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Event:
Summit Series - KT Rd 3
Date: Apr 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Gravas cracks Fortuna with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bruno Fortuna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gravas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bruno Fortuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravas misses with a looping right.
Fortuna looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gravas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fortuna is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Fortuna takes one on the button.
Fortuna looks to throw the jab but Gravas is out of range.
Gravas thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gravas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fortuna misses with a left hand
and Gravas counters with a stiff right hand.
Fortuna swinging wildly here.
Gravas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fortuna scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravas.
Fortuna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T1#
Fortuna is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gravas.
Fortuna misses with a looping left.
Fortuna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fortuna falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gravas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fortuna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravas manages to avoid it.
Fortuna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fortuna misses with a body punch
and Gravas counters with an inside leg kick.
Gravas connects with a crisp jab. #ROC#Fortuna is rocked!
Fortuna is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Gravas doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Fortuna crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Fortuna's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Latka Gravas!
Latka Gravas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
CFC 594
Date: Oct 06, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Aregood closes the distance and pushes Gravas back into the cage.
Gravas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aregood.
Gravas tries to throw a body punch but Aregood avoids it by throwing Gravas back against the cage.
Gravas gets through Aregood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aregood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aregood managing to block the knees to the body from Gravas.
Gravas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gravas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gravas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aregood avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Aregood fails to land.
Gravas lands with a right to the head.
Gravas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gravas stalling in the clinch but Aregood improves position.
Gravas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Aregood fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aregood letting Gravas take a breather here.
Knees to the body from Gravas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gravas.
Gravas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aregood is breathing heavily.
Aregood throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Aregood working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Aregood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aregood misses with the head strike.
We've been hearing reports that Aregood has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A right hand to the body from Gravas.
Good body shot from Gravas.
Aregood has a couple of punches blocked by Gravas.
Gravas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gravas landing knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gravas.
Gravas lands a knee to the body.
Gravas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aregood blocks a body shot from Gravas.
A knee to the head by Gravas.
Gravas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gravas lands a good knee to the midsection. Aregood won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravas scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Gravas.
Gravas misses with a knee to the head.
Gravas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gravas misses with an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gravas. #T2#
Gravas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gravas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gravas obliges.
Gravas lands an elbow that stopped Aregood in his tracks for a moment.
Gravas lands a knee to the head.
#ROC2#Aregood is rocked!
A fake to the body and Gravas gets the Thai clinch. He wastes no time and tries to connect with knees to the head. This is dangerous for Aregood! He should get out! Another devastating knee and Aregood falls head first to the ground. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Latka Gravas!
Our winner, Latka Gravas, 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 584
Date: Sep 01, 2023 |
#R1#
Gravas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gravas looks to throw a body kick
and Bolsonaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bolsonaro blocks a jab.
Gravas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gravas ducks under a wild hook from Bolsonaro.
Gravas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bolsonaro counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#It looks like Latka Gravas has been cut.
Bolsonaro misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Gravas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gravas thumps Bolsonaro with a low kick.
Gravas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gravas moves to clinch but Bolsonaro breaks away
and Bolsonaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gravas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bolsonaro.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gravas.
Gravas connects with the punch.
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!
Gravas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bolsonaro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gravas counters with a low kick, right behind Bolsonaro 's knee. #T1#
Bolsonaro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Gravas.
Bolsonaro sizes up Gravas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bolsonaro swats away the attempt to clinch by Gravas.
Gravas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gravas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolsonaro is looking to counter punch.
Gravas lands with a kick to the temple. Bolsonaro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CUT2#It looks like Eduardo Bolsonaro has been cut.
Jab, jab by Bolsonaro - just one landing.
Bolsonaro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gravas.#T2#
Good leg kick by Gravas.
Bolsonaro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolsonaro throws a poor cross that misses
and Gravas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bolsonaro throws a poor cross that misses
and Gravas counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Gravas.
Bolsonaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gravas tries a quick counter leg kick but Bolsonaro is wise to it.
Bolsonaro swings widly with a right hand
and Gravas counters with an inside leg kick.
Gravas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gravas tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bolsonaro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gravas slips a jab and a cross from Bolsonaro.
Good leg kick by Gravas.
Gravas tries to clinch there but Bolsonaro circles away.
#T3#
Nice shot by Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro walks into a straight right hand from Gravas.#KD2#
Gravas lands a big head kick that sends Bolsonaro tumbling to the mat! Gravas takes a step backwards and waves Bolsonaro back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Bolsonaro is rocked!
Bolsonaro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gravas counters with an outside leg kick.
Bolsonaro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gravas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oh Bolsonaro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolsonaro walks straight into a right hand from Gravas - that's dropped him! Gravas jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bolsonaro from any more punishment! Bolsonaro complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Latka Gravas!
After winning the bout, Latka Gravas 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 575
Date: Jul 29, 2023 |
#R1#
Gravas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Toda momentarily.
Gravas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gravas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gravas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gravas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Toda swings for the body but Gravas moves out of range.
Toda on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Toda has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Toda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gravas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Toda's knee momentarily.
Gravas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Toda misses with a two 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!
Gravas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gravas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gravas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gravas has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Toda is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gravas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gravas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Toda takes a step back to recover.
Toda tries to clinch there but Gravas circles away.
Toda backing away here, and Gravas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#T1#
Toda looks to land a combination but Gravas avoids it well.
Toda tries to clinch up but Gravas circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Gravas.
A lazy left from Gravas finds it's target.
Gravas fakes the leg kick and cracks Toda in the body.
Latka Gravas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravas lands a big head kick that sends Toda to the canvas! Gravas follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Latka Gravas!
A very excited looking Latka Gravas 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 555
Date: May 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Gravas throws a leg kick
and Ham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ham tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gravas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ham if he has to take too many more of those.
#CL#
Gravas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ham misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Gravas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC2#
Ham manages to break the clinch.
Gravas 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.
Ham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gravas.
Gravas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ham.
Ham defending well as Gravas loads up on a big left hand.
Gravas slips a straight right by Ham.
Gravas slips under a jab.
Ham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gravas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ham misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Gravas cracks Ham with an open hand slap.
Latka Gravas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravas tries to clinch there but Ham circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ham! But no joy.
Gravas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gravas throws out the jab.
Ham looks to land a left hand but Gravas moved out of range nicely.
Gravas ducks under a wild hook from Ham.
Gravas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ham throws a nice head kick!
Ham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gravas misses with a hook. Ham ducked under it nicely.
Ham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CL#
Gravas gets a clinch.
Gravas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T2#
Gravas tries to land a knee to the head but Ham blocks with his arms.
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!
Gravas throws a punch but it's blocked by Ham.
A short uppercut from Ham.
Gravas tries to work over Ham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gravas misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Ham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ham misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gravas.
Ham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ham finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gravas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ham.
Gravas misses with a low kick as Ham jumps back.
The fighters circling - Ham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gravas 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.
Ham avoids the body shot from Gravas.
A little jabbing left from Ham on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
Ham needs to keep his hands up - Gravas had a free shot at his head there.
Gravas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A low kick lands for Gravas.
Gravas tries to clinch but Ham is having none of it.
Good work by Ham as he checks the leg kick.
Ham counters with a body kick.
Ham slips under a jab.
Ham walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gravas.
Ham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gravas. Gravas obviously looking to wear him down.
Ham will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donk. Gravas catches Ham right on the button with a cross.
Gravas throws the left hand but Ham avoids the punch easily.
Gravas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ham jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravas looks to land a body kick but Ham moved away.
Ham counters with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Ham.
Gravas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gravas wants to clinch
and Ham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gravas throws out the jab.
Ham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ham takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gravas throws out a leg kick but Ham moves out of range and Gravas only half commits.
Jab, jab by Gravas - just one landing.
Gravas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gravas with a hook.
Gravas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Ham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ham.
Gravas tests Ham's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ham takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gravas thumps Ham with a low kick.
Gravas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ham checks the leg kick.
Ham moves out of range as Gravas throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravas misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gravas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Gravas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gravas can pounce on him.
#T1#
Ham throws a leg kick but Gravas checks it.
Latka Gravas is winning the standup battle so far.
Gravas misses with a hook to the body
and Ham counters with a straight right hand.
Gravas throws a leg kick but Ham checks it.
Ham fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gravas checks it well.
A big left from Ham misses.
Gravas misses with a body shot
and Ham finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gravas lands a leg kick that knocks Ham off balance momentarily.
Gravas misses with a body kick.
Ham moves out of range as Gravas throws a body kick.
Gravas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Ham was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gravas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ham makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gravas really felt that one!
Ham throws a push kick but Gravas slaps the foot to one side.
Ham moves out of range of the leg kick from Gravas.#T2#
Ham lands a nice hook to Gravas's body. Gravas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ham throws a lazy right hand but Gravas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gravas.
Gravas tries to work over Ham's front leg with a kick but Ham checks it.
Gravas throws a low kick but Ham avoids it.
Ham 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.
Gravas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ham throws out a counter right but Gravas avoids it with no problem.
Gravas lands a jab to the nose.
Gravas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ham was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gravas tries to close the distance and clinch but Ham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gravas blocks a leg kick.
Gravas fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ham just manages to avoid it.#T3#
Ham moves out of range of the leg kick from Gravas.
Gravas misses with a straight left.
Ham throws a body kick that misses.
Gravas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ham.
It seemed like Ham was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gravas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ham.
Gravas tries to clinch up but Ham circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Gravas tenderised Ham's leg. Ham is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gravas misses with the body kick
and Ham counters with a stiff right hand.
Gravas throws a hook but Ham blocks it.
Good exchange - Gravas coming out on top.
Gravas throws a leg kick but Ham moved away.
Ham throws a hook to the side of Gravas's head but Gravas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T4#
Gravas misses with a body kick.
Ham avoids the body shot from Gravas.
Ham swats away the attempt to clinch by Gravas.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ham! But no joy.
Ham 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.
Ham connects with an inside leg kick.
Ham looks to throw the jab but Gravas is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gravas!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ham's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ham swats away the attempt to clinch by Gravas.
Ham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gravas.
Gravas moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHam.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Latka Gravas will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
A nice inside leg kick there by Gravas. That's going to slow Ham down.
Gravas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gravas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ham takes one to the side of the head.
Gravas loads up on a big right hand but Ham slips the punch.
Ham cracks Gravas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ham throws a big shot that misses.
Gravas lands a leg kick that knocks Ham off balance momentarily.
Ham blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravas looks to throw a body kick
and Ham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ham takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gravas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ham has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ham and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ham throws out a counter right but Gravas avoids it with no problem.
Ham slips under a jab.#T1#
Ham misses with a hook
and Gravas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gravas connects with an inside leg kick.
Gravas misses with a hook.
Ham 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.
Ham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gravas tries to land a front kick but Ham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ham with a jab.
Gravas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gravas throws out a leg kick but Ham moves out of range and Gravas only half commits.
Ham moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gravas looks for the body kick but Ham saw that one coming. #T2#
Ham tried to score with a low kick but Gravas checks it.
Gravas tried to score with a low kick but Ham checks it.
Gravas moves out of range as Ham throws a body kick.
Gravas scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Ham coming out on top.
Ham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good work by Ham as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gravas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Scooter Ham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gravas connects with a jab.
Gravas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ham checks it well.
Gravas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ham can do to turn this around?
Ham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gravas scores with the left hand. Ham knows he should have avoided that one. #T3#
Gravas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gravas takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Gravas.
Gravas throws a leg kick
and Ham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Gravas misses
and Ham counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Gravas out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Ham is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Scooter Ham! |
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Event:
CFC 544
Date: Apr 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Garibaldi Jr misses the jab.
Gravas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garibaldi Jr throws a nice head kick!
Michael Garibaldi Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravas misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Garibaldi Jr moves into range and clinches up with Gravas.
Gravas stalling in the clinch.
Garibaldi Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gravas looking to throw knees to the head but Garibaldi Jr is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Gravas.
#CUT#It looks like Michael Garibaldi Jr has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gravas obliges.
I was talking to Gravas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Garibaldi Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garibaldi Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gravas is defending well for now.
Garibaldi Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Gravas lands a knee to the head.
Gravas tries to land knees in the clinch but Garibaldi Jr avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravas tries to land a knee to the head but Garibaldi Jr blocks with his arms.
Garibaldi Jr dodges an elbow strike from Gravas.
A short uppercut from Gravas.
Gravas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garibaldi Jr.
#T1#
Gravas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gravas misses with a knee strike.
Garibaldi Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gravas.
Gravas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garibaldi Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gravas's face.
Gravas throws a punch but it's blocked by Garibaldi Jr.
Garibaldi Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gravas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garibaldi Jr avoiding damage as Gravas throws knees to the body.
Gravas crunches a lovely knee into Garibaldi Jr's ribcage.
Garibaldi Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gravas working Garibaldi Jr over with knees to the body.
Garibaldi Jr looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravas misses with a knee to the head.
Gravas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gravas landing knees to the head.
#T2#
Gravas swings wildly with an uppercut but Garibaldi Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garibaldi Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Gravas.
A short uppercut from Gravas.
Garibaldi Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Gravas.
Gravas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garibaldi Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gravas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gravas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garibaldi Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garibaldi Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Gravas.
Garibaldi Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garibaldi Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Garibaldi Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravas's elbow. #T3#
Garibaldi Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Gravas.
Gravas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gravas missing with knees to the body.
Garibaldi Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gravas throws an elbow that misses.
Garibaldi Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Gravas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gravas tries to land knees in the clinch but Garibaldi Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Gravas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garibaldi Jr avoids it.
Gravas misses with a knee to the head.
Garibaldi Jr prevents a body shot from Gravas.
Gravas throws a head punch that misses.
Garibaldi Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gravas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garibaldi Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Gravas misses with some punches.
Gravas landing knees to the head.
#T4#
Gravas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garibaldi Jr is defending well for now.
Gravas presses Garibaldi Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garibaldi Jr avoiding damage as Gravas throws knees to the body.
Gravas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravas trying to land knees to the body.
Gravas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garibaldi Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gravas stalling in the clinch but Garibaldi Jr improves position.
Gravas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garibaldi Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gravas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gravas has Garibaldi Jr pushed against the cage.
Gravas misses with the head strike.
Gravas misses with a knee to the head.
Gravas is stalling here.
Garibaldi Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gravas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Garibaldi Jr'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.#R2#
Gravas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gravas motions for Garibaldi Jr to come forward. Gravas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Gravas misses.
Garibaldi Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gravas. Gravas obviously looking to wear him down.
Gravas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garibaldi Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gravas.
Garibaldi Jr is looking to chop away at Gravas's legs.
Gravas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garibaldi Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garibaldi Jr.
Garibaldi Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garibaldi Jr lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravas misses with the body kick
and Garibaldi Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garibaldi Jr throws a hook but Gravas blocks it.
Gravas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gravas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gravas scores with a nice body kick.
Gravas throws a push kick but Garibaldi Jr slaps the foot to one side.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Garibaldi Jr 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.#T1#
Garibaldi Jr looks to land a body kick but Gravas moved away.
Gravas defending well as Garibaldi Jr loads up on a big left hand. #CL2#
Garibaldi Jr instigates a clinch.
Gravas looking to throw knees to the head but Garibaldi Jr is blocking nicely.
Garibaldi Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gravas trying to land knees to the body.
Garibaldi Jr tries a knee to the head but Gravas blocks it.
Gravas tries to land knees in the clinch but Garibaldi Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Gravas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gravas throws a head punch that misses.
Gravas lands a knee to the body.
Garibaldi Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garibaldi Jr tries to work over Gravas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garibaldi Jr missing with knees to the body.
Gravas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Garibaldi Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2#
Gravas is leaning against Garibaldi Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gravas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garibaldi Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gravas tries a knee to the head but Garibaldi Jr blocks it.
Gravas missing with knees to the body.
Gravas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garibaldi Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gravas tries a knee to the head but Garibaldi Jr blocks it.
Gravas misses with a knee strike.
Gravas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gravas throws an elbow that misses.
Gravas connects with a knee to the head.
#ROC#Garibaldi Jr is rocked!
Latka Gravas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gravas creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Garibaldi Jr's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Garibaldi Jr drops to his knees and Gravas pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Latka Gravas!
A relieved looking Latka Gravas 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 534
Date: Mar 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Gravas is looking to slow Hughes down with leg kicks.
Gravas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gravas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Latka Gravas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gravas.
Gravas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gravas moves in looking to clinch but Hughes pushes him off.
Hughes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gravas.
Hughes attempts a counter takedown but Gravas avoids it well and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gravas. That's going to slow Hughes down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gravas!
Gravas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hughes has time to react.
Gravas scores with a hook.
Gravas scores with a spinning back kick!#T1#
Gravas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hughes tries to counter with a takedown but Gravas is quick to defend against it.
Gravas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hughes takes a step back to recover.
Gravas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hughes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gravas throws a push kick but Hughes slaps the foot to one side.
Hughes tries to counter with a takedown but Gravas is quick to defend against it.
Hughes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gravas. Gravas obviously looking to wear him down.
Gravas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gravas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hughes feinted with a counter takedown.
Hughes takes one to the side of the head.
Gravas with a nice calf kick.
Gravas with the inside leg kick.
Gravas looks for the body kick but Hughes saw that one coming.
Hughes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T2#
Gravas lands a right hook to the body.
Gravas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hughes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gravas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Gravas there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gravas tries to land a body kick#TD#
and Hughes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Hughes is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB#
Hughes seems to be working for a kimura but Gravas defends the submission attempt.#T3##SUB#
Hughes is trying for a kimura here. Gravas looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hughes wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Viktor Hughes! |
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Event:
CFC 524
Date: Feb 04, 2023 |
#R1#
Signarsson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gravas moves in looking to clinch but Signarsson pushes him off.
Signarsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Signarsson throws a leg kick but Gravas checks it.
Gravas flicks out a counter leg kick but Signarsson steps away.
Latka Gravas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Signarsson blocks the body kick.
Signarsson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gravas just manages to avoid it.
Signarsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gravas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravas throws a body kick that misses.
Signarsson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gravas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Signarsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Signarsson tried to counter with a leg kick but Gravas avoided it.#CL2#
Gravas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Signarsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT2#It looks like Gellir Signarsson has been cut.
Signarsson is trying to pull guard but Gravas has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Signarsson fails to pull guard.
Signarsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gravas just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gellir Signarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Signarsson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gravas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T1#
Gravas lands a knee to the body.
Signarsson is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gravas throws an elbow but misses.
Gravas lands a knee to the head.
Gravas cracks Signarsson with a nice body shot.
Signarsson avoiding damage as Gravas throws knees to the body.
Gravas lands a knee to the head.
Gravas trying to land knees to the body.
Gravas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#ROC2#Signarsson is rocked!
Gravas lands a nice knee to the body.
Gravas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Signarsson backwards.
Oh Signarsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gravas looking to throw knees to the head but Signarsson is blocking nicely.
Gravas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Signarsson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gravas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gravas crunches a lovely knee into Signarsson's ribcage.
Gravas misses with a knee to the head.
Gravas misses with a knee strike.
Gravas lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Gravas.
Gravas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T2#
Gravas landing knees to the head.
Gravas has Signarsson pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Signarsson is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Gravas - that's hurt Signarsson badly! Oh, another knee lands and Signarsson is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Signarsson doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Latka Gravas!
Our winner, Latka Gravas, 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:
AFN3
Date: Nov 17, 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.
Chukwuma jabs at Gravas's body.
Latka Gravas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gravas moves out of range of the leg kick from Chukwuma.
It appears Gravas was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chukwuma takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#T1#
Chukwuma will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gravas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma throws a hook but Gravas blocks it.
Chukwuma gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gravas.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gravas. That's going to slow Chukwuma down.
Tinashe Chukwuma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gravas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Latka Gravas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gravas throws a lazy right hand but Chukwuma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gravas lands a leg kick that knocks Chukwuma off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Latka Gravas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gravas 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Latka Gravas!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Latka Gravas!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Latka Gravas!
Latka Gravas wins by unanimous decision! |
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