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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 14, 2023 |
#R1#
Dupree moves out of range as Ansgar strikes.
We've been told by Ansgar's head coaches at Sydney Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ansgar throws a series of punches but Dupree avoids them all with ease.
Dupree's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ansgar under the eye.
Ansgar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dupree circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Ansgar moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Ansgar breaks from the clinch.
Ansgar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT#It looks like Christophe Dupree has been cut.#CL#
Ansgar moves into the clinch.
Ansgar is struggling to control the position.
Dupree has a couple of punches blocked by Ansgar.
Ansgar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ansgar 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!
Dupree throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Ansgar breaks from the clinch.
Ansgar slips a jab from Dupree.
Dupree smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T1#
Dupree throws a right and a left that Ansgar avoids nicely.
Dupree scores with a punch to the head.
Ansgar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dupree with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dupree scores with a leg kick.
Ansgar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ansgar scores with a hook.
Ansgar lands a two punch combo.
Dupree throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ansgar counters with a nice body kick.
Dupree looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD#
Oh, that's a big right hand from Ansgar and Dupree goes tumbling to the canvas! Ansgar follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Dupree gets full guard.#SU#
Ansgar gets to his feet - Dupree follows without any prompting. #CL#
Ansgar closes the distance and pushes Dupree back into the cage.
Ansgar is stalling here.
A right handed body shot lands from Ansgar.
#T2#
Ansgar avoiding damage.
Dupree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dupree swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dupree letting Ansgar take a breather here.
Ansgar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dupree lands a right hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ansgar.
Ansgar stalls.
Dupree lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ansgar has Dupree pushed against the cage.
Dupree goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T3#
Dupree misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ansgar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ansgar as Dupree tries to tie him up.
Dupree tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ansgar tries a knee to the head but Dupree blocks it.
Ansgar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dupree wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ansgar slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ansgar.
Dupree tries to work over Ansgar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dupree.
Dupree lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T4#
Ansgar stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ansgar.
Ansgar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ansgar stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Meinard Ansgar.
Ansgar moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Dupree.
Dupree avoids the head kick by Ansgar.
Ansgar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dupree was well out of range. Poor timing from Ansgar.
Ansgar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dupree counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Ansgar.
Dupree fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ansgar manages to avoid it.
Ansgar scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Ansgar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dupree dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ansgar throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Dupree on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Meinard Ansgar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christophe Dupree'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#
Ansgar tests Dupree's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ansgar needs to keep his hands up - Dupree had a free shot at his head there.
Dupree scores with a nice head shot.
Ansgar connects with a crisp jab.
Ansgar tries to clinch but Dupree is having none of it.
Dupree appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dupree cracks a nice hook into Ansgar's ribs.
Dupree dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ansgar moves away from the strike by Dupree.
Ansgar looks to land a right hand but Dupree moved out of range.
Dupree jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dupree digs a good hook to Ansgar's body.
Dupree avoids the head kick by Ansgar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ansgar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dupree's hands.
Meinard Ansgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dupree cracks a nice hook into Ansgar's ribs.
Dupree throws a hook but Ansgar avoids it easily.#T1#
Ansgar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dupree swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ansgar ducks under a wild hook from Dupree.
A head kick from Ansgar lands but Dupree takes it in his stride.
Ansgar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dupree throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dupree ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Meinard Ansgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dupree attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ansgar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Dupree releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A swing and a miss from Ansgar.
Ansgar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ansgar there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dupree. Ansgar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ansgar lands a two punch combo.
Ansgar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ansgar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ansgar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dupree.#T2#
Ansgar lands with a slapping head kick.
Ansgar looks to clinch
and Ansgar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dupree fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ansgar manages to avoid it.
Dupree throws a shot from downtown. Ansgar moves away and avoids it.
Ansgar throws out a powerful jab.
Dupree scores with a nice right hand.
Dupree scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ansgar in his tracks.
A slow jab from Dupree misses its intended target.
Ansgar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Dupree counter with a right hand.
Dupree wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dupree misses with a two punch combination.
Jab from Dupree.
Ansgar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dupree throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
#T3#
Ansgar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ansgar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dupree.
An attempted straight right counter from Ansgar misses the target.
Ansgar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ansgar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dupree - the referee stops the clock and Ansgar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dupree. Ansgar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dupree lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A punch combination from Ansgar misses.
A slow jab from Dupree misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Dupree misses its intended target.
Dupree fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ansgar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ansgar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dupree has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Christophe Dupree seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ansgar misses with an uppercut.
Dupree connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ansgar's hands.
Ansgar misses with an uppercut. Dupree saw that one coming.
It seemed like Dupree was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dupree throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ansgar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T4#
Dupree lands a jab to Ansgar's midsection.
Dupree defending well as Ansgar loads up on a big left hand.
Ansgar avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Ansgar.
Dupree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ansgar misses with the combination.
Ansgar backing away here, and Dupree unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dupree.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dupree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dupree cracks Ansgar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dupree misses with an uppercut. Ansgar saw that one coming.
Ansgar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christophe Dupree showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Christophe Dupree's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Ansgar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dupree counters with a leg kick.
Dupree scores with a shot to the body.
Ansgar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ansgar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good standup being displayed there by Dupree as he connects with a hook.
Dupree connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ansgar avoids the body shot from Dupree.
Dupree lands with a right hand.
Ansgar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dupree appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dupree. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dupree misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Ansgar clinches with his opponent.
Dupree is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ansgar is keeping busy.
Ansgar throws an elbow but it misses.
Ansgar tries to land knees in the clinch but Dupree avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
Ansgar looking to slow down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Ansgar.
Dupree displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ansgar up against the cage.
Dupree misses with a body punch.
Ansgar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ansgar tries a knee to the head but Dupree blocks it.
Ansgar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC2#
Dupree breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ansgar misses with a right hand
and Dupree counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ansgar misses with a double jab.
Dupree lands with an uppercut that bounces Ansgar off the cage and back into range.
Dupree scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ansgar doesn't seem bothered though.
Dupree throws the left hand but Ansgar avoids the punch easily.
As Dupree looks to move away, Ansgar throws a big counter combo but Dupree just gets out of the way.#T2#
Dupree scores with a jab.
Dupree blocks a low kick nicely.
Good shot there by Dupree.
Dupree looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dupree cracks Ansgar with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dupree avoids the head kick by Ansgar.
Ansgar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dupree.
Dupree comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dupree moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dupree connects with a right hand. Ansgar shakes it off.
Dupree connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ansgar tries to clinch there but Dupree circles away.
As Ansgar backs off Dupree throws a huge counter combo but Ansgar manages to avoid it all.
Ansgar throws a lazy right hand but Dupree sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ansgar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dupree cracks Ansgar with a good jab.
Ansgar wants to clinch.
It seemed like Dupree was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3#
Dupree scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ansgar throws a right and a left that Dupree avoids nicely.
Dupree doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ansgar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ansgar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dupree.
Dupree blocks a head kick by Ansgar.
Dupree throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ansgar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dupree fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dupree takes a swing at Ansgar's ribcage but misses.
Ansgar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dupree throws a hook but Ansgar blocks it.#T4#
Ansgar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dupree fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ansgar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ansgar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dupree misses with a wild body shot.
Ansgar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ansgar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dupree scores with a jab. Ansgar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dupree with a jab.
Dupree fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ansgar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dupree dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ansgar. That did some damage!
Dupree lands a slapping body shot.
Jab by Dupree.
Ansgar misses with a combination
and Dupree counters with a flying knee that drops Ansgar! Dupree dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christophe Dupree!
A relieved looking Christophe Dupree 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:
Bots de Garra 12
Date: Apr 29, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Meinard Ansgar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Ademaro Dos Anjos!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL2#
Dos Anjos pushes Ansgar up against the ropes in a clinch.#TD2#
Dos Anjos pulls guard. #SUB#
Ansgar drops back looking for a leg! Dos Anjos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dos Anjos manages to kick Ansgar off! Ansgar jumps back into Dos Anjos's guard.
Ansgar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Anjos on the ground.
Dos Anjos keeping full guard, as Ansgar tries to pass. #SUB2#
Dos Anjos is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ansgar rolls with it to try and escape but Dos Anjos cranks on the arm and Ansgar is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ademaro Dos Anjos!
A very excited looking Ademaro Dos Anjos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
Bots de Garra 5
Date: Apr 22, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Meinard Ansgar! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 0 losses; Ikemba Okoye!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Okoye shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ansgar as he avoids it easily.
Ansgar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Ansgar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ansgar (2) vs (0) Okoye#SUB2#
Okoye is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Ansgar is tapping! Great win for Okoye!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ikemba Okoye!
After winning the bout, Ikemba Okoye 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:
2
Date: Jul 26, 2021 |
#R1#
Ansgar blocks the body kick.
Ansgar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kotze stuffs the takedown.
Kotze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ansgar as he jumps to the side.
Kotze defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ansgar.
Kotze seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Kotze drives through and clinches with Ansgar against the cage.
Ansgar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kotze tries to land a knee to the head but Ansgar blocks with his arms.
Kotze jumps guard but Ansgar stands there with Kotze around his waist. Kotze gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ansgar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2#It looks like Adonis Kotze has been cut.
Ansgar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kotze smiles and moves away.
Adonis Kotze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Meinard Ansgar.
Kotze stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kotze wants it to stay on the feet.#CL2#
Ansgar rushes Kotze and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Ansgar lands with a short shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ansgar.
Kotze is looking to break free of the clinch but Ansgar has double underhooks.
Ansgar stalling in the clinch.
Kotze jumps guard but Ansgar stands there with Kotze around his waist. Kotze gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ansgar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ansgar blocks the elbow strike.
#TD2#
Ansgar lands a takedown into guard.
Ansgar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kotze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kotze throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
#T2#
Ansgar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kotze is keeping the position for now.
Kotze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ansgar.
Ansgar postures up.
Ansgar trying to control the position from guard on top but Kotze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ansgar sitting in guard here, content to control. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Meinard Ansgar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ansgar 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 9:10
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 9:10
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meinard Ansgar! |
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Event:
Fisting
Date: Jul 25, 2021 |
#R1#
Babka closes the distance but Ansgar moves to the side
and Ansgar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#TD#
Ansgar gets a double leg takedown into Babka's guard.
Babka is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Babka slows down the pace here.
Babka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ansgar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#TD#
Ansgar jumps guard and drags Babka to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ansgar is trying to control the position but Babka postures up. #SUB#
Ansgar has his foot on Babka's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Babka works his way back into a safe position though.#T1#
Babka prevents Ansgar from getting back to his feet.
Babka is stalling in the full guard. #SUB#
Ansgar is looking for a triangle but Babka pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB#
Ansgar looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Ansgar is looking for a triangle but Babka pushes his legs off easily.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Babka tries to clinch but Ansgar is having none of it. #TD2#
Babka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Babka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ansgar is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Babka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Babka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ansgar is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ansgar is trying to control Babka's posture but Babka avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Koba Babka.
I think Babka 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 9:10
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 9:10
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koba Babka! |
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