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Event:
RISE 105: Axelsen v Cejka II
Date: Oct 07, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Montoya moves into the clinch successfully.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montoya drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tatum gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tatum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#TD#
Montoya jumps guard and drags Tatum to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tatum trying to control the position from guard on top but Montoya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montoya trying to control the position here.
Montoya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Montoya is controlling Tatum's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montoya lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB#
Montoya drops back looking for a leg! Tatum is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tatum manages to kick Montoya off! Montoya jumps back into Tatum's guard.
Tatum told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Montoya thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T1#
Montoya slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Montoya landing some decent shots from guard.
Montoya makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tatum controls Montoya momentarily but Montoya frees himself.
Montoya is working Tatum over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Montoya postures up and lands a big shot to Tatum's brow.
Montoya sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tatum looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Montoya connects with a couple of short punches.
Montoya has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#SUB#
Montoya thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tatum wants to stand up but Montoya is controlling him.
Montoya wants to control from the top but Tatum keeps moving.
Montoya passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Montoya 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.
Montoya cracks Tatum with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tatum can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Montoya is trying to get an arm triangle but Tatum is defending well.
Tatum wants to control but Montoya postures up.#T3#
Tatum is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Montoya scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tatum to see if he's OK.#SUB#
Montoya wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tatum, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Montoya is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tatum has escaped the position, nice work there.
Montoya remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #SUB#
Montoya working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T4#
Tatum is not content to let Montoya control the position.
Tatum wants to control but Montoya postures up.
Tatum tries to bench press Montoya off him but Montoya keeps the position.
Montoya trying to control the action but Tatum is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montoya scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tatum to see if he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fezzik Montoya dominated that round.
That's time! Montoya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Montoya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatum swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD#
Montoya looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tatum!
Tatum sneaks out the side door and pushes Montoya away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Montoya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tatum.
Montoya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tatum.
Tatum misses the shot to the body.
Montoya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Montoya blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Montoya closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tatum quickly recovers to half guard.
Montoya trying to pass the guard but Tatum defending well.
Fezzik Montoya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Montoya scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB#
Montoya is looking for a kimura but Tatum is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Montoya to get the leverage.
Montoya wants to control but Tatum is keeping him busy.
Tatum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Montoya. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Montoya is looking for a kimura but Tatum is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Montoya to get the leverage.
Tatum is looking to improve his position.
#T1#
Tatum wants to get back to his feet.
Tatum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Montoya is working away from the top position though.
Tatum might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Montoya haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Montoya connects with a nice short shot to Tatum's temple.
Tatum is looking for a sweep. Montoya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tatum wants to control but Montoya is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Montoya is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tatum moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Montoya stops Tatum from standing up. #SUB#
Montoya thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Montoya controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T2#
Montoya lands a couple of digs.
Montoya is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Montoya trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montoya passes Tatum's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Montoya tries to pass to full mount but Tatum defends it.
Montoya works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tatum really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
#T3#
Montoya lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Montoya.
Montoya looking to control but Tatum is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Tatum really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tatum is desperately trying to improve his position but Montoya has a good base and remains in mount.
Montoya content just to control the position here.
Montoya postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Tatum badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Montoya around the waist but Montoya pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Montoya is the winner by TKO! Montoya jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fezzik Montoya!
In his post fight interview, Fezzik Montoya started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Scoot Tatum had this to say: 'I need to reassess my career plans. I keep losing and that's just not good.'. |
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Event:
RISE 93: Kelly v Novak
Date: Aug 26, 2022 |
#R1#
Tatum lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tatum tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bozic counters with a right hand to the body.
We've been told by Bozic's head coaches at DC Dragon Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bozic keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Bozic rushes Tatum and presses him up against the cage.
Tatum throws a head punch that misses.
Bozic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tatum throws a head punch that misses.
Tatum prevents a body shot from Bozic.
A short right from Tatum.
Bozic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bozic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatum's elbow.
Bozic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bozic.
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bozic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bozic lands a left hand.
Bozic can't find room to land a body shot as Tatum controls the action.
Bozic misses with some punches.
Tatum misses with a punch on the inside.
Bozic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bozic swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatum uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Bozic throws a head punch that misses.
Tatum tries a knee to the head but Bozic blocks it.
Tatum scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Gabrijel Bozic has been cut.
Tatum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bozic backwards.
Bozic tries to throw a body punch but Tatum avoids it by throwing Bozic back against the cage.
Bozic lands a left hand.
Bozic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tatum looks winded!
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Bozic avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
Bozic lands with a right to the head.
Bozic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #CUT#It looks like Scoot Tatum has been cut.
Bozic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bozic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Nice body punch from Bozic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bozic presses Tatum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bozic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Tatum has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bozic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tatum can turn it around.
Bozic lands with a short shot to the head.
Bozic unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Tatum! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bozic is unloading with more strikes now! Tatum drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabrijel Bozic! |
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Event:
RISE: Romano vs Peramaki
Date: Jul 29, 2022 |
#R1#
Tatum fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tatum checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tatum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tatum lands a nice looking body kick.
Tatum digs a good hook to Ritola's body.
Ritola on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#CL2#
Tatum takes the fight into the clinch.
Tatum avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
Tatum managing to block the knees to the body from Ritola.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tatum.
Tatum lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum lands a hook that snaps the head of Ritola backwards.
Tatum avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Tatum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tatum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatum lands a left hand.
#T1#
Tatum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ritola tries to land knees in the clinch but Tatum avoids the damage to the body.
Tatum lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ritola.
A nice left hand lands by Tatum.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tatum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Come on Tatum - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tatum.
Tatum lands a right hand.
Tatum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ritola is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatum is defending well for now.
Tatum managing to block the knees to the body from Ritola.
Ritola trying to land knees to the body.
Ritola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatum.
Tatum lands with a light punch inside.
Tatum lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tatum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tatum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ritolas head.
Ritola is breathing heavily.
Ritola takes a shot to the head.
Tatum avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
#T2#
A right handed body shot lands from Tatum.
Ritola definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tatum.
A short uppercut from Tatum.
Tatum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Tatum on the inside.
Tatum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ritola backwards.
Tatum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tatum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tatum utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tatum content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tatum lands with a left to the head.
Tatum leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tatum.
Tatum lands a body shot.
Tatum lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tatum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T3#
Tatum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tatum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Tatum.
Tatum is working Ritola over against the cage.
Tatum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tatum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ritola backwards.
A short uppercut from Tatum.
Tatum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tatum gets through Ritola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tatum lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Ritola.
Good body shot from Tatum.
Tatum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tatum presses Ritola against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Tatum.
Tatum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tatum scores with a shot to the side of Ritola's head.
Tatum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ritola backwards. #T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tatum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tatum.
Tatum gets through Ritola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tatum lands with a left to the head.
Tatum lands a body punch.
Tatum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tatum.
Tatum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tatum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ritola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tatum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ritola blocks it with crossed arms.
Tatum avoiding damage as Ritola throws knees to the body.
Tatum has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ritola seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tatum can turn it around.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tatum.
Tatum lands an uppercut.
Tatum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ritola's face.
#CUT2#It looks like Tommi Ritola has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatum scores with a shoulder strike.
Ritola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tatum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ritola backwards.
Tatum 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.
Scoot Tatum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommi Ritola's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Tatum lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Ritola up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Tatum from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Ritola's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scoot Tatum! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 30, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Simbolon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Simbolon landing with the ground and pound.
Tatum 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.
Simbolon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Simbolon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Simbolon in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum tries to get to full guard but Simbolon has control of the leg. #T1#
Simbolon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It looks like Simbolon might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Tatum wants to control but Simbolon passes into side.
Simbolon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tatum!
BOOM! Simbolon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Simbolon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tatum is trying desperately to improve position.
Simbolon looking to control and managing it successfully. #T2#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Simbolon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tatum is trying to escape the mount but Simbolon keeps good control and instead manages to take Tatum's back.
#SUB2#
Simbolon has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Tatum! Can he survive? No! He's out! Simbolon gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hercules Simbolon! |
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