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Event:
TOF 102
Date: Apr 14, 2024 |
#R1# Patel throws an off balance right hand
and Beocca counters with a right hand to the body. Patel lands with an overhand left.#CUT2#It looks like Sir Beocca has been cut. An inside leg kick lands from Patel. Patel fakes the leg kick and cracks Beocca in the body. Patel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patel is looking to chop away at Beocca 's legs. Patel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beocca under the eye. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A jab from Beocca misses. Patel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beocca looks to land a right hand but Patel moved out of range. It seemed like Patel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1# Beocca looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice uppercut lands for Beocca . That snapped Patel's head back.
Patel throws out a loose jab but Beocca uses good head movement to avoid it. Beocca fires out a quick counter leg kick but Patel just manages to avoid it. A bone on bone clash there as Beocca blocks the leg kick.
Patel blocks a leg kick. Beocca looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Beocca lands with a shot to the body. Patel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Patel throws a body kick that misses and Beocca counters with a slapping leg kick. Patel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
#T2# Beocca avoids a kick to the body.
Patel on the wrong end of a nice jab. Patel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beocca . Beocca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A decent looking cross lands there for Beocca . Beocca avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A jab from Beocca finds it's way through Patel's defenses. #T3# Patel staying out of range there. Beocca misses with a looping left. Beocca misses with a right hand and Patel counters with a left to the body. Patel dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Beocca tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Patel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Patel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Patel slips a jab from Beocca . Beocca moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPatel.#T4# Beocca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Patel. Patel throws a combination that misses and Beocca counters with a nice body kick.
Beocca wants to land a leg kick but Patel is out of range. Beocca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Patel scores with a jab. Beocca acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CUT2#Sir Beocca 's cut is getting worse. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Beocca connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#ROC#Patel is rocked! Patel misses with a hook to the body
and Beocca counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sir Beocca ! After winning the bout, Sir Beocca thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
TOF 88
Date: Mar 15, 2024 |
#R1##CL2# Patel moves into the clinch successfully.
A hook to the body from Patel.
#TD# Shay turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Shay manages to end up in side control. Shay sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Patel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Shay postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Shay throwing strikes but Patel manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! Shay gets back to half guard. Shay wants to get back to full guard. Patel is figuring out what he wants to do next. Shay has a hand on Patel's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Patel takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Patel controlling the pace for now. #T1# Patel avoids the attempt from Shay to control. Shay tries to get back to half guard but can't. Patel avoids the attempt from Shay to control. Shay 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.#T2# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Shay is looking to get to half guard. Patel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Shay can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Shay wants to hold on but Patel pushes him away.#T3# Shay really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shay manages to regain half guard. Good work. Patel content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Shay trying to control but Patel postures up.
Patel tries to pass to full mount but Shay defends it. #T4# The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB# Shay looking for submissions off his back. Patel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Decent striking displayed by Shay there. Shay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Patel. Patel takes one to the chin there. Patel lands a jab to Shay's midsection.#T5# Patel misses the shot to the body. Shay appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Tevin Shay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Patel misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Shay misses. Patel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shay paws at him with a jab and circles away. Shay throws a predictable looking body shot
and Patel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Shay lands with an uppercut that bounces Patel off the cage and back into range. Shay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Decent striking displayed by Shay there.#T6# Patel tries to clinch up. Shay swinging wildly here.
Patel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Some bone on bone action there as Shay checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Patel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Patel blocks a jab. This has been an exciting period of action! Shay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shay misses with a hook. Shay thuds his right hand into Patel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T7# Shay throws a predictable looking body shot
and Patel counters with a straight right hand. Jai Patel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Patel slips under a jab from Shay. Shay misses with a body punch
and Patel counters with a thumping low kick. Patel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Shay checks the leg kick. Shay misses with a right hand and Shay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. It looks like Shay has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Shay throws a hook to the side of Patel's head but Patel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2# Patel moves into the clinch successfully.
Patel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2# Patel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T8# Patel misses with a looping right. A counter left hand to the body from Shay misses its target. A shot to the body from Shay misses and Patel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Shay looks to land a right hand but Patel moved out of range. Patel throws a leg kick that is checked#TD# and Shay counters with a takedown into side control. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Patel tries to bench press Shay off him but Shay keeps the position. Shay misses with an attempted head punch from side control. The ground and pound from Shay seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Patel is working to avoid the ground and pound but Shay connects with a decent elbow. Shay in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Shay working the ground and pound but Patel is defending the strikes. #T9# Shay working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Shay tries to score with some ground and pound. Patel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Patel dodges the ground and pound from Shay. Patel can't do much from the bottom here. Shay working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Shay tries to move into full mount but can't pass Patel's legs. Shay in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Shay trying to control the action but Patel is working from the bottom. 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 Tevin Shay will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2# Shay shoots in but Patel avoids the takedown attempt easily. Patel now looks to counter with a shot at the body. A punch lands to the side of Patel 's head but he takes it in his stride. Shay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Patel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shay. That did some damage!#TD# Patel tries to sprawl but Shay drives through with a takedown into half guard. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shay is just content to waste time from the top position. Patel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. Patel pulls Shay in close to prevent any damage. Tevin Shay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1##SUB# Shay drops back, looking for a kneebar! Patel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Patel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Patel! #REVB# Patel is looking to take a break and control but Shay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Shay gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Shay wants to sweep but Patel has passed to side control!#T2# Shay tries to buck Patel off but Patel is having none of it. Shay is working hard here to advance position. Shay tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Patel easily slips into full mount! Patel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T3# Shay really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shay tries to hold on but Patel postures up. Shay is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T4# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Patel controlling from the full mount. Shay is working to get back to half guard.
#T5# Patel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Patel is continuing to stall. Patel prevents Shay from getting the reversal. Shay is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T6# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Shay bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Patel keeping moving, preventing Shay from controlling successfully. Shay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Shay throws a strike but Patel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB# Shay working for a triangle but Patel defends it easily.
#SUB# Shay looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Patel has picked Shay up and slammed him! Shay can't keep hold of the triangle and Patel manages to pass to side control!#T7# Shay tries to buck Patel off but Patel is having none of it. Patel is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. You can see the frustration on Shay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Shay tries to buck Patel off but Patel is having none of it.#T8# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Shay looks to move to half guard but instead Patel has passed into mount! Damn! Shay tries to hold on but Patel pushes him away. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Patel controlling from mount. Shay bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Shay throwing strikes but missing. Shay is looking to work some ground and pound but Patel has wrist control.#T9# Shay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Shay looking to sit in guard and control but Patel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB# Patel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Shay keeping full guard, as Patel tries to pass. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Patel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jai Patel will probably get the nod - 10:9. 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3# Shay digs a good hook to Patel's body.
Shay misses with a body shot.
Patel was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Patel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Patel throws a hook but Shay avoids it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shay slips a jab from Patel. Patel digs a good body shot into Shay's ribs. Patel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#T1# The fight stays on the outside here - Patel looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Shay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Patel wants to land a leg kick but Shay is out of range. Shay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shay throws a body punch but Patel moves out of range. Patel looks like he wants to counter punch here. Patel stuns Shay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Patel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Shay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Patel's head backwards. Shay falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Patel to counter with a crisp jab. #T2# Patel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shay's head backwards. Patel has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. The fighters circling - Patel throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Patel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Patel misses with a few strikes there.
Patel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#TD# Shay closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Shay trying to control the action but Patel is working from the bottom. #SUB# Shay is looking for a kimura here.
#T3# Shay lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Patel is concentrating on defense, preventing Shay from advancing position. Shay missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB# Shay seems to be looking for submissions.
Patel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Patel. Shay postures up and lands a big shot to Patel's brow. Shay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Patel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Shay throws an elbow that misses. Patel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shay's guard. Nice move by Patel!#REVB##SUB# Shay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Patel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Shay is tightening it up a little... Patel has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Patel reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Patel taps out! Nice BJJ there by Shay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tevin Shay! Tevin Shay thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
CFC 598
Date: Oct 20, 2023 |
#R1# Patel with a jab. Patel throws a shot to the body.
Le Strange shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Patel as he jumps to the side. Patel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Le Strange. Le Strange keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patel.#CL# Patel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Le Strange tries to pull guard but Patel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC# Patel breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Le Strange gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Patel doesn't manage to clinch there - Le Strange circles away.
Patel throws a head kick that Le Strange semi-blocks.
Patel swinging wildly here.
#T1##TD2# Le Strange is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Patel's half guard. Patel wants to improve his position but Le Strange is controlling well.
Patel's coaches at Heavy Metal have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.#SUB2# Le Strange looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Patel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Le Strange on the ground. Patel wants to get back to full guard. Patel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Patel tries to get out of the position. Patel is refusing to be controlled, as Le Strange sits in half guard. #SUB2# Le Strange is working for a kimura but Patel is defending it quite comfortably.
Patel is trying to get back to full guard.#T2# Patel is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2# Le Strange seems to be working for a kimura but Patel defends the submission attempt. Patel keeping hold of Le Strange's head, controlling as best he can. Patel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Le Strange slows the pace down in half guard. Patel is staying active underneath Le Strange, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Le Strange prevents Patel from improving his position.#SUB2# Le Strange is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Patel is just riding it out for now. Le Strange eventually gives up the hold. #T3##SUB2# Le Strange is working for a submission of some sort.
Patel is refusing to be controlled, as Le Strange sits in half guard. Le Strange prevents Patel from improving his position. Patel is refusing to be controlled, as Le Strange sits in half guard. Patel desperately trying to maintain half guard. Patel regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2# Le Strange thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Patel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Le Strange is one step ahead there. #T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Patel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Patel keeping moving, preventing Le Strange from controlling successfully. Patel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Le Strange manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##SUB2# Le Strange working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Patel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Patel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Patel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Patel passes Le Strange's left leg - he's now in half guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2# Le Strange actively working from the bottom here. Le Strange wants to control but Patel is keeping busy.
Patel slows the pace down in half guard. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Patel dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2# Patel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Le Strange shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Patel as he jumps to the side. Le Strange takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Le Strange fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Le Strange shoots in looking for a takedown but Patel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Le Strange's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Jai Patel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerath Le Strange.#TD2# Le Strange manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Patel on his heels. He'll look to pass Patel's guard now, I'm sure. Le Strange wants to control from the top but Patel keeps moving. #T1# Patel has control of Le Strange's left arm, preventing Le Strange from doing any damage. Patel tries to land a sweep but no joy. Patel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Patel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Patel is trying to control the position but Le Strange postures up. Le Strange trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Le Strange is fighting to break Patel's control of his arms but Patel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Le Strange trying to control the position from guard on top but Patel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Patel has control of Le Strange's left arm, preventing Le Strange from doing any damage. Le Strange trying to control the position from guard on top but Patel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Le Strange is pushing down on Patel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Patel is fighting to maintain full guard but Le Strange has managed to sneak the leg through.#T2# Patel tries to get to full guard but Le Strange has control of the leg. #SUB2# Le Strange is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB2# Le Strange is looking for a kimura here.
Patel is refusing to be controlled, as Le Strange sits in half guard. Gerath Le Strange has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2# Le Strange is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Patel is just riding it out for now. Le Strange eventually gives up the hold. Patel desperately trying to maintain half guard. Patel trying to control here.
#T3##SUB2# Le Strange is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Patel defends it well. Patel trying to control but Le Strange postures up.
#SUB2# Le Strange is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Patel has managed to free his arm - good work. Patel is staying active underneath Le Strange, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Patel wants to improve his position but Le Strange is controlling well.
#SUB2# Le Strange seems to be looking for submissions.
Patel is trying to maintain the position but Le Strange is very close to passing his half guard.#T4# 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. Patel keeping hold of Le Strange's head, controlling as best he can. Le Strange throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Patel tries to roll over but Le Strange keeps him under control.#SUB2# Le Strange seems to be working for a kimura but Patel defends the submission attempt. Le Strange thows a huge punch but Patel dodges it nicely.
#SUB2# Le Strange seems to be working for a kimura but Patel defends the submission attempt. Patel wants to get back to full guard. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2# Le Strange is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB2# Le Strange in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Patel tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Le Strange!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gerath Le Strange! A victorious Gerath Le Strange 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:
CFC 590
Date: Sep 22, 2023 |
#R1# No luck with that takedown attempt from Perkins. Patel tried to counter with a leg kick but Perkins avoided it.#TD2# Perkins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Perkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patel's head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Perkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patel's head. Perkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB2# Perkins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Perkins 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. #T1# Patel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perkins. Perkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Perkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Patel defending well though. Perkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patel's head. Perkins trying to control the action but Patel is working from the bottom. Well, if Perkins is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Perkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Patel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Nice strikes from Perkins there. Perkins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T2# Perkins not landing any meaningful shots this time. Patel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perkins. Patel tries to roll over but Perkins keeps him under control. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Perkins in particular looking to stall. Patel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Patel tries to get out of the position. Perkins throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Patel to regain full guard. Perkins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Perkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Perkins with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3# Perkins postures up in Patel's guard and throws a big left but Patel blocks it. Perkins lands a couple of decent looking shots. Perkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Patel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Perkins throws a big right hand that misses. Perkins chips away with some ground and pound. Perkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Perkins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Perkins advances position into side control! You can see the frustration on Patel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Perkins controlling from side mount. Perkins scores with a couple of short elbows.#T4# The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Patel looks to move to half guard but instead Perkins has passed into mount! Damn! Perkins landing strikes from the mount and Patel is in trouble! BOOM! Perkins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Perkins lands a big shot to the head and Patel winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Slim Perkins! Slim Perkins retains his middleweight title! A very excited looking Slim Perkins made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
CFC 587
Date: Sep 08, 2023 |
#R1# Sorenson slips a straight right by Patel. Patel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Patel checks a leg kick nicely. Sorenson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Sorenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patel. Patel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sorenson is landing a low percentage of strikes. Sorenson throws a nice inside leg kick. Sorenson lands a lovely overhand right. Patel scores with a leg kick.
Patel throws a body shot but no joy. Sorenson misses with a hook. Patel ducked under it nicely. Sorenson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL# Sorenson forces Patel back against the cage and clinches. Patel wants to get back to striking at distance but Sorenson won't allow it.
Patel is leaning against Sorenson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Sorenson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sorenson throws a head punch that misses. Sorenson misses with a punch on the inside.
#T1# Patel scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2# Patel manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Sorenson. Patel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sorenson's sensitive parts. #CL# Sorenson forces Patel back against the cage and clinches. Patel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Patel misses with a body punch.
Patel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Sorenson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sorenson has a couple of punches blocked by Patel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patel. Sorenson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sorenson struggles to land a body shot inside as Patel controls his hands.
Patel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sorenson backwards. Patel scores with a nice hook to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2# Patel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Sorenson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Patel. Sorenson throws a hook but Patel avoids it easily. Sorenson ducks under a wild hook from Patel.#T2# Patel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sorenson throws out the jab. Patel connects with a body shot that sends Sorenson's belly button to the back. Patel throws a push kick but Sorenson slaps the foot to one side. Sorenson throws a jab but it's blocked by Patel. Patel walks into a jab. Sorenson misses with a hook
and Patel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sorenson thinking. Sorenson misses with a hook
and Patel counters with a good low kick that Sorenson was not able to check. Sorenson misses with a left hand and Patel counters with a thumping low kick. Sorenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Patel is just out of range. Despite the aggression on Patel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Patel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sorenson. Sorenson obviously looking to wear him down.
Patel walks into a jab. Sorenson tries to clinch there but Patel circles away.
Sorenson misses the jab. Sorenson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T3# Sorenson throws a looping overhand right but Patel ducks down to avoid it. Patel lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Sorenson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patel throws out the jab. Sorenson is looking to counter punch. Patel throws a body punch but Sorenson moves out of range. A little feinted left hand from Sorenson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Sorenson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. A lazy left from Sorenson finds it's target. Luka Sorenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sorenson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Patel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Sorenson throws the left hand but Patel avoids the punch easily. Patel missing with a left hand there. Sorenson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Patel misses with a looping right. Sorenson throws a jab but it's blocked by Patel. Patel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A looping hook to the body misses from Patel. Sorenson does a little dance to reset his feet. Sorenson misses with an uppercut. Patel saw that one coming. Sorenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patel.
#T4# Sorenson throws a hook but Patel blocks it. Sorenson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sorenson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Nice defenses there by Patel. Patel swats away the attempt to clinch by Sorenson. Patel with the inside leg kick. Patel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sorenson manages to avoid it. Sorenson misses with a lunging right hand
and Patel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Sorenson misses with a hook
and Patel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Patel moves into range and connects with a jab. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A big left from Sorenson misses. 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 Luka Sorenson will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2# Patel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sorenson throws out a loose jab but Patel uses good head movement to avoid it. Sorenson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Patel throws a jab when Sorenson was well out of range. Patel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Patel misses the target. Sorenson looks to throw the jab but Patel is out of range. Patel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sorenson throws a poor cross that misses
and Patel counters with a lovely straight right hand! Sorenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Patel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sorenson throws a poor cross that misses
and Patel counters with a nice uppercut. Sorenson throws a looping overhand right but Patel ducks down to avoid it. Patel keeps the fight on the outside. Despite the aggression on Patel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Sorenson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1##KD2# Patel cracks Sorenson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Patel has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sorenson to stand back up!#ROC2#Sorenson is rocked! Patel throws a quick head kick that knocks Sorenson silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Patel is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jai Patel! A relieved looking Jai Patel 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:
CFC 579
Date: Aug 12, 2023 |
#R1# Flugamine fails with a takedown attempt. Patel looks like he wants to counter punch here. Flugamine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #KD2# and Patel counters with a nice right hand that sends Flugamine toppling to the canvas! Flugamine scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Patel finish him?!#ROC2#Flugamine is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Maskar Flugamine has been cut. Flugamine goes for a double leg but Patel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Patel continues to drive forward. A little jabbing left from Patel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Oh Flugamine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maskar Flugamine. That's going to take a lot out of him. Patel lands a body punch in the clinch. A shot in the inside from Patel. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Patel creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Flugamine with a big uppercut! Flugamine tries to clinch up but Patel pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Flugamine to the mat! Flugamine covers up and Patel unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jai Patel! After winning the bout, Jai Patel thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
CFC 573
Date: Jul 22, 2023 |
#R1# Patel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ham. Ham dodges the punch combination from Patel.
Ham thinks about the counter body kick. Ham with a nice cross. Patel misses with a left hand and Ham counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Patel throws a leg kick but Ham sees it coming and moves out of range. Ham feints a counter leg kick. Patel misses with a left hand and Ham counters with a right hand to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Patel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Ham checks a low kick from Patel. Patel throws a series of punches but Ham moves out of range. #T1# Ham scores with the left hand. Patel knows he should have avoided that one. Patel swings widly with a right hand
and Ham counters with a huge left! Patel is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ham isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Patel from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ham!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scooter Ham! |
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Event:
CFC 567
Date: Jul 01, 2023 |
#R1# Patel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patel connects with a body shot. Patel throws a jab but it's blocked by Garibaldi Jr. Garibaldi Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patel. Patel throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Patel throws a hook to the side of Garibaldi Jr's head but Garibaldi Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Patel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Patel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garibaldi Jr. A looping hook to the body misses from Garibaldi Jr. Patel does a little dance to reset his feet. Garibaldi Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Garibaldi Jr throws a quick inside leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Patel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Patel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garibaldi Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Patel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Garibaldi Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Patel circles away.
Patel throws out a counter right but Garibaldi Jr avoids it with no problem. Garibaldi Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patel.
#T1# Patel swats away the attempt to clinch by Garibaldi Jr. Garibaldi Jr misses the shot to the body. Garibaldi Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Patel counters with a thumping low kick. Patel throws a leg kick that is checked#CL# and Garibaldi Jr counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC2# Patel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Garibaldi Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Patel to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Michael Garibaldi Jr has been cut. Garibaldi Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Patel's head. Patel with a nice calf kick. Michael Garibaldi Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Patel throws a leg kick that is checked and Garibaldi Jr counters with a solid body kick. Patel misses with a kick to the body.
Garibaldi Jr is looking to counter the offense by Patel and move into the clinch. Garibaldi Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Patel moves out of range of the body kick from Garibaldi Jr.
Garibaldi Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
#T2# 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! Garibaldi Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Patel lands the left hand. Patel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garibaldi Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily. Patel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Garibaldi Jr throws a body punch but Patel moves out of range. Patel misses with a jab to the body
#CL# and Garibaldi Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Garibaldi Jr has Patel pressed against the cage, preventing Patel from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Garibaldi Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside. Patel avoiding damage as Garibaldi Jr throws knees to the body.
Patel blocks a body shot from Garibaldi Jr. A head punch blocked on the inside by Garibaldi Jr. Patel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Patel misses with a punch to the body.
Garibaldi Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Patel is blocking nicely.
#BC2# Patel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3# Patel cracks Garibaldi Jr with an open hand slap. Garibaldi Jr throws a leg kick but Patel moved away.#CL# Garibaldi Jr has closed the distance and engaged Patel in a clinch.
Patel works on Garibaldi Jr's body with a couple of short punches. Garibaldi Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Patel pushes Garibaldi Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A left hand lands to the body for Patel.
Patel throws a punch but it's blocked by Garibaldi Jr. Garibaldi Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Patel on the inside. Patel avoiding damage as Garibaldi Jr throws knees to the body.
Patel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Patel misses with a short punch on the inside. Garibaldi Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside. Garibaldi Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patel.
Garibaldi Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Patel is blocking nicely.
#T4# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Patel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A right handed body shot lands from Garibaldi Jr.
Patel tries a body shot but Garibaldi Jr blocks it.
Patel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A head punch blocked on the inside by Garibaldi Jr. Patel takes a knee to the side of the body. Garibaldi Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Patel avoids it. Patel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Patel scores with a nice short uppercut. Garibaldi Jr missing with knees to the body.
Garibaldi Jr keeps control of Patel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Patel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Patel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Patel scores with a nice hook to the head. Garibaldi Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Patel.
#BC2# Patel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Garibaldi Jr. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jai Patel will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Michael Garibaldi Jr's cut. That's time! Back to the action!#R2# The fight stays on the outside here - Garibaldi Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Patel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Patel pounces like a tiger and cracks Garibaldi Jr with a vicious hook! Garibaldi Jr is down but not out! Patel follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jai Patel! Our winner, Jai Patel, 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:
CFC 560
Date: Jun 10, 2023 |
#R1# A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Patel does a little dance to reset his feet. Chai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patel moves away. Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patel. Chai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Patel's head. Danga de danga de dang - Patel scores with a four punch combination! Patel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Patel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. This has been an exciting period of action! This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chai. Nice shot lands for Chai. Chai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Patel does a little dance to reset his feet. Patel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patel throws out the jab. Chai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T1# Patel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chai is out of range and Patel settles back down. Chai connects with a nice looking jab.
Patel misses with a looping right. A little feinted left hand from Chai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Chai scores with a sloppy right hand. Patel should have avoided that one. Patel checks a leg kick. Chai misses with a body punch
and Patel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Patel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Chai lands a jab to Patel's midsection. Chai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chai missing with a left hand there. Patel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Chai with a body punch. A glancing blow. Chai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patel. Chai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Patel scores with a nice right hand.
#T2# Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#KD# Chai sends Patel crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Chai is motioning to the referee to let Patel up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Patel is rocked! Chai ducks under a wild hook from Patel. Patel is still on wobbly legs! Can Chai finish him? Chai flashes Patel a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Patel's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Patel crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Chai punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Savaje Bebe Chai! After winning the bout, Savaje Bebe Chai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
ZOMBIE FIGHT CLUB 1ST WAR
Date: Nov 12, 2022 |
#R1# Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive. Nekongo swings widly with a right hand
and Patel counters with a nice leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nekongo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Patel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T1# Patel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nekongo. Patel follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Patel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Nekongo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Nekongo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T2# Patel thumps Nekongo with a low kick. Nekongo throws an off balance right hand
and Patel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nekongo's knee momentarily. Patel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! An inside leg kick lands from Patel. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Patel dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2# Nekongo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patel. Patel raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Nekongo avoids a kick to the body.
Nekongo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Patel moves out of range as Nekongo strikes. Patel shapes to counter with a head kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nekongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patel moves away. Nekongo backing away here, and Patel unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Nekongo moves out of range of the leg kick from Patel. A counter left hand to the body from Nekongo misses its target. Petrus Nekongo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1# Patel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Patel scores with a kick to the midsection. Patel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patel was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Nekongo throws a hook to the side of Patel's head but Patel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Nekongo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patel manages to avoid it. Nekongo misses with an uppercut
and Patel counters with a slapping leg kick. A head kick misses from Patel. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! A slow jab from Nekongo misses its intended target. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jai Patel will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3# Nekongo scores with a punch to the head. Patel misses with a body kick. Patel swings away with a leg kick that misses. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nekongo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nekongo, as that shot connected.
Nekongo throws a hook to the side of Patel's head but Patel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Patel shapes to counter with a head kick.#T1# Nekongo misses with an uppercut. Patel saw that one coming. Patel misses with a low kick. A little feinted left hand from Nekongo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Patel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. An attempted straight right counter from Nekongo misses the target. Nekongo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T2# The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Patel avoids the body shot from Nekongo.
Nekongo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPatel. Nekongo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nekongo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patel manages to avoid it. Patel tries a quick counter leg kick but Nekongo is wise to it. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! A nice inside leg kick there by Patel. That's going to slow Nekongo down.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Petrus Nekongo. Well Patel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29 Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29 Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jai Patel! During a confident post fight interview, Jai Patel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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