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Event:
EMPIRE 12: Kaca vs Bellington
Date: Sep 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Poag swings for the body but Battah moves out of range.
Battah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poag throws a right hand that misses
enabling Battah to counter with a crisp jab.
Poag tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battah was well out of range. Poor timing from Poag.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poag. Battah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poag shoots for a takedown but Battah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It seemed like Battah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Battah takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#KD2#
Battah cracks Poag with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Battah has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Poag to stand back up!#CUT2#It looks like Lydell Poag has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poag throws a hook but Battah avoids it easily.
Battah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Poag looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Battah is fending him off so far but Poag persists. Nope, Battah circles away and we're back to standing.
Poag swings widly with a right hand
and Battah counters with a huge left! Poag is in big trouble! He's backing up but Battah isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Poag from any more damage. A dominating finish by Battah!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ferman Battah! |
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Event:
EMPIRE FN6
Date: Aug 13, 2022 |
#R1#
Poag is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Poag looks to land a combination but Enwah avoids it well. #TD2#
Enwah gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Poag to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Enwah keeping moving, preventing Poag from controlling successfully.
Poag preventing the sweep.
Poag in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Poag engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Enwah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Poag looking to sit in guard and control but Enwah gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poag wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Enwah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Poag pulls Enwah in close to prevent any damage.
Enwah trying to control the position from guard on top but Poag is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poag controls Enwah momentarily but Enwah frees himself.
Poag working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Enwah.
Enwah preventing the sweep. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Enwah trying to control but Poag is working from the bottom.
Poag is trying to control the position but Enwah postures up.
Enwah trying to control the position from guard on top but Poag is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Poag misses with a left hand #TD#
and Enwah counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Poag blocking the ground and pound attempt from Enwah.
Poag wants to control but Enwah is keeping busy.
Poag tries to get to full guard but Enwah has control of the leg. #T3#
Enwah wants to pass to mount but Poag is defending the position.
Enwah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Poag really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Enwah. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Poag is looking for a sweep. Enwah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Enwah content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB#
Enwah is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Poag has managed to free his arm - good work.
Poag tries to get to full guard but Enwah has control of the leg.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Poag is still trying to improve position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab by Poag.
Enwah lands with an uppercut that bounces Poag off the cage and back into range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Enwah misses with a looping right.
Poag looks to throw the jab but Enwah is out of range.
Enwah half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#TD2#
Poag shoots in and bounces Enwah off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lydell Poag will probably get the nod.
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#
Enwah ducks under a wild hook from Poag.
Poag shoots in but no luck this time.
Enwah changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A slow jab from Poag misses its intended target.
Enwah changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Poag throws a looping overhand right but Enwah ducks down to avoid it.
Enwah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poag moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD#
Enwah shoots in and gets a takedown into Poag's guard.
Enwah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Enwah is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Enwah trying to control but Poag is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poag tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Enwah tries to free his leg and advance position but Poag is retaining full guard.
Poag working a defensive guard but Enwah passes into half guard.
Enwah is trying to control the action in half guard but Poag is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Enwah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Enwah is taking a breather. Poag 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Krisp Enwah overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Enwah needs to keep his hands up - Poag had a free shot at his head there.#T2#
Poag loads up on a big right hand but Enwah slips the punch.#TD#
Enwah closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Poag struggling a bit here.
We've been informed that Poag has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Poag tries to improve position but can't.
Enwah trying to control the position but Poag is working away.
Enwah throws an elbow but Poag slips to the side and avoids it well.#T3#
Enwah misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Poag can do anything to dispel that myth.
An elbow from Enwah crashes against the mat.
Poag wants to control but Enwah postures up.
Enwah throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Poag gets back to half guard.
Poag is trying to maintain the position but Enwah is very close to passing his half guard.
Poag blocking the ground and pound attempt from Enwah.
Enwah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T4#
Enwah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Enwah in particular looking to stall.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Enwah avoids the body shot from Poag.
Poag works the jab nicely.
Poag loads up on a big right hand but Enwah slips the punch.
Nice sprawl there from Enwah as Poag shoots in.
Poag dives in and grabs Enwah's left leg, looking for a takedown. Enwah pushes down on Poag's head and hops out.
Krisp Enwah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lydell Poag.
Poag shoots in for a double leg but Enwah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Enwah half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Poag is breathing heavily.
Enwah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Enwah ducks under a wild hook from Poag.
Poag might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Enwah slaps away a takedown attempt from Poag, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Enwah appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Krisp Enwah dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Poag looks to land a right hand but Enwah moved out of range.
Poag throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Enwah moves out of range of the strikes.
Enwah attempts a counter takedown but Poag avoids it well and moves away.#TD2#
Poag closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Enwah works his way to full guard. Good work.
Enwah keeping moving, preventing Poag from controlling successfully.
Enwah manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Poag manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Poag wants to improve his position but instead Enwah has moved into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enwah thows a huge punch but Poag dodges it nicely.
Enwah is trying to control. Poag wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T1#
Poag blocking the ground and pound attempt from Enwah.
Enwah thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Poag's head.
Enwah stalling.
Poag tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Enwah has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Poag is looking to improve his position but Enwah isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Enwah throws some wild stikes that Poag manages to avoid easily.
Enwah looking to control and managing it successfully. #T3#
Enwah misses with a head shot.
Poag is wriggling around trying to escape.
Enwah controlling his opponent.
Poag tries to lock up and control but Enwah gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Enwah controlling from the full mount.
Poag manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Poag wants to get back to full guard.
Enwah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Enwah working Poag over with strikes.
Poag keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poag is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Enwah's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Enwah's back!
Poag lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Poag.
Poag throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Krisp Enwah.
I think Enwah 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krisp Enwah!
A very excited looking Krisp Enwah 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:
HFC 18: Justice vs Armando
Date: Jul 21, 2022 |
#R1#
Poag thuds a left hand into Best's body.#TD#
Poag shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Best trying to control from the bottom.
Poag lands strikes from half guard.
Best wants to control but Poag is keeping busy.
Best tries to kick Poag off but Poag keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poag thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Best on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Best trying to control but Poag postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poag lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Poag is controlling the pace.
Poag trying to pass the guard but Best defending well. #T1#
Poag performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Poag's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Best has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Poag is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Poag lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poag missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Best on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Best tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Best is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Poag scores with a couple of nice shots.
Poag stops Best from getting back to his feet.
#T2#
Best is trying to get back to full guard.
Poag looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Poag content to control rather than advance.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Poag lands a nice short elbow.#T3#
Poag throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Best to regain full guard. #SUB2#
Best escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Poag gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Poag postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Best looking to control.
Poag stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Best swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Poag pushing down on Best's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Poag slips a nice elbow through Best's hands, connecting with Best's forehead.
Best taking some punishment here, with Poag in his half guard.
Poag trying to mount his opponent but Best defends it.
Poag controlling the pace.
We've been informed that Best has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Poag has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T4#
Poag working the head and body with strikes.
Poag drops an elbow to the side of Best's head.
Poag is taking a breather. Best 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.
Poag takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Poag definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Poag is nestled in close to Best, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Poag lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poag looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lydell Poag dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD#
Poag closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Best to the mat! Best manages to get full guard.
Poag has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Poag is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Best looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Poag will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Poag scoring with some ground and pound.
Poag postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Poag slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lydell Poag overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Best trying to control the position.
Poag engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Poag knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Best on the ground.#T1##SUB2#
Poag avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Best bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Poag's guard. #REVB#
Poag wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Best is working Poag over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Poag is pulling down on Best's head. It's preventing any offense from Best, at least for the moment.
Poag looking to hit a scissor sweep but Best is one step ahead there.
Best tries to stand but Poag is controlling from the bottom.
Poag is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T3#
Best wants to pass the guard but Poag is keeping the position.
Poag is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Best can do to turn this around?
Best trying to control but Poag is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Poag jabs Best to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lydell Poag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Best shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Poag as he avoids it easily.
Best is looking to clinch. #TD#
Poag shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Best manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Poag connects with a couple of short punches.
Poag's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T4#
Best is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Best escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Poag gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Best is breathing heavily.
Poag sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Poag sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Best's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poag is controlling the pace.
Poag seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Best for as long as he can get away with.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lydell Poag dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Poag stuffs the takedown attempt from Best. Best gets slowly back to his feet.
Good shot there by Poag.
Best uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poag.
#TD#
Poag shoots in and gets a takedown into Best's guard.
Best preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Poag slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poag tries to free his leg and advance position but Best is retaining full guard.
Poag postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Best trying to control the position.
#T1#
Poag is working Best over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Poag controlling from the top position.
Poag won't allow Best to sweep him here.
Poag controlling from the top position.
Poag working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Poag engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Poag stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Best swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Poag slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Poag throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Best tries to move into range but Poag moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Poag. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poag.
Poag lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Best falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lydell Poag! |
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Event:
HFC 11: Klecker vs Nuorempi
Date: Jun 25, 2022 |
#R1#
Batistuta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Batistuta enables Poag to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Batistuta manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Batistuta on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Batistuta tries to get out of the position.
Poag throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Poag stops Batistuta from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poag accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Poag lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Poag slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Batistuta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Poag cracks Batistuta with a solid left hand.
Poag is working Batistuta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Poag sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Batistuta's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poag perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
It looks like Poag might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Batistuta is trying to stand.
#T1#
Poag is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ground and pound from Poag.
Ground and pound from Poag.
Poag controlling the action here.
Poag has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poag throwing shots but Batistuta is blocking nicely.
Poag controlling the action here.
Poag stops Batistuta from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poag performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Batistuta looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Poag not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Poag looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Batistuta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Poag looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Batistuta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Poag content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Poag looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Batistuta pushes Poag off looking to stand but Poag dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Poag lands a nice short elbow.
Poag controlling the action here.
Poag is nestled in close to Batistuta, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Poag is controlling the pace.
#T3#
Batistuta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Poag.
Poag landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Poag content to control rather than advance.
Poag working Batistuta over with strikes.
Poag works his way into side control.
Batistuta wants to get back to his feet but Poag drags him back down.
Poag lands some shots froms side control.
Poag works to advance to full mount. Batistuta defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #T4#
Poag controlling his opponent.
Poag looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Poag pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Poag tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Batistuta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Poag on the ground.
Poag landing strikes from the mount.
Poag sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Poag.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poag is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Batistuta can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Poag controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lydell Poag dominated that round.
That's time! Batistuta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Batistuta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poag swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poag darts in looking for a takedown but Batistuta gets double underhooks and turns Poag into the cage.
Poag circles away from the clinch attempt.
Batistuta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batistuta moves in looking to clinch but Poag pushes him off.
Poag with the counter takedown but Batistuta avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Poag.
Batistuta tries to clinch but Poag is having none of it.
Poag is trying hard to land a takedown here. Batistuta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ayala Batistuta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lydell Poag.
Poag with a lazy takedown attempt #CL#
and Batistuta counters by moving into the clinch.
Poag has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Batistuta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batistuta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Batistuta lands an elbow that stopped Poag in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#It looks like Lydell Poag has been cut.
Poag has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Batistuta lands an elbow that stopped Poag in his tracks for a moment.
Poag dodges an elbow strike from Batistuta.
Batistuta is pressed up against the cage. Poag has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Batistuta down to the mat. Batistuta avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #T1#
Batistuta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Batistuta defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Poag.
Batistuta is looking to clinch.
Poag scores with a shot to the body.
Batistuta tries to clinch up.
Poag fails with the takedown.
Poag shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Batistuta but Batistuta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Poag fails with a takedown attempt.
Poag is breathing heavily.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Batistuta stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#T2#
Poag jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Batistuta walks away with a smile on his face. Poag gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Batistuta drives through and clinches with Poag against the cage.
Batistuta blocks a body shot from Poag.
Poag blocks an elbow strike.
Batistuta misses with an elbow over the top.
Batistuta misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Batistuta.
Poag drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Batistuta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Batistuta pushes off an throws an elbow but Poag leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Poag tries a body shot but Batistuta blocks it.
Poag drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Batistuta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Batistuta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T3##TD2#
Poag pulls guard successfully.
Batistuta wants to stand and escape but instead Poag has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Poag won't allow Batistuta to get back to his feet.
Poag controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lydell Poag has got the better of the ground game so far.
Poag stops Batistuta from standing up.
Batistuta keeping full guard, as Poag tries to pass.
Poag is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T4#
Poag prevents Batistuta from getting back to his feet.
Poag is looking to work some ground and pound but Batistuta has wrist control.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lydell Poag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batistuta tries to clinch up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Batistuta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poag swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poag throws a right hand that Batistuta ducks under and follows up with a left that Batistuta also avoids with ease.
Batistuta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poag manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poag looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#TD2#
Poag gets a takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ayala Batistuta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lydell Poag's cut.
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#
Batistuta tries to clinch up
and Poag counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Batistuta wants to clinch.
Poag shoots in looking for a takedown. Batistuta tries to sprawl out of it but Poag keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Batistuta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL#
Batistuta has Poag up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batistuta throws an elbow but it misses.
Poag blocks an elbow strike.
Poag is looking to take this one to the mat.#T1#
Poag misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Batistuta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Poag.
Ayala Batistuta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lydell Poag.
Poag takes an elbow to the forehead.
Poag misses with the head strike.
Batistuta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Poag jumps guard but Batistuta turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Batistuta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Batistuta lands an elbow inside. #TD2#
Poag is trying to trip Batistuta. He has hold of a leg but Batistuta is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Poag persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Batistuta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Poag is controlling him.
Poag sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T2#
Batistuta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Poag landing with the ground and pound.
Poag is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Poag advances to half guard.
Batistuta tries to kick Poag off but Poag keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Poag is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Poag stalling. #T3#
Poag passes to full mount!
Batistuta's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Poag controlling the position easily from mount.
Poag landing strikes, looking to finish!
Batistuta wants to get back to his feet.
Poag postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Batistuta looks a forlorn figure.
Poag breaks from Batistuta's wrist control and lands an elbow. #T4#
Batistuta is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Poag is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Poag lands a nice shot to the head.
Poag controlling his opponent.
Poag has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Batistuta's face.
Poag scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Batistuta?
Batistuta taking shots to the head.
Poag lands a couple of good shots and Batistuta has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#ROC2#Batistuta is rocked!
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!
Batistuta is trapped and Poag is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Oh Batistuta is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
I would not like to be Batistuta right now.
Poag is raining down hard shots and and Batistuta has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lydell Poag! |
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Event:
HFC 1: Jiminez vs Andarys
Date: May 07, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Poag shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Poag showed some decent athleticism there.
Poag winds up and cracks Nuorempi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Poag has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nuorempi trying to hold on to Poag's head to control him but Poag postures up.
Nuorempi is looking for a sweep. Poag is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Poag prevents Nuorempi from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuorempi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Poag is working away from the top position though.
Poag working the head and body with strikes. #SUB2#
Poag seems to be looking for submissions.
#T1#
Poag is controlling the pace.
Nuorempi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nuorempi is looking to improve his position.
Nuorempi is working hard here to advance position.
Poag works his way into full mount! #SUB2#
Nuorempi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Poag. #T2#
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.
Poag lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nuorempi hang on?
Nuorempi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nuorempi is in a horrible position here. Poag smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nuorempi controls the position.
Nuorempi looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!#SUB2#
Poag looking for the choke from the back. #T3#
Nuorempi wants to control his opponent's hands but Poag gets his hands free.
Nuorempi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Poag on the ground.#SUB2#
Poag is looking for the choke from the back position but Nuorempi is controlling his hands well.
Poag gets his hands free as Nuorempi looks to control.
Nuorempi wants to escape the position.
#SUB2#
Poag looking for the RNC.
Poag biding his time, looking for the opening.
Nuorempi trying to control the action but Poag just sinks the hooks in.
Nuorempi tries to break free.
#T4#
Nuorempi wants to control his opponent's hands but Poag gets his hands free.
Nuorempi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Poag's guard. Nice work there by Nuorempi.
Poag keeping moving, preventing Nuorempi from controlling successfully.
Poag looking for a sweep. Not yet Poag, not yet. #SUB2#
Poag is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Poag is pulling down on Nuorempi's head to control his posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nuorempi throwing strikes but missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lydell Poag dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Poag missing with a left hand there. Nuorempi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poag throws a hook to the side of Nuorempi's head but Nuorempi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nuorempi stalks Poag and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Poag's face. Poag staggers backwards, shaken.
Poag looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nuorempi misses with a jab to the body
#CL2#
and Poag counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Poag.
Nuorempi lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Nuorempi.
Poag has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nuorempi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poag backwards.
Nuorempi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nuorempi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nuorempi lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Nuorempi lands a shoulder strike.
Poag wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nuorempi has him pressed against the cage.
Nuorempi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Poag up against the cage.#T1#
Poag prevents a body shot from Nuorempi.
Poag is trying to break the clinch but Nuorempi is controlling him.
Nuorempi misses with the head strike.
Nuorempi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Poag.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nuorempi lands with a left to the head.
Nuorempi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poag wants a takedown.
Poag is breathing heavily.
Nuorempi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Poag prevents a body shot from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi works on Poag's body with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Nuorempi stalls.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nuorempi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Poag tries to pull guard but Nuorempi holds him up against the cage and eventually Poag drops back down to his feet.
Nuorempi lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Nuorempi.
Nuorempi lands a hook that snaps the head of Poag backwards.
Poag being controlled against the cage.
Poag can't break the clinch.
Nuorempi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poag tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Suutari Nuorempi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lydell Poag.#T3#
Nuorempi is leaning against Poag and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nuorempi gets through Poag's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nuorempi cracks Poag with a nice body shot.
Nuorempi works on Poag's body with a couple of short punches.
Nuorempi controlling the action here for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Nuorempi as the two fighters clinch.
Nuorempi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nuorempi scores with a shoulder strike.
Nuorempi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poag backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
Nuorempi lands a left hand.
Nuorempi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poag backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nuorempi lands a hook that snaps the head of Poag backwards.
Poag's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC#Poag is rocked!
Nuorempi is working Poag over against the cage.
Nuorempi creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Poag's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Poag drops to his knees and Nuorempi pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suutari Nuorempi! |
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