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Event:
KOP DOPE
Date: Sep 02, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Ghetea moves into range and clinches up with Douglas.
Ghetea working aggressively here.
Ghetea lands with a left to the head.
Ghetea tries a body shot but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ghetea.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ghetea.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ghetea.
Ghetea lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ghetea lands with a left to the head.
Douglas tries to work over Ghetea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ghetea misses with a punch to the body.
Ghetea's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas.
Douglas trying to control the position but instead, Ghetea has worked for underhooks and has pushed Douglas into the cage.
Ghetea doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land. #T1#
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Ghetea throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ghetea misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Ghetea.
Douglas tries to pull guard but Ghetea holds him up against the cage and eventually Douglas drops back down to his feet.
Ghetea lands a body shot.
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ghetea throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Douglas can't find room to land a body shot as Ghetea controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
Douglas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ghetea misses with the head strike.
Ghetea tries a body shot but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Ghetea.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ghetea pushes Douglas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
Ghetea lands a nice shot to the body.
Ghetea misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Ghetea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghetea prevents a body shot from Douglas.
Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Ghetea controls his hands.
Ghetea lands a nice uppercut.
Ghetea throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas.
A short right from Ghetea.
Ghetea working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Douglas stalling in the clinch but Ghetea improves position.
Ghetea lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Douglas or not.
Ghetea tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ghetea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghetea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ghetea on the inside.
A hook to the body from Ghetea.
Douglas blocks an uppercut.
#T3#
A left hand lands to the body for Ghetea.
Ghetea tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Douglas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ghetea's elbow.
Ghetea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ghetea tries a body shot but Douglas blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ghetea fails to land.
Ghetea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ghetea.
Ghetea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ghetea tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ghetea misses with a punch to the body.
Ghetea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ghetea throws a head punch that misses.
Ghetea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghetea cracks Douglas with a nice body shot.
A short right from Ghetea on the inside.
Ghetea digs a right hand underneath Douglas's ribcage. Douglas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Ghetea lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Ghetea lands a hook that snaps the head of Douglas backwards. #T4#
Nice body punch from Ghetea.
Ghetea lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghetea lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Douglas or not.
Ghetea lands a left hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
We've been informed that Ghetea has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ghetea lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Douglas.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ghetea. #ROC2#Douglas is rocked!
Ghetea lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oh Douglas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Ghetea scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ghetea creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Douglas with a big uppercut! Douglas tries to clinch up but Ghetea pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Douglas to the mat! Douglas covers up and Ghetea unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Darius Ghetea!
A very excited looking Darius Ghetea 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:
KOP MEGA
Date: Aug 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Sitsongrit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Douglass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Douglas instigates a clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Douglas as Sitsongrit tries to tie him up. #BC2#
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Douglas moves into the clinch.
Douglas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Douglas's head.
Douglas prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Douglas stalling against the cage.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas blocks an uppercut.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
#T1#
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit being controlled against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Douglas.
A nice left hand lands by Douglas.
Douglas tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Douglas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sitsongrit.
Douglas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Douglas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Douglas. #T2#
Sitsongrit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Douglas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Douglas's ribcage. Douglas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Douglas lands with a short shot to the head.
Douglas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sitsongrit.
Dexter Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Douglas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Douglas.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Douglas.
Good body shot from Douglas.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Douglas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Douglas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards. #T3#
Douglas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Douglas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Douglas controls his hands.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Douglas lands a nice shot to the body.
Douglas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sitsongrit just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC2#
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Douglas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
Douglas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Douglas rushes Sitsongrit and presses him up against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Douglas is working Sitsongrit over against the cage.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit displaying some good clinch control by pressing Douglas up against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Douglas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Douglas wants to clinch up but Sitsongrit keeps it at a distance.
Sitsongrit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit swats away the attempt to clinch by Douglas.
Douglas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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 Dexter Douglas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitsongrit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Douglas on the side of the head. #CL#
Douglas closes the distance and clinches.
Douglas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit is defending well.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Douglas.
Douglas scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Sitsongrit jumps guard but Douglas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Douglas avoiding damage.
Douglas takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Douglas is defending well.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit works on Douglas's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Douglas.
Douglas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Douglas digs a right hand into Sitsongrit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitsongrit's gas tank. #T1#
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit is trying to pull guard but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
Dexter Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Douglas tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Douglas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Douglas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sitsongrit smiles and moves away.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Douglas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sitsongrit, pushing him back against the cage.
Douglas blocking some punches.
Douglas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Douglas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Douglas is leaning against Sitsongrit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sitsongrit letting Douglas take a breather here.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
Dexter Douglas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Douglas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
A bit of stalling here from Douglas.
Sitsongrit tries to pull guard but Douglas won't allow it.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Douglas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Douglas controls his hands.
Douglas can't get the takedown.
Douglas stalling in the clinch.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas controls the action.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Douglas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sitsongrit or not. #TD#
Douglas jumps guard and drags Sitsongrit to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB#
Douglas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sitsongrit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sitsongrit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T3#
Sitsongrit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Douglas is keeping the position for now.
Sitsongrit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Douglas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sitsongrit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sitsongrit tries to stand but Douglas is controlling from the bottom.
Sitsongrit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sitsongrit trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T4#
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.
Sitsongrit throws a strike but Douglas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sitsongrit can do anything to dispel that myth.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sitsongrit is on top in guard.
#REVB#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Douglas holds on and takes a little breather.
Sitsongrit tries to free his leg and advance position but Douglas is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Douglas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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#
Douglas avoids a kick to the body.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitsongrit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitsongrit doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Douglas shoots in but Sitsongrit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sitsongrit throws the kick towards the body but Douglas avoids it.
Douglas tries to clinch there but Sitsongrit circles away.
A head kick misses from Sitsongrit.
Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
#CL#
Douglas instigates a clinch.
Douglas digs a right hand into Sitsongrit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitsongrit's gas tank.
Douglas taking a breather. #T1#
Douglas pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
Sitsongrit tries for a takedown. No joy.
Douglas lands a hook that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Douglas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sitsongrit.
Douglas pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD#
Douglas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sitsongrit uses from the top position.
Douglas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sitsongrit's guard. #REVR#
Sitsongrit tries to strike from the bottom.
Douglas passes Sitsongrit's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Douglas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitsongrit tries to roll over but Douglas keeps him under control.#T2#
Douglas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sitsongrit knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Douglas is working hard here to advance position.
Sitsongrit is trying to control but can't.
Douglas is taking a breather. Sitsongrit says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Douglas prevents Sitsongrit from standing back up.
#T3#
Douglas controlling the action here.
Dexter Douglas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.#CL#
Sitsongrit gets tackled into the cage by Douglas. Douglas maintains the clinch.
Douglas presses Sitsongrit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sitsongrit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Douglas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit tries to score a body lock takedown but Douglas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dexter Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poomchamtuek Sitsongrit.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Douglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Douglas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit goes for a takedown in the clinch but Douglas prevents it.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Douglas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Douglas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Douglas! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 17, 2022 |
#R1#
Espensen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thorvald Espensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas throws a hook but Espensen avoids it easily.
Espensen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've been told by Douglas's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Espensen misses with the body kick
letting Douglas counter with a right hand.
Douglas wants to clinch but Espensen slips to the side
and Espensen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Dexter Douglas has been cut.
Espensen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Douglas blocks the body kick.
A big left from Douglas misses.
Douglas thumps Espensen with a low kick.
Douglas looks to land a left hand but Espensen moved out of range nicely.
Espensen throws a hook but Douglas avoids it easily.
Douglas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Espensen. Douglas shrugs it off though.
Espensen shoots in for a takedown but Douglas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Douglas misses with a straight left. #T1#
Espensen misses the jab.
Douglas keeps Espensen at a distance using the push kick.
Douglas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Douglas walks into a straight right hand from Espensen.
Espensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Douglas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Espensen connects with a looping right hand.
A nice leg kick from Espensen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Douglas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Both fighters circling a little - Espensen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Douglas misses with a body shot
and Douglas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Douglas throws a low kick but Espensen moves out of range easily.
Espensen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Espensen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglas.
Douglas feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T2#
Espensen scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas moves to clinch but Espensen breaks away
and Espensen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Espensen lands with a straight right. Douglas didn't see that one coming.
Espensen throws a hook but Douglas avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Douglas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Douglas slips under a jab from Espensen.
Espensen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Douglas's head backwards.
Douglas 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.
Espensen lands a nice looking body kick.
Douglas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Espensen's head backwards.#CUT#It looks like Thorvald Espensen has been cut.
Douglas throws a right hand that misses
and Espensen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Douglas's knee momentarily.
Douglas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Espensen to score with a decent uppercut.
Espensen lands with an uppercut that bounces Douglas off the cage and back into range.#T3#
Douglas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Espensen is out of range and Douglas settles back down.
Espensen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Douglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Espensen.
Douglas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Espensen under the eye.
Espensen throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
As Espensen backs away, Douglas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Douglas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Douglas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Espensen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Espensen tries to land a leg kick but Douglas saw it coming and moves away.
Espensen dips to his left and cracks Douglas with an uppercut!#CL#
Douglas moves into the clinch successfully.
Espensen missing with knees to the body.
Douglas blocks an elbow strike from Espensen.
Good body shot from Espensen.
#T4#
Espensen lands an uppercut.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Espensen.
Douglas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Espensen misses with an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Espensen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Douglas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Espensen scores with a nice strike.
Espensen throws a low kick, looking for Douglas's leg but Douglas calmly moves out of range.
Espensen looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
Douglas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Espensen lands with an overhand left.
Espensen ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
Espensen lands with a cross.
Espensen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Douglas has time to react.#ROC2#Douglas is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Espensen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Espensen misses with an uppercut.
Douglas throws a shot from downtown. Espensen moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Douglas has Espensen up against the cage in a clinch.
Espensen missing with knees to the body.
Espensen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Douglas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Espensen's elbow.
Espensen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Espensen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Espensen blocks an uppercut.
Douglas swings wildly with an uppercut but Espensen uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Espensen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas throws a punch but it's blocked by Espensen.
Douglas blocks an elbow strike from Espensen.
Douglas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Espensen pushes off an throws an elbow but Douglas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short uppercut from Espensen.
A left hand lands to the body for Douglas.
#T1##BC#
Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Douglas misses with a lunging right hand
and Espensen counters with a straight right hand.
Douglas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Douglas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Douglas throws a right hand that Espensen ducks under and follows up with a left that Espensen also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Espensen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Espensen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Douglas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Douglas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Espensen lands a jab to the nose.
Douglas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oh Douglas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thorvald Espensen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Espensen connects with a body shot.
Douglas seems to have got his legs back now.
Espensen tests Douglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Espensen throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglas counters with a good low kick that Espensen was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas throws a lazy uppercut
and Espensen counters with an outside leg kick.
#T2#
Espensen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Espensen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Espensen throws a leg kick which misses Douglas's front leg but catches the back leg as Douglas tries to avoid it.
Espensen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Douglas's waist but Douglas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Espensen off to one side.
Espensen throws a low kick, looking for Douglas's leg but Douglas calmly moves out of range.
Espensen misses with a straight right.
As Espensen backs away, Douglas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Espensen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Douglas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Espensen. That one must have hurt.
Douglas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Espensen. That did some damage!
Espensen cracks Douglas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Espensen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Douglas misses. #T3#
Espensen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Espensen throws a shot from downtown. Douglas moves away and avoids it.
Douglas tries to clinch up
letting Espensen counter with a right hand.
Douglas misses with a right hand
enabling Espensen to counter with a crisp jab.
Espensen cracks Douglas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Douglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Espensen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Douglas is out of range.
Douglas throws a hook but Espensen avoids it easily.
Douglas takes one to the side of the head.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T4#
Espensen scores with a leg kick.
Douglas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Espensen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Douglas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Douglas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Douglas checks a leg kick.
Douglas moves away from the strike by Espensen.
Douglas is looking to counter the offense by Espensen and move into the clinch.
Espensen cracks a nice hook into Douglas's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Espensen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Espensen scores with a decent looking hook.
Douglas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Douglas scores with a hook.
Espensen misses with a looping right.
As Espensen backs away, Douglas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Douglas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Espensen wants to land a leg kick but Douglas is out of range.
Douglas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thorvald Espensen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##CL#
Douglas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Espensen.
Espensen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Espensen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Espensen tries to land knees in the clinch but Douglas avoids the damage to the body.
Espensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Espensen misses with an elbow strike.
Espensen misses with an elbow strike.
Douglas pushes Espensen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Espensen blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Espensen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglas.
Espensen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Douglas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Douglas takes an elbow to the temple.
Espensen throws a head punch that misses.
Espensen lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Espensen.
Douglas is trying to force a seperation but Espensen has the dominant position.
Espensen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Douglas or not.
Douglas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Douglas tries to throw a body punch but Espensen avoids it by throwing Douglas back against the cage.
Douglas misses with the head strike.
Espensen working Douglas over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Douglas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Espensen's elbow.
Espensen gets through Douglas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Espensen pushes Douglas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Espensen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Douglas's defenses.
Douglas wants to break free but Espensen has control.
#BC#
Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Douglas tries to clinch but Espensen moves out of range. #T2#
Douglas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Espensen.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Espensen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Espensen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas.
Espensen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas is looking to break free of the clinch but Espensen has double underhooks.
Espensen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Espensen blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Espensen.
Espensen missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Espensen.
Douglas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Espensen backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Espensen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Douglas's brow.
Espensen trying to land knees to the body.
#T3#
Douglas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Douglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas tries a body shot but Espensen blocks it.
Douglas misses with a body punch.
Douglas blocks the elbow strike.
Espensen lands a shoulder strike.
Douglas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Espensen dips a shoulder and cracks Douglas with a mighty uppercut! Douglas falls back against the cage and Espensen unloads with a barrage of strikes! Douglas 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 - Espensen screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thorvald Espensen!
Thorvald Espensen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
Justice (382K+) - #1
Date: Feb 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Batista is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Douglas connects with an inside leg kick.
Batista checks the leg kick.
Douglas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Batista is able to avoid easily.
Batista slips under a jab from Douglas.
Batista throws a good cross that connects.
Douglas throws a low kick but Batista avoids it.
Douglas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Douglas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Batista has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Douglas is looking to score with low kicks.
Douglas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Douglas throws a lazy body kick
and Batista counters with a nice body shot.
Dexter Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas tries a low kick but Batista avoids it.
Batista checks a low kick from Douglas.
Douglas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Batista.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Douglas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little jabbing left from Batista on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Batista scores with a nice strike.
Batista lands a jab to the head.
Batista scores with a nice strike.
Douglas slips a jab and a cross from Batista.
Batista checks a leg kick.
Douglas throws a looping overhand right but Batista ducks down to avoid it.
Batista scores with a jab. Douglas acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T1#
Douglas throws a low kick but Batista avoids it.
Douglas tries to score with a low kick but Batista moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick from Douglas misses.
Douglas throws out a leg kick but Batista moves out of range and Douglas only half commits.
Douglas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Douglas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Douglas tries to land a leg kick but Batista saw it coming and moves away.
Batista ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Nice jab there from Batista.
Batista blocks a jab.
It seemed like Batista was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Douglas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Douglas misses with a leg kick.
Douglas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Batista works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Douglas throws a counter high kick but Batista was just alert enough to avoid it.
Douglas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Batista's sensitive parts.
Batista connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Batista cracks Douglas with an open hand slap.#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Batista misses the target.
Douglas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Batista is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Douglas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Douglas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Batista counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Douglas is looking to land body kicks.
Batista avoids a kick to the body.
Batista throws a body shot but no joy.
Douglas throws out a leg kick but Batista moves out of range and Douglas only half commits.
Douglas is looking to chop away at Batista's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Douglas.
Batista blocks a low kick nicely.
Batista digs a good hook to Douglas's body.
A punch lands to the side of Douglas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Batista throws a nice looking combination but Douglas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Douglas is looking to score with low kicks.
Douglas connects with a leg kick.
Douglas wants to slow Batista down by chopping away at his legs.
Batista ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Douglas is looking to score with low kicks.
Batista scores with a hook to the body. Douglas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Douglas lands with a slapping head kick. #T3#
Douglas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Batista moves out of range of the body kick.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Batista.
Douglas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Douglas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Douglas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Batista has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Batista and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Batista checks a leg kick.
Batista is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Douglas with a body shot.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Douglas throws a leg kick but Batista checks it.
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
Batista scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Batista throws out a powerful jab.
Douglas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Batista swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Douglas.
Douglas throws a front kick aimed at Batista's knee but Batista avoids it well.
Douglas throws a front kick aimed at Batista's knee but Batista avoids it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Batista!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas throws a front kick that sends Batista stumbling back into the cage.#T4#
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Batista connects with a body shot.
Batista scores with a jab to the head.
Douglas misses with a combination
letting Batista counter with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Douglas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Batista moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Batista throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Batista blocks the leg kick.
Douglas throws a chopping leg kick but Batista manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Douglas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Batista.
Batista throws a shot from downtown. Douglas moves away and avoids it.
Douglas misses with a looping left.
Douglas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Batista lands with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good work by Batista as he checks the leg kick.
Batista misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batista checks a low kick from Douglas.
Batista misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucho Batista dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Batista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Douglas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Batista's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Douglas.
Batista scores with a hook to the body. Douglas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Douglas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Batista throws out a loose jab but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batista chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Douglas can pounce on him.
Douglas tries to work over Batista's front leg with a kick but Batista checks it.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batista.
Douglas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Batista.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Douglas might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Douglas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Batista checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Douglas.
Batista uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Douglas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Batista lunges at Douglas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Douglas's hand.
Batista fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Batista scores with a one two! Douglas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Batista.
Douglas throws out a leg kick but Batista moves out of range and Douglas only half commits.
Batista avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Douglas tries to land a leg kick but Batista saw it coming and moves away.
Douglas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#T1#
Batista will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Batista's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Batista duly obliges.
Douglas swings for the body but Batista moves out of range.
Batista waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Douglas.
Douglas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Batista uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Douglas.
Lucho Batista seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Douglas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Batista avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Batista misses with an uppercut.
A combination from Batista does no damage.
Batista connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Batista fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.
Douglas throws a wild body kick that Batista sees coming a mile off.
Douglas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Batista scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
#T2#
Douglas misses with a body kick.
Batista avoids a kick to the body.
Batista fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Batista checks the leg kick nicely there.
Douglas tries a low kick but Batista avoids it.
Douglas swings for the body but Batista moves out of range.
Batista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batista.
Douglas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Batista takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Batista checks the leg kick.
Batista appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Batista.
Douglas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batista.
Douglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Batista takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Batista takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Douglas throws a low kick but Batista avoids it.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses. #T3#
Batista throws a lazy uppercut
and Douglas counters with a good low kick that Batista was not able to check.
A swing and a miss from Batista.
It appears Douglas was looking to counter with a kick there.
Batista loads up on a big right hand but Douglas slips the punch.
A jab from Douglas misses.
Douglas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Batista misses with an uppercut.
Douglas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Douglas tries a low kick but Batista avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Batista misses the target.
Batista has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Batista takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas throws a lazy right hand but Batista sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Batista uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Batista scores with a nice right hand.
Douglas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Batista has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Batista punishes Douglas's body with a nice straight punch.#T4#
A swing and a miss from Batista.
Batista stuns Douglas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batista just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas throws a body kick that misses.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batista.
Batista with a jab.
Batista lands a really nice looking cross but Douglas seems unphased.
Douglas is looking to score with low kicks.
Douglas thumps Batista with a low kick.
Batista throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Batista avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Batista lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Batista throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Douglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Douglas is looking to score with low kicks.
Douglas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Douglas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Batista.
Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Batista.
Batista swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Douglas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucho Batista showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Batista misses with a double jab.
Batista looks to land a right hand but Douglas moved out of range.
Douglas looks to land a body kick but Batista moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Douglas.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Batista throws a shot to the body.
Douglas throws a solid leg kick but Batista takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Douglas.
Douglas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Batista scores with a nice head shot.
A leg kick checked by Batista.
Douglas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Batista lands a really nice looking cross but Douglas seems unphased.
Batista keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batista keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Batista on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Batista cracks Douglas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batista misses with a few strikes there.
Douglas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Douglas throws out a leg kick but Batista moves out of range and Douglas only half commits.
Douglas defending well as Batista loads up on a big left hand.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batista.
Douglas tried to counter with a leg kick but Batista avoided it.#T1#
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Batista.
Batista slips a straight right by Douglas.
Douglas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Batista.
Douglas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batista.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Batista.
Batista throws out a powerful jab.
Batista lands with an overhand left.
Douglas tries to land a front kick but Batista steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Batista moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
Douglas scores with a head kick. Batista tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Batista slips a jab from Douglas.
Batista throws out a loose jab but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas throws a leg kick that misses.
Batista lands a right hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Douglas.
Douglas scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas tries a low kick but Batista avoids it.
Batista is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Batista misses the shot to the body. #T2#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Douglas.
Batista takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Douglas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Douglas moves out of range as Batista strikes.
Douglas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Douglas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Douglas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Douglas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Douglas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Douglas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Batista misses the shot to the body.
Douglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Batista.
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
Batista dips to his left and cracks Douglas with an uppercut!
Douglas 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.
Batista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batista misses with a two punch combination.
Douglas tries to move into range but Batista moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Douglas misses with a low kick.#T3#
Douglas throws a leg kick but Batista checks it.
Douglas thows a leg kick but Batista checks it
and Batista counters with a nice uppercut.
Douglas tries to land a front kick but Batista steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Batista throws out the jab.
Douglas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Batista tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douglas was well out of range. Poor timing from Batista.
Douglas tries to score with a low kick but Batista moves his leg out of the way.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Batista crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Douglas - the referee stops the clock and Batista gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Douglas. Batista manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Batista checks the leg kick nicely there.
Douglas thumps Batista with a low kick.
Batista lands a nice hook to Douglas's body. Douglas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Batista throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Douglas misses with a straight right.
Batista lands with a hook. Douglas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
You can see that Batista has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Douglas takes one to the chin there.
Douglas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good work by Batista as he checks the leg kick.#T4#
Some bone on bone action there as Batista checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Batista swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Batista looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
Batista keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batista lands with an overhand left.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Batista was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Batista takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Douglas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Batista.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Batista throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Douglas takes a swing at Batista's ribcage but misses.
Douglas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Batista is able to avoid easily.
Batista takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Douglas is looking to score with low kicks.
Douglas looks for the body kick but Batista saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas slips under a jab from Batista.
Batista keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Batista checks a leg kick nicely.
Dexter Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Batista keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Batista looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucho Batista comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Batista has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucho Batista! |
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