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Event:
EMPIRE 18: Riak vs Polo 2
Date: Oct 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Hoola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spenser now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hoola misses with an uppercut. Spenser saw that one coming.
Hoola tries to clinch but Spenser is having none of it.
Spenser appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Spenser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoola.
A swing and a miss from Hoola.
Spenser lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters circling - Hoola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spenser appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Spenser is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spenser looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hoola digs a good body shot into Spenser's ribs.#CL#
Hoola moves into the clinch.#T1#
Hoola lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hoola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoola tries to work over Spenser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoola tries to work over Spenser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spenser as Hoola tries to tie him up.
Hoola stalling against the cage.
Spenser tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoola works on Spenser's body with a couple of short punches.
Hoola tries to work over Spenser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Hoola breaks the clinch.
Hoola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoola misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spenser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2##CL#
Hoola rushes Spenser and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hoola misses with a punch to the body.
Spenser tries to circle away but Hoola has him pinned against the cage.
Spenser tries to work over Hoola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoola tries to work over Spenser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Hoola fails to land.
Hoola misses with a punch to the body.
Hoola misses with some punches.
Spenser is trying to pull guard but Hoola turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hoola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoola struggles to land a body shot inside as Spenser controls his hands.
Hoola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoola lands a right hand.
Hoola avoiding damage.
#T3#
Hoola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoola taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hoola stops a takedown attempt from Spenser.
A right hand to the body from Hoola.
#TD#
Hoola manages to pull guard.
#SUB#
Hoola looking for a guillotine here but Spenser defends easily.
Hoola is trying to control the position but Spenser postures up.
Spenser throwing strikes but missing.
Hoola is trying to keep Spenser in close.
#T4#
Hoola wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spenser accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spenser distracts Hoola with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hoola not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spenser with a nice head shot there.#SUB#
Hoola has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Spenser can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Spenser postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Spenser is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoola pulls Spenser in close to his closed guard and prevents Spenser from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hoola trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Hoola dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Hoola throws a body punch but Spenser moves out of range.
Spenser keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoola misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spenser counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ray Hoola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Hoola misses
and Spenser counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoola thinking.
Hoola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Spenser misses.
Hoola lands with a right hand.
Hoola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spenser can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Hoola closes the distance and clinches.
Spenser wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T1#
Hoola can't find room to land a body shot as Spenser controls the action.
Hoola stalling in the clinch.
Spenser is trying to pull guard but Hoola has him pressed against the cage.
Spenser has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoola.
Spenser blocks a body shot from Hoola.
Hoola wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hoola misses with a punch to the body.
Spenser has had enough of the clinch but Hoola keeps him there for the moment.
Hoola can't find room to land a body shot as Spenser controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Hoola as the two fighters clinch.
Spenser is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hoola gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hoola - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#T2#
Spenser cracks Hoola with a nice body shot.
Spenser misses with a body punch.
Spenser tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ray Hoola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Spenser.
Spenser takes a shot to the head.
Hoola scores with a shot to the side of Spenser's head.
Hoola can't find room to land a body shot as Spenser controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hoola stops a takedown attempt from Spenser.
Spenser is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hoola misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T3#
Spenser tries to score a body lock takedown but Hoola shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Spenser letting Hoola take a breather here.
Hoola misses with a punch on the inside.
Spenser tries to pull guard but Hoola won't allow it.
Hoola is trying to stall.
Hoola is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spenser working hard to break the clinch.#TD2#
Spenser drags the fight down to the ground.
Hoola passes into half guard.
Hoola controlling the action here. #T4#
Spenser trying to hold on to Hoola's head to control him but Hoola postures up.
#SUB#
Hoola is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB#
Hoola seems to be working for a kimura but Spenser defends the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spenser is not content to let Hoola control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Hoola dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Hoola tries to bum rush Spenser with a series of wild strikes but Spenser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hoola misses with a lunging right hand
and Spenser counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoola throws a combination that misses
and Spenser counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hoola throws a sloppy body shot
and Spenser makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hoola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spenser.
Spenser swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoola tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spenser counters with a right hand to the body. #T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spenser swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoola.
Spenser is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hoola with a body shot.
Hoola doesn't manage to clinch there - Spenser circles away.
Hoola tries to clinch there but Spenser circles away.
Hoola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spenser let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've been informed that Spenser has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Spenser takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spenser slips a straight right by Hoola.
Spenser swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hoola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice side step and Spenser releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T2#
Hoola is looking to clinch but Spenser is avoiding it.
A nice side step and Spenser releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hoola misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Hoola misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Spenser misses.
Hoola moves to clinch but Spenser breaks away
and Spenser counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spenser is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hoola rather than just go for the knockout.
Hoola throws a hook but Spenser avoids it easily.#T3##CL#
Hoola closes the distance and pushes Spenser back into the cage.
Spenser drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoola will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spenser up against the cage.
Hoola keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spenser's efforts to push away.
Spenser tries to pull guard but Hoola holds him up against the cage and eventually Spenser drops back down to his feet.
Hoola controlling the action here for a moment.
Hoola is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spenser is keeping busy.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hoola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Hoola manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Hoola moves into range and clinches up with Spenser.
Spenser wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spenser is trying to pull guard but Hoola turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ray Hoola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Spenser.
Spenser fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Spenser prevents a body shot from Hoola. #BC2#
Spenser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Hoola closes the distance and clinches.
Ray Hoola has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spenser prevents a body shot from Hoola.
AJ Spenser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray Hoola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spenser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spenser tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoola's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Hoola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoola has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Hoola!
Ray Hoola seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Taro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Taro.#CL2#
Spenser has Taro up against the cage in a clinch.
#T1#
Taro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spenser tries to land knees in the clinch but Taro avoids the damage to the body.
Spenser blocking some punches.
Taro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spenser.
Taro throws a head punch that misses.
Spenser has Taro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Taro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Spenser blocks an uppercut.
Taro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taro tries to throw a body punch but Spenser avoids it by throwing Taro back against the cage.
Taro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taro is trying to break the clinch but Spenser is controlling him.#T2#
Taro has a couple of punches blocked by Spenser.
Taro lands a nice shot to the body.
Taro is looking to control Spenser's arms but Spenser gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taro has his back to the cage.
Taro tries to work over Spenser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spenser prevents Taro from breaking the clinch.
Taro can't find room to land a body shot as Spenser controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Taro fails to land.
Taro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spenser keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taro's efforts to push away.
Taro trying to stall but Spenser improves his position.
Spenser misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spenser wants to break free but Taro has control.
Spenser prevents a body shot from Taro.
Spenser cracks Taro with a nice body shot.
Spenser holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Spenser fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#T3#
Taro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#TD2#
Spenser has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Taro uses from the top position.
Spenser is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taro trying to control but Spenser is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Taro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Spenser has control of Taro's left arm, preventing Taro from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Spenser controlling Taro's posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Spenser is continuing to stall.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uchima Taro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Taro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taro looks to clinch
letting Spenser counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Taro. No joy for Spenser on that attempt.
Taro tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Spenser manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Taro.#T1#
Taro misses with a head kick.
Uchima Taro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spenser will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL2#
Spenser closes the distance and clinches.
Spenser prevents a body shot from Taro.
Taro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spenser can do to turn this around?
Taro working aggressively here.
Taro trying to stall but Spenser improves his position.
Taro is trying to break free.
Taro misses with some punches.
#T2#
Nice body punch from Spenser.
Spenser blocks an uppercut.
Spenser wants to get back to striking at distance but Taro won't allow it.
Taro tries to break free but Spenser pushes him back against the cage.
Spenser has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Taro after a bit of a struggle.
Uchima Taro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Spenser.
Taro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spenser.
Taro is trying to break free.
Taro tries to stall but Spenser uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taro.
Taro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spenser's efforts to push away.
Spenser blocks an uppercut.
Spenser tries to score a body lock takedown but Taro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Taro is trying to push Spenser away but Spenser has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Taro blocks a body shot from Spenser.
Taro trying to stall but Spenser improves his position.
#T3#
Taro tries to throw a body punch but Spenser avoids it by throwing Taro back against the cage.
Taro tries a body shot but Spenser blocks it.
Spenser working hard to break the clinch.
Spenser is trying to push Taro away but Taro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Spenser keeps control of Taro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spenser has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Taro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Spenser wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taro has him pressed against the cage.
Taro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taro tries to work over Spenser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taro wants to stall.
Taro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Taro looking to stall.
Taro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Taro tries to break the clinch but Spenser is controlling the position.
Spenser wants to get back to striking at distance but Taro won't allow it.
Taro can't break the clinch.
Taro misses with some punches.
Spenser tries a body shot but Taro blocks it.
Taro misses with a body punch.
Taro is trying to maintain a safe position but Spenser gets an underhook and turns Taro into the cage.
Taro throws a punch but it's blocked by Spenser.
Taro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Taro tries to work over Spenser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Spenser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taro misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uchima Taro dominated that second round.
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#
Taro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spenser.
Spenser takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spenser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taro tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Spenser manages to circle out of the way.
Spenser is looking to clinch but Taro is avoiding it.
Taro tries to counter by clinching up but Spenser breaks away and moves out of range.
Taro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spenser is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Taro with a body shot.
Uchima Taro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
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.
Spenser wants to clinch up but Taro keeps it at a distance.
Taro thinks about countering with a body kick.
Spenser throws a body punch but Taro moves out of range.
Spenser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spenser let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T3#
Spenser wants to clinch
and Taro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spenser tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taro wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#CL2#
Spenser drives through and clinches with Taro against the cage.
Spenser tries to pull guard but Taro holds him up against the cage and eventually Spenser drops back down to his feet.
Spenser goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taro prevents it.
Uchima Taro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Spenser.
Spenser fails to pull guard.
AJ Spenser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taro blocks a body shot from Spenser.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uchima Taro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taro, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uchima Taro! |
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