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Event:
HFC16:Raynard vs Hattori
Date: Oct 08, 2022 |
#R1#
Gilchrist swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bordukov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bordukov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gilchrist.
Gilchrist keeps the fight on the outside.
Gilchrist swings widly with a right hand
and Bordukov counters with a left and a right that stings Gilchrist.
Bordukov wants to clinch.
Gilchrist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bordukov ducks under a wild hook from Gilchrist.
Gilchrist misses with a jab to the body
and Bordukov counters with a one-two to the body.
Gilchrist throws a right hand that misses
and Bordukov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Gilchrist misses with a hook to the body
and Bordukov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gilchrist misses with a lunging right hand
and Bordukov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gilchrist takes one to the side of the head.
#ROC#Gilchrist is rocked!
Gilchrist with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bordukov to score with a decent uppercut.
Gilchrist is still on wobbly legs! Can Bordukov finish him?#CL#
Bordukov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gilchrist, pushing him back against the cage.
Bordukov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gilchrist seems to have recovered his senses.
Bordukov trying to control the position but instead, Gilchrist has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bordukov into the cage.
Bordukov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bordukov lands a nice elbow.
We've been hearing reports that Bordukov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bordukov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bordukov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gilchrist's brow.
Gilchrist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Come on Bordukov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bordukov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bordukov working Gilchrist over with knees to the body.
Gilchrist just leaning against Bordukov, taking a breather.
Bordukov missing with knees to the body.
Bordukov misses with an elbow over the top.
Gilchrist avoids the elbow strike from Bordukov, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bordukov.
Gilchrist blocks an elbow strike from Bordukov.
Bordukov is stalling here.
Gilchrist swings wildly with an uppercut but Bordukov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bordukov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Gilchrist.
Bordukov tries a knee to the head but Gilchrist blocks it.
Bordukov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bordukov. #T3#
Bordukov throws an elbow that misses.
Bordukov lands a good knee to the midsection. Gilchrist won't want to take too many of those.
Bordukov trying to land knees to the body.
Bordukov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bordukov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bordukov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bordukov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gilchrist trying to stall but Bordukov improves his position.
Gilchrist dodges an elbow strike from Bordukov.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bordukov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bordukov lands a damaging elbow.
Gilchrist is trying to break the clinch but Bordukov has him pressed against the cage.
Bordukov lands an elbow that stopped Gilchrist in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#It looks like Greig Gilchrist has been cut.#T4#
Gilchrist lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bordukov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bordukov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bordukov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gilchrist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gilchrist misses with a punch to the body.
Gilchrist avoids the elbow strike from Bordukov, against the cage.
Bordukov misses with an elbow over the top.
Gilchrist misses with some punches.
Gilchrist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bordukov's elbow.
Bordukov swings wildly with an uppercut but Gilchrist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gilchrist lands an uppercut.
Gilchrist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gilchrist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bordukov misses with an elbow over the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Bordukov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greig Gilchrist's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Gilchrist throws a body shot but no joy.
Bordukov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bordukov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bordukov lunges at Gilchrist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gilchrist's hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gilchrist in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gilchrist swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bordukov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gilchrist misses with a body shot
enabling Bordukov to counter with a crisp jab.
Gilchrist jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilchrist tests Bordukov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bordukov tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilchrist swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice side step and Gilchrist releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gilchrist misses with a jab to the body
and Bordukov counters with a nice body shot. #T1#
Bordukov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Bordukov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bordukov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gilchrist throws a body punch but Bordukov moves out of range. #KD#
Bordukov lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Gilchrist sprawling to the canvas. Bordukov follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Gilchrist hang on?
Bordukov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gilchrist keeps working.
Gilchrist makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gilchrist.
Bordukov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bordukov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bordukov is fighting to break Gilchrist's control of his arms but Gilchrist is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bordukov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gilchrist can do to turn this around?
Bordukov throws an elbow that misses. Gilchrist uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bordukov's guard. Nice move by Gilchrist!#REVB##T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilchrist stops Bordukov from standing up.
Gilchrist is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bordukov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gilchrist is controlling him.
Gilchrist controlling from the top position. #T3#
Gilchrist's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gilchrist works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gilchrist sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bordukov is trying to stand back up but Gilchrist is controlling him
#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SU2#
Gilchrist decides to stand up.
Gilchrist swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bordukov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gilchrist keeps the fight on the outside.
Gilchrist throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bordukov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bordukov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gilchrist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bordukov moves away.
Bordukov is looking for a counter combo.
Gilchrist throws a body punch but Bordukov moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Bordukov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Greig Gilchrist's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3##CL#
Bordukov has managed to clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gilchrist managing to block the knees to the body from Bordukov.
Bordukov throws an elbow that misses.
Bordukov throws an elbow but it misses.
Bordukov tries a knee to the head but Gilchrist blocks it.
Bordukov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gilchrist's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bordukov throws an elbow but misses.
Bordukov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bordukov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gilchrist tries a body shot but Bordukov blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilchrist blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Bordukov.
Gilchrist lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bordukov backwards.
Gilchrist takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gilchrist blocks the elbow strike.
#T1#
Gilchrist blocks an elbow strike.
Bordukov working Gilchrist over with knees to the body.
Bordukov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gilchrist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bordukov misses with an elbow over the top.
Bordukov pushes off an throws an elbow but Gilchrist leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gilchrist misses with a punch on the inside.
Bordukov misses with an elbow strike.
Bordukov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bordukov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gilchrist can't find room to land a body shot as Bordukov controls the action.
Bordukov misses with an elbow over the top.
Gilchrist avoids the elbow strike from Bordukov, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Gilchrist.
Bordukov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Greig Gilchrist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Gilchrist managing to block the knees to the body from Bordukov.
Gilchrist struggles to land a body shot inside as Bordukov controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Bordukov.
Gilchrist takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gilchrist blocks an elbow strike.
Gilchrist misses with a punch to the body.
Gilchrist misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bordukov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gilchrist's efforts to push away.
Gilchrist avoids a wild elbow strike from Bordukov.
Gilchrist swings wildly with an uppercut but Bordukov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bordukov lands an elbow inside. #T3#
Gilchrist blocks the elbow strike.
Gilchrist avoids the elbow strike from Bordukov, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bordukov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gilchrist's brow. #BC2#
Gilchrist breaks the clinch.
Gilchrist misses with a straight left.
It looked like Bordukov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gilchrist misses with an uppercut
enabling Bordukov to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Bordukov drives through and clinches with Gilchrist against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bordukov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gilchrist's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bordukov throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gilchrist.
Bordukov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gilchrist blocks it with crossed arms.
Bordukov trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Gilchrist fails to land.
Gilchrist avoids the elbow strike from Bordukov, against the cage.
#T4#
Gilchrist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bordukov's elbow.
Gilchrist misses with a punch to the body.
Gilchrist blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gilchrist. #BC2#
Gilchrist breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gilchrist misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bordukov to counter with a crisp jab.
Bordukov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gilchrist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bordukov throws a wild body kick that Gilchrist sees coming a mile off.#CL#
Bordukov takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bordukov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gilchrist's brow.
Bordukov is leaning against Gilchrist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gilchrist working aggressively here.
Vasily Bordukov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gilchrist can't find room to land a body shot as Bordukov controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasily Bordukov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bordukov, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasily Bordukov!
Vasily Bordukov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
HFC 9: Magomedov vs Jacobowitz
Date: Sep 03, 2022 |
#R1#
Gilchrist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helvig was well out of range. Poor timing from Gilchrist.
Gilchrist misses with a looping right.
Gilchrist throws a sloppy body shot
and Helvig counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bjorn Helvig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helvig cracks Gilchrist with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gilchrist throws a jab but it's blocked by Helvig.
Gilchrist misses with a shot to the body
and Helvig counters with a right hand to the body.
Helvig smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gilchrist connects with a nice looking jab.
#CUT#It looks like Bjorn Helvig has been cut.
Gilchrist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helvig moves away.
Gilchrist moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gilchrist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gilchrist was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gilchrist misses the shot to the body.
Helvig scores with a sloppy right hand. Gilchrist should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helvig darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Helvig uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gilchrist has time to react.#T1#
Helvig lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gilchrist swinging wildly here.
Helvig with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Greig Gilchrist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helvig lands with a straight right. Gilchrist didn't see that one coming.
Helvig connects with a crisp jab.
Helvig tries to clinch but Gilchrist moves away
and Gilchrist counters with a nice uppercut.
Helvig has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Helvig closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Helvig listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helvig dips to his left and cracks Gilchrist with an uppercut!
Gilchrist throws a hook but Helvig avoids it easily.
Gilchrist slips a jab and a cross from Helvig.
#T2#
Helvig misses with a leg kick.
Gilchrist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helvig dips to his left and cracks Gilchrist with an uppercut!
Helvig moves away from the strike by Gilchrist.
Gilchrist sets himself, and Helvig steps forward looking for the clinch! Gilchrist avoids it this time.
Gilchrist looks to score with a jab to the body but Helvig is just out of range.
Gilchrist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilchrist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helvig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gilchrist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helvig uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gilchrist.
Gilchrist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helvig.
Gilchrist misses with an uppercut.
Gilchrist takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gilchrist drops his hands momentarily and Helvig takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T3#
Good exchange - Helvig coming out on top.
Gilchrist needs to keep his hands up - Helvig had a free shot at his head there.
Gilchrist misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Helvig on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gilchrist definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Helvig is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gilchrist just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Gilchrist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Helvig cracks Gilchrist with a good jab.
Helvig lands with a straight right. Gilchrist didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Gilchrist misses.
Helvig tries to clinch but Gilchrist moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Gilchrist tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helvig displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Helvig is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gilchrist had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Gilchrist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Helvig scores with a decent looking hook.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilchrist swats away the attempt to clinch by Helvig.
Gilchrist throws a lazy right hand but Helvig sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gilchrist is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Helvig's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Helvig with a hook.
A punch combination from Helvig misses.
Gilchrist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gilchrist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helvig moves away.
Gilchrist takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gilchrist misses with a hook
and Gilchrist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Helvig uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gilchrist has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gilchrist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helvig manages to avoid it.
Helvig is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gilchrist with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gilchrist. Helvig does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helvig swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Helvig keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gilchrist.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Helvig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helvig's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Helvig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gilchrist moves away.
Helvig looks to land a combination. Gilchrist sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gilchrist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helvig moves away.
Helvig steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gilchrist.
Gilchrist misses with an uppercut
and Helvig counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Helvig scores with a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gilchrist might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gilchrist throws a series of punches but Helvig avoids them all with ease.
Helvig avoids the body shot from Gilchrist.
Helvig has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gilchrist keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch lands to the side of Gilchrist 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilchrist avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Gilchrist was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Helvig on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gilchrist misses with an uppercut.
Bjorn Helvig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Helvig bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gilchrist's head.
Gilchrist throws a body shot but no joy.
Gilchrist looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Helvig lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Helvig.
Gilchrist walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Helvig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gilchrist is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gilchrist 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.
Helvig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gilchrist is looking to counter punch.
Nice uppercut there from Helvig.
Helvig lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gilchrist misses the shot to the body.
Helvig tests Gilchrist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gilchrist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helvig moves away.#T2#
Helvig jabs at Gilchrist's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilchrist throws a body shot but no joy.
Helvig punishes Gilchrist's body with a nice straight punch.
Helvig might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Helvig darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Helvig tests Gilchrist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gilchrist misses with a left hand
letting Helvig counter with a right hand.
Gilchrist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helvig connects with the punch.#ROC2#Gilchrist is rocked!
Gilchrist throws a lazy right hand but Helvig sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh Gilchrist is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gilchrist takes one to the side of the head.
Gilchrist throws a body punch but Helvig moves out of range.
Helvig pounces like a tiger and cracks Gilchrist with a vicious hook! Gilchrist is down but not out! Helvig follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bjorn Helvig! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 24, 2022 |
#R1#
Kumata misses with the combination.
Gilchrist tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Crunch! Kumata slams his shin into Gilchrist's torso.
Kumata definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kumata shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gilchrist defends it nicely.#TD2#
Gilchrist closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kumata's guard.
Kumata wants to get back to his feet but Gilchrist is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilchrist works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB2#
Gilchrist is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kumata is just riding it out for now. Gilchrist eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Gilchrist is working for a kimura but Kumata is defending it quite comfortably.
#T1#
Gilchrist content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB2#
Gilchrist is trying for a kimura here. Kumata looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gilchrist wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Greig Gilchrist! |
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