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Event:
AKF FN | Davis vs. Congo
Date: Nov 04, 2022 |
#R1##KD2#
Kovingten clips Cheetah with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Cheetah a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.#ROC2#Cheetah is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Himayalan Cheetah has been cut.
Cheetah looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Kovingten! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kyle Kovingten!
A victorious Kyle Kovingten thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
AKF FN | Lightning vs. Boyle
Date: Oct 21, 2022 |
#R1#
Cheetah wants to clinch but De Cremonesi slips to the side
and De Cremonesi counters with a nice uppercut.
Cheetah looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cheetah tries to clinch but fails miserably
and De Cremonesi counters with a nice body shot.
Cheetah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cheetah wants to clinch
and De Cremonesi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Cremonesi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cheetahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from De Cremonesi finds it's way through Cheetah's defenses. #ROC2#Cheetah is rocked!
De Cremonesi connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Cheetah out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franko De Cremonesi!
A less than humble Franko De Cremonesi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
AKF FN | Matwala vs. Kovingten
Date: Sep 23, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Hazuki tries to keep at a distance but Cheetah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cheetah looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hazuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands with a short shot to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hazuki obliges.
Hazuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hazuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Hazuki - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Hazuki.
Hazuki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hazuki scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hazuki lands a body shot.
Hazuki presses Cheetah against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hazuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hazuki lands a shot to the body.
Hazuki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hazuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Hazuki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hazuki lands a knee to the body.
#T1#
Hazuki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cheetah backwards.
Nice body punch from Hazuki - that landed with a thud.
Hazuki is leaning against Cheetah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cheetah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hazuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hazuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Hazuki - that landed with a thud.
Hazuki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hazuki lands a nice knee to the body.
Cheetah takes a shot to the head.
Cheetah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a nice knee to the body.
Hazuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hazuki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cheetah backwards. #T2#
Hazuki lands a shot to the body.
Hazuki scores a nice knee to the body.
Hazuki lands a good knee to the midsection. Cheetah won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hazuki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hazuki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hazuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a hook that snaps the head of Cheetah backwards.
Hazuki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cheetah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hazuki presses Cheetah against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Hazuki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki digs a right hand underneath Cheetah's ribcage. Cheetah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hazuki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hook to the body lands for Hazuki.
Hazuki presses Cheetah against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Hazuki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hazuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hazuki digs a right hand underneath Cheetah's ribcage. Cheetah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hazuki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hazuki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cheetah can do to turn this around?
Hazuki cracks Cheetah with a nice body shot.
Hazuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hazuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hazuki obliges.
Hazuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Hazuki.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Hazuki.
Still in the clinch, Hazuki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Hazuki.
Hazuki is working Cheetah over against the ropes.
Cheetah takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cheetah is breathing heavily.
Hazuki lands a body punch. #T1#
Hazuki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hazuki obliges.
Hazuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ryo Hazuki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hazuki lands a shot to the body.
Hazuki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Hazuki.
Hazuki digs a right hand underneath Cheetah's ribcage. Cheetah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hazuki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hazuki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cheetah backwards.
Hazuki lands a good knee to the midsection. Cheetah won't want to take too many of those.
Hazuki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hazuki digs a right hand into Cheetah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cheetah's gas tank.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hazuki.
Hazuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
A short body shot lands from Hazuki as the two fighters clinch.
Hazuki lands a body punch.
Hazuki crunches a lovely knee into Cheetah's ribcage.
A body shot lands from Hazuki.
Knees to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Hazuki.
Hazuki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hazuki lands a nice knee to the body.
Hazuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hazuki scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki gets through Cheetah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hazuki lands a body punch.
Hazuki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hazuki as the two fighters clinch.
Hazuki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Hazuki dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Hazuki closes the distance and clinches.
Hazuki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hazuki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hazuki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hazuki scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hazuki as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hazuki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hazuki scores a nice knee to the body.
Hazuki is leaning against Cheetah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hazuki as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Hazuki.
Hazuki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hazuki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cheetah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hazuki lands a knee to the body.
Cheetah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hand to the body from Hazuki.
Hazuki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1#
Hazuki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hazuki lands a shot to the body.
Hazuki scores a nice knee to the body.
Hazuki is leaning against Cheetah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hazuki digs a right hand underneath Cheetah's ribcage. Cheetah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hazuki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC#Cheetah is rocked!
Hazuki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hazuki landing knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazuki.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hazuki obliges.
Hazuki scores a nice knee to the body.
Cheetah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hazuki blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hazuki lands a nice knee to the body.
Hazuki digs a right hand underneath Cheetah's ribcage. Cheetah let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hazuki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cheetah is still on wobbly legs! Can Hazuki finish him?
Hazuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hazuki lands a knee to the body.
Hazuki lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Hazuki - that landed with a thud.
Hazuki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cheetah or not. #T2#
Hazuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hazuki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hazuki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hazuki creates a bit of distance and cracks Cheetah with a big uppercut! Cheetah goes down! The referee pushes Hazuki away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Cheetah make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Hazuki takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ryo Hazuki! |
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Event:
AKF FN
Date: Sep 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Cheetah throws a head kick but Ong moves out of range.
Ong throws out a counter right but Cheetah avoids it with no problem.
Cheetah looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Himayalan Cheetah has been cut.
Ong throws out a loose jab but Cheetah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheetah jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ong misses with a hook.
Jab from Ong.
Ong misses with a straight left.
Cheetah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ong circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Cheetah tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Ong wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Choi Ong! |
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Event:
AKFN FN 2
Date: Aug 26, 2022 |
#R1#
Nazaryan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#CL#
Cheetah forces Nazaryan back against the ropes and clinches.
Cheetah connects with a knee to the head.
#BC#
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Nazaryan gets tackled into the ropes by Cheetah. Cheetah maintains the clinch.
Cheetah slows down the pace here.
#BC#
Cheetah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Cheetah pushes Nazaryan up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Nazaryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nazaryan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cheetah counters with a left and a right that stings Nazaryan. #CL#
Cheetah has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Nazaryan misses the target.
Cheetah ducks under a wild hook from Nazaryan.
Cheetah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nazaryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cheetah counters with a three punch combo that has Nazaryan backing up. Nazaryan nods at Cheetah to acknowledge the strikes.
Cheetah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Cheetah takes the fight into the clinch.
Cheetah landing knees to the body.
#BC2#
Nazaryan breaks from the clinch.
#T1#
Nazaryan throws a big shot that misses.
Nazaryan tries a head kick but it misses.
Nazaryan looks winded!#CL#
Cheetah closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Nazaryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nazaryan missing with a left hand there. Cheetah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Cheetah closes the distance and pushes Nazaryan back into the ropes.#BC2#
Nazaryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cheetah.#CL#
Cheetah takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheetah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CL#
Cheetah darts in and clinches Nazaryan up against the ropes.
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!
Nazaryan being controlled against the ropes.
Cheetah connects with a knee to the head.
Cheetah lands a good knee to the midsection. Nazaryan won't want to take too many of those.#T2##BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Cheetah forces Nazaryan back against the ropes and clinches.
Nazaryan takes a knee right on the jaw!
#BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah scores with a leg kick.
A head kick from Cheetah lands but Nazaryan takes it in his stride.
Cheetah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nazaryan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#CL#
Cheetah clinches up with Nazaryan and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Cheetah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Cheetah closes the distance and clinches.
Cheetah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cheetah lands with a light punch inside.
Cheetah connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheetah effectively controlling the action here.
Cheetah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nazaryan's face.
#BC#
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Himayalan Cheetah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Cheetah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL#
Cheetah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cheetah lands a knee to the head.
Cheetah stalling.
Cheetah stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#BC2#
Nazaryan breaks the clinch.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cheetah connects with a knee to the head.
#BC2#
Nazaryan manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Cheetah clinches up against the ropes.
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!
Cheetah connects with a knee to the head.
#BC2#
Nazaryan breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Cheetah closes the distance and pushes Nazaryan back into the ropes.#BC2#
Nazaryan manages to break the clinch.
Nazaryan is breathing heavily.#T1##CL#
Cheetah moves into the clinch.
Cheetah is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#BC2#
Nazaryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nazaryan can do to turn this around?#CL#
Cheetah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cheetah lands a knee to the head.
#BC#
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nazaryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Cheetah instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Nazaryan breaks from the clinch.
Himayalan Cheetah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Cheetah closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Cheetah has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Cheetah has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
#T2##CL#
Cheetah rushes Nazaryan and presses him up against the ropes.
Cheetah lands a knee to the head.
Cheetah stalling in the clinch.
#BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch.
Nazaryan throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cheetah rushes Nazaryan and presses him up against the ropes.#BC#
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Nazaryan tries to keep at a distance but Cheetah has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Nazaryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nazaryan 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.
Nazaryan throws a sloppy head kick
and Cheetah counters with a one-two to the body. #CL#
Cheetah moves into the clinch.
Cheetah lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazaryan takes a knee to the side of the body. #BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Cheetah closes the distance and pushes Nazaryan back into the ropes.
Cheetah avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Himayalan Cheetah dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3##CL#
Cheetah gets a clinch. #BC2#
Nazaryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah ducks under a wild hook from Nazaryan.
Cheetah throws a big counter combination but Nazaryan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nazaryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Himayalan Cheetah is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Cheetah takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Cheetah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nazaryan throws a leg kick but Cheetah sees it coming and checks it nicely. #CL#
Cheetah rushes Nazaryan and presses him up against the ropes.#BC2#
Nazaryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Cheetah clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Nazaryan breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Cheetah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #BC#
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nazaryan misses with a right hand
and Cheetah counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazaryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cheetah counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T1##CL#
Cheetah clinches with his opponent.
Nazaryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#BC2#
Nazaryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Cheetah clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Cheetah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Cheetah pushes Nazaryan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Vrej Nazaryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC#
Cheetah manages to break the clinch.
Nazaryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Cheetah to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Cheetah forces Nazaryan back against the ropes and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cheetah takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cheetah landing knees to the head.
#BC#
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Cheetah has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Cheetah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2##CL#
Cheetah moves into range and clinches up with Nazaryan.
Cheetah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nazaryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cheetah connects with a knee to the head.
#BC#
Cheetah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Cheetah gets a clinch.
Cheetah digs a right hand into Nazaryan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nazaryan's gas tank. #BC#
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
Cheetah closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Cheetah has closed the distance and engaged Nazaryan in a clinch.
Cheetah blocking some punches.
#BC2#
Nazaryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Cheetah takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheetah is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Himayalan Cheetah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#BC#
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Cheetah has Nazaryan up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Himayalan Cheetah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cheetah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Himayalan Cheetah! |
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Event:
S-1 Fight Club 1
Date: Jun 01, 2022 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheetah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL#
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Cheetah.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Cheetah improves position.
Cheetah told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Cheetah wants to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cheetah.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheetah throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Cheetah backing up. Cheetah nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CL2#
Cheetah has managed to clinch.
#BC#
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick. #T1#
Cheetah tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones pushes Cheetah away with a front kick.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Cheetah moves out of range easily.
Himayalan Cheetah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL2#
and Cheetah holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC2#
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
Cheetah lands a front kick.
Cheetah wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Cheetah wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Cheetah steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones. That one must have hurt.
Cheetah is looking to clinch. #T2#
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cheetah is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Despite the aggression on Cheetah's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jones avoids the head kick by Cheetah.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cheetah throws a lazy head kick
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cheetah thinking.
Cheetah lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cheetah eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CL2#
Cheetah has managed to clinch.
Cheetah pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cheetah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Jones dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Cheetah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Cheetah rushes Jones and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cheetah stalls. #BC2#
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Cheetah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheetah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cheetah is looking to clinch.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Cheetah forces Jones back against the ropes and clinches.
Jones being controlled against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T1#
Cheetah looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cheetah missing with knees to the body.
Cheetah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC#
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Cheetah instigates a clinch.
Jones avoiding damage as Cheetah throws knees to the body.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheetah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nathaniel Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones looks to land a combination but Cheetah avoids it well. #T2#
No joy there for Cheetah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Cheetah with an uppercut!#CL2#
Cheetah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #BC#
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Cheetah forces Jones back against the ropes and clinches.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Cheetah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Jones rushes Cheetah and presses him up against the ropes.#BC#
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones throws a big counter combination but Cheetah scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cheetah wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nathaniel Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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#
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Cheetah backpedaling.
Nathaniel Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cheetah blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheetah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cheetah moves to clinch but Jones breaks away
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Cheetah will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#CL2#
Cheetah has Jones up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cheetah misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheetah working hard to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Cheetah to work.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cheetah obliges.#BC#
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheetah wants to clinch.
Nathaniel Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheetah doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Cheetah is looking to clinch.
Jones is looking for a counter combo.#CL2#
Cheetah forces Jones back against the ropes and clinches.
Cheetah trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cheetah into the ropes.
Cheetah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#T2#
Cheetah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cheetah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Himayalan Cheetah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cheetah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cheetah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC#
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#CL2#
Cheetah closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the ropes.
Jones being controlled against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cheetah crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Himayalan Cheetah.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nathaniel Jones! |
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Event:
S-1 WGP 2022 in Kobe
Date: May 22, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Cheetah has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sato has eaten all the pies!#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cheetah dodges an elbow strike from Sato.
#BC#
Cheetah manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Sato.
Sato misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL#
Cheetah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL#
Cheetah has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cheetah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Cheetah drives through and clinches with Sato against the ropes.
Cheetah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC2#
Sato manages to break the clinch.
Sato throws a combination that misses
and Cheetah counters with a two punch combo.
Sato throws a right hand that Cheetah ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheetah also avoids with ease.
Cheetah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A combination from Sato does no damage.
Sato throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Cheetah counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T1#
Sato misses with an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cheetah - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sato throws an elbow but it misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cheetah.
Sato lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cheetah tries a knee to the head but Sato blocks it.
#BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Cheetah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#BC#
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL#
and Cheetah counters by clinching up.
Cheetah dodges an elbow strike from Sato.
Cheetah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Cheetah looking to throw knees to the head but Sato is blocking nicely.
#BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch.
Sato throws a right hand that Cheetah ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheetah also avoids with ease.
Cheetah throws a push kick but Sato slaps the foot to one side. #T2#
Sato takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sato!
Sato throws a series of punches but Cheetah avoids them all with ease.
Sato looks winded!#CL#
Cheetah moves into range and clinches up with Sato.#BC#
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Cheetah has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
Sato lands a damaging elbow.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#BC#
Cheetah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Cheetah has managed to clinch.
Cheetah tries to land knees in the clinch but Sato avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Cheetah manages to break the clinch.
Sato misses with the combination.
Sato throws a series of punches but Cheetah avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Sato does no damage. #CL#
Sato gets tackled into the ropes by Cheetah. Cheetah maintains the clinch.
Sato managing to block the knees to the body from Cheetah.
Sato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.#T3#
Sato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC#
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
Cheetah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#CL#
Cheetah gets a clinch. #BC#
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheetah throws a series of strikes that have Sato backpedaling.
Cheetah tries to clinch there but Sato circles away.
Sato misses with a double jab.
Sato misses with a double jab
#CL#
and Cheetah counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cheetah.
Sato misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cheetah's brow.
Cheetah with a knee to the head.
#CUT#It looks like Tadao Sato has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheetah blocks the elbow strike.
Cheetah misses with a knee strike.
#BC2#
Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Cheetah rushes Sato and presses him up against the ropes.
Cheetah blocks an elbow strike.#T4#
Cheetah blocks an elbow strike.
Sato throws an elbow that misses.
Cheetah blocks the elbow strike.
Cheetah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Cheetah.
Cheetah tries a knee to the head but Sato blocks it.
Cheetah stalling.
Cheetah blocks the elbow strike.
#BC#
Cheetah manages to break the clinch.
Sato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sato misses with a two punch combination.
Cheetah lands with a slapping head kick.
Sato misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Sato tries to keep at a distance but Cheetah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cheetah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC#
Cheetah manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Himayalan Cheetah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tadao Sato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Cheetah avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL#
Cheetah rushes Sato and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cheetah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Sato gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #BC#
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
Sato swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sato misses with a double jab.
#CL#
Cheetah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cheetah's brow. #BC#
Cheetah manages to break the clinch.
Cheetah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sato will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheetah.
Sato avoids the head kick by Cheetah.
Despite the aggression on Sato's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cheetah dodges the punch combination from Sato.
Sato is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Cheetah drives through and clinches with Sato against the ropes.
Sato creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T1#
Cheetah lands a knee to the head.
#BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sato misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL#
Cheetah closes the distance and clinches.
Cheetah dodges an elbow strike from Sato.
Cheetah unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Cheetah.
Himayalan Cheetah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cheetah leaning his opponent against the ropes.#BC#
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
Cheetah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sato can do to turn this around?
Cheetah doesn't manage to clinch there - Sato circles away.
Sato steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cheetah. That one must have hurt.#CL#
Cheetah moves into the clinch.
Cheetah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sato.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Sato misses. #T2#
Cheetah tries to clinch there but Sato circles away.
Sato is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL#
Cheetah has Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cheetah misses with a knee to the head.
Sato throws an elbow but it misses.
#BC#
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Cheetah clinches up with Sato and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cheetah is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC#
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheetah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cheetah is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sato.
Cheetah tries to clinch up.
Himayalan Cheetah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheetah throws a combination. Sato tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sato misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL#
Cheetah has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
#T3#
Knees in the clinch landing for Cheetah.
#BC#
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
Cheetah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Cheetah clinches up against the ropes.
Come on Cheetah - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sato throws an elbow but misses.
Cheetah lands a knee to the head.
Cheetah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sato has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cheetah scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Cheetah.
#BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah tries to close the distance and clinch but Sato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Cheetah rushes Sato and presses him up against the ropes.#BC#
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!#CL#
Cheetah moves into the clinch.
Cheetah avoids the elbow strike from Sato, against the ropes.
#T4#
Cheetah trying to land knees to the body.
Sato throws an elbow that misses.
Sato misses with an elbow over the top.#BC#
Cheetah manages to break the clinch.
Cheetah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sato misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
Cheetah closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Cheetah pushes Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cheetah trying to control the position but instead, Sato has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cheetah into the ropes.#BC#
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheetah throws the kick towards the body but Sato avoids it.
Tadao Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheetah doesn't manage to clinch there - Sato circles away.
Sato looks to land a combination but Cheetah avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Himayalan Cheetah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tadao Sato's cut.
That's time! Cheetah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Cheetah tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato fails to land with a series of punches.
Sato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#CL#
Cheetah has Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cheetah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sato is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sato throws an elbow but misses. #BC#
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Sato misses.
Cheetah doesn't manage to clinch there - Sato circles away.
Sato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL#
Cheetah rushes Sato and presses him up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheetah working Sato over with knees to the body.#BC#
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Cheetah darts in and clinches Sato up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheetah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cheetah feints and then cracks Sato's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sato down. #T1##CL#
Sato tries to keep at a distance but Cheetah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cheetah is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC#
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Cheetah instigates a clinch. #BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Cheetah forces Sato back against the ropes and clinches.#BC#
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sato throws a right hand that Cheetah ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheetah also avoids with ease.
Cheetah tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sato manages to circle out of the way.
Cheetah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sato.
Sato throws a series of punches but Cheetah moves out of range. #CL#
Cheetah clinches up with Sato and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cheetah leaning against his opponent.
#BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheetah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cheetah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tadao Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##CL#
Cheetah gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cheetah tries to counter by clinching up but Sato breaks away and moves out of range.
Cheetah lands with a nice combination. Sato backs away looking to recover.#CL#
Cheetah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sato, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheetah circles away quickly and effectively.
Cheetah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL#
Cheetah has Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
#BC#
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3##CL#
Cheetah rushes Sato and presses him up against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cheetah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sato is keeping busy.
Cheetah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cheetah is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cheetah blocks the elbow strike.
#BC#
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheetah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cheetah's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cheetah duly obliges.
Sato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL#
Cheetah has Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Cheetah.
#T4#
Cheetah's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sato misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheetah is looking to clinch but Sato is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Sato's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL#
Cheetah moves into the clinch.
Cheetah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sato's face.
#BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheetah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sato paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Cheetah clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cheetah obliges.
Cheetah blocks the elbow strike.
Cheetah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Himayalan Cheetah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Cheetah breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Himayalan Cheetah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cheetah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Himayalan Cheetah! |
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Event:
S-1 WGP 2022 in Osaka II
Date: Apr 24, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Cheetah forces Jaycood back against the ropes and clinches.#BC#
Cheetah manages to break the clinch.
Jaycood is looking to score with low kicks.
Cheetah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Cheetah rushes Jaycood and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaycood misses with a wild combination.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheetah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheetah lands a head kick. Jaycood smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CL2#
Jaycood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cheetah, pushing him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Jaycood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaycood doesn't manage to clinch there - Cheetah circles away.
No joy there for Jaycood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cheetah.
#CL#
Cheetah rushes Jaycood and presses him up against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Cheetah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Stalling in the clinch from Cheetah.
Jaycood blocks a body shot from Cheetah. #BC2#
Jaycood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Cheetah clinches. #BC2#
Jaycood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Jaycood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jaycood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cheetahs head.
Nice body punch from Cheetah - that landed with a thud.
#BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch.
Jaycood is looking to clinch.
Jaycood misses with a kick to the body.
#CL#
Cheetah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jaycood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cheetah's brow.
Cheetah is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC#
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Jaycood tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheetah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Cheetah moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Himayalan Cheetah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Cheetah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #BC#
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaycood is looking to clinch.
Cheetah throws a nice head kick!
Cheetah scores with a three punch combo!
#CL#
Cheetah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cheetah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cheetah taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheetah lands a knee to the head.
Cheetah blocks the elbow strike.
#BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Jaycood.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Himayalan Cheetah dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Jaycood misses with a few strikes there.
Cheetah walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jaycood.
Some wild striking there from Cheetah.
Cheetah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Himayalan Cheetah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheetah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cheetah fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Cheetah closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Cheetah manages to break the clinch.
Cheetah tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jaycood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jaycood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Jaycood looks to move away, Cheetah throws a big counter combo but Jaycood just gets out of the way.
Jaycood wants to clinch up but Cheetah keeps it at a distance.
Cheetah is looking to counter the offense by Jaycood and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Jaycood gets a clinch. #BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Jaycood. Those never looked like landing.
Jaycood closes the distance but Cheetah moves to the side
and Cheetah counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheetah avoids the head kick by Jaycood.
#T1##CL#
Cheetah moves into the clinch.
Cheetah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jaycood's face.
#BC#
Cheetah breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Cheetah instigates a clinch.
Jaycood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cheetah backwards.
Cheetah scores with a knee to the head.
Cheetah has Jaycood pushed against the ropes.#BC2#
Jaycood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheetah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheetah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Cheetah moves into range and clinches up with Jaycood.
Cheetah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaycood can do to turn this around?
Cheetah is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Himayalan Cheetah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jaycood letting Cheetah take a breather here.
Cheetah seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.#T2#
Cheetah misses with a knee strike.
Cheetah content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#BC2#
Jaycood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaycood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheetah.
Good work by Cheetah as he checks the leg kick.
Cheetah tries to clinch up.
Jaycood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Himayalan Cheetah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Cheetah. #CL#
Cheetah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jaycood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jaycood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL#
Cheetah darts in and clinches Jaycood up against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Himayalan Cheetah dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Cheetah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cheetah is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#BC2#
Jaycood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaycood keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaycood throws a right and a left that Cheetah avoids nicely. #CL#
Cheetah has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cheetah looking to stall.
Good body shot from Cheetah.
Cheetah pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Cheetah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Jaycood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Cheetah has Jaycood up against the ropes in a clinch.
#T1#
Cheetah pressing his opponent against the ropes. #BC2#
Jaycood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheetah is looking to clinch.
Cheetah tries to clinch but Jaycood is having none of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cheetah.
Cheetah tries to clinch but Jaycood moves out of range.
Jaycood is looking to clinch.
Cheetah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cheetah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaycood tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheetah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheetah checks a leg kick.
Jaycood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cheetah tries to clinch there but Jaycood circles away.
#T2#
Cheetah checks a leg kick nicely.
Jaycood tries to clinch up but Cheetah circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Cheetah has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Jaycood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah wants to clinch.
Jaycood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cheetah is able to avoid easily.
Jaycood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaycood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheetah tries a head kick but it misses.
#CL#
Cheetah has Jaycood up against the ropes in a clinch.
#BC2#
Jaycood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheetah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaycood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Geared Jaycood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Himayalan Cheetah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cheetah avoids a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Himayalan Cheetah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cheetah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Himayalan Cheetah! |
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Event:
S-1 WGP 2022- Nagoya (BWGP R1)
Date: Apr 11, 2022 |
#R1#
Gmial circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gmial counters with a stiff right hand.
Gmial throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cheetah.
Cheetah throws a head kick but Gmial moves out of range.
A lazy left from Gmial finds it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gmial.
Gmial lands with a good body shot.
Gmial thows a body kick. Cheetah tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cheetah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cheetah darts in trying to clinch
and Gmial counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheetah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gmial. #T1#
Cheetah throws a head kick that misses
and Cheetah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Cheetah misses
and Gmial counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gmial throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gmial swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheetah.
Cheetah 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.
Gmial throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cheetah tries to clinch but Gmial moves out of range.
Gmial lands with a good body shot.
Gmial connects with an inside leg kick.
Gmial lands a body shot.
#CL#
Gmial has closed the distance and engaged Cheetah in a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cheetah has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gmial lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cheetah backwards. #T2#
Gmial lands a nice uppercut.
Gmial lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Gmial.
Gmial makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gmial creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gmial is working Cheetah over against the ropes.
Gmial lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gmial lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gmial.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gmial.
Cheetah is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gmial is keeping busy.
Cheetah tries to break free but Gmial pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gmial lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cheetah has had enough of the clinch but Gmial keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gmial creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gmial lands a shot to the body.
Gmial is leaning against Cheetah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gogel Gmial dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Gmial fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cheetah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cheetah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Cheetah is predictable there
and Gmial counters with a nice body kick.
Gmial lands with a cross.
Cheetah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gmial makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gmial ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cheetah ducks right into an uppercut from Gmial.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gmial.
Cheetah wants to clinch.
Gmial half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cheetah misses with the body kick
and Gmial counters with a nice uppercut.
Gmial throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cheetah's head.#ROC#Cheetah is rocked!#T1#
Cheetah closes the distance but Gmial moves to the side
and Gmial counters with an outside leg kick.
Gmial ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gmial lands a jab to Cheetah's midsection.
A jab from Gmial finds it's way through Cheetah's defenses.
Gmial plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cheetah is still on wobbly legs! Can Gmial finish him?
That kick from Gmial tenderised Cheetah's leg. Cheetah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gmial scoring well with a low kick there.
Gmial is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cheetah drops his hands momentarily and Gmial needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Cheetah just on the top of the head. Cheetah drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Cheetah - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gogel Gmial!
Gogel Gmial decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
S-1 WGP 2022 in Osaka
Date: Mar 21, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Higgins has managed to clinch.
Cheetah is trying to maintain a safe position but Higgins gets an underhook and turns Cheetah into the ropes.
Higgins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cheetah backwards.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cheetah is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC#
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Cheetah has closed the distance and engaged Higgins in a clinch.
#BC#
Cheetah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheetah tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Higgins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Higgins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higgins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheetah circles away quickly and effectively.
Higgins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cheetah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheetah wants to clinch.#T1#
Cheetah connects with a body shot that sends Higgins's belly button to the back.
Higgins throws a right and a left that Cheetah avoids nicely.
Higgins wants to clinch.
Victor Higgins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higgins misses with a double jab
#KD#
and Cheetah counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Higgins to the mat! Cheetah runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Higgins is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Higgins looks winded!#CL#
Cheetah darts in and clinches Higgins up against the ropes.
Cheetah landing knees to the head.
#BC#
Cheetah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Himayalan Cheetah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cheetah scores with a three punch combo!
#ROC#Higgins is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Higgins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Higgins is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheetah finish him?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cheetah.#T2#
Cheetah fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Cheetah moves into the clinch.
Higgins seems to have recovered his senses.
Cheetah's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#BC#
Cheetah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheetah dodges the punch combination from Higgins.
Cheetah steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Higgins to the mat! Higgins looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Cheetah is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Cheetah jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Himayalan Cheetah! |
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Event:
SENSEI FC Extra 1
Date: Mar 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Cheetah wants to clinch up but Arnason keeps it at a distance.
Cheetah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arnason was well out of range. Poor timing from Cheetah.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arnason! But no joy.
Arnason looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cheetah fails to land the takedown.
Cheetah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arnason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cheetah scores with a kick to the body.
Cheetah misses with a takedown attempt - Arnason sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD2#
Cheetah gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Arnason looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheetah controls Arnason momentarily but Arnason frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arnason wants to pass the guard but Cheetah is keeping the position.
Arnason throws a big elbow that misses. #T1#
Cheetah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Arnason has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Las Vegas. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Cheetah knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arnason on the ground.
Arnason stays in close to Cheetah's body and controls the position.
Arnason cracks Cheetah with a solid left hand.
Cheetah 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.
Arnason is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Arnason stuffs the takedown attempt from Cheetah. Cheetah gets slowly back to his feet.
And Arnason tries to counter it with a takedown but Cheetah pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Himayalan Cheetah. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Cheetah dives in and scores a takedown into Arnason's guard.
Cheetah wants to pass the guard but Arnason is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Cheetah is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Arnason has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Cheetah is looking to defend but Arnason has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Cheetah! Arnason pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Cheetah taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Oskar Arnason! |
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