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Event:
Honor 3: Collision
Date: Feb 25, 2022 |
#R1#
Tuivasa throws a right and a left that Bustard avoids nicely.
Tuivasa looks to throw the jab but Bustard is out of range.
Bustard throws a sloppy head kick #CL2#
and Tuivasa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bustard tries to throw a body punch but Tuivasa avoids it by throwing Bustard back against the cage.
Bustard lands with a left to the head.
Bustard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tuivasa's elbow.
Bustard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bustard presses Tuivasa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC2#
Tuivasa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tuivasa misses with an uppercut.
Tuivasa swats away the attempt to clinch by Bustard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bustard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tuivasa.
Bustard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #KD#
Bustard waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Tuivasa. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Tuivasa to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
#CUT#It looks like Tai Tuivasa has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Bustard is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tuivasa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tuivasa has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB##T1##SU2#
Tuivasa gets to his feet. Bustard looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tuivasa misses with a looping left.
Tuivasa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bustard! Tuivasa is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grumpy Bustard!
Grumpy Bustard spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Fighter slips a jab from Tuivasa.
Fighter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fighter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fighter slips under a jab.
Tuivasa throws out a loose jab but Fighter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuivasa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuivasa.
Tuivasa walks into a jab.#CUT#It looks like Tai Tuivasa has been cut.
A jab from Fighter does it's job there.#ROC#Tuivasa is rocked!
Tuivasa misses with a right hand
and Fighter rattles Tuivasa with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Tuivasa tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Fighter dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Tuivasa stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Peter Fighter! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 21, 2021 |
#R1#
Fighter wants to clinch.
Tuivasa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fighter on the side of the head.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tuivasa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fighter scores with the left hand. Tuivasa knows he should have avoided that one.
Tuivasa misses with a two punch combination.
Fighter lands a really nice looking cross but Tuivasa seems unphased.
Tuivasa thuds a left hand into Fighter's body.
Fighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tuivasa.
Tuivasa looks to land a combination but Fighter avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Tuivasa misses the target.
Fighter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tuivasa throws out the jab. #CL2#
Fighter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tuivasa, pushing him back against the cage.
Tuivasa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tuivasa backwards.
Fighter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Tuivasa is trying to force a seperation but Fighter has the dominant position.
A short left from Fighter.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike.
Fighter lands a nice uppercut.#ROC2#Tuivasa is rocked!
Fighter misses with some punches.
Oh Tuivasa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuivasa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tuivasa seems to have got his legs back now.
Fighter pushes Tuivasa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tuivasa is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Fighter breaks from the clinch.
Fighter drops Tuivasa with a huge uppercut! Tuivasa drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Fighter is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rio Fighter! |
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