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Event:
FFT Strikers Vs Grapplers R7
Date: Apr 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Harden shoots in but Banik avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Banik slips under a jab.
Banik seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Banik throws a right and a left that Harden avoids nicely.
Banik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banik misses the shot to the body.
Harden changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Harden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #TD#
and Banik counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Harden!
Harden wants to get back to his feet but Banik is dominant here and he's now got Harden's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banik keeps control of the position as Harden tries to break free.
Banik is riding his opponent, not letting Harden buck him off.
The referee is taking a good look at Harden as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Banik!
#T1#
Banik lands a shot to the head.
Harden tries to escape but Banik has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Banik scores with strikes from the back.
Banik trying to control momentarily.
Banik lands a shot to the body.
Harden can't escape the position.
Banik tries to get the hooks in deep but Harden pushed the leg off.
Harden felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T2#
Banik gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Harden looking very determined here, making life difficult for Banik.
Harden grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Harden tries to escape the position.
Banik is landing with strikes from the back.
I really don't envy Harden right now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banik looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Harden staying busy and making it hard for Banik to control.
Banik is riding his opponent, not letting Harden buck him off.
Banik connects with a couple of big shots that have Harden covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Harden! Banik fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Branko Banik!
During a confident post fight interview, Branko Banik thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
TD 17
Date: Feb 18, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Robinson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Robinson lands in his opponent's guard.
Robinson preventing the sweep.
Harden has momentary wrist control but Robinson slips an elbow through the middle.
Robinson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Robinson stands up over Harden, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Robinson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Harden is retaining full guard.
Robinson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Harden keeps moving. #SUB2#
Harden is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Harden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Robinson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Robinson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Harden lands with a punch from half guard. #T1#
Harden perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Harden is keen to just control but Robinson is a slippery customer.
Harden is controlling the pace.
Robinson is holding on to half guard well.
Harden looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Robinson gets back to full guard.
#SUB#
Robinson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Robinson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Harden with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Robinson is trying to keep Harden in close.
#SUB#
Robinson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T2#
Robinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Robinson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Robinson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harden with a nice head shot there.
Harden must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Harden wants to stand but Robinson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Harden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB#
Robinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harden manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Harden is sitting in close to Robinson's body. Robinson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Harden is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Harden is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Robinson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Howie Robinson!
After the big win, Howie Robinson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Neon Zombie and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
TD 12
Date: Jan 11, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Scott takes the fight into the clinch.
Scott gets through Harden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Scott is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Harden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Scott.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Scott has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A right hook to the body lands for Scott.
Harden drops down looking for an ankle pick but Scott pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2#
Scott moves into the clinch successfully.
Harden tries to score a body lock takedown but Scott shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zahir Harden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott stalling against the cage.
Harden's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden is looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scott.
Scott connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harden's face.
#T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Scott fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL2#
Scott pushes Harden up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scott.
Harden is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Scott.
A short uppercut from Scott.
Knees to the body from Scott.
Scott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Scott on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Scott.
Scott lands a hook that snaps the head of Harden backwards. #ROC2#Harden is rocked!
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!
Scott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Harden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A body shot lands from Scott.
Scott lands a big right hand that drops Harden! The killer instinct kicks in and Scott finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Scott!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angus Scott! |
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Event:
TD 9
Date: Dec 17, 2022 |
#R1##TD2#
Pertle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harden wants to control but Pertle postures up.
Harden is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pertle's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Harden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pertle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pertle's back!#SUB#
Harden looking for the choke but no joy.
Harden throwing sloppy strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pertle is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
#SUB#
Harden looking for the choke from the back. #T1##SUB#
Harden is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pertle knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pertle for a finish.
Harden gets his hands free as Pertle looks to control.
Harden throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Pertle is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Harden.
Pertle trying to get back to his feet but Harden is in full control for now. #SUB#
Harden has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Pertle has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
#SUB#
Harden is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#T2#
Pertle wants to escape the position.
Pertle trying to control the action but Harden just sinks the hooks in.
Pertle rolls, trying to escape but Harden keeps control of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Harden's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Pertle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harden is controlling the position but Pertle somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Pertle tries to get to full guard but Harden has control of the leg.
Harden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T3#
Harden wants to control but Pertle is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Harden wants to work for an arm triangle but Pertle is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pertle wants to get back to full guard.
Pertle wants to control but Harden is keeping busy.
Pertle wants to get back to full guard but Harden has mounted him!
Pertle tries to hold on but Harden postures up.
Harden lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pertle hang on?#T4#
Pertle is trying to stand.#SUB#
Harden is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pertle to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pertle shrugs it off.
The referee warns Pertle that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
#SU#
Harden gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!#TD2#
Pertle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harden looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Harden is trying to get back to half guard.
Pertle advances to mount.
Harden is breathing heavily.
Pertle misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zahir Harden 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#
Harden fails with a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Harden gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pertle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pertle has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harden is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pertle sitting in guard here, content to control. #T1#
Harden wants to sweep but no luck.
Harden keeping moving, preventing Pertle from controlling successfully.
Harden on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harden tries to get out of the position.#SUB#
Harden has his foot on Pertle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pertle works his way back into a safe position though.
Pertle wants to control from the top but Harden keeps moving.
Pertle is looking to advance position but Harden has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Pertle tries to lock up and control but Harden gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#T2#
Harden scoring with strikes but Pertle is staying in there.
Zahir Harden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harden unloading with bombs!
Harden lands a couple of good shots and Pertle has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Harden has the hooks in. Pertle is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #SUB#
Pertle fending off the submission attempt from Harden.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is taking a good look at Pertle as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Harden!
Pertle tries to roll but Harden sticks to his back.
#SUB#
Harden is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Pertle defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #T3#
Harden is not going to allow Pertle to sit and survive in this position. #SUB#
Harden looking for the RNC.
Harden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harden trying to control momentarily.
Harden controlling well, preventing Pertle from escaping the position.
Pertle keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Harden is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Pertle won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Harden off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zahir Harden!
After the fight, Zahir Harden was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
TD 6
Date: Nov 25, 2022 |
#R1#
Harden fails with the takedown.
Nice cross by Robinson.#CL#
Harden forces Robinson back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Harden breaks the clinch.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Harden avoids them all with ease.
Robinson cracks Harden with an open hand slap.
Robinson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Harden thuds a left hand into Robinson's body.
Harden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Robinson gets a takedown into half guard.
Harden trying to control here.
Harden is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Harden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harden misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Robinson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Robinson trying to control the action but Harden is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Harden actively working from the bottom here.#ES#
Harden pushes Robinson off and gets back to his feet.
Harden throws a right hand that Robinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robinson also avoids with ease.
Robinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL#
Harden takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Robinson wants the takedown. Harden is fighting it off but Robinson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Harden's guard against the cage.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Harden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson throws a strike but Harden rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T2#
Harden not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harden wants to stand and escape but instead Robinson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Robinson throws a sloppy strike and Harden has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Robinson is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Harden!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zahir Harden! |
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Event:
TD 4
Date: Nov 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Harden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tellurique swivels and escapes.#CL#
Tellurique clinches.
Tellurique will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harden up against the cage.
Harden fails to pull guard.
Tellurique is pushing Harden up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harden wants a takedown.
Gaston Tellurique has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zahir Harden.
Harden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tellurique misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tellurique .
Tellurique misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden tries to break free but Tellurique pushes him back against the cage.
Harden is working for takedown but Tellurique is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tellurique pushes Harden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tellurique lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tellurique .
Tellurique lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tellurique misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Tellurique lands a body punch.
Tellurique lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tellurique can't find room to land a body shot as Harden controls the action.
Tellurique throws a head punch that misses.
Harden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tellurique prevents it.
Harden looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tellurique .
Tellurique throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tellurique lands a hook that snaps the head of Harden backwards.
Tellurique is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tellurique swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tellurique works on Harden's body with a couple of short punches.
Tellurique misses with a punch on the inside.
Tellurique leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tellurique lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harden backwards.
Still in the clinch, Tellurique scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tellurique lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harden or not. #T2#
Tellurique works on Harden's body with a couple of short punches.
Harden blocks a body shot from Tellurique .
Tellurique lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tellurique is pressed up against the cage. Harden has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tellurique down to the mat. Tellurique avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Tellurique has Harden up against the cage in a clinch.
Tellurique lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tellurique goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tellurique lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tellurique lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harden or not.
Tellurique can't find room to land a body shot as Harden controls the action.
Nice body punch from Tellurique .
Tellurique content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harden looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tellurique working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tellurique lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tellurique lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harden backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Tellurique .
A nice right hand lands inside from Tellurique .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tellurique creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Tellurique lands a nice uppercut.
Tellurique lands a body punch.
Tellurique scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tellurique creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tellurique slowing the pace effectively.
Tellurique lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Tellurique .
Tellurique throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tellurique lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harden backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tellurique .
Tellurique is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tellurique gets underhooks to prevent Harden's takedown attempt.
Tellurique scores with a shot to the side of Harden's head.
Harden is working for takedown but Tellurique is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tellurique working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tellurique manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#T4#
Harden takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Tellurique on the inside.
Tellurique content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tellurique prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tellurique lands a nice shot to the body.
Tellurique lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tellurique lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tellurique pushes Harden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#Harden is rocked!
Tellurique lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harden is still on wobbly legs! Can Tellurique finish him?
Tellurique lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Harden to his knees! Tellurique keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaston Tellurique ! |
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Event:
TD 3
Date: Oct 21, 2022 |
#R1#
Left hook, right uppercut from Connor. #CL#
Connor closes the distance and clinches.
Connor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Connor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Connor scores with a hook to the body.
Connor is trying to stall.
Harden is working for takedown but Connor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Connor is looking to control Harden's arms but Harden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Connor has his back to the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harden throws an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Connor.
Connor struggles to land a body shot inside as Harden controls his hands.
#BC2#
Harden manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#TD2#
Harden closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harden slows the pace down in half guard. #T1#
Harden wants to stand but Connor has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Harden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Connor tries to kick Harden off but Harden keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Harden performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB2#
Harden wants to work for an arm triangle but Connor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harden not doing much here.
Harden prevents Connor from improving his position.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Harden lands a nice short elbow.
Harden wants to stand but Connor has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Harden looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Connor is trying to maintain the position but Harden is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harden in particular looking to stall.
Connor tries to kick Harden off but Harden keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Connor is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Connor is working hard here to advance position.
Harden scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Connor wants to improve his position but Harden is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Harden seems content to control.
Harden looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Connor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Connor has hold of Harden's hands but Harden slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Connor is trying to get back to full guard.
Harden 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. #T4#
Harden is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harden trying to control the pace.
Connor pushes Harden off looking to stand but Harden dives back in and keeps control.
Connor is trying to control but can't.
Harden slows the pace down in half guard. #SUB2#
Connor is trying to control Harden's posture. Harden takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Connor! Harden is rotating here... this could be the end... Connor is out! Harden has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Zahir Harden! |
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Event:
TD 2:
Date: Oct 12, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Meeks rushes Harden and presses him up against the cage.
Meeks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Meeks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meeks leaning against his opponent.
Meeks landing knees to the head.
Meeks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Meeks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harden.
Meeks tries to work over Harden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harden is trying to pull guard but Meeks turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Meeks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harden is defending well for now.
Harden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden being controlled against the cage.
Meeks struggles to land a body shot inside as Harden controls his hands.
Harden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harden is looking for a takedown.#T1#
Meeks tries to land knees in the clinch but Harden avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meeks.
Harden drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meeks pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zahir Harden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Harden blocks the leg kick.
Meeks throws a right and a left that both miss.#TD#
Harden looking to score a takedown here. Meeks is defending well but Harden drives through and ends up in Meeks's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meeks is trying to control the position but Harden postures up.
Meeks told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Harden wants to pass the guard but Meeks is keeping the position.
Harden slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Harden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harden is in close to Meeks's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
Harden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Meeks looking for a sweep. Not yet Meeks, not yet.
Meeks trying to control the position.
Harden not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Meeks controlling the position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Meeks tries to clinch up.
Harden ducks under a wild hook from Meeks.#CL#
Harden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meeks, pushing him back against the cage.
Harden managing to block the knees to the body from Meeks.
#T3##BC#
Harden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meeks tries to clinch but Harden moves out of range.
Meeks lands with a slapping head kick. #TD#
Harden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Meeks is looking to improve his position.
Meeks is trying to maintain the position but Harden is very close to passing his half guard.
Harden winds up and cracks Meeks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harden is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Meeks!
Harden controlling from mount.
Meeks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T4#
Harden controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by Harden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harden looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harden in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Harden connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Harden controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zahir Harden will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Meeks staying out of range there.
Harden blocks a head kick by Meeks.
#TD#
Harden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Harden works his way into full mount!
Meeks taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Harden cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Harden lands a big shot there that rocks Meeks but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harden raining down hammerfists from mount.
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!
Harden scoring with strikes but Meeks is staying in there.
Harden controlling the position easily from mount. #T1#
Harden avoids the attempt from Meeks to control.
Harden controlling from the full mount.
Harden is in the full mount, landing strikes. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harden controlling the pace for now.
Meeks tries to reverse the position but Harden maintains control.
Harden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harden controlling from the full mount.
Harden fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harden content just to control the position here.
Harden lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T3#
Meeks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee warns Meeks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Harden lands a big shot there that rocks Meeks but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
#ROC#Meeks is rocked!
Meeks is trying desperately to improve position.
Harden controlling the pace for now.
Harden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Meeks is bucking up trying to escape but Harden cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#T4#
Harden controlling the pace for now. #SUB#
Meeks is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Harden locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Meeks is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zahir Harden! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 26, 2022 |
#R1#
Dillinger scores with a sloppy right hand. Harden should have avoided that one.
Harden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dillinger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harden fails with the takedown.
Harden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dillinger .
Dillinger connects with a nice looking jab.
Harden fails with the takedown
and Dillinger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zahir Harden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harden needs to keep his hands up - Dillinger had a free shot at his head there.
Harden shoots in looking for a takedown. Dillinger tries to sprawl out of it but Harden keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dillinger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It seemed like Dillinger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden throws a sloppy head kick and Dillinger moves out of range easily.
Dillinger throws an overhand right that lands on Harden's shoulder, as Harden tries to avoid the shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Dillinger scores with a four punch combination!
Dillinger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T1#
Dillinger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#TD#
Harden closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Harden slows the pace down.
Dillinger tries to bench press Harden off him but Harden keeps the position.
Dillinger is still trying to improve position.
Dillinger stops Harden from passing to mount.
Harden scores with a couple of short elbows.
Harden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dillinger keeps working.
A lull in the action here as Harden stalls from top position.
Dillinger is not content to let Harden control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Dillinger 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dillinger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
Dillinger looking for a sweep but Harden has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Harden is landing with some decent strikes but Dillinger is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#SU#
Harden get's back to his feet.
Harden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dillinger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Harden misses the target.
Dillinger misses with a straight left.
A head kick by Harden misses
and Dillinger counters with a series of strikes. Harden will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dillinger misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut lands for Dillinger . That snapped Harden's head back.
Harden misses with a head kick.
#T3#
Dillinger works Harden's body with a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harden.
Harden takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harden throws a lazy head kick
enabling Dillinger to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Harden clinches up against the cage.
Harden prevents Dillinger from breaking the clinch.
Dillinger tries to break free but Harden pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Dillinger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dillinger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circling - Dillinger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dillinger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T4#
Dillinger lands with a straight right. Harden didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillinger throws a right hand that Harden ducks under and follows up with a left that Harden also avoids with ease.#CL#
Harden drives through and clinches with Dillinger against the cage.
Harden stalling.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harden.
Dillinger has had enough of the clinch but Harden keeps him there for the moment.
Dillinger is trying to break the clinch but Harden is controlling him.#TD#
Harden manages to pull guard.
#SUB#
Harden has his foot on Dillinger 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dillinger works his way back into a safe position though.
Dillinger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Harden is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
Dillinger wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Harden's closed guard. He's half up but Harden has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Harden pivots and extends the arm, Dillinger falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Harden! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zahir Harden! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 20, 2022 |
#R1#
Won looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Won is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Won could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Harden throws a head kick but Won moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Won looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Won tries to clinch but Harden is having none of it.
Won tries to clinch up.
Won throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#TD2#
Harden drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Won is wriggling around but Harden manages to pass to half guard.
#REVR#
Won knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harden on the ground.#SU2#
Harden decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Won throws a body punch but Harden moves out of range.
Harden tries for a takedown but Won sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Won tries to close the distance and clinch but Harden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A left and a right from Harden both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Won tries to keep at a distance but Harden has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
Harden presses Won against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harden tries to score a body lock takedown but Won shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Won's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harden as Won tries to tie him up.
Harden looking for a takedown.
Cameron Won has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zahir Harden.
Knees to the body from Won.
#BC2#
Harden breaks from the clinch.
Won is looking to clinch but Harden is avoiding it.
Harden misses with a takedown attempt - Won sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL2#
Harden has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T2#
Knees in the clinch landing for Won.
Won wants to get back to striking at distance but Harden won't allow it.
Won wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Won is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harden is keeping busy.#TD2#
Harden has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Won uses from the top position. #SUB2#
Won is sitting in close to Harden's body. Harden has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Won is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Won is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Harden.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Zahir Harden! |
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