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Event:
STRIKE! - MMA
Date: Feb 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Castagnoli punishes Thompson's body with a nice straight punch.
Thompson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Castagnoli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thompson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've been informed that Castagnoli has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#TD#
Thompson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Castagnoli is trying to defend but Thompson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Thompson tries to pass to full mount but Castagnoli defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castagnoli wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy.
Castagnoli trying to get back to full guard but Thompson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!#T1#
Castagnoli is looking to get to half guard.
Thompson looking to finish Castagnoli with some ground and pound. This is bad for Castagnoli!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castagnoli working to try and regain half guard.
Castagnoli gets back to half guard.
Castagnoli gets full guard.
Castagnoli looking to control.
Thompson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Castagnoli has control of Thompson's left arm, preventing Thompson from doing any damage. #T2#
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Castagnoli trying to keep a closed guard but Thompson is proving a slippery customer.
Castagnoli might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Thompson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Castagnoli is pulling down on Thompson's head. It's preventing any offense from Thompson, at least for the moment.
Castagnoli is trying to keep Thompson in close.
Thompson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Castagnoli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castagnoli works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Thompson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Castagnoli's guard.
Thompson trying to mount his opponent but Castagnoli defends it.
Castagnoli slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Castagnoli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thompson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Castagnoli is trying to keep Thompson in close.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thompson connects with a body shot.#TD#
Thompson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Castagnoli manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Castagnoli blocks nicely. #T4#
Castagnoli keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Castagnoli has an active guard here but Thompson has managed to pass into half guard.
Nice strikes from Thompson there.
Thompson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castagnoli on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thompson controlling the action here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Thompson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castagnoli manages to avoid it.
Castagnoli unleashes a big counter combination but Thompson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Castagnoli defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Castagnoli.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Castagnoli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A lazy left from Castagnoli finds it's target.
Thompson misses with a jab to the body
and Castagnoli counters with a leg kick.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castagnoli can do to turn this around?
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castagnoli.
#TD#
Thompson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Castagnoli on his heels. He'll look to pass Castagnoli's guard now, I'm sure.
Castagnoli trying to keep a closed guard but Thompson is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castagnoli trying to control the position here. #T1#
Castagnoli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thompson working some strikes from top position.#SUB2#
Castagnoli looking for a guillotine here but Thompson defends easily.
Thompson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Castagnoli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thompson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Castagnoli from controlling successfully. #T2#
Castagnoli controlling from the top position.
Thompson controlling the position.
Castagnoli wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Thompson pulls Castagnoli in close to his closed guard and prevents Castagnoli from doing any damage or advancing position.#T3#
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Castagnoli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thompson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thompson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Castagnoli controls the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Castagnoli from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Castagnoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Thompson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thompson throws a poor cross that misses
and Castagnoli counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thompson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T4#
Thompson looks to land a combination but Castagnoli avoids it well.
Castagnoli connects with a looping right hand.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Castagnoli moved out of range nicely.
Thompson connects with a looping right hand.
Jab, jab by Thompson - just one landing.
A head kick misses from Castagnoli. #TD#
Thompson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castagnoli is staying active underneath Thompson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castagnoli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
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 Scott Thompson will probably get the nod.
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#
Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Castagnoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castagnoli ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.#TD#
Thompson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Castagnoli preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Castagnoli is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castagnoli won't allow Thompson to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Castagnoli manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Castagnoli is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T1#
Thompson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB2#
Castagnoli looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Thompson passes into half guard.
Thompson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Scott Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Castagnoli manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Castagnoli is trying to keep Thompson in close.
Castagnoli wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment. #T2#
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.
Thompson working some strikes from top position.
Castagnoli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Castagnoli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson is working Castagnoli over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Castagnoli trying to keep a closed guard but Thompson is proving a slippery customer.
Thompson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Castagnoli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Castagnoli blocks nicely.
Thompson working some strikes from top position.#T3#
Thompson is looking to pass into half guard but Castagnoli pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Castagnoli is in guard.#REVB#
Thompson looking to control.
Castagnoli looking to pass the guard.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Castagnoli trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom. #T4#
Castagnoli is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thompson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thompson catches Castagnoli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thompson misses with the combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castagnoli throws a head kick that misses.
Castagnoli throws the kick towards the body but Thompson avoids it.
Thompson attempts a counter takedown but Castagnoli avoids it well and moves away.
Claudio Castagnoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Castagnoli misses with a low kick.
Thompson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Castagnoli sprawls and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thompson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Thompson!
Our winner, Scott Thompson, 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 30, 2024 |
#R1#
Kueller misses with a low kick.#CL#
Kueller instigates a clinch.
Castagnoli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kueller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castagnoli tries to pull guard but Kueller holds him up against the cage and eventually Castagnoli drops back down to his feet.
Castagnoli tries to pull guard but Kueller won't allow it.
Kueller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castagnoli avoids it.
Kueller missing with knees to the body.
Castagnoli managing to block the knees to the body from Kueller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kueller trying to land knees to the body.
We've been informed that Castagnoli has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Castagnoli tries to pull guard but Kueller holds him up against the cage and eventually Castagnoli drops back down to his feet.
I was talking to Kueller's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Benjamin Kueller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Castagnoli.
Castagnoli fails to pull guard.
#T1#
Castagnoli jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kueller walks away with a smile on his face. Castagnoli gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Kueller instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kueller.
Castagnoli tries to pull guard but Kueller holds him up against the cage and eventually Castagnoli drops back down to his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Castagnoli fails to pull guard.
Castagnoli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kueller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kueller throws an elbow but misses.
Castagnoli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee calls for Castagnoli to work.
#T2#
Castagnoli fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Castagnoli is trying to pull guard but Kueller has him pressed against the cage.
Castagnoli is trying to pull guard but Kueller has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kueller.
Castagnoli stalling in the clinch but Kueller improves position. #BC#
Kueller breaks the clinch.
Castagnoli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kueller.
Kueller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castagnoli.
Kueller misses with a looping right.
Kueller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castagnoli.
Castagnoli throws a sloppy head kick and Kueller moves out of range easily.
Kueller misses with an attempted mid kick.
#T3#
The crowd cheers as Kueller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Castagnoli doesn't seem phased though.
Kueller misses with an uppercut
and Castagnoli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kueller. #CUT#It looks like Claudio Castagnoli has been cut.#CL#
Kueller has managed to clinch.
Castagnoli is trying to pull guard but Kueller has him pressed against the cage.
Kueller lands with a light punch inside.
Castagnoli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castagnoli tries to pull guard but Kueller holds him up against the cage and eventually Castagnoli drops back down to his feet.
Castagnoli is trying to pull guard but Kueller has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Kueller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kueller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kueller misses with the combination.
#T4#
Castagnoli slips a straight right by Kueller.
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!
Kueller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#CL#
Kueller rushes Castagnoli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Kueller breaks the clinch.
Castagnoli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kueller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kueller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some wild striking there from Kueller.
Castagnoli cracks Kueller with an open hand slap.
Castagnoli moves forwards but Kueller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kueller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Castagnoli scores with a push kick.
A punch combination from Kueller misses. #CL#
Kueller pushes Castagnoli up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Kueller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Claudio Castagnoli's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Kueller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castagnoli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kueller misses with an uppercut.
Kueller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Castagnoli lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kueller will feel that in the morning.
Kueller avoids the head kick by Castagnoli.
Castagnoli throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Castagnoli tries to clinch up.#CL#
Kueller closes the distance and clinches.
Castagnoli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Castagnoli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Kueller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kueller thows a body kick. Castagnoli tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kueller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T1#
Kueller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kueller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kueller tries to clinch up but Castagnoli circles away and keeps his distance.
Benjamin Kueller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castagnoli slips a straight right by Kueller.
Kueller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castagnoli. That did some damage!
Kueller lands with a kick to the ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kueller checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Kueller misses.
Kueller looks to land a left hand but Castagnoli moved out of range nicely.
Castagnoli is trying to counter with his kicks.
Castagnoli throws a head kick but Kueller moves out of range.
Benjamin Kueller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castagnoli misses with a straight right.
Castagnoli misses with a body shot.
Kueller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kueller looks for the body kick but Castagnoli saw that one coming.
Kueller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Castagnoli's head.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Kueller moves into the clinch.
Kueller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castagnoli can do to turn this around?
Kueller tries to break free but Castagnoli pushes him back against the cage.
Castagnoli throws a head punch that misses.
Kueller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castagnoli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kueller smiles and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kueller.
Kueller doesn't manage to clinch there - Castagnoli circles away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Castagnoli blocks a jab.
Castagnoli is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Castagnoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kueller.
#CL#
Castagnoli gets tackled into the cage by Kueller. Kueller maintains the clinch.
Castagnoli is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kueller to keep the fight standing.
Castagnoli dodges an elbow strike from Kueller.
#T3#
Kueller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castagnoli lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #TD2#
Castagnoli gets control of Kueller's arms and successfully pulls guard. Castagnoli will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Castagnoli pulls Kueller in to control the position.
Kueller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castagnoli is keeping the position for now.
Kueller would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Castagnoli working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Castagnoli is on top in guard.
#REVB##T4#
Kueller trying to control the position.
Castagnoli tries to free his leg and advance position but Kueller is retaining full guard.
Castagnoli's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kueller looking for a sweep. Not yet Kueller, not yet.
Castagnoli trying to control the position from guard on top but Kueller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castagnoli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kueller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Kueller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Claudio Castagnoli's cut.
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#
Castagnoli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kueller.
Benjamin Kueller is winning the standup battle so far.
Castagnoli's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Castagnoli duly obliges.
Kueller tries to close the distance and clinch but Castagnoli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kueller lands a head kick. Castagnoli smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kueller cracks a nice hook into Castagnoli's ribs.
Castagnoli lands a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kueller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kueller throws a head kick that Castagnoli semi-blocks.
Kueller scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kueller throws a right and a left that Castagnoli avoids nicely.
Kueller tries to work over Castagnoli's front leg with a kick but Castagnoli checks it.
Castagnoli misses with a wild combination.
#T1#
Castagnoli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castagnoli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kueller misses with an uppercut. Castagnoli saw that one coming.
Kueller tries to bum rush Castagnoli with a series of wild strikes but Castagnoli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castagnoli defending well as Kueller loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Castagnoli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL#
Kueller clinches up with Castagnoli and pushes him back against the cage.
Castagnoli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kueller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC#
Kueller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kueller throws a hook but Castagnoli blocks it.
Kueller delivers a nice body kick.#CL#
Kueller drives through and clinches with Castagnoli against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Kueller.
#T2#
Kueller blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Kueller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kueller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castagnoli is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kueller.
Castagnoli avoiding damage as Kueller throws knees to the body.
Kueller pushes Castagnoli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castagnoli misses with some punches.
#BC#
Kueller breaks the clinch.
Castagnoli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A lazy left from Kueller finds it's target.
Kueller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Castagnoli momentarily.
Kueller misses with a hook to the body
and Castagnoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castagnoli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kueller's sensitive parts. #T3#
Kueller misses with a body kick.
Kueller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kueller throws the left hand but Castagnoli avoids the punch easily.
Castagnoli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Castagnoli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kueller.
Castagnoli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castagnoli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kueller.
Nice defenses there by Castagnoli.
Castagnoli slips a jab and a cross from Kueller.
Kueller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castagnoli.
Castagnoli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kueller blocks a head kick by Castagnoli.
Kueller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kueller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Castagnoli swats away the attempt to clinch by Kueller.
Kueller throws a looping overhand right but Castagnoli ducks down to avoid it. #T4#
Kueller throws an overhand right that lands on Castagnoli's shoulder, as Castagnoli tries to avoid the shot.
Kueller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Castagnoli if he has to take too many more of those.
Castagnoli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kueller on the side of the head.
Kueller throws a poor cross that misses
and Castagnoli counters with a nice body shot.
Castagnoli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benjamin Kueller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castagnoli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kueller misses with a few strikes there.
Castagnoli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kueller counter with a right hand.
Kueller misses with a two punch combination.
Kueller thuds his shin into the meat of Castagnoli's side.
Kueller misses with a hook to the body
and Castagnoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kueller thumps Castagnoli with a low kick.
Castagnoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Claudio Castagnoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castagnoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Kueller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kueller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Kueller! |
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Event:
APEX 9
Date: Nov 05, 2023 |
#R1#
Santos scores with a jab.#CUT#It looks like Claudio Castagnoli has been cut.
Castagnoli misses the shot to the body.
Castagnoli misses the shot to the body.
Santiago Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Castagnoli walks into a stiff left hand from Santos.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Santos tenderised Castagnoli's leg. Castagnoli is trying to keep his angry face on.
Castagnoli tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range. #KD#
Santos cracks Castagnoli with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Santos has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Castagnoli to stand back up!#ROC#Castagnoli is rocked!
We've been informed that Castagnoli has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Santiago Santos! |
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Event:
APEX 5
Date: Oct 08, 2023 |
#R1#
A jab from Kuznecov misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Castagnoli misses the target.
Castagnoli needs to keep his hands up - Kuznecov had a free shot at his head there.#CUT2#It looks like Claudio Castagnoli has been cut.
Castagnoli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuznecov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Castagnoli slips under a jab from Kuznecov.
Castagnoli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Castagnoli throws a nice looking combination but Kuznecov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castagnoli misses with an uppercut.
Kuznecov circles away from the clinch attempt#TD2#
and Kuznecov counters with a takedown into side control.
Kuznecov in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Castagnoli looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Kuznecov turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Egor Kuznecov!
A victorious Egor Kuznecov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
SMFL 23 - Riendeau v Raikov 3
Date: Sep 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Thompson throws a leg kick which misses Castagnoli's front leg but catches the back leg as Castagnoli tries to avoid it.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Castagnoli.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castagnoli is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thompson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Castagnoli misses.
Thompson scores with a sloppy right hand. Castagnoli should have avoided that one.
Castagnoli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Castagnoli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson misses with a jab to the body
and Castagnoli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thompson thinking.
Thompson connects with a body shot that sends Castagnoli's belly button to the back.
Castagnoli lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castagnoli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Castagnoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Castagnoli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castagnoli manages to avoid it.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Castagnoli is just out of range.
Thompson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Castagnoli rather than just go for the knockout.#T1#
Castagnoli misses with a double jab
#TD2#
and Thompson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thompson.
Castagnoli pulls Thompson in to control the position.
Castagnoli is trying to keep Thompson in close.
Castagnoli is looking to sweep but instead, Thompson has passed into half guard.
Thompson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Thompson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castagnoli defending well though.
Castagnoli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Castagnoli is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thompson pulls his head out easily.
Thompson trying to control the action but Castagnoli is working from the bottom. #T2#
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Castagnoli is defending well.
Thompson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Castagnoli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Castagnoli is looking to control Thompson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Castagnoli avoid being mounted?
Thompson wants to take a breather but Castagnoli is having none of it.
Castagnoli is holding on to half guard well.
Castagnoli moves into full guard.
#SUB#
Castagnoli is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T3#
Thompson connects with a couple of short punches.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Castagnoli keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Castagnoli has wrist control.
Castagnoli wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.
Thompson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Castagnoli keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson lands a right hook to the body.
Castagnoli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T4#
Thompson throws a body shot but no joy.
Thompson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson swings widly with a right hand
and Castagnoli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castagnoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson lands a slapping body shot.
Thompson lands with an uppercut that bounces Castagnoli off the cage and back into range.
Castagnoli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson misses with a hook to the body
and Castagnoli counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castagnoli sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Castagnoli misses with a hook.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Thompson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castagnoli moves away.
Thompson throws a body punch but Castagnoli moves out of range.
Thompson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Castagnoli fails with an attempt to clinch.
#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Castagnoli enables Thompson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Castagnoli manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Thompson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Castagnoli is looking for a triangle here but Thompson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Castagnoli to see if he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castagnoli tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thompson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thompson lands a nice forearm strike.
Castagnoli is trying to get back to half guard.
Castagnoli is not content to let Thompson control the position. #T1#
Thompson controlling the position.
Castagnoli is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Castagnoli taking a bit of punishment here - Thompson scoring with strikes.
Thompson working the body and head with strikes.
Castagnoli is looking to regain half guard here but Thompson keeps moving and retains side control. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
You can see the frustration on Castagnoli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Castagnoli tries to buck Thompson off but Thompson is having none of it.
Castagnoli takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Castagnoli on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Castagnoli is looking for a sweep.
Thompson working the head and body with strikes. #ROC2#Castagnoli is rocked!
Thompson controls the position.
Thompson trying to control the action but Castagnoli is working from the bottom.
Thompson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Thompson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#T3#
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oh Castagnoli is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castagnoli tries to buck Thompson off but Thompson is having none of it.
Castagnoli seems to have got his legs back now.
Thompson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Castagnoli's legs.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castagnoli keeps working.
Thompson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Castagnoli can't do much from the bottom here.
Castagnoli tries to improve position but can't.
Thompson controlling the position.
Castagnoli can't do much from the bottom here.
Castagnoli is trying to get back to half guard.#T4#
Castagnoli is working to avoid the ground and pound but Thompson connects with a decent elbow.
Castagnoli wants to control but Thompson postures up.
Thompson works to advance to full mount. Castagnoli defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Thompson with the ground and pound from mount.
Castagnoli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thompson tries to control but Castagnoli wriggling away.
Scott Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thompson punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Castagnoli that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Castagnoli scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Thompson land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Thompson stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Thompson!
A relieved looking Scott Thompson 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:
SMFL 20 - Suomi Vahva
Date: Jul 29, 2023 |
#R1#
Castagnoli moves out of range of the body kick.
Castagnoli shapes to counter with a head kick.
Castagnoli misses with a hook
and Peters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peters swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Castagnoli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Peters with a body shot.
Castagnoli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sol Peters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Castagnoli.
Peters moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCastagnoli.
Castagnoli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peters with a nice cross.#KD#
Peters lands a big head kick that sends Castagnoli tumbling to the mat! Peters takes a step backwards and waves Castagnoli back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Castagnoli is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Claudio Castagnoli has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peters lands an uppercut, right on the button! Castagnoli tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sol Peters!
Sol Peters retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Sol Peters thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
SMFL 18 - Raikov vs. Solomon
Date: Jul 01, 2023 |
#R1#
Clarke tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been informed that Castagnoli has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Clarke looks to throw the jab but Castagnoli is out of range.
Castagnoli with a nice cross.
Clarke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Castagnoli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clarke.
Castagnoli throws a counter combo.
Clarke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#TD#
Clarke gets a double leg takedown into Castagnoli's guard.
Clarke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Castagnoli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clarke.
Clarke is fighting to break Castagnoli's control of his arms but Castagnoli is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Clarke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castagnoli is keeping the position for now.
Castagnoli wants to sweep here but Clarke controlling him for the moment.
Clarke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T1#
Clarke preventing the sweep.
Clarke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Clarke throwing strikes but missing. #SUB2#
Castagnoli is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Clarke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Castagnoli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Castagnoli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clarke manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Castagnoli wants to control from the top but Clarke keeps moving.
Castagnoli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clarke swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Clarke has his hands on Castagnoli's head, controlling the position.
Clarke keeping full guard, as Castagnoli tries to pass.
Clarke keeping moving, preventing Castagnoli from controlling successfully.
Clarke trying to control the position here. #T3#
Castagnoli advances position into side control!#SUB2#
Castagnoli swings around for an armbar but Clarke sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Castagnoli's guard.
Clarke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Clarke throws a big right hand that misses.
Clarke preventing the sweep.
Castagnoli keeping moving, preventing Clarke from controlling successfully.
Castagnoli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clarke is one step ahead there.
Clarke works over Castagnoli with some ground and pound from guard.#T4#
Clarke looking to pass the guard.
Castagnoli wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Clarke engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Clarke won't allow Castagnoli to sweep him here.
Castagnoli pulls Clarke in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clarke stands up over Castagnoli, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Clarke won't allow Castagnoli to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Clarke 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#
Clarke tries a head kick but it misses.
Clarke throws a sloppy head kick
and Clarke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castagnoli lands a right hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Clarke crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Castagnoli - the referee stops the clock and Clarke gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Castagnoli. Clarke manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Clarke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clarke throws a body kick that misses.
Castagnoli cracks Clarke with a good jab.
Castagnoli slips under a jab.
Clarke throws the kick towards the body but Castagnoli avoids it.
Castagnoli stuns Clarke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Castagnoli avoids the head kick by Clarke.
Castagnoli replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Clarke blocks it well.
Castagnoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Castagnoli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clarke momentarily.
Castagnoli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clarke doesn't seem bothered though.
Castagnoli throws a head kick that half lands.
#CUT2#It looks like Mark Clarke has been cut.
Castagnoli lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
A shot to the liver by Castagnoli. Beautiful body shot.#CL2#
Castagnoli instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Castagnoli gets control of Clarke's arms and successfully pulls guard. Castagnoli will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Castagnoli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Castagnoli looking for a triangle here. Clarke is fighting it but it looks tight! Castagnoli pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Clarke is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Claudio Castagnoli!
Mark Clarke spoke after the fight, saying 'You beat me again... Well played. I wish you the best of luck in the future... However this is my final fight, thank you to everyone who supported me.. I want to pass the torch to Handerson. Good work brother.'. |
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Event:
SMFL 14 - Chai vs. Kardi
Date: May 06, 2023 |
#R1#
A jab from Peters finds it's way through Castagnoli's defenses. #CUT#It looks like Claudio Castagnoli has been cut.
Peters misses with a few strikes there.
Peters moves away from the strike by Castagnoli.
Castagnoli wants to clinch.
Castagnoli wants to clinch but Peters slips to the side
and Peters counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castagnoli tries to clinch but Peters moves out of range.
Peters was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Peters blocks the body kick.
Castagnoli swings for the body but Peters moves out of range.
Good shot there by Castagnoli.#CUT2#It looks like Sol Peters has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castagnoli. Peters does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peters on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castagnoli. Castagnoli obviously looking to wear him down.
Peters looks to land a body kick but Castagnoli moved away.
Peters moves out of range of the strikes.#KD#
Peters lands a big uppercut and Castagnoli crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Castagnoli looks OK. Peters waves Castagnoli back to his feet!#ROC#Castagnoli is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castagnoli misses with a combination
and Peters counters with a right hand from hell and Castagnoli is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sol Peters!
During a confident post fight interview, Sol Peters thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
SMFL 12 - Chai vs. Vitalik
Date: Apr 08, 2023 |
#R1#
Balduino avoids the body shot from Castagnoli.
Castagnoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balduino.
Castagnoli moves away from the strike by Balduino.
Claudio Castagnoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castagnoli throws a lazy head kick
and Balduino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Balduino misses.
Castagnoli just misses with a punch to the body.
Balduino misses the jab.
Balduino on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balduino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castagnoli.
Balduino sizes up Castagnoli with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Balduino throws a head kick but Castagnoli moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balduino on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Balduino throws a jab but it's blocked by Castagnoli.
Balduino takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Balduino takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T1#
Balduino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castagnoli.
Balduino throws a lazy uppercut
and Castagnoli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Balduino misses with a hook
and Castagnoli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Balduino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Balduino misses with a straight left.
Balduino throws out a loose jab but Castagnoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balduino lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Castagnoli lands a jab-cross combination.
Castagnoli cracks Balduino with a right hand 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!
Castagnoli tries to bum rush Balduino with a series of wild strikes but Balduino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Castagnoli misses with a head kick.
Castagnoli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL#
and Balduino counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #TD#
Balduino pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Castagnoli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Balduino is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T2##SUB#
Balduino is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Castagnoli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Castagnoli looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB#
Castagnoli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Castagnoli trying to control the position from guard on top but Balduino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Balduino escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Castagnoli gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castagnoli controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T3##SUB#
Balduino is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Castagnoli is aware though and is defending well.
Castagnoli is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Castagnoli's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Castagnoli is fighting to break Balduino's control of his arms but Balduino is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Balduino's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB#
Balduino is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Castagnoli defends well.
Castagnoli trying to control the position from guard on top but Balduino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Balduino escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Castagnoli gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Balduino throws his legs up looking for a submission but Castagnoli uses it to pass to side control.
Balduino is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castagnoli remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Castagnoli passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Balduino!
Castagnoli wants to control the pace but Balduino is squirming around nicely.
Castagnoli takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Castagnoli dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Castagnoli slips under a jab from Balduino.
Castagnoli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Castagnoli cracks Balduino with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Castagnoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balduino throws out the jab.
Castagnoli lands a nice looking body shot.
Castagnoli goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Balduino throws out a loose jab but Castagnoli uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castagnoli. Balduino does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Balduino on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A low kick from Castagnoli misses
and Balduino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick from Castagnoli misses.
Balduino throws an overhand right that lands on Castagnoli's shoulder, as Castagnoli tries to avoid the shot.
Castagnoli moves away from the strike by Balduino.
Crunch! Castagnoli slams his shin into Balduino's torso.
Castagnoli moves out of range as Balduino strikes.
Castagnoli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balduino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Balduino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Castagnoli connects with a body shot.
Balduino misses with a combination
and Castagnoli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Balduino's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balduino looks to land a left hand but Castagnoli moved out of range nicely.
Balduino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castagnoli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Balduino's knee momentarily.
Balduino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castagnoli.
Castagnoli lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Castagnoli moves out of range as Balduino throws a body kick.
A combination from Balduino does no damage.
Castagnoli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Castagnoli tries to bum rush Balduino with a series of wild strikes but Balduino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#KD2#
Castagnoli lands a big head kick that sends Balduino tumbling to the mat! Castagnoli takes a step backwards and waves Balduino back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Balduino is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castagnoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balduino throws out the jab.
Oh Balduino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balduino throws a head kick that misses. #T2##KD2#
Castagnoli feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Balduino sprawling to the canvas! Balduino rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Castagnoli finish him?!
Castagnoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balduino has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Castagnoli drops Balduino with a huge uppercut! Balduino drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Castagnoli is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claudio Castagnoli! |
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Event:
SMFL 10 - The Arrival
Date: Mar 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Castagnoli jabs Kyrylo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Castagnoli blocks a head kick by Kyrylo.
Good work by Castagnoli as he checks the leg kick.
Castagnoli appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kyrylo avoids the head kick by Castagnoli.
Castagnoli with a hook.#CUT#It looks like Jerome Kyrylo has been cut.
Kyrylo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As Kyrylo looks to move away, Castagnoli throws a big counter combo but Kyrylo just gets out of the way.#CL2#
Kyrylo has closed the distance and engaged Castagnoli in a clinch.
#TD2#
Kyrylo successfully pulls guard.
Castagnoli slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kyrylo keeping moving, preventing Castagnoli from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castagnoli showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Kyrylo has an active guard here but Castagnoli has managed to pass into half guard.
#T1#
Castagnoli is looking to take a break and control but Kyrylo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Castagnoli is trying to work for a kimura but Kyrylo is defending well.
Kyrylo is not content to let Castagnoli control the position.
Castagnoli is controlling the pace.
Kyrylo is not content to let Castagnoli control the position.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Castagnoli blocks the strikes from Kyrylo.
Kyrylo is looking for a sweep. Castagnoli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Castagnoli is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SUB#
Kyrylo is trying to control Castagnoli's posture. Castagnoli takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Kyrylo! Castagnoli is rotating here... this could be the end... Kyrylo is out! Castagnoli has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Claudio Castagnoli! |
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Event:
SMFL 8 - Chretien vs. Nimitz
Date: Feb 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Castagnoli scores with a kick to the body.
Castagnoli lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leonov Jr throws a looping overhand right but Castagnoli ducks down to avoid it.
Leonov Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castagnoli looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Castagnoli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Castagnoli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leonov Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Castagnoli's head.
Leonov Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Castagnoli tries to sprawl out of it but Leonov Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castagnoli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Castagnoli jabs Leonov Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Castagnoli. Beautiful body shot.
Leonov Jr misses with a looping right.
Leonov Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castagnoli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Castagnoli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Leonov Jr misses with a double jab
and Castagnoli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leonov Jr is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castagnoli connects with a body shot that sends Leonov Jr's belly button to the back.
Castagnoli catches Leonov Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Castagnoli connects with a high kick.
Nice straight punches there by Castagnoli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Castagnoli.#T1#
Castagnoli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leonov Jr at a distance.
Castagnoli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Castagnoli scores with a body shot.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Castagnoli! Leonov Jr is out on his feet! Castagnoli rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Leonov Jr is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Leonov Jr is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claudio Castagnoli!
Vadim Leonov Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'He s good. He s really good.'. |
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SMFL 3
Date: Nov 27, 2022 |
#R1#
Vassilakos dodges the punch combination from Castagnoli.
Castagnoli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castagnoli misses with a body shot.
Vassilakos tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vassilakos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vassilakos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Castagnoli.
Castagnoli is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#CL2#
Vassilakos clinches up with Castagnoli and pushes him back against the cage.
Vassilakos misses with a punch to the body.
#TD#
Castagnoli gets control of Vassilakos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Castagnoli will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vassilakos trying to control the position from guard on top but Castagnoli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castagnoli looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vassilakos is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castagnoli keeping full guard, as Vassilakos tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castagnoli keeping moving, preventing Vassilakos from controlling successfully.
Castagnoli pulls Vassilakos in to control the position. #T1#
Castagnoli's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Vassilakos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Castagnoli wants to sweep but no luck.
Vassilakos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Castagnoli gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Castagnoli manages to get to full guard.
Vassilakos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castagnoli is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vassilakos trying to control the position from guard on top but Castagnoli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Castagnoli trying to keep a closed guard but Vassilakos is proving a slippery customer.
Vassilakos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Castagnoli tries to improve position but can't. #SUB2#
Vassilakos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Castagnoli, who protects the arm well.
Castagnoli tries to improve position but can't. #SUB2#
Vassilakos tries for a kimura but Castagnoli is defending well. #SUB2#
Vassilakos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Castagnoli has escaped the position, nice work there. #T3#
Castagnoli gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Vassilakos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vassilakos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castagnoli keeps working.
Castagnoli is looking for a sweep. Vassilakos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Vassilakos is working for a kimura but Castagnoli is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB2#
Vassilakos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Castagnoli defends it well. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Castagnoli is defending against the submission attempts here by Vassilakos.
#SUB2#
Vassilakos is looking for a kimura here.
Vassilakos trying to control the action but Castagnoli is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castagnoli tries to get to full guard but Vassilakos has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fotis Vassilakos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Vassilakos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castagnoli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vassilakos.
Vassilakos throws a poor cross that misses
and Vassilakos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vassilakos avoids the body shot from Castagnoli.
Castagnoli checks the leg kick.
Vassilakos misses with a few strikes there.
Fotis Vassilakos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vassilakos misses with a low kick as Castagnoli jumps back.
Fotis Vassilakos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vassilakos misses with a wild body shot.
Vassilakos thumps Castagnoli with a low kick.
Castagnoli blocks a head kick by Vassilakos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castagnoli throws a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vassilakos!
Castagnoli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castagnoli connects with a leg kick.
Vassilakos tries to clinch but Castagnoli moves out of range. #T1#
Castagnoli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Castagnoli throws a nice looking combination but Vassilakos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castagnoli misses with a kick to the body.
Castagnoli misses with a wild body shot.
Castagnoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vassilakos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vassilakos. That's going to slow Castagnoli down.
Vassilakos wants to clinch up but Castagnoli keeps it at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Castagnoli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Castagnoli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vassilakos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Castagnoli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Castagnoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vassilakos.
Claudio Castagnoli is winning the standup battle so far.
Vassilakos misses with a body shot
and Castagnoli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vassilakos thinking.
Castagnoli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheers as Castagnoli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vassilakos doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castagnoli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vassilakos.#T2#
Castagnoli misses with the combination.
Vassilakos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vassilakos throws a leg kick
and Castagnoli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castagnoli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vassilakoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Castagnoli misses the shot to the body.
Vassilakos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Castagnoli throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vassilakos scores with a kick to the midsection.
Castagnoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vassilakos moves away.
Castagnoli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Castagnoli checks a leg kick.
Castagnoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vassilakos manages to avoid it.
Vassilakos connects with an inside leg kick.#T3#
Vassilakos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castagnoli.
Castagnoli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Castagnoli is looking to counter punch.
Vassilakos throws a chopping leg kick but Castagnoli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good leg kick by Vassilakos.
Vassilakos throws a series of punches but Castagnoli moves out of range.
Vassilakos misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Castagnoli.
Castagnoli throws a leg kick which misses Vassilakos's front leg but catches the back leg as Vassilakos tries to avoid it.
Vassilakos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castagnoli moves away.
A clash of legs there as Castagnoli blocks the low kick.
Castagnoli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick from Castagnoli lands but Vassilakos takes it in his stride.
Castagnoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vassilakos moves away.
Good work by Castagnoli as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Castagnoli misses the target.
Vassilakos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T4#
Vassilakos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castagnoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castagnoli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Castagnoli checks the leg kick.
Vassilakos looks for the body kick but Castagnoli saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castagnoli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castagnoli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Castagnoli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Castagnoli scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Castagnoli throws a series of punches but Vassilakos moves out of range.
Castagnoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Vassilakos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vassilakos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Castagnoli is able to avoid easily.
Castagnoli feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Vassilakos throws a one two combo.
Castagnoli misses with a kick to the body.
Vassilakos throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castagnoli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 Claudio Castagnoli will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Vassilakos avoids a kick to the body.
Vassilakos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Castagnoli.
Vassilakos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castagnoli throws a body punch but Vassilakos moves out of range.
Vassilakos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castagnoli sets himself, and Vassilakos steps forward looking for the clinch! Castagnoli avoids it this time.
Castagnoli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vassilakos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vassilakos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Castagnoli avoids the head kick by Vassilakos.
Castagnoli looks for the body kick but Vassilakos saw that one coming.
Vassilakos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Castagnoli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vassilakos is looking to chop away at Castagnoli's legs.
Vassilakos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vassilakos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Castagnoli misses the target.
Castagnoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Vassilakos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Castagnoli.
Vassilakos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vassilakos misses with a body shot.
Castagnoli works Vassilakos's body with a nice hook.#T1#
Castagnoli blocks a low kick nicely.
Castagnoli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vassilakos throws a chopping leg kick but Castagnoli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Castagnoli throws a right hand that Vassilakos ducks under and follows up with a left that Vassilakos also avoids with ease.
Castagnoli throws a series of punches but Vassilakos moves out of range.
Castagnoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vassilakos manages to avoid it.
Vassilakos throws a leg kick which misses Castagnoli's front leg but catches the back leg as Castagnoli tries to avoid it.
Castagnoli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castagnoli misses with a head kick.
#CL2#
Vassilakos closes the distance and clinches.
Vassilakos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vassilakos keeps control of Castagnoli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Castagnoli looking to stall.
Vassilakos struggles to land a body shot inside as Castagnoli controls his hands.
#T2#
Vassilakos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vassilakos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castagnoli is trying to maintain a safe position but Vassilakos gets an underhook and turns Castagnoli into the cage.#TD2#
Vassilakos pulls guard.
Castagnoli stands and throws Vassilakos's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Castagnoli looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vassilakos tries to bench press Castagnoli off him but Castagnoli keeps the position.
Vassilakos is trying to control Castagnoli's posture but Castagnoli avoids it.
Fotis Vassilakos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vassilakos tries to improve position but can't.
Vassilakos is not content to let Castagnoli control the position. #T3#
Vassilakos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vassilakos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Castagnoli's best efforts.
Vassilakos is refusing to be controlled, as Castagnoli sits in half guard.
Castagnoli with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Castagnoli seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vassilakos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vassilakos trying to control but Castagnoli postures up.
Vassilakos manages to get to full guard.
#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Vassilakos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Castagnoli gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Castagnoli trying to control the position from guard on top but Vassilakos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castagnoli wants to pass the guard but Vassilakos is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Vassilakos has his foot on Castagnoli's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Castagnoli works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castagnoli seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB2#
Vassilakos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Castagnoli is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fotis Vassilakos.
I think Vassilakos 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fotis Vassilakos!
Fotis Vassilakos thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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