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Event:
Bellicose 108
Date: Jun 10, 2022 |
#R1#
A big right from Davis misses.
Davis cracks Hornby with an open hand slap.
Davis avoids a kick to the body.
Hornby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hornby has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hornby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hornby looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.
Hornby throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hornby slips a straight right by Davis.
Hornby appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hornby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis tries to score with a low kick but Hornby moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick by Hornby misses
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Hornby does no damage.
Davis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Hornby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hornby is looking for a counter combo.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hornby moves away.
A punch combination from Hornby misses.
Davis avoids the head kick by Hornby.
Hornby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
#T1#
Hornby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hornby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hornby checks a leg kick.
Davis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hornby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Davis scrambles back to his feet.
Hornby misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davis! But no joy.
Hornby moves away from the strike by Davis.
Hornby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hornby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hornby wants to clinch.#T2##CL#
Hornby moves into the clinch.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hornby controls his hands.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Hornby.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Hornby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hornby is looking to control Davis's arms but Davis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hornby has his back to the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Davis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A body shot lands from Hornby.
Davis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis prevents Hornby from breaking the clinch.
Hornby tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the cage.
Davis stops a takedown attempt from Hornby.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hornby backwards.
Hornby wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
#T3#
Davis is pushing Hornby up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Hornby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hornby tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Davis leaning against his opponent.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Hornby avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Hornby is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davis to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hornby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hornby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Davis manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Hornby closes the distance and pushes Davis back into the cage.
Hornby wants to break free but Davis has control.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Davis prevents Hornby from breaking the clinch.
Davis misses with some punches.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Hornby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hornby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Hornby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hornby tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Hornby uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Hornby misses the target.
Hornby works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hornby moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Hornby scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hornby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hornby scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Hornby moved out of range.
Davis scores with a jab. Hornby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Hornby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Davis as Hornby shoots in.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Hornby saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jackson Davis 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#
Davis sizes up Hornby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hornby.
Hornby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Hornby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hornby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hornby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Hornby shoots in but no luck this time.
Hornby tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hornby dives in for a single leg takedown but Davis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Come on Davis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hornby tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Hornby working hard to break the clinch.
Davis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Come on Davis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T1##BC#
Hornby breaks from the clinch.
Ben Hornby is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hornby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Hornby throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Davis misses with a hook
and Hornby counters with a series of strikes. Davis will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL#
Hornby clinches up against the cage.
Hornby tries to pull guard but Davis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hornby. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Davis is trying to trip Hornby. He has hold of a leg but Hornby is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Davis persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Davis wants to stand but Hornby has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Davis wants to control from the top but Hornby keeps moving. #T2#
Hornby throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hornby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hornby works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hornby seems keen to control Davis's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hornby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hornby keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Davis misses.
Davis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hornby slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
#T3#
Hornby tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hornby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL#
Hornby clinches. #BC#
Hornby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Hornby throws a combination. Davis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hornby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hornby tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hornby tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hornby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis misses with a hook.
Hornby fails to land the takedown.
Davis throws out a counter right but Hornby avoids it with no problem.
Davis throws a hook but Hornby blocks it.
Hornby swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hornby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
As Davis looks to move away, Hornby throws a big counter combo but Davis just gets out of the way.#T4#
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
Davis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hornby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davis on the side of the head.
A big left from Davis misses.
Hornby wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis throws out a counter right but Hornby avoids it with no problem.
Ben Hornby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hornby moves away.
Davis throws a jab when Hornby was well out of range.
Hornby throws a counter high kick but Davis was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hornby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hornby shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hornby ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hornby.
Hornby throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hornby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jackson Davis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Hornby blocks a jab.
Hornby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Davis 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.
Hornby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Davis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Davis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hornbys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis scores with a jab. Hornby acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Hornby.
Davis tries a body shot but Hornby blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hornby working hard to break the clinch.
Davis working aggressively here.
Hornby is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Davis prevents Hornby from breaking the clinch.
Jackson Davis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Davis misses with some punches.
Hornby fails to pull guard.
#T1#
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Hornby jumps guard but Davis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hornby wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Hornby's ribcage. Hornby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hornby has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hornby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Hornby fails to land.
Hornby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hornby is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.#BC2#
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hornby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hornby.#T2#
Davis with a nice cross.
A punch combination from Hornby misses.
Hornby throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hornby wants to clinch.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Hornby slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Hornby slips the punch.
Hornby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Davis slips under a jab.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hornby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Davis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hornby defends it nicely.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hornby throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Hornby throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Davis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Davis throws the left hand but Hornby avoids the punch easily.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Davis coming out on top.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis trying to control the position but instead, Hornby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davis into the cage.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
Hornby tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hornby controls his hands.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#TD2#
Davis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #SUB#
Hornby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hornby can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davis controls the pace.
Hornby wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hornby is keeping the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Davis! |
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Event:
Bellicose 96
Date: May 14, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Sanders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hornby is trying to push Sanders away but Sanders has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hornby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanders lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hornby backwards.
Sanders is pressed up against the cage. Hornby has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanders down to the mat. Sanders avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanders falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hornby counters with a three punch combo that has Sanders backing up. Sanders nods at Hornby to acknowledge the strikes.
Sanders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hornby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Hornby moves into the clinch.
Sanders has Hornby pressed against the cage, preventing Hornby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanders keeps control of Hornby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hornby tries to break free but Sanders pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hornby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hornby can't break the clinch.
Sanders leaning against his opponent.
Sanders working Hornby over with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sanders - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hornby has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sanders missing with knees to the body.
#T1#
Hornby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanders stalling in the clinch but Hornby improves position.
Hornby is trying to force a seperation but Sanders has the dominant position.
Sanders tries to land knees in the clinch but Hornby avoids the damage to the body.
Hornby wants to break free but Sanders has control.
Sanders has Hornby pressed against the cage, preventing Hornby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanders tries to work over Hornby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hornby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Hornby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Sanders looking to stall.
Hornby tries to circle away but Sanders has him pinned against the cage.
Sanders prevents Hornby from breaking the clinch.
Sanders gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hornby.
Hornby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sanders just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hornby. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hornby takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hornby takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hornby fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hornby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanders has Hornby pressed against the cage, preventing Hornby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hornby takes a shot to the head.
Sanders works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanders.
Hornby wants to break free but Sanders has control.
Hornby jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sanders walks away with a smile on his face. Hornby gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanders slips a jab and a cross from Hornby.
Sanders jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CL2#
Hornby gets tackled into the cage by Sanders. Sanders maintains the clinch.
Sanders stalling the fight.
Sanders will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hornby up against the cage.
Sanders continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Sanders lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T3#
Hornby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Sanders struggles to land a body shot inside as Hornby controls his hands.
Sanders will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hornby up against the cage.
Hornby is trying to break the clinch but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Hornby is trying to break free.
Sanders just leaning against Hornby, taking a breather.
Hornby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Sanders lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanders landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hornby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hornby goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sanders prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hornby. #T4#
Sanders is struggling to control the position.
Sanders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hornby backwards.
Sanders lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hornby backwards. #ROC2#Hornby is rocked!
Sanders lands a nice knee to the body.
Oh Hornby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hornby is breathing heavily.
Hornby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanders pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hornby is trying to force a seperation but Sanders has the dominant position.
Hornby seems to have got his legs back now.
Sanders scores with a shot to the side of Hornby's head.
Sanders looking to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Sanders.
Hornby is looking to break free of the clinch but Sanders has double underhooks.
Sanders stalling against the cage.
Sanders stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hornby tries to pull guard but Sanders forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hornby jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sanders walks away with a smile on his face. Hornby gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brenton Sanders dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Hornby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanders circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanders tries to clinch but Hornby is having none of it.
Hornby tries to clinch but Sanders is having none of it.
Ben Hornby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Sanders, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Sanders looks to move away, Hornby throws a big counter combo but Sanders just gets out of the way.#CL#
Hornby moves into range and clinches up with Sanders.
Sanders has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hornby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanders misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sanders is trying to maintain a safe position but Hornby gets an underhook and turns Sanders into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hornby's efforts to push away.
Sanders misses with a knee strike.
Hornby is trying to break the clinch but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
Hornby tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanders smiles and moves away.
#T1#
Hornby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanders moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanders drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hornby closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanders circles away.
Hornby sets himself, and Sanders steps forward looking for the clinch! Hornby avoids it this time.#CL2#
Sanders clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Hornby fails to land.
Sanders looking to stall.
#TD#
Hornby has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sanders uses from the top position.
Sanders is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hornby trying to keep a closed guard but Sanders is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB#
Hornby has his foot on Sanders's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanders works his way back into a safe position though.#T2#
Hornby looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Hornby working for a triangle but Sanders defends it easily.
#SUB#
Hornby is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sanders wants to stand but Hornby has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Hornby throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3##CL#
Sanders gets tackled into the cage by Hornby. Hornby maintains the clinch.
Sanders digs a right hand underneath Hornby's ribcage. Hornby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sanders lands an uppercut.
Sanders prevents Hornby from breaking the clinch.
Sanders throws a punch but it's blocked by Hornby.
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hornby's efforts to push away.
Sanders tries to throw a body punch but Hornby avoids it by throwing Sanders back against the cage.
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hornby's efforts to push away.
Sanders trying to land knees to the body.
Sanders misses with a body punch.
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hornby's efforts to push away.
Sanders is stalling here.
#T4#
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hornby's efforts to push away.
Sanders stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hornby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanders scores with a shot to the side of Hornby's head.
Sanders is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sanders is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hornby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanders pushes Hornby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanders is looking to control Hornby's arms but Hornby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanders has his back to the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hornby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hand to the body from Sanders.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sanders obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hornby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brenton Sanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Sanders fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hornby, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanders scores with a shot to the side of Hornby's head.
Hornby is trying to push Sanders away but Sanders has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sanders misses with some punches.
Sanders has Hornby pressed against the cage, preventing Hornby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Hornby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanders is looking to control Hornby's arms but Hornby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanders has his back to the cage.
Hornby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hornby drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sanders gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hornby is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Hornby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hornby's efforts to push away.#T1#
Hornby letting Sanders take a breather here.
Hornby letting Sanders take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Sanders's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Sanders wants to stall.
Sanders keeps control of Hornby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hornby wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanders won't allow it.
Sanders keeps control of Hornby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Sanders to work.
Hornby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hornby tries to break free but Sanders pushes him back against the cage.
Sanders controlling the action here for a moment.
Brenton Sanders seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hornby takes a knee right on the jaw!
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sanders tries to land knees in the clinch but Hornby avoids the damage to the body.
Hornby wants to break free but Sanders has control.
Hornby wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanders won't allow it.
Sanders taking a breather.
Hornby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanders with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanders landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hornby working hard to break the clinch.
Sanders stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sanders with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanders misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hornby.
Hornby is trying to force a seperation but Sanders has the dominant position.
Hornby has had enough of the clinch but Sanders keeps him there for the moment.
Hornby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanders lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hornby backwards. #T3#
Sanders is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hornby lands a body punch.
Hornby prevents a body shot from Sanders.
Sanders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hornby backwards.
Sanders stalling in the clinch.
Hornby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanders lands a shot to the body.
Hornby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sanders takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hornby managing to block the knees to the body from Sanders.
Sanders struggles to land a body shot inside as Hornby controls his hands.
Hornby is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sanders to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hornby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hornby is trying to pull guard but Sanders turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hornby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ben Hornby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Sanders with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hornby wants to break free but Sanders has control.
Sanders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hornby's efforts to push away.
Sanders trying to control the position but instead, Hornby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanders into the cage.
Sanders lands a left hand.
Hornby drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanders lands with a left to the head.
Sanders lands a left hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanders lands a nice knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Hornby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brenton Sanders is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hornby has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sanders is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sanders working the clinch nicely. Hornby is working for position but Sanders cracks him with a big knee to the head! Hornby crumples up against the cage and Sanders lands two more shots before the ref can save Hornby! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Brenton Sanders!
Brenton Sanders bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
CDFC 30: Kvick vs Santa Perez
Date: Mar 19, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Hornby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Hornby has double underhooks.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams keeps control of Hornby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Hornby is controlling the position.
Hornby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards. #BC#
Hornby manages to break the clinch.
Hornby listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hornby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Hornby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Hornby misses with a wild combination.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Hornby has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hornby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hornby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams throws a series of punches but Hornby moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hornby throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Hornby tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Williams defends well and Hornby ends up having to push Williams into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T1#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hornby.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Hornby breaks from the clinch.
Hornby's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Hornby on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hornby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Hornby slips the punch.#CL#
Hornby has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Hornby breaks from the clinch.
Hornby dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Hornby's head and hops out.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Hornby throws a big counter combination but Williams scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hornby shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL#
Hornby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hornby prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams tries to break free but Hornby pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Hornby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T2#
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hornby.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Hornby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hornby wants to break free but Williams has control.
Hornby has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Hornby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hornby 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.
#CL#
Hornby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Hornby keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams tries to break free but Hornby pushes him back against the cage.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Hornby has the dominant position.
Williams is trying to push Hornby away but Hornby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Hornby has the dominant position.
Hornby prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Hornby manages to break the clinch.
#T3#
Hornby works the jab nicely.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ben Hornby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#KD#
Hornby lands a left and a right that send Williams crashing to the mat, dazed. Hornby thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Williams is rocked!#CL#
Hornby takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Hornby finish him?
Hornby is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hornby tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Hornby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Hornby closes the distance and clinches.
Williams is trying to push Hornby away but Hornby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Hornby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Hornby breaks from the clinch.
Hornby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#CL#
Hornby takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Hornby manages to break the clinch.
#T4##TD#
Hornby closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Williams did well to prevent Hornby getting side control.
Hornby seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Hornby has control of the leg.
Williams is looking to control Hornby's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Hornby controlling the action here.
Williams trying to control here.
Hornby looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hornby dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL#
Hornby rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Hornby.
Hornby keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Hornby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hornby goes for a double leg but Williams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Williams continues to drive forward.
Hornby tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hornby has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Hornby breaks the clinch.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hornby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams throws a series of punches but Hornby moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Hornby.
Hornby slips a jab from Williams.
Hornby shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ben Hornby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1##CL#
Hornby instigates a clinch.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Hornby won't allow it.
#BC#
Hornby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Hornby fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hornby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Hornby.
Hornby slips under a jab.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Hornby.#T2##CL#
Hornby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Hornby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#CL#
Hornby pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Hornby breaks the clinch.
Hornby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Hornby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hornby counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Hornby looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Hornby shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab, jab by Hornby - just one landing.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
#T3#
Williams throws the left hand but Hornby avoids the punch easily.
Hornby throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hornby off to one side.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CL#
Hornby clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Hornby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Hornby moves into the clinch.#BC#
Hornby breaks from the clinch.
Williams lands with a nice combination. Hornby backs away looking to recover.
Hornby lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Hornby moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Hornby clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hornby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hornby throws an elbow but it misses.
#BC#
Hornby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hornby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Hornby is looking to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch.#T4#
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hornby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Hornby shoots in.
Hornby scores with a jab to the head.
Hornby dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Hornby's head and hops out.
Hornby misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL#
Hornby closes the distance and clinches.
Williams tries to circle away but Hornby has him pinned against the cage.
Williams tries to circle away but Hornby has him pinned against the cage.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams letting Hornby take a breather here.
Ben Hornby has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Hornby breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams lands a head shot.
Hornby throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hornby dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Hornby tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Williams swings for the body but Hornby moves out of range.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Hornby is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#CL#
Hornby darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Williams wants to break free but Hornby has control.
#BC#
Hornby breaks from the clinch.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Hornby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Hornby keeps him there for the moment.
Williams wants to break free but Hornby has control.
#T1#
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Hornby won't allow it.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Hornby breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Williams gets tackled into the cage by Hornby. Hornby maintains the clinch. #BC#
Hornby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a combination. Hornby tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hornby fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.
Hornby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Hornby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hornby.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hornby counters with a three punch combo that has Williams backing up. Williams nods at Hornby to acknowledge the strikes.#CL#
Hornby has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
#T2#
Williams prevents Hornby from breaking the clinch.
Hornby tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Hornby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Hornby has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Hornby breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Hornby.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#ROC2#Hornby is rocked!
Hornby staying out of range there.
Oh Hornby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hornby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Despite the aggression on Williams's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Hornby misses the target.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hornby tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Hornby! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelly Williams!
During a confident post fight interview, Kelly Williams thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
CDFC 23: Lee vs Kvick
Date: Feb 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Hornby dodges the punch combination from Ziegler.
Hornby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ziegler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hornby shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ziegler as he jumps to the side.
Hornby misses with a series of wild punches.
Hornby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hornby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hornby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like Ben Hornby has been cut.
Hornby misses with a two punch combination.
A quick step to the side and Ziegler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hornby misses with a leg kick.
Ziegler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hornby throws a nice looking combination but Ziegler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ziegler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Ziegler misses its intended target.
Ziegler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hornby in his tracks.
Hornby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ziegler throws out the jab.
Ziegler does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hornby throws a counter combo.#T1#
Ziegler throws a push kick but Hornby slaps the foot to one side.
Hornby throws a right and a left that Ziegler avoids nicely.
Hornby shoots in for a takedown but Ziegler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL#
Ziegler closes the distance and clinches.
Ziegler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hornby tries to circle away but Ziegler has him pinned against the cage.
Hornby is looking to break free of the clinch but Ziegler has double underhooks.
Ziegler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hornby.
Hornby is trying to break the clinch but Ziegler has him pressed against the cage.
Hornby wants to break free but Ziegler has control.
Hornby is trying to force a seperation but Ziegler has the dominant position.
Hornby is trying to break free.
Ziegler working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC#Hornby is rocked!
Hornby wants to break free but Ziegler has control.
Hornby is still on wobbly legs! Can Ziegler finish him?
Ziegler lands a left hand.
Ziegler throws a big uppercut that drops Hornby! More strikes from Ziegler and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hornby lies dazed against the cage as Ziegler celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Ziegler!
A victorious Mike Ziegler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
ICE 11: Tar Eis
Date: Jan 08, 2022 |
#R1#
Hornby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Asakura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hornby has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Asakura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Asakura - that will leave a mark!
A good leg kick by Asakura.
Hornby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Asakura follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Asakura has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hornby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hornby lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#CUT#It looks like Kotaro Asakura has been cut.
Hornby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick lands for Asakura.
Hornby moves out of range as Asakura throws a body kick.
Asakura chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Asakura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asakura thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hornby if he has to take too many more of those.
Hornby scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hornby tries to land a front kick but Asakura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Asakura lands a leg kick that knocks Hornby off balance momentarily.#T1#
Asakura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kotaro Asakura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Asakura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hornby 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.
Asakura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hornby went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Asakura.
Hornby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Asakura. Asakura obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice sprawl there from Asakura as Hornby shoots in.
Asakura throws a head kick that Hornby semi-blocks.
Asakura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hornby.
Hornby tries to bum rush Asakura with a series of wild strikes but Asakura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Asakura feints and then cracks Hornby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hornby down.
Asakura lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #ROC2#Hornby is rocked!
Hornby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asakura connects with an inside leg kick.
Oh Hornby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asakura thows a body kick. Hornby tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A good leg kick by Asakura.
Hornby takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hornby is breathing heavily.
Asakura lands a front kick.
Asakura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T2#
Asakura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Asakura connects with an inside leg kick.
Asakura lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Hornby crumples to the floor! Asakura milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kotaro Asakura!
Kotaro Asakura decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
ICE 8: Cloigh
Date: Dec 18, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Hornby has managed to clinch.
Asakura lands a nice elbow.
A short left from Hornby.
Hornby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hornby misses with a knee to the head. #BC#
Asakura breaks from the clinch.
Hornby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Asakura circles away quickly and effectively.
Ben Hornby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asakura leaves Hornby with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hornby tries to close the distance and clinch but Asakura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hornby tries to clinch there but Asakura circles away.
Asakura keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura misses with a head kick.
Hornby doesn't manage to clinch there - Asakura circles away.
Hornby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Asakura throws a quick counter head kick but Hornby was just out of range.
Asakura looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Asakura throws a head kick but Hornby moves out of range.
Asakura throws a head kick but Hornby moves out of range.
#T1#
Asakura throws a sloppy head kick and Hornby moves out of range easily.
Hornby moves to clinch but Asakura breaks away
and Asakura counters with a solid body kick.
Hornby tries to close the distance and clinch but Asakura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hornby shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Asakura but Asakura pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL2#
Hornby moves into the clinch.
Asakura pushes off an throws an elbow but Hornby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Asakura misses with an elbow strike.
Asakura being controlled against the cage.
Hornby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T2#
Hornby avoids a wild elbow strike from Asakura.
Asakura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Come on Asakura - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hornby missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hornby.
Hornby tries to break free but Asakura pushes him back against the cage.
Hornby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hornby lands with a right to the head.
Asakura stalling in the clinch.
Asakura misses with an elbow over the top.
Hornby struggles to land a body shot inside as Asakura controls his hands.
Hornby's coach down at JAG Battle Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hornby's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hornby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asakura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hornby taking a breather.
Hornby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Asakura throws an elbow but it misses.
Hornby is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hornby tries to break the clinch but Asakura is controlling the position. #T3#
Hornby throws a head punch that misses.
Asakura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Asakura just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hornby's brow.
Hornby lands a shot to the body.
Hornby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hornby avoids the elbow strike from Asakura, against the cage.
Asakura misses with an elbow over the top.
Hornby tries to circle away but Asakura has him pinned against the cage.
Hornby blocks an elbow strike.
Asakura misses with an elbow over the top.
Hornby dodges an elbow strike from Asakura.
#BC#
Asakura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hornby avoids the head kick by Asakura.
#CL2#
Hornby darts in and clinches Asakura up against the cage.
Hornby tries to break free but Asakura pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hornby.
Asakura misses with an elbow strike.
Asakura content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asakura.
Hornby wants to break the clinch but can't.
Asakura has Hornby pressed against the cage.
Hornby blocks an elbow strike from Asakura.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hornby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Hornby tries a body shot but Asakura blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hornby.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Asakura just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hornby's brow.
Hornby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hornby tries a knee to the head but Asakura blocks it.
Hornby taking a breather.
Asakura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hornby avoids the elbow strike from Asakura, against the cage.
Hornby takes an elbow to the temple.
Hornby blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Hornby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Asakura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Asakura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #BC#
Asakura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 Kotaro Asakura will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Hornby throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hornby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Hornby has closed the distance and engaged Asakura in a clinch.
Asakura is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hornby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Asakura lands an elbow inside that Hornby shrugs off.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Asakura throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Asakura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hornby tries to break the clinch but Asakura is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hornby dodges an elbow strike from Asakura.
Hornby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asakura lands a damaging elbow.
Asakura lands an elbow inside.
Asakura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Hornby on the inside.
Hornby dodges an elbow strike from Asakura.
#T1#
Asakura slowing the pace effectively.
Hornby is trying to maintain a safe position but Asakura gets an underhook and turns Hornby into the cage.
Asakura stalling in the clinch but Hornby improves position.
Asakura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hornby avoids a wild elbow strike from Asakura.
Asakura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#BC#
Asakura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asakura swats away the attempt to clinch by Hornby.
Asakura tries a head kick but it misses.
Hornby tries to clinch up but Asakura circles away and keeps his distance.
Asakura throws a head kick that misses.
Hornby tries to close the distance and clinch but Asakura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hornby is looking to clinch but Asakura is avoiding it.
Asakura thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hornby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T2#
Asakura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hornby just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAsakura.
Kotaro Asakura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Asakura throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Hornby moves into the clinch.#BC#
Asakura breaks from the clinch.
Kotaro Asakura is winning the standup battle so far.
Hornby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Asakura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asakura throws a counter high kick but Hornby was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hornby takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hornby tries to clinch there but Asakura circles away.
Hornby tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Asakura defends well and Hornby ends up having to push Asakura into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Asakura is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hornby tries to clinch up.
Asakura lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hornby doesn't manage to clinch there - Asakura circles away.
Asakura thinks about countering with a head kick.
Asakura swats away the attempt to clinch by Hornby.
Asakura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hornby can do to turn this around?#T3#
Hornby wants to clinch.
Hornby looks to clinch
and Asakura counters with a head kick. That will keep Hornby thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hornby has a takedown stuffed.
Hornby tries to clinch up but Asakura circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Hornby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Asakura looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hornby misses with a punch on the inside.
Hornby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hornby blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Hornby.
Hornby blocks an elbow strike.#T4#
Asakura's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Asakura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Asakura pushes off an throws an elbow but Hornby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Asakura lands an elbow that stopped Hornby in his tracks for a moment.
Hornby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hornby blocks an elbow strike from Asakura.
Hornby blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hornby.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hornby avoiding damage.
Asakura misses with an elbow strike.
Asakura lands a nice elbow.
Asakura looking to slow down the pace here.
Asakura throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hornby takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kotaro Asakura dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3##CL2#
Hornby closes the distance and clinches.
Hornby looking to stall.
#BC#
Asakura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hornby moves in looking to clinch but Asakura pushes him off.
Asakura lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hornby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Asakura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hornby moves in looking to clinch but Asakura pushes him off.
Hornby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hornby fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Hornby pushes Asakura up against the cage in a clinch.
Asakura takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Asakura breaks the clinch.
#T1#
Asakura throws a leg kick which misses Hornby's front leg but catches the back leg as Hornby tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Asakura.
A combination from Hornby does no damage.
Hornby wants to clinch.
Hornby tries to close the distance and clinch but Asakura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asakura is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hornby tries to clinch up but Asakura circles away and keeps his distance.
Asakura is looking to counter with head kicks.
Asakura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asakura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Asakura.
Hornby throws a counter combo.
Hornby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asakura. #T2#
Hornby doesn't manage to clinch there - Asakura circles away.
Hornby tries to clinch there but Asakura circles away.
Hornby moves in looking to clinch but Asakura pushes him off.
Asakura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hornby looks to clinch
and Asakura counters with a big head kick but Hornby shrugs it off. #CL2#
Hornby rushes Asakura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Asakura lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asakura has Hornby pressed against the cage, preventing Hornby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hornby avoids the elbow strike from Asakura, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Asakura. #BC#
Asakura breaks from the clinch.
Hornby tries to close the distance and clinch but Asakura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asakura lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Asakura lands a head kick!
Kotaro Asakura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Hornby is looking to clinch but Asakura is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Hornby misses its intended target.
Hornby just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAsakura.
Hornby wants to clinch up but Asakura keeps it at a distance.
Asakura throws a quick counter head kick but Hornby was just out of range.
Hornby doesn't manage to clinch there - Asakura circles away.
Asakura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hornby has a takedown stuffed.
Hornby dives in for a single leg takedown but Asakura sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Asakura throws a quick counter head kick but Hornby was just out of range.
Hornby wants to clinch.
Asakura is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hornby moves out of range of the body kick from Asakura.
#T4#
Hornby moves in looking to clinch but Asakura pushes him off.#CL2#
Hornby has closed the distance and engaged Asakura in a clinch.
Hornby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hornby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Asakura leaning his opponent against the cage.
Asakura taking a breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hornby misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kotaro Asakura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Asakura, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kotaro Asakura!
A very excited looking Kotaro Asakura 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:
ICE 5: Arrived
Date: Nov 27, 2021 |
#R1#
Sanio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hornby doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanio circles away.
Hornby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanio moves out of range as Hornby throws a body kick.
Hornby moves to clinch but Sanio breaks away
and Hornby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hornby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hornby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hornby tries to clinch but Sanio moves out of range.
Sanio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Hornby closes the distance and clinches.
Hornby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Sanio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hornby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hornby tries to clinch but Sanio moves out of range.
We've been told by Hornby's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T1#
Hornby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hornby doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanio circles away.
A nice side step and Sanio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hornby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanio throws a head kick that misses.
Sanio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sanio counters with a left and a right that stings Hornby.
Hornby tries to clinch up.
Sanio throws a head kick that Hornby semi-blocks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hornby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanio throws out a loose jab but Hornby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hornby moves in looking to clinch but Sanio pushes him off.
Sanio motions for Hornby to come forward. Sanio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hornby throws a big counter combination but Sanio scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hornby moves in looking to clinch but Sanio pushes him off.
Hornby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T2#
Hornby moves in looking to clinch but Sanio pushes him off.
Sanio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hornby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Sanio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hornby closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanio circles away.
Hornby blocks a jab.
Sanio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanio. That's going to slow Hornby down.
An inside leg kick from Hornby misses.
Ade Sanio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Hornby. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hornby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanio misses with a head kick.
#T3#
Hornby is looking to clinch but Sanio is avoiding it.
Sanio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hornby.#ROC#Sanio is rocked!#CL#
Hornby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanio is still on wobbly legs! Can Hornby finish him?
Hornby tries to break free but Sanio pushes him back against the cage.
Hornby lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sanio to his knees! Hornby keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Hornby! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 03, 2021 |
#R1#
Hornby is looking to clinch but Socks is avoiding it.
Socks now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hornby tries to clinch #TD2#
and Socks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hornby won't be happy with that.
Hornby is looking to get back to his feet here but Socks is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hornby's back.
Socks lands a punch to the side of the head from the back. #SUB2#
Hornby is trying to roll into a better position but Socks has get a rear naked choke and Hornby is forced to tap out! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). The Socks! |
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