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Event:
EMPIRE FN7: WW GP
Date: Aug 27, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Vidal gets tackled into the cage by Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov maintains the clinch.
I was talking to Vidal's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#TD2#
Nurmagomedov is trying to trip Vidal. He has hold of a leg but Vidal is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nurmagomedov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but Vidal is working from the bottom.
Vidal trying to control the position.
Nurmagomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vidal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nurmagomedov working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Vidal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nurmagomedov connects with a couple of short punches.
Nurmagomedov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T1#
Nurmagomedov is looking to work some ground and pound but Vidal has wrist control.
Nurmagomedov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nurmagomedov throws an elbow that misses. Vidal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nurmagomedov's guard. Nice move by Vidal!#REVR#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nurmagomedov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nurmagomedov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Nurmagomedov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nurmagomedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vidal is keeping the position for now.
Nurmagomedov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nurmagomedov with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
Nurmagomedov lands a couple of elbows.
Nurmagomedov chips away with some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov throwing strikes but missing.
Nurmagomedov lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nurmagomedov distracts Vidal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nurmagomedov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nurmagomedov stands up over Vidal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #ROC2#Vidal is rocked!
Nurmagomedov loads up on a big left hand. Vidal felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Nurmagomedov looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Vidal can't hide his disappointment, as Nurmagomedov celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hasbulla Nurmagomedov! |
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Event:
EMPIRE FN4
Date: Jul 23, 2022 |
#R1#
Vidal slips a jab and a cross from Viva.
Viva stuffs the takedown.#CL#
Viva moves into the clinch.
Vidal is trying to pull guard but Viva has him pressed against the cage.
Viva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vidal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vidal gets through Viva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Viva tries to pull guard but Vidal won't allow it.
Vidal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vidal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viva backwards. #BC#
Viva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viva cracks Vidal with a good jab.#CL2#
Vidal darts in and clinches Viva up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vidal misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Vidal breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Vidal drives through and clinches with Viva against the cage.
Vidal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #TD2#
Vidal has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Viva uses from the top position. #SU#
Viva stands up and waves to Vidal to follow him. #CL#
Viva pushes Vidal up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Vidal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1##CL#
Viva closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Vidal has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Viva uses from the top position. #SU#
Viva gets to his feet - Vidal follows without any prompting.
Tony Viva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vidal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Viva as he jumps to the side.
Tony Viva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nacho Vidal.#CL2#
Vidal has closed the distance and engaged Viva in a clinch.
#BC2#
Vidal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Viva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vidal tries to stall but Viva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#BC2#
Vidal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Viva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vidal, pushing him back against the cage.
Viva has a couple of punches blocked by Vidal.
#BC2#
Vidal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viva throws a combination. Vidal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Viva tries to keep at a distance but Vidal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vidal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Viva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vidal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Viva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
Viva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vidal lands a hook that snaps the head of Viva backwards. #TD2#
Vidal pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES2#
Vidal kicks Viva off and gets to his feet.
Viva misses with the combination.
#CL2#
Vidal darts in and clinches Viva up against the cage.#BC#
Viva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Vidal rushes Viva and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Vidal breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Viva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#CL2#
Vidal moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vidal.
Vidal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Viva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vidal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vidal working Viva over with knees to the body.
Viva is breathing heavily.#T3#
Viva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vidal with a knee to the head.
#BC2#
Vidal breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Viva rushes Vidal and presses him up against the cage.
Vidal gets through Viva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vidal with a knee to the head.
Vidal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Vidal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Viva stuffs the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vidal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Vidal closes the distance and pushes Viva back into the cage.
Vidal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viva backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vidal.
Vidal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vidal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vidal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vidal scores with a knee to the head.
#T4#
Vidal lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD2#
Vidal pulls guard successfully.
#SU#
Viva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL#
Viva closes the distance and clinches.
Viva takes a knee to the side of the body. #TD2#
Vidal manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vidal told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
Viva gets to his feet. Vidal looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vidal lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Vidal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vidal throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Viva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.#CL2#
Vidal gets a clinch.
Viva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vidal blocking some punches.
Vidal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nacho Vidal 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##CL#
Viva moves into range and clinches up with Vidal.#BC#
Viva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Vidal tries to keep at a distance but Viva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Viva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Viva has a couple of punches blocked by Vidal.
#BC2#
Vidal breaks from the clinch.
Viva closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CL#
Viva darts in and clinches Vidal up against the cage.
Vidal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC2#
Vidal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Vidal moves into the clinch.
Viva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vidal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Viva backwards. #BC#
Viva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vidal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crunch! Vidal slams his shin into Viva's torso.#CL2#
Vidal rushes Viva and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Vidal breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Vidal darts in and clinches Viva up against the cage.#T1#
Viva tries to pull guard but Vidal holds him up against the cage and eventually Viva drops back down to his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vidal. #BC2#
Vidal breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Vidal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Vidal - that landed with a thud.
Vidal gets through Viva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Vidal manages to break the clinch.
Vidal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#ROC2#Viva is rocked!
Nacho Vidal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vidal feints a jab and as Viva dips his head, Vidal unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Viva right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Viva falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Vidal smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nacho Vidal! |
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Event:
EMPIRE FN2
Date: Jun 25, 2022 |
#R1#
Perlain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vidal's sensitive parts.
Perlain throws a combination that misses
and Vidal counters with a one-two to the body. #CL#
Perlain gets tackled into the cage by Vidal. Vidal maintains the clinch. #BC#
Vidal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vidal moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Perlain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CL#
Vidal takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Perlain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Vidal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Vidal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perlain thows a leg kick but Vidal checks it #KD#
and Vidal counters with a crisp one two that drops Perlain! Vidal thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Perlain to his feet! Perlain is in big trouble!#ROC#Perlain is rocked!#CL#
Vidal instigates a clinch.
Perlain is still on wobbly legs! Can Vidal finish him?#TD#
Vidal jumps guard.
Vidal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Vidal lands a big elbow - Perlain is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Vidal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nacho Vidal! |
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Event:
EMPIRE 5: Riak vs Polo
Date: Jun 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Bellington keeps the fight on the outside.
Vidal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vidal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bellington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bellington misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Bellington. No joy for Vidal on that attempt.
Bellington is looking to score with low kicks.
Bellington throws a hook but Vidal blocks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Vidal blocks the leg kick.
Vidal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bellington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vidal plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bellington blocks a head kick by Vidal.
#TD#
Bellington looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vidal tries to kick Bellington off in order to stand up. Bellington Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellington controlling the position from side mount. #T1#
Vidal on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #SUB#
Bellington working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bellington taking a breather here. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bellington scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vidal to see if he's OK.
Bellington working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Vidal taking punishment in the form of punches.
Vidal told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bellington working the ground and pound but Vidal is defending the strikes.
Vidal defending against the ground and pound.
Vidal takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
#SUB#
Bellington wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vidal, who protects the arm well. #T3##SUB#
Bellington tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bellington controlling from side mount.
Bellington sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vidal is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bellington lands an elbow.
Bellington lands a decent elbow from side control.
A lull in the action here as Bellington stalls from top position.
Bellington has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vidal takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bellington looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vidal is avoiding damage well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bellington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #ROC#Vidal is rocked!
The crowd goes nuts as Bellington knocks Vidal out cold with a massive hammerfist! Bellington Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tim Bellington!
Tim Bellington spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 17, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Vidal fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Saetang sprawls well initially but Vidal persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vidal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saetang trying to hold on to Vidal's head to control him but Vidal postures up.
Saetang desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Saetang manages to get to full guard.
Saetang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vidal's guard. #REVB#
Vidal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Saetang is controlling him. #SU2#
Saetang stands up from Vidal's guard - Saetang perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Vidal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD#
Vidal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saetang wants to control but Vidal is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T1#
Saetang is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Saetang is pressing down on Vidal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Saetang is controlling Vidal's posture.
Saetang looking to control.
Vidal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Saetang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vidal.
Saetang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saetang is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Saetang lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SU2#
Saetang stands up and waves to Vidal to follow him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vidal. #T2#
Vidal is looking to clinch.
Saetang raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Saetang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vidal.
Vidal is breathing heavily.
Saetang lands a head kick. Vidal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice body kick from Saetang.
Vidal wants to clinch.#CL2#
Saetang drives through and clinches with Vidal against the cage.
Saetang working Vidal over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saetang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T3#
Saetang scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Saetang obliges.
Saetang trying to land knees to the body.
Vidal avoiding damage as Saetang throws knees to the body.
Saetang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Saetang missing with knees to the body.
Saetang scores a nice knee to the body.
Saetang lands a nice knee to the body.
Saetang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vidal is defending well for now.
Saetang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vidal's defenses.
Saetang lands a knee to the head.
Saetang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vidal is defending well for now.
Saetang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vidal.
Saetang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vidal is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vidal looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vidal tries to land a knee to the head but Saetang blocks with his arms.
Saetang has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vidal seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Saetang can turn it around.
Vidal managing to block the knees to the body from Saetang.
Vidal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T4#
Saetang trying to land knees to the body.
Saetang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vidal.
Saetang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vidal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saetang.
Saetang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Saetang scores a nice knee to the body.
Vidal missing with knees to the body.
Saetang tries to land knees in the clinch but Vidal avoids the damage to the body.
Saetang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saetang scores a nice knee to the body.
Saetang lands a knee to the body.
Saetang lands an elbow just above Vidal 's eye.
A knee to the head by Saetang.
Saetang scores a nice knee to the body.
Vidal managing to block the knees to the body from Saetang.
Vidal managing to block the knees to the body from Saetang.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Somsak Saetang dominated that round.
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##CL2#
Saetang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saetang missing with knees to the body.
Saetang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vidal.
Saetang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saetang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vidal avoids it.
Saetang missing with knees to the body.
Vidal avoiding damage as Saetang throws knees to the body.
Vidal with a knee to the head.
#CUT#It looks like Somsak Saetang has been cut.
Saetang lands an elbow just above Vidal 's eye.
Saetang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Saetang tries to land knees in the clinch but Vidal avoids the damage to the body.
Vidal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saetang tries to land knees in the clinch but Vidal avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vidal looking to throw knees to the head but Saetang is blocking nicely.
Vidal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saetang blocks it with crossed arms.
Saetang missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vidal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saetang is defending well for now.#BC#
Vidal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vidal tries to clinch there but Saetang circles away.
Somsak Saetang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A knee to the head by Vidal.
Saetang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vidal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saetang lands a nice elbow.
Somsak Saetang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vidal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saetang connects with a knee to the head.
Vidal tries to land a knee to the head but Saetang blocks with his arms.
Saetang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vidal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saetang crunches a lovely knee into Vidal's ribcage.
Saetang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Saetang tries to land knees in the clinch but Vidal avoids the damage to the body.
Vidal avoiding damage as Saetang throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saetang landing knees to the head.
Vidal misses with a knee to the head.
Vidal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saetang has Vidal pressed against the cage, preventing Vidal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T2#
Saetang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saetang lands a knee to the body.
Saetang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vidal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saetang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saetang misses with a knee strike.
Vidal lands an uppercut.
Vidal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vidal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vidal takes an elbow to the temple.
Saetang working Vidal over with knees to the body.
Vidal looking to throw knees to the head but Saetang is blocking nicely.
Saetang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vidal avoids it.
Vidal managing to block the knees to the body from Saetang.
Saetang lands a good knee to the midsection. Vidal won't want to take too many of those.
Saetang trying to land knees to the body.
Saetang throws an elbow that misses.
Vidal connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Saetang obliges.#T3#
Vidal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vidal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vidal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vidal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saetang blocks it with crossed arms.
Saetang landing knees to the body.
Saetang crunches a lovely knee into Vidal's ribcage.#BC#
Vidal manages to break the clinch.
Vidal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Saetang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saetang throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Vidal moves into range and clinches up with Saetang.
Saetang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vidal.
Vidal tries a knee to the head but Saetang blocks it.
Vidal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC#
Vidal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nacho Vidal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saetang!
#CL#
Vidal clinches up with Saetang and pushes him back against the cage.#T4#
Vidal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saetang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saetang missing with knees to the body.
Vidal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC#
Vidal breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Vidal clinches.
Saetang lands a knee to the body.
#TD#
Vidal gets control of Saetang's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vidal will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SU2#
Saetang decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vidal, up you get!
Both fighters circling a little - Saetang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vidal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vidal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saetang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vidal's head.
Saetang throws the kick towards the body but Vidal avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Somsak Saetang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Somsak Saetang's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Saetang throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vidal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saetang steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Vidal throws a sloppy head kick
and Saetang counters with a head kick. #CL#
Vidal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vidal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saetang just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vidal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC#
Vidal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Vidal tries to keep at a distance but Saetang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vidal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saetang's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Vidal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Saetang moves into the clinch.#BC#
Vidal breaks the clinch.
Vidal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saetang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T1#
Saetang throws a sloppy head kick #CL#
and Vidal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vidal.
Vidal is trying to pull guard but Saetang has him pressed against the cage.
Vidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Saetang.
With the fighters up against the cage, Saetang throws an elbow but misses.
Vidal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saetang walks away with a smile on his face. Vidal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nacho Vidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saetang connects with a nice looking jab.
#CL2#
Saetang pushes Vidal up against the cage in a clinch.
Saetang missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saetang.
Saetang trying to land knees to the body.
Saetang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vidal avoids it.
Saetang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saetang with a knee to the head.
Saetang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vidal is defending well for now.
Vidal avoiding damage as Saetang throws knees to the body.
#T2#
Vidal stalling the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Vidal manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Saetang gets tackled into the cage by Vidal. Vidal maintains the clinch.
Saetang connects with a knee to the head.
#TD#
Vidal successfully pulls guard.
Saetang prevents Vidal from getting back to his feet. #SU2#
Saetang stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vidal avoids the head kick by Saetang.
Somsak Saetang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vidal tries to clinch but Saetang is having none of it. #TD#
Vidal shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Saetang is trying to defend but Vidal finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Saetang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vidal.
Saetang is looking to control Vidal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saetang avoid being mounted?
Saetang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T3#
Saetang is trying to control but can't.
Vidal tries to stand but can't do so whilst Saetang controls his leg.
Saetang keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saetang has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vidal is working away from the top position though.
Saetang gets full guard.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saetang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vidal manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##SU2#
Saetang gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Saetang throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nacho Vidal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saetang connects with a high kick.
Vidal takes a kick to the side of the head.#ROC2#Vidal is rocked!
Saetang circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Vidal drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Saetang follows Vidal to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Somsak Saetang!
Our winner, Somsak Saetang, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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