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Event:
TOF 179
Date: Dec 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Hekkala takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Howell misses the jab.
A nice side step and Hekkala releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hekkala moves out of range of the body kick from Howell.
Hekkala raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hekkala dips to his left and cracks Howell with an uppercut!#CUT2#It looks like Julius Howell has been cut.
Howell misses with a body kick.
Howell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hekkala on the side of the head.
Howell throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hekkala with a nice calf kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Howell misses the target.
Hekkala throws a right and a left that both miss.
Howell feinted with a counter takedown.#T1#
Howell looks to land a right hand but Hekkala moved out of range.
Hekkala throws a leg kick
and Howell counters with a nice uppercut.
Hekkala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Howell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hekkala.
Howell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hekkala's sensitive parts.
Hekkala needs to keep his hands up - Howell had a free shot at his head there.
Howell defending well as Hekkala loads up on a big left hand.
Hekkala throws a nice inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Hekkala finds it's target.
Hekkala throws a body shot but no joy.
Howell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Howell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've been hearing reports that Howell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#T2#
Hekkala throws a lazy right hand but Howell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Howell tenderised Hekkala's leg. Hekkala is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good shot there by Howell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Hekkala misses.
Howell tries to work over Hekkala's front leg with a kick but Hekkala checks it.
Hekkala scores with a decent looking hook.
Hekkala misses with a lunging right hand
and Howell counters with a straight right hand.
Howell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hekkala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hekkala takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#T3#
Hekkala throws a jab but it's blocked by Howell.
Howell misses with a leg kick.
Howell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hekkala but Hekkala pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It seemed like Hekkala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hekkala throws a leg kick that misses.
Howell's corner calls for a 1-2. Howell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hekkala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Howell tries to counter with a takedown but Hekkala is quick to defend against it.
Hekkala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hekkala lands a slapping body shot.
#T4#
Hekkala throws a jab but it's blocked by Howell.
A good leg kick by Hekkala.
Hekkala misses with an uppercut
and Howell counters with a right hand to the body.
Hekkala misses the jab.
Howell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hekkala follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hekkala connects with a single shot there.
Howell walks into a straight right hand from Hekkala.
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!
Howell just misses with a punch to the body.
Howell just misses with a punch to the body.
Hekkala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T5#
Hekkala connects with a leg kick.
Hekkala misses with a hook
and Howell counters with a three punch combo that has Hekkala backing up. Hekkala nods at Howell to acknowledge the strikes.
Hekkala throws a big shot that misses.
Howell fails with a takedown attempt.
Howell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Howell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Howell slips a jab from Hekkala.
Howell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hekkala.#T6#
Howell throws a leg kick but Hekkala checks it.
Hekkala unleashes a big counter combination but Howell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Howell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hekkala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howell cracks Hekkala with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howell slips a straight right by Hekkala.
Howell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Howell is looking to counter punch.
Howell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#CUT#It looks like Horus Hekkala has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Howell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hekkala scores with a push kick.#T7#
Howell swings for the body but Hekkala moves out of range.
Howell tries to bum rush Hekkala with a series of wild strikes but Hekkala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hekkala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Howell cracks Hekkala with a good jab.
Hekkala takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hekkala swings for the body but Howell moves out of range.
Howell appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Howell misses the shot to the body. #TD#
Howell shoots in and gets a takedown into Hekkala's guard.
Hekkala bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Howell's guard. #REVB##T8#
Hekkala stays in close to Howell's body and controls the position.
Howell has his hands on Hekkala's head, controlling the position. #SUB#
Howell has an active guard here but Hekkala has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howell controlling the position for now.#SUB#
Howell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hekkala pulls his head out easily. #T9#
Howell tries to get to full guard but Hekkala has control of the leg. #SUB#
Howell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hekkala looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hekkala is looking to take a break and control but Howell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Howell has a hand on Hekkala's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hekkala takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Julius Howell will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Howell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Howell cracks a nice hook into Hekkala's ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hekkala crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Howell - the referee stops the clock and Hekkala gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Howell. Hekkala manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hekkala throws a body punch but Howell moves out of range.
Hekkala misses with a few strikes there.
Julius Howell is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Hekkala misses #TD#
and Howell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hekkala won't be happy with that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howell tries to advance to mount but Hekkala denies him.
Howell taking a breather here.
Hekkala gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #T1#
Howell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Howell wants to control but Hekkala is keeping him busy.
Howell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hekkala defending well though.
Julius Howell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Howell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hekkala has managed to free his arm - good work. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hekkala is trying to get back to full guard.
Hekkala is looking to control Howell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hekkala avoid being mounted?
Howell trying to mount his opponent but Hekkala defends it.
Howell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Howell wants to free his trapped foot but Hekkala is holding on for dear life with his legs. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Howell lands an overhand right.
Howell lands the left hand.
Hekkala throws a chopping leg kick but Howell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hekkala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Howell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Howell tests Hekkala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Howell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hekkala.
#T4#
Hekkala takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hekkala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Howell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horus Hekkala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hekkala looks to throw the jab but Howell is out of range.
Hekkala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hekkala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hekkala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big left from Hekkala misses.
The fighters circling - Howell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Howell moves out of range as Hekkala strikes.#T5#
Hekkala moves away from the strike by Howell.
A head kick by Howell misses
and Hekkala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#Julius Howell's cut is getting worse.
Hekkala lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hekkala takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Howell throws a sloppy head kick
and Hekkala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hekkala moves away from the strike by Howell. #TD#
Howell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hekkala trying to control but Howell postures up.
#T6#
Howell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hekkala's head.
Howell throwing shots but Hekkala is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hekkala keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Howell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hekkala is refusing to be controlled, as Howell sits in half guard.
Howell trying to pass the guard but Hekkala defending well. #T7#
Howell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hekkala defending well though.
Howell wants to pass the guard but Hekkala is defending well.
Howell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hekkala can do to turn this around?
Hekkala avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Howell.
Hekkala moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Howell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hekkala wants to sweep here but Howell controlling him for the moment. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hekkala misses with a looping right.#T8#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hekkala scores with a jab to the body.
Howell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hekkala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howell.
Howell misses with a takedown attempt
and Hekkala counters with a nice body kick.
Hekkala tests Howell's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT2#Julius Howell's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hekkala defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Howell.
Howell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hekkala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Howell counters with a nice leg kick. #T9#
Hekkala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howell was well out of range. Poor timing from Hekkala.
A jab from Hekkala misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hekkala.
Hekkala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hekkala throws a looping overhand right but Howell ducks down to avoid it.
Howell scores with a nice strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Howell jabs at Hekkala's body.
Hekkala throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Howell dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Howell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Howell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Howell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Howell misses with a head kick.
Hekkala swinging wildly here.
Howell feinted with a counter takedown.
Howell slips a jab from Hekkala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howell misses with a double jab.
Donk. Hekkala catches Howell right on the button with a cross.
Hekkala cracks a nice hook into Howell's ribs.#T1#
Howell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howell blocks a head kick by Hekkala.
Howell misses with a body punch
and Hekkala counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A leg kick checked by Howell.
Howell tried to counter with a leg kick but Hekkala avoided it.
Howell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hekkala.
Hekkala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hekkala slips a straight right by Howell.
Howell misses with a body kick.
Hekkala is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hekkala tries to land a front kick but Howell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T2#
Donk. Hekkala catches Howell right on the button with a cross.
Howell misses with a low kick.
Hekkala throws out a counter right but Howell avoids it with no problem.
Howell ducks under a wild hook from Hekkala.
Hekkala just misses with a punch to the body.
Howell misses with a wild combination.
Howell tries to land a body kick
letting Hekkala counter with a right hand. #CUT2#Jeez, Julius Howell's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hekkala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Howell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T3#
Howell misses with a body shot.
Howell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Julius Howell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Horus Hekkala!
A relieved looking Horus Hekkala thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
TOF 171
Date: Nov 16, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Mihaylov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mihaylov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hekkala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD2#
Mihaylov pulls guard.
Hekkala is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB2#
Mihaylov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mihaylov wants to sweep here but Hekkala controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Hekkala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hekkala won't allow Mihaylov to sweep him here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Hekkala tries to free his leg and advance position but Mihaylov is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hekkala misses with a left hand
and Mihaylov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mihaylov slips a straight right by Hekkala.
Hekkala lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mihaylov will feel that in the morning.
Mihaylov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hekkala misses the jab.
Mihaylov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T2#
Hekkala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Mihaylov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hekkala is looking to slow Mihaylov down with leg kicks.
Hekkala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hekkala takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mihaylov throws a body punch but Hekkala moves out of range.
Mihaylov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hekkala throws a one two combo.
#CUT#It looks like Krasimir Mihaylov has been cut.
Hekkala takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mihaylov throws a lazy head kick
and Hekkala makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mihaylov really felt that one!#T3#
Nice uppercut there from Hekkala.
Mihaylov moves to clinch but Hekkala breaks away
and Hekkala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mihaylov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hekkala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hekkala lands a jab to Mihaylov's midsection.
Hekkala 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.
Mihaylov wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Mihaylov.#T4#
Mihaylov throws a poor cross that misses
and Hekkala counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Mihaylov drives through and clinches with Hekkala against the cage.
#BC2#
Mihaylov manages to break the clinch.
Mihaylov ducks under a wild hook from Hekkala.
Mihaylov tries a quick counter leg kick but Hekkala is wise to it.
Hekkala swings for the body but Mihaylov moves out of range.
Hekkala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hekkala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hekkala misses with a few strikes there.
Hekkala listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hekkala throws a leg kick which misses Mihaylov's front leg but catches the back leg as Mihaylov tries to avoid it. #T5#
Mihaylov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hekkala.
A little jabbing left from Mihaylov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mihaylov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hekkala checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mihaylov misses with a lunging right hand
and Hekkala counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Mihaylov has closed the distance and engaged Hekkala in a clinch.
Mihaylov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hekkala just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mihaylov lands a nice shot to the body.
Mihaylov blocks a body shot from Hekkala.
Still in the clinch, Hekkala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hekkala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Hekkala fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Mihaylov.
Mihaylov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mihaylov can't find room to land a body shot as Hekkala controls the action.
#T6#
Mihaylov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hekkala backwards.
Mihaylov tries to work over Hekkala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hekkala can't find room to land a body shot as Mihaylov controls the action.
Hekkala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mihaylov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mihaylov.
Hekkala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Mihaylov breaks from the clinch.
Hekkala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mihaylov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mihaylov blocks a low kick nicely.
Mihaylov avoids the body shot from Hekkala.
Hekkala swats away the attempt to clinch by Mihaylov.#T7#
Hekkala looks to land a right hand but Mihaylov moved out of range.
A nice leg kick from Hekkala, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hekkala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hekkala lands a head kick. Mihaylov smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CL2#
Mihaylov clinches up with Hekkala and pushes him back against the cage.
Mihaylov jumps guard but Hekkala stands there with Mihaylov around his waist. Mihaylov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Horus Hekkala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krasimir Mihaylov.
Mihaylov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mihaylov misses with a body punch.
Mihaylov working aggressively here.
Mihaylov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mihaylov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Mihaylov on the inside. #TD2#
Mihaylov jumps into guard, dragging Hekkala to the mat.
#T8#
Hekkala stopping the sweep attempt from Mihaylov.
Hekkala has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mihaylov controls Hekkala momentarily but Hekkala frees himself. #SUB2#
Mihaylov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hekkala doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hekkala manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mihaylov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hekkala passes Mihaylov's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T9#
Hekkala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mihaylov keeps working.
Hekkala wants to free his trapped foot but Mihaylov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hekkala prevents Mihaylov from improving his position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mihaylov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hekkala uses his free foot to push down on Mihaylov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mihaylov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horus Hekkala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krasimir Mihaylov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Hekkala misses with a leg kick
and Mihaylov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hekkala takes a kick to the side of the head.#CUT2#It looks like Horus Hekkala has been cut.
Mihaylov avoids the body shot from Hekkala.
Mihaylov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mihaylov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hekkala is looking for a counter combo.
We've been told by Hekkala's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hekkala misses the shot to the body.
Hekkala keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihaylov connects with a body shot.
Hekkala drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hekkala connects with a leg kick. #T1#
Mihaylov throws a sloppy head kick and Hekkala moves out of range easily.
Hekkala looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mihaylov scores with a shot to the body.
Mihaylov scoring well with a low kick there.
Mihaylov lands a head shot.
The crowd cheers as Hekkala lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mihaylov doesn't seem phased though.#CL2#
Mihaylov moves into range and clinches up with Hekkala.
Mihaylov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#TD2#
Mihaylov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hekkala is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mihaylov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hekkala has passed into side control.
#T2#
Mihaylov tries to buck Hekkala off but Hekkala is having none of it.
Hekkala controls the position from side control.
Mihaylov is not content to let Hekkala control the position. #T3#
Hekkala controls the position.
Hekkala trying to control the position but Mihaylov is working away. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hekkala misses with a straight right.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hekkala here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hekkala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hekkala loads up on a big right hand but Mihaylov slips the punch.
A shot to the body from Mihaylov misses
and Hekkala counters with an inside leg kick.
Hekkala scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mihaylov doesn't seem bothered though.
Hekkala connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mihaylov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hekkala throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hekkala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mihaylov.
#T5#
Mihaylov sizes up Hekkala with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mihaylov tries to clinch but Hekkala moves away
enabling Hekkala to counter with a crisp jab.
Mihaylov avoids the body shot from Hekkala.
A little jabbing left from Mihaylov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mihaylov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mihaylov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hekkala counters with a left and a right that stings Mihaylov.
Hekkala misses with an uppercut
and Mihaylov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mihaylov ducks right into an uppercut from Hekkala.
Mihaylov tries to clinch but Hekkala moves out of range.
Hekkala was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T6#
Hekkala misses with a wild combination.
Mihaylov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Mihaylov misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hekkala.
Hekkala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mihaylov can do to turn this around?
Mihaylov fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hekkala takes a kick to the side of the head.#CL2#
Mihaylov drives through and clinches with Hekkala against the cage.
Hekkala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Hekkala as the two fighters clinch.
Mihaylov is breathing heavily.
Hekkala is leaning against Mihaylov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T7#
Mihaylov tries to throw a body punch but Hekkala avoids it by throwing Mihaylov back against the cage.
Hekkala pushes Mihaylov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Hekkala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hekkala throws a chopping leg kick but Mihaylov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mihaylov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mihaylov misses with a wild body shot.
Hekkala quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hekkala feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mihaylovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hekkala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mihaylov throws a leg kick
and Hekkala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hekkala.
#T8#
Some bone on bone action there as Mihaylov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hekkala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mihaylov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mihaylov misses with a wild body shot.
Hekkala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hekkala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mihaylov counters with a good, hard body kick but Hekkala shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mihaylov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A combination from Mihaylov does no damage.
Mihaylov lands a slapping body shot.
Hekkala gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mihaylov.#T9#
Hekkala goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hekkala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hekkala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mihaylov misses with a looping left.
Mihaylov throws a poor cross that misses
and Hekkala counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hekkala lands a leg kick that knocks Mihaylov off balance momentarily.
Hekkala misses with a leg kick
and Mihaylov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hekkala tries a head kick but it misses.
Mihaylov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hekkala with a body shot.
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 Horus Hekkala will probably get the nod.
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! This is the final round!#R3#
Hekkala throws a chopping leg kick but Mihaylov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick by Hekkala misses #KD2#
and Mihaylov counters with a head kick that drops Hekkala to the mat! Hekkala scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC2#Hekkala is rocked!
Nice uppercut there from Hekkala.
Oh Hekkala is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hekkala misses with a body shot
and Mihaylov counters with a big left hand that crumples Hekkala! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krasimir Mihaylov!
A relieved looking Krasimir Mihaylov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
TOF 159
Date: Oct 06, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Osmond.
Osmond trying to control the position but Hekkala is working away.
Hekkala is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Osmond is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hekkala has escaped the position, nice work there.
Osmond is looking to take a break and control but Hekkala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hekkala tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Osmond wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Osmond creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hekkala sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Osmond wants to control but Hekkala is keeping him busy.
Osmond working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Osmond working the ground and pound but Hekkala is defending the strikes.
Osmond taking a breather here.
Osmond in side control, throwing shots but Hekkala defends. #SUB#
Osmond is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hekkala is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hekkala is trying to improve his position.#T2#
Osmond wants to control but Hekkala is keeping him busy.
Hekkala tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Osmond wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Osmond has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hekkala is not content to let Osmond control the position.
Osmond in side control, throwing shots but Hekkala defends.
Osmond trying to control the action but Hekkala is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T3#
The ground and pound from Osmond seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #SUB#
Osmond looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hekkala sneaks back into half guard.
Hekkala is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Osmond's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Osmond's back!
Osmond trying to control the action but Hekkala just sinks the hooks in. #T4#
A bit of a pause in the action here. Hekkala controlling the positon.
Hekkala avoiding Osmond 's attempts to control his hands. #T5#
Hekkala really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Osmond.
You can see the frustration on Osmond's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hekkala avoiding Osmond 's attempts to control his hands.
Hekkala controlling well, preventing Osmond from escaping the position.
#T6#
Osmond is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hekkala.
Osmond might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Osmond wants to control his opponent's hands but Hekkala gets his hands free.
Osmond tries to break free.
#T7#
Osmond just trying to survive but Hekkala is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Osmond is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hekkala is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hekkala is hanging on to Osmond's back as he tries to escape.
Osmond trying to control the hands but Hekkala won't let him.
Hekkala controls the action.#T8#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Osmond is trying to break free.
Osmond turns into Hekkala and is now in his guard.
We've been hearing that Osmond has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Osmond throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T9#
Osmond is working Hekkala over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Osmond trying to control but Hekkala is working from the bottom.
Hekkala keeping full guard, as Osmond tries to pass.
Hekkala has his hands on Osmond's head, controlling the position.
Osmond working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Osmond stands and throws Hekkala's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joel Osmond will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Osmond on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hekkala gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hekkala tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Osmond paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Osmond changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hekkala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osmond moves away.
Osmond drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hekkala sprawls and moves away.
Hekkala with a nice cross.#CUT2#It looks like Joel Osmond has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hekkala lands a nice shot that snaps Osmond's head back.
Hekkala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Osmond throws a right hand that misses
and Hekkala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Osmond shoots in for a takedown but Hekkala shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hekkala! But no joy.
Hekkala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hekkala is looking to clinch.
Osmond slips under a jab from Hekkala.
Hekkala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Osmond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hekkala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Osmond tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hekkala swivels and escapes.
A jab from Osmond misses. #T2#
Hekkala dodges the punch combination from Osmond.
Hekkala is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Osmond checks a leg kick.
Hekkala cracks Osmond with a good jab.
Hekkala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Hekkala.
Good shot there by Hekkala.#CUT2#Joel Osmond's cut is getting worse.
Osmond takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osmond throws a right and a left that Hekkala avoids nicely. #T3#
Hekkala walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Osmond checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hekkala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Horus Hekkala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hekkala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hekkala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Osmond. That did some damage!
Horus Hekkala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Osmond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#KD2#
Hekkala lands a left and a right that send Osmond crashing to the mat, dazed. Hekkala thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Osmond is rocked!
Hekkala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hekkala closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Osmond out cold! Osmond corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Horus Hekkala!
An out of breath Horus Hekkala thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
TOF 151
Date: Sep 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Sparks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sparks sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hekkala tries to clinch but Sparks is having none of it.
Hekkala ducks under a wild hook from Sparks.
Hekkala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hekkala moves out of range as Sparks strikes.
Hekkala swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sparks misses with a straight left.
Hekkala ducks under a wild hook from Sparks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hekkala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sparks lands with a cross.
Sparks misses the jab.
Sparks thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Hekkala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sparks is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hekkala's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nice body kick from Hekkala.
Sparks throws a right hand that misses
and Hekkala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hekkala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sparks throws out the jab.
It seemed like Hekkala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sparks keeps the fight on the outside.
Hekkala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sparks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sparks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sparks walks into a straight right hand from Hekkala.
Sparks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hekkalas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T2#
Hekkala blocks a jab.
Sparks throws a hook to the side of Hekkala's head but Hekkala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hekkala clobbers Sparks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Elton Sparks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparks moves out of range of the body kick from Hekkala.
Sparks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hekkala moves away.
Sparks throws a jab when Hekkala was well out of range.
Sparks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hekkala.
Hekkala misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Sparks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab by Hekkala.
Hekkala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparks.
Hekkala ducks under a wild hook from Sparks.#T3#
Sparks misses with a two punch combination.
Hekkala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparks.
Sparks misses with a looping left.
Hekkala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sparks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sparks blocks a head kick by Hekkala.
Hekkala scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hekkala throws a hook but Sparks avoids it easily.
Sparks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hekkala looks to throw a body kick
and Sparks counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#It looks like Horus Hekkala has been cut.
Hekkala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sparks to score with a decent uppercut.
Hekkala lands with a nice body kick. #CL2#
Sparks gets tackled into the cage by Hekkala. Hekkala maintains the clinch. #T4#
Hekkala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sparks missing with knees to the body.
Hekkala scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hekkala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hekkala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Sparks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sparks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Hekkala on the inside.
Hekkala cracks Sparks with a nice body shot.
Sparks missing with knees to the body.
Sparks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hekkala pushes Sparks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sparks is breathing heavily.
Hekkala prevents Sparks from breaking the clinch.
Sparks trying to control the position but instead, Hekkala has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sparks into the cage.#T5#
A short right from Hekkala on the inside.
A short right from Hekkala.
Sparks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hekkala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sparks. #BC2#
Hekkala manages to break the clinch.
Hekkala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sparks misses with a shot to the body
and Hekkala counters with a stiff right hand.
Hekkala misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hekkala misses the target.
Sparks misses with a right hand
and Hekkala counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hekkala works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hekkala with the inside leg kick. #T6#
Hekkala tries to clinch but Sparks moves out of range. #CL2#
Hekkala gets a clinch.
Hekkala throws a punch but it's blocked by Sparks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparks tries to land knees in the clinch but Hekkala avoids the damage to the body.
Hekkala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sparks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hekkala misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Hekkala fails to land.
Sparks blocks a body shot from Hekkala.
Sparks lands with a light punch inside.
Hekkala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sparks backwards.
Come on Sparks - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sparks stalling in the clinch but Hekkala improves position. #T7#
Hekkala misses with the head strike.
Sparks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hekkala has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short body shot lands from Sparks as the two fighters clinch.
Hekkala struggles to land a body shot inside as Sparks controls his hands.
Sparks working aggressively here.
A short right from Sparks.
Sparks tries to land a knee to the head but Hekkala blocks with his arms.
Hekkala pushes Sparks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sparks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hekkala's elbow.
Hekkala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hekkala can't find room to land a body shot as Sparks controls the action.
Sparks blocks an uppercut.
Sparks stalls. #BC#
Sparks breaks the clinch.
#T8#
Sparks scores with a nice right hand.
Sparks throws a poor cross that misses
#KD2#
and Hekkala counters with a crisp one two that drops Sparks! Hekkala thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sparks to his feet! Sparks is in big trouble!#ROC2#Sparks is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparks leaves his chin hanging out and Hekkala seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Sparks crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Horus Hekkala!
Horus Hekkala decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Elton Sparks had this to say: 'No worries, I just wanted to see what showed up in my TOTT!'. |
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Event:
TOF 141
Date: Aug 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Hekkala.
A jab lands there for Messing.#CUT#It looks like Horus Hekkala has been cut.
Messing fails with a takedown attempt.
Hekkala tries to clinch but Messing is having none of it.
Messing gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CUT2#It looks like Gerard Messing has been cut.
Messing takes a swing at Hekkala's ribcage but misses.
Hekkala now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Messing loads up on a big right hand but Hekkala slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hekkala is fending him off so far but Messing persists. Nope, Hekkala circles away and we're back to standing.
Hekkala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Messing takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hekkala avoids the body shot from Messing.
Messing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T1#
Messing fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Hekkala clinches up against the cage.
Messing goes for a takedown attempt but Hekkala pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerard Messing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Messing swings for the body but Hekkala moves out of range.
Hekkala throws out a counter right but Messing avoids it with no problem.
Messing lands with a right hand.
Messing looks to score with a jab to the body but Hekkala is just out of range.
Gerard Messing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Hekkala tries to sprawl but Messing drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Messing is looking to take a break and control but Hekkala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hekkala manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hekkala is pulling down on Messing's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Hekkala keeping moving, preventing Messing from controlling successfully.
Messing stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hekkala swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hekkala pulls Messing in close to prevent any damage.
Messing trying to control the position from guard on top but Hekkala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Messing with a flurry of punches that miss.
Messing pushing down on Hekkala's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T3#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Messing is pressing down on Hekkala's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hekkala is holding on for now.
Messing is thwarting Hekkala's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Messing is looking for a kimura but Hekkala is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Messing to get the leverage. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Messing throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hekkala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Messing comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Messing is looking to wear down Hekkala with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hekkala is looking to clinch.
Hekkala throws a sloppy head kick and Messing moves out of range easily. #T4#
Messing shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hekkala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Hekkala is predictable there #TD#
and Messing decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hekkala's guard.
Hekkala is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Messing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Messing might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Messing trying to control the position from guard on top but Hekkala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Messing passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hekkala is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T5#
Messing landing strikes.
Messing is looking to take a break and control but Hekkala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Messing are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #SUB#
Messing is trying to get an arm triangle but Hekkala is defending well.
Messing wants to control but Hekkala is keeping him busy. #T6#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Messing tries to score with some ground and pound. Hekkala controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Messing throwing shots but missing, from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Messing creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hekkala sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Messing trying to control the action but Hekkala is working from the bottom. #T7#
Messing takes a little break here. Hekkala wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hekkala dodges the ground and pound from Messing.
The strikes coming from Messing are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hekkala tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Messing wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hekkala slips under a jab.
Messing throws a shot from downtown. Hekkala moves away and avoids it.
Hekkala looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.#T8#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hekkala throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Messing connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hekkala. Hekkala circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hekkala walks into a stiff left hand from Messing.
Hekkala is looking to clinch.
Messing misses with an uppercut.
Hekkala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Messing fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hekkala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Messing.
Hekkala delivers a nice body kick.
Messing takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T9#
Hekkala wants to land a leg kick but Messing is out of range.
Hekkala lands a head shot.
Messing 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.
Messing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hekkala.
Messing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hekkala was well out of range. Poor timing from Messing.
Hekkala appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Messing fails with the takedown
and Hekkala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Messing's knee momentarily.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Messing.
Messing has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hekkala can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Messing dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Hekkala connects with a nice looking jab.
Messing looks to land a right hand but Hekkala moved out of range.
Messing takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Messing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hekkala.
Hekkala uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Messing has time to react.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hekkala.
Gerard Messing is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hekkala tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Messing manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hekkala throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD#
and Messing counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Messing wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hekkala keeps working.
Messing not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Messing trying to mount his opponent but Hekkala defends it. #SUB#
Messing seems to be looking for submissions.
Messing wants to pass to mount but Hekkala is defending the position.
Messing takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Messing throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hekkala is trying to maintain the position but Messing is very close to passing his half guard.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Messing is trying to control the action in half guard but Hekkala is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Messing changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hekkala tries to avoid it but Messing manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hekkala to the ground. Hekkala escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Messing misses with a right hand
and Hekkala counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hekkala catches Messing with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL2#
Hekkala gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hekkala. #ROC2#Messing is rocked!
Hekkala tries to work over Messing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Messing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hekkala's elbow.
Hekkala has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hekkala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Messing is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Messing can't get the takedown.
#T3#
A short left from Hekkala.
Hekkala throws a big uppercut that drops Messing! More strikes from Hekkala and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Messing lies dazed against the cage as Hekkala celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Horus Hekkala!
After winning the bout, Horus Hekkala 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 13, 2024 |
#R1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Hekkala.
Hekkala scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hekkala. De Brendt does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Brendt follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hekkala lands an overhand right.#CUT#It looks like Johan De Brendt has been cut.
Hekkala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL#
Hekkala closes the distance and pushes De Brendt back into the cage.
Hekkala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Brendt can't get the takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hekkala.
A body shot lands from Hekkala.
De Brendt looks winded!
A right hand to the body from Hekkala.
#T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hekkala.
Hekkala lands a left hand.
Hekkala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hekkala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Hekkala.
Nice body punch from Hekkala.
Hekkala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hekkala lands a body punch.
Hekkala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Hekkala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Hekkala closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hekkala lands a body punch.
Hekkala lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Hekkala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hekkala.
Hekkala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Hekkala.
A nice left hand lands by Hekkala.
Hekkala lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Brendt or not.
Hekkala lands with a light punch inside.
Hekkala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hekkala lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Hekkala as the two fighters clinch.
Hekkala lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Brendt backwards. #ROC#De Brendt is rocked!#BC#
Hekkala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hekkala throws a nice outside leg kick. #T3#
Hekkala throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! De Brendt crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Horus Hekkala!
A very excited looking Horus Hekkala 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Hekkala takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#CUT#It looks like Horus Hekkala has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hekkala!
Hekkala misses the shot to the body.
Lyle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hekkala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lyle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lyle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lyle closes the distance but Hekkala moves to the side
and Hekkala counters with a straight right hand.
Lyle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hekkala counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyle misses with a hook
and Hekkala counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hekkala scores with a jab.
Lyle misses with a looping right.
Hekkala looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Hekkala slips under a jab.
Hekkala let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hekkala's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lyle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hekkala scrambles back to his feet.
Hekkala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hekkala just misses with a punch to the body.
Lyle avoids the body shot from Hekkala.
Hekkala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hekkala is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lyle rather than just go for the knockout.
Hekkala takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hekkala swings for the body but Lyle moves out of range.
Lyle throws a sloppy body shot
and Hekkala counters with a nice body shot. #T2#
Lyle throws an off balance right hand
and Lyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
Lyle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lyle throws a head punch that misses.
Lyle has a couple of punches blocked by Hekkala.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hekkala.
Lyle keeps control of Hekkala as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hekkala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hekkala misses with a body punch.
Hekkala slows down the pace here.
Lyle lands with a light punch inside.
Hekkala looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3#
Lyle working aggressively here.
Hekkala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lyle misses with a punch on the inside.
Lyle misses with the head strike.
Lyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lyle.
Lyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hekkala looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lyle.
Hekkala blocking some punches.
Lyle has a couple of punches blocked by Hekkala.
Lyle working aggressively here.
Hekkala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lyle tries to work over Hekkala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
Lyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lyle gets through Hekkala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lyle misses with some punches.
Lyle is working Hekkala over against the cage.
Hekkala looks winded!
Hekkala blocking some punches.
Lyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Lyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Hekkala.
Lyle is working Hekkala over against the cage.
Lyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hekkala backwards.
Lyle scores with a shoulder strike.
Lyle lands a nice uppercut.
Lyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lyle presses Hekkala against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lyle can't find room to land a body shot as Hekkala controls the action.
Lyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hekkala backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Lyle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Horus Hekkala's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Lyle tries to clinch up.
Hekkala takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hekkala digs a good body shot into Lyle's ribs.
Lyle looks to land a left hand but Hekkala moved out of range nicely.
Hekkala jabs Lyle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lyle cracks Hekkala with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hekkala falls to his knees and Lyle doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Lyle! |
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