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Event:
HFC 23:Fleming vs Krabutov
Date: Nov 19, 2022 |
#R1#
Narukawa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CUT#It looks like Xigua Tou has been cut.
Narukawa misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Tou counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tou trying to control but Narukawa is working from the bottom.
Narukawa wants to hit a sweep here but Tou passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Narukawa there!
Narukawa taking shots to the head.
Narukawa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice elbow there by Tou.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tou raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tou is landing with some decent strikes but Narukawa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Narukawa is trying desperately to improve position.
Tou landing strikes, looking to finish! #ROC2#Narukawa is rocked!#T1#
Tou breaks from Narukawa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Narukawa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Narukawa is desperately trying to improve his position but Tou has a good base and remains in mount.
Tou takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tou dominating with strikes here.#SUB2#
Tou is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Narukawa to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Narukawa shrugs it off.
Tou loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Narukawa scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Tou land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Tou stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xigua Tou!
A very excited looking Xigua Tou 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:
HFC19:Peramaki vs Clarke
Date: Oct 29, 2022 |
#R1#
Standifer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Narukawa.
Standifer cracks a nice hook into Narukawa's ribs.
Narukawa looks to land a left hand but Standifer moved out of range nicely.
Standifer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Good shot there by Narukawa.#CL#
Narukawa gets tackled into the cage by Standifer. Standifer maintains the clinch.
Standifer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Standifer effectively controlling the action here.
Narukawa misses with the head strike.
Standifer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Standifer is leaning against Narukawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Standifer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Standifer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Standifer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Standifer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Standifer lands a body shot. #T1#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Standifer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Narukawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Standifer - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Standifer.
Narukawa tries a body shot but Standifer blocks it.
Standifer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Standifer lands a body punch.
Narukawa misses with the head strike.
Standifer lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Standifer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Standifer.
Standifer scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD#
Standifer pulls guard effortlessly. #T2#
Narukawa wants to control from the top but Standifer keeps moving.
Standifer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB#
Standifer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Standifer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Standifer slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Standifer wants to work for an arm triangle but Narukawa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Narukawa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Standifer is taking a breather. Narukawa 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.#T3##SUB#
Standifer in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Narukawa tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Standifer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Finlay Standifer! |
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Event:
HFC Fight Night2
Date: Oct 06, 2022 |
#R1#
Narukawa connects with a jab.
Narukawa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CUT#It looks like Nelson Maseko has been cut.
Maseko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Narukawa scores with a hook to the body. Maseko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice jab there from Narukawa. #ROC#Maseko is rocked!
Narukawa stuns Maseko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Narukawa scores with a decent looking hook.
Maseko is still on wobbly legs! Can Narukawa finish him?
Sei Narukawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narukawa scores with a nice head shot.
Narukawa cracks Maseko with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Maseko falls to his knees and Narukawa doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sei Narukawa! |
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Event:
HFC 9: Magomedov vs Jacobowitz
Date: Sep 03, 2022 |
#R1#
Brendle throws a lazy head kick
and Narukawa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Narukawa scores with a nice strike.
Narukawa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brendle has a takedown stuffed.
Sei Narukawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD#
Narukawa cracks Brendle with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Narukawa has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Brendle to stand back up!#ROC#Brendle is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narukawa pounces like a tiger and cracks Brendle with a vicious hook! Brendle is down but not out! Narukawa follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sei Narukawa! |
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Event:
HFC 4: Miles vs Peramaki
Date: Jul 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Narukawa tries to clinch there but Yamasaki circles away.
A punch combination from Narukawa misses.
Narukawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamasaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.#TD#
Narukawa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yamasaki's guard.#SUB2#
Yamasaki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Narukawa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Yamasaki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Narukawa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Yamasaki is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Narukawa frees his head nicely. Oh but Yamasaki has switched to an armbar! Narukawa is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Katsu Yamasaki!
A relieved looking Katsu Yamasaki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Walker lands a head kick!
Walker leaves Narukawa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Walker connects with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Walker.
Steve Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker throws a low kick but Narukawa moves out of range easily.
Walker misses with the body kick#TD2#
so Narukawa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Walker is trying to control the position but Narukawa postures up.
Narukawa throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Narukawa throws a big elbow that misses.
Narukawa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T1#
Let's hope that Narukawa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Walker wants to sweep here but Narukawa controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A nice leg kick from Walker, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Narukawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narukawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
A good leg kick by Walker.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker is looking to counter punch.#TD2#
Walker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Narukawa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Walker trying to keep a closed guard but Narukawa is proving a slippery customer.
Narukawa is stalling in the full guard.
Narukawa stopping the sweep attempt from Walker.#T3##SUB2#
Narukawa drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Walker dives on top into guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Narukawa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Walker defends it easily.
Narukawa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Walker trying to control but Narukawa is working from the bottom. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Narukawa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Narukawa wants to stand and escape but Walker is having none of it.
Walker looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Walker.
Walker looks for the body kick but Narukawa saw that one coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD2#
and Narukawa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Narukawa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Walker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
A nice leg kick lands there from Walker.
Walker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Walker throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Narukawa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Walker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Narukawa.
Walker being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Narukawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Narukawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Narukawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Narukawa content to stall in guard here. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Narukawa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steve Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker misses with a kick to the body #TD2#
and Narukawa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #T2#
Narukawa slips a nice elbow through Walker's hands, connecting with Walker's forehead.
Narukawa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Walker is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Narukawa in particular looking to stall.
Narukawa with the ground and pound but Walker uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Narukawa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T3#
Walker wants to sweep here but Narukawa controlling him for the moment.
Narukawa controlling from the top position.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Narukawa.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Narukawa walks into a straight right hand from Walker.
Sei Narukawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Narukawa shoots in looking for a takedown but Walker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Narukawa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Narukawa shoots in looking for a takedown. Walker tries to sprawl out of it but Narukawa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Walker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Narukawa.#T4#
Nice cross by Walker.
Walker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Narukawa takes a step back to recover.
A head kick by Walker misses #TD2#
and Narukawa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Walker is pressing down on Narukawa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Narukawa content to stall in guard here.
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Narukawa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sei Narukawa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Walker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Narukawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Narukawa moves out of range of the leg kick from Walker.
Narukawa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Walker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Walker.
Narukawa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Narukawa moves out of range of the body kick.
Walker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walker.
Narukawa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Walker defends well and Narukawa ends up having to push Walker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Walker lands a nice looking body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narukawa misses with a takedown attempt - Walker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Steve Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sei Narukawa.
Walker keeps Narukawa at a distance using the push kick.
Walker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Narukawa.#T1#
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narukawa manages to avoid it.
Walker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Narukawa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walker avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick from Walker lands but Narukawa takes it in his stride.
Narukawa blocks the body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Walker.
Walker thuds his shin into the meat of Narukawa's side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Narukawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
Walker delivers a nice body kick.
Walker looks to throw a body kick#TD2#
and Narukawa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Walker won't be happy with that.
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 control attempt from Walker but he's now mounted!
Narukawa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Narukawa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Narukawa lands a couple of good shots and Walker has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Walker is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Narukawa can do to turn this around?#T3#
Narukawa misses with punches from the back.
Narukawa biding his time, looking for the opening.
Narukawa is continuing to stall.#SUB2#
Narukawa is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Walker is defending well though. Narukawa let's go of the attempt for now.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
What can Walker do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
#SUB2#
Narukawa is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Walker has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Narukawa trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Walker doesn't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walker 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Walker! |
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