 |
Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
|
Event:
HFC 67: Fermi vs Hunt
Date: Jan 28, 2023 |
#R1#
Sly is looking to clinch.
Sly takes one on the button.
Shakaromanov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice jab there from Sly.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sly 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.
Sly looks to land a left hand but Shakaromanov moved out of range nicely.
Shakaromanov cracks Sly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#ROC#Sly is rocked!
Sly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sly is still on wobbly legs! Can Shakaromanov finish him?
Sly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shakaromanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shakaromanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Sly.
Sly throws out a counter right but Shakaromanov avoids it with no problem.
Shakaromanov throws out a loose jab but Sly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sly seems to have recovered his senses.
Sly defending well as Shakaromanov loads up on a big left hand.
Shakaromanov motions for Sly to come forward. Shakaromanov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sly steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shakaromanov. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD#
Shakaromanov cracks Sly with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Shakaromanov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sly to stand back up!
Shakaromanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sly moves in looking to clinch but Shakaromanov pushes him off.
Shakaromanov throws a looping overhand right but Sly ducks down to avoid it.
Shakaromanov moves forwards but Sly connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T1#
Shakaromanov misses with a straight right.
Shakaromanov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sly scores with a jab. Shakaromanov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shakaromanov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shakaromanov misses with a hook. Sly ducked under it nicely.
Sly lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#KD#
Shakaromanov drops Sly with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sly looks back up at him and smiles so Shakaromanov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!
Sly tries to clinch up.
Are you kidding me?! Shakaromanov ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Sly clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mehmet Shakaromanov!
A less than humble Mehmet Shakaromanov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
|
|
|
Event:
HFC 58: Holy vs Jackson
Date: Dec 24, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Kruczek moves into the clinch.
Kruczek has a couple of punches blocked by Sly.
#BC2#
Sly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kruczek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kruczek scores with a shot to the body.
#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kruczek.
Kruczek sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sly is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
#SU#
Kruczek decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sly to his feet. #CL#
Kruczek has Sly up against the cage in a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sly 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.
Kruczek slowing the pace effectively.
Good body shot from Kruczek.
Kruczek scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sly swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruczek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sly is looking to control Kruczek's arms but Kruczek gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sly has his back to the cage. #T1#
Kruczek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Sly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kruczek misses with some punches.
Sly has had enough of the clinch but Kruczek keeps him there for the moment.
Sly scores with a shoulder strike.
Kruczek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sly is trying to force a seperation but Kruczek has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kruczek.
Kruczek is trying to drag Sly to the mat but Sly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sly is looking to break free of the clinch but Kruczek has double underhooks.
Kruczek is leaning against Sly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC2#
Sly breaks the clinch.
Kruczek lands a lovely overhand right.
Kruczek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#T2#
Kruczek avoids the body shot from Sly.
Sly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kruczek to score with a decent uppercut.
Sly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Kruczek darts in and clinches Sly up against the cage.
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!
Kruczek leaning against his opponent.
Sly has had enough of the clinch but Kruczek keeps him there for the moment.
Kruczek blocks a body shot from Sly.
Sly misses with the head strike.
Sly misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Sly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kruczek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sly doesn't manage to clinch there - Kruczek circles away.
#TD#
Kruczek closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sly did well to prevent Kruczek getting side control.#SUB#
Kruczek is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sly defends it well.
Sly is not content to let Kruczek control the position.#T3#
Kruczek wants to get back to his feet.
#SUB2#
Sly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kruczek works his way into side control.
Kruczek wants to stand but Sly is controlling his arm.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SU#
Kruczek decides to stand back up.
Kruczek connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A cross from Kruczek lands.#CL#
Kruczek closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Kruczek - that landed with a thud.
Kruczek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sly backwards.
Kruczek misses with a punch to the body.
Kruczek working aggressively here.
Kruczek lands a body shot.
Kruczek blocks a body shot from Sly.
Sly misses with a body punch.
Sly is trying to break the clinch but Kruczek has him pressed against the cage.
Kruczek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sly backwards.
A short right from Kruczek.
Sly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruczek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sly misses with a punch to the body.
#TD#
Kruczek pulls guard successfully.
#SUB#
Kruczek is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dionizy Kruczek dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL#
Kruczek moves into range and clinches up with Sly.
Sly tries a body shot but Kruczek blocks it.
Kruczek swings wildly with an uppercut but Sly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Sly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kruczek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sly struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruczek controls his hands.
Sly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kruczek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sly can do to turn this around?
The referee is keeping an eye on Kruczek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kruczek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kruczek swings wildly with an uppercut but Sly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dionizy Kruczek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sly can't find room to land a body shot as Kruczek controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Kruczek fails to land.
Kruczek blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
A right handed body shot lands from Sly.
A nice left hand lands by Kruczek.
Sly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruczek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Sly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Kruczek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kruczek working aggressively here.
Kruczek throws a head punch that misses.
Sly blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sly has had enough of the clinch but Kruczek keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruczek.
Kruczek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sly tries to throw a body punch but Kruczek avoids it by throwing Sly back against the cage.
Sly blocking some punches.
Sly has a couple of punches blocked by Kruczek.
Kruczek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T2#
Sly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kruczek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sly wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Kruczek on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sly misses with a punch to the body.
Kruczek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kruczek blocks a body shot from Sly.
A short body shot lands from Sly as the two fighters clinch.
Sly wants to break free but Kruczek has control.
Kruczek lands a right hand.
Kruczek lands with a light punch inside.
Sly struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruczek controls his hands.
Sly blocking some punches.
Sly misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Kruczek.
Sly stalling in the clinch but Kruczek improves position.
Sly scores with a shoulder strike.
Kruczek prevents a body shot from Sly. #T3#
Kruczek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kruczek lands with a left to the head.
Kruczek scores with a hook to the body.
Sly blocking some punches.
Kruczek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sly cracks Kruczek with a nice body shot.
Sly blocks a body shot from Kruczek.
Kruczek scores with a shoulder strike.
Kruczek jumps guard but Sly stands there with Kruczek around his waist. Kruczek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kruczek has a couple of punches blocked by Sly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sly.
Sly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruczek.
Kruczek throws a head punch that misses.
Kruczek misses with some punches.
Kruczek lands with a light punch inside. #T4#
Sly wants to break free but Kruczek has control.
Kruczek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kruczek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sly backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sly tries to throw a body punch but Kruczek avoids it by throwing Sly back against the cage.
Kruczek swings wildly with an uppercut but Sly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Sly as the two fighters clinch.
Sly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #TD#
Kruczek wants the takedown. Sly is fighting it off but Kruczek persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sly's guard against the cage.
Sly is trying to control the position but Kruczek postures up.
Kruczek has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sly is proving hard to escape from.
Sly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Sly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dionizy Kruczek dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Kruczek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kruczek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruczek. Sly does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Kruczek has Sly up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kruczek prevents a body shot from Sly.
Sly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruczek stalling.
Sly blocking some punches.
Sly misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruczek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruczek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruczek lands with a short shot to the head.
Kruczek blocks a body shot from Sly.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sly.
Sly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T1#
Kruczek lands with a left to the head.
Sly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruczek is working Sly over against the cage.
Sly wants to break free but Kruczek has control.
Kruczek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Kruczek.
Kruczek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kruczek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sly backwards.
Sly tries to throw a body punch but Kruczek avoids it by throwing Sly back against the cage.
Kruczek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sly.
Kruczek misses with some punches.
Sly tries to stall but Kruczek uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kruczek lands a shoulder strike.
Kruczek blocking some punches.
Kruczek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC#
Kruczek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sly tries to clinch up.
Sly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#ROC#Sly is rocked!
Sly is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Kruczek digs a good hook to Sly's body.
Sly is still on wobbly legs! Can Kruczek finish him?#CL#
Kruczek clinches up with Sly and pushes him back against the cage.
Kruczek scores with a shot to the side of Sly's head.
Kruczek pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sly stalling in the clinch but Kruczek improves position.
Kruczek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kruczek lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Kruczek.
Kruczek has a couple of punches blocked by Sly.
Sly tries to throw a body punch but Kruczek avoids it by throwing Sly back against the cage.
Kruczek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sly blocks an uppercut.
Kruczek stalling against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kruczek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sly misses with a body punch.
Sly stalling.
Kruczek misses with a punch on the inside.
#T3#
Sly blocking some punches.
Kruczek holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sly seems to have recovered his senses.
Sly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kruczek as Sly tries to tie him up.
Sly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruczek prevents a body shot from Sly.
Kruczek misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kruczek fails to land.
Kruczek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kruczek backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kruczek.
Kruczek blocks a body shot from Sly.
Kruczek throws a punch but it's blocked by Sly.
Kruczek has been working on his balance at Gold Samurai's Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Sly.
Kruczek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sly is trying to break the clinch but Kruczek is controlling him.
Kruczek swings wildly with an uppercut but Sly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paddy Sly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Sly can't find room to land a body shot as Kruczek controls the action.
Sly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sly working aggressively here.
Sly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sly blocking some punches.
Kruczek swings wildly with an uppercut but Sly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sly tries to circle away but Kruczek has him pinned against the cage.
Sly letting Kruczek take a breather here.
Sly working hard to break the clinch.
Sly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sly misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kruczek.
A head punch on the inside from Kruczek fails to land.
Kruczek blocks an uppercut.
Dionizy Kruczek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kruczek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruczek misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dionizy Kruczek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kruczek 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 Ian Loll scores the fight for Dionizy Kruczek!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Dionizy Kruczek!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Dionizy Kruczek!
Dionizy Kruczek wins by unanimous decision! |
|
|
|
Event:
HFC 52: Scheckter vs Bond
Date: Nov 26, 2022 |
#R1#
A slow jab from Sly misses its intended target. #CL2#
Sly has Chimaev up against the cage in a clinch.
Sly tries to stall but Chimaev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sly slows down the pace here.
Sly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chimaev backwards. #TD#
Chimaev gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sly regains guard.
Chimaev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chimaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Sly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sly keeping moving, preventing Chimaev from controlling successfully. #T1#
Chimaev works over Sly with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chimaev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Chimaev has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Sly to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Chimaev is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Sly pulls down on the head and he's put Chimaev to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Paddy Sly! |
|
|
|
Event:
HFC 44: Ounnagn vs Hunt
Date: Oct 29, 2022 |
#R1#
Bull goes for a double leg but Sly avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sly continues to drive forward.
Come on Sly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bull keeps control of Sly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Sly's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Sly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Sly as he connects with a hook.
Sly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bull has time to react.
Nice uppercut there from Bull.#TD#
Bull looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bull is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T1#
Bull seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sly for as long as he can get away with.
Bull wants to pass to mount but Sly is defending the position.
Bull moves nicely into side control.
Bull is staying tight to Sly's torso, preventing him from escaping. #SUB#
Bull goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sly rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bull's guard! Nice work there by Sly!
Bull is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Sly looking to sit in guard and control but Bull gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Bull stands and throws Sly's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bull wants to control but Sly is keeping him busy.
Sly tries to improve position but can't. #T3#
You can see the frustration on Sly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bull taking a breather here.
Sly tries to improve position but can't.
We've been informed that Sly has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bull controlling the position from side mount. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sly is trying to improve his position.
Bull controlling the position from side mount. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bull walks into a straight right hand from Sly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pit Bull will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Sly tries to clinch there but Bull circles away.
Bull darts in looking for a takedown but Sly gets double underhooks and turns Bull into the cage.
Sly unleashes a big counter combination but Bull bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bull wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sly lands a hook that snaps the head of Bull backwards. #CUT2#It looks like Pit Bull has been cut.#BC2#
Sly breaks from the clinch.
Bull closes the distance and clinches up with Sly, looking for a takedown. Bull pushes Sly against the cage but Sly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bull rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sly counters with a left to the body.
Sly digs a good hook to Bull's body.
Sly misses with a wild body shot.
Sly tries to clinch there but Bull circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sly lands a jab to Bull's midsection.
Sly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#ROC2#Bull is rocked!
Sly steps in with a hook that catches Bull right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Sly follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Bull looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paddy Sly! |
|
|
|
Event:
HFC 30: Nuorempi vs Real
Date: Sep 01, 2022 |
#R1#
Sly throws a body punch but Zajac moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Zajac has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zajac was well out of range. Poor timing from Sly.
Sly tries to clinch but Zajac is having none of it.
Zajac feinted with a counter takedown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sly 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.
Zajac keeps the fight on the outside.
Sly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zajac walks into a jab.
Zajac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sly throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zajac slips a jab from Sly.
Sly tries to clinch up.
Zajac keeps the fight on the outside.#T1#
Sly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sly scores with a nice head shot.
Zajac's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zajac scrambles back to his feet.
Zajac dodges the punch combination from Sly.
Sly throws an overhand right that lands on Zajac's shoulder, as Zajac tries to avoid the shot.
Sly thuds a left hand into Zajac's body.
Sly tries to clinch but Zajac is having none of it.
Sly is looking to clinch but Zajac is avoiding it.
Sly fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T2#
Zajac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A left and a right from Sly both land. Nice combination. #CUT2#It looks like Aace Zajac has been cut.
Sly tries to clinch but Zajac moves out of range.
Zajac appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zajac slips a jab from Sly.
Zajac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sly misses with a jab to the body
#TD#
and Zajac counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zajac throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Sly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zajac is thwarting Sly's attempts to control the position.#T3#
Zajac slips a nice elbow through Sly's hands, connecting with Sly's forehead.
Zajac seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sly wants to control but Zajac is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zajac missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zajac is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zajac thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sly's head.
Sly trying to get back to full guard but Zajac takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Zajac working the ground and pound effectively.
#T4#
Zajac controlling the position easily from mount.
Zajac cracks Sly with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zajac landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zajac trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sly is bucking up trying to escape but Zajac cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zajac landing strikes from the mount.#ROC#Sly is rocked!
Zajac with a couple of short strikes.
Sly is still in real trouble! Can Zajac finish him?
Zajac connects with a bit shot that sees Sly covering up! More strikes from Zajac and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Zajac is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aace Zajac!
In his post fight interview, Aace Zajac started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
|
|
|
Event:
HFC 23: Broxtino vs Hunt
Date: Aug 06, 2022 |
#R1#
Sly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lake sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Lake moves into the clinch.
Sly avoids the elbow strike from Lake, against the cage.
#BC2#
Sly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Sly has Lake up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lake.
Sly working aggressively here.
Sly struggles to land a body shot inside as Lake controls his hands.
Lake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sly dodges an elbow strike from Lake.
Sly is trying to break the clinch but Lake has him pressed against the cage.
Sly throws a head punch that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sly 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sly tries to work over Lake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1#
Sly misses with a punch on the inside.
Sly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lake has him pressed against the cage.
Lake lands an elbow inside. #CUT#It looks like Paddy Sly has been cut.
Lake blocks a body shot from Sly.
Lake blocks a body shot from Sly.
A short uppercut from Lake.
Sly misses with a punch to the body.
Lake is stalling here.
Lake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sly's efforts to push away.
Lake lands a shoulder strike.
Lake lands a nice uppercut.
Lake gets through Sly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lake throws an elbow but misses.
Sly blocks an elbow strike from Lake.
#T2##BC2#
Sly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sly moves away from the strike by Lake.
Sly misses with a straight left.
Sly tries to bum rush Lake with a series of wild strikes but Lake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lake with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sly wants to stall.
Sly misses with a punch to the body.
Sly blocks an elbow strike from Lake.
#BC2#
Sly breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Lake moves into the clinch.
Lake lands with a left to the head.
Lake lands with a light punch inside.
Lake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sly wants to break the clinch but can't.
#T3#
A head punch on the inside from Sly fails to land.
Lake blocks a body shot from Sly.
Sly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Lake.
Lake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sly.
Lake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lake lands an elbow that stopped Sly in his tracks for a moment.
Lake looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lake scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sly's brow.
Sly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sly wants to break free but Lake has control.
Nice body punch from Lake - that landed with a thud.
#BC2#
Sly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Lake darts in and clinches Sly up against the cage.
Lake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
Lake lands a shoulder strike. #ROC#Sly is rocked!
Lake scores with a hook to the body.
Lake lands an elbow inside that Sly shrugs off.
Sly is still on wobbly legs! Can Lake finish him?
Sly looks winded!
Lake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lake unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sly! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lake is unloading with more strikes now! Sly drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Lake!
Cody Lake took some time post fight to say the following; 'See! That was to easy! Give me the title shot for the winner of Chimaev vs Ilmarinen because neither of them deserve it.
'. |
|
|
|
Event:
HFC 17: Abarai vs Real
Date: Jul 16, 2022 |
#R1#
Camacho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Camacho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Camacho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camacho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camacho on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT#It looks like Ruben Camacho has been cut.
Camacho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Sly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Camacho throws a sloppy head kick and Sly moves out of range easily.
Camacho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Camacho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Camacho takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Camacho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sly moves out of range of the body kick.
Sly moves out of range as Camacho throws a body kick.
A jab from Camacho misses.
Sly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Camacho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Camacho misses with a straight right. #T1#
Camacho throws a jab when Sly was well out of range.
Camacho throws a lazy head kick
and Sly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sly lands with a shot to the body.
Camacho looks winded!
Sly jabs Camacho right on the nose. Camacho blinks but takes it well.
Sly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Camacho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sly swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL#
Sly closes the distance and pushes Camacho back into the cage.
Camacho is trying to break free.
Sly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Sly.
A short left from Sly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camacho's elbow. #BC#
Sly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Camacho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses.
Sly tries to clinch but Camacho moves out of range.
Sly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Camacho lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Camacho throws a sloppy head kick and Sly moves out of range easily.
Camacho throws a right hand that misses
and Sly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sly tries to bum rush Camacho with a series of wild strikes but Camacho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sly scores with a shot to the body.
Sly scores with a decent looking hook.
Camacho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sly.
Camacho replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sly blocks it well.
A head kick from Camacho lands but Sly takes it in his stride.
Sly avoids the head kick by Camacho.
A jab from Sly does it's job there.
Sly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T3#
Sly defending well as Camacho loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Camacho.
Sly scores with a nice head shot.#CUT#That has opened up Ruben Camacho's cut even more.#CL#
Sly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Camacho, pushing him back against the cage.
Sly misses with a body punch.
Sly struggles to land a body shot inside as Camacho controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Sly - that landed with a thud.
Camacho working hard to break the clinch.
Sly struggles to land a body shot inside as Camacho controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sly.
Sly stalling.
We've been informed that Camacho has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#T4#
A left hand lands to the body for Sly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sly lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Sly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Sly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Sly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Camacho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sly dodges the punch combination from Camacho.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sly throws a series of strikes that have Camacho backpedaling.
Sly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Camacho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Camacho shapes to counter with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Sly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruben Camacho's cut.
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#
Sly lands a nice looking body shot.
#CL#
Sly has managed to clinch.
Sly lands with a left to the head.
Camacho is trying to break free.
Sly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camacho can do to turn this around?#BC#
Sly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camacho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #CL#
Sly rushes Camacho and presses him up against the cage.
Sly struggles to land a body shot inside as Camacho controls his hands.
Sly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sly is leaning against Camacho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camacho blocks a body shot from Sly.
Sly misses with a punch to the body.
Sly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Camacho is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sly wants to break free but Camacho has control.
#T1#
Camacho prevents a body shot from Sly.
Sly slowing the pace effectively.
Sly slows down the pace here.
Camacho prevents a body shot from Sly.
Sly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paddy Sly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sly scores with a shot to the side of Camacho's head.
Sly misses with the head strike.
Sly pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Sly misses with a punch to the body.
Sly prevents Camacho from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Sly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Sly clinches up with Camacho and pushes him back against the cage.
Sly prevents Camacho from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Camacho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick by Camacho misses
and Sly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A thudding body kick lands there by Camacho!
Ruben Camacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camacho misses with a body kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Camacho's head.
Camacho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Camacho looks for the body kick but Sly saw that one coming. #T3#
Camacho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sly.
Camacho throws a head kick but Sly moves out of range.
Sly sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Camacho is breathing heavily.
Camacho throws the kick towards the body but Sly avoids it.
Camacho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sly tries to clinch up but Camacho circles away and keeps his distance.
Camacho lunges at Sly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sly's hand.
Camacho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sly blocks the body kick.
Sly blocks a head kick by Camacho.
A combination from Sly does no damage. #CL#
Sly clinches up against the cage.
Sly tries to work over Camacho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sly lands with a light punch inside.
Sly lands a left hand.
#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Sly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Camacho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#BC#
Sly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Camacho takes a jab right on the kisser.
Camacho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sly!
Camacho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Sly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ruben Camacho's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Camacho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Sly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Camacho.
Sly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL#
Sly darts in and clinches Camacho up against the cage.#BC#
Sly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sly steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Camacho. That one must have hurt.
Camacho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sly jabs Camacho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sly misses with a double jab.
Camacho fakes the leg kick and cracks Sly in the body.
Camacho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Paddy Sly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sly just misses with a punch to the body.
Camacho throws a nice looking combination but Sly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
A head kick misses from Camacho.
Camacho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Camacho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses.
Sly throws a combination. Camacho tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CL#
Sly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Camacho, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Sly manages to break the clinch.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sly duly obliges.
Sly lands a nice looking body shot.
Camacho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sly moves in looking to clinch but Camacho pushes him off.
Sly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sly.#CUT#The cut above Ruben Camacho's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T2#
Sly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Camacho lands a front kick.#CL#
Sly drives through and clinches with Camacho against the cage.
Sly tries a body shot but Camacho blocks it.
Sly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Camacho wants to stall.
Ruben Camacho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sly tries to work over Camacho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Camacho breaks from the clinch.
Camacho throws a head kick that half lands.
Sly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T3#
Sly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Camacho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sly.
Sly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sly lunges at Camacho with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Camacho's hand.
Camacho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Camacho misses with a kick to the body
and Sly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camacho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Camacho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some wild striking there from Camacho.
Camacho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sly displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sly connects with a looping right hand.
#ROC#Camacho is rocked!#T4#
Sly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Camachos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Camacho is still on wobbly legs! Can Sly finish him?#CL#
Sly rushes Camacho and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Sly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Camacho seems to have recovered his senses.#CL#
Sly clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Sly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paddy Sly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left and a right from Sly both land. Nice combination. #CUT#Ruben Camacho's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paddy Sly is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Sly pushes Camacho up against the cage in a clinch.
Sly lands a body punch.
Camacho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sly avoiding damage as Camacho throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paddy Sly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sly 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight for Paddy Sly!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Paddy Sly!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Paddy Sly!
Paddy Sly wins by unanimous decision!
The defeated Ruben Camacho had this to say: 'Fuck.'. |
|
|
|
Event:
HFC 9: Lake vs Dutoit
Date: Jun 18, 2022 |
#R1#
Rousey shoots for a takedown but Sly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2#
Sly forces Rousey back against the cage and clinches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sly 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.
Sly presses Rousey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sly lands with a light punch inside.
Sly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Sly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Sly moves into the clinch successfully.
Sly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rousey being controlled against the cage.
A short right from Sly.
Sly lands with a left to the head. #BC2#
Sly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sly throws a jab when Rousey was well out of range.
It looked like Rousey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rousey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#T1#
Rousey misses with a kick to the body.
Sly throws a looping overhand right but Rousey ducks down to avoid it.
Rousey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
Sly has managed to clinch.
Sly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rousey's elbow.
Rousey blocks a body shot from Sly.
Sly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rousey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dusty Rousey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rousey is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Sly breaks the clinch.
Paddy Sly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rousey slips a straight right by Sly.
Rousey tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Sly to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Rousey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sly is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL2#
Sly moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Sly breaks from the clinch.
Paddy Sly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Sly gets a clinch.
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!
Rousey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rousey walks into a straight right hand from Sly.
Sly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rousey's head backwards.
Rousey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#ROC2#Rousey is rocked!#CL2#
Rousey gets tackled into the cage by Sly. Sly maintains the clinch.
Oh Rousey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sly creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rousey's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rousey drops to his knees and Sly pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paddy Sly! |
|
|
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 09, 2022 |
#R1#
Sly ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sly.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Sly misses with a hook
#TD#
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sly! #SUB#
Smith swings around for an armbar but Sly sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Smith's guard.#SUB2#
Sly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Sly drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sly jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Smith working for a triangle but Sly defends it easily.
#SUB#
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sly is aware though and is defending well.#T1#
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB#
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Sly defends easily.
#SUB2#
Sly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Sly drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Sly off! Sly jumps back into Smith's guard.
Smith is pulling down on Sly's head to control his posture. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sly trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Sly is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sly looks winded!#SUB2#
Sly is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Smith has his foot on Sly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sly works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Sly defends easily.
#T3##SUB#
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Sly drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sly jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith controls Sly momentarily but Sly frees himself. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith connects with a single shot there.#T4#
Sly closes the distance but Smith moves to the side #TD#
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Sly fights it but they end up in guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Sly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith stays in close to Sly's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mantequilla Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD#
Smith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sly sprawls well initially but Smith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sly slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sly being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB2#
Smith is posturing up here but Sly has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Smith tries to roll out but it's too tight and Smith has to tap! Slick submission there by Sly!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paddy Sly! |
|
|
|
|
|
|
