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Event:
MFC - 47
Date: Jan 22, 2025 |
#R1# Mazepin shoots for a double leg takedown but Gayweather sprawls well. He's pushed Mazepin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Mazepin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Gayweather counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#KD# Gayweather lands a big shot that drops Mazepin! Can he finish him?
Gayweather connects with a couple of short punches.#CUT#That has opened up Fedor Mazepin's cut even more. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gayweather stays in close to Mazepin's body and controls the position. #SUB2# Mazepin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gayweather is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mazepin. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Gayweather lands a nice forearm strike. Mazepin taking a bit of punishment here - Gayweather scoring with strikes. #ROC#Mazepin is rocked!#CUT#Fedor Mazepin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fedor Mazepin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Floyd Gayweather! In defeat, Fedor Mazepin stepped up to the mic, saying 'until next time'. |
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Event:
MFC - 44
Date: Jan 08, 2025 |
#R1# Patryk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gayweather lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Lukasz Patryk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gayweather throws a right hand that Patryk ducks under and follows up with a left that Patryk also avoids with ease. Patryk tries to counter by closing the distance. Patryk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #KD# and Gayweather counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Patryk down! Gayweather is looking to finish but Patryk is intelligently defending himself. Gayweather controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Patryk wants to sweep but no luck. Gayweather is in close to Patryk's body, working some short punches and elbows.#ROC#Patryk is rocked! Gayweather gets to his feet and stands over Patryk, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Patryk felt that one! Gayweather unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Patryk from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Gayweather! In defeat, Lukasz Patryk stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will never give up!'. |
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Event:
MFC - 41
Date: Dec 26, 2024 |
#R1# Patryk dives in for a single leg takedown but Gayweather sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. It looked like Gayweather wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Gayweather cracks a nice hook into Patryk's ribs. Gayweather looks to land a right hand but Patryk moved out of range. Patryk shapes to counter with a head kick. Patryk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gayweather connects with a jab. Good exchange - Gayweather coming out on top. Patryk throws a head kick but Gayweather moves out of range.
Gayweather lunges at Patryk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Patryk's hand. #CUT#That has opened up Lukasz Patryk's cut even more. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gayweather throws a hook but Patryk avoids it easily. No joy there for Gayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patryk needs to keep his hands up - Gayweather had a free shot at his head there. Gayweather defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Patryk.#T1##TD2# Patryk is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gayweather's half guard.#SUB# Gayweather looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Gayweather misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gayweather manages to get to full guard.
Patryk wants to control from the top but Gayweather keeps moving. Gayweather is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR# Patryk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Gayweather content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T2# Gayweather 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. Gayweather is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB# Gayweather is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Patryk defends it well. Gayweather throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T3##SUB# Gayweather has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Patryk defend it? Gayweather steps over the head and cranks it - Patryk is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gayweather!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Floyd Gayweather! Lukasz Patryk spoke after the fight, saying 'I will never give up!'. |
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Event:
MFC - 39
Date: Dec 13, 2024 |
#R1# Pudzianowski tries to work over Gayweather's front leg with a kick but Gayweather checks it. Gayweather swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Gayweather misses with a looping right. Pudzianowski throws a leg kick and Gayweather counters with a one-two to the body. Pudzianowski tried to score with a low kick but Gayweather checks it. Pudzianowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pudzianowski 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. Pudzianowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gayweather is out of range and Pudzianowski settles back down. Gayweather throws the left hand but Pudzianowski avoids the punch easily. Pudzianowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Gayweather misses the target. Gayweather moves out of range of the leg kick from Pudzianowski. Pudzianowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gayweather checks it well. Gayweather tries to bum rush Pudzianowski with a series of wild strikes but Pudzianowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Gayweather misses with a two punch combination.
Pudzianowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gayweather checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Pudzianowski throws out a leg kick but Gayweather moves out of range and Pudzianowski only half commits. Gayweather went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Pudzianowski shoots for a double leg takedown but Gayweather sprawls well. He's pushed Pudzianowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. A combination from Gayweather does no damage. Gayweather misses with a straight left. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gayweather checks a low kick from Pudzianowski.#T1# Pudzianowski throws a leg kick but Gayweather sees it coming and checks it nicely. Pudzianowski misses with a leg kick and Gayweather counters with a left and a right that stings Pudzianowski. Pudzianowski motions for Gayweather to come forward. Pudzianowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Gayweather keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pudzianowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gayweather. Pudzianowski misses with a low kick.
Gayweather is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pudzianowski's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Pudzianowski thows a leg kick but Gayweather checks it and Gayweather counters with a series of strikes. Pudzianowski will be more careful next time no doubt. Gayweather checks a low kick from Pudzianowski. Pudzianowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Gayweather checks the leg kick. Decent striking displayed by Gayweather there. Gayweather blocks a leg kick. Good work by Gayweather as he checks the leg kick. Pudzianowski swings away with a leg kick that misses. An inside leg kick lands from Pudzianowski. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Pudzianowski is looking to chop away at Gayweather's legs. #T2# Pudzianowski fails with a takedown attempt. Pudzianowski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#CUT#It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut. Pudzianowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Pudzianowski is looking to chop away at Gayweather's legs. Gayweather fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pudzianowski manages to avoid it. Pudzianowski is looking to chop away at Gayweather's legs. An attempted straight right counter from Gayweather misses the target. Pudzianowski misses with a low kick as Gayweather jumps back. Gayweather misses with a wild combination.
Gayweather misses with a wild combination.
Gayweather takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pudzianowski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pudzianowski there as he acknowledges the shot. Pudzianowski tries to work over Gayweather's front leg with a kick but Gayweather checks it. #T3# No luck with that takedown attempt from Pudzianowski. Floyd Gayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariusz Pudzianowski. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gayweather. Gayweather is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Gayweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pudzianowski wants to slow Gayweather down by chopping away at his legs. Gayweather swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Pudzianowski wants to slow Gayweather down by chopping away at his legs. Gayweather swinging wildly here.
Gayweather throws a hook but Pudzianowski blocks it. Pudzianowski throws a leg kick that is checked and Gayweather connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Pudzianowski misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gayweather misses the target. Pudzianowski tries to clinch up. Pudzianowski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gayweather sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pudzianowski somewhat.#T4# Gayweather checks a low kick from Pudzianowski. Pudzianowski throws a leg kick that is checked letting Gayweather counter with a right hand. Gayweather misses with a two punch combination.
Floyd Gayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#KD# Nice combo by Gayweather! Oh, that's hurt him - Pudzianowski falls to the canvas and Gayweather follows him into side control. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Pudzianowski taking a bit of punishment here - Gayweather scoring with strikes. #ROC#Pudzianowski is rocked! Pudzianowski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gayweather connects with a decent elbow. Pudzianowski is still in real trouble! Can Gayweather finish him?#SUB# Gayweather looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Pudzianowski seems to have recovered his senses. You can see the frustration on Pudzianowski's face as Gayweather controls the position. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gayweather cracks Pudzianowski with a big right hand but Pudzianowski just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
#SUB# Gayweather is working to tighten his grip on Pudzianowski's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Pudzianowski has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gayweather is really squeezing tight and eventually Pudzianowski passes out! Gayweather breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Floyd Gayweather! |
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Event:
MFC - 37
Date: Dec 07, 2024 |
#R1# Gayweather scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Albertson doesn't seem bothered though. Albertson with a lazy takedown attempt and Gayweather makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Gayweather feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Albertsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#KD# Gayweather drops Albertson with a nice combination! Gayweather dives into Albertson's guard, looking to finish!
#ROC#Albertson is rocked!#CUT#It looks like John Albertson has been cut. 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! Gayweather is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Albertson is still in real trouble! Can Gayweather finish him? Albertson looks winded! Gayweather gets to his feet and stands over Albertson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Albertson felt that one! Gayweather unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Albertson from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Gayweather! |
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Event:
MFC - 33
Date: Nov 20, 2024 |
#R1# Mazepin dives in for a single leg takedown but Gayweather sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Gayweather appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Mazepin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mazepin there as he acknowledges the shot.#CUT#It looks like Fedor Mazepin has been cut.#KD# Oooh a lovely combination from Gayweather sends Mazepin down but not out. Gayweather dives into side control looking to finish. 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 lull in the action here as Gayweather stalls from top position. Mazepin is trying to improve his position. Gayweather lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. The crowd goes nuts as Gayweather knocks Mazepin out cold with a massive hammerfist! Gayweather Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Floyd Gayweather! The defeated Fedor Mazepin had this to say: 'until next time'. |
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Event:
MFC - 29
Date: Nov 02, 2024 |
#R1# Shakespeare throws the left hand but Gayweather avoids the punch easily. Shakespeare jabbing away but nothing is landing. Shakespeare's coach down at The Purpose Martial Arts Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Shakespeare's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Gayweather connects with a jab. Shakespeare pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gayweather is out of range and Shakespeare settles back down. Gayweather cracks Shakespeare with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT#It looks like Robbie Shakespeare has been cut. Gayweather misses with a few strikes there.
Gayweather misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shakespeare.
Gayweather fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shakespeare looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Shakespeare throws out a loose jab but Gayweather uses good head movement to avoid it. Gayweather getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Gayweather fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shakespeare manages to avoid it. Gayweather throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shakespeare sees it coming and avoids it easily. Shakespeare throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gayweather counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shakespeare thinking. Shakespeare sizes up Gayweather with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. This has been an exciting period of action! Shakespeare misses with a looping right. An attempted straight right counter from Gayweather misses the target. Gayweather throws a series of punches but Shakespeare avoids them all with ease. #T1# Shakespeare misses with an uppercut. Gayweather saw that one coming. Gayweather swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Gayweather misses with the combination.
Gayweather defending well as Shakespeare loads up on a big left hand. Nice defenses there by Gayweather. A little feinted left hand from Gayweather on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Shakespeare scores with a jab. Gayweather acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Gayweather scores with a nice head shot. Shakespeare misses with a double jab.
Robbie Shakespeare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gayweather lands a glancing blow to the side of Shakespeare's head. Gayweather ducks right into an uppercut from Shakespeare. Gayweather scores with a nice strike. Shakespeare throws out a loose jab but Gayweather uses good head movement to avoid it. Gayweather was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Shakespeare misses with an uppercut. Gayweather saw that one coming. A counter left hand to the body from Gayweather misses its target. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Shakespeare throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2# Shakespeare on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gayweather misses with the combination.
Nice straight punches there by Gayweather. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gayweather. Gayweather misses with an uppercut. Shakespeare saw that one coming. Gayweather jabbing away but nothing is landing. Shakespeare let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. A cross from Shakespeare lands. Gayweather keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shakespeare throws an overhand right that lands on Gayweather's shoulder, as Gayweather tries to avoid the shot. Gayweather seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Shakespeare takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Shakespeare looks to land a right hand but Gayweather moved out of range. Shakespeare throws a hook to the side of Gayweather's head but Gayweather sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Shakespeare wants to land a leg kick but Gayweather is out of range. It looked like Gayweather was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T3# Shakespeare with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gayweather to score with a decent uppercut. Shakespeare throws a monster overhand right that drops Gayweather! Shakespeare follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Shakespeare! Robbie Shakespeare is the new heavyweight champion! Our winner, Robbie Shakespeare, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
MFC - 26
Date: Oct 19, 2024 |
#R1# Gayweather with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bjornsson to score with a decent uppercut.#TD# Bjornsson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Bjornsson is pushing down on Gayweather's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gayweather is fighting to maintain full guard but Bjornsson has managed to sneak the leg through. Bjornsson controlling the action here. Bjornsson wants to control but Gayweather is keeping him busy. Gayweather trying to control but Bjornsson postures up.
Gayweather is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bjornsson is staying active. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bjornsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gayweather does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2# Gayweather looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Bjornsson trying to pass the guard but Gayweather defending well. #T1# Bjornsson is looking to take a break and control but Gayweather is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Bjornsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gayweather throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Bjornsson manages to pass to side control. Bjornsson controls the position. Bjornsson trying to control the position but Gayweather is working away. Gayweather manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bjornsson's best efforts. Gayweather is looking to improve his position.
#T2# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Gayweather keeps trying to improve his position. Gayweather is trying to control but can't.
#REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Bjornsson misses with a hook. Gayweather ducked under it nicely. Bjornsson misses with a body shot.
Bjornsson looks for a takedown but Gayweather sprawls well. Gayweather scores with a one two! Bjornsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT2#It looks like Eddie Bjornsson has been cut. Eddie Bjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice defenses there by Gayweather. Gayweather looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Bjornsson lands with a nice body punch. Nice cross by Gayweather.#T3##TD# Bjornsson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Bjornsson working away. Gayweather is not content to let Bjornsson control the position. Bjornsson controls the position. Bjornsson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Gayweather is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Bjornsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Gayweather regains full guard. Nicely done. #T4# Bjornsson controlling from the top position. Bjornsson throwing strikes but missing. Bjornsson sitting in guard, not really doing much. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bjornsson won't allow Gayweather to sweep him here. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Bjornsson stands up over Gayweather, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bjornsson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson's cut. That's time! Back to the action!#R2# Gayweather looks to land a combination but Bjornsson avoids it well. Bjornsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gayweather can do to turn this around? Bjornsson misses with a takedown attempt and Gayweather counters with a right hand to the body. Bjornsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Gayweather sprawls well. He's pushed Bjornsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Gayweather's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gayweather duly obliges. Bjornsson takes a swing at Gayweather's ribcage but misses. #TD# Bjornsson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bjornsson lands in his opponent's guard. Bjornsson won't allow Gayweather to sweep him here. Gayweather 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# Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gayweather is looking to stall here but Bjornsson recovers full guard. Gayweather is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Eddie Bjornsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1# Bjornsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gayweather. Gayweather in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Bjornsson pulls Gayweather in close to his closed guard and prevents Gayweather from doing any damage or advancing position. Gayweather works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB2# Gayweather is looking for a kimura here.
#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. Gayweather lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Gayweather is just content to waste time from the top position. Bjornsson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. Gayweather wants to control from the top but Bjornsson keeps moving. Gayweather throws an elbow that misses. Bjornsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gayweather's guard. Nice move by Bjornsson!#REVR# Gayweather lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB# Gayweather trying to control but Bjornsson is working from the bottom. #T3# Gayweather sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bjornsson's guard. Bjornsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Gayweather is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#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. Gayweather throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB2# Gayweather is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bjornsson sees it coming and defends easily. Gayweather with the ground and pound but Bjornsson uses the opportunity to regain guard. Gayweather controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Gayweather postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Gayweather showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3# Gayweather connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Gayweather throws a hook to the side of Bjornsson's head but Bjornsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Gayweather throws a nice looking combination but Bjornsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Bjornsson attempts a counter takedown but Gayweather avoids it well and moves away. Bjornsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#CUT2#Eddie Bjornsson's cut is getting worse. Gayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Bjornsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Gayweather throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bjornsson counters with a straight right hand.#CL# Bjornsson has Gayweather up against the cage in a clinch.
Bjornsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gayweather controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2# Gayweather breaks the clinch.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut. Gayweather saw that one coming. Bjornsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Bjornsson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Floyd Gayweather seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1# A left lands for Gayweather. Floyd Gayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Gayweather lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gayweather.
Bjornsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gayweather. Gayweather scores with a jab to the head.
#CUT2#Eddie Bjornsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gayweather moves away. Gayweather lands a nice hook to Bjornsson's body. Bjornsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #TD# Bjornsson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Bjornsson prevents Gayweather from improving his position. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gayweather is trying to control but can't.
#T2# Gayweather flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gayweather wants to control but Bjornsson is keeping busy and won't allow it. Bjornsson passes the guard and advances to mount! Bjornsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Gayweather has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it. Gayweather sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#T3# Gayweather wants to improve his position but Bjornsson is controlling well.
Bjornsson content to control rather than advance. Gayweather is looking for a sweep. Bjornsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Gayweather slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Bjornsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Gayweather striking off his back but it's not causing Bjornsson any problems. #T4# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Bjornsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Bjornsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Gayweather is retaining full guard. Bjornsson wants to control from the top but Gayweather keeps moving. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Gayweather lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Gayweather scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Gayweather lunges at Bjornsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bjornsson's hand. Bjornsson looks to land a right hand but Gayweather moved out of range. Gayweather looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Bjornsson throws a shot from downtown. Gayweather moves away and avoids it. Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown but Gayweather shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. A nice side step and Gayweather releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Gayweather tries to clinch up. Nice defenses there by Gayweather. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Gayweather really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R4# Bjornsson throws a body shot but no joy. #TD# Bjornsson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gayweather! Gayweather is trying to get back to half guard. Bjornsson trying to control the action but Gayweather is working from the bottom. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gayweather tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T1# Gayweather being controlled for a moment. Check out the look on Bjornsson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gayweather wants to control but Bjornsson postures up. The referee asks Bjornsson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bjornsson prefers to stall for the moment though.#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. Bjornsson working away. Gayweather tries to get back to half guard but can't. Gayweather manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Gayweather is looking to take a break and control but Bjornsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Bjornsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Gayweather with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Gayweather wants to pass to mount but Bjornsson is defending the position. #T3# Bjornsson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gayweather is working away from the top position though. Gayweather is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Gayweather missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Gayweather frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Bjornsson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bjornsson wants to control but Gayweather is having none of it.#SUB2# Gayweather looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#T4# Gayweather lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bjornsson hang on? Gayweather looking to control but Bjornsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Bjornsson is bucking up trying to escape but Gayweather cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Gayweather looking to control but Bjornsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Bjornsson tries to lock up and control but Gayweather gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Gayweather punching from mount but Bjornsson doing a good job of avoiding damage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Gayweather dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson's cut. 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!#R5# A telegraphed right hand from Gayweather misses the target. Gayweather displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Gayweather slips under a jab from Bjornsson. Gayweather steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bjornsson. Gayweather lands with an overhand left. Bjornsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Gayweather swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Gayweather keeps the fight on the outside. It seemed like Gayweather was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Gayweather misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Bjornsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Bjornsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bjornsson. Eddie Bjornsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1# Gayweather will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bjornsson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Gayweather misses with a body shot.
Bjornsson feinted with a counter takedown. Gayweather ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Gayweather uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bjornsson. Gayweather slips under a jab. Bjornsson throws the left hand but Gayweather avoids the punch easily. Gayweather looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Gayweather misses with a body shot.
Gayweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gayweather fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Floyd Gayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Floyd Gayweather is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2# Bjornsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bjornsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gayweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bjornsson counters with a nice body shot. #TD# A momentary lapse in concentration from Gayweather enables Bjornsson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gayweather manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. This has been an exciting period of action! Gayweather not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gayweather tries to land a sweep but no joy. Bjornsson postures up.
Bjornsson 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. Bjornsson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gayweather for as long as he can get away with.#T3# Bjornsson wants to control from the top but Gayweather keeps moving. Gayweather is trying to control the position but Bjornsson postures up. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. Bjornsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gayweather. Bjornsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gayweather tries to avoid it but Bjornsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gayweather to the ground. Gayweather escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Gayweather cracks a nice hook into Bjornsson's ribs. Gayweather throws a nice looking combination but Bjornsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Bjornsson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Gayweather to counter with a crisp jab. #T4# Gayweather displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Gayweather scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Bjornsson with a poor takedown and Gayweather cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjornsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. This has been an exciting period of action! Bjornsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gayweather misses with a wild combination.
Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gayweather moves away.#CL2# Gayweather clinches up with Bjornsson and pushes him back against the cage. Gayweather wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight! Floyd Gayweather comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Gayweather has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Gayweather! Floyd Gayweather is the new heavyweight champion! |
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Event:
MFC - 23
Date: Oct 10, 2024 |
#R1# Gayweather defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Batdorani. Gayweather catches Batdorani with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Batdorani misses with a takedown and Gayweather counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A big right followed by a crushing left from Gayweather knocks Batdorani out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Floyd Gayweather! |
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Event:
MFC - 20
Date: Sep 25, 2024 |
#R1# A decent looking cross lands there for Gayweather.#CUT#It looks like Steven Seagal has been cut. Seagal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gayweather lands with a good body shot. Jab by Gayweather. Gayweather swinging wildly here.
Gayweather slips a jab from Seagal. Seagal looks to land a combination but Gayweather avoids it well. Gayweather appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Gayweather cracks Seagal with a good jab. Gayweather scores with a jab.#CUT#That has opened up Steven Seagal's cut even more. Gayweather jabs at Seagal's body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gayweather lands a nice hook to Seagal's body. Seagal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Seagal looks winded! Seagal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gayweather slips under a jab from Seagal. Seagal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gayweather counters with a nice body shot. #TD# Gayweather closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gayweather lands in his opponent's guard. Seagal wants to get back to his feet but Gayweather passes into half guard.
#T1##REVB# Gayweather stalling. Seagal won't allow Gayweather to pass to mount. #SUB# Gayweather seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Seagal is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Floyd Gayweather! Steven Seagal spoke after the fight, saying 'My new movie called Buffet Siege 2 is coming straight to dvd. You can order it now for $50 on my website StevenSeagalBullshido.com I'm moving to London since I've recently signed for 300 FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP and plan to take that belt, so watch your ass son this guy ain't playing with fire no more!'. |
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Event:
MFC-16
Date: Sep 07, 2024 |
#R1# Gayweather jabs Mazepin to the body, keeping him at a distance. Mazepin misses with a takedown attempt #TD# and Gayweather counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gayweather. Gayweather is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet. Gayweather advances to half guard. Gayweather winds up and cracks Mazepin with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB2# Mazepin actively working from the bottom here. Gayweather trying to control the pace. Gayweather 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. Gayweather is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mazepin! Mazepin is desperately trying to improve his position but Gayweather has a good base and remains in mount. Mazepin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gayweather controlling the position easily from mount. Gayweather lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#T1# Gayweather landing strikes from the mount.#CUT#It looks like Fedor Mazepin has been cut. Mazepin looks winded! Gayweather controlling his opponent. Mazepin is trying to escape the mount.
Gayweather controlling the position easily from mount. Mazepin takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Gayweather's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Gayweather! Fedor Mazepin spoke after the fight, saying 'until next time'. |
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Event:
MFC- 14
Date: Aug 24, 2024 |
#R1# Gayweather moves into range and connects with a jab. #KD# Gayweather drops Albertson with a right and a left! Gayweather comes rushing in but Albertson regains his composure and manages to keep Gayweather in guard.
#CUT#It looks like John Albertson has been cut. Gayweather throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2# Albertson looking for subs off his back but Gayweather has passed one foot through into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB# Gayweather is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Albertson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gayweather. Gayweather works his way into full mount! Gayweather with the ground and pound from mount. #ROC#Albertson is rocked!#T1# Gayweather connects with a bit shot that sees Albertson covering up! More strikes from Gayweather and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gayweather is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Gayweather! |
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Event:
MFC-12
Date: Aug 10, 2024 |
#R1# Mantzurin fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Mantzurin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Mantzurin tries to clinch up and Gayweather makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Gayweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gayweather works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#TD2# Mantzurin gets a takedown into half guard. Mantzurin thows a huge punch but Gayweather dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mantzurin throwing shots but Gayweather is blocking nicely. Mantzurin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1# Mantzurin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gayweather's head. Gayweather punching from the bottom.
Gayweather tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Gayweather has his hands clasped together around Mantzurin's back. He's all about the action. Mantzurin trying to mount his opponent but Gayweather defends it. #SUB2# Mantzurin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gayweather sees it coming and defends easily. Gayweather is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.#SUB# Gayweather looking for submissions off his back. Gayweather gets back to full guard.
#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. Mantzurin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gayweather swivels though and keeps the full guard. Mantzurin postures up and lands a big shot to Gayweather's brow. Mantzurin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Gayweather wants to sweep here but Mantzurin controlling him for the moment. Gayweather is working hard here to advance position. Mantzurin cracks Gayweather with a solid left hand.#T3# Mantzurin is looking to pass into half guard but Gayweather pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gayweather is in guard.#REVR# Mantzurin being controlled here, momentarily. Gayweather stopping the sweep attempt from Mantzurin. Mantzurin looking to control.
Gayweather makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2# Mantzurin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gayweather can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Mantzurin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gayweather. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Gayweather lands a couple of digs. Gayweather trying to control but Mantzurin is working from the bottom. Gayweather lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T4# Gayweather pushing down on Mantzurin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Gayweather not doing much here.
Mantzurin trying to control but Gayweather postures up.
Mantzurin tries to roll over but Gayweather keeps him under control.#SUB# Gayweather is looking for a kimura but Mantzurin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gayweather to get the leverage. Gayweather passes into side control, despite Mantzurin's attempt to control the position.
Mantzurin is trying to improve his position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Gayweather dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2# Gayweather throws a right and a left that Mantzurin avoids nicely. Gayweather misses with a two punch combination.
Gayweather misses the shot to the body. Gayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mantzurin. Nice takedown defense from Gayweather. No joy for Mantzurin on that attempt. Gayweather swinging wildly here.
Gayweather avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gayweather is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mantzurin can do to turn this around? We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gayweather stuns Mantzurin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Mantzurin avoids the body shot from Gayweather.
Mantzurin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Mantzurin shoots for a double leg takedown but Gayweather sprawls well. He's pushed Mantzurin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Gayweather fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mantzurin on the side of the head.#T1# Mantzurin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Gayweather stalks Mantzurin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mantzurin's face. Mantzurin staggers backwards, shaken.#CUT#It looks like Monni Mantzurin has been cut. Mantzurin fails with a takedown attempt. Floyd Gayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monni Mantzurin. Mantzurin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gayweather as he jumps to the side. Mantzurin shoots in for a takedown but Gayweather shows good takedown defense. No luck with that takedown attempt from Mantzurin. Gayweather was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Floyd Gayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Mantzurin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T2# Gayweather walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Mantzurin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Gayweather swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Mantzurin's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Gayweather! Monni Mantzurin spoke after the fight, saying 'blaaaahhhh.....'. |
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Event:
MFC-10
Date: Jul 27, 2024 |
#R1# Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gayweather!
#CUT2#It looks like John Albertson has been cut. Albertson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gayweather defends well and Albertson ends up having to push Gayweather into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#TD2# Gayweather gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Albertson regains guard.
Gayweather is in close to Albertson's body, working some short punches and elbows. Gayweather is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Gayweather stands and throws Albertson's legs to the side, diving into side control. Gayweather working the ground and pound from side control. Albertson taking punishment in the form of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action! Albertson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gayweather's best efforts.#T1# Gayweather working the head and body with strikes. #ROC2#Albertson is rocked! Albertson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gayweather on the ground.#SUB2# Albertson is trying to control Gayweather's posture. Gayweather takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Albertson! Gayweather is rotating here... this could be the end... Albertson is out! Gayweather has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Floyd Gayweather! |
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Event:
TOF 91
Date: Mar 22, 2024 |
#R1# Gayweather swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Tokoni Soaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gayweather wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. A big left from Soaki misses. Gayweather throws a leg kick but Soaki sees it coming and moves out of range. Soaki appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Soaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Gayweather to counter with a crisp jab. Soaki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. A telegraphed right hand from Soaki misses the target. Soaki throws a lazy head kick and Gayweather counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Gayweather misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gayweather takes a jab right on the kisser.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gayweather checks a leg kick. Gayweather's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Soaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gayweather scrambles back to his feet.#T1# Gayweather changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Gayweather avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Soaki misses with a body shot.
Soaki throws a right hand that misses
and Gayweather counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Tokoni Soaki has been cut. An inside leg kick from Gayweather misses. Gayweather avoids the body shot from Soaki.
Soaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Gayweather looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Gayweather has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gayweather there as he acknowledges the shot. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soaki. Gayweather misses with a wild combination.
Gayweather throws a front kick aimed at Soaki's knee but Soaki avoids it well. #T2# Gayweather lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soaki at a distance.
Soaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Gayweather displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. 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! Good exchange - Gayweather coming out on top. Gayweather throws a leg kick #TD# and Soaki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Soaki. Soaki stands and throws Gayweather's legs to the side, diving into side control. Soaki is looking to take a break and control but Gayweather is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Gayweather regains half guard, as Soaki was trying to land strikes. #T3# Gayweather looks like he's trying to stand up.
Soaki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Soaki is looking to advance position but Gayweather won't allow it. Gayweather moves into full guard.
#T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Soaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gayweather swivels though and keeps the full guard. Gayweather 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. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES2# Gayweather pushes Soaki off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Gayweather scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Gayweather throws a leg kick #TD# and Soaki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Gayweather keeping moving, preventing Soaki from controlling successfully. Gayweather is trying to control the position but Soaki postures up. #T5# Gayweather keeping moving, preventing Soaki from controlling successfully. #ES2# Gayweather pushes Soaki off and gets back to his feet.
Gayweather displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Soaki. Soaki misses with a combination
and Gayweather counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Soaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gayweather! But no joy. A low kick from Soaki misses and Gayweather counters with a nice uppercut. Soaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gayweather.
Soaki misses with a jab to the body
letting Gayweather counter with a right hand. #T6# Gayweather misses with a looping right. Soaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Gayweather keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Soaki throws a leg kick but Gayweather moved away. Soaki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gayweather.#ROC#Gayweather is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Soaki fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Gayweather out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Tokoni Soaki! Tokoni Soaki thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
TOF 83
Date: Mar 02, 2024 |
#R1# Gayweather circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jack closes the distance and lands a one-two. Gayweather swats away the attempt to clinch by Jack. Jack gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CL# Jack instigates a clinch. Jack is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gayweather pulls him back up using the underhooks. Jack can't get the takedown.
Jack is looking to take this one to the mat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cactus Jack. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jack has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gayweather avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Jack wants a takedown.
#BC2# Gayweather breaks the clinch.
#CL# Jack moves into the clinch.#BC2# Gayweather breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1# Jack swings for the body but Gayweather moves out of range.
Gayweather tries to bum rush Jack with a series of wild strikes but Jack uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Jack seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Gayweather tries to work over Jack's front leg with a kick but Jack checks it. Jack shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gayweather sprawls well. Gayweather wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jack gets slowly back to his feet. Jack tries to close the distance and clinch but Gayweather swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A little jabbing left from Gayweather on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Jack fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Jack takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jack throws a series of punches but Gayweather avoids them all with ease. #TD# Gayweather gets caught flat footed, as Jack shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Gayweather is pulling down on Jack's head. It's preventing any offense from Jack, at least for the moment. Gayweather 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. Jack trying to control the position from guard on top but Gayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2# Jack prevents Gayweather from getting back to his feet. Gayweather has momentary wrist control but Jack slips an elbow through the middle. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jack is looking to pass into half guard but Gayweather pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gayweather is in guard.#REVB# Jack controls Gayweather momentarily but Gayweather frees himself. Gayweather slips nicely into half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jack is trying to stand up here but Gayweather is controlling him well. #T3##SU2# Gayweather decides to stand and escape the position. Jack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gayweather manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Jack needs to keep his hands up - Gayweather had a free shot at his head there. Cactus Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A low kick from Jack misses and Gayweather counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Jack with a hook. Gayweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Jack throws a leg kick and Gayweather counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A punch combination from Jack misses. Jack backing away here, and Gayweather unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Gayweather tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. As Gayweather tries to get set, Jack tries to push him back and clinch up but Gayweather manages to avoid the attempt. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jack is defended easily by Gayweather. Gayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T4# This has been an exciting period of action! Gayweather paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Jack shoots in for a takedown but Gayweather shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Gayweather lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Jack shoots in and drives through. Gayweather sprawls well. Jack shoots for a double leg takedown but Gayweather sprawls well. He's pushed Jack's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Jack misses with a double jab.
Jack throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Gayweather throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily. Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Jack blocks the leg kick.
Jack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gayweather manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Gayweather was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Floyd Gayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Gayweather lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jack misses with a series of wild punches.
#TD# Jack looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#T5# Jack throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gayweather to regain full guard. Gayweather keeping moving, preventing Jack from controlling successfully. Jack postures up and lands a big shot to Gayweather's brow. Jack content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Jack 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. Gayweather wants to sweep here but Jack controlling him for the moment. Gayweather keeping moving, preventing Jack from controlling successfully. Jack prevents Gayweather from getting back to his feet. Gayweather working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jack. #T6# The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Gayweather wants to stand but Jack is controlling the position. Gayweather preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #ES2# Gayweather has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jack is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position. Gayweather prevents the takedown attempt.
Jack is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gayweather is defending well. Jack goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gayweather prevents it.
Jack misses with some punches.
Jack is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gayweather gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Gayweather is pressed up against the cage. Jack has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gayweather down to the mat. Gayweather avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Gayweather stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gayweather wants it to stay on the feet. Gayweather displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jack. Jack is breathing heavily.#T7# Gayweather tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Gayweather lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Gayweather scores with a punch to the head. Jack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Jack throws a sloppy head kick and Gayweather moves out of range easily. Gayweather lands with an overhand left. Gayweather throws a hook but Jack blocks it. Gayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
Gayweather swings away with a leg kick that misses. Gayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jack shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Gayweather counters with a stiff right hand. Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL# Jack forces Gayweather back against the cage and clinches.#T8# The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jack drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gayweather pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jack shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gayweather defends it nicely. Jack fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gayweather checks it well. Gayweather dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Some wild striking there from Gayweather.
Gayweather misses with a wild combination.
Jack throws a big counter combination but Gayweather scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. A shot to the body from Jack misses and Gayweather counters with a one-two to the body. A bone on bone clash there as Jack blocks the leg kick.
Jack appears to be looking for a big counter. Jack looks for a takedown but Gayweather sprawls well.#T9##CL# Jack moves into the clinch.#BC2# Gayweather breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gayweather throws a counter combo. A big left from Jack misses. Gayweather flicks out a counter leg kick but Jack steps away. Jack doesn't succeed with the takedown and Jack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Jack gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Gayweather connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Jack doesn't manage to clinch there - Gayweather circles away.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jack fails with a takedown attempt. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Gayweather dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2# Jack fails to land the takedown. Gayweather only half commits to the counter leg kick. Jack throws a lazy uppercut
and Gayweather counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL# Jack closes the distance and clinches. Jack tries to score a body lock takedown but Gayweather shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Jack has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gayweather is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cactus Jack. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2# Gayweather breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Gayweather lands with a hook. Jack tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Gayweather takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Jack tries for a takedown but Gayweather sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jack gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Jack misses with a straight right. Gayweather keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1# Jack shoots in and drives through. Gayweather sprawls well. A little jabbing left from Gayweather on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Gayweather slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Gayweather has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Jack tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gayweather sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jack somewhat. Gayweather throws a fast counter high kick but Jack manages to duck under it in time. Gayweather throws a leg kick that misses. A jab from Gayweather finds it's way through Jack's defenses. Jack slips a jab and a cross from Gayweather.
Gayweather misses with a looping left. Jack throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gayweather's waist but Gayweather gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jack off to one side. Jack is looking to clinch but Gayweather is avoiding it.
Jack fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#KD2# Gayweather drops Jack with a left right combo! Gayweather follows him down to the ground into side control.
#ROC2#Jack is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SU2# Gayweather stands up and we're back to a striking position. Oh Jack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2# Jack leaves his chin hanging out and Gayweather seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Jack crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Floyd Gayweather! |
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Event:
TOF 76
Date: Feb 04, 2024 |
#R1# Clubber throws a right hand that Gayweather ducks under and follows up with a left that Gayweather also avoids with ease. A chopping leg kick lands by Clubber. Gayweather shoots in for a double leg but Clubber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. A little jabbing left from Clubber on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. A punch combination from Clubber misses. Gayweather was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Jimmy Clubber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gayweather misses with a lunging right hand
and Clubber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Gayweather takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Gayweather looks to clinch and Clubber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gayweather thinking. #TD# Gayweather looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Clubber! We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clubber can do anything to dispel that myth. This has been an exciting period of action! Gayweather trying to control the action but Clubber is working from the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Clubber tries to buck Gayweather off but Gayweather is having none of it.#T1# Gayweather advances to mount. Gayweather dominating with strikes here. Gayweather can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clubber is looking to escape. Clubber tries to hold on but Gayweather pushes him away. Gayweather is looking to work his way around to Clubber's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position. Gayweather tries to control but Clubber wriggling away. Clubber tries to get back to half guard but can't. Gayweather lands a nice shot to the head. Clubber wants to hold on but Gayweather pushes him away. Clubber can't escape the position.
#T2# Gayweather trying to control but Clubber is having none of it. Gayweather raining down hammerfists from mount.#CUT#It looks like Jimmy Clubber has been cut. Gayweather working the ground and pound effectively.
#SUB# Gayweather looking to secure an arm triangle but Clubber defends it well. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gayweather landing strikes, looking to finish! Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! Gayweather controlling the pace for now. Clubber is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gayweather trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB# Gayweather is working for a guillotine from mount but Clubber frees his head quite easily.
#T3# Clubber is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Clubber tries to reverse the position but Gayweather maintains control. Gayweather dominating with strikes here. Clubber is squirming around, avoiding Gayweather's attempts to control the action. Gayweather in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
#CUT#The cut above Jimmy Clubber's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Clubber's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Floyd Gayweather! |
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Event:
TOF 68
Date: Jan 07, 2024 |
#R1# Samuel throws a poor cross that misses
#CL# and Gayweather holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. I was talking to Gayweather's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Gayweather can't break the clinch.
#BC# Gayweather breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samuel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gayweather on the side of the head. Gayweather slips a jab and a cross from Samuel.
Gayweather slips a jab and a cross from Samuel.
Gayweather moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CL# Gayweather clinches up with Samuel and pushes him back against the cage.#BC# Gayweather breaks the clinch.
#TD# Samuel gets caught napping as Gayweather dives in and scores a takedown. Samuel manages to retain guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Samuel looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Samuel looking to control.
Gayweather cracks Samuel with a solid left hand.#T1##SUB# Gayweather drops back looking for a leg! Samuel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Samuel manages to kick Gayweather off! Gayweather jumps back into Samuel's guard. Gayweather sitting in guard here, content to control. #SU# Gayweather stands and steps away. Samuel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Samuel throws a combination that misses #CL# and Gayweather counters by moving into the clinch. Samuel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gayweather lands with a right to the head. Samuel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Samuel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samuel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gayweather's efforts to push away.#BC# Gayweather's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Samuel cracks Gayweather with a left hook right on the temple and Gayweather goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Samuel lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Gayweather is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deebo Samuel! Deebo Samuel made sure to mention his sponsor, Mythical Fighter in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
TOF 59
Date: Dec 09, 2023 |
#R1# Gayweather uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnay.
Donnay throws a sloppy body shot
and Gayweather counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL# Gayweather rushes Donnay and presses him up against the cage. Gayweather wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gayweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donnay has him pressed against the cage.#BC# Gayweather breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Donnay slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#TD2# Donnay shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gayweather napping and manages to drive through into side control! We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Gayweather managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Donnay.
Gayweather is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Donnay's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Gayweather is looking to control Donnay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gayweather avoid being mounted? Gayweather keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T1# Gayweather striking from half guard on the bottom. #ES# Gayweather manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Donnay keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #BC# Gayweather breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Gayweather looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Gayweather fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD# A momentary lapse in concentration from Donnay enables Gayweather to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Donnay manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Gayweather working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Donnay's head. Gayweather 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. Donnay seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Gayweather landing some decent shots from guard. Donnay tries to land a sweep but no joy. Donnay pulls Gayweather in close to prevent any damage. Gayweather engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T2##SUB2# Donnay looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gayweather is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Donnay 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. Gayweather postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Gayweather wanted to stand there but Donnay had control of the position. #SU# Donnay is working an open guard so Gayweather takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Donnay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gayweather takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#T3# Donnay misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gayweather checks the leg kick. Gayweather tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Donnay manages to circle out of the way. Gayweather tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donnay was well out of range. Poor timing from Gayweather. Donnay connects with a body shot.#TD2# Donnay gets the takedown into side control. Gayweather explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! A clash of legs there as Gayweather blocks the low kick. Gayweather wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Donnay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Gayweather tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Donnay manages to circle out of the way. Gayweather shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Donnay as he jumps to the side. This has been an exciting period of action! Donnay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T4##TD2# Donnay shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Donnay looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gayweather with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Gayweather is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Donnay scores with a couple of nice shots. Donnay thows a huge punch but Gayweather dodges it nicely.
Gayweather is not content to let Donnay control the position. Gayweather moves into full guard.
Donnay wants to control from the top but Gayweather keeps moving. #SUB# Gayweather working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Donnay doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Donnay manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T5# Donnay landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB# Gayweather looking for a guillotine here but Donnay defends easily.
Donnay won't allow Gayweather to sweep him here. Donnay connects with a couple of short punches. Donnay postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Gayweather is looking to stand up but Donnay isn't so interested in that idea. Donnay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Gayweather is looking to stand up but Donnay isn't so interested in that idea. #T6# Donnay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Gayweather throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Donnay looking to pass the guard. Donnay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Donnay tries to free his leg and advance position but Gayweather is retaining full guard. #SUB# Gayweather had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Donnay defends it easily.#SUB# Gayweather looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Donnay postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Donnay passes Gayweather's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T7# Gayweather is trying to get back to full guard. Gayweather avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Donnay. Donnay lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB# Gayweather looking for submissions off his back. Donnay drops an elbow to the side of Gayweather's head. #ROC2#Gayweather is rocked! Donnay scores with a big shot! Gayweather's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Gayweather! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Char Donnay! A relieved looking Char Donnay thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
TOF 51
Date: Nov 05, 2023 |
#R1# Gayweather fails with the takedown and Gayweather takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Gayweather fails with a takedown attempt. Goodson's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Goodson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. A swing and a miss from Goodson. Goodson with a hook. Gayweather ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Gayweather tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Goodson manages to circle out of the way. Goodson connects with a body shot that sends Gayweather's belly button to the back. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gayweather moves out of range of the strikes.#CL# Gayweather moves into the clinch.#BC# Gayweather breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aaron Goodson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Goodson throws a hook but Gayweather avoids it easily. Goodson works Gayweather's body with a nice hook.#T1# Goodson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Gayweather looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Gayweather. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gayweather closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Goodson punishes Gayweather's body with a nice straight punch. Gayweather avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Goodson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gayweather moves away. Goodson looks to score with a jab to the body but Gayweather is just out of range. Goodson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Gayweather has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gayweather there as he acknowledges the shot.#T2##CL# Gayweather has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2# Goodson manages to break the clinch.
Goodson missing with a left hand there. Gayweather was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Goodson loads up on a big right hand but Gayweather slips the punch. It looked like Gayweather was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Goodson swings for the body but Gayweather moves out of range.
Gayweather is looking to counter the offense by Goodson and move into the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Goodson stuffs the takedown. Goodson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Goodson throws a hook to the side of Gayweather's head but Gayweather sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Goodson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Goodson throws a body punch but Gayweather moves out of range. Goodson throws a hook to the side of Gayweather's head but Gayweather sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Goodson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Gayweather to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Gayweather looks to clinch but Goodson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Gayweather taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Aaron Goodson! Aaron Goodson thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
TOF 40
Date: Sep 24, 2023 |
#R1# Woerner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Woerner scores with a body shot.
#CL2# Gayweather clinches up with Woerner and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2# Gayweather's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Woerner thows a left - swing and a miss! Woerner throws a low kick but Gayweather avoids it. Woerner digs a good hook to Gayweather's body.
A punch lands to the side of Gayweather 's head but he takes it in his stride. Gayweather takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Woerner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Gayweather looks for a takedown but Woerner sprawls well. Woerner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. A nice leg kick from Woerner, right into the meat of the thigh.
#T1# Woerner misses the shot to the body. Gayweather tries to counter by closing the distance. Gayweather takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Gigi Woerner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Woerner loads up on a big right hand but Gayweather slips the punch. Gayweather is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Woerner misses with a body shot.
Woerner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Woerner walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Gayweather drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Woerner swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Gayweather's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gigi Woerner! Gigi Woerner retains his heavyweight title! Gigi Woerner very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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Event:
TOF 34
Date: Sep 03, 2023 |
#R1# Combs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL2# Gayweather takes the fight into the clinch. Gayweather lands with a right to the head. Combs tries a body shot but Gayweather blocks it.
Combs tries to pull guard but Gayweather holds him up against the cage and eventually Combs drops back down to his feet.
Combs working aggressively here.
Gayweather throws a punch but it's blocked by Combs. A nice left hand lands by Gayweather.
Gayweather prevents the takedown attempt.
Combs lands with a left to the head. Gayweather looking to throw knees to the head but Combs is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Combs misses with some punches.
Gayweather tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gayweather with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Combs. #TD# Combs manages to pull guard.
Gayweather must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gayweather postures up.
#T1# Gayweather controls from within his opponent's guard. Combs keeping moving, preventing Gayweather from controlling successfully. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB# Gayweather got a little sloppy there for a moment and Combs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gayweather has managed to get both his arms back between Combs's legs - danger averted. Combs is pulling down on Gayweather's head. It's preventing any offense from Gayweather, at least for the moment. Gayweather working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Combs's head. Combs tries to land a sweep but no joy. Gayweather throwing strikes from guard but Combs blocks nicely. Combs keeping moving, preventing Gayweather from controlling successfully. Combs seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T2# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SU2# Combs is working an open guard so Gayweather takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Combs lands an overhand right. Timothy Combs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2# Gayweather clinches. Combs takes a shot to the head. Combs tries to pull guard but Gayweather won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Combs. That's going to take a lot out of him. Combs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gayweather just stands there and leans against the cage. Combs wants a takedown but no success here.
Gayweather scores with a hook to the body. Gayweather content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gayweather.
Gayweather tries to land knees in the clinch but Combs avoids the damage to the body. Gayweather looking to throw knees to the head but Combs is blocking nicely.
Gayweather stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gayweather leaning against his opponent.
Gayweather receives a warning from the referee for stalling.#T3# A left hand lands to the body for Gayweather.
Gayweather scores a nice knee to the body.
Gayweather with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Timothy Combs has been cut. Gayweather misses with a punch to the body.
Combs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gayweathers head. Combs tries a body shot but Gayweather blocks it.
Combs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gayweather throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gayweather has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Combs seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gayweather can turn it around. Gayweather blocks an uppercut.
Gayweather tries to work over Combs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Combs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gayweather with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A short right from Gayweather. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Combs. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gayweather.#T4# Gayweather leaning his opponent against the cage. Gayweather throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Combs blocks it with crossed arms. Gayweather is pressed up against the cage. Combs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gayweather down to the mat. Gayweather avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Gayweather looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Combs fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Gayweather wants to counter with a clinch but Combs pushes him away. Combs looks to score with a jab to the body but Gayweather is just out of range. Combs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gayweather moves away. Floyd Gayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Gayweather bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Gayweather steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Combs. Combs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gayweather's waist but Gayweather gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Combs off to one side. Gayweather moves away from the strike by Combs. #T5# Combs tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gayweather defends well and Combs ends up having to push Gayweather into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Gayweather is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Gayweather lands a shot to the body. Gayweather softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Combs tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gayweather lands with a short shot to the head. Combs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Gayweather on the inside. Combs misses with a body punch.
A short right from Gayweather on the inside. #ROC2#Combs is rocked! Combs tries a body shot but Gayweather blocks it.
Oh Combs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Gayweather has Combs pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Combs is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Gayweather - that's hurt Combs badly! Oh, another knee lands and Combs is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Combs doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Floyd Gayweather! |
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Event:
MMAHKI 59
Date: Jun 26, 2023 |
#R1# We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight. Gayweather swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crusher counters with a nice body shot. Gayweather closes the distance but Crusher moves to the side and Crusher counters with a right hand to the body. Gayweather throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crusher counters with a lovely shot to the body. Crusher slips a jab and a cross from Gayweather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gayweather tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Crusher counters with a right hand to the body. #T1# Gayweather is looking to clinch. Crusher keeps the fight on the outside. Crusher tries to counter by clinching up but Gayweather breaks away and moves out of range. Gayweather wants to clinch. Crusher drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gayweather sprawls and moves away.#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. Gayweather fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crusher changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Gayweather is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Crusher tries to counter by clinching up but Gayweather breaks away and moves out of range. Gayweather tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crusher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Crusher wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Gayweather swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL# and Crusher moves into the clinch. Gayweather stalling against the cage.
#T3# Gayweather wants to stall.
Gayweather with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Jack Crusher has been cut.#TD# Crusher ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Crusher no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Crusher wants to hit a sweep here but Gayweather passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Crusher there! Crusher is trying to reverse the position but instead Gayweather has taken his back - oops! Crusher is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gayweather is looking to control Crusher but Crusher is wriggling around and keeping busy. Crusher is in bad spot here.
#T4# Crusher is working hard here to advance position. Crusher is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Gayweather.
Crusher tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Gayweather has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Crusher 's body.
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 Jack Crusher will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Jack Crusher 's cut. That's time! Back to the action!#R2# A punch combination from Gayweather misses. Crusher seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Crusher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Gayweather moves in looking to clinch but Crusher pushes him off. Crusher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Gayweather is looking to clinch. Gayweather tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crusher paws at him with a jab and circles away. Crusher wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Crusher swats away the attempt to clinch by Gayweather. Crusher is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T1# Gayweather throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD# and Crusher counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Gayweather kicks Crusher off and gets back to his feet.#CL2# Gayweather gets in close and instigates a clinch. Crusher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gayweather tries a knee to the head but Crusher blocks it.
Gayweather is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gayweather goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crusher changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gayweather fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gayweather throws a right and a left that both miss. Crusher drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gayweather sprawls and moves away.#T2# This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gayweather tries to clinch but Crusher moves out of range. As Gayweather tries to get set, Crusher tries to push him back and clinch up but Gayweather manages to avoid the attempt. Gayweather tries to clinch up. Gayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
Crusher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#CL2# Gayweather instigates a clinch. #T3# The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Gayweather has a couple of punches blocked by Crusher .
Crusher avoiding damage as Gayweather throws knees to the body.
Crusher misses with an elbow over the top. Gayweather tries to land knees in the clinch but Crusher avoids the damage to the body. Crusher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Crusher fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gayweather tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crusher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4# Gayweather tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crusher is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Crusher . That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD# Crusher decides to pull guard. Crusher looking to control.
Gayweather 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. Gayweather wanted to stand there but Crusher had control of the position. Crusher wants to hit a sweep here but Gayweather passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Crusher there! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Crusher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Gayweather showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Jack Crusher 's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3# The fight stays on the outside here - Gayweather looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Gayweather throws a leg kick #TD# and Crusher counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gayweather! Floyd Gayweather has got the better of the ground game so far. Crusher trying to control the action but Gayweather is working from the bottom. Gayweather wants to control but Crusher postures up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Crusher throwing strikes but Gayweather manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! #SU2# Gayweather has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #T1# Gayweather throws a right and a left that both miss. Crusher appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Crusher swats away the attempt to clinch by Gayweather. Gayweather wants to clinch. Crusher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#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.#CL2# Gayweather closes the distance and pushes Crusher back into the cage. Gayweather misses with a punch on the inside.
Gayweather has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Gayweather misses with a punch on the inside.
Gayweather tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crusher 's elbow. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gayweather 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. Crusher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crusher wants a takedown.
#T3# Gayweather throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crusher blocks it with crossed arms. Crusher blocks a body shot from Gayweather. Crusher blocks an uppercut.
Gayweather scores with a shoulder strike. #TD# Crusher manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Crusher working a defensive guard but Gayweather manages to pass into side control anyway.
Crusher is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB2# Gayweather tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T4# Gayweather wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crusher keeps working. Crusher is trying to get back to half guard. Crusher is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Crusher is looking to control Gayweather's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crusher avoid being mounted?#SUB# Crusher actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight! Floyd Gayweather comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Gayweather has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30 Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Gayweather! |
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Event:
MMAHKI 54
Date: Jun 02, 2023 |
#R1# Gayweather defending well as Draught loads up on a big left hand. Gayweather tries to counter with a clinch but Draught shakes him off and moves away. Draught misses with a takedown attempt #CL2# and Gayweather holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Gayweather lands a good knee to the midsection. Draught won't want to take too many of those. Gayweather with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Carlton Draught has been cut. Gayweather scores with a shot to the side of Draught's head. Draught tries to score a body lock takedown but Gayweather shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Draught takes a shot to the head. Draught is working for takedown but Gayweather is calmly controlling the position for now. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gayweather pressing his opponent against the cage. Gayweather stops a takedown attempt from Draught.
Draught wants to take the fight to the mat but Gayweather manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Draught's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Gayweather with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gayweather. Draught is breathing heavily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A short body shot lands from Gayweather as the two fighters clinch.
Gayweather stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gayweather lands an uppercut. Gayweather tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Gayweather.
#T1# Gayweather lands with a short head shot on the inside. Gayweather works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gayweather landing knees to the head.
Gayweather lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Gayweather lands a knee to the body.
Gayweather lands a nice uppercut. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gayweather obliges. Gayweather connects with a nasty looking knee right to Draught's face.
Gayweather with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Gayweather connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A nice left hand lands by Gayweather.
Gayweather throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Draught blocks it with crossed arms. Gayweather lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #CUT2#Carlton Draught's cut is getting worse. Gayweather stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gayweather is pressed up against the cage. Draught has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gayweather down to the mat. Gayweather avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Draught shoots for a double leg takedown but Gayweather sprawls well. He's pushed Draught's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Gayweather slips a jab from Draught. Gayweather throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T2# Draught shoots and misses #CL2# and Gayweather holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Gayweather lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Come on Gayweather - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gayweather leaning against his opponent.
Gayweather has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Draught seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gayweather can turn it around.#TD# Draught has clasped his hands together around Gayweather's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Draught throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Draught is looking to take a break and control but Gayweather is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Draught working away. Draught tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Gayweather is trying to get back to half guard. Gayweather is trying to buck Draught off.#T3# Draught postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Draught misses with the ground and pound. Gayweather is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Draught is controlling him well. Gayweather tries to improve position but can't. Draught tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gayweather's legs. Gayweather regains half guard, as Draught was trying to land strikes. Draught wants to free his trapped foot but Gayweather is holding on for dear life with his legs. Gayweather pushes Draught off looking to stand but Draught dives back in and keeps control.
#T4# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Draught trying to mount his opponent but Gayweather defends it. Gayweather is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Gayweather pushes Draught off looking to stand but Draught dives back in and keeps control.
Gayweather is trying to get back to full guard. Draught stalling away here and it's allowed Gayweather to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Draught trying to control but Gayweather is working from the bottom. Gayweather is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#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.
Floyd Gayweather dominated that round. The cut man is working on Carlton Draught's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2# A swing and a miss from Draught. Gayweather looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gayweather stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gayweather wants it to stay on the feet. Draught throws a hook but Gayweather avoids it easily. Draught shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gayweather defends it nicely. Draught looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Draught with a lazy takedown attempt #CL2# and Gayweather counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gayweather. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlton Draught. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gayweather stalls. Gayweather with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gayweather is pressed up against the cage. Draught has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gayweather down to the mat. Gayweather avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Carlton Draught seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Draught dives in for a single leg takedown but Gayweather sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Gayweather tries to counter with a clinch but Draught shakes him off and moves away. Gayweather pushes Draught back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Gayweather scores with a knee to the head.
Gayweather taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Floyd Gayweather seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Nice body punch from Gayweather - that landed with a thud.
#T1# Draught is looking for a takedown. Gayweather stalling in the clinch.
Gayweather with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Gayweather crunches a lovely knee into Draught's ribcage. Gayweather lands a right hand. Gayweather lands with a right to the head. Gayweather dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Gayweather with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A right handed body shot lands from Gayweather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Gayweather has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Draught looking for a takedown. Gayweather lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gayweather lands with a right to the head. #CUT2#Carlton Draught's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Draught letting Gayweather take a breather here. Gayweather lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Gayweather lands a nice uppercut.#T2# Knees in the clinch landing for Gayweather.
Gayweather slows down the pace here.
Gayweather scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Gayweather. Gayweather lands a knee to the head.
Gayweather leaning against his opponent.
Gayweather stops a takedown attempt from Draught.
Gayweather connects with a nasty looking knee right to Draught's face.
Gayweather lands a knee to the head.
#CUT2#Jeez, Carlton Draught's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. A knee to the head by Gayweather.
Gayweather slows down the pace here.
Gayweather lands a knee to the head.
Gayweather scores with an uppercut up the middle. Gayweather stalling the fight.
#T3# Gayweather landing knees to the head.
Draught is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gayweather is defending well. Gayweather lands on the inside with an uppercut. Gayweather with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Draught takes a shot to the head. Gayweather tries to land a knee to the head but Draught blocks with his arms.
Gayweather throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gayweather manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gayweather gets underhooks to prevent Draught's takedown attempt.
Gayweather tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draught's elbow. Gayweather stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Gayweather working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A short left from Gayweather.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlton Draught's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Floyd Gayweather! |
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Event:
MMAHKI 45
Date: Apr 29, 2023 |
#R1# Gayweather tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Javali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Gayweather throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL# Gayweather closes the distance and clinches. Javali is trying to force a seperation but Gayweather has the dominant position. Gayweather tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gayweather throws a head punch that misses. A frustrated look appears on Javali's face as he tries to break the clinch. Gayweather will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Javali up against the cage. Gayweather looking to throw knees to the head but Javali is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Javali takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT#It looks like Renato Javali has been cut. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Gayweather is leaning against Javali and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T1# Javali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gayweather lands a shot to the body. Javali being controlled against the cage. Gayweather misses with a punch to the body.
Gayweather tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gayweather keeps control of Javali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Javali tries to break free but Gayweather pushes him back against the cage. Gayweather connects with a nasty looking knee right to Javali's face.
Gayweather with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T2# Gayweather swings wildly with an uppercut but Javali uses good head movement to avoid it. Gayweather tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Gayweather is leaning against Javali and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Gayweather missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Gayweather. Javali tries to circle away but Gayweather has him pinned against the cage. Gayweather misses with a hook from the clinch. Gayweather with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gayweather scores with a knee to the head.
Gayweather using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Javali has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gayweather lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Javali backwards. #T3# Gayweather lands a hook that snaps the head of Javali backwards. Gayweather tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gayweather lands with a right to the head. Javali tries to break free but Gayweather pushes him back against the cage. Gayweather misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Gayweather's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Still in the clinch, Gayweather scores with a nice short uppercut. Gayweather misses with a punch on the inside.
Gayweather tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Gayweather.
Gayweather lands with a short shot to the head. Gayweather misses with a knee to the head. Gayweather presses Javali against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T4# Gayweather tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Javali blocks an uppercut.
Gayweather tries a knee to the head but Javali blocks it.
Javali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gayweather has him pressed against the cage. A frustrated look appears on Javali's face as he tries to break the clinch. Gayweather swings wildly with an uppercut but Javali uses good head movement to avoid it. Gayweather working Javali over with knees to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gayweather misses with a hook from the clinch. Gayweather has a couple of punches blocked by Javali.
Gayweather missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Gayweather dominated that round. The cut man is working on Renato Javali's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2# Gayweather wants to clinch. Javali looks to score with a jab to the body but Gayweather is just out of range. Javali keeps the fight on the outside.#CL# Gayweather gets in close and instigates a clinch. Gayweather fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gayweather lands a body punch in the clinch. Gayweather 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. Gayweather tries to land a knee to the head but Javali blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A shot in the inside from Gayweather. Javali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gayweather has him pressed against the cage. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Gayweather looking to throw knees to the head but Javali is blocking nicely.
#T1# Gayweather avoiding damage.
Gayweather struggles to land a body shot inside as Javali controls his hands.
Javali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gayweather tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gayweather is struggling to control the position. Javali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Javali avoiding damage as Gayweather throws knees to the body.
Gayweather misses with a knee to the head. #T2# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Javali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Floyd Gayweather has scored more points in the clinch so far. Gayweather throws a knee to the head but misses.
Javali is trying to force a seperation but Gayweather has the dominant position. Gayweather is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Gayweather is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Javali can do to turn this around? The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Javali blocking some punches.
Gayweather with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Javali takes a knee to the side of the body. Javali is breathing heavily. Gayweather with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gayweather. Gayweather scores with a knee to the head.
Gayweather tries a knee to the head but Javali blocks it.
Gayweather misses with a knee strike.
#T3# Gayweather has Javali pushed against the cage. Gayweather throws a punch but it's blocked by Javali. Gayweather lands a nice knee to the body. Gayweather connects with a knee to the head.
Javali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gayweather working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Gayweather landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gayweather lands with a short head shot on the inside. Stalling in the clinch from Gayweather.
Gayweather holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#T4# Gayweather slowing the pace effectively. Gayweather misses with a knee to the head. Good body shot from Gayweather.
Gayweather scores with an uppercut up the middle. Javali is trying to push Gayweather away but Gayweather has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Javali takes a knee to the side of the body. Gayweather tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gayweather swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Javali being controlled against the cage. Gayweather with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Gayweather dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Renato Javali's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3##CL# Gayweather closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Gayweather throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Javali blocks it with crossed arms. Gayweather tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Gayweather on the inside. Javali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gayweather landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gayweather tries to land a knee to the head but Javali blocks with his arms.
Gayweather landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gayweather missing with knees to the body.
Javali blocks an uppercut.
Gayweather working some nice short punches in the clinch. Javali blocks a body shot from Gayweather. #T1# Gayweather misses with a knee strike.
Gayweather taking a breather. Gayweather with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gayweather doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gayweather with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gayweather throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Gayweather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Javali. Gayweather just leaning against Javali, taking a breather. Javali blocking some punches.
#T2# Gayweather tries to land a knee to the head but Javali blocks with his arms.
Gayweather lands a knee to the head.
Javali is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Gayweather looking to throw knees to the head but Javali is blocking nicely.
Gayweather throws a punch but it's blocked by Javali. Gayweather looking to throw knees to the head but Javali is blocking nicely.
Gayweather lands a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Gayweather misses with a punch on the inside.
Gayweather lands with a right to the head. Gayweather misses with a knee strike.
Gayweather tries a knee to the head but Javali blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3# Gayweather stalling.
Javali wants to break free but Gayweather has control.
Gayweather throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Gayweather.
Gayweather stalling the fight.
Gayweather looking to throw knees to the head but Javali is blocking nicely.
Gayweather looking to throw knees to the head but Javali is blocking nicely.
Gayweather misses with a punch on the inside.
Javali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gayweather is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gayweather pressing his opponent against the cage. #T4# Gayweather looking to throw knees to the head but Javali is blocking nicely.
Javali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Javali being controlled against the cage. Gayweather is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Renato Javali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Floyd Gayweather.#CL# Gayweather has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Floyd Gayweather showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gayweather, 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:24 Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24 Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Gayweather! |
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Event:
ICE 5: UA KUDALAIA
Date: Jan 14, 2023 |
#R1# A looping hook to the body misses from Gage. Gayweather does a little dance to reset his feet. Gayweather steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gage.#CL2# Gayweather takes the fight into the clinch. Gayweather looking to throw knees to the head but Gage is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gayweather. Gayweather stalls. Gage is trying to drag Gayweather to the mat but Gayweather just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Gayweather landing knees to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Nick Gage has been cut. Gage has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gayweather after a bit of a struggle. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gayweather creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Gayweather holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gayweather makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Gage goes for a takedown attempt but Gayweather pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gage looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Gage. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gayweather was well out of range. Poor timing from Gage. Gayweather tries to counter with a clinch but Gage shakes him off and moves away.#CL2# Gayweather fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gage, pushing him back against the cage.#T1# Gayweather manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gage drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gayweather gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gayweather misses with a knee to the head. Gage looking for a takedown. Gage tries to score a body lock takedown but Gayweather shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Gayweather will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gage up against the cage. Gage drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gayweather pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2# Gayweather clinches with his opponent.
Gayweather tries to land a knee to the head but Gage blocks with his arms.
Gayweather looking to throw knees to the head but Gage is blocking nicely.
#T2# Gayweather with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gage drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gayweather gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gayweather throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gage blocks it with crossed arms. Gayweather dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Gage misses with a punch to the body.
Gayweather trying to land knees to the body.
Gayweather works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gayweather is defending well against a takedown attempt. Gayweather missing with knees to the body.
Gage has Gayweather pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gayweather manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Gayweather has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gage seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gayweather can turn it around. Gage wants to take the fight to the mat but Gayweather manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Gayweather lands a knee to the head.
Gayweather throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gayweather connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gage's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gayweather misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gage.
Gayweather throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gage is working for takedown but Gayweather is calmly controlling the position for now.#T3# Gayweather lands a knee to the head.
Gayweather with a knee to the head.
Gage drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gayweather pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2# Gayweather closes the distance and pushes Gage back into the cage. Gayweather misses with a knee strike.
#TD# Gage lands a takedown into guard.
#SUB# Gage drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gage jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB# Gage drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gage jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Gayweather keeping moving, preventing Gage from controlling successfully. #SUB# Gage is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T4# Gage pushes down on Gayweather's leg and manages to get into half guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB# The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Gage is working for a submission of some sort.
Gayweather is in trouble now - Gage has advanced to mount! Gayweather is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gayweather can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB# Gage jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gayweather is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gayweather and Gage has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Gayweather dominated that round. The cut man is working on Nick Gage's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL2# Gayweather moves into the clinch successfully.
Gage tries for a takedown but Gayweather manages to get underhooks.
Gayweather lands a good knee to the midsection. Gage won't want to take too many of those. Gayweather is stalling here.
Gayweather lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gage backwards. Gayweather lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gage is trying to stall.
Gayweather connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gage's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Come on Gayweather - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gayweather has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Stalling in the clinch from Gayweather.
Gage being controlled against the cage. Gage has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gayweather avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#T1# Gayweather prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Gage. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gage has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gayweather avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Gayweather effectively controlling the action here. Gayweather leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Gayweather's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gayweather. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Floyd Gayweather.#CL# Gage darts in and clinches Gayweather up against the cage. Gayweather with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Gayweather crunches a lovely knee into Gage's ribcage. A short right from Gayweather on the inside. Gayweather gets through Gage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A left hand lands to the body for Gayweather.
Gayweather will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gage up against the cage. Gayweather cracks Gage with a nice body shot.#T2# Gayweather lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Gayweather tries a knee to the head but Gage blocks it.
Gayweather throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gages head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gayweather blocks a body shot from Gage. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Gayweather scores with a knee to the head.
Gayweather misses with a knee to the head. Gage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Gayweather.
Gayweather stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gage tries for a takedown but Gayweather manages to get underhooks.
Gage is looking for a takedown. Gayweather throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gage blocks it with crossed arms. Gayweather working some nice short punches in the clinch. Gage letting Gayweather take a breather here. Gayweather tries a knee to the head but Gage blocks it.
#T3# Gayweather trying to control the position but instead, Gage has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gayweather into the cage. Gayweather misses with a knee strike.
Gage has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gayweather is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Gayweather lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Gage wants a takedown.
Gayweather misses with a knee to the head. Gayweather tries a body shot but Gage blocks it.
Gayweather looking to throw knees to the head but Gage is blocking nicely.
Gage trying to stall but Gayweather improves his position.
Gayweather just leaning against Gage, taking a breather. Gage tries to score a body lock takedown but Gayweather shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Gayweather gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gage.
Gage is trying to drag Gayweather to the mat but Gayweather just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#T4# Gayweather misses with a punch to the body.
Gayweather lands a left hand.
Gage wants a takedown but no success here.
Gage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gayweather backwards. A shot in the inside from Gayweather. Gayweather taking a breather. Gayweather using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gayweather lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Gayweather cracks Gage with a nice body shot. Gayweather is defending well against a takedown attempt. Gayweather lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gage backwards. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gayweather connects with a knee to the head.
Gayweather tries a knee to the head but Gage blocks it.
Gayweather tries a body shot but Gage blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Gayweather showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Nick Gage's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3# Gayweather takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gage scores with a hook to the body. Gayweather takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Gage just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2# Gayweather rushes Gage and presses him up against the cage. Gayweather is pushing Gage up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. A bit of stalling here from Gayweather.
Gayweather working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Gayweather tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Gayweather with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gayweather scores with a shoulder strike. Gage is looking to take this one to the mat. Gayweather with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T1# Gage has Gayweather pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gayweather manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Gage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Gayweather scores with a shot to the side of Gage's head. Gage tries to score a body lock takedown but Gayweather shows good agility there to stay on his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Gage. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Gayweather misses with a body punch.
Gage goes for a takedown attempt but Gayweather pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gage lands a slapping body shot.
Gage throws a jab when Gayweather was well out of range. Gayweather tries to counter with a clinch but Gage shakes him off and moves away. Floyd Gayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Gage misses with a straight right. Gage is looking to wear down Gayweather with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#CL2# Gayweather forces Gage back against the cage and clinches. Gayweather connects with a knee to the head.
Gayweather taking a breather.#T2# Gayweather lands a good knee to the midsection. Gage won't want to take too many of those. Gayweather tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gayweather using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gayweather lands a nice shot to the body. Gayweather tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gayweather lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gage looking for a takedown. Gage wants to take the fight to the mat but Gayweather manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Floyd Gayweather seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Gage has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gayweather avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Gayweather lands with a right to the head. Gage takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gage is looking for a takedown. Gayweather utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Gayweather is pushing Gage up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Gayweather digs a right hand into Gage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gage's gas tank. #T3# Gayweather lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gayweather lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Gayweather lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Gage goes for a takedown attempt but Gayweather pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL# Gage rushes Gayweather and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Gage can't get the takedown.
Good body shot from Gayweather.
Gayweather throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gayweather is defending well against a takedown attempt. Gayweather stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gayweather misses with a knee to the head. #T4# The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Gayweather tries a knee to the head but Gage blocks it.
Gage has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gayweather after a bit of a struggle. Gayweather lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gage managing to block the knees to the body from Gayweather.
Gage wants a takedown.
Gayweather connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gage's face.
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! Gayweather lands an uppercut. Gage has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gayweather avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Gayweather with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gage drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gage is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that's the end of the fight! Floyd Gayweather comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Gayweather winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 26:30 Judge Josh West scores the fight 26:30 Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Gayweather! |
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Event:
ICE 3: Hoʻomaka ka huakaʻi
Date: Dec 31, 2022 |
#R1# Gayweather is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cartwright. Cartwright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gayweather pinned against the cage. Gayweather gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Gayweather throws a body shot but no joy. Jab, jab by Cartwright - just one landing. #CUT#It looks like Floyd Gayweather has been cut. Cartwright fails with a takedown attempt. Sloppy strikes from Gayweather. Those never looked like landing. We've been hearing reports that Cartwright has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Cartwright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gayweather.
Gayweather misses with a body shot.
Cartwright throws a body shot but no joy. Gayweather is looking to chop away at Cartwright's legs. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2# Gayweather instigates a clinch. Gayweather misses with a punch on the inside.
Gayweather throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cartwrights head. Cartwright drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gayweather pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cooper Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him. Cartwright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#KD# Cartwright drops Gayweather with a big left hand and mounts him. Gayweather is in big trouble! 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! Cartwright looking to control but Gayweather is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T1# Gayweather tries to reverse the position but Cartwright maintains control. Cartwright is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Gayweather goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Cartwright!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cooper Cartwright! |
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Event:
SSD 13:
Date: Nov 26, 2022 |
#R1# Gayweather misses the shot to the body. Gayweather cracks Smash with a right hand to the side of the head. Gayweather walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smash checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Gayweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gayweather throws a sloppy head kick and Smash moves out of range easily. Smash tries to counter with a takedown but Gayweather is quick to defend against it. Gayweather throws a lazy right hand but Smash sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Gayweather throws a big shot that misses. Smash is looking to clinch. #CL2# Gayweather clinches. Gayweather working some nice short punches in the clinch. Smash has Gayweather pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gayweather manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Smash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smash could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A short uppercut from Gayweather. Smash trying to control the position but instead, Gayweather has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smash into the cage.#BC2# Gayweather breaks the clinch.
#T1# Smash tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gayweather swivels and escapes. Smash looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Smash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gayweather. Smash blocks the body kick.
Smash is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gayweather sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smity Smash. That's going to take a lot out of him. Smash misses with a takedown #KD2# and Gayweather counters with a crisp one two that drops Smash! Gayweather thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Smash to his feet! Smash is in big trouble! Gayweather misses with a low kick.
#CL2# Gayweather moves into range and clinches up with Smash. Smash looking to stall.
Gayweather lands on the inside with an uppercut. Gayweather lands a left hand.
Gayweather is pressed up against the cage. Smash has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gayweather down to the mat. Gayweather avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Gayweather connects with a body shot that sends Smash's belly button to the back. Smash is breathing heavily. 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 left lands for Gayweather.#T2# BOOM! Gayweather lands a beautiful left hook that drops Smash. Smash tries to recover but Gayweather is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Smash lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floyd Gayweather! |
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Event:
SSD 11: Jackson vs Haviid
Date: Nov 12, 2022 |
#R1# Gayweather throws out a loose jab but Iverson uses good head movement to avoid it. Gayweather throws a combination that misses and Iverson counters with a good low kick that Gayweather was not able to check. Gayweather staying out of range there. Gayweather tries to clinch but Iverson moves out of range. Iverson scores with a shot to the body.
Iverson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gayweather takes a step back to recover. A head kick misses from Gayweather. Gayweather throws out a loose jab but Iverson uses good head movement to avoid it. Iverson scoring well with a low kick there.
Gayweather gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Iverson swings for the body but Gayweather moves out of range.
Iverson blocks a jab. Gayweather throws a head kick that misses and Iverson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Iverson scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Iverson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A head kick from Iverson lands but Gayweather takes it in his stride. Gayweather loads up on a big right hand but Iverson slips the punch. An inside leg kick lands from Iverson. #T1# Good leg kick by Iverson. Iverson scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Iverson slips under a jab. Iverson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gayweather tries to clinch there but Iverson circles away.
A slow jab from Gayweather misses its intended target. Gayweather throws a hook but Iverson blocks it. Gayweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Iverson. Gayweather shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Gayweather shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Iverson eats them both and turns towards Gayweather to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Gayweather throws a predictable looking body shot
and Iverson counters with a thumping low kick. Gayweather takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Iverson lands a body shot.
Gayweather looks winded! Gayweather takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Gayweather throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Gayweather throws a combination that misses and Iverson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T2# Iverson scores with a kick to the midsection. Iverson lands a body shot.
Iverson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Gayweather takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#ROC#Gayweather is rocked! Iverson connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Gayweather out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chevy Iverson! A relieved looking Chevy Iverson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 16, 2022 |
#R1# Hund shoots in for a takedown but Gayweather shows good takedown defense. Hund shoots in looking for a takedown but Gayweather manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hund's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Gayweather misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gayweather. Hund slips a jab from Gayweather. Hund uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gayweather. Hund uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gayweather. Hund throws a nice head kick!
#CL2# Gayweather tries to keep at a distance but Hund has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD2# Hund pulls guard. Gayweather trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hund's guard. Gayweather trying to control but Hund is working from the bottom. #T1# Gayweather looking to sit in guard and control but Hund gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB# Gayweather is looking to stand up but Hund isn't so interested in that idea. Gayweather looking for a sweep. Not yet Gayweather, not yet. Gayweather is looking to stand up but Hund isn't so interested in that idea. Gayweather on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gayweather tries to get out of the position.#SUB2# Hund drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gayweather manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hund has Gayweather in his guard.#REVR##T2# Gayweather slips nicely into half guard. Gayweather wants to take a breather but Hund is having none of it. Hund flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gayweather wants to take a breather but Hund is having none of it. #T3# Gayweather tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hund. Hund is trying to control but can't.
#REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Floyd Gayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hund shoots in for a double leg but Gayweather sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Floyd Gayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Der Hund. Hund uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gayweather. Gayweather swinging wildly here.
Gayweather throws an off balance right hand
#CL2# and Hund counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hund. Gayweather has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Gayweather tries to break free but Hund pushes him back against the cage.#T4# Hund keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gayweather's efforts to push away. Hund tries to pull guard but Gayweather holds him up against the cage and eventually Hund drops back down to his feet.
Gayweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hund has him pressed against the cage. Gayweather is defending well against a takedown attempt. Hund has Gayweather pressed against the cage, preventing Gayweather from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Gayweather pushes Hund back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Gayweather tries to break free but Hund pushes him back against the cage. Gayweather is struggling to control the position. Hund prevents Gayweather from breaking the clinch. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! A bit of stalling here from Gayweather.
Gayweather misses with a knee to the head. Hund wants a takedown but no success here.
Hund fails to pull guard.
Hund looks winded! Hund is trying to pull guard but Gayweather has him pressed against the cage. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Gayweather dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2# Hund ducks under a wild hook from Gayweather. Gayweather avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gayweather feinted with a counter takedown.#CL2# Hund rushes Gayweather and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Gayweather tries to circle away but Hund has him pinned against the cage. Gayweather is trying to force a seperation but Hund has the dominant position.#BC# Gayweather breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Gayweather swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Gayweather misses. Hund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gayweather paws at him with a jab and circles away. It looked like Gayweather was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hund. Hund wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Gayweather throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL# Gayweather gets a clinch. Hund prevents Gayweather from breaking the clinch. Gayweather tries to break free but Hund pushes him back against the cage. Gayweather is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2# Hund escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gayweather throws a nice looking combination but Hund bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1# Hund fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Hund throws a front kick that sends Gayweather stumbling back into the cage.#CL2# Hund has Gayweather up against the cage in a clinch.
Hund drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hund is breathing heavily. Gayweather working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#TD2# Hund manages to pull guard.
#SUB2# Hund is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gayweather defends well. Gayweather has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hund is proving hard to escape from. #T2# Gayweather looking to pass the guard. Gayweather trying to control the position from guard on top but Hund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Gayweather knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hund on the ground. Gayweather wants to stand and escape but instead Hund has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB# The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3# Hund won't allow Gayweather to get back to his feet. Hund in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Gayweather keeping moving, preventing Hund from controlling successfully. Hund missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gayweather preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB# Gayweather is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hund is aware though and is defending well.#REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Hund tries for a takedown but Gayweather sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Floyd Gayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Der Hund.#T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Gayweather swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hund shapes to counter with a head kick. Gayweather throws a jab but it's blocked by Hund. Gayweather misses the jab. Floyd Gayweather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hund fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Gayweather tests Hund's chin there with a solid looking shot. Gayweather with a hook. Gayweather is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hund can do to turn this around? Gayweather swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Gayweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hund. Hund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Hund tries to clinch up but Gayweather circles away and keeps his distance. Sloppy strikes from Gayweather. Those never looked like landing. Hund is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gayweather with a body shot. Floyd Gayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Gayweather throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Gayweather dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3# Gayweather connects with a body shot that sends Hund's belly button to the back.#CL# Gayweather drives through and clinches with Hund against the cage.
Hund is trying to push Gayweather away but Gayweather has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Hund is trying to pull guard but Gayweather turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD2# Hund has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gayweather uses from the top position. Gayweather wants to stand but Hund has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #ES2# Hund pushes Gayweather off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Hund takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gayweather throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hund slips a jab from Gayweather. Hund wants to clinch.#T1# Hund fails with a takedown attempt. A punch combination from Gayweather misses. Gayweather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Hund tries to counter by closing the distance. Hund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gayweather.
The fighters circling - Gayweather throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Gayweather throws a body punch but Hund moves out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hund! But no joy. Nice sprawl there from Gayweather as Hund shoots in. Floyd Gayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Der Hund. Gayweather scores with a decent looking hook.#CL# Gayweather gets a clinch. Hund keeps control of Gayweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Hund tries to pull guard but Gayweather holds him up against the cage and eventually Hund drops back down to his feet.
#T2# Gayweather tries to break free but Hund pushes him back against the cage. Gayweather wants to get back to striking at distance but Hund won't allow it.
Hund has Gayweather pressed against the cage, preventing Gayweather from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Hund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gayweather.
#BC# Gayweather breaks from the clinch.
Gayweather fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hund manages to avoid it. Gayweather throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hund or perhaps it was just good defense by Gayweather, which made it look bad. Gayweather loads up on a big right hand but Hund slips the punch. Gayweather misses with a straight left. Gayweather throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hund sees it coming and avoids it easily. Gayweather throws the left hand but Hund avoids the punch easily. And Hund tries to counter it with a takedown but Gayweather pushes his down on his head and steps out. Gayweather jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T3# Gayweather throws a series of punches but Hund avoids them all with ease. Hund steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gayweather. Gayweather takes a swing at Hund's ribcage but misses. Gayweather connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hund's hands. Gayweather swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gayweather tries to score with a low kick but Hund moves his leg out of the way. Gayweather throws a shot from downtown. Hund moves away and avoids it.#CL2# Hund closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Gayweather wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gayweather is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gayweather lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Hund has Gayweather pressed against the cage, preventing Gayweather from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#TD2# Hund jumps guard and drags Gayweather to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #T4# Gayweather wants to control from the top but Hund keeps moving. Gayweather being controlled here momentarily. Gayweather engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Hund wants to stand and escape but Gayweather is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight! Floyd Gayweather showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gayweather, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27 Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Gayweather! In defeat, Der Hund stepped up to the mic, saying 'sadly the match didnt go my way, but im gonna go back to training...smarter ...harder'. |
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