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Event:
RISE 105: Axelsen v Cejka II
Date: Oct 07, 2022 |
#R1#
Midget slips under a jab.
Inhanamoto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#CUT2#It looks like Mental Midget has been cut.
Inhanamoto misses with a looping right.
Inhanamoto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Midget counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Midget throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Inhanamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Midget throws a looping overhand right but Inhanamoto ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Inhanamoto misses.
Midget throws a hook to the side of Inhanamoto's head but Inhanamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Inhanamoto misses.
Midget moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inhanamoto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Midget definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Inhanamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Inhanamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Midget uses good head movement to avoid it.
Midget tries a body shot but Inhanamoto blocks it.
#T1#
Midget fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Midget misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Inhanamoto.
Midget misses with a punch on the inside.
Inhanamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Midget softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Midget tries to throw a body punch but Inhanamoto avoids it by throwing Midget back against the cage.
Inhanamoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Inhanamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
Midget takes a shot to the head.
Inhanamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Midget controls the action.
A short left from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Midget uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inhanamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Midget backwards.
Midget lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inhanamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Midget digs a right hand into Inhanamoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Inhanamoto's gas tank.
Inhanamoto scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Midget fails to land.
Inhanamoto has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Midget seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Inhanamoto can turn it around.
A short left from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto lands an uppercut.#T2#
Good body shot from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto gets through Midget's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Midget blocking some punches.
Inhanamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
Inhanamoto blocking some punches.
Inhanamoto scores with a hook to the body.
Inhanamoto lands with a left to the head.
Midget goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Midget blocks a body shot from Inhanamoto.
A head punch on the inside from Midget fails to land.
Midget doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inhanamoto lands a body shot.
Inhanamoto prevents a body shot from Midget.
Inhanamoto scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Inhanamoto.
Midget is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Inhanamoto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Inhanamoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Inhanamoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Inhanamoto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Midgets head. #T3#
Inhanamoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Inhanamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Inhanamoto.
Good body shot from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Midget or not.
Inhanamoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Midget backwards. #ROC2#Midget is rocked!
Inhanamoto throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Midget is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Inhanamoto lands a shoulder strike.
Inhanamoto pushes Midget against the cage. Inhanamoto is working some dirty boxing. Inhanamoto pushes off with a quick right hook! Midget goes down! Midget tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Inhanamoto moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giro Inhanamoto!
After winning the bout, Giro Inhanamoto 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:
RISE 95: Axelsen v Kamara
Date: Sep 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Midget smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Midget slaps away a takedown attempt from Nainggolan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Midget rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Midget takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nainggolan shoots for a takedown but Midget saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Midget lands a glancing blow to the side of Nainggolan's head.#CUT#It looks like Radja Nainggolan has been cut.
Nainggolan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Midget pinned against the cage. Midget gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mental Midget has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Radja Nainggolan.
Midget scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nainggolan doesn't seem bothered though.
Midget definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Midget throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nainggolan slips under a jab.
No luck for Nainggolan with that takedown attempt.
Nainggolan fails to land the takedown.#T1#
Nainggolan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Midget is fending him off so far but Nainggolan persists. Nope, Midget circles away and we're back to standing.
Midget throws a jab when Nainggolan was well out of range.
BOOM! Midget lands a beautiful left hook that drops Nainggolan. Nainggolan tries to recover but Midget is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Nainggolan lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mental Midget!
Mental Midget bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
RISE Fight Night 6
Date: Aug 05, 2022 |
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Montoya. Midget does a little dance to reset his feet.
Midget misses the body punch
and Montoya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Midget moves into the clinch successfully.
Midget is working Montoya over against the cage.
Montoya looks winded!
A short uppercut from Midget.
Midget lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
Montoya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Midget definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Midget.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Midget.
Montoya takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Midget lands a right hand.
Midget scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Midget.
Midget presses Montoya against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Midget lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Midget lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Midget lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Midget lands a body shot.
Midget throws a head punch that misses.
Midget can't find room to land a body shot as Montoya controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Midget.
#T1#
Midget fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Midget has a couple of punches blocked by Montoya.
Montoya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Midget digs a right hand into Montoya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Montoya's gas tank.
Midget lands a body shot in the clinch.
Midget doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Midget goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Midget cracks Montoya with a nice body shot.
Midget working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Midget.
Midget digs a right hand into Montoya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Montoya's gas tank.
Midget lands a body punch in the clinch.
Midget working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Montoya has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Midget pushes Montoya back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Midget scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Midget.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Midget lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
Midget lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
Montoya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montoya tries to pull guard but Midget holds him up against the cage and eventually Montoya drops back down to his feet.
Midget lands a right hand that snaps the head of Montoya backwards. #T2#
Midget lands a shoulder strike. #ROC#Montoya is rocked!
Midget lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Montoya backwards.
Montoya is still on wobbly legs! Can Midget finish him?
Midget lands a shot to the body.#KD#
Midget drops Montoya onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Montoya is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Midget lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Montoya to his knees! Midget keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mental Midget!
Mental Midget thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
RISE X1:
Date: Jun 26, 2022 |
#R1#
Midget connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spartakov. Spartakov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spartakov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Midget.
The crowd cheers as Spartakov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Midget doesn't seem phased though.
Midget throws a hook but Spartakov avoids it easily.
Spartakov just misses with a punch to the body.
Midget ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spartakov throws a low kick, looking for Midget's leg but Midget calmly moves out of range.
Midget was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spartakov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Midget connects with a right hand. Spartakov shakes it off.#CUT#It looks like Mikail Spartakov has been cut.
Midget ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spartakov moves away.
Mental Midget seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spartakov sizes up Midget with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from Spartakov misses its intended target.
Midget misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Midget changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Midget's head coaches at Jeffery Epstein Suicide Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Midget throws an overhand right that lands on Spartakov's shoulder, as Spartakov tries to avoid the shot.
Midget on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T1#
Midget connects with the punch.
Midget ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spartakov moves away.
Midget connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Midget takes a swing at Spartakov's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Midget.
Midget just misses with a punch to the body.
Spartakov shapes to counter with a head kick.
Midget's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spartakov under the eye.
Spartakov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Midget is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Spartakov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spartakov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spartakov misses with a wild body shot.
As Spartakov looks to move away, Midget throws a big counter combo but Spartakov just gets out of the way.#CL2#
Spartakov clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Spartakov fails to land.
Spartakov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Midget.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Midget.
Midget wants to get back to striking at distance but Spartakov won't allow it.
Spartakov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Midget's efforts to push away.#T2#
Spartakov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spartakov landing knees to the body.
Midget is breathing heavily.
Spartakov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Midget's face.
Spartakov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spartakov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Midget lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Midget goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Midget swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Midget wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Spartakov.
#BC#
Midget pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Midget misses with a shot to the body
and Spartakov counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spartakov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Spartakov misses with a body kick.
Spartakov digs a good hook to Midget's body.
Spartakov lands a nice shot that snaps Midget's head back.
#KD2#
Spartakov sends Midget crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Spartakov is motioning to the referee to let Midget up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Midget is rocked!#T3##CL2#
Spartakov gets a clinch.
Spartakov looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Midget fails to land.
Spartakov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Midget can't break the clinch.
Spartakov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spartakov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC#
Midget's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Midget lands with an uppercut that bounces Spartakov off the cage and back into range.#KD2#
Spartakov sends Midget crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Spartakov is motioning to the referee to let Midget up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Midget is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Midget misses with a hook
and Spartakov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Midget takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Midget ducks into an uppercut from Spartakov and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikail Spartakov! |
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Event:
RISE 39: Femme v Gustavsson
Date: Mar 13, 2022 |
#R1#
Jaquez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jaquez ducks under a wild hook from Midget.
Midget lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Midget thuds his right hand into Jaquez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jaquez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jaquez tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Midget swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mental Midget seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaquez throws a head kick that misses.
Midget looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jaquez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jaquez misses with an uppercut. Midget saw that one coming.
Midget scores with a hook to the body. Jaquez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jaquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Midget's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaquez ducks under a wild hook from Midget.
Midget misses with a jab to the body
and Jaquez counters with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Midget.
Jaquez throws a body punch but Midget moves out of range.
Midget is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Midget shuts the power down on Jaquez. Lights out, game over! Midget is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mental Midget! |
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