho moves to the side
and Camacho counters with a nice uppercut.
Camacho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Camacho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alger with a body shot.
Alger doesn't manage to clinch there - Camacho circles away.
Camacho looks to score with a jab to the body but Alger is just out of range.
Alger wants to clinch up but Camacho keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Alger closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Camacho to work.
Alger avoiding damage as Camacho throws knees to the body.
Camacho missing with knees to the body.
#T4#
Camacho throws a punch but it's blocked by Alger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camacho.
Camacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Alger works on Camacho's body with a couple of short punches.#BC2#
Camacho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camacho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Camacho counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Loren Alger has been cut.
Alger avoids the head kick by Camacho.
Camacho blocks a low kick nicely.
Camacho avoids the head kick by Alger.
Alger tries to clinch there but Camacho circles away.
Nice shot lands for Alger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesus Camacho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Loren Alger's cut.
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#
Alger connects with a nice looking jab.
Alger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Camacho. Camacho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#ROC#Camacho is rocked!
Alger tests Camacho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Camacho is still on wobbly legs! Can Alger finish him?
Alger doesn't manage to clinch there - Camacho circles away.
Camacho seems to have recovered his senses.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses.
Alger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Camacho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Camacho throws a counter combo.
Alger moves in looking to clinch but Camacho pushes him off.
Camacho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Alger moves into the clinch.
Alger keeps control of Camacho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Alger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Camacho misses with a punch on the inside.
#T1#
With the fighters up against the cage, Camacho throws an elbow but misses.
Alger looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Alger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jesus Camacho seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Alger rushes Camacho and presses him up against the cage.
Camacho misses with a knee to the head.
Camacho wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alger is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#BC2#
Camacho manages to break the clinch.
Camacho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Alger.
#CL#
Alger has closed the distance and engaged Camacho in a clinch.
#T2##BC2#
Camacho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alger throws a head kick that misses.
Alger scores with a decent looking hook.
Alger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Camacho counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camacho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Alger.
Alger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Camacho circles away quickly and effectively.
Camacho works Alger's body with a nice hook.
Camacho throws a solid leg kick but Alger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Camacho.
Alger wants to clinch.#T3#
Alger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alger tries to close the distance and clinch but Camacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Camacho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alger checks a leg kick. #CL#
Alger clinches up with Camacho and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Camacho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alger tries to clinch up
enabling Camacho to counter with a crisp jab. #T4##KD2#
Camacho looks low and kicks high, catching Alger right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Camacho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alger rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alger is looking to clinch.
Camacho needs to keep his hands up - Alger had a free shot at his head there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Camacho misses the shot to the body.
Alger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Camacho misses with a wild combination.
Alger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Alger backs off Camacho throws a huge counter combo but Alger manages to avoid it all.
Jab from Alger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Camacho takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Loren Alger's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Camacho jabs at Alger's body.
Alger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alger throws a sloppy head kick and Camacho moves out of range easily.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses.
Alger is looking to clinch.
Camacho connects with a jab.
Alger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Camacho! But no joy.
Alger tries to clinch up.
Camacho thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Alger.
Alger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Camacho counters with a nice body shot.
Alger throws a sloppy head kick and Camacho moves out of range easily. #T1#
Alger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alger tries to close the distance and clinch but Camacho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alger tries to clinch up but Camacho circles away and keeps his distance.
Alger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Camacho misses.
Alger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #ROC2#Alger is rocked!
Loren Alger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Camacho throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Alger is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jesus Camacho! |
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Event:
TFC 15
Date: Aug 05, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Pantovic moves into the clinch.
Pantovic tries a body shot but Alger blocks it.
Pantovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pantovic stalling.
#BC#
Alger breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Pantovic drives through and clinches with Alger against the ropes.
Pantovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Alger controls his hands.
Pantovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pantovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alger is trying to break the clinch but Pantovic has him pressed against the ropes.
Pantovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alger looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Pantovic.
Pantovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pantovic misses with a body punch.
Pantovic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Alger seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pantovic can turn it around.
Pantovic lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Pantovic.
#T1#
Alger has a couple of punches blocked by Pantovic.
Alger trying to control the position but instead, Pantovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alger into the ropes.
Alger prevents a body shot from Pantovic. #BC#
Alger manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pantovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Alger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short left from Pantovic.
Pantovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alger's efforts to push away.
Alger is looking to control Pantovic's arms but Pantovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alger has his back to the ropes.
Pantovic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pantovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T2#
Alger blocks a body shot from Pantovic.
Alger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pantovic has him pressed against the ropes.
Alger leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Pantovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Pantovic - that landed with a thud.
Pantovic lands a body punch.
Alger tries to circle away but Pantovic has him pinned against the ropes.
Pantovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pantovic has him pressed against the ropes.
Pantovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Alger controls his hands.
Alger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alger blocks a body shot from Pantovic.
Pantovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pantovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T3#
Pantovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pantovic misses with a body punch.
Pantovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alger's elbow.
Pantovic being controlled against the ropes.
Pantovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alger's elbow.
Pantovic wants to stall.
#BC#
Alger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Pantovic has Alger up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pantovic keeps control of Alger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pantovic lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Pantovic.
Pantovic lands a nice uppercut.#T4#
Pantovic misses with a punch to the body.
Pantovic misses with a punch to the body.
Pantovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pantovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pantovic can't find room to land a body shot as Alger controls the action.
Pantovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pantovic misses with a punch to the body.
Pantovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pantovic can't find room to land a body shot as Alger controls the action.
Pantovic can't find room to land a body shot as Alger controls the action.
Pantovic tries to work over Alger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alger blocks a body shot from Pantovic.
Pantovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pantovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alger working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Alger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Pantovic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Pantovic forces Alger back against the ropes and clinches.
Alger tries to circle away but Pantovic has him pinned against the ropes.
Alger blocks a body shot from Pantovic.
Pantovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alger backwards.
Pantovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alger working hard to break the clinch.
Pantovic looking to slow down the pace here.
Pantovic is working Alger over against the ropes.
Pantovic misses with a body punch.
Pantovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alger's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pantovic has him pressed against the ropes.
Alger prevents a body shot from Pantovic.
Pantovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alger blocks a body shot from Pantovic.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pantovic.
Alger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Alger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pantovic scores with a hook to the body.
Pantovic is working Alger over against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pantovic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pantovic gets through Alger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stefan Pantovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pantovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alger's elbow.
Pantovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Alger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pantovic's elbow.
Pantovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pantovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pantovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Pantovic lands an uppercut.
Pantovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Alger takes a shot to the head. #ROC2#Alger is rocked!#T2#
A right handed body shot lands from Pantovic.
Oh Alger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pantovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pantovic effectively controlling the action here.
A frustrated look appears on Alger's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pantovic lands a left hand.
Pantovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Pantovic effectively controlling the action here.
Pantovic cracks Alger with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Alger goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Alger wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Stefan Pantovic! Stefan Pantovic retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Stefan Pantovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
TFC 14
Date: Jul 31, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Conradipakur closes the distance and clinches.
Conradipakur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Conradipakur misses with an elbow over the top.#BC#
Alger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alger misses with a looping right.
Alger sets himself, and Conradipakur steps forward looking for the clinch! Alger avoids it this time.#CL2#
Conradipakur darts in and clinches Alger up against the ropes.
Alger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Conradipakur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Conradipakur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Conradipakur looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alger leaning against his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Conradipakur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alger's brow.
Alger looking to stall.
#BC#
Alger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
#CL2#
Conradipakur moves into the clinch successfully.
Conradipakur pushes off an throws an elbow but Alger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Alger lands with a light punch inside.
Alger avoids the elbow strike from Conradipakur, against the ropes.
#T1##BC#
Alger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alger scores with a spinning back kick!
Conradipakur wants to clinch up but Alger keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Conradipakur has closed the distance and engaged Alger in a clinch.
#BC#
Alger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Conradipakur gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conradipakur is defending well for now.
Alger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Conradipakur's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alger is working Conradipakur over against the ropes.
Alger has Conradipakur pushed against the ropes.
Alger is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#BC#
Alger breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Alger closes the distance and clinches.
Alger trying to stall but Conradipakur improves his position.
#T2#
Conradipakur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alger avoids the elbow strike from Conradipakur, against the ropes.
Alger tries a knee to the head but Conradipakur blocks it.
Conradipakur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alger is trying to break free.
Alger avoids a wild elbow strike from Conradipakur.#BC#
Alger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Alger clinches up against the ropes.
Alger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Conradipakur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alger is trying to break the clinch but Conradipakur has him pressed against the ropes.
Conradipakur creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alger's defenses. #CUT2#It looks like Loren Alger has been cut.#BC#
Alger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Conradipakur has Alger up against the ropes in a clinch.
Alger blocks an elbow strike from Conradipakur.
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 Loren Alger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Loren Alger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Conradipakur has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Alger manages to break the clinch.
Conradipakur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alger.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ravikumar Conradipakur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conradipakur or not.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Conradipakur throws an elbow but misses.
Conradipakur misses with an elbow over the top.
Alger looking to stall.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Conradipakur throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Alger breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Alger clinches.
Alger tries to break free but Conradipakur pushes him back against the ropes.
Alger avoids a wild elbow strike from Conradipakur.
Alger tries to work over Conradipakur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Conradipakur throws an elbow that misses.
Alger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Conradipakur creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alger trying to stall but Conradipakur improves his position.
Conradipakur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Conradipakur avoiding damage as Alger throws knees to the body.
Alger tries to break the clinch but Conradipakur is controlling the position. #BC#
Alger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Alger has managed to clinch.
Conradipakur prevents Alger from breaking the clinch.
Alger blocks an elbow strike from Conradipakur.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Conradipakur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alger's brow. #BC#
Alger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alger misses with a few strikes there.
#CL#
Alger has closed the distance and engaged Conradipakur in a clinch.
#BC#
Alger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Alger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
Conradipakur has closed the distance and engaged Alger in a clinch.
Conradipakur lands an elbow that stopped Alger in his tracks for a moment. #BC#
Alger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conradipakur fails with an attempt to clinch.
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!#CL2#
Conradipakur rushes Alger and presses him up against the ropes.#BC#
Alger breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Alger does no damage.
Ravikumar Conradipakur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Alger tries to keep at a distance but Conradipakur has taken the fight into the clinch.
Conradipakur trying to land knees to the body.
Conradipakur is looking to control Alger's arms but Alger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Conradipakur has his back to the ropes.
Conradipakur misses with an elbow strike.
#BC#
Alger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Conradipakur clinches.
Conradipakur tries to land knees in the clinch but Alger avoids the damage to the body.
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 Loren Alger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Loren Alger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Alger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ravikumar Conradipakur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL2#
Conradipakur closes the distance and pushes Alger back into the ropes.#BC#
Alger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Conradipakur moves into range and clinches up with Alger.#BC#
Alger breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Conradipakur rushes Alger and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Conradipakur trying to land knees to the body.
Conradipakur throws an elbow but it misses.
#BC#
Alger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Alger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Conradipakur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conradipakur keeps control of Alger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Conradipakur pushes off an throws an elbow but Alger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Conradipakur lands an elbow that stopped Alger in his tracks for a moment.
Conradipakur lands an elbow inside that Alger shrugs off.
Conradipakur misses with an elbow strike.
#T1##BC#
Alger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Alger moves into range and clinches up with Conradipakur.#BC#
Alger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Conradipakur wants to counter with a clinch but Alger pushes him away.#CL2#
Conradipakur has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alger stalling in the clinch.
#BC#
Alger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Conradipakur closes the distance and clinches.
Conradipakur throws an elbow that misses.
#BC#
Alger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Alger clinches with his opponent.
Alger is trying to force a seperation but Conradipakur has the dominant position.#BC#
Alger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Alger darts in and clinches Conradipakur up against the ropes.#BC#
Alger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ravikumar Conradipakur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alger delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conradipakur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loren Alger is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Alger throws a nice looking combination but Conradipakur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Conradipakur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alger.#CL2#
Conradipakur clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alger.
Alger missing with knees to the body.
Alger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Alger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Conradipakur pushes off an throws an elbow but Alger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Conradipakur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#BC#
Alger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Conradipakur moves into range and clinches up with Alger.
Alger is looking to control Conradipakur's arms but Conradipakur gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alger has his back to the ropes. #BC#
Alger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loren Alger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Conradipakur takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Loren Alger.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alger, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Loren Alger! |
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Event:
TFC 12
Date: Jul 24, 2021 |
#R1#
Alcatraz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alcatraz throws a body punch but Alger moves out of range.
Alcatraz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alcatraz scores with a jab.#CUT2#It looks like Loren Alger has been cut.
Alcatraz cracks Alger with a good jab.
A leg kick checked by Alger.
Alcatraz lands with a nice body punch.
Alcatraz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alger if he has to take too many more of those.
Alcatraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alcatraz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alger if he has to take too many more of those.
Zane Alcatraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD2#
Alcatraz connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Alger onto his butt! Alger bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alcatraz misses with a head kick.
Alcatraz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alger misses with a double jab.
A big right from Alcatraz misses.
Alger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alcatraz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zane Alcatraz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Alcatraz throws a big shot that misses.
Alger moves out of range of the body kick from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alcatraz throws a head kick that half lands.
#ROC2#Alger is rocked!
Alcatraz throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Alger crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zane Alcatraz!
During a confident post fight interview, Zane Alcatraz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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