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Event:
WW Round 4 - Losers
Date: Mar 25, 2023 |
#R1#
Hideki lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Hideki.
Hideki swings for the body but Russell moves out of range.
Russell wants to clinch.
Russell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hideki.
Hideki catches Russell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab from Hideki.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hideki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russell's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Russell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#CL2#
Russell has Hideki up against the cage in a clinch.
Hideki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hideki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hideki pushes Russell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hideki tries to throw a body punch but Russell avoids it by throwing Hideki back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hideki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Hideki misses with the head strike.
Hideki misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Hideki blocks an elbow strike.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hideki blocks an elbow strike.
Hideki pushes off an throws an elbow but Russell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hideki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Russell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hideki is defending well for now.
Hideki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#It looks like Nagatsuki Hideki has been cut.
Hideki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hideki scores with a shot to the side of Russell's head.
Hideki lands an elbow that stopped Russell in his tracks for a moment.
Hideki definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hideki managing to block the knees to the body from Russell.
Hideki dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell prevents a body shot from Hideki.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hideki avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Hideki avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Hideki is working Russell over against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hideki's brow.
Hideki lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Hideki lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
Hideki dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Hideki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russell's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hideki throws an elbow but misses.
Hideki blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Hideki lands with a left to the head.
Hideki lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Reece Russell has been cut.
Hideki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hideki swings wildly with an uppercut but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#BC#
Hideki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hideki cracks Russell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hideki swinging wildly here.
Hideki lands a right hook to the body.
Russell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hideki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Russell fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Hideki finds it's way through Russell's defenses.
Hideki takes a swing at Russell's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Russell takes one to the chin there.
Russell tries to close the distance and clinch but Hideki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Hideki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hideki.
Hideki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nagatsuki Hideki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hideki throws a right and a left that Russell avoids nicely.
Hideki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hideki throws a body shot but no joy.
Hideki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Russell wants to clinch.
Russell avoids the body shot from Hideki.
Russell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hideki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Russell tries to clinch up but Hideki circles away and keeps his distance.
Hideki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Russell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hideki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Russell.
Russell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hideki.
Hideki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Russell ducks right into an uppercut from Hideki.
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!
Russell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Russell tries to clinch up.
Russell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Russell walks into a stiff left hand from Hideki.#T4#
Hideki misses with a straight left. #CL2#
Russell rushes Hideki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hideki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hideki lands a damaging elbow. #BC#
Hideki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hideki scores with a hook.
Hideki lands a nice looking body shot.
Hideki throws out a loose jab but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hideki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL2#
Russell moves into range and clinches up with Hideki.
Hideki avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Hideki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hideki blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Hideki blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hideki fails to land.
Russell avoids the elbow strike from Hideki, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hideki lands with a light punch inside.
Russell blocks an elbow strike from Hideki.
Hideki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC#
Hideki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Hideki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nagatsuki Hideki dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Russell closes the distance and pushes Hideki back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hideki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hideki blocks an elbow strike.
Hideki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Russell can do to turn this around?
Hideki lands a body punch in the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Russell 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.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Hideki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hideki dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Hideki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hideki dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Hideki can't find room to land a body shot as Russell controls the action.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hideki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Nagatsuki Hideki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hideki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hideki blocks the elbow strike.
#BC#
Hideki breaks the clinch.
Russell walks into a straight right hand from Hideki.#T1#
Hideki jabs Russell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hideki throws out a powerful jab.
Hideki circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2#
Russell forces Hideki back against the cage and clinches.
Hideki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hideki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Russell takes a shot to the head.
Hideki working hard to break the clinch.
Russell avoids the elbow strike from Hideki, against the cage.
Hideki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hideki's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
#BC#
Hideki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hideki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hideki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Hideki misses the target.
Hideki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Hideki. #T2#
Hideki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#ROC#Russell is rocked!
Russell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hideki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Hideki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Russell avoids the body shot from Hideki.
Russell tries to clinch up but Hideki circles away and keeps his distance.
Hideki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Russell. Russell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Russell avoids the body shot from Hideki.
Hideki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Russell tries to clinch but Hideki moves out of range.
Hideki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hideki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Russell's head backwards.
Jab, jab by Hideki - just one landing.
Hideki looks to score with a jab to the body but Russell is just out of range.
Russell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hideki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hideki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russell tries to clinch up.
Hideki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hideki pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Russell instigates a clinch.
Hideki dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Hideki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3#
Russell prevents a body shot from Hideki.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hideki avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hideki.
Hideki throws a head punch that misses.
Hideki swings wildly with an uppercut but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hideki's brow.
Hideki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hideki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Russell lands a damaging elbow.
Hideki tries to work over Russell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hideki avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Russell prevents a body shot from Hideki.
Hideki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hideki lands a nice uppercut.
Hideki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hideki misses with an elbow strike.
Russell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T4#
Hideki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russell's elbow.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Hideki misses with a body punch.
Hideki lands with a short shot to the head.
Hideki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Russell blocks an elbow strike from Hideki.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell blocks an uppercut.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell blocks a body shot from Hideki.
Hideki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hideki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russell prevents a body shot from Hideki.
Russell dodges an elbow strike from Hideki.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell dodges an elbow strike from Hideki.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nagatsuki Hideki dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Russell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hideki just misses with a punch to the body.
Russell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hideki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hideki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Russell tries to clinch but Hideki is having none of it.
Russell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hideki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hideki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hideki.
Hideki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hideki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Russell tries to clinch but Hideki is having none of it.
Russell tries to close the distance and clinch but Hideki 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.
Hideki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hideki works the jab nicely.
Russell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Russell tries to clinch up.
Hideki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Russell ducks under a wild hook from Hideki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Hideki throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
A big right from Hideki misses.
Hideki scores with a three punch combo!
Russell is looking to clinch but Hideki is avoiding it.
Hideki appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Russell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hideki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hideki keeps the fight on the outside.
Hideki digs a good hook to Russell's body.
Russell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Russell is looking to clinch.
Hideki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Russell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hideki.
Russell is looking to clinch.
Hideki swats away the attempt to clinch by Russell.
Hideki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Hideki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Russell on the side of the head.
Nagatsuki Hideki is winning the standup battle so far.
Hideki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hideki throws a body punch but Russell moves out of range.
Russell tries to clinch but Hideki is having none of it.
Hideki misses with a wild combination.
#T2#
Hideki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Russell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hideki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL2#
Russell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hideki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Hideki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hideki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hideki throws a punch but it's blocked by Russell.
Hideki blocks an elbow strike.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Hideki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hideki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hideki misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Russell.
Hideki misses with a body punch.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hideki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T3##BC#
Hideki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hideki lands the left hand.
Russell wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hideki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Russell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Russell tries to clinch but Hideki is having none of it.
Hideki throwing a counter right hand but Russell manages to avoid it.
Hideki throws a looping overhand right but Russell ducks down to avoid it.
Russell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Russell wants to clinch.
Hideki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hideki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hideki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hideki looks to score with a jab to the body but Russell is just out of range.
Russell wants to clinch.#T4#
Decent striking displayed by Hideki there.
Hideki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hideki throws a looping overhand right but Russell ducks down to avoid it.
Hideki looks to score with a jab to the body but Russell is just out of range.
Hideki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hideki swats away the attempt to clinch by Russell.
Russell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL2#
Hideki tries to keep at a distance but Russell has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Russell.
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!
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Hideki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Hideki.
Russell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hideki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Russell blocks the elbow strike.
Hideki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reece Russell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hideki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nagatsuki Hideki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hideki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nagatsuki Hideki!
A victorious Nagatsuki Hideki 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:
WW 2022 - Losers Rnd 3
Date: Mar 04, 2023 |
#R1#
Atim misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Atim feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Russell tries to clinch there but Atim circles away.
Atim looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Russell tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Russell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Atim missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Atim.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atim's brow. #BC#
Atim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Russell pushes Atim up against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Russell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atim trying to land knees to the body.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Atim dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
Atim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Russell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Atim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Atim avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
#BC#
Atim manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Atim. #CL2#
Russell forces Atim back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Atim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Russell wants to clinch up but Atim keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Russell closes the distance and pushes Atim back into the cage.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.#T2#
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
Russell lands an elbow that stopped Atim in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#It looks like Whack Atim has been cut.
Our sources have told us that Atim has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Atim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Russell closes the distance and clinches.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim takes an elbow to the temple.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
#BC#
Atim manages to break the clinch.
Atim throws a chopping leg kick but Russell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#CL2#
Russell darts in and clinches Atim up against the cage.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell lands a damaging elbow.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
Russell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atim avoids it.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
#T3#
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell trying to control the position but instead, Atim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Russell into the cage.
Atim tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Atim blocks the elbow strike.
Atim avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Atim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Atim obliges.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atim's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
Atim avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Atim's defenses. #T4##BC#
Atim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Russell instigates a clinch.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atim tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim lands a good knee to the midsection. Russell won't want to take too many of those.#BC#
Atim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Atim keeps the fight on the outside.
Atim tried to counter with a leg kick but Russell avoided it.
Russell is looking to clinch.
It appears Atim was looking to counter with a kick there.
Russell tries to clinch but Atim moves out of range.
Russell tries to clinch but Atim moves out of range. #CL2#
Russell darts in and clinches Atim up against the cage.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reece Russell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Whack Atim's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Russell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Russell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Atim blocks it with crossed arms.
Atim tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim missing with knees to the body.
Atim missing with knees to the body.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Atim blocks the elbow strike.
Atim missing with knees to the body.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atim's brow.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Russell lands an elbow inside that Atim shrugs off.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim landing knees to the body.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Atim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reece Russell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#BC#
Atim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Atim keeps the fight on the outside.
Russell is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Russell closes the distance and pushes Atim back into the cage.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Atim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
#T2##BC#
Atim breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Russell pushes Atim up against the cage in a clinch.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Atim trying to land knees to the body.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Atim looking to throw knees to the head but Russell is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Russell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim missing with knees to the body.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atim's brow.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim misses with a knee strike.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#T3#
Atim can't break the clinch.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Atim obliges.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Atim.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell missing with knees to the body.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim tries to circle away but Russell has him pinned against the cage.
Atim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Atim dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#Whack Atim's cut is getting worse.#BC#
Atim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Russell gets a clinch. #T4#
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim blocks the elbow strike.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Atim trying to land knees to the body.
Atim tries to land a knee to the head but Russell blocks with his arms.
Russell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atim is defending well for now.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Atim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Atim crunches a lovely knee into Russell's ribcage.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell lands an elbow just above Atim 's eye.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell crunches a lovely knee into Atim's ribcage.
Atim tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Atim blocks the elbow strike.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Russell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Whack Atim's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3##CL2#
Russell rushes Atim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Russell lands a damaging elbow.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Atim trying to land knees to the body.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim trying to land knees to the body.
Atim takes an elbow to the temple.
Russell lands an elbow inside that Atim shrugs off. #CUT2#Whack Atim's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Atim dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Atim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Atim blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atim's brow.
Russell lands a damaging elbow.
Atim avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
Atim missing with knees to the body.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Atim with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Russell avoiding damage as Atim throws knees to the body.
Atim blocks the elbow strike.
Russell lands an elbow inside that Atim shrugs off. #T2#
Atim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Atim blocks the elbow strike.
Atim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
Atim blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Russell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Russell lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#Jeez, Whack Atim's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Russell lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Whack Atim's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Reece Russell! |
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Event:
WW 2022 - Losers Rnd 2
Date: Feb 18, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Russell gets a clinch.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pererra jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Russell walks away with a smile on his face. Pererra gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Russell pushes Pererra up against the cage in a clinch.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pererra dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Pererra avoids the damage to the body.
Pererra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Pererra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pererra trying to land knees to the body.
#TD#
Pererra decides to pull guard.
Pererra is trying to keep Russell in close.
Russell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Pererra looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Russell passes into side control.
Pererra can't do much from the bottom here. #T1##SU2#
Russell stands up.
Russell moves out of range as Pererra strikes.
A big left from Pererra misses.
Russell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pererra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pererra lands with an uppercut that bounces Russell off the cage and back into range.
Russell takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL2#
Russell pushes Pererra up against the cage in a clinch.
Russell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pererra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Pererra blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Pererra fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pererra avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Pererra blocks an elbow strike.
Pererra looking to throw knees to the head but Russell is blocking nicely.
Pererra missing with knees to the body.
#T2#
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pererra blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
I was talking to Pererra's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pererra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Pererra blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#TD#
Pererra pulls guard successfully.
Pererra trying to keep a closed guard but Russell is proving a slippery customer.
#SU2#
Russell stands up and waves to Pererra to follow him.
Pererra fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Russell blocks a jab.
Pererra swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Russell tries to clinch there but Pererra circles away.
Russell moves out of range of the body kick.#CL2#
Russell takes the fight into the clinch. #T3#
Pererra dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell lands a nice elbow.
Pererra trying to land knees to the body.
Pererra trying to land knees to the body.
Pererra is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Russell to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izzy Pererra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pererra avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Pererra avoiding damage as Russell throws knees to the body.
Russell lands an elbow that stopped Pererra in his tracks for a moment.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pererra misses with the head strike.
Pererra dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Pererra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pererra's brow.
Pererra missing with knees to the body.
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Pererra avoids the damage to the body.
Russell lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Izzy Pererra has been cut.
Pererra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell lands an elbow that stopped Pererra in his tracks for a moment. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pererra avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Russell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pererra's defenses.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pererra avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pererra blocks an elbow strike.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pererra looking to throw knees to the head but Russell is blocking nicely.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Russell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pererra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pererra missing with knees to the body.
Pererra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Russell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #ROC2#Pererra is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pererra's brow.
Oh Pererra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Pererra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pererra avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Russell lands a damaging elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Russell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Izzy Pererra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##CL2#
Russell moves into the clinch successfully.
Pererra seems to have got his legs back now.
Pererra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Russell blocks it with crossed arms.
Pererra blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Pererra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Pererra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell lands an elbow just above Pererra 's eye.
Pererra blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pererra avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Pererra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russell is defending well for now.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Pererra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pererra tries to pull guard but Russell holds him up against the cage and eventually Pererra drops back down to his feet.
Pererra tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Pererra fails to land.
Pererra avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Russell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pererra lands a nice knee to the body.
Russell's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Russell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pererra's brow.
Pererra missing with knees to the body.
#T1#
Pererra missing with knees to the body.
Pererra missing with knees to the body.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pererra tries to pull guard but Russell won't allow it.
Pererra missing with knees to the body.
Russell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pererra avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Russell.
Pererra trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Russell.
Russell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pererra blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Pererra misses with some punches.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Pererra.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Pererra blocks the elbow strike.
Pererra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Pererra blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pererra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.#T2#
Pererra tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Russell smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Izzy Pererra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russell tries to clinch there but Pererra circles away.
Pererra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Russell is looking to clinch but Pererra is avoiding it.
Russell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pererra blocks a jab.
And Pererra counters with a quick kick to the body but Russell blocks it.
Russell fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Russell rushes Pererra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pererra tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pererra blocks the elbow strike.
Pererra avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Pererra blocks an elbow strike.
Pererra missing with knees to the body.
Pererra lands a nice knee to the body.
Russell misses with a knee strike.
Pererra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T3#
Pererra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Russell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Pererra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell avoiding damage as Pererra throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pererra's brow.
Pererra tries to land knees in the clinch but Russell avoids the damage to the body.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pererra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pererra trying to land knees to the body.
Russell managing to block the knees to the body from Pererra.
Pererra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Russell's face.
#CUT#It looks like Reece Russell has been cut.
Reece Russell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pererra prevents a body shot from Russell.
Russell lands a damaging elbow.
Pererra blocks a body shot from Russell.
Pererra missing with knees to the body.
Pererra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T4#
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Pererra jumps guard but Russell stands there with Pererra around his waist. Pererra gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Russell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Pererra is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Russell to keep the fight standing.
Pererra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell avoiding damage as Pererra throws knees to the body.
Pererra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russell lands an uppercut.
Pererra avoiding damage as Russell throws knees to the body.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pererra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Russell lands an elbow inside.
Russell lands a nice elbow.
Pererra tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Russell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pererra avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Russell lands an elbow that stopped Pererra in his tracks for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Russell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Russell has managed to clinch.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Pererra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pererra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Pererra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russell.
Pererra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russell avoids it.
Russell lands a damaging elbow.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Russell avoiding damage as Pererra throws knees to the body.
Pererra avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Russell has Pererra pressed against the cage. He pushes Pererra back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Russell throws a beautiful elbow that sends Pererra crashing to the floor! Russell piles on the pressure with more strikes! Pererra is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reece Russell! |
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Event:
WW 2022 - Losers Prelims
Date: Feb 04, 2023 |
#R1#
Moreau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moreau loads up on a big right hand but Russell slips the punch.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Russell.
Moreau avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Moreau working aggressively here.
Moreau is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moreau blocks the elbow strike.
Moreau definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moreau dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Moreau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moreau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Moreau misses with a punch to the body.
Moreau tries to stall but Russell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Moreau stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#T1#
Moreau tries to work over Russell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moreau.
Moreau has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Russell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Antoine Moreau has been cut.
Moreau is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, Moreau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moreau swings wildly with an uppercut but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russell lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreau's brow.
Moreau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Russell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moreau misses with a body punch.
Russell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Russell lands an elbow inside that Moreau shrugs off. #ROC2#Moreau is rocked!
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oh Moreau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moreau avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreau dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T2#
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Moreau avoids the damage to the body.
Moreau seems to have got his legs back now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreau's brow.
Russell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moreau in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moreau is breathing heavily.
Russell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Russell tries a body shot but Moreau blocks it.
Russell's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Russell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moreau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russell lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreau's brow.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moreau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moreau swings wildly with an uppercut but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moreau blocks an elbow strike.
Moreau managing to block the knees to the body from Russell.
Moreau can't find room to land a body shot as Russell controls the action.
Moreau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreau's brow.
Moreau misses with a body punch.
Moreau can't find room to land a body shot as Russell controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Russell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoine Moreau's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Russell takes the fight into the clinch.
Russell swings wildly with an uppercut but Moreau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Russell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Russell prevents a body shot from Moreau.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreau's brow.
Moreau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moreau's defenses.
Moreau throws a head punch that misses.
Russell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreau's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Moreau misses with a punch to the body.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Moreau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moreau dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Moreau avoiding damage.
Moreau tries to throw a body punch but Russell avoids it by throwing Moreau back against the cage. #T1#
Moreau takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#Antoine Moreau's cut is getting worse.
Moreau can't find room to land a body shot as Russell controls the action.
Moreau has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Russell lands an elbow inside.
Moreau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moreau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moreau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moreau tries a body shot but Russell blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreau's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Russell as Moreau tries to tie him up.
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Moreau avoids the damage to the body.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Russell lands a nice elbow.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moreau blocks the elbow strike.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
#T2#
Moreau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Moreau stalling in the clinch but Russell improves position.
Moreau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moreau throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Moreau fails to land.
Moreau misses with a punch on the inside.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Moreau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Moreau tries to work over Russell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moreau blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Moreau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russell's elbow.
Russell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russell effectively controlling the action here.
Russell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moreau blocks an elbow strike.
Moreau throws a punch but it's blocked by Russell.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Russell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antoine Moreau's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Russell darts in and clinches Moreau up against the cage.
Moreau has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Moreau dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moreau's brow.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Moreau takes an elbow to the temple.
Russell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moreau.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell lands an elbow that stopped Moreau in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Moreau fails to land.
Moreau stalling against the cage.
Moreau misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreau struggles to land a body shot inside as Russell controls his hands.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Moreau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moreau tries to work over Russell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moreau tries to throw a body punch but Russell avoids it by throwing Moreau back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses. #T1#
Moreau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Russell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Russell blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Russell.
Russell blocks an uppercut.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moreau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Russell backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Russell.
Russell blocks an uppercut.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Russell lands an elbow just above Moreau 's eye. #CUT2#Antoine Moreau's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Reece Russell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moreau tries a body shot but Russell blocks it.
Moreau dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Moreau can't find room to land a body shot as Russell controls the action.
Moreau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moreau.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moreau dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Moreau.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T2#
Moreau can't find room to land a body shot as Russell controls the action.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Moreau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moreau takes an elbow to the forehead.
Russell lands an elbow inside that Moreau shrugs off.
Moreau blocks an elbow strike.
Moreau misses with a punch to the body.
Moreau misses with a body punch.
Moreau tries a body shot but Russell blocks it.
Moreau can't find room to land a body shot as Russell controls the action.
Moreau has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Moreau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moreau misses with a punch to the body.
Moreau avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Moreau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moreau takes an elbow to the temple.
Russell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Antoine Moreau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reece Russell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Russell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reece Russell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Russell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reece Russell! |
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Event:
WW Round 1b
Date: Jan 14, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Foster looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Foster working Russell over with strikes.
Foster 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.
Foster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Foster thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Russell's head.
Foster is pressing down on Russell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Russell is holding on for now.
Russell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Russell taking some punishment here, with Foster in his half guard.
Foster throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Russell wants to get back to his feet.
Russell has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gold Samurai's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Foster passes to full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Russell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Foster lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foster working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Foster lands a heavy elbow.
Foster looking to finish Russell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Russell!#T1#
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Foster cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Foster in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Foster punishing his opponent with strikes.
Foster landing strikes, looking to finish! #ROC#Russell is rocked!
Russell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Foster putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Russell is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Foster breaks from Russell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Russell is still in real trouble! Can Foster finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foster unloading with bombs!
Foster lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Russell! Foster sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Russell and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leonard Foster! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 16, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Three.
Russell blocks an uppercut.
Three tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Three goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Three.
Three tries to work over Russell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Three lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Three fails to land.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Three leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Three tries to work over Russell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Three misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Russell fails to land.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
Three on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Russell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell blocking some punches.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Russell.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
Russell is working Three over against the cage.
Three tries to work over Russell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russell takes a shot to the head.
Three misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Three tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Three fails to land.
Three fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Three managing to block the knees to the body from Russell.
A head punch on the inside from Three fails to land.
Three tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Three's brow.
Three swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
Russell blocking some punches.
Three blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Three.
Three blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Three's brow.
Three gets through Russell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Russell lands an elbow just above Three 's eye. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Three leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Three misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Russell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
Russell slows down the pace here.
Three misses with a hook from the clinch.
Russell taking a breather.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Russell.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Three lands a right hand.
Three swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Three doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Russell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Three lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Three blocks an elbow strike.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#T3#
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
Russell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Three avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Three misses with a short punch on the inside.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Three leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Three avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Three working aggressively here.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Three leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
Three lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Three fails to land.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Three leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Three blocks an elbow strike.
Russell blocks an uppercut.
Three lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T4#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Three avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Russell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Three throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Three lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Russell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Three blocks an elbow strike.
Three fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Three.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Russell.
Russell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Three avoids it.
Three gets through Russell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Russell.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Three leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Three leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Three on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Three tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hop Ww Three dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Three fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Russell on the side of the head.#CL#
Russell takes the fight into the clinch.
Three blocks the elbow strike.
Russell looking to throw knees to the head but Three is blocking nicely.
Hop Ww Three seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Three goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Russell missing with knees to the body.
Three dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Three throws a head punch that misses.
Three blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Three lands a hook that snaps the head of Russell backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Russell.
Russell blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Three blocks the elbow strike.
Three lands a left hand.
Three swings wildly with an uppercut but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Three. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Russell.
Russell trying to control the position but instead, Three has worked for underhooks and has pushed Russell into the cage.
Three lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Three working aggressively here.
Russell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Three swings wildly with an uppercut but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russell blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Three fails to land.
Russell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Three.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Three leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Three doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Russell blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T2#
Russell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Three misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
Three takes an elbow to the forehead.
Three avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Three takes an elbow to the temple.
Russell lands an elbow just above Three 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Three fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Three misses with some punches.
Russell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Three has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Three can't find room to land a body shot as Russell controls the action.
Three scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Three swings wildly with an uppercut but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Three takes an elbow to the forehead.
Three misses with a hook from the clinch.
Three swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Three. #T3#
Russell has a couple of punches blocked by Three.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Three lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
Three working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Three fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Three fails to land.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Russell misses with a knee strike.
Russell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Three misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Three blocks an elbow strike.
Three lands a shoulder strike.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Three misses with a hook from the clinch.
Three dodges an elbow strike from Russell.
Russell misses with an elbow over the top.
Three working aggressively here.
Russell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4#
Russell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Three gets through Russell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell blocking some punches.
Three takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Three throws a punch but it's blocked by Russell.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Three misses with some punches.
Three swings wildly with an uppercut but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Three swings wildly with an uppercut but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Three blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Three pushes Russell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Three avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Russell misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hop Ww Three showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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##CL#
Russell takes the fight into the clinch.
Three misses with a punch to the body.
Three working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Three's brow.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Three swings wildly with an uppercut but Russell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Russell.
Russell prevents a body shot from Three.
Three tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russell's elbow.
Three has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Russell avoiding damage.
Three lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russell throws an elbow that misses.
Good body shot from Three.
Three swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Three fails to land.
Three throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Three throws a head punch that misses.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
Three avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Three misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Russell.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Three blocks the elbow strike.
Three avoids the elbow strike from Russell, against the cage.
Three lands a shot to the body.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Three avoids the damage to the body.
Three makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Russell throws an elbow but it misses.
Three lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Russell.
Three lands a hook to the side of the head.
Three gets through Russell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Three fails to land.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Three lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Three tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
A nice left hand lands by Three.
Russell tries to land knees in the clinch but Three avoids the damage to the body.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Three scores with a shot to the side of Russell's head.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Three tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Three takes an elbow to the forehead.
Three lands a hook that snaps the head of Russell backwards.
Three fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Russell misses with an elbow strike.
Three working aggressively here.
Three blocks an elbow strike from Russell.
Three tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Russell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russell throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
Russell blocks an uppercut.
Three lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Russell.
Three misses with a punch on the inside.
#T3#
Three lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Russell prevents a body shot from Three.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Three fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Three.
Russell blocking some punches.
Russell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Three blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Three.
Three lands a right hand that snaps the head of Russell backwards.
Three avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
Three fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Three avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Three working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Three.
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Russell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T4#
Russell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Russell pushes off an throws an elbow but Three leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Russell blocks an uppercut.
Russell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russell prevents a body shot from Three.
Three has a couple of punches blocked by Russell.
Three misses with the head strike.
Three avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Three lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Russell backwards.
Three working aggressively here.
Three avoids a wild elbow strike from Russell.
Still in the clinch, Three scores with a nice short uppercut.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Three's brow.
Three throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Three blocks an elbow strike.
Three throws a head punch that misses.
Reece Russell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hop Ww Three is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Russell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hop Ww Three comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Three 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hop Ww Three! |
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