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Event:
GAMMA#1128 Hawk v Ryder
Date: Jan 11, 2025 |
#R1#
John checks a low kick from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
John looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
John thuds a left hand into Jaegerjaquez's body.
John throws a head kick that misses.
John takes a jab right on the kisser.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaegerjaquez.
John throws a jab when Jaegerjaquez was well out of range.
John lands a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaegerjaquez.
John misses with a right hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a thumping low kick.
John moves out of range as Jaegerjaquez throws a body kick.
Jaegerjaquez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jaegerjaquez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
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!
Jaegerjaquez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T1#
John scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jaegerjaquez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jaegerjaquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Jaegerjaquez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jaegerjaquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
Jaegerjaquez flicks out a counter leg kick but John steps away.
Jaegerjaquez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
John throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a body kick that stops John in his tracks momentarily.
A big right from John misses.
Chris John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as John checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jaegerjaquez.
John lands a jab.
Jaegerjaquez defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
John checks a low kick from Jaegerjaquez.
John throws a hook to the side of Jaegerjaquez's head but Jaegerjaquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaegerjaquez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
John avoids the body shot from Jaegerjaquez.
#T2#
Jaegerjaquez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
John throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Jaegerjaquez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from John misses.
John lands a head kick. Jaegerjaquez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jaegerjaquez just misses with a punch to the body.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jaegerjaquez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jaegerjaquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaegerjaquez digs a good hook to John's body.
Nice defenses there by Jaegerjaquez.#T3#
Jaegerjaquez lands a nice leg kick that just misses John's sensitive parts.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range of the strikes.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaegerjaquez moves away.
A little jabbing left from Jaegerjaquez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
John catches Jaegerjaquez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaegerjaquez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent John stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range of the leg kick from John.
Jaegerjaquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
Jaegerjaquez needs to keep his hands up - John had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
John misses with a hook
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez misses the shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez lands a slapping body shot.
John misses with a low kick.
Jaegerjaquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
John misses with a looping right.
John takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
John on the wrong end of a nice hook.
John lands a right hook to the body.
Jaegerjaquez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down John rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaegerjaquez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
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 Chris John will probably get the nod.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
John goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jaegerjaquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
John misses with a leg kick
and Jaegerjaquez counters with an outside leg kick.
John works Jaegerjaquez's body with a nice hook.
John is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
John swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaegerjaquez. That's going to slow John down.
Jaegerjaquez throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a nice body kick.
John cracks a nice hook into Jaegerjaquez's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John misses the shot to the body.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.
John throws a good cross that connects.
Jaegerjaquez throws a quick inside leg kick. #T1#
John misses with a wild body shot.
John staying out of range there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Jaegerjaquez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, John has got the better of the exchanges.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
John digs a good hook to Jaegerjaquez's body.
A big right from John misses.
Jaegerjaquez throws out a powerful jab.
John misses the shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
John takes a swing at Jaegerjaquez's ribcage but misses.
John swings widly with a right hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice leg kick.
John misses with a leg kick.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from John.
John connects with a nice looking jab.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaegerjaquez steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.#T2#
Jaegerjaquez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaegerjaquez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jaegerjaquez tries a quick counter leg kick but John is wise to it.
John misses with a looping left.
John misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jaegerjaquez to counter with a crisp jab.
John scores with a jab to the head.
John walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jaegerjaquez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
John looks to land a body kick but Jaegerjaquez moved away.
Jaegerjaquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
John with a nice calf kick.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaegerjaquez can do to turn this around?
Jaegerjaquez takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
Jaegerjaquez misses the jab.
Jaegerjaquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab. #T3#
John throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a stiff right hand.
John takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range as John strikes.
It seemed like Jaegerjaquez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from John. Jaegerjaquez shrugs it off though.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaegerjaquez manages to avoid it.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
John doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
John misses with a right hand
and Jaegerjaquez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
John misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaegerjaquez. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
John staying out of range there.
John fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jaegerjaquez just manages to avoid it.
John misses with an uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
Jaegerjaquez throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.#T4#
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John lunges at Jaegerjaquez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jaegerjaquez's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
John does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
John throws a looping overhand right but Jaegerjaquez ducks down to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
John connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jaegerjaquez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez throws a push kick but John slaps the foot to one side.
Jaegerjaquez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
John is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jaegerjaquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Jaegerjaquez cracks John with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jaegerjaquez cracks a nice hook into John's ribs.
John throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
John connects with a body shot that sends Jaegerjaquez's belly button to the back.
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
John throws a big shot that misses.
Jaegerjaquez tries a quick counter leg kick but John is wise to it.
John throws out a loose jab but Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
John checks a leg kick.
John swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Good work by Jaegerjaquez as he checks the leg kick.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
John throws a body shot but no joy.
John throws a lazy uppercut
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaegerjaquez missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John missing with a left hand there. Jaegerjaquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John thuds a left hand into Jaegerjaquez's body.
John misses with a left hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a left to the body.
John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T1#
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaegerjaquez moves away.
A leg kick checked by Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
John throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jaegerjaquez throws a big shot that misses.
John throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a low kick, right behind John 's knee.
John connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
John throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jaegerjaquez jabs John right on the nose. John blinks but takes it well.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a good body shot.
That kick from Jaegerjaquez tenderised John's leg. John is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jaegerjaquez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John stuns Jaegerjaquez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T2#
A jab from Jaegerjaquez does it's job there.
John throws a lazy head kick
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body kick that misses.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John misses with a low kick.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaegerjaquez.
It seemed like Jaegerjaquez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range of the strikes.
John lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaegerjaquez at a distance.
John ducks under a wild hook from Jaegerjaquez.
John was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by John.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T3#
Jaegerjaquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice low kick that buckles John's knee momentarily.
Good exchange - Jaegerjaquez coming out on top.
John misses with a double jab
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a straight right hand.
John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaegerjaquez slips under a jab.
A nice side step and Jaegerjaquez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice defenses there by Jaegerjaquez.
John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and John tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
John throws a jab when Jaegerjaquez was well out of range.
And Jaegerjaquez responds with a good body kick, but John manages to step out the way in time.
A slapping leg kick lands for John.
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
Jaegerjaquez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#T4#
Jaegerjaquez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before John can pounce on him.
John walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jaegerjaquez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from John misses.
John ducks under a wild hook from Jaegerjaquez.
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!
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John scores with a jab to the head.
Jaegerjaquez slips under a jab.
Jaegerjaquez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jaegerjaquez throws a jab but it's blocked by John.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! John crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jaegerjaquez - the referee stops the clock and John gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jaegerjaquez. John manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jaegerjaquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
Jaegerjaquez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez just about did enough to take it.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
John scores with a sloppy right hand. Jaegerjaquez should have avoided that one.
John loads up on a big right hand but Jaegerjaquez slips the punch.
A head kick by John misses
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a good low kick that John was not able to check.
A lazy body kick from John
and Jaegerjaquez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John works Jaegerjaquez's body with a nice hook.
John cracks Jaegerjaquez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
John throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaegerjaquez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
John takes a swing at Jaegerjaquez's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaegerjaquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
John misses with an uppercut.
John looks to land a left hand but Jaegerjaquez moved out of range nicely.
Jaegerjaquez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T1#
Jaegerjaquez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Jaegerjaquez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaegerjaquez misses the target.
It looked like John was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jaegerjaquez.
John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jaegerjaquez. That did some damage!
Jaegerjaquez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaegerjaquez stuns John with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from John does it's job there.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jaegerjaquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaegerjaquez is just out of range.
Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
John misses the shot to the body.
John misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T2#
John tries to work over Jaegerjaquez's front leg with a kick but Jaegerjaquez checks it.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaegerjaquez manages to avoid it.
John bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John slips under a jab from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands a right hook to the body.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaegerjaquez jabs John right on the nose. John blinks but takes it well.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. John doesn't seem bothered though.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jaegerjaquez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
John misses with a double jab
letting Jaegerjaquez counter with a right hand.
John misses the shot to the body. #T3#
John misses the shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
Jaegerjaquez cracks John with a good jab.
Jaegerjaquez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but John is out of range.
John is looking to counter punch.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a crisp jab that stopped John in his tracks.
John slips under a jab.
John steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jaegerjaquez. That one must have hurt.
John throws a body punch but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
John lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T4#
John scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
John throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
John throws a body punch but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
John throws a sloppy body shot
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jaegerjaquez lands a leg kick that knocks John off balance momentarily.
Jaegerjaquez throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
John misses with a body punch
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John cracks Jaegerjaquez with a good jab.
John connects with the punch.
John checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R5#
John throws out a loose jab but Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
John will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
John misses the body punch
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a straight right hand.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez thows a leg kick but John checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Jaegerjaquez's shoulder, as Jaegerjaquez tries to avoid the shot.
Jaegerjaquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
Jaegerjaquez is looking to chop away at John's legs.
As Jaegerjaquez backs away, John returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John misses the shot to the body.
Chris John is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from John misses.
Jaegerjaquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jaegerjaquez looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaegerjaquez is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from John misses.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
John misses with a hook
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice uppercut.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Jaegerjaquez moves out of range easily.
John throws a right hand that misses
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaegerjaquez looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jaegerjaquez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jaegerjaquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John misses with a head kick.
John misses with a leg kick
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a slapping leg kick.
John lands a nice looking body shot.
John uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaegerjaquez.
John misses the shot to the body.
John tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaegerjaquez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John connects with a solid leg kick. #T3#
John takes a swing at Jaegerjaquez's ribcage but misses.
John misses with a jab to the body
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A lazy body kick from John
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Jaegerjaquez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
John connects with the punch.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez walks into a straight right hand from John.
Jaegerjaquez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
John misses with an uppercut
and Jaegerjaquez counters with an outside leg kick.
John throws a hook to the side of Jaegerjaquez's head but Jaegerjaquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John misses with a body punch
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a thumping low kick. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
John misses with a left hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a left to the body.
John misses the body punch
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
John scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jaegerjaquez in his tracks.
John stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
John misses the shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez tries a quick counter leg kick but John is wise to it.
Jaegerjaquez slips a straight right by John.
Jaegerjaquez is trying to counter with his kicks.
Jaegerjaquez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jaegerjaquez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and John connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jaegerjaquez scrambles back to his feet.
John swings for the body but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
John fails to land with a series of punches.
Jaegerjaquez throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaegerjaquez moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris John showed his dominance in that final round.
Well John 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris John!
Chris John retains his lightweight title!
Chris John bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
GAMMA#1123 Honorio v Robson
Date: Dec 28, 2024 |
#R1#
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but John moves out of range.
Sitsongrit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
John with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
John checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
John tries to counter with a clinch but Sitsongrit shakes him off and moves away.
John throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a head kick. John tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
John wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
John walks into a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John scores with a nice head shot.
John throws a nice outside leg kick.
John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
John misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John misses the jab.
John scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
John on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T1#
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. John tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
John cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
John throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
A jab from Sitsongrit finds it's way through John's defenses.
John scores with a nice strike.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit walks into a left hand.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
We've been told by Sitsongrit's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but John just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and John takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #ROC2#Sitsongrit is rocked!
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T2#
John lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Sitsongrit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#KD2#
John lands a big uppercut and Sitsongrit crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sitsongrit looks OK. John waves Sitsongrit back to his feet!
John works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
John lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sitsongrit moves in looking to clinch but John pushes him off.
John steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
John feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sitsongrits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sitsongrit steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from John. That one must have hurt.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Surianglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD2#
John lands a big uppercut and Sitsongrit crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sitsongrit looks OK. John waves Sitsongrit back to his feet!
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and John needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Sitsongrit just on the top of the head. Sitsongrit drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Sitsongrit - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chris John!
Chris John is the new lightweight champion!
A less than humble Chris John misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
GAMMA#1118 Beard v Young
Date: Dec 07, 2024 |
#R1#
John throws a big shot that misses.
Asteroid on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Asteroid blocks a jab.
Asteroid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Asteroid walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asteroid.
John slips under a jab from Asteroid.
John dips to his left and cracks Asteroid with an uppercut!
Asteroid tries to close the distance and clinch but John swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Asteroid down.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Asteroid counters with a left to the body.
Asteroid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
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!
Asteroid misses with a wild body shot.
John stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asteroid.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Asteroid down.
John lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Asteroid closes the distance looking to clinch
and John counters with a straight right hand.
Asteroid tries to land a front kick but John steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
John tries to counter with a clinch but Asteroid shakes him off and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
Asteroid has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
John wants to slow Asteroid down by chopping away at his legs.
Asteroid throws a right and a left that both miss.
John misses with a looping right.
Asteroid slips under a jab from John.
John lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
John throws a leg kick that misses.
Asteroid seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Asteroid drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Asteroid moves out of range of the strikes.
John moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from John does it's job there.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asteroid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chris John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asteroid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Asteroid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Asteroid wants to clinch.
John connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the body from John misses #CL#
and Asteroid counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Asteroid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
John blocks an elbow strike.
John working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Asteroid.
Asteroid misses with some punches.
#T3#
Asteroid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from John.
Knees to the body from Asteroid.
John stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asteroid misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Asteroid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Asteroid pushes John back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Asteroid uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
John breaks the clinch.
Asteroid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
John goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
John throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Asteroid is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from John.
Asteroid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
John scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Asteroid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Asteroid connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! John scrambles back to his feet.
John swings for the body but Asteroid moves out of range.
As John tries to get set, Asteroid tries to push him back and clinch up but John manages to avoid the attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts John, as that shot connected.
John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Asteroid. That did some damage!
Asteroid closes the distance looking to clinch
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John with the inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
Asteroid fakes a jab and throws a low kick but John checks it well.
Asteroid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
John misses with a jab to the body
and Asteroid counters with a leg kick.
John throws out a leg kick but Asteroid moves out of range and John only half commits.
Asteroid is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Asteroid takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
John avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asteroid on the wrong end of a nice jab.
John lands a jab to the nose.
John goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Asteroid fires out a quick counter leg kick but John just manages to avoid it.
John misses with a two punch combination.
Asteroid jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
John thuds his shin into the meat of Asteroid's side.
John plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John throws a head kick that misses.
Asteroid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
John looks to land a right hand but Asteroid moved out of range.#CL#
Asteroid drives through and clinches with John against the cage.
#T1#
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asteroid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asteroid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and John avoids it.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Asteroid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asteroid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asteroid working aggressively here.
Anabolic Asteroid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Asteroid misses with a hook to the ribs.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John lands a hook to the side of the head.
John blocks an elbow strike.
Asteroid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#BC2#
John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
John clobbers Asteroid with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Asteroid throws a right hand that John ducks under and follows up with a left that John also avoids with ease.
Asteroid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#T2#
John lands an overhand right.
John scores with a sloppy right hand. Asteroid should have avoided that one. #ROC2#Asteroid is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John lands a right hook to the body.
John lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#KD2#
John lands a big head kick that sends Asteroid tumbling to the mat! John takes a step backwards and waves Asteroid back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Asteroid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asteroid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent John stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Asteroid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
Asteroid seems to have got his legs back now.
A big left from John misses.
John's jab looks to have found its range, popping Asteroid under the eye.
John misses with a hook
and Asteroid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Asteroid doesn't seem bothered though.
Asteroid avoids a kick to the body.
#T3#
John throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Asteroid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Asteroid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Asteroid moves away from the strike by John.
Asteroid is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
John throws out a powerful jab.
John misses with a leg kick
and Asteroid counters with a nice uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from John in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
John walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Asteroid checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for John.
John throws a leg kick
and Asteroid counters with a nice uppercut.
John misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Asteroid clinches up with John and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asteroid lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John. #T4#
Asteroid missing with knees to the body.
Asteroid tries to land knees in the clinch but John avoids the damage to the body.
Asteroid with a knee to the head.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Asteroid.
John trying to stall but Asteroid improves his position.
Asteroid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John blocks the elbow strike.
John misses with some punches.
#BC2#
John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John feints a jab promting Asteroid to slip. John then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Asteroid slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Asteroid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asteroid counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asteroid misses with a wild body shot.
John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Asteroid's sensitive parts.
John throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Nice uppercut lands for John. That snapped Asteroid's head back.
Anabolic Asteroid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris John seems to be getting the better of the standup.
John lands a nice hook to Asteroid's body. Asteroid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
John misses with a low kick as Asteroid jumps back.
It looked like Asteroid was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
John lands a front kick.
Asteroid lands a nice shot to the body.
John pushes Asteroid away with a front kick.
Asteroid looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
John comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
John scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
John looks to land a combination but Asteroid avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asteroid misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Asteroid clinches up against the cage.#T1#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Asteroid.
Asteroid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
Asteroid blocking some punches.
Asteroid throws an elbow that misses.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Asteroid gets an underhook and turns John into the cage.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John wants to break free but Asteroid has control.
Asteroid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Asteroid trying to land knees to the body.
Asteroid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asteroid misses with a short punch on the inside.
John has Asteroid pressed against the cage.
#BC2#
John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Asteroid pushes John up against the cage in a clinch.#T2#
A head punch on the inside from Asteroid fails to land.
John misses with a body punch.
Asteroid throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
John breaks the clinch.
John lands a nice looking body shot.
John lands a head kick. Asteroid smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asteroid.
Asteroid tries to counter by moving into the clinch but John manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Asteroid has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
John changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
John throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
John lands a jab to the head.
John lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Asteroid has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from John.#T3#
John gets cracked there but stands up to it.
John with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Asteroid tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
John staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. John darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Chris John is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
John connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Asteroid's hands.
Asteroid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
John lands a right hook to the body.
John tries to land a front kick but Asteroid steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice leg kick from John, right into the meat of the thigh.
John lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T4#
Asteroid throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Asteroid pushes John up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Asteroid fails to land.
Asteroid misses with a short punch on the inside.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asteroid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asteroid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asteroids head.
Asteroid working aggressively here.
Asteroid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Asteroid looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got John winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris John!
A very excited looking Chris John rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
GAMMA#1112 Mesquita v John
Date: Nov 16, 2024 |
#R1#
John misses with a body shot
and Mesquita counters with a nice uppercut.
John throws a shot from downtown. Mesquita moves away and avoids it.
Mesquita checks a low kick from John.
Mesquita misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
Mesquita cracks a nice hook into John's ribs.
Mesquita dives in for a single leg takedown but John sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
John scores with a shot to the side of Mesquita's head.
Mesquita goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John just leaning against Mesquita, taking a breather.
John pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC#
Mesquita breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mesquita throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
John slaps away a takedown attempt from Mesquita, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T1#
John scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
John misses with a straight right. #TD#
Mesquita closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mesquita lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
John wants to stand up but Mesquita is controlling him.
John trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mesquita landing with the ground and pound. #ES2#
John has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mesquita is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Still in the clinch, John scores with a nice short uppercut.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Mesquita.
Mesquita drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
John breaks from the clinch.
Mesquita uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mesquita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but John defends well and Mesquita ends up having to push John into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
John throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Mesquita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chris John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Mesquita is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in John's half guard.#SUB#
Mesquita seems to be looking for submissions.
John is trying to control but can't.
#SUB#
Mesquita is looking for submissions but instead, John has regained full guard.
Mesquita stays in close to John's body and controls the position. #T3#
John trying to keep a closed guard but Mesquita is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mesquita's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
John is looking to stand up but Mesquita isn't so interested in that idea.
Mesquita scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
John wants to stand and escape but Mesquita is having none of it.
Mesquita with a nice head shot there.#T4#
Mesquita postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mesquita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #ES2#
John manages to escape and get back to his feet.
John takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mesquita throws a jab but it's blocked by John.
Mesquita lands with a hook. John tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mesquita's head backwards.
John uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
John throws a hook but Mesquita avoids it easily.
John moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mesquita checks a leg kick.
Chris John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John looks to land a body kick but Mesquita moved away.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Mesquita swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris John will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mesquita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
John loads up on a big right hand but Mesquita slips the punch.
John scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#TD#
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches John napping and manages to drive through into side control!
John wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita drags him back down.
John taking a bit of punishment here - Mesquita scoring with strikes.
Mesquita lands some shots froms side control.
John takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
John holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.#SUB#
Mesquita has hold of John's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! John tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mesquita cranks the arm and John screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from John, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Richard Mesquita!
Richard Mesquita retains his lightweight title! |
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Event:
GAMMA#1107 Jarrod v Kurt
Date: Nov 02, 2024 |
#R1#
A left lands for John.
John misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
John tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
John takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John misses the jab.
Sitsongrit lands with a shot to the body. #CL2#
John gets tackled into the cage by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit pushes John back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit is leaning against John and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from John.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
John misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
John blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
John working aggressively here.
#T1#
John misses with a body punch.
John has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
John wants to break free but Sitsongrit has control.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
John leaning his opponent against the cage.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
John misses with a body punch.
John displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sitsongrit up against the cage.
John lands a shoulder strike.
John lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T2#
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
John tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. John seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sitsongrit can turn it around.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
John slows down the pace here.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T3#
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John blocking some punches.
John's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#BC#
John breaks the clinch.
John misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit cracks John with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
John scores with a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps John's head backwards.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit sizes up John with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
John misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
John attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
John throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and John only half commits.
Sitsongrit gets off balance looking for a body kick
and John counters with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been told by John's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
John lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection.
John feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Danny Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from John misses.
John lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by John.
John avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
John throws a right hand that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good low kick that John was not able to check.
John throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit punishes John's body with a nice straight punch.
John motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. John throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. John doesn't seem bothered though.
John moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
It looked like John was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
A good leg kick by John.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and John counters with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit cracks John with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
John avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
letting John counter with a right hand.
John thumps Sitsongrit with a low kick.
John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
A low kick lands for John.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chris John is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
John tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
John misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
John blocks a low kick nicely.
John thuds his shin into the meat of Sitsongrit's side.
John throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow John down.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
John slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
John misses with a straight left. #T2#
Nice shot lands for John.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit tries to work over John's front leg with a kick but John checks it.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by John.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
John has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
A cross from John lands.
John looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
John swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when John was well out of range.
John lands a jab to the head.
John listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
John keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.#T3#
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by John.
Sitsongrit scores with a push kick.
John blocks a jab.
John slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from John.
John scores with a hook to the body. Sitsongrit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
John digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
John takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as John blocks the leg kick.
John connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CL2#
Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
John misses with a body punch.
Danny Sitsongrit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
John tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sitsongrit is able to avoid easily.
John cracks Sitsongrit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
John checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
John moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
John throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
John pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range and John settles back down.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Sitsongrit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Danny Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
#CL2#
Sitsongrit clinches with his opponent.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from John.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by John. #BC#
John breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
John lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the body
and John counters with a low kick, right behind Sitsongrit 's knee.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John lands a jab.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sitsongrit tries to move into range but John moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by John.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. John knows he should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but John is out of range.
John checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit misses with a kick to the body.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Nice defenses there by John.
John looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit connects with a high kick. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab, jab by John - just one landing.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
John connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick from John, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
John motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. John throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
John ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by John.
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
John tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chris John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
John slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
John throws a body kick that misses.
John darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
John moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
John with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
John misses with a hook
and Sitsongrit counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
John avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
John avoids a kick to the body.
John scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
John looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John lands a right hook to the body.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
John takes one on the chin but seems OK.
John lands with a cross.
John scores with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris John.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Event:
GAMMA#1100 Kurt v Hawk
Date: Oct 05, 2024 |
#R1#
Niaz moves out of range as John strikes.
Niaz shoots in looking for a takedown but John manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Niaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A jab from John does it's job there.
A low kick from John misses #TD2#
and Niaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Niaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niaz trying to control but John is working from the bottom.
Niaz is standing up over John. John looks to escape but Niaz dives into side control.
John is trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Niaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Niaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. John knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T1#
John wants to get back to his feet but Niaz drags him back down.#ES#
John bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niaz moves away.#CL2#
Niaz rushes John and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
John lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Niaz backwards.
John working aggressively here.
Niaz looking to stall.
John lands a left hand that snaps the head of Niaz backwards. #T2##TD2#
Niaz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics John uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
John stands up and waves to Niaz to follow him.
Niaz shoots for a double leg takedown but John sprawls well. He's pushed Niaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
John throws a quick inside leg kick.
Niaz slips a jab and a cross from John.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Niaz doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from John misses.
John scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT#It looks like Dick Niaz has been cut.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Niaz is just out of range.
A big right from John misses. #CL2#
Niaz closes the distance and clinches.
John throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niazs head.
Niaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
Niaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables John to keep the fight standing.
Chris John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Niaz.
John taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Niaz letting John take a breather here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with John for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
John wants to break free but Niaz has control.
Niaz tries to pull guard but John won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Niaz as John tries to tie him up.
John stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
John working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Niaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but John pulls his leg out and moves away.
Niaz dives in for a single leg takedown but John sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Niaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
Niaz ducks under a wild hook from John.
Niaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from John.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Niaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John lands with an uppercut that bounces Niaz off the cage and back into range.
John looks to land a right hand but Niaz moved out of range.
John misses with a head kick.
And Niaz tries to counter it with a takedown but John pushes his down on his head and steps out.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Niaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
John throws a predictable looking body shot
#TD2#
and Niaz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
John has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Niaz is on him like a limpet, forcing John back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niaz tries to pull guard but John won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Niaz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
John pivots, looking for a leg kick but Niaz is out of range and John settles back down.
Niaz with the counter takedown but John avoids it easily.
John misses with a hook. Niaz ducked under it nicely.
Niaz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but John defends it well.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niaz.
Nice takedown defense from John. No joy for Niaz on that attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A shot to the liver by John. Beautiful body shot.
John missing with a left hand there. Niaz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Niaz moves out of range easily.
John lands with a thumping leg kick.
John circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niaz feints the counter takedown.
John connects with a body shot that sends Niaz's belly button to the back.#TD2#
Niaz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming John to the mat! John manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#ES#
John uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Niaz moves out of range as John strikes.
Niaz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but John defends it well.#T1#
Niaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niaz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
John looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
John connects with the punch.
Niaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
John misses the jab.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts John as he jumps to the side.
Chris John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
John will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from John misses. #CL2#
Niaz clinches up against the cage.
John lands a right hand.
Niaz wants to take the fight to the mat but John manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chris John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Niaz.
Niaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Niaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. John gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#T2#
John tries to work over Niaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niaz wants a takedown.
Niaz tries to pull guard but John holds him up against the cage and eventually Niaz drops back down to his feet.
Chris John has scored more points in the clinch so far.
John misses with some punches.
Niaz is looking for a takedown.
John is struggling to control the position.
John dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Niaz jumps guard but John turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from John.
Come on Niaz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Niaz stalling in the clinch but John improves position. #T3#
Niaz fails to pull guard.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD2#
Niaz gets control of John's arms and successfully pulls guard. Niaz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Niaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. John defends it easily.
John is looking to work some ground and pound but Niaz has wrist control.#SUB2#
Niaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. John doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. John manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SU#
John gets to his feet - Niaz follows without any prompting. #T4#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Niaz.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John throws a jab when Niaz was well out of range.
Niaz tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
John throws a solid leg kick but Niaz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at John.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from John lands but Niaz takes it in his stride.
Niaz slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for John.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niaz ducks under a wild hook from John.
John keeps the fight on the outside.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niaz tries to clinch up but John circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dick Niaz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A good leg kick by John. #TD2#
Niaz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Niaz showed some decent athleticism there.
John kicks off Niaz and gets to his feet.
John takes a swing at Niaz's ribcage but misses.
Niaz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from John finds it's way through Niaz's defenses.
John lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John takes a swing at Niaz's ribcage but misses.
Niaz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Niaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. John manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John takes a swing at Niaz's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Niaz has closed the distance and engaged John in a clinch.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Niaz controls the action.
#T1##TD2#
Niaz manages to pull guard.
John throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Niaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Niaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Niaz looking for a guillotine here but John defends easily.
John throwing strikes from guard but Niaz blocks nicely. #SUB2#
Niaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dick Niaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
John trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Niaz is trying to control the position but John postures up.
John in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
John trying to control the position from guard on top but Niaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chris John overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Niaz has his foot on John's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. John works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Niaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
John with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
John throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
John wants to stand but Niaz has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SU#
John decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Chris John is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Niaz avoids the head kick by John.
Chris John is winning the standup battle so far.
Niaz tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
Niaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
Niaz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#CL2#
Niaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Niaz to work.
#T4#
Niaz stalling in the clinch but John improves position.
Niaz stalling.
John lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Niaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Niaz is trying to drag John to the mat but John just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Niaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but John blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niaz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but John blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris John showed his dominance in that final round.
Well John 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris John!
Chris John bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
GAMMA#1091 Gunner v Cormac
Date: Sep 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Standifer checks the leg kick.
John throws a jab when Standifer was well out of range.
Standifer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from John with a body shot.
Standifer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Standifer slips under a jab from John.
John looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
John takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
John throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
John misses with a body kick.
Standifer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Standifer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Standifer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? John is fending him off so far but Standifer persists. Nope, John circles away and we're back to standing.
John throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Standifer counters with a shoot takedown. John fights it but they end up in guard.
John is looking to stand back up but Standifer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by John.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#REVR#
Standifer prevents John from standing back up.
#T1#
John is trying to get back to full guard.
John tries to kick Standifer off but Standifer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Standifer wants to lay and pray for a moment but John keeps working.
John misses with some strikes from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Standifer working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Nice strikes from Standifer there.
Standifer content to control rather than advance.
John is refusing to be controlled, as Standifer sits in half guard. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Standifer is taking a breather. John says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
John is trying to stand up here but Standifer is controlling him well.
Standifer trying to pass the guard but John defending well.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
John throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
John throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Standifer misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from John.
John misses with a lunging right hand
#CL2#
and Standifer counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T3#
Standifer cracks John with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Standifer.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Standifer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards. #TD2#
Standifer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. John is trying to keep an underhook but Standifer manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Standifer is trying to control the action in half guard but John is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #ES#
John pushes Standifer off and gets back to his feet.
John throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD2#
and Standifer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for John!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John is trying to buck Standifer off.
Standifer staying calm.
Standifer grinds an elbow into John's temple. #T4##SUB2#
Standifer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
John can't do much from the bottom here.
Standifer laying and praying for a moment but John takes advantage and regains half guard.
Standifer wants to control but John is keeping him busy.
John misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Finlay Standifer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
John takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Standifer.
Standifer ducks under a wild hook from John.
John lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Standifer slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
Standifer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
John wants to land a leg kick but Standifer is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John misses with an uppercut
and Standifer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Standifer cracks John with a good jab.
John looks to land a right hand but Standifer moved out of range.
Chris John is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Standifer ducks under a wild hook from John.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Standifer! But no joy.#T1#
John throws a shot from downtown. Standifer moves away and avoids it.
Standifer tries to counter with a clinch but John shakes him off and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
A head kick by John misses
and Standifer counters with a nice body shot.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target. #CL2#
Standifer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with John, pushing him back against the cage.
Standifer throws a head punch that misses.
Standifer lands a nice uppercut.
Standifer tries a body shot but John blocks it.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Standifer gets an underhook and turns John into the cage.
Standifer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, John creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Standifer fails to land. #BC#
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Standifer backs up against the cage.
John looks to land a left hand but Standifer moved out of range nicely.
Standifer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
John takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Standifer misses with a series of wild punches.
John looking to land some kicks to the body here.
John throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Standifer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Standifer takes one to the chin there.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Standifer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chris John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Standifer manages to avoid it.
Standifer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Standifer to score with a decent uppercut.
Standifer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Standifer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but John paws at him with a jab and circles away.
John looks to throw the jab but Standifer is out of range.
John feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Standifers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#TD2#
Standifer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Standifer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
John pushes Standifer away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Standifer gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Standifer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
John is not content to let Standifer control the position.
John is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Standifer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
John wants to control but Standifer postures up.
John is pushing Standifer's head away, looking to escape. Standifer manages to hold on to the position though.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
John taking punishment in the form of punches.
Standifer trying to control the position but John is working away.
Check out the look on Standifer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
John takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
John tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Standifer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Standifer lands a nice forearm strike.
Standifer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Standifer trying to control the action but John is working from the bottom.
John wants to get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Standifer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chris John will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
John misses with a left hand
and Standifer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
John connects with an inside leg kick.
Standifer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Standifer moves out of range easily.
Standifer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Standifer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Standifer tries to clinch up but John circles away and keeps his distance.
John explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
John misses the jab.
Standifer tries to counter by closing the distance.
John moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standifer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Standifer.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Standifer is just out of range.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John's jab looks to have found its range, popping Standifer under the eye.#T1##TD2#
Standifer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Standifer trying to control the action but John is working from the bottom.
John tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Standifer takes a little break here. John wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
You can see the frustration on John's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Standifer working the ground and pound.
Finlay Standifer has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
John tries to improve position but can't.
John gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Standifer scoring with strikes but John is staying in there.
Standifer with shots to the head and body - John looks very uncomfortable down there.
John is squirming around, avoiding Standifer's attempts to control the action.
John is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
John really wants to buck Standifer off and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Standifer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
John tries to lock up and control but Standifer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Standifer working the ground and pound effectively.
#T3#
Standifer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#ROC2#John is rocked!
John tries to hold on but Standifer pushes him away.
Oh John is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Standifer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES#
John somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Standifer moves out of range of the strikes.
Standifer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Standifer avoids the body shot from John.
John seems to have got his legs back now.
John misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for John.
John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chris John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John moves out of range as Standifer strikes.
John looks for the body kick but Standifer saw that one coming.
John throws a leg kick
and Standifer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#T4#
Standifer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Standifer swings for the body but John moves out of range.
Standifer scores with a jab. John acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
John clobbers Standifer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
John looks to land a right hand but Standifer moved out of range.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Standifer.
Standifer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from John.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from John. Standifer shrugs it off though.
John throws a head kick but Standifer moves out of range.
John thows a leg kick but Standifer checks it
and Standifer counters with a stiff right hand.
John on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
John throws a head kick but Standifer moves out of range.
Standifer wants to counter the offense by John and move into the clinch position.
John throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Finlay Standifer.
I think Standifer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finlay Standifer! |
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Event:
GAMMA#1088 John v Mesquita
Date: Aug 24, 2024 |
#R1#
A swing and a miss from Mesquita.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
John pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mesquita is out of range and John settles back down.
Mesquita looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mesquita.
John scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mesquita in his tracks.
John needs to keep his hands up - Mesquita had a free shot at his head there.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mesquita.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from John - that will leave a mark!
John slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
John ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mesquita.
Mesquita with the counter takedown but John avoids it easily.
John connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mesquita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mesquita checks a leg kick.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
John thuds his right hand into Mesquita's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some bone on bone action there as Mesquita checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mesquita tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
John throws a hook to the side of Mesquita's head but Mesquita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John motions for Mesquita to come forward. John throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mesquita.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mesquita.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mesquita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John misses with a body punch
and Mesquita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John digs a good hook to Mesquita's body.
#TD2#
John gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mesquita scoring with some ground and pound.
Mesquita postures up and lands a big shot to John's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of John's head.#T2##ES#
John manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
John throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mesquitas head.
John tries a body shot but Mesquita blocks it.
Mesquita wants to stall.
Mesquita jumps guard but John stands there with Mesquita around his waist. Mesquita gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mesquita jumps guard but John stands there with Mesquita around his waist. Mesquita gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
John tries to throw a body punch but Mesquita avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
Mesquita taking a breather.
Mesquita being controlled against the cage.
Mesquita has a couple of punches blocked by John.
#T3#
Mesquita is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but John is defending well.
Chris John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.#TD2#
Mesquita jumps guard.
John trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
John trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SU#
John stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mesquita throws a predictable looking body shot
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
Mesquita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mesquita misses with a left hand
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
Mesquita bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
John bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mesquita's head backwards.
John looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
John scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John throws a low kick but Mesquita moves out of range easily.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mesquita.#T4#
John misses with a body shot.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and Mesquita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by John.
John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chris John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesquita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Mesquita finds it's target.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
John fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mesquita on the side of the head.
John looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mesquita scores with a jab to the body.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mesquita is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
Mesquita tests John's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mesquita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
John throws a lazy uppercut
and Mesquita counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Mesquita looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
John slips a jab from Mesquita.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesquita was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
Mesquita scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#TD2#
Mesquita shoots in and gets a takedown into John's guard.#ES#
John is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
John lands a hook to the side of the head.
John lands with a left to the head.
Mesquita blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC#
John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John lands a leg kick that knocks Mesquita off balance momentarily.
Mesquita takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
John wants to slow Mesquita down by chopping away at his legs.
Mesquita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Mesquita throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
John misses with a low kick. #TD2#
Mesquita looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mesquita looking to sit in guard and control but John gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
John postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
John trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Mesquita preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SU#
John stands up from guard. Let's bang!
John cracks Mesquita with an open hand slap.
Mesquita swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by John.
John blocks a jab.
John changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T2#
Mesquita loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
John tries to counter with a takedown but Mesquita is quick to defend against it.
A clash of legs there as Mesquita blocks the low kick.
Mesquita throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice combination there by John.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John cracks Mesquita with a good jab.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mesquita moves away.
John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
John takes a swing at Mesquita's ribcage but misses.
Mesquita feints the counter takedown.
The fighters circle momentarily. John darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
John throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mesquita takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Mesquita down.
Mesquita looks for a takedown but John sprawls well.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Mesquita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
Mesquita lands a jab to the head.
Mesquita throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chris John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
John lands a jab to the nose.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mesquita can do to turn this around?
John looks to throw a body kick
and Mesquita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John misses with a straight right.
Mesquita shoots in but no luck this time.
John walks into a jab.
John misses with a wild body shot.
John with the inside leg kick.
Mesquita throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from John.
A clash of legs there as Mesquita blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Mesquita.
John lands a leg kick that knocks Mesquita off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T4#
John throws a right hand that misses
and Mesquita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mesquita misses with an uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mesquita.
Chris John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mesquita is defended easily by John.
Mesquita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mesquita might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
John misses with a kick to the body.
John punishes Mesquita's body with a nice straight punch.
John scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mesquita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mesquita.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from John - that will leave a mark!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John misses with an uppercut
and Mesquita counters with a nice uppercut.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
John throws a leg kick #TD2#
so Mesquita counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
John seems keen to control Mesquita's posture.
Mesquita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
John striking off his back but it's not causing Mesquita any problems.
Mesquita landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John wants to stand and escape but Mesquita is having none of it.
John throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mesquita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. John is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mesquita stops John from standing up. #ES#
John manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but John holds him up against the cage and eventually Mesquita drops back down to his feet.
John tries to circle away but Mesquita has him pinned against the cage.
Mesquita lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mesquita blocks a body shot from John.
Come on John - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#BC2#
Mesquita breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mesquita.
John tries to counter with a takedown but Mesquita is quick to defend against it.#T2#
Mesquita throws a lazy uppercut
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
John stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and John wants it to stay on the feet.
Chris John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Mesquita.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John cracks Mesquita with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
John defending well as Mesquita loads up on a big left hand.
John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mesquita. That did some damage!
John lands a nice hook to Mesquita's body. Mesquita takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mesquita misses with a hook
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
Mesquita misses the jab.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
Mesquita throws a hook but John blocks it.#T3#
Mesquita shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. John defends it nicely.
Mesquita scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
John misses with an uppercut.
John scores with a jab.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Mesquita.
John digs a good body shot into Mesquita's ribs.
The crowd cheers as John lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mesquita doesn't seem phased though.
Mesquita takes one on the button.#TD2#
Mesquita shoots in and gets a takedown into John's guard.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but John keeps moving. #T4#
John wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as John works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Mesquita has gone for a leg lock! John slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mesquita's guard.#REVR#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as John accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
John would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Mesquita looking for submissions from the bottom but instead John passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4#
Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
Mesquita throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.
Mesquita takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big left from Mesquita misses. #TD2#
Mesquita looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for John!
John is trying to control Mesquita's posture but Mesquita avoids it.
John is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Mesquita tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mesquita has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Mesquita tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T1#
John struggling a bit here.
Mesquita scoring with punches and elbows.
John takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
John is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mesquita is controlling him well.
John is not content to let Mesquita control the position. #SUB2#
Mesquita tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mesquita has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T2#
John is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mesquita asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mesquita connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused John some visible discomfort.
Mesquita lands an elbow.
Mesquita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
John is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mesquita has just dragged him back down to the mat.
John taking a bit of punishment here - Mesquita scoring with strikes.
Mesquita prevents John from escaping the position.#T3#
John is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mesquita's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#ES#
John kicks Mesquita off and gets back to his feet.
Mesquita takes a shot right to the bread basket.
John throws an off balance right hand
and Mesquita counters with a stiff right hand.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Mesquita moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Mesquita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mesquita comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
John scores with a jab.
John tries to work over Mesquita's front leg with a kick but Mesquita checks it.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mesquita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Mesquita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
John loads up on a big right hand but Mesquita slips the punch.
John thows a leg kick but Mesquita checks it
and Mesquita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mesquita dives in for a single leg takedown but John sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
John half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mesquita circles away quickly and effectively.
Mesquita throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.#T4#
John buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
John loads up on a big right hand but Mesquita slips the punch.
Mesquita's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mesquita misses with a looping left.
John looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mesquita doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mesquita shoots in and drives through. John sprawls well.
John throws a head kick but Mesquita moves out of range.
It seemed like Mesquita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
John throws a nice outside leg kick.
John looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
John thows a leg kick but Mesquita checks it #TD2#
and Mesquita counters with a takedown into side control.
John takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
#SUB2#
Mesquita has an Americana. John didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Mesquita is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Mesquita hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Richard Mesquita!
Richard Mesquita is the new lightweight champion! |
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Event:
GAMMA#1085 Ritori v River
Date: Aug 10, 2024 |
#R1#
John walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
John pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses John's front leg but catches the back leg as John tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
John wants to slow Sitsongrit down by chopping away at his legs.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit cracks a nice hook into John's ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
John cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into John's ribs.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
John bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sitsongrit's head backwards.
The fighters circle momentarily. John darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
John feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A big right from John misses.
John lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses. #T1#
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like John wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and John makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
John throws a nice inside leg kick.
John is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
John checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sloppy strikes from Sitsongrit. Those never looked like landing.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from John.
A lazy left from Sitsongrit finds it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
John scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit only half commits to the counter leg kick.
John throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. John doesn't seem bothered though. #T2#
Sitsongrit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by John.
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good exchange - John coming out on top.
Surianglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
John scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
John turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
John throws a low kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
John takes a shot right to the bread basket.
John looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
John looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
John misses with a low kick.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
And John counters with a quick kick to the body but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
John changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#T3#
Nice defenses there by John.
John works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by John.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit connects with a high kick.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt John.
Sitsongrit punishes John's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for John.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but John checks it
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#Sitsongrit is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD#
John feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sitsongrit sprawling to the canvas! Sitsongrit rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can John finish him?!
Sitsongrit is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
A low kick lands for John.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. #KD#
John cracks Sitsongrit with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sitsongrit looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can John finish him?
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
John digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
John closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
John with the inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses. #KD#
John drops Sitsongrit with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sitsongrit looks back up at him and smiles so John waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#T4#
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
John misses the jab.
John throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
John takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit seems to have recovered his senses.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
John thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
John slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and John tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
John throws the kick towards the body but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sitsongrit - that will leave a mark!
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and John counters with a good low kick that Sitsongrit was not able to check.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and John counters with an inside leg kick.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsongrit can do to turn this around?
Good standup being displayed there by John as he connects with a hook.
John throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
John misses with a straight right.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
John throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
John throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Chris John is winning the standup battle so far.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
John throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped John's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from John finds it's way through Sitsongrit's defenses. #T1#
Sitsongrit falls off balance throwing a combination
and John counters with a straight right hand.
John explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
John ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
John throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
John misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a few strikes there.
John misses with a looping left.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from John misses.
John is looking to land body kicks.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as John blocks the low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! John crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sitsongrit - the referee stops the clock and John gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sitsongrit. John manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John dodges the punch combination from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Sitsongrit might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, John has got the better of the exchanges.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by John.
John misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by John.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow John down with leg kicks.
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a head shot.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
John scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
John lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
John lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection.
Sitsongrit defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
John looking to land some kicks to the body here.
John swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
John throws a body kick that misses. #T3#
John throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
John takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
John tries to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit moves his leg out of the way.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
John walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
John takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice jab there from John.
Sitsongrit throws a quick head kick that skims the top of John's head.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
John connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
John dips to his left and cracks Sitsongrit with an uppercut!
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
John avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
John shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T4#
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as John lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sitsongrit doesn't seem phased though.
John gets in close and tags Sitsongrit with a short punch that almost sends Sitsongrit to the mat! Oh Sitsongrit is in big trouble! He turns his back on John, trying to create some distance but John rushes him, striking wildly and Sitsongrit goes down! The referee tackles John into the cage to end the fight! John is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris John!
Chris John retains his lightweight title!
Chris John decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
GAMMA#1079 Sitsongrit v John
Date: Jul 20, 2024 |
#R1#
John looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Surianglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
John tries to score with a low kick but Sitsongrit moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped John's head back.
A big right from John misses.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
John throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Sitsongrit was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
John tries to move into range but Sitsongrit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised John's leg. John is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from John.
Sitsongrit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T1#
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
A head kick misses from Sitsongrit.
John gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sitsongrit.
John tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but John avoided it.
John digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
John shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but John steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by John. John obviously looking to wear him down.
John blocks a jab.
John misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends John's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from John.
Sitsongrit walks into a left hand.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but John checks it
and John counters with a good low kick that Sitsongrit was not able to check.
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!
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but John is out of range.
A jab lands there for John.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T2#
John misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit lands a glancing blow to the side of John's head.
A good leg kick by John.
We've been told by Sitsongrit's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sitsongrit plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sitsongrit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
John avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
A nice leg kick from John, right into the meat of the thigh.
John punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit lunges at John with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by John's hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
John throws a half hearted mid kick.
John connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.#T3#
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to John's midsection.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a quick counter kick to the body but John avoids it.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
John lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
John fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
John throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
John showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
John misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and John counters with a good low kick that Sitsongrit was not able to check.
John throws out a leg kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range and John only half commits.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.#T4#
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
John tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
John connects with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
John cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
John avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from John.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
John motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. John throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
John fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit takes one to the chin there.
John checks a leg kick.
John throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by John.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
John connects with an inside leg kick.
John avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris John will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and John has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
John on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
John drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
John misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from John.
Sitsongrit lands with an uppercut that bounces John off the cage and back into range.
John takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before John has time to react.
John checks the leg kick.
John throws a big counter head kick but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
John let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
John throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John slips a jab from Sitsongrit.#T1#
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
John scores with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
John keeps Sitsongrit at a distance using the push kick.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit looks to land a combination but John avoids it well.
John scores with a nice head shot.
John ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
John looks like he wants to counter punch here.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
John misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
John scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
John throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick which misses John's front leg but catches the back leg as John tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but John avoided it.
Sitsongrit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of John's head.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws out a powerful jab.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
John lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. John catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
John with the inside leg kick.
John ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from John.
John blocks a jab.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
John rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a body kick that stops John in his tracks momentarily.
A left lands for John.#T3#
John throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
John moves out of range of the body kick from Sitsongrit.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
John missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
John has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
John moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
John throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by John.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from John.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
John finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#T4#
Sitsongrit is looking to slow John down with leg kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Sitsongrit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
Sitsongrit moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
John is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a double jab.
John throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
John takes one on the button.
John on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
John punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but John avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from John.
John blocks a leg kick.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
John with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Surianglek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
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.#R3#
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and John moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but John avoided it.
A right-left combo lands from Sitsongrit.
John scores with a nice body kick.
John uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
John misses with an uppercut.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by John.
John misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by John as he connects with a hook.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by John.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
John needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
John lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#T1#
John's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! John scrambles back to his feet.
John throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sitsongrit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
John throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
John takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick aimed at John's knee but John avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
John throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
John connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
John throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Sitsongrit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sitsongrit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Sitsongrit was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
John connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a series of punches but John moves out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses John's sensitive parts.
John jabs at Sitsongrit's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but John takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and John unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
John darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
John misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit. #T3#
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
John sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sitsongrit's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and John is able to avoid easily.
John takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping John at a distance.
John scores with a punch to the head.
John throws a head kick that Sitsongrit semi-blocks.
#ROC2#Sitsongrit is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Oh Sitsongrit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
John throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
John digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.#T4#
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit seems to have got his legs back now.
Sitsongrit feints and then cracks John's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow John down.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy body kick
and John counters with a slapping leg kick.
John lands a body shot.
John scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
John moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
John lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
John on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch combination from Sitsongrit misses.
John feints a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4#
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
John shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
John checks the leg kick nicely there.
John lands a jab to Sitsongrit's midsection.
John moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
John checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but John manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but John checks it.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by John. John obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
John tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
John fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
John moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
John misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely. #T1#
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
John misses with a straight left.
John jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from John.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
John throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from John.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by John.
John is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and John makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
John misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised John's leg. John is trying to keep his angry face on.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot that snaps John's head back.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by John.
John throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
#T2#
John throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but John avoids it.
John scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but John checks it.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
John throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
John looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
John ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.#T3#
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
Sitsongrit drops his hands momentarily and John takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and John counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Sitsongrit down.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a body shot.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by John.
John misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
John looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
John throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T4#
John lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
John scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
John throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit motions for John to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
John stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
John on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
John throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that is checked
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
John loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but John just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Chris John will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
John scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sitsongrit doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
John looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit thows a leg kick but John checks it
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
John wants to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
John tries to land a front kick but Sitsongrit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John misses with a wild body shot.
John lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit clobbers John with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
John throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from John does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Jab, jab by John - just one landing. #T1#
John misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Sitsongrit blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sitsongrit scores with a crisp jab that stopped John in his tracks.
John throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
John misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
John scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and checks it nicely.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
John works the jab nicely.
John scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A little jabbing left from John on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from John.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
#T2#
Sitsongrit misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from John misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
John fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
John on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
John avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
John misses with a looping left.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
John ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
John lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Surianglek Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Sitsongrit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from John.
Jab, jab by John - just one landing.
John changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the body
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Chris John is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and John unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
John avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
John moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
John throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
John avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab from John.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
John scores with a hook.#T4#
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as John jumps back.
John lands with a thumping leg kick.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
John slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
John connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
John's corner calls for a 1-2. John obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
John looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit looks to land a combination but John avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from John.
Nice shot by John.
John lands with a shot to the body.
John catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well John has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris John!
Chris John is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Chris John rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
GAMMA#1068 Mesquita v Suriyan
Date: Jun 08, 2024 |
#R1#
Yamasaki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
John throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
John with a hook.
John throws a looping overhand right but Yamasaki ducks down to avoid it.
Yamasaki dives in for a single leg takedown but John sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
John half committed to a counter leg kick.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamasaki moves away.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
John misses the jab.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
Yamasaki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but John defends it well.
Yamasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like John wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yamasaki throws a jab when John was well out of range.
Yamasaki moves out of range as John throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Yamasaki misses.
John throws a wild body kick that Yamasaki sees coming a mile off.
Yamasaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
John scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamasaki looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
Yamasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Yamasaki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice uppercut there from John.
Yamasaki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
John misses with a straight left.
John throws a nice inside leg kick.
John clobbers Yamasaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #TD2#
Yamasaki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in John's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John won't allow Yamasaki to pass to mount.
John trying to control but Yamasaki postures up.
John missing with punches from the bottom.
Yamasaki works his foot free and advances to mount. #T2#
John is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Yamasaki has taken his back.
John is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #T3##SUB2#
John defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Yamasaki's arms. #SUB2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yamasaki looking for the choke but no joy.
John wants to get back to his feet. #ES#
Yamasaki has his opponent's back but John is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Yamasaki.
Yamasaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamasaki moves away from the strike by John. #T4#
John looks for the body kick but Yamasaki saw that one coming.
Yamasaki scores with a decent looking hook.
Yamasaki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chris John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamasaki connects with a right hand. John shakes it off.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamasaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamasaki wants to counter with a clinch but John pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from John there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yamasaki lands the left hand.
Yamasaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John misses with a body kick.
John misses with a body kick.
Yamasaki feints the counter takedown.
Yamasaki jabbing away but nothing is landing. #TD2#
Yamasaki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
John is looking to escape.
John tries to kick Yamasaki off in order to stand up. Yamasaki Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
John is trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Katsu Yamasaki will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
A big right from Yamasaki misses.
John connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamasaki's hands.
John throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yamasaki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
John scores with a nice head shot.
Yamasaki ducks right into an uppercut from John.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Yamasaki's shoulder, as Yamasaki tries to avoid the shot.
Chris John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from John.
Yamasaki feints the counter takedown.
John connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamasaki momentarily.
Yamasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but John swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John scores with a jab to the jaw.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamasaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
John connects with a body shot that sends Yamasaki's belly button to the back.
Sloppy strikes from Yamasaki. Those never looked like landing.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamasaki jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1##TD2#
Yamasaki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES#
John has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Yamasaki is on him like a limpet, forcing John back against the cage.
John lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yamasaki backwards.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamasaki.
Yamasaki tries to pull guard but John won't allow it.
Yamasaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. John smiles and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by John. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of John.
John takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamasaki catches John with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Yamasaki misses.
Yamasaki throws a big shot that misses.
John misses the shot to the body.
Chris John is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Yamasaki misses with a straight left.
Yamasaki misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
John looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Yamasaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamasaki has a takedown stuffed.
Chris John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsu Yamasaki.
John slips under a jab.#CL#
John gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
John lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yamasaki or not.
John lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamasaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
John throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
John lands on the inside with an uppercut.
John gets through Yamasaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
John manages to break the clinch.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamasaki.
Nice straight punches there by John. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of John.#CL#
John has managed to clinch.
#T3#
John is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#TD2#
Yamasaki jumps guard and drags John to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
John would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB2#
Yamasaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yamasaki is on top in guard.
#REVB##ES#
John has his feet on Yamasaki's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamasaki can do to turn this around?
A big right from John misses.
Yamasaki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
John throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yamasaki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling John to score with a decent uppercut.#T4#
John getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamasaki throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
Yamasaki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yamasaki shoots in for a takedown but John shows good takedown defense.
Yamasaki blocks a leg kick.
John throws a hook but Yamasaki avoids it easily.
Yamasaki cracks John with a good jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yamasaki or perhaps it was just good defense by John, which made it look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John is looking for a counter combo.
John lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yamasaki at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamasaki throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
John connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yamasaki slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Nice uppercut there from John.
John with a nice cross.
Yamasaki slips a jab from John.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamasaki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamasaki. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamasaki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
John with the inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from John.#ROC#Yamasaki is rocked!
Yamasaki throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
Yamasaki is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
John darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Yamasaki's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles John before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris John!
Chris John was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
GAMMA#1061 Sitsongrit v Katsu
Date: May 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Jaegerjaquez takes one on the button.
Jaegerjaquez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but John is out of range.
John appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jaegerjaquez throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jaegerjaquez throws an off balance right hand
and John counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jaegerjaquez thinking.
John on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jaegerjaquez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a low kick.
John is looking to counter punch.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John throws a head kick that misses.
Jaegerjaquez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jaegerjaquez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donk. John catches Jaegerjaquez right on the button with a cross.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Jaegerjaquez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaegerjaquez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaegerjaquez connects with a single shot there.
John missing with a left hand there. Jaegerjaquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaegerjaquez looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
John swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
John throws a wild body kick that Jaegerjaquez sees coming a mile off.
Jaegerjaquez tries a head kick but it misses.
John misses with an uppercut. #T1#
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jaegerjaquez manages to avoid it.
Jaegerjaquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Jaegerjaquez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jaegerjaquez is looking to clinch.
Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick which misses John's front leg but catches the back leg as John tries to avoid it.
Good shot there by John.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a good body shot.
John pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jaegerjaquez is out of range and John settles back down.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Jaegerjaquez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
John moves out of range of the leg kick from Jaegerjaquez.
Chris John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
John looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John throws a body punch but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaegerjaquez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Jaegerjaquez closes the distance and pushes John back into the cage.#T2#
Jaegerjaquez gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaegerjaquezs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaegerjaquez has double underhooks.
John leaning his opponent against the cage.
John swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John misses with the head strike.
John scores with a hook to the body.
John blocks a body shot from Jaegerjaquez. #BC#
John breaks the clinch.
John scores with a hook to the body. Jaegerjaquez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
John throws a series of punches but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jaegerjaquez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#T3#
John throws a lazy right hand but Jaegerjaquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John misses with a right hand
letting Jaegerjaquez counter with a right hand.
John blocks a jab.
Jaegerjaquez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John throws a shot from downtown. Jaegerjaquez moves away and avoids it.
John throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jaegerjaquez on the side of the head.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a hook. John tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a looping right.
John misses the jab.
John's corner calls for a 1-2. John obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
John cracks Jaegerjaquez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
John swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaegerjaquez tries a quick counter leg kick but John is wise to it.
John lands with a cross.
John thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jaegerjaquez if he has to take too many more of those.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.#T4##KD#
John lands a big head kick that sends Jaegerjaquez tumbling to the mat! John takes a step backwards and waves Jaegerjaquez back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Jaegerjaquez is rocked!
A jab from Jaegerjaquez does it's job there.
Jaegerjaquez is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
Jaegerjaquez misses with a wild body shot.
John is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaegerjaquez seems to have recovered his senses.
Jaegerjaquez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez tries to land a front kick but John steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jaegerjaquez lands a jab to John's midsection.
John blocks the body kick.
John connects with an inside leg kick.
John throws a front kick aimed at Jaegerjaquez's knee but Jaegerjaquez avoids it well.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a jab to the jaw.
John drops his hands momentarily and Jaegerjaquez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jaegerjaquez moves out of range as John strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaegerjaquez misses the target.
And John counters with a quick kick to the body but Jaegerjaquez blocks it.
John misses with a straight right.
John loads up on a big right hand but Jaegerjaquez slips the punch.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. John manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that round.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaegerjaquez.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaegerjaquez misses with an uppercut.
Jaegerjaquez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
John slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jaegerjaquez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaegerjaquez is looking to land body kicks.
Jaegerjaquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John throws a hook to the side of Jaegerjaquez's head but Jaegerjaquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaegerjaquez slips a jab from John.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Jaegerjaquez blocks the low kick.
Jaegerjaquez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from John with a body shot.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
John misses with an uppercut.
John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jaegerjaquez. That did some damage!
A swing and a miss from John.#T1#
John with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
John throws a big shot that misses.
John stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaegerjaquez.
John slips under a jab.
Jaegerjaquez slips under a jab.
Jaegerjaquez checks a low kick from John.
John backing away here, and Jaegerjaquez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
John throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Jaegerjaquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Jaegerjaquez misses the shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez throws a big shot that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Jaegerjaquez down.
Chris John is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaegerjaquez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
John swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jaegerjaquez.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jaegerjaquez.
John swings for the body but Jaegerjaquez moves out of range.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a nice body punch.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jaegerjaquez can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaegerjaquez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!#T2#
John misses the shot to the body.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Jaegerjaquez's shoulder, as Jaegerjaquez tries to avoid the shot.
Jaegerjaquez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jaegerjaquez slips a straight right by John.
And Jaegerjaquez responds with a good body kick, but John manages to step out the way in time.
John throws a hook but Jaegerjaquez blocks it.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a straight left.
Jaegerjaquez slips a straight right by John.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Jaegerjaquez blocks the low kick.
John throws a hook but Jaegerjaquez avoids it easily.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a kick to the midsection.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
John wants to clinch.#T3#
A jab lands there for Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez moves away from the strike by John.
John's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jaegerjaquez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! John scrambles back to his feet.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jaegerjaquez.
John lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jaegerjaquez will feel that in the morning.
Jaegerjaquez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body shot.
Jaegerjaquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
John fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jaegerjaquez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body kick.
Jaegerjaquez connects with a leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
Jaegerjaquez looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
John misses with a hook.#T4#
John scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jaegerjaquez doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
John is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jaegerjaquez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jaegerjaquez throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
John throws a wild body kick that Jaegerjaquez sees coming a mile off.
John moves out of range as Jaegerjaquez throws a body kick.
Jaegerjaquez slips a straight right by John.
A good leg kick by John.
Jaegerjaquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John scores with a head kick. Jaegerjaquez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
John throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Jaegerjaquez.
A swing and a miss from John.
John misses with a lunging right hand
letting Jaegerjaquez counter with a right hand.
John throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jaegerjaquez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chris John will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
John misses with a low kick.
Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaegerjaquez tries to move into range but John moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
John throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jaegerjaquez's head.
Jaegerjaquez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
Jaegerjaquez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from John.
John ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donk. John catches Jaegerjaquez right on the button with a cross.
John misses with a straight left.
John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a low kick.
John is looking to slow Jaegerjaquez down with leg kicks.
Jaegerjaquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from John.
Jaegerjaquez scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jaegerjaquez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jaegerjaquez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
John stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaegerjaquez.
John swings widly with a right hand
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jaegerjaquez! But no joy.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
Jaegerjaquez scores with the left hand. John knows he should have avoided that one.
John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaegerjaquez is just out of range.
John misses with a hook. Jaegerjaquez ducked under it nicely.
Jaegerjaquez connects with an inside leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
John lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Jaegerjaquez.
John misses with an uppercut. Jaegerjaquez saw that one coming.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John connects with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaegerjaquez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T2#
A punch combination from John misses.
Jaegerjaquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
John tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaegerjaquez.
Jaegerjaquez lands with a straight right. John didn't see that one coming.
Jaegerjaquez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
John misses with a low kick.
Jaegerjaquez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jaegerjaquez throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jaegerjaquez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
John lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaegerjaquez at a distance.
Jaegerjaquez throws a jab but it's blocked by John.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hook but John blocks it.
John on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jaegerjaquez.
John will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#T3#
John scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John thows a leg kick but Jaegerjaquez checks it
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jaegerjaquez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jaegerjaquez throws a leg kick that misses.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John clobbers Jaegerjaquez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chris John is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaegerjaquez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
John missing with a left hand there. Jaegerjaquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaegerjaquez throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jaegerjaquez swings for the body but John moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a body punch
and John counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jaegerjaquez's knee momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jaegerjaquez - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaegerjaquez misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaegerjaquez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jaegerjaquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
Jaegerjaquez misses with a hook.
John staying out of range there.
Jaegerjaquez misses with an attempted mid kick.
John comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
John scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jaegerjaquez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and John is able to avoid easily.
John thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jaegerjaquez swings away with a body shot that misses
and John counters with a head kick.
Jaegerjaquez lands a slapping body shot.
Jaegerjaquez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John lands a jab.
John lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris John showed his dominance in that final round.
Well John 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris John!
A less than humble Chris John misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
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Date: Apr 13, 2024 |
#R1#
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
John counters with a body kick.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped John's head back.
John scores with a jab.
John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John feints and then cracks Sitsongrit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sitsongrit down.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
John does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've been told by Sitsongrit's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
Sitsongrit tries to bum rush John with a series of wild strikes but John uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
John with a hook.
John tries a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and John moves out of range easily.
John fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sitsongrit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.#T1#
John misses with a jab, cross combination.
John throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
John finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
John let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit scores with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
John goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped John's head back.
#CL#
Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from John.
Sitsongrit works on John's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
John manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from John.
John throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.#T2##CL#
Sitsongrit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
Sitsongrit gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
John prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit. #BC2#
John manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
A nice side step and John releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
John throws a half hearted mid kick.
John moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Surianglek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Sitsongrit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit connects with a crisp jab.
John takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but John is out of range.
It seemed like John was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
John throws an off balance right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses John's sensitive parts.
John walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
John loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.#T3#
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by John.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
John throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
John finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a lovely overhand right.
John checks a leg kick.
John tries a quick counter leg kick but Sitsongrit is wise to it.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from John. That one must have hurt.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from John.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice right hand.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross. #T4#
Sitsongrit throws a series of punches but John moves out of range.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
John lands a really nice looking cross but Sitsongrit seems unphased.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
John takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
John avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John stuns Sitsongrit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
John misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Surianglek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed John momentarily.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as John strikes.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by John.
Sitsongrit is looking for a counter combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from John.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
John moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but John moved away.
John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
John gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
John takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by John.
John replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sitsongrit blocks it well.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
John throws a fast counter high kick but Sitsongrit manages to duck under it in time.
John's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
John lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1#
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from John.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sitsongrit tries to work over John's front leg with a kick but John checks it.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
John misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
John throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from John.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from John. #T2#
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
John has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
John ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
A bone on bone clash there as John blocks the leg kick.
John lands a nice looking body shot.
John throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit is looking to slow John down with leg kicks.
John throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with the combination.
Despite the aggression on John's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
John on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
John scores with a kick to the midsection.
John with a hook.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
John connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to John's body. John takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
A clash of legs there as John blocks the low kick.
John throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends John's belly button to the back.
John misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent John stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
John slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. John doesn't seem phased though.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
John drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
John 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.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by John.
John avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and John counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Good work by John as he checks the leg kick.#T4#
John moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from John.
As John backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before John has time to react.
John tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from John.
As John backs away, Sitsongrit returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
John throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sitsongrit.
John takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
John takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
John connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Surianglek Sitsongrit dominated that second 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.#R3#
John misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
#CL#
Sitsongrit rushes John and presses him up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by John.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that John can do to turn this around?
John throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
John breaks the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
John looks to land a combination but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.#T1#
John scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but John manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
John steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
John throws a quick inside leg kick.
John misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
John misses with an attempted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by John.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John checks a leg kick.
John tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from John.
John takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
John on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch there but John circles away.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
John throws a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but John avoided it.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
John lands with a kick to the temple. Sitsongrit shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but John blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
A low kick lands for John.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Sitsongrit moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from John.
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T3#
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
John looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the leg kick from John.
John lands a head kick!
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
John takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sitsongrit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
John throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. John tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
John throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by John. John obviously looking to wear him down.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
That kick from Sitsongrit tenderised John's leg. John is trying to keep his angry face on.
John has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by John.
John lands a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by John.
Sitsongrit jabs John to the body, keeping him at a distance.
John throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A combination from John does no damage.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. John doesn't seem bothered though.
John misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from John.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Sitsongrit motions for John to come forward. Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Surianglek Sitsongrit did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
John connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from John.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
John throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
John's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! John scrambles back to his feet.
John throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitsongrit.
John connects with a body shot.
Sitsongrit digs a good body shot into John's ribs.
John moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit throws a quick head kick that skims the top of John's head.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt John.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
John rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitsongrit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from John misses the target.
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T1#
John misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
John cracks Sitsongrit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping John at a distance.
Sitsongrit thumps John with a low kick.
Sitsongrit clobbers John with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as John checks a leg kick.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
John misses the shot to the body.
John swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T2#
John misses the jab.
John misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
John attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from John.
Sitsongrit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from John.
John swings away with a leg kick that misses.
John throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands with a hook. John tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from John misses.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but John avoided it.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.#T3#
John throws a right hand that Sitsongrit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitsongrit also avoids with ease.
John throws a head kick but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
John jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
John throws a leg kick that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
John takes one to the side of the head.
John scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping John at a distance.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sitsongrit can pounce on him.
#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from John.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Sitsongrit finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Sitsongrit blocks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
John throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
John misses with a straight left.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
John misses the body punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but John blocks it.
And John responds with a good body kick, but Sitsongrit manages to step out the way in time.
John throws a body kick that misses.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before John has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Surianglek Sitsongrit had his way with Chris John in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
John cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a left to the body.
John uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch.#CL#
Sitsongrit clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John misses with a body shot.
John slips under a jab.
John loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
John throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses. #T1#
A big left from John misses.
As John looks to move away, Sitsongrit throws a big counter combo but John just gets out of the way.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
John throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL#
Sitsongrit has John up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit has had enough of the clinch but John keeps him there for the moment.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt John or not.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath John's ribcage. John let out a lung full of air as it connected.
John is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
John misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but John keeps it at a distance.
Chris John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
John takes a body punch but keeps moving.
John misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles John. John circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
John swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
John misses the shot to the body.
Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
John takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
John looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
John throws a head kick that misses.
Sitsongrit jabs John to the body, keeping him at a distance.
John throws a right and a left that both miss.
John pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
#T3#
Good standup being displayed there by Sitsongrit as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Sitsongrit cracks John with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sitsongrit to score with a decent uppercut.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
John looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into John's body.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks John off balance momentarily.#T4#
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
John showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sitsongrit.
John looks like he wants to counter punch here.
John throws a head kick that misses.
John moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
John takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch up but John keeps it at a distance.
John ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
John tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Surianglek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sitsongrit dips to his left and cracks John with an uppercut!
Sitsongrit lands a nice shot to the body.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Surianglek Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sitsongrit 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surianglek Sitsongrit!
Surianglek Sitsongrit retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Surianglek Sitsongrit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
GAMMA#1047 Sitsongrit v Grimm
Date: Mar 16, 2024 |
#R1#
A low kick lands for Zhao.
Zhao avoids the head kick by John.
John takes one to the chin there.
Zhao misses with a low kick.
John went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zhao stuns John with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
John pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zhao is out of range and John settles back down.
Zhao connects with a solid leg kick.
Zhao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by John.
Jian Zhao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhao throws a lazy body kick
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Jian Zhao has been cut.
Zhao scores with a nice right hand.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhao throws out the jab.
Zhao lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
John throws a hook but Zhao avoids it easily.
John tries to work over Zhao's front leg with a kick but Zhao checks it.
Zhao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
John throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zhao.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
Zhao tries to close the distance and clinch up but John swats him away and circles back towards the center.
John lands a jab to the head.
#CL2#
Zhao has closed the distance and engaged John in a clinch.
#T1#
Zhao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zhao tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zhao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Zhao prevents a body shot from John.
Zhao misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to John's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
John working aggressively here.
Zhao tries a body shot but John blocks it.
Zhao lands a shot to the body.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
John lands with a light punch inside.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Zhao controls the action.
Zhao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhao pushes John back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
John lands a body punch.
Zhao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John misses with the head strike.
#T2##BC#
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zhao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zhao.
Zhao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#CL2#
Zhao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
John prevents a body shot from Zhao.
John is trying to break free.
John lands a left hand.
Zhao misses with a hook from the clinch.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhao.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhao.
John blocks a body shot from Zhao.
Zhao prevents John from breaking the clinch.
John manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#BC#
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3#
Zhao throws a front kick aimed at John's knee but John avoids it well.
Zhao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
Zhao scores with a punch to the head.
Zhao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zhao walks forward, straight into a front kick from John.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhao.
Zhao tries to clinch but John moves out of range.
John looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A chopping leg kick lands by John.
Zhao throws a leg kick that misses.
John looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
John misses with a low kick.
Zhao was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
John walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhao. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like John wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John tries to bum rush Zhao with a series of wild strikes but Zhao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zhao is looking to slow John down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John tries to bum rush Zhao with a series of wild strikes but Zhao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
Zhao has John up against the cage in a clinch.
#T4#
Zhao has a couple of punches blocked by John.
Zhao has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. John seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zhao can turn it around.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Zhao.
Zhao prevents a body shot from John.
Zhao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhao misses with a short punch on the inside.
John dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
John effectively controlling the action here.
John gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Zhao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhao lands with a light punch inside.
John prevents a body shot from Zhao.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jian Zhao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jian Zhao's cut.
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#
John smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zhao throws a head kick but John moves out of range.
A big left from Zhao misses.
A right-left combo lands from John.
Zhao lands a body shot.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John throws a right and a left that Zhao avoids nicely.
Zhao lands an overhand right.
John drops his hands momentarily and Zhao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
John ducks under a wild hook from Zhao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Zhao.#CL#
John rushes Zhao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
John working aggressively here.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhao.
Zhao misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zhao lunges at John with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by John's hand. #T1#
A jab from John finds it's way through Zhao's defenses. #CL2#
Zhao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zhao lands with a short shot to the head.
John misses with some punches.
John lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zhao backwards.
Chris John has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John fakes the leg kick and cracks Zhao in the body.
John takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zhao throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
Chris John is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and John is able to avoid easily.
John stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zhao.
Nice uppercut there from Zhao.
John is looking to clinch but Zhao is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zhao. That's going to slow John down.
The fighters circling - Zhao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John throws a quick counter kick to the body but Zhao avoids it.
John defending well as Zhao loads up on a big left hand.
John half committed to a counter leg kick.#T2#
Zhao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zhao blocks a leg kick.
John scores with the left hand. Zhao knows he should have avoided that one.
Zhao loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
Zhao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
John connects with a jab.#CL#
John closes the distance and clinches.
John is working Zhao over against the cage.
Zhao lands an uppercut.
Zhao lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
John breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Zhao moves into the clinch successfully.
John misses with the head strike.
Zhao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John blocks an uppercut.
Zhao scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T3#
A nice left hand lands by John.
A left hand lands to the body for John.
Zhao blocks an uppercut.
Zhao swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zhao.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zhao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
John lands with a left to the head. #BC#
John breaks from the clinch.
Zhao is looking to score with low kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A chopping leg kick lands by John.
Zhao lands a leg kick that knocks John off balance momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from John. Those never looked like landing.
Zhao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zhao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zhao connects with a good right hand that stumbles John. John circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from John does no damage.
Zhao ducks under a wild hook from John.
Zhao lands a glancing blow to the side of John's head.
Zhao misses with a low kick.
John half committed to a counter leg kick.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zhao takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
John moves forwards but Zhao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zhao throws a body shot but no joy.
John jabs at Zhao's body.
John listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
John takes one to the chin there.
Zhao misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
John is looking to counter punch.
John throws a body punch but Zhao moves out of range.
Zhao appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from John misses.
John avoids the head kick by Zhao.
A big right from John misses.
John misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chris John will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jian Zhao'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. This is the final round!#R3#
Zhao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Zhao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zhao throws a big shot that misses.
Zhao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent John stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zhao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zhao is looking to land body kicks.
John fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by John.
John is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zhao manages to avoid it.
John wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
John takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zhao finds it's way round the side to connect with John's head.
Zhao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by John. John obviously looking to wear him down.
Zhao misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
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!
Zhao cracks John with an open hand slap.
John feints and then cracks Zhao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zhao down.
John throws a head kick but Zhao moves out of range.
#T1#
An inside leg kick lands from John.
John throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zhao.
John throws a looping overhand right but Zhao ducks down to avoid it.
John is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
John takes one on the button.
John lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zhao backs up against the cage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zhao!
Nice defenses there by Zhao.
John with a jab.#CUT#That has opened up Jian Zhao's cut even more.
John lands a jab.
John finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zhao blocks the body kick.
Zhao thuds his right hand into John's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhao lands a nice looking body shot.
John misses with a hook. Zhao ducked under it nicely.
John scores with a hook.#CL#
John gets a clinch.
John wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zhao has him pressed against the cage.#T2#
Zhao misses with a punch to the body.
#BC#
John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zhao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zhao can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
#BC#
John breaks from the clinch.
John looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zhao.
John dodges the punch combination from Zhao.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhao.
John misses with a jab, cross combination.
John lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zhao at a distance.
Zhao takes one to the chin there.
John motions for Zhao to come forward. John throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Zhao.#T3#
Zhao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zhao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
John throws a hook but Zhao avoids it easily.
John has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from John there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zhao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John throws a good cross that connects.
Zhao moves out of range of the body kick from John.
John buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zhao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of John's head.
John wants to slow Zhao down by chopping away at his legs.
John misses with a wild body shot.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhao.
Zhao lands with a shot to the body.
Zhao fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Zhao has closed the distance and engaged John in a clinch.
#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John is trying to force a seperation but Zhao has the dominant position.
Zhao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, John creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zhao has a couple of punches blocked by John.
Zhao tries a body shot but John blocks it.
Zhao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Zhao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhao can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
Zhao misses with a body punch.
Zhao tries a body shot but John blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Zhao.
Zhao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC#
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zhao moves out of range of the strikes.
Zhao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris John.
I think John has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Event:
CFC 633
Date: Jan 20, 2024 |
#R1#
John goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT2#It looks like Khabib Nurmagomedov has been cut.
Nurmagomedov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nurmagomedov there as he acknowledges the shot.
John throws a body punch but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Nurmagomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
John looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nurmagomedov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
John is looking to score with low kicks.
John throws a one two combo.
John throws a hook to the side of Nurmagomedov's head but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nurmagomedov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
John misses the shot to the body.
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!
Nurmagomedov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big left from John misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Nurmagomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurmagomedov throwing a counter right hand but John manages to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
An attempted straight right counter from Nurmagomedov misses the target.
John throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #T1#
John is staying active underneath Nurmagomedov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
John tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Nurmagomedov manages to move to mount!
BOOM! Nurmagomedov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nurmagomedov won't let John get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nurmagomedov dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
John in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
John is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
John has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
John is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
John is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
#T2#
Nurmagomedov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nurmagomedov trying to control but John is having none of it.
John really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nurmagomedov wants to control the pace but John is squirming around nicely. #T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nurmagomedov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. John can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
John tries to hold on but Nurmagomedov postures up.
John taking shots to the head.
Nurmagomedov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of John's face.
#ROC#John is rocked!
Nurmagomedov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nurmagomedov with a couple of short strikes.
John is still in real trouble! Can Nurmagomedov finish him?
Nurmagomedov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nurmagomedov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nurmagomedov connects with a bit shot that sees John covering up! More strikes from Nurmagomedov and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Nurmagomedov is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Our winner, Khabib Nurmagomedov, 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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Event:
Night Champions 4
Date: Dec 30, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
John instigates a clinch.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
Standifer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Standifer. #BC#
John manages to break the clinch.
Standifer slips a straight right by John.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
Standifer throws a poor cross that misses
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by John's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from John. Standifer shrugs it off though.
Standifer thuds a left hand into John's body.
Standifer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Standifer avoids the body shot from John.
Standifer connects with the punch.
Standifer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Standifer.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
John swings and misses with a shot to the body#TD2#
and Standifer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for John!
John throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
John throws an overhand right that lands on Standifer's shoulder, as Standifer tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Standifer misses.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Standifer throws a jab but it's blocked by John.
A low kick from John is predictable there #TD2#
and Standifer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
John kicks off Standifer and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John scoring well with a low kick there.
Chris John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Standifer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Standifer misses with a looping right.
Standifer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T2##TD2#
Standifer dives in and scores a takedown into John's guard.
John wants to stand and escape but Standifer is having none of it.
John utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Standifer stops John from standing up.
Standifer throwing strikes but missing.
John thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
John doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Standifer controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
John looks to land a right hand but Standifer moved out of range.
Standifer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but John paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T3#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by John!
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Standifer.
As Standifer looks to move away, John throws a big counter combo but Standifer just gets out of the way.
Standifer connects with a right hand. John shakes it off.
John misses with a straight left.
Standifer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but John defends it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
Chris John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
John misses with a looping right.
John tried to score with a low kick but Standifer checks it.
Standifer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
John connects with a solid leg kick.
Standifer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
Standifer misses with a hook.
Standifer scores with a nice head shot.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Standifer misses with a looping left.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Standifer moves out of range easily. #T4#
John thows a leg kick but Standifer checks it #TD2#
and Standifer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Standifer trying to control the position from guard on top but John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
John is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Standifer is controlling him.
Standifer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Standifer looking to sit in guard and control but John gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Standifer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Standifer has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. John is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Standifer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Standifer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
John throws a lazy right hand but Standifer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Standifer misses.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Standifer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by John as he connects with a hook.
John lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Standifer moves away from the strike by John.
John will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
John connects with a body shot.
John throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Standifer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
Standifer tries to clinch up.
Nice cross by John.
Standifer checks a leg kick nicely.#T1#
Standifer lands a nice looking body shot.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chris John is winning the standup battle so far.
Standifer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Standifer lands a body shot.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Standifer can do to turn this around?
Standifer slips under a jab.
Standifer moves out of range of the leg kick from John.
John looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Standifer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John tries to score with a low kick but Standifer moves his leg out of the way.
John displaying good standup as he scores with a 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!
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Standifer moves away.#T2#
Standifer lands with an overhand left.
John stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#ROC#Standifer is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from John.
Standifer is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
John feints and then cracks Standifer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Standifer down.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Standifer seems to have recovered his senses.
John works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
John misses with a leg kick.
John attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A chopping leg kick lands by John.
Standifer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Standifer misses with an uppercut.
John scores with a head kick.
Standifer ducks under a wild hook from John.
John is looking to slow Standifer down with leg kicks. #T3#
John throws a low kick but Standifer avoids it.
Standifer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Standifer throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
John moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Standifer slips under a jab.
John throws a head kick that misses.
Standifer changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
John slips a jab from Standifer.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from John - that will leave a mark!
John tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Standifer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Standifer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from John misses.
Standifer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but John defends it well.#T4#
Standifer tries to clinch there but John circles away.
John takes a body punch but keeps moving.
John misses with a body kick.
Standifer blocks a jab.
John misses with an uppercut. Standifer saw that one coming.
John swings for the body but Standifer moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from John misses.
John throws a chopping leg kick but Standifer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Standifer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Standifer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by John. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of John.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
Standifer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
John scores with a sloppy right hand. Standifer should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
John throws a series of punches but Standifer moves out of range.
John swinging wildly here.
John throws a looping overhand right but Standifer ducks down to avoid it.
John throws a nice looking combination but Standifer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Standifer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Standifer.
John lands a nice hook to Standifer's body. Standifer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John stuns Standifer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Standifer.
Standifer connects with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
Standifer throws a body punch but John moves out of range. #T1#
John attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Standifer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but John defends it well.
John misses with a series of wild punches.
Standifer with the counter takedown but John avoids it easily.
John fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Standifer avoids the head kick by John.
John throws a low kick but Standifer moves out of range easily.
Standifer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
John throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD2#
and Standifer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for John!
John on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Standifer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#T2#
Standifer trying to control the position but John is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Standifer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Standifer happy to just control the position for now.
John can't do much from the bottom here.
Finlay Standifer has got the better of the ground game so far.
John pushes Standifer away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Standifer gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##ES#
John sneaks out the side door and pushes Standifer away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Standifer lands a jab to John's midsection.
Standifer throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Standifer.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Standifer lands a nice hook to John's body. John takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John misses with a body shot.
Standifer lands with a cross.
John throws a right and a left that both miss.
John throws a hook to the side of Standifer's head but Standifer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T4#
Standifer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Standifer swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John misses with a head kick.
John works over Standifer's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice straight punches there by John. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of John.
Standifer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John wants to clinch.
Standifer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John throws the left hand but Standifer avoids the punch easily.
Standifer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John clearly takes that round.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
John throws a push kick but Standifer slaps the foot to one side.
John tries to clinch up but Standifer circles away and keeps his distance.
John cracks Standifer with an open hand slap.
Standifer misses with a body shot.
John cracks Standifer with an open hand slap.
John misses with a jab, cross combination.
John throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Standifer blocks a head kick by John.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standifer digs a good body shot into John's ribs.#TD2#
John tries to sprawl but Standifer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
John pushes Standifer off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John misses with a few strikes there.
#T1#
John stalks Standifer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Standifer's face. Standifer staggers backwards, shaken.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
John finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
Standifer jabs at John's body.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Standifer moves away.
And Standifer tries to counter it with a takedown but John pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Standifer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
Standifer feints the counter takedown.
John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Standifer moves out of range of the strikes.
Standifer scores with a nice head shot.
Standifer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2#
Standifer clinches up against the cage.
John tries a body shot but Standifer blocks it.
A short right from John. #T2#
John tries to break the clinch but Standifer is controlling the position.
Standifer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Standifer gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Standifer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Standifer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John blocks an uppercut.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John controlling the action here for a moment.
John is trying to break the clinch but Standifer has him pressed against the cage.
John lands a right hand.
Standifer misses with a punch to the body.
Standifer scores with a shot to the side of John's head. #TD2#
Standifer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed John clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Standifer has his opponent's back but John is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Standifer. #T3#
John throws a shot from downtown. Standifer moves away and avoids it.
A combination from Standifer does no damage.
John moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
John tries to move into range but Standifer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
John looks to land a left hand but Standifer moved out of range nicely.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John throws a shot from downtown. Standifer moves away and avoids it.
John throws a hook to the side of Standifer's head but Standifer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Standifer.
John misses with a leg kick.
John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Standifer scores with a hook to the body. John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Standifer.
John's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Standifer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! John scrambles back to his feet.
Standifer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Standifer checks a low kick from John.
Standifer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Standifer moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Standifer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A combination from John does no damage.
John rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Standifer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Standifer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Standifer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Standifer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down John rather than just go for the knockout.
Standifer misses the shot to the body.
John swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts John, as that shot connected.
Standifer stuns John with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John had his way with Finlay Standifer in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5#
John misses with the combination.
Standifer lands a jab to John's midsection.
Standifer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
Standifer swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Standifer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
John misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John looks to land a combination. Standifer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
John on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T1#
John takes a jab right on the kisser.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Standifer manages to avoid it.
Standifer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Standifer thuds a left hand into John's body.
John throws a lazy right hand but Standifer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Standifer throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
Standifer misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
A big left from John misses.
John bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL2#
Standifer has closed the distance and engaged John in a clinch.
John misses with some punches.
Standifer is working John over against the cage.
Standifer misses with some punches.
Finlay Standifer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
John has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John takes a shot to the body in his stride.
John falls off balance throwing a combination
and Standifer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Standifer moves out of range easily.
Standifer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
John pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Standifer throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL2#
John tries to keep at a distance but Standifer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Standifer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John is trying to force a seperation but Standifer has the dominant position.#T3#
A short right from John on the inside.
John lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Standifer backwards.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
Standifer swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Standifer misses with a punch on the inside.
Standifer swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John prevents a body shot from Standifer.
Chris John is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
John blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Standifer.
A head punch on the inside from Standifer fails to land.
John blocking some punches.
Standifer misses with a hook to the ribs.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4#
Standifer tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Standifer misses with a punch on the inside.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Standifer cracks John with a nice body shot.
John blocking some punches.
Standifer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Standifer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Standifer.
John blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Standifer.
Standifer lands a right hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finlay Standifer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think John has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris John!
Chris John is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Chris John started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
HFC 74:John vs Marek
Date: Nov 18, 2023 |
#R1#
Marek scores with a jab to the head.
Marek misses with a two punch combination.
John was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
John slips under a jab from Marek.
Marek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
Marek throws a counter combo.
John is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marek.
John scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marek doesn't seem bothered though.
John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John throws a right and a left that Marek avoids nicely.
Marek appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chris John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John misses with a right hand
and Marek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marek lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
John throws a hook but Marek blocks it.
Marek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from John.
Marek looks like he wants to counter punch here.
John uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marek has time to react.
Left hook, right uppercut from John. #CUT#It looks like Kamil Marek has been cut.
Marek throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
Marek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
John pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marek throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marek.
Marek scores with a hook.
John lands the left hand.
Marek takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marek throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
John feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Marek on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marek swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but John circles away quickly and effectively.
John looks to land a left hand but Marek moved out of range nicely.
John cracks a nice hook into Marek's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from John misses.
Marek connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between John's hands.
Marek might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Marek missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T2#
Marek looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
We've been told by John's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Marek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
Marek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
John throws a lazy right hand but Marek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John lands a glancing blow to the side of Marek's head.
Marek throws an off balance right hand
#KD#
and John counters with a crisp one two that drops Marek! John thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Marek to his feet! Marek is in big trouble!#ROC#Marek is rocked!
Marek slips a straight right by John.
Marek is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
Marek throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from John misses its target.
John lands a really nice looking cross but Marek seems unphased.
John missing with a left hand there. Marek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Marek drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! John swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Marek's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris John!
Chris John retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Chris John started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
HFC 70
Date: Oct 21, 2023 |
#R1#
Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
John lands a jab to Cruz's midsection.
Cruz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
John throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
John throws a head kick that misses
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
John misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters with a slapping leg kick.
John throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cruz. That's going to slow John down.
John swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
John feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Cruz lands an impressive looking overhand right. John doesn't seem phased though.
Cruz avoids the body shot from John.
John rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've been told by John's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cruz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
John has closed the distance and engaged Cruz in a clinch.
John scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
Cruz tries to pull guard but John won't allow it.
#TD2#
Cruz manages to pull guard.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing John from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. John is aware though and is defending well.
John postures up.
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
John in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
John with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
Cruz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. John manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##ES#
John is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Cruz presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz tries to pull guard but John forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz jumps guard but John turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chris John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacinto Cruz.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
John lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
John pushes Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
John makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
John lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
John manages to break the clinch.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T3#
John swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Good work by John as he checks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by John!
John swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz tries a quick counter leg kick but John is wise to it.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Cruz tries a quick counter leg kick but John is wise to it.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
John scores with a nice strike.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruz can pounce on him.
#T4#
Cruz checks a leg kick.
John attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent John stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruz throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and checks it nicely.
John throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cruz is looking to slow John down with leg kicks.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
Cruz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
John slips under a jab from Cruz.
Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some wild striking there from John.
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 Chris John will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
John missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cruz tries a low kick but John avoids it.
Jacinto Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
John tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
John gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cruz.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
John steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cruz. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
John misses with a double jab.
#T1#
Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
John throws a body kick that misses
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz blocks the body kick.
John throws a combination. Cruz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT#It looks like Jacinto Cruz has been cut.
A jab from John does it's job there.
Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
John misses with a low kick.
John misses with an uppercut
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz walks into a straight right hand from John.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as John checks a leg kick.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T2#
John looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL#
John has taken the fight to the clinch.
John looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
John prevents a body shot from Cruz. #BC#
John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John throws a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
A clash of legs there as John blocks the low kick.
It looked like John wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat of the thigh.
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
John throws a big shot that misses.
Cruz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
John looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
John buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T3#
John tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
John misses with a low kick.
Cruz defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
John misses with a hook
and Cruz counters with an inside leg kick.
Cruz throws a low kick but it's checked well by John.
Cruz with a nice calf kick.
Cruz throws a push kick but John slaps the foot to one side.
Cruz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
John throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
John throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cruz checks the leg kick.
Cruz moves out of range as John strikes.
Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T4#
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
John throws a quick inside leg kick.
John moves out of range as Cruz throws a body kick.
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses John's front leg but catches the back leg as John tries to avoid it.
John on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as John checks a leg kick.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Cruz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A leg kick checked by John.
John throws the left hand but Cruz avoids the punch easily.
Cruz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from John with a body shot.
John uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cruz has time to react.
John misses with a left hand
and Cruz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
John tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by John.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacinto Cruz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
John is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cruz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
John appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
John misses with a straight right.
John throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Cruz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
John jabs Cruz right on the nose. Cruz blinks but takes it well.
John is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
John looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
Cruz steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
John misses with a wild body shot.
John throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
John takes one to the side of the head.
John misses with a double jab
and Cruz counters with a slapping leg kick.
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T1#
Cruz lands with a nice body kick.
John throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
John lands a body shot.
Cruz defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
A good leg kick by John.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John misses with a leg kick.
John swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from John.
Cruz checks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Cruz. #T2#
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
John throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
John throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
John lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from John.
Cruz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
John thuds a left hand into Cruz's body.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from John.
John attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
John swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a good low kick that John was not able to check.
John lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cruz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #T3#
John loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz flicks out a counter leg kick but John steps away.
John throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chris John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cruz.
John misses with a combination
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by John as he connects with a hook.
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. John doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from John.
John lands with an overhand left.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
A low kick from John misses
and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruz lands an overhand right.#T4#
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cruz.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from John.
John swings widly with a right hand
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Cruz checks the leg kick.
John throws a leg kick which misses Cruz's front leg but catches the back leg as Cruz tries to avoid it.
Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz moves away from the strike by John.
John throws a right and a left that both miss.
John throws a shot from downtown. Cruz moves away and avoids it.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John backing away here, and Cruz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
John swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
John backing away here, and Cruz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jacinto Cruz's cut.
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.#R4#
Cruz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and John has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
John paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
John misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps John thinking.
John misses with a double jab
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from John on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
John misses the jab.
John throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John lands a leg kick that knocks Cruz off balance momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruz.
John half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
John throws a chopping leg kick but Cruz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
John backing away here, and Cruz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#T1#
John sizes up Cruz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
John tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
John lands with a nice combination. Cruz backs away looking to recover.
John misses with a straight left.
John misses with a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
John throws a body kick that misses.
Cruz connects with a leg kick.
John wants to slow Cruz down by chopping away at his legs.
Cruz tries a quick counter leg kick but John is wise to it.
John takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
John pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cruz back to the cage. John follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz staying out of range there.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T2#
John throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
John throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz checks the leg kick nicely there.
John lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
John moves into the clinch successfully.
Cruz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. John just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Cruz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite John's efforts to push away.
Cruz lands a right hand. #BC#
John breaks the clinch.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
John misses with a looping right.#T3#
Nice body kick from John.
John throws a leg kick but Cruz checks it.
Cruz throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.
John keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
John throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
John throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
John misses with a left hand
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
John lunges at Cruz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cruz's hand.
John looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
John throws a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
John throws a sloppy body shot
and Cruz counters with a nice body kick.
John will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T4#
Cruz slips under a jab.
John takes one to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from John.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John checks a low kick from Cruz.
An attempted straight right counter from John misses the target.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John throws a hook to the side of Cruz's head but Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
John throws an off balance right hand
and Cruz counters with a nice body kick.
John swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a leg kick.
John misses with a straight right.
John moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
John looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz flicks out a counter leg kick but John steps away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John had his way with Jacinto Cruz in that round.
The cut man is working on Jacinto Cruz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
John misses with a body punch
and Cruz counters with a body kick.
John has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruz.
John throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruz counters with an outside leg kick.
John throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz checks a low kick from John.
John misses with a body shot.
John throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
John backing away here, and Cruz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cruz. That's going to slow John down.
John throws a right and a left that both miss.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Cruz tries to score with a low kick but John moves his leg out of the way.
Cruz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cruz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by John.
Cruz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
John scores with a jab to the body.
John tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
John rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
John scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cruz moves out of range as John strikes.
Cruz tries a quick counter leg kick but John is wise to it.
John lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cruz at a distance.
#T2#
John looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
John backing away here, and Cruz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cruz.
Cruz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
John throws a series of strikes that have Cruz backpedaling.
John throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range. #CL#
John darts in and clinches Cruz up against the cage.
Cruz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cruz tries to pull guard but John holds him up against the cage and eventually Cruz drops back down to his feet.
Cruz tries to pull guard but John won't allow it.
Chris John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacinto Cruz.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John is working Cruz over against the cage.#T3#
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
Cruz cracks John with a nice body shot.
John gets through Cruz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
John has Cruz pressed against the cage.
John softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cruz tries to pull guard but John forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chris John is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cruz jumps guard but John stands there with Cruz around his waist. Cruz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
Jacinto Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Cruz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables John to keep the fight standing.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johns head.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cruz tries to pull guard but John holds him up against the cage and eventually Cruz drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Chris John has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris John showed his dominance in that final round.
Well John 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris John!
Chris John retains his lightweight title!
Chris John was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
HFC 67:John vs Caceres
Date: Sep 30, 2023 |
#R1#
Caceres shoots and misses
and John counters with a straight right hand.
Caceres takes one on the button.
Rickson Caceres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Caceres gets the takedown into side control.
John defending against the ground and pound.
John wants to get back to his feet but Caceres drags him back down.#SUB2#
Caceres tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Caceres has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #ES#
John sneaks out the side door and pushes Caceres away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John lands a head kick!
Caceres tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. John manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caceres has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Caceres there as he acknowledges the shot.#ROC#Caceres is rocked!
John stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and John wants it to stay on the feet.
Caceres is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?#TD2#
Caceres closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
John bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Caceres seems to have recovered his senses.#CL2#
Caceres rushes John and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Caceres tries to pull guard but John holds him up against the cage and eventually Caceres drops back down to his feet.
Chris John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Caceres.#BC#
John manages to break the clinch.
#T1#
Caceres shoots in for a double leg but John sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Caceres throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around John's waist but John gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Caceres off to one side.
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
John lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caceres tries to clinch up.
Chris John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
John lands a hook that stumbles Caceres back into the cage. John follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Caceres to the canvas! John pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Caceres has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chris John!
Chris John retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Chris John was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
HFC 61:Yamasaki vs Standifer
Date: Aug 19, 2023 |
#R1#
Tomate checks a low kick from John.
John slips under a jab from Tomate.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomate moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
John misses with a low kick as Tomate jumps back.
John throws a jab when Tomate was well out of range.
Tomate misses with an uppercut.
Tomate throws a right hand that misses
and John counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tomate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from John on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
John throws a leg kick but Tomate moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomate takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#ROC#Tomate is rocked!
John measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Tomate! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Chris John!
Chris John retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Chris John started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
HFC 56:John vs Slater
Date: Jul 15, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
John pushes Slater up against the cage in a clinch.
John scores with a nice hook to the head.
John lands a hook that snaps the head of Slater backwards.
Slater misses with a knee to the head.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slater missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to John's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Slater tries to land knees in the clinch but John avoids the damage to the body.
John gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Slater.
#BC#
John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab from John.
A good leg kick by John.
John connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
John throws a series of punches but Slater moves out of range.
Slater on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
John lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John throws a quick inside leg kick.
John dips to his left and cracks Slater with an uppercut!
A lazy left from John finds it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts John, as that shot connected.
John fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slater has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chris John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
John scores with a punch to the head.
John jabs at Slater's body.
John turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
John scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by John as he connects with a hook.#T2#
John thuds his shin into the meat of Slater's side.
John throws a head kick that half lands.
Slater needs to keep his hands up - John had a free shot at his head there.
Slater takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
John smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Slater takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#ROC#Slater is rocked!
John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slater has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slater takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slater's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
John lands a slapping body shot.
#T3#
Nice uppercut there from John.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
John misses with a hook. Slater ducked under it nicely.
John catches Slater with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Slater on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Slater takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
John misses with a low kick.
John is looking to slow Slater down with leg kicks.
Slater takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
John lands a nice looking body shot.
#T4#
John thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Slater if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John lands a leg kick that knocks Slater off balance momentarily.
Slater circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slater doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Slater on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Slater! But no joy.
John connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slater takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch lands to the side of Slater 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Slater blocks a head kick by John.
Slater looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John 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#
Slater avoids the body shot from John.
Slater looks like he wants to counter punch here.
John buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
John lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chris John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A cross from John lands.
Slater takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John feints and then cracks Slater's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slater down.
Slater has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD#
John sends Slater crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! John is motioning to the referee to let Slater up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Slater is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
John fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slater seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
Slater takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slater takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slater.#CL#
John has closed the distance and engaged Slater in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slater.
A right hand to the body from John.
#BC#
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for John.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slater can do to turn this around?#CL#
John closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from John finds it's way through Slater's defenses. #T2#
Slater gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slater is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
John moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
#CL#
John rushes Slater and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Slater drops down looking for an ankle pick but John pulls his leg out and moves away.
Slater takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T3#
John lets loose with a powerful body kick. Slater will feel that in the morning.
John scores with a body shot.
Slater has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slater there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
John scores with a decent looking hook.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
John works Slater's body with a nice hook.
John buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
John scores with a head kick. Slater tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
John closes the distance and lands a one-two.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Slater moves out of range easily.
John misses with a wild combination.
Slater looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
John buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slater takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slater slips under a jab.
Slater looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick misses from John.
Slater appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
John thuds his right hand into Slater's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
John comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
John 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Slater down.
John lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slater on the wrong end of a nice hook.
John scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John scores with a push kick.
John connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slater. Slater circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#KD#
Oooooh!!! John has knocked Slater down with a huge combo! John steps away and waves a wobbly Slater back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Slater has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T1#
Slater on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by John. John obviously looking to wear him down.
John lands a head kick. Slater smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
John drops Slater with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Slater! John dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris John!
Chris John retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Chris John was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
Night Champions 3
Date: Jun 17, 2023 |
#R1#
Standifer misses with a looping right.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
John jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Standifer staying out of range there.
Standifer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Standifer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
John stalks Standifer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Standifer's face. Standifer staggers backwards, shaken.
Standifer throws a shot to the body.
Standifer throws a lazy uppercut
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Standifer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. John manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Standifer loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
Standifer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
John walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Standifer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Standifer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but John avoids it really well and circles away.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Standifer.
#T1#
John ducks under a wild hook from Standifer.
Standifer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Standifer. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Standifer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.#CL#
Standifer gets tackled into the cage by John. John maintains the clinch.
John scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Standifer moves out of range of the body kick from John.
Standifer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but John defends it well.
Standifer blocks a head kick by John.
Standifer throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Standifer.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
Standifer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John misses with a body shot.
We've been told by John's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts John, as that shot connected.
Standifer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T2#
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Standifer.
Standifer with the counter takedown but John avoids it easily.
Standifer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Standifer throws a left and a right that both miss
and John counters with a right hand to the body.
Standifer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as John sprawls well. John wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Standifer gets slowly back to his feet.
Chris John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finlay Standifer.
John ducks under a wild hook from Standifer.
John throws a low kick but Standifer avoids it.
John throws a nice outside leg kick.
John moves out of range as Standifer strikes.
John throws a head kick but Standifer moves out of range.
John getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
John missing with a left hand there. Standifer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Standifer feints the counter takedown.
Standifer lands with a shot to the body.
Standifer checks the leg kick nicely there.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Standifer.
Standifer lands a right hook to the body.
#T3#
Standifer misses with a few strikes there.
John is looking to clinch.
Standifer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
John with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#CL#
John gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
John lands an uppercut.
John is trying to push Standifer away but Standifer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#TD2#
Standifer pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
Standifer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
John preventing the sweep.
Standifer has a closed guard, preventing John from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Standifer controls John momentarily but John frees himself.
John postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T4#
John trying to stand up but can't free himself from Standifer's guard.
Standifer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Standifer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
John throwing strikes from guard but Standifer blocks nicely. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Standifer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
John tries to free his leg and advance position but Standifer is retaining full guard.
John wants to stand but Standifer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Standifer working a defensive guard but John manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John 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#
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Standifer is just out of range.
John lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Standifer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John takes a swing at Standifer's ribcage but misses.
And Standifer tries to counter it with a takedown but John pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Standifer scores with a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Standifer.
Standifer misses with a straight right.
Good shot there by Standifer.
John misses the jab.
Standifer shoots in for a takedown but John shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
John's corner calls for a 1-2. John obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Standifer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John connects with the punch.
John avoids the body shot from Standifer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Standifer does no damage.
John takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Standifer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts John as he jumps to the side. #T1#
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
Standifer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from John.
John lands a nice hook to Standifer's body. Standifer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Standifer.
John walks into a straight right hand from Standifer.
John throws a leg kick but Standifer moved away.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Standifer can do to turn this around?
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Standifer moves away.
Standifer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Standifer scores with a crisp jab that stopped John in his tracks. #TD2#
Standifer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. John is trying to defend but Standifer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
John kicks Standifer off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Standifer dodges the punch combination from John.
#T2#
A big left from John misses.
Standifer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but John defends it well.
John thumps Standifer with a low kick.
Standifer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
John throws a low kick but Standifer moves out of range easily.
Chris John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Standifer ducks under a wild hook from John.
Standifer slips a jab from John.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Standifer.
Standifer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Standifer digs a good body shot into John's ribs.
John blocks a jab.
Standifer scores with a jab to the head.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Standifer.
Standifer throws out a powerful jab.
John fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Standifer checks it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Standifer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Standifer works John's body with a nice hook.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Standifer.
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
John scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
John misses with a low kick.
Standifer swings for the body but John moves out of range.
Standifer drops his hands momentarily and John takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Standifer lands with a good body shot.
Standifer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
Standifer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chris John is winning the standup battle so far.
Standifer moves away from the strike by John.
John scores with a jab to the jaw.#ROC#Standifer is rocked!
Standifer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but John swivels and escapes.
John is looking to counter with head kicks.
Standifer is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
Chris John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finlay Standifer.
John drops Standifer with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Standifer! John dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris John!
Chris John retains his lightweight title!
Chris John was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
HFC 46:Caceres vs Romero
Date: Apr 29, 2023 |
#R1#
John scores with the left hand. Sleeth knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT#It looks like Dusty Sleeth has been cut.
John lands with a straight right. Sleeth didn't see that one coming.
John bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sleeth's head backwards.
Sleeth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. John manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sleeth has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by John.
Nice cross by John.#ROC#Sleeth is rocked!
A shot to the liver by John. Beautiful body shot.
Sleeth is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
Sleeth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has John pinned against the cage. John gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sleeth seems to have recovered his senses.#TD2#
Sleeth fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging John to the ground. Sleeth is now in John's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Sleeth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sleeth sitting in guard, not really doing much.
John knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sleeth on the ground.
Sleeth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
John wants to get back to his feet but Sleeth is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
John is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sleeth dives into side control.
Sleeth moves into full mount!
John throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
John is squirming around, avoiding Sleeth's attempts to control the action.
John swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
John is wriggling around trying to escape.
John manages to regain half guard. Good work.
John on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if John tries to get out of the position.
John is refusing to be controlled, as Sleeth sits in half guard. #T2#
John pushes Sleeth off looking to stand but Sleeth dives back in and keeps control.
Sleeth wants to control but John is keeping him busy.
Sleeth working the head and body with strikes.
Sleeth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
John is refusing to be controlled, as Sleeth sits in half guard.
John pushes Sleeth off looking to stand but Sleeth dives back in and keeps control.
Sleeth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sleeth not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
Sleeth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sleeth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #ES#
John has one foot on Sleeth's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sleeth.
Sleeth defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
Sleeth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chris John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sleeth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
John scores with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts John, as that shot connected.
John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CUT#That has opened up Dusty Sleeth's cut even more.#T4##TD2#
John gets caught napping as Sleeth dives in and scores a takedown. John manages to retain guard.#ES#
John pushes Sleeth off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sleeth avoids the body shot from John.
John walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sleeth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #TD2#
Sleeth looking to score a takedown here. John is defending well but Sleeth drives through and ends up in John's guard.
My spies in Mythic Co. inform me that Sleeth has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
John is looking to stand up but Sleeth isn't so interested in that idea.
Sleeth trying to control but John is working from the bottom.
Sleeth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
John is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sleeth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. John is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dusty Sleeth's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
John lands with a shot to the body.
We've been told by John's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
John waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sleeth.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Sleeth moves out of range easily.
John throws a jab when Sleeth was well out of range.
Sleeth shoots in looking for a takedown. John tries to sprawl out of it but Sleeth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. John manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A swing and a miss from Sleeth.
A decent looking cross lands there for John.
Nice body punch from John.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sleeth has his takedown stuffed
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John lands a jab to the head.
Sleeth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
Sleeth feints the counter takedown.#T1#
John paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
John lands the left hand.
Sleeth misses with a takedown attempt
and John counters with a huge left! Sleeth is in big trouble! He's backing up but John isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Sleeth from any more damage. A dominating finish by John!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris John!
Chris John retains his lightweight title!
Chris John thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Dusty Sleeth spoke after the fight, saying 'I’m coming back, better then ever! '. |
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Event:
HFC 42:Raynard vs Plutarque
Date: Apr 01, 2023 |
#R1#
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamasaki changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've been hearing reports that Yamasaki has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Good exchange - John coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamasaki. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by John.
John cracks Yamasaki with a right hand to the side of the head.#TD#
Yamasaki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
John wants to get back to his feet but Yamasaki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yamasaki throws a strike but John rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB#
Yamasaki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. John gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Yamasaki is looking for a triangle but John pushes his legs off easily.
#T1#
Yamasaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SU2#
John decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Yamasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
John throws a body punch but Yamasaki moves out of range.
As John tries to get set, Yamasaki tries to push him back and clinch up but John manages to avoid the attempt.
Yamasaki moves away from the strike by John.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamasaki moves away.
Yamasaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
John tries to work over Yamasaki's front leg with a kick but Yamasaki checks it.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
John misses with a hook. Yamasaki ducked under it nicely.
Yamasaki tries to counter by moving into the clinch but John manages to circle out of the way.
Yamasaki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling John to score with a decent uppercut.
John connects with a crisp jab. #T2#
John throws a right hand that misses
#TD#
and Yamasaki counters with a single leg into guard. John didn't expect that.
John has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Yamasaki is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamasaki goes for a takedown in the clinch but John prevents it.
John prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yamasaki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables John to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsu Yamasaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, John scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamasaki is looking for a takedown.
John lands with a right to the head.
John lands a body punch in the clinch. #TD#
Yamasaki is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. John can't fight it off and eventually Yamasaki manages to take the fight to the floor. John looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yamasaki prevents John from getting back to his feet.
Yamasaki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T3#
Yamasaki tries to free his leg and advance position but John is retaining full guard.
Yamasaki pushing down on John's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #ES2#
John pushes Yamasaki off and gets back to his feet.
John displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yamasaki.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamasaki moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Yamasaki blocks the leg kick.
Yamasaki tries to counter with a takedown but John is quick to defend against it.
Yamasaki with a nice cross.
John takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yamasaki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yamasaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but John swivels and escapes.
Yamasaki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yamasaki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Yamasaki misses. #T4#
A solid leg kick lands there for John.
John scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A low kick lands for John.
Yamasaki scores with a shot to the body.
Yamasaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yamasaki moves away from the strike by John.
Yamasaki appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
John misses with a right hand #TD#
and Yamasaki counters with a takedown into side control.
John keeping his opponent close.
John wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
John throws a leg kick but Yamasaki sees it coming and moves out of range.
John's corner calls for a 1-2. John obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
John moves into range and connects with a jab.
John is looking to land body kicks.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamasaki ducks under a wild hook from John.
Yamasaki drops down looking for a counter takedown but John sprawls and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yamasaki.
John connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Yamasaki drops to the canvas, hurt badly! John follows Yamasaki 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 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris John!
Chris John is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Chris John thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
HFC 40:Standifer vs John
Date: Mar 18, 2023 |
#R1#
John ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Standifer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
John throws a jab when Standifer was well out of range.
Standifer thows a left - swing and a miss!
John is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Standifer.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Standifer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CL#
Standifer has John up against the cage in a clinch.
John lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Standifer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Standifer's elbow.
Standifer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John blocks a body shot from Standifer.
John has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Standifer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Standifer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1##BC2#
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Standifer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #TD#
Standifer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching John on his heels. He'll look to pass John's guard now, I'm sure.
John has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Standifer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
John throws a body punch but Standifer moves out of range.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Standifer.
Standifer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has John pinned against the cage. John gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Standifer walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Standifer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Standifer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T2#
Standifer throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
Standifer avoids the head kick by John.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts John, as that shot connected.
Standifer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John throws the left hand but Standifer avoids the punch easily.
John misses with a hook. Standifer ducked under it nicely.
Standifer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Standifer misses the jab.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Standifer.
John lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT2#It looks like Finlay Standifer has been cut.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Standifer slips under a jab from John.
Standifer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Standifer moves out of range of the strikes.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Standifer.
John looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Standifer lands a slapping body shot.
Standifer with a nice cross.#T3#
Standifer tries for a takedown but John sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finlay Standifer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
John misses with a few strikes there.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Standifer moves away.#TD#
Standifer shoots in and gets a takedown into John's guard.
Standifer content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Standifer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
John wants to stand and escape but Standifer is having none of it.
Standifer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. John is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
John is trying to control the position but Standifer postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
John wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Standifer manages to pass to side control.
Standifer is controlling the pace.
John punching from the bottom.
John really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Standifer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Standifer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. John doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Standifer.
John wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Finlay Standifer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
John pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Standifer's shoulder, as Standifer tries to avoid the shot.
Standifer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
John bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Standifer's head backwards.
Standifer ducks under a wild hook from John.
Some wild striking there from John.
#CL#
Standifer closes the distance and clinches.
John has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Standifer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if John can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land. #BC2#
John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Standifer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standifer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Standifer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
Standifer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Standifer lands a lovely overhand right.#T1#
John lands with a right hand.
Chris John seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Standifer avoids the body shot from John.
Standifer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Standifer blocks a head kick by John.
John throws a good cross that connects.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Standifer moves out of range easily.
A big left from John misses.
Standifer tries to clinch but John is having none of it.
Standifer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Standifer.
Despite the aggression on John's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Standifer needs to keep his hands up - John had a free shot at his head there.
John looks to throw the jab but Standifer is out of range.
John throws a big shot that misses.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Standifer was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
John bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Standifer's head backwards.
John throws a lazy right hand but Standifer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John ducks right into an uppercut from Standifer. #T2#
John lands a head shot.
John misses with an uppercut.
Standifer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
John lunges at Standifer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Standifer's hand. #ROC2#Standifer is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by John.
Oh Standifer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Standifer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Standifer throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Standifer seems to have got his legs back now.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Standifer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Standifer looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
Standifer wants to clinch
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD#
Standifer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB#
Standifer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. John knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
John can't do much from the bottom here. #T3##SUB#
Standifer tries for a kimura but John is defending well.
John is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Standifer has just dragged him back down to the mat.
John wants to control but Standifer postures up.
John tries to bench press Standifer off him but Standifer keeps the position.
Standifer cracks John with an elbow. That is naaassty.
A lull in the action here as Standifer stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on John's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T4#
Standifer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
John is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Standifer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Standifer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Standifer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
A lull in the action here.
John is pushing Standifer's head away, looking to escape. Standifer manages to hold on to the position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Finlay Standifer's cut.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Standifer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Standifer checks the leg kick.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John connects with a solid leg kick.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Standifer.
Standifer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from John finds it's way round the side to connect with Standifer's head.
John uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Standifer has time to react.
Standifer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John throws a shot from downtown. Standifer moves away and avoids it.
John circles away from the clinch attempt.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Standifer.
John looks to throw the jab but Standifer is out of range. #T1#
Standifer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Finlay Standifer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Standifer throws out the jab. #CL#
Standifer rushes John and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Standifer scores with a jab.
John swings widly with a right hand
letting Standifer counter with a right hand.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Standifer loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
Standifer defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
John throws a jab when Standifer was well out of range.
Standifer appears to be looking for a big counter.
John lands an overhand right.
Standifer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Standifer.
John misses the shot to the body.
Finlay Standifer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Standifer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
Standifer moves out of range as John throws a body kick.
#CL#
Standifer instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by John.
A short right from John on the inside.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
John working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Standifer has a couple of punches blocked by John.
Standifer tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Standifer back against the cage.
John blocks a body shot from Standifer.
Standifer can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
John lands a left hand.
John blocking some punches.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Standifer. #T3#
Standifer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
Standifer has a couple of punches blocked by John.
#BC2#
John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Standifer misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
John throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Standifer lands a jab.
John tries to land a front kick but Standifer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Standifer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chris John is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Standifer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#TD#
Standifer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
John tries to bench press Standifer off him but Standifer keeps the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The referee asks Standifer politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Standifer prefers to stall for the moment though.
Standifer misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #T4#
John takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The strikes coming from Standifer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Standifer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
John is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Standifer throws an elbow but John slips to the side and avoids it well.
John tries to escape but Standifer is in control.
You can see the frustration on John's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Standifer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
John takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got John winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris John!
In his post fight interview, Chris John started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
HFC 36:Saneuji vs Monkey
Date: Feb 18, 2023 |
#R1#
John jabs Tou to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tou fails with a takedown attempt.
Tou takes a shot to the body in his stride.
John connects with a single shot there.#CUT#It looks like Xigua Tou has been cut.
Tou is trying hard to land a takedown here. John sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tou misses with a hook.
John scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
John lands a glancing blow to the side of Tou's head.
John connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tou momentarily.
#ROC#Tou is rocked!
Tou takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tou is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
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!
John steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Tou is out on his feet! John sets himself and nearly takes Tou's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chris John!
A very excited looking Chris John rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
HFC 29:Night Champions 2
Date: Dec 31, 2022 |
#R1#
Wallace walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#TD#
John tries to sprawl but Wallace drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Wallace is looking for a kimura but John is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wallace to get the leverage.
Wallace definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if John can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Wallace is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
John really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wallace. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
John throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wallace frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wallace takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
John wants to control but Wallace is having none of it.#T1#
Wallace pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#SUB#
Wallace with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
John tries to hold on but Wallace postures up.#SUB#
Wallace wants to finish this one by submission but John is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wallace. #SUB#
John defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wallace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace controlling the pace for now.
John wants to control but Wallace is having none of it.#T2##SUB#
Wallace jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but John manages to avoid the submission attempt. #SUB#
Wallace wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by John, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Wallace looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The strikes coming from Wallace are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #SUB#
Wallace is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but John is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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!
John is not content to let Wallace control the position. #T3#
Wallace working away.
Wallace in side control lands a decent elbow. #SUB#
Wallace wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by John, who protects the arm well.
Wallace trying to control the action but John is working from the bottom.
Wallace works to advance to full mount. John defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
John wants to get back to his feet.
#T4#
Wallace raining down hammerfists from mount.#SUB#
Wallace working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. John looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Wallace! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). William Wallace!
William Wallace retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath William Wallace thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
HFC 22:Sage vs Thompson 2
Date: Nov 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Johnson walks into a jab.
John lands a jab.
John staying out of range there.#KD#
Oooh a lovely combination from Johnson sends John down but not out. Johnson dives into side control looking to finish. #CUT#It looks like Chris John has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John is trying to get back to half guard.#SU#
Johnson stands up and beckons John to his feet.
John scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#ROC2#Johnson is rocked!
John and Johnson are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. John throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Johnson into next week! Ooooh that was huge! John knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chris John!
Chris John thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
HFC18:Raynard vs Uesugi
Date: Oct 22, 2022 |
#R1#
John catches Tijhoff with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
John changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
John lands with a straight right. Tijhoff didn't see that one coming.#CUT2#It looks like Klaas Jan Tijhoff has been cut.
John scores with a hook.
John uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tijhoff has time to react.
John scores with a hook.#KD2#
John cracks Tijhoff with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tijhoff looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can John finish him?
#ROC2#Tijhoff is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John flashes Tijhoff a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Tijhoff's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Tijhoff crumples to the floor! He's out cold! John punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris John!
During a confident post fight interview, Chris John thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Sapi goes for a double leg but John avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as John continues to drive forward.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
Chris John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John lands the left hand.#CUT#It looks like Wala Sapi has been cut.
John throws a good cross that connects.
John looks to throw the jab but Sapi is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by John as he connects with a hook.
John scores with a body shot.
John lands a jab to the nose.
Sapi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #ROC#Sapi is rocked!
John measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Sapi! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Chris John!
Chris John was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 08, 2022 |
#R1#
John misses with a straight left.
John thuds his right hand into Buut's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT#It looks like Walay Buut has been cut.
John closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Buut! John dives in looking to finish! Buut is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris John!
Chris John bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 30, 2022 |
#R1#
John throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
John lands a nice hook to Salvacion's body. Salvacion takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John scores with a nice right hand.
Salvacion walks into a stiff left hand from John.
John throws an overhand right that drops Salvacion like a sack of potatoes! John dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris John! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 17, 2022 |
#R1#
John connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
John lands the left hand.#CUT2#It looks like Walay Buut has been cut.
John digs a good hook to Buut's body.
John stuns Buut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
John fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#KD2#
John lands a big uppercut and Buut crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Buut looks OK. John waves Buut back to his feet!#ROC2#Buut is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buut tries to get into range but John steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Buut! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! John scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris John! |
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