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Event:
Honor 5: Back in Town
Date: Apr 21, 2022 |
#R1# El Shaarawy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. El Shaarawy sees it coming and avoids it easily. El Shaarawy lands a head kick!
#CL2# El Shaarawy closes the distance and pushes Hart back into the cage. Hart lands a nice shot to the body. Hart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
El Shaarawy looks winded! Hart works on El Shaarawy's body with a couple of short punches. Hart lands a nice uppercut. Hart scores with a nice hook to the head. Hart cracks El Shaarawy with a nice body shot. A short body shot lands from Hart as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Hart.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nice body punch from Hart - that landed with a thud.
Hart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of El Shaarawy backwards. Hart cracks El Shaarawy with a nice body shot. A hook to the body from Hart.
#T1# Nice body punch from Hart - that landed with a thud.
Hart lands a body punch. Hart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. El Shaarawy takes a shot to the head. Hart lands a nice shot to the body. Hart presses El Shaarawy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Hart lands a body punch. Hart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Still in the clinch, Hart scores with a nice short uppercut. Hart lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down El Shaarawy. Hart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of El Shaarawys head. Hart pushes El Shaarawy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Hart gets through El Shaarawy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC#El Shaarawy is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hart lands a shot to the body. Hart dips a shoulder and cracks El Shaarawy with a mighty uppercut! El Shaarawy falls back against the cage and Hart unloads with a barrage of strikes! El Shaarawy is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hart screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaetan Hart! |
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Event:
Honor 2: Menace vs Giant
Date: Feb 05, 2022 |
#R1##CL# El Shaarawy clinches up with Tuivasa and pushes him back against the cage. El Shaarawy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tuivasa smiles and moves away.
#TD# El Shaarawy feints and as Tuivasa raises his hands in defense, El Shaarawy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. El Shaarawy looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Tuivasa wants to stand but El Shaarawy is controlling the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. El Shaarawy throwing strikes but missing. Tuivasa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1# El Shaarawy controls the pace of the fight for a moment. El Shaarawy wants to control from the top but Tuivasa keeps moving. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Tuivasa throws an overhand right that lands on El Shaarawy's shoulder, as El Shaarawy tries to avoid the shot. El Shaarawy needs to keep his hands up - Tuivasa had a free shot at his head there. Tuivasa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Tuivasa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tuivasa's jab looks to have found its range, popping El Shaarawy under the eye. El Shaarawy dives in and grabs Tuivasa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tuivasa pushes down on El Shaarawy's head and hops out. Tuivasa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from El Shaarawy. Tuivasa throws a shot from downtown. El Shaarawy moves away and avoids it. Tuivasa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by El Shaarawy.#T2# El Shaarawy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuivasa manages to avoid it. El Shaarawy fails with a takedown attempt from distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamed El Shaarawy. That's going to take a lot out of him. El Shaarawy is breathing heavily. Tuivasa thuds his right hand into El Shaarawy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Tuivasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuivasa. El Shaarawy does a little dance to reset his feet. Tuivasa looks to land a left hand but El Shaarawy moved out of range nicely. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. El Shaarawy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Good exchange - Tuivasa coming out on top. Tuivasa misses with an uppercut. Tuivasa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Tuivasa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Tuivasa cracks El Shaarawy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. El Shaarawy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. El Shaarawy fails with an attempt to clinch.
As El Shaarawy backs off Tuivasa throws a huge counter combo but El Shaarawy manages to avoid it all. Tuivasa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL# El Shaarawy closes the distance and clinches.#BC# El Shaarawy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3# El Shaarawy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Tuivasa throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD# so El Shaarawy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Tuivasa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SU# Tuivasa is working an open guard so El Shaarawy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. A big left from Tuivasa misses. A lazy left from Tuivasa finds it's target. A jab from Tuivasa misses. Tai Tuivasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. El Shaarawy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
El Shaarawy moves out of range as Tuivasa strikes. It looked like El Shaarawy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Tuivasa scores with a crisp jab that stopped El Shaarawy in his tracks. The fighters circle momentarily. Tuivasa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A big left from Tuivasa misses. #T4# El Shaarawy takes a body punch but keeps moving. Decent striking displayed by Tuivasa there. Tuivasa has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Tuivasa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
El Shaarawy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tuivasa. Tuivasa throws a looping overhand right but El Shaarawy ducks down to avoid it. El Shaarawy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Tuivasa scores with a hook. Tai Tuivasa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Tuivasa darts in and out, connecting with a jab. El Shaarawy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tuivasa is able to avoid easily. El Shaarawy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. El Shaarawy tries to clinch but Tuivasa moves out of range. Tuivasa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Tuivasa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Tuivasa scores with a hook. Tuivasa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! El Shaarawy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Tuivasa 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. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tai Tuivasa dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2# Tuivasa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Shaarawy manages to avoid it. Tuivasa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and El Shaarawy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. El Shaarawy slips under a jab. El Shaarawy wants to clinch. Tuivasa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. As Tuivasa looks to move away, El Shaarawy throws a big counter combo but Tuivasa just gets out of the way. El Shaarawy doesn't manage to clinch there - Tuivasa circles away.
El Shaarawy avoids a punch combination nicely.
El Shaarawy appears to be looking for a big counter. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. El Shaarawy scores with a nice head shot. Tuivasa is breathing heavily.#TD# El Shaarawy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Tuivasa kicks El Shaarawy off and gets back to his feet.#T1##TD# El Shaarawy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. El Shaarawy tries to score with some ground and pound. Tuivasa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. A lull in the action here as El Shaarawy stalls from top position. Tuivasa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. El Shaarawy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. El Shaarawy advances to mount. #T2# El Shaarawy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. #SUB# El Shaarawy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tuivasa is surviving well by controlling El Shaarawy's body position as best he can. Tuivasa wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
El Shaarawy controlling his opponent. Tuivasa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB# El Shaarawy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tuivasa has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#T3# El Shaarawy looking to finish with strikes here!
El Shaarawy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tuivasa hang on? El Shaarawy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. El Shaarawy controlling from the full mount. El Shaarawy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4# Tuivasa is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. El Shaarawy content just to control the position here. El Shaarawy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! El Shaarawy working away from the top, dropping strikes. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. El Shaarawy content just to control the position here. #SUB# Tuivasa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from El Shaarawy. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed El Shaarawy 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# El Shaarawy fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Shaarawy with a lazy takedown attempt and Tuivasa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. El Shaarawy defending well as Tuivasa loads up on a big left hand. Tuivasa lands a body shot.
Tai Tuivasa seems to be getting the better of the standup. Tuivasa sizes up El Shaarawy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. El Shaarawy fails in his attempt to clinch. Tuivasa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. The crowd cheers as Tuivasa lands an impressive looking overhand right. El Shaarawy doesn't seem phased though. Tuivasa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Tuivasa lands a jab. Tuivasa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. El Shaarawy takes a shot right to the bread basket. El Shaarawy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tuivasa connects with a crisp jab. #TD# El Shaarawy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tuivasa napping and manages to drive through into side control! Tuivasa throws El Shaarawy to one side and escapes!#T1# Tuivasa throws a big shot that misses. El Shaarawy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. A swing and a miss from Tuivasa. Tuivasa scores with a nice right hand.
Tuivasa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping El Shaarawy at a distance.
Tuivasa thows a left - swing and a miss! Tuivasa 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.
Tuivasa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice cross by Tuivasa. El Shaarawy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tuivasa. El Shaarawy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Tuivasa swats away the attempt to clinch by El Shaarawy. El Shaarawy walks into a straight right hand from Tuivasa.#T2# This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Tuivasa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps El Shaarawy's head backwards. El Shaarawy misses with a body kick. El Shaarawy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tuivasa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! El Shaarawy scrambles back to his feet. Tuivasa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Mohamed El Shaarawy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Tuivasa lands a lovely overhand right. Tuivasa throws a leg kick that misses. Tuivasa connects with a right hand. El Shaarawy shakes it off. El Shaarawy takes one on the button. Tuivasa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. A punch combination from Tuivasa misses. El Shaarawy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tuivasa pinned against the cage. Tuivasa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamed El Shaarawy. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3# Tuivasa cracks El Shaarawy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. El Shaarawy dives in for a single leg takedown but Tuivasa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Tuivasa is trying to force a seperation but El Shaarawy has the dominant position. El Shaarawy misses with a body punch.
El Shaarawy tries to pull guard but Tuivasa forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Tuivasa is trying to break free. Tuivasa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. El Shaarawy wants to stall.
El Shaarawy prevents Tuivasa from breaking the clinch. El Shaarawy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Shaarawy tries to pull guard but Tuivasa forces him back to his feet, against the cage. El Shaarawy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tuivasa just stands there and leans against the cage. Tuivasa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tuivasa is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight! Tai Tuivasa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Tuivasa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:29 Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:29 Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tai Tuivasa! Tai Tuivasa bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
Honor Begins
Date: Dec 30, 2021 |
#R1# El Shaarawy is looking to clinch. #CL# El Shaarawy gets in close and instigates a clinch. El Shaarawy is trying to pull guard but Power turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Power tries to pull guard but El Shaarawy won't allow it.
#BC# El Shaarawy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. El Shaarawy shoots in looking for a takedown. Power tries to sprawl out of it but El Shaarawy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Power manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL2# Power moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC# El Shaarawy breaks from the clinch.
#TD2# Power shoots in and gets a takedown into El Shaarawy's guard. El Shaarawy trying to control the position.
Power is stalling in the full guard. #T1# El Shaarawy keeping full guard, as Power tries to pass. Power controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. El Shaarawy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2# The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Power is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Power trying to stand up but can't free himself from El Shaarawy's guard.#REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Horrible takedown attempt by El Shaarawy or perhaps it was just good defense by Power, which made it look bad. Power throws out a counter right but El Shaarawy avoids it with no problem. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamed El Shaarawy. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL# El Shaarawy clinches up with Power and pushes him back against the cage. Power taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
El Shaarawy blocks a body shot from Power. #BC# El Shaarawy breaks the clinch.
Power tries to clinch but fails miserably and El Shaarawy counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Nuclear Power has been cut.#KD# El Shaarawy lands a left and a right that send Power crashing to the mat, dazed. El Shaarawy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#T3# Power looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? El Shaarawy is fending him off so far but Power persists. Nope, El Shaarawy circles away and we're back to standing.#TD2# Power shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Power was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! El Shaarawy tries to buck Power off but Power is having none of it. El Shaarawy is trying to control Power's posture but Power avoids it. The ground and pound from Power seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Power looking to punish the body of his opponent here but El Shaarawy is avoiding damage well.
El Shaarawy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Power on the ground. Power has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for El Shaarawy! Power has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4# El Shaarawy is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Power thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
El Shaarawy is breathing heavily. Power controlling the position easily from mount. #SUB2# Power is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but El Shaarawy is surviving well by controlling Power's body position as best he can. Power tries to control but El Shaarawy wriggling away. 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 Mohamed El Shaarawy will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Nuclear Power's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2# El Shaarawy throws a nice head kick!
El Shaarawy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Power's waist but Power gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing El Shaarawy off to one side. El Shaarawy avoids the head kick by Power.
#TD2# El Shaarawy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Power sitting in guard here, content to control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Power slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from El Shaarawy.#T1# Power sitting and controlling from the half guard. El Shaarawy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. El Shaarawy wants to control but Power is keeping busy and won't allow it. Power trying to mount his opponent but El Shaarawy defends it. Power wants to lay and pray for a moment but El Shaarawy keeps working. #T2# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. El Shaarawy trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Power manages to pass to mount!
Power content just to control the position here. El Shaarawy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Power controlling from the full mount. El Shaarawy is trying desperately to improve position.#T3# Power content just to control the position here. El Shaarawy regains half guard.#SUB2# Power wants to work for an arm triangle but El Shaarawy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
El Shaarawy won't allow Power to pass to mount. El Shaarawy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Power. El Shaarawy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Power not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4# Power with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Power's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Power keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. El Shaarawy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Power is fending him off so far but El Shaarawy persists. Nope, Power circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohamed El Shaarawy. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2# Power feints and as El Shaarawy raises his hands in defense, Power changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. El Shaarawy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Power manages to pass to side control. Nuclear Power has got the better of the ground game so far. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#REVR# Power tries to stand but can't do so whilst El Shaarawy controls his leg. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nuclear Power showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Nuclear Power's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD2# Power shoots in and gets a takedown into El Shaarawy's guard. Power is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB# El Shaarawy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Power defends it easily. Power content to stall in guard here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Power is continuing to stall.#T1# Power stops El Shaarawy from standing up. Power missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Power accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Power is stalling in the full guard. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Power throws a left and a right that both miss
and El Shaarawy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. El Shaarawy lands a head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Power gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL# and El Shaarawy moves into the clinch.#T2##BC# El Shaarawy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL# El Shaarawy closes the distance and clinches.#BC# El Shaarawy manages to break the clinch.
Power shoots for a takedown but El Shaarawy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Power stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Power wants it to stay on the feet.#TD2# Power shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Power is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#T3# Power wants to stand but El Shaarawy is controlling his posture from full guard. Power not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Power postures up.
#REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2# Power decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#T4# Power not landing any meaningful shots this time. Power with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Power has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Power controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Nuclear Power. I think Power has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29 Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29 Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nuclear Power! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 20, 2021 |
#R1# El Shaarawy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Wise counters with a left to the body. Sloppy strikes from Wise. Those never looked like landing. Wise circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wise is looking to counter punch. Wise lands a nice shot that snaps El Shaarawy's head back.
Wise smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. El Shaarawy tries to clinch up. Wise scores with a hook. El Shaarawy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
El Shaarawy tries to clinch up but Wise circles away and keeps his distance. El Shaarawy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
El Shaarawy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wise connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! El Shaarawy scrambles back to his feet. El Shaarawy shoots in for a double leg but Wise sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#KD2# El Shaarawy lands a big head kick that sends Wise tumbling to the mat! El Shaarawy takes a step backwards and waves Wise back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#It looks like Penny Wise has been cut. Wise scores with a crisp jab that stopped El Shaarawy in his tracks. El Shaarawy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T1# Wise cracks El Shaarawy with an open hand slap. Penny Wise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. El Shaarawy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wise scores with a sloppy right hand. El Shaarawy should have avoided that one. El Shaarawy with a lazy takedown attempt and Wise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Penny Wise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohamed El Shaarawy. El Shaarawy blocks a low kick nicely. El Shaarawy slips a jab from Wise. El Shaarawy fails with a takedown attempt. El Shaarawy tries to clinch there but Wise circles away.
Some wild striking there from Wise.
#CL2# El Shaarawy clinches up against the cage.#T2# El Shaarawy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wise after a bit of a struggle. Wise gets through El Shaarawy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. El Shaarawy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wise is trying to force a seperation but El Shaarawy has the dominant position. Wise gets underhooks to prevent El Shaarawy's takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! El Shaarawy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2# El Shaarawy breaks from the clinch.
#CL2# El Shaarawy gets a clinch. Wise wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wise is trying to break the clinch but El Shaarawy is controlling him. Wise wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Wise tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Shaarawy's elbow. Wise lands with a light punch inside. Wise is breathing heavily. Wise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3# Wise lands with a light punch inside. #BC2# El Shaarawy breaks from the clinch.
El Shaarawy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. El Shaarawy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. El Shaarawy with a poor takedown and El Shaarawy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Wise connects with a looping right hand.
#TD2# El Shaarawy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wise tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. El Shaarawy is in Wise's guard.#SUB2# El Shaarawy drops back looking for a leg! Wise is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wise manages to kick El Shaarawy off! El Shaarawy jumps back into Wise's guard. Wise can't keep his opponent in guard - El Shaarawy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T4# El Shaarawy content to control rather than advance. Wise might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Wise is trying to defend against the ground and pound but El Shaarawy scores with a couple of nice shots. El Shaarawy is looking to take a break and control but Wise is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2# El Shaarawy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Penny Wise dominated that round. The cut man is working on Penny Wise's cut. That's time! Back to the action!#R2# El Shaarawy shoots in and drives through. Wise sprawls well. El Shaarawy throws a sloppy head kick and Wise moves out of range easily. El Shaarawy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. El Shaarawy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wise. El Shaarawy counters with a body kick. Penny Wise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wise uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Nice shot lands for Wise. Mohamed El Shaarawy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. El Shaarawy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wise defends it nicely. A little feinted left hand from Wise on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wise fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Wise is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that El Shaarawy can do to turn this around? El Shaarawy darts in looking for a takedown but Wise gets double underhooks and turns El Shaarawy into the cage. Penny Wise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohamed El Shaarawy. El Shaarawy is breathing heavily. El Shaarawy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wise.#T1# Nice uppercut lands for Wise. That snapped El Shaarawy's head back.
El Shaarawy fails with a takedown attempt.#TD2# El Shaarawy looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Wise is adopting a defensive guard. El Shaarawy trying to control the position from guard on top but Wise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2# Wise striking off his back but it's not causing El Shaarawy any problems. Wise wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and El Shaarawy is now in half guard. El Shaarawy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wise's head. Wise punching from the bottom.
El Shaarawy moves nicely into side control. Wise wants to control but El Shaarawy postures up.#T3# Wise is not content to let El Shaarawy control the position. #SUB2# El Shaarawy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wise knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SU2# El Shaarawy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Wise to his feet. #T4# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. El Shaarawy tries to clinch but Wise is having none of it. No joy there for Wise, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wise scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. El Shaarawy doesn't seem bothered though. El Shaarawy fails with a takedown attempt. El Shaarawy misses with a double jab.
Wise throws an uppercut from half a mile away. El Shaarawy sees it coming and avoids it easily. El Shaarawy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wise is fending him off so far but El Shaarawy persists. Nope, Wise circles away and we're back to standing. A little feinted left hand from Wise on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. El Shaarawy tries a head kick but it misses.
Wise could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Wise connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed El Shaarawy momentarily.
Wise takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Horrible takedown attempt by El Shaarawy or perhaps it was just good defense by Wise, which made it look bad. Wise was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Penny Wise dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Penny Wise's cut. 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# El Shaarawy dives in for a single leg takedown but Wise sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Wise is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Wise connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Wise fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches El Shaarawy on the side of the head. Wise pushing out the jab but it's not landing. El Shaarawy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#TD2# El Shaarawy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wise's half guard. Wise tries to kick El Shaarawy off in order to stand up. El Shaarawy Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. El Shaarawy advances nicely into full mount. #SUB2# El Shaarawy wants to finish this one by submission but Wise is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from El Shaarawy. Wise controls the position. Wise knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for El Shaarawy on the ground. Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1# El Shaarawy avoids the attempt from Wise to control. El Shaarawy trying to control but he's not successful this time. Wise tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and El Shaarawy has taken his back. #T2# There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. El Shaarawy throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Wise!
#SUB2# Wise won't enjoy being in this position. El Shaarawy looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Wise is tapping - it's over boys! El Shaarawy picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mohamed El Shaarawy! Mohamed El Shaarawy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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