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Event:
KOP 390 5
Date: Apr 21, 2023 |
#R1#
A punch combination from Mariani misses.
Hammerstein slaps away a takedown attempt from Mariani, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mariani enables Hammerstein to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mariani manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hammerstein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mariani is keeping the position for now.
Hammerstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Mariani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mariani looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hammerstein is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerstein passes into half guard. #T1#
Hammerstein tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mariani knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hammerstein with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mariani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hammerstein looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Hammerstein is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mariani is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jerry Hammerstein!
Jerry Hammerstein retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Jerry Hammerstein, 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:
KOP 390 03
Date: Feb 24, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Bellemare gets caught flat footed, as Mariani shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mariani landing some decent shots from guard.
Mariani slips nicely into half guard.
Bellemare is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bellemare on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mariani lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mariani 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.
Mariani wants to pass to mount but Bellemare is defending the position.
Mariani working the head and body with strikes.
Mariani frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mariani thowing shots but they're missing.
BOOM! Mariani connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#T1#
Mariani content just to control the position here.
Poor strikes thrown by Mariani there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mariani pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#ROC#Bellemare is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mariani lands a big shot to the head and Bellemare winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Francesco Mariani!
A victorious Francesco Mariani thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
KOP
Date: Jan 07, 2023 |
#R1#
No luck for Mariani with that takedown attempt.
Mariani fails with the takedown.
As Mariani backs away, Cosades Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#TD2#
Mariani drives through with a takedown into Cosades Jr's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cosades Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mariani wants to pass the guard but Cosades Jr is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cosades Jr wants to control the position but Mariani says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Cosades Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mariani is working away from the top position though.
Cosades Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosades Jr trying to control but Mariani postures up.
Mariani takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mariani scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cosades Jr trying to hold on to Mariani's head to control him but Mariani postures up.
Mariani with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T1#
Cosades Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mariani is working away from the top position though.
Mariani perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mariani wants to control but Cosades Jr is keeping him busy.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mariani working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Cosades Jr is looking to control Mariani's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cosades Jr avoid being mounted?
Mariani missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mariani trying to mount his opponent but Cosades Jr defends it.
Mariani sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cosades Jr is pressing down on Mariani's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mariani sitting in guard here, content to control. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cosades Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Mariani tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mariani controls Cosades Jr momentarily but Cosades Jr frees himself.
Mariani keeping full guard, as Cosades Jr tries to pass.
Cosades Jr won't allow Mariani to sweep him here.
Mariani manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cosades Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Cosades Jr wants to hit a sweep here but Mariani passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cosades Jr there!
Cosades Jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mariani lands a big shot there that rocks Cosades Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mariani takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cosades Jr tries to lock up and control but Mariani gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T3#
Cosades Jr can't escape the position.
Cosades Jr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mariani.
Cosades Jr wants to control but Mariani is having none of it.
Mariani sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cosades Jr tries to hold on but Mariani postures up.
Mariani takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cosades Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#T4#
Mariani sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cosades Jr tries to hold on but Mariani pushes him away.
Cosades Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mariani raining down shots from the mount!
Cosades Jr wants to control but Mariani is having none of it.
Mariani looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cosades Jr tries to lock up and control but Mariani gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mariani wants to control the pace but Cosades Jr is squirming around nicely.
Mariani with shots to the head and body - Cosades Jr looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cosades Jr manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mariani missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Mariani dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Cosades Jr misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Mariani counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cosades Jr won't allow Mariani to pass to mount.
Cosades Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mariani postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cosades Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Cosades Jr, not yet.
Cosades Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cosades Jr 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.
Cosades Jr controls Mariani momentarily but Mariani frees himself.
Mariani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mariani must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cosades Jr keeping moving, preventing Mariani from controlling successfully. #T1#
Mariani postures up.
Mariani trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosades Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mariani won't allow Cosades Jr to sweep him here.
Cosades Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Mariani is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mariani controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mariani in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cosades Jr 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.
Mariani sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cosades Jr looking to control.
Mariani's corner is telling him to maintain position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mariani tries for a takedown but Cosades Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Mariani is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cosades Jr's half guard.#T2#
Mariani passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mariani fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Francesco Mariani has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mariani avoids the attempt from Cosades Jr to control.
Cosades Jr is bucking up trying to escape but Mariani cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cosades Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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!
Cosades Jr wants to control but Mariani is having none of it.
Mariani trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mariani has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cosades Jr's face.
Cosades Jr working to try and regain half guard.
Mariani lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cosades Jr hang on?#ROC2#Cosades Jr is rocked!#T3#
Mariani postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Cosades Jr in real trouble here! The ref calls for Cosades Jr to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francesco Mariani!
During a confident post fight interview, Francesco Mariani thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 06, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Halpin dives in and scores a takedown into Mariani's guard.
Halpin throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2#
Mariani looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Halpin passes into side control.
Halpin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mariani is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Halpin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mariani keeps working.
Mariani tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Halpin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Halpin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halpin trying to control the position but Mariani is working away.
Halpin 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.#T1#
Mariani looks to move to half guard but instead Halpin has passed into mount! Damn!
Mariani is looking to improve his position but Halpin isn't that keen on the idea.
Halpin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mariani is looking to escape.
Mariani is working to get back to half guard.
Halpin trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mariani blocking the ground and pound.
Mariani reaches up to try and control the position but Halpin seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Mariani rolls and tries to escape and now Halpin has his back!
Halpin tries to get the hooks in deep but Mariani pushed the leg off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halpin controlling well, preventing Mariani from escaping the position.
Mariani has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Halpin.
Mariani is keeping busy.
Mariani tries to roll but Halpin sticks to his back.
#T3#
Halpin missing with strikes from the back. #SUB#
Halpin tightening his grip on Mariani, looking for the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mariani is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Halpin wants to control but Mariani is keeping busy.
Mariani is trying to break free.
#T4##SUB#
Halpin working for a choke but Mariani is defending well.
Mariani wants to escape the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Halpin's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Mariani is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mariani really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halpin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Halpin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD2#
Mariani shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Halpin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Halpin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Halpin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Halpin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mariani's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Halpin is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halpin regains full guard. Nicely done. #T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mariani accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mariani postures up in Halpin's guard and throws a big left but Halpin blocks it.
Halpin is trying to keep Mariani in close.
Mariani lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mariani must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mariani looking to pass the guard.
Halpin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mariani postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mariani with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mariani throwing strikes but missing.
Halpin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Mariani shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Halpin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Halpin wants to control but Mariani postures up.
Halpin is not content to let Mariani control the position.
Halpin tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Halpin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mariani off and has taken his back!
Mariani is really stuck here.
#T3#
Mariani trying to control the position but Halpin manages to sink in the hooks.
Mariani rolls, trying to escape but Halpin keeps control of the position.
Mariani staying busy and making it hard for Halpin to control. #SUB#
Halpin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mariani has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #SUB#
Halpin is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mariani knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mariani for a finish.
Halpin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Halpin is hanging on to Mariani's back as he tries to escape.
#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mariani trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Mariani tries to break free.
Halpin punches the canvas rather than the man. #SUB#
Halpin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mariani has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mariani rolls, trying to escape but Halpin keeps control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mariani is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Halpin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Mariani shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Halpin's guard.
Halpin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Halpin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Halpin wants to control from the top but Mariani keeps moving.
Halpin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mariani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halpin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mariani's guard.
Halpin passes into half guard. #T1#
Halpin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mariani is trying is best to control the position here.
Mariani blocking the ground and pound attempt from Halpin.
Halpin thows a huge punch but Mariani dodges it nicely.
#SUB2#
Mariani looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mariani holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Francesco Mariani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Halpin passes to side control.
Halpin wants to control but Mariani is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mariani can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mariani tries to bench press Halpin off him but Halpin keeps the position.
Halpin working away.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Mariani feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mariani 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.
Mariani throws an elbow that misses. Halpin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mariani's guard. Nice move by Halpin!#REVR#
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3##SUB2#
Halpin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mariani has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Halpin has managed to get both his arms back between Mariani's legs - danger averted.
Halpin wants to control from the top but Mariani keeps moving.
Mariani wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Mariani has his foot on Halpin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Halpin works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Mariani working for a triangle but Halpin defends it easily.
Mariani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Halpin content to stall in guard here.
Halpin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Conor Halpin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mariani fails to land the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Halpin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halpin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Halpin! |
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