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Event:
EMPIRE 12: Kaca vs Bellington
Date: Sep 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Pouliot throws a looping overhand right but Sasuage ducks down to avoid it.
Sasuage tries to counter with a takedown but Pouliot is quick to defend against it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sasuage or perhaps it was just good defense by Pouliot, which made it look bad.
Pouliot leaves Sasuage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sasuage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pouliot.
Sasuage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pouliot is fending him off so far but Sasuage persists. Nope, Pouliot circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Sasuage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sasuage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pouliot circles away quickly and effectively.
Pouliot throws a body punch but Sasuage moves out of range.
Sasuage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasuage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pouliot.
Pouliot misses with a left hand #CL#
and Sasuage counters by clinching up.
Sasuage slows down the pace here.
Pouliot lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Sasuage blocks a body shot from Pouliot.
Pouliot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sasuage jumps guard but Pouliot stands there with Sasuage around his waist. Sasuage gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pouliot tries to throw a body punch but Sasuage avoids it by throwing Pouliot back against the cage.
Sasuage wants to take the fight to the mat but Pouliot manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pouliot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sasuage. #BC#
Sasuage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pouliot misses with a straight right.
Pouliot misses the jab.
Pouliot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sasuage was well out of range. Poor timing from Pouliot.
The fighters circling - Pouliot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sasuage fails to land the takedown.#T2##CL#
Sasuage closes the distance and pushes Pouliot back into the cage.
Pouliot misses with a punch on the inside.
Sasuage tries to pull guard but Pouliot holds him up against the cage and eventually Sasuage drops back down to his feet.
Sasuage is trying to maintain a safe position but Pouliot gets an underhook and turns Sasuage into the cage.#BC#
Sasuage manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Sasuage.
#CL#
Sasuage clinches.
Sasuage blocking some punches.
Pouliot misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pouliot content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#T3##BC#
Sasuage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Sasuage drives through and clinches with Pouliot against the cage.
Pouliot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sasuage misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Sasuage breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Sasuage has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sasuage blocking some punches.
Sasuage is trying to stall.
Pouliot misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pouliot.
Sasuage looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pouliot controlling the action here for a moment.
#TD2#
Pouliot manages to pull guard.
#T4#
Pouliot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sasuage manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Sasuage keeping moving, preventing Pouliot from controlling successfully.
Sasuage has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pouliot throwing strikes from guard but Sasuage blocks nicely.
Sasuage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christophe Pouliot 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#
Pouliot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sasuage changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pouliot tries to avoid it but Sasuage manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pouliot to the ground. Pouliot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #CL2#
Sasuage tries to keep at a distance but Pouliot has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Sasuage is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pouliot can't fight it off and eventually Sasuage manages to take the fight to the floor. Pouliot looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pouliot throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sasuage slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pouliot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouliot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sasuage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Pouliot is trying to control the position but Sasuage postures up.
Pouliot wants to control but Sasuage passes easily into half guard.
Sasuage controlling the action here.
Sasuage is thwarting Pouliot's attempts to control the position.
Pouliot wants to improve his position but Sasuage is controlling well.
Pouliot wants to get back to full guard but Sasuage has mounted him!#T2#
Sasuage wants to control the pace but Pouliot is squirming around nicely.
Sasuage controlling from mount.
Sasuage avoids the attempt from Pouliot to control.
Sasuage controlling the position easily from mount.
Pouliot tries to hold on but Sasuage postures up.
Pouliot is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Sasuage prevents Pouliot from getting the reversal.#T3#
We've been informed that Pouliot has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Pouliot slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pouliot is looking to control Sasuage's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pouliot avoid being mounted?
Sasuage sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sasuage is thwarting Pouliot's attempts to control the position.
Sasuage keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pouliot punching from the bottom.
Pouliot is looking for a sweep. Sasuage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pouliot is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pouliot is trying to maintain the position but Sasuage is very close to passing his half guard.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pouliot just misses with a punch to the body.
Pouliot misses the jab.
No luck for Sasuage with that takedown attempt.
Pouliot throws an off balance right hand
#TD#
and Sasuage counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pouliot won't be happy with that.
Sasuage working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pouliot can't do much from the bottom here.
Sasuage working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Sasuage dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Sasuage has Pouliot up against the cage in a clinch.
Sasuage tries to land knees in the clinch but Pouliot avoids the damage to the body. #TD#
Sasuage successfully pulls guard.
Pouliot working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sasuage is pulling down on Pouliot's head. It's preventing any offense from Pouliot, at least for the moment.
Pouliot trying to control but Sasuage is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouliot landing some decent shots from guard. #T1#
Pouliot won't allow Sasuage to sweep him here.
Sasuage has his hands on Pouliot's head, controlling the position.
Sasuage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sasuage is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sasuage 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.
Pouliot is looking to work some ground and pound but Sasuage has wrist control.
Pouliot won't allow Sasuage to sweep him here. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pouliot makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pouliot lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pouliot passes Sasuage's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sasuage is refusing to be controlled, as Pouliot sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pouliot lands a nice short elbow.
Sasuage trying to control here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pouliot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pouliot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pouliot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3#
Pouliot looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sasuage with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pouliot working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pouliot working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pouliot seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sasuage does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Felix Sasuage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pouliot lands strikes from half guard.
Sasuage tries to get to full guard but Pouliot has control of the leg.
Pouliot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pouliot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pouliot seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T4#
Pouliot scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pouliot lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pouliot is looking to pass Sasuage's guard but actually Sasuage recovers to full guard.
Sasuage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sasuage trying to keep a closed guard but Pouliot is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pouliot trying to control the position from guard on top but Sasuage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pouliot works over Sasuage with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christophe Pouliot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pouliot has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christophe Pouliot!
After winning the bout, Christophe Pouliot thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 19, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Sasuage closes the distance and pushes Salvacion back into the cage.#TD2#
Sasuage turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sasuage manages to end up in side control.
Sasuage happy to just control the position for now.
The ground and pound from Sasuage seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sasuage in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sasuage content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sasuage working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasuage lands a nice forearm strike.
Sasuage slows the pace down. #T1#
Salvacion taking punishment in the form of punches.
#SUB2#
Sasuage looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sasuage working away.
Salvacion trying to remain calm as Sasuage controls from the top position.#T2#
Sasuage has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Salvacion!
Salvacion is in a horrible position here. Sasuage smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sasuage tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sasuage scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Salvacion?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sasuage controlling his opponent. #T3#
Sasuage landing strikes from the mount and Salvacion is in trouble!
Salvacion is breathing heavily.
Sasuage controlling from the full mount. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sasuage working Salvacion over with strikes here.
Sasuage landing strikes from the mount and Salvacion is in trouble!
Sasuage looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sasuage landing strikes from the mount and Salvacion is in trouble!
Sasuage tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sasuage raining down shots from the mount!
Sasuage scoring with strikes but Salvacion is staying in there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Sasuage dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Sasuage gets a double leg takedown into Salvacion's guard.
Salvacion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sasuage controls the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sasuage's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sasuage looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasuage looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sasuage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Let's hope that Sasuage has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T1#
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Felix Sasuage has got the better of the ground game so far.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sasuage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salvacion thinks about countering with a body kick.#TD2#
Sasuage decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#T2#
Sasuage drops an elbow to the side of Salvacion's head.
Sasuage is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sasuage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SUB2#
Sasuage is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Salvacion is just riding it out for now. Sasuage eventually gives up the hold.
Sasuage slips a nice elbow through Salvacion's hands, connecting with Salvacion's forehead.#T3#
Sasuage content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sasuage working Salvacion over with strikes.
Sasuage perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sasuage landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sasuage content to control rather than advance.
Sasuage is continuing to stall.
Sasuage is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sasuage content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Sasuage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3##TD2#
Sasuage closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Salvacion's guard.
Sasuage 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.
The adventures of Sasuage the control monster continue. Boring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Salvacion not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sasuage 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.
Sasuage works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salvacion is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sasuage scores with a couple of nice shots.#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.
Sasuage landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sasuage lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sasuage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Sasuage is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
#T3#
Sasuage slips a nice elbow through Salvacion's hands, connecting with Salvacion's forehead.
Sasuage content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Sasuage.
Sasuage working the head and body with strikes.
Sasuage perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Sasuage.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Sasuage pushes Salvacion up against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Sasuage gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Clifford Val Salvacion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sasuage not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Sasuage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sasuage has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Sasuage! |
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