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Event:
HFC 13: Mason vs Blanche
Date: Jul 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Stosic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faustins.
Faustins is looking to counter punch.
Faustins misses with a shot to the body
and Stosic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stosic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheers as Faustins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stosic doesn't seem phased though.
A bone on bone clash there as Faustins blocks the leg kick.
Faustins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stosic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faustins.
It looked like Faustins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Faustins takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stosic misses with a body shot.
Faustins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Faustins misses with a jab to the body
and Stosic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T1#
Stosic throws a lazy right hand but Faustins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Faustins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Faustins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Faustins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stosic wants to land a leg kick but Faustins is out of range.
Faustins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stosic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stosic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Faustins throws a jab when Stosic was well out of range.
Stosic moves away from the strike by Faustins.
As Faustins backs off Stosic throws a huge counter combo but Faustins manages to avoid it all.
Faustins misses with a straight left.
Stosic looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
Stosic looks to land a combination but Faustins avoids it well.
Faustins throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Faustins throws a poor cross that misses
and Stosic counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faustins misses with a double jab
and Stosic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Faustins looks to land a left hand but Stosic moved out of range nicely.
Faustins misses with a left hand
and Faustins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stosic 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.
Faustins cracks Stosic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T3#
Faustins cracks Stosic on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Stosic falls backwards against the cage. Faustins follows up with more strikes that drop Stosic to his knees. Faustins keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Stosic! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finn Faustins! |
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Event:
HFC 11: Klecker vs Nuorempi
Date: Jun 25, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Hansen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hansen throwing shots but Stosic is blocking nicely.
Hansen controlling the pace.
Stosic is refusing to be controlled, as Hansen sits in half guard.
Stosic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stosic regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hansen.
Stosic keeping full guard, as Hansen tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stosic's head.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Stosic keeps moving. #T1#
Hansen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stosic is trying to control the position but Hansen postures up.
Hansen is stalling in the full guard.
Hansen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hansen passes Stosic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hansen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stosic defending well though. #SUB#
Hansen is looking for a kimura but Stosic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hansen to get the leverage. #T2#
Stosic tries to get to full guard but Hansen has control of the leg.
Hansen winds up and cracks Stosic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hansen 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.
Hansen content to control rather than advance.
Stosic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hansen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stosic for as long as he can get away with.#SUB#
Hansen is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stosic is looking to improve his position.
#T3#
Hansen drops an elbow to the side of Stosic's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hansen in particular looking to stall.#SUB#
Hansen seems to be working for a kimura but Stosic defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Hansen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hansen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB#
Hansen seems to be working for a kimura but Stosic defends the submission attempt.
Stosic is looking to control Hansen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stosic avoid being mounted?#T4#
Hansen moves into full mount! Stosic won't be happy about that! #SUB#
Hansen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Stosic turns into him and now he's in Hansen's guard.
Hansen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soren Hansen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Stosic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hansen is able to avoid easily.
Hansen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stosic as he avoids it easily.
Hansen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stosic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#It looks like Soren Hansen has been cut.#TD#
Stosic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hansen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hansen lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen looking to pass the guard.
Hansen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hansen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hansen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T1##SUB#
Hansen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stosic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stosic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stosic! #REVB#
Hansen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hansen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hansen looking for a sweep. Not yet Hansen, not yet.
Hansen is pulling down on Stosic's head to control his posture.
Hansen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#T2#
Hansen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stosic's guard. #REVR#
Hansen distracts Stosic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stosic keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.
Hansen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
Hansen wants to control from the top but Stosic keeps moving.
Stosic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hansen postures up.
Hansen is stalling in the full guard.
Hansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stosic can do to turn this around?
Hansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Stosic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Darko Stosic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#TD#
Hansen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stosic's guard.
Hansen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stosic is keeping the position for now.
Hansen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stosic's head.
Hansen looking to pass the guard.
Soren Hansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hansen cracks Stosic with a solid left hand.
Stosic can't keep his opponent in guard - Hansen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Hansen is trying to work for a kimura but Stosic is defending well.
Hansen passes to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soren Hansen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Soren Hansen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Hansen shoots and misses
and Stosic counters with a right hand to the body. #TD#
Hansen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hansen is trying to control the action in half guard but Stosic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hansen throwing shots but Stosic is blocking nicely.
Stosic looks like he's trying to stand up.
#SUB#
Hansen is looking for submissions but instead, Stosic has regained full guard.
Stosic is controlling Hansen's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Stosic keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.
Hansen looking to sit in guard and control but Stosic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hansen holds on and takes a little breather.
Hansen 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##SUB#
Hansen wants to work for an arm triangle but Stosic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T2#
Hansen passes to side control.
Hansen working the body and head with strikes.
Stosic is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #SUB#
Hansen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stosic has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hansen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hansen controls the position.
Hansen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stosic down.
Hansen lands an elbow. #T3#
Stosic is not content to let Hansen control the position.
Stosic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hansen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stosic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
Hansen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stosic, who protects the arm well.
Hansen cracks Stosic with a big right hand but Stosic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hansen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stosic some visible discomfort.
#SUB#
Hansen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stosic, who protects the arm well.
Hansen working the body and head with strikes. #T4#
Hansen moves into full mount!
Hansen lands a couple of good shots and Stosic has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#ROC#Stosic is rocked!#SUB#
Hansen working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Stosic is doing well to defend. Hansen seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Stosic is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Soren Hansen!
In his post fight interview, Soren Hansen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1103 Round 1
Date: May 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Tou darts in looking for a takedown but Stosic gets double underhooks and turns Tou into the cage. #BC2#
Stosic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
Tou closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stosic to the mat! Stosic manages to get full guard.
Tou trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tou trying to control the position from guard on top but Stosic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tou pushing down on Stosic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stosic is staying active underneath Tou, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.#SUB#
Tou seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Stosic is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Xigua Tou! |
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