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Event:
VFC 84 Chong vs Rhodes
Date: Jun 03, 2022 |
#R1#
Ross misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ross misses with a few strikes there.
Kwata moves out of range of the body kick from Ross.
Kwata looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ross misses with a wild combination.
Kwata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ross.
#TD#
Kwata closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ross quickly recovers to half guard.
Ross is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Ross actively working from the bottom here.
Ross wants to control but Kwata is keeping busy.
Kwata is trying to control. Ross wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ross is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kwata trying to control the action but Ross is working from the bottom.
Ross is trying to maintain the position but Kwata is very close to passing his half guard.#T1#
Ross regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kwata postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kwata landing some decent shots from guard.
Ross is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kwata will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kwata scoring with some ground and pound.
Kwata stopping the sweep attempt from Ross.#SUB2#
Ross is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kwata defends well.
Kwata landing with the ground and pound. #T2#
Ross looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kwata is one step ahead there.
Kwata wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ross had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kwata defends it easily.
Kwata distracts Ross with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kwata landing some decent shots from guard.
Kwata scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ross keeping full guard, as Kwata tries to pass.
Kwata is working Ross over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T3##SUB2#
Ross is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kwata lands a couple of digs.
Kwata trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kwata not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kwata working some strikes from top position.
Ross trying to control the position.
#SUB2#
Kwata got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ross has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kwata has managed to get both his arms back between Ross's legs - danger averted.
Kwata working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ross's head.#T4##SUB2#
Ross looking for a guillotine here but Kwata defends easily.
Kwata passes Ross's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kwata is nestled in close to Ross, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ross tries to get to full guard but Kwata has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Kwata.
Kwata takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ross tries to get to full guard but Kwata has control of the leg.
Ross on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ross wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ani Kwata dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD#
Kwata shoots in and gets a takedown into Ross's guard.
Kwata makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kwata preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Ross looking for subs off his back but Kwata has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kwata with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kwata wants to control but Ross is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Kwata.
Kwata is trying to control the action in half guard but Ross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Kwata.
Kwata working the head and body with strikes.
Still in half guard, Kwata seems content to control.#T1#
Ross is trying to maintain the position but Kwata is very close to passing his half guard.
Kwata seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kwata working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ross tries to get to full guard but Kwata has control of the leg.
Ross gets full guard.
Kwata scoring with some ground and pound.
Kwata landing with the ground and pound.
Kwata works over Ross with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB2#
Ross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kwata can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T2#
Ross is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Ross is looking for a triangle here but Kwata uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kwata lands some shots froms side control.
Kwata cracks Ross with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ross is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ross is trying to work for a sweep but Kwata has mounted him!
Ross tries to hold on but Kwata pushes him away. #T3#
Kwata lands a couple of good shots and Ross has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kwata is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Ross is trapped and Kwata is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Ross tries to escape but Kwata has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ani Kwata overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kwata punches Ross on the ear. #ROC#Ross is rocked!
Kwata has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Ross.
Ross is still in real trouble! Can Kwata finish him?
Ross tries to roll but Kwata sticks to his back.
Ross covers up after that shot from Kwata.
Kwata has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Ross's body.
Kwata is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Kwata gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Kwata gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Kwata apologises and we restart here on the feet.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ross in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.#TD#
Kwata lands a huge takedown. Ross is out but the ref is slow to react and Kwata lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Ross lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ani Kwata! |
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Event:
VFC 74 Huygens vs Masters
Date: May 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Good standup being displayed there by Sigetti as he connects with a hook.
Ross fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sigetti is out of range.
Ross misses with a low kick.
Ross misses with a double jab
and Sigetti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sigetti tests Ross's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ross throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Ross, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sigetti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sigetti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sigetti steps in with a hook that catches Ross right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Sigetti follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ross looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floris Sigetti! |
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Event:
VFC 62 Sergius vs Feynman
Date: Apr 06, 2022 |
#R1#
Ross takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graham.
A nice inside leg kick there by Graham. That's going to slow Ross down.
Ross has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Graham scores with a jab to the body.
Graham sizes up Ross with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Graham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Graham throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ross stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ross has a takedown stuffed.
Graham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Angus Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Graham slips a jab from Ross.
Graham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graham throws a sloppy head kick and Ross moves out of range easily.
Ross looks to land a left hand but Graham moved out of range nicely.
Graham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ross. That did some damage!
Ross has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Graham finds it's way round the side to connect with Ross's head.
Ross throws a head kick that misses. #T1#
Ross takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Angus Graham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ross misses with an attempted mid kick.
Graham connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ross momentarily.
Ross takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Graham definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graham lands a jab-cross combination.
Graham throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ross's head.#ROC#Ross is rocked!
Ross looks up at the clock. Bad move! Graham lands a right hand from hell, dropping Ross. Graham pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angus Graham!
A very excited looking Angus Graham 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:
VFC 48 Get in the Cage
Date: Mar 16, 2022 |
#R1#
Ross fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zec manages to avoid it.
Zec blocks a head kick by Ross.
A little jabbing left from Zec on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zec looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#TD2#
Zec looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ross!
Ross might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zec working the head and body with strikes.
Zec working away.
Zec cracks Ross with a big right hand but Ross just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Zec is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ross will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ross tries to improve position but can't.
Zec lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ross tries to bench press Zec off him but Zec keeps the position.
Ross gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ross slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zec cracks Ross with a solid left hand.#T1#
Zec landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Zec avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
Ross looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zec lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB#
Ross is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ross looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zec is one step ahead there.
Zec content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T2#
Zec makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zec postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zec engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zec loads up on a big left hand. Ross felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Zec looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Ross can't hide his disappointment, as Zec celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Djuro Zec! |
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Event:
VFC 29 Where the Fighters At
Date: Feb 28, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Morgan dives in and scores a takedown into Ross's guard.
Ross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morgan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ross on the ground.
Ross bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morgan's guard. #REVB#
Morgan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morgan tries to get out of the position.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Ross controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Ross drops back, looking for a kneebar! Morgan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Morgan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Morgan! #REVR#
Morgan trying to control the action but Ross is working from the bottom.
Morgan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Morgan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T1#
Ross is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morgan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but Ross defending well.
Ross tries to get to full guard but Morgan has control of the leg.
Morgan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ross is pressing down on Morgan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB2#
Ross has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Morgan doesn't defend quickly enough and Ross has managed to lock this one up! Can Morgan escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ross on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rick Ross! |
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Event:
VFC Valentine's Day Massacre
Date: Feb 14, 2022 |
#R1#
Crawley slips a jab and a cross from Ross.
Ross doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ross fails with the takedown
and Crawley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ross thinking.
Ross swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crawley counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Crawley does it's job there.
Crawley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A leg kick checked by Crawley.
A little jabbing left from Crawley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross with a poor takedown
enabling Crawley to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawley scores with a hook to the body. Ross takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ross throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crawley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ross is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawley blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice side step and Crawley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1#
Ross throws a lazy body kick #KD2#
and Crawley counters with a nice right hand that sends Ross toppling to the canvas! Ross scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Crawley finish him?!#ROC2#Ross is rocked!
Crawley connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Ross out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Crawley!
Our winner, Bob Crawley, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
VFC 14 The Test
Date: Jan 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Ross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Force.
Force's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ross under the eye.
Ross drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good exchange - Force coming out on top.#TD#
Force tries to sprawl but Ross drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ross is trying to control the action in half guard but Force is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Force can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ross seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ross tries to pass the half guard into mount. Force knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Force is looking to escape.
Ross passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Force! #T1##SUB#
Ross jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Force manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Force is not content to let Ross control the position.
Force really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ross. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Ross is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Force has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ross advances to full mount. #T2#
Ross sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ross trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB#
Ross working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Force looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Ross! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rick Ross! |
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Event:
VFC 7 Big Boys
Date: Jan 15, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Ross closes the distance and clinches.
Ross taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Chan is controlling him.
Chan has Ross pressed against the cage, preventing Ross from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ross has had enough of the clinch but Chan keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Chan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Chan misses #CL#
and Ross counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ross tries to throw a body punch but Chan avoids it by throwing Ross back against the cage.
Ross is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ross throws an elbow but misses.
Ross will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chan up against the cage.#TD#
Chan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ross is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Chan to the mat. Chan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Chan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ross. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Chan wants to control the position but Ross says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ross passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chan!
Chan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Chan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
#SUB#
Ross with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Ross has control of Chan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Chan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
#T2#
Chan tries to hold on but Ross pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chan can't escape the position.
Ross misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
#SUB#
Ross working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ross controlling the pace for now.
Chan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ross.
#T3#
Ross takes Chan's back.
Chan wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Ross working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Chan is doing well to defend. Ross seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Chan is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rick Ross! |
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Event:
VFC Wild Wednesdays 1
Date: Dec 29, 2021 |
#R1#
Ross moves in looking to clinch but Howlett pushes him off.
Ross tries to clinch there but Howlett circles away.
Ross moves forwards but Howlett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ross tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Howlett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ross walks into a jab.
Howlett tests Ross's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab by Howlett.
Logan Howlett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross needs to keep his hands up - Howlett had a free shot at his head there.
Howlett lands a lovely overhand right.
Howlett scores with a decent looking hook.#ROC#Ross is rocked!
Ross gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Howlett gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Ross is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Logan Howlett! |
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