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Event:
OFK 182 - Goodman Vs Cuba
Date: Apr 03, 2022 |
#R1#
Thomas looks to land a combination but Hermans avoids it well. #KD#
Thomas lands a left and a right that send Hermans crashing to the mat, dazed. Thomas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT#It looks like Evert Hermans has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas throws a right hand that Hermans ducks under and follows up with a left that Hermans also avoids with ease.
Hermans looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas throws a right hand that Hermans ducks under and follows up with a left that Hermans also avoids with ease.
Hermans throws a counter combo.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas sets himself, and Hermans steps forward looking for the clinch! Thomas avoids it this time.
Thomas misses with a combination
#CL2#
and Hermans counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hermans. #TD2#
Hermans has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thomas uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Hermans has his foot on Thomas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thomas works his way back into a safe position though.
Hermans is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Hermans controlling the action here.#T1#
Hermans working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SU2#
Hermans decides to return to a standing position. #TD2#
Hermans fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thomas to the ground. Hermans is now in Thomas's guard.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet but Hermans passes into half guard.
#REVR#
Hermans perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T2#
Thomas taking some punishment here, with Hermans in his half guard.
Hermans scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thomas trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB#
Thomas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Hermans is working for a kimura but Thomas is defending it quite comfortably.
#T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hermans passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hermans cracks Thomas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thomas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hermans working the ground and pound effectively.
#T4##SUB2#
Hermans looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Thomas is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB2#
Thomas defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hermans.
BOOM! Hermans connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hermans controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Hermans.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evert Hermans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evert Hermans's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
#TD2#
Hermans fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thomas to the ground. Hermans is now in Thomas's guard.
Thomas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hermans puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hermans lands with a punch from half guard.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Hermans is controlling well.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hermans on the ground.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard but Hermans has mounted him!
Hermans content just to control the position here.
Hermans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Hermans has hold of Thomas's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Thomas manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hermans controlling the position easily from mount.
Thomas has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#T1#
Hermans scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thomas?
Hermans controlling his opponent.
Thomas is bucking up trying to escape but Hermans cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hermans sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T2#
Thomas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thomas tries to hold on but Hermans postures up.
Hermans controlling from the full mount. #T3##SU2#
Hermans gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
David Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Thomas misses. #TD2#
Hermans shoots in and bounces Thomas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hermans stands up over Thomas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hermans sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SU2#
Hermans decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Thomas, up you get! #T4#
Hermans slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
#CL2#
Hermans gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hermans is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hermans throws an elbow but it misses.
#BC2#
Hermans breaks the clinch.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
#CL2#
Hermans fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hermans works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Hermans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Hermans. Hermans maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evert Hermans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Evert Hermans's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Hermans dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Thomas falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD2#
and Hermans counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Thomas!
Hermans working the ground and pound from side control.
Hermans taking a breather here.
Hermans advances to full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermans unloading with bombs!
Hermans tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T1#
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hermans takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Hermans is landing with strikes. Thomas can't take much more of this.#SUB2#
Hermans is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Thomas taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Hermans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Evert Hermans! |
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Event:
OFK 175 - Holloway Vs Foley
Date: Mar 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hermans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hermans slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
David Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD2#
so Hermans counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hermans is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB2#
Hermans drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hermans jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hermans controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T1#
Hermans forces his way into half guard.
Thomas's coaches at Cozad MMA Los Angeles have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Hermans working Thomas over with strikes.
Thomas is looking for a sweep. Hermans is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hermans seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hermans looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hermans prevents Thomas from improving his position.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hermans is taking a breather. Thomas 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.
Hermans frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hermans lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Hermans.
Thomas tries to reverse the position but Hermans maintains control.#T3#
Hermans controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas is looking to improve his position but Hermans isn't that keen on the idea.
Hermans looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hermans raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thomas can't escape the position.
Hermans sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thomas tries to lock up and control but Hermans gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thomas is looking to improve his position but Hermans isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hermans scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thomas?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evert Hermans dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Hermans showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas throws a right and a left that Hermans avoids nicely.
Hermans missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hermans dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
#CL2#
Hermans rushes Thomas and presses him up against the cage.#TD2#
Hermans has clasped his hands together around Thomas's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Hermans tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Evert Hermans has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thomas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Thomas is trying to improve his position.
Thomas is trying to control Hermans's posture but Hermans avoids it.
Thomas is looking for a sweep.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Hermans tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SU2#
Hermans decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thomas to his feet.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas throws a right hand that Hermans ducks under and follows up with a left that Hermans also avoids with ease.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL2#
Hermans moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Hermans breaks from the clinch.
Thomas misses with a combination
#TD2#
and Hermans counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thomas won't be happy with that. #T3#
Thomas is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face as Hermans controls the position.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hermans on the ground.
Thomas tries to bench press Hermans off him but Hermans keeps the position. #SUB2#
Hermans has hold of Thomas's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Thomas seems comfortable defending it but Hermans has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Thomas is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Thomas is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hermans couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Evert Hermans! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 14, 2022 |
#R1#
Ahasuerus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ahasuerus cracks Thomas with a good jab.
Ahasuerus misses with a two punch combination.
Ahasuerus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ahasuerus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No joy there for Ahasuerus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ahasuerus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ahasuerus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahasuerus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas lands with a nice combination. Ahasuerus backs away looking to recover.#CUT2#It looks like Xerxes Ahasuerus has been cut.
Thomas throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Ahasuerus's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Thomas dives in looking to finish as Ahasuerus flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Thomas's strikes! Thomas is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Ahasuerus's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Ahasuerus was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Thomas!
A very excited looking David Thomas 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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