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Event:
QFC Tournament 1079 Round 3
Date: Dec 06, 2021 |
#R1#
Waite throws the left hand but Arkwright avoids the punch easily.
Arkwright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arkwright tries to close the distance and clinch but Waite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Waite shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arkwright sprawls well. Arkwright wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Waite gets slowly back to his feet.
Arkwright is looking to counter punch.
Arkwright is looking to clinch.
Waite's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arkwright connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Waite scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arkwright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waite feints the counter takedown.
Waite throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arkwright tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Waite manages to circle out of the way.
Waite walks into a stiff left hand from Arkwright.#TD2#
Waite drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#T1#
Arkwright seems keen to control Waite's posture.
Waite controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Waite wants to control from the top but Arkwright keeps moving.
Waite might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Arkwright haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Waite with a flurry of punches that miss.
Arkwright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Waite has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Waite passes Arkwright's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Waite winds up and cracks Arkwright with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Waite wants to free his trapped foot but Arkwright is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Waite sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arkwright defending well though.
Waite is trying to control the action in half guard but Arkwright is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Waite takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Waite throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Waite is trying to control the action in half guard but Arkwright is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Waite seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Arkwright trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Waite manages to pass to mount!
#T3#
Waite lands a big elbow.
Arkwright avoids a series of strikes thrown by Waite.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Waite cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Arkwright wants to control but Waite is having none of it.
Waite postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Arkwright looks a forlorn figure.
Waite scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Arkwright?
#SUB2#
Waite working for a guillotine from mount but Arkwright is in no mood to give up. #T4#
Waite lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Waite cracks Arkwright with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waite with a couple of short strikes.#SUB2#
Waite is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Waite extends the arm and Arkwright is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Walter Waite!
A victorious Walter Waite 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:
QFC Tournament 1079 Round 2
Date: Dec 05, 2021 |
#R1#
Arkwright scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arkwright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thomas stuns Arkwright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arkwright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arkwright doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Arkwright misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arkwright.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arkwright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Nice elbow from Arkwright. #CUT2#It looks like John Thomas has been cut.
Arkwright tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arkwright has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arkwright lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A bit of stalling here from Thomas.
Thomas tries to break free but Arkwright pushes him back against the cage.
Arkwright lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off.
Thomas controlling the action here for a moment.
Arkwright throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arkwright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arkwright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arkwright scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Arkwright swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Arkwright misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arkwright has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T3#
Arkwright working aggressively here.
Arkwright comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Arkwright fails to land.
Thomas looking to stall.
Arkwright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arkwright.
A short left from Arkwright.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Arkwright lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Arkwright backwards.
Arkwright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Arkwright.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thomas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thomas working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arkwright presses Thomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arkwright cracks Thomas with a nice body shot.
Arkwright has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Arkwright lands a left hand.
Thomas tries a body shot but Arkwright blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Arkwright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Thomas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
The fighters circling - Arkwright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thomas.
John Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas scores with a sloppy right hand. Arkwright should have avoided that one.
Arkwright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arkwright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arkwright just misses with a punch to the body.
Arkwright misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arkwright.
Arkwright misses with a straight right.
It looked like Thomas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Arkwright has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Arkwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arkwright lands an elbow inside.
Arkwright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T1#
Thomas looking to slow down the pace here.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Arkwright fails to land.
Arkwright is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Thomas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arkwright is keeping busy.
Arkwright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arkwright lands a nice uppercut.
Arkwright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Arkwright scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arkwright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Arkwright lands a left hand.
Arkwright blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Arkwright lands with a left to the head.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arkwright has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arkwright lands with a left to the head.
Arkwright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arkwright gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arkwright lands a nice elbow.
Arkwright misses with the head strike.
Arkwright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #T3#
Arkwright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arkwright misses with the head strike.
Arkwright misses with the head strike.
Arkwright lands with a short shot to the head.
Arkwright lands with a left to the head.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arkwright lands an elbow just above Thomas 's eye.
Thomas pushes Arkwright back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arkwright lands an uppercut.
Thomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
John Arkwright seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Arkwright gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T4#
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Arkwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arkwright.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thomas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thomas can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Arkwright lands an elbow inside.
Thomas wants to break free but Arkwright has control.
Arkwright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arkwright lands a nice elbow.
Arkwright creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arkwright as Thomas tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Arkwright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Thomas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Arkwright slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thomas scores with a hook.
Arkwright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Arkwright.
Thomas jabs at Arkwright's body.
Thomas lands a glancing blow to the side of Arkwright's head.
Thomas scores with a nice strike.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Arkwright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but Arkwright seems unphased.
Arkwright throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arkwright throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2#
Arkwright moves into the clinch successfully.
#T1#
Arkwright softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arkwright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arkwright.
Thomas takes a shot to the head.
Arkwright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arkwright.
Arkwright lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Arkwright.
Arkwright tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Arkwright lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T2#
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Arkwright keeps him there for the moment.
Thomas stalling in the clinch but Arkwright improves position.
Arkwright lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arkwright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arkwright creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
Arkwright throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Arkwright gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arkwright scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas stalling in the clinch but Arkwright improves position.
Arkwright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arkwright works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas stalling in the clinch but Arkwright improves position. #T3#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomas wants to break free but Arkwright has control.
Thomas takes a shot to the head.
Arkwright lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off. #CUT2#John Thomas's cut is getting worse.
Arkwright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Arkwright lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arkwright lands a shoulder strike.
Arkwright gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arkwright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arkwright lands a damaging elbow.
Arkwright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Arkwright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John Arkwright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas trying to control the position but instead, Arkwright has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thomas into the cage.
A short uppercut from Arkwright.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Arkwright controls the action.
Arkwright gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
John Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arkwright scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomas digs a right hand into Arkwright's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arkwright's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Arkwright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arkwright winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for John Arkwright!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for John Arkwright!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for John Arkwright!
John Arkwright wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1079 Round 1
Date: Dec 04, 2021 |
#R1#
Arkwright lands with a good body shot.#CL2#
Bola moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Arkwright.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arkwright.
Bola is looking to break free of the clinch but Arkwright has double underhooks.
Arkwright lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bola is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arkwright is keeping busy.
Arkwright has Bola pressed against the cage, preventing Bola from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arkwright comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arkwright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bolas head.
A short body shot lands from Arkwright as the two fighters clinch.
Bola is trying to push Arkwright away but Arkwright has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bola tries to break free but Arkwright pushes him back against the cage.
Arkwright lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bola is trying to break free.#T1#
Bola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arkwright lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bola or not. #TD2#
Bola jumps guard.
Bola manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Arkwright manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Bola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arkwright swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Bola is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SU2#
Bola stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T2#
Arkwright lands a glancing blow to the side of Bola's head.
The crowd cheers as Arkwright lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bola doesn't seem phased though.
Arkwright misses with a wild body shot.
Arkwright just misses with a punch to the body.
Arkwright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bola was well out of range. Poor timing from Arkwright.
It seemed like Bola was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arkwright scores with the left hand. Bola knows he should have avoided that one.
Arkwright connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bola. Bola circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arkwright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arkwright with a hook.
Arkwright sizes up Bola with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #ROC#Bola is rocked!#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bola. #SU2#
Bola decides to stand back up. Bola steps back and let's Arkwright get back to his feet.#T3#
Arkwright with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bola moves forwards but Arkwright connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL#
Arkwright has closed the distance and engaged Bola in a clinch.
Arkwright gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arkwright lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arkwright lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arkwright lands a nice uppercut.
Arkwright gets through Bola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arkwright lands a nice elbow.
Arkwright gets through Bola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arkwright softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bola is still on wobbly legs! Can Arkwright finish him?#T4#
Nice body punch from Arkwright - that landed with a thud.
Bola is trying to pull guard but Arkwright has him pressed against the cage.
Arkwright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bola takes a shot to the head.
Arkwright lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arkwright lands a nice uppercut.
Arkwright lands an elbow inside that Bola shrugs off.
Bola can't get the takedown.
Bola looks winded!
Arkwright lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bola.
Arkwright lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bola is trying to pull guard but Arkwright turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
John Arkwright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kali Bola.
Arkwright lands an elbow just above Bola 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arkwright.
Bola seems to have recovered his senses.
Arkwright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arkwright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Arkwright dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Bola takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bola misses with the body kick#CL#
and Arkwright holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Arkwright lands with a left to the head.
Arkwright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bola backwards.
John Arkwright has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bola tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arkwright just stands there and leans against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Arkwright.
Arkwright creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bola's defenses.
Arkwright lands with a light punch inside.
Bola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bola wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arkwright lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Arkwright.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bola is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arkwright.#T1#
Arkwright lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bola trying to control the position but instead, Arkwright has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bola into the cage.
A hook to the body from Arkwright.
Arkwright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bola can do to turn this around?
Bola can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arkwright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arkwright lands an uppercut.
Arkwright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bola backwards.
Arkwright scores with a shot to the side of Bola's head.
Arkwright scores with a shot to the side of Bola's head.
Arkwright lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
Arkwright lands with a short shot to the head.
Arkwright works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arkwright scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arkwright gets through Bola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#TD2#
Bola jumps into guard, dragging Arkwright to the mat.
Bola is breathing heavily.
Bola wants to stand but Arkwright is controlling the position.
Arkwright sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arkwright has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bola controls Arkwright momentarily but Arkwright frees himself. #T3#
Arkwright is stalling in the full guard.
Bola looking for a sweep. Not yet Bola, not yet.
Arkwright slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arkwright throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bola on the side of the head. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#CL#
Arkwright rushes Bola and presses him up against the cage.
Arkwright lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arkwright lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bola is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Arkwright to keep the fight standing.
Bola jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arkwright walks away with a smile on his face. Bola gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
John Arkwright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kali Bola.#KD#
Arkwright lands a big right hand that sends Bola crashing to the mat! Arkwright stays standing though and waves Bola back to his feet!#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arkwright is pressed up against the cage. Bola has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arkwright down to the mat. Arkwright avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bola misses with a body kick.
Arkwright drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bola right on the button. Bola goes down! Arkwright follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Arkwright gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Arkwright! |
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