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Event:
DMMA 385: Kostov v Burgess
Date: Jan 18, 2025 |
#R1#
Bhate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Samaras at a distance.
Samaras displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bhate throws out the jab.
Samaras only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bhate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Samaras walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bhate checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Samaras displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bhate throws out the jab.
Bhate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bhate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samaras manages to avoid it.
Samaras takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bhate jabs at Samaras's body.
Bhate moves away from the strike by Samaras.
Bhate checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Bhate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samaras misses with a hook.
Bhate checks the leg kick.
Samaras throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A counter left hand to the body from Bhate misses its target.
Samaras misses with a leg kick
and Bhate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Bhate lands a slapping body shot.
Samaras lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Samaras misses with a looping right.
Dharya Bhate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bhate getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Samaras avoids the body shot from Bhate.
Bhate lands with an overhand left.
Bhate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bhate ducks under a wild hook from Samaras.
Samaras stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bhate swats away the attempt to clinch by Samaras.
Samaras takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bhate misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Bhate avoids the body shot from Samaras.
Samaras with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Samaras misses.
Samaras looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bhate throws a body punch but Samaras moves out of range.
Samaras tries a quick counter leg kick but Bhate is wise to it.
Bhate punishes Samaras's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Samaras.
Nice straight punches there by Samaras. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Samaras.
Bhate slips a jab from Samaras.
Samaras throws a right hand that misses
and Bhate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Samaras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bhate takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bhate dips to his left and cracks Samaras with an uppercut!#T3#
Bhate works Samaras's body with a nice hook.
Bhate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bhate swats away the attempt to clinch by Samaras.
Samaras uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bhate.
Samaras throws a low kick but Bhate avoids it.
Samaras is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bhate.
Bhate jabs at Samaras's body.
Samaras takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bhate takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheers as Samaras lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bhate doesn't seem phased though.
Bhate misses with an uppercut.
Bhate walks into a straight right hand from Samaras.#T4#
Samaras throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bhate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
It looks like Bhate has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bhate. Samaras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samaras dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bhate misses with a body shot.
Samaras throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bhate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Samaras thinking.
Bhate is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bhate throws a hook but Samaras blocks it.
Samaras is looking to slow Bhate down with leg kicks.
Bhate with a nice cross.
Bhate misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Samaras counters with a right hand to the body. #CL2#
Samaras rushes Bhate and presses him up against the cage.
Bhate blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samaras.
Bhate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Samaras struggles to land a body shot inside as Bhate controls his hands.
Samaras fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Dharya Bhate will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Samaras throws a body punch but Bhate moves out of range.
That kick from Samaras tenderised Bhate's leg. Bhate is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bhate is looking to wear down Samaras with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Samaras uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bhate.
Samaras takes a swing at Bhate's ribcage but misses.
Samaras fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bhate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samaras digs a good body shot into Bhate's ribs.
Bhate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samaras. Bhate does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Bhate on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhate throws a jab but it's blocked by Samaras.
Samaras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samaras swings for the body but Bhate moves out of range.
Samaras throws out a loose jab but Bhate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bhate misses with a body shot.
#T1#
Bhate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Samaras throws a head kick but Bhate moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Bhate. Beautiful body shot.
Bhate throws a body punch but Samaras moves out of range.
Samaras throws a low kick but Bhate moves out of range easily.
Bhate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samaras lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice shot lands for Bhate.
Samaras scores with a nice body kick.
Samaras is looking to slow Bhate down with leg kicks.
Bhate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samaras moves away.
Samaras takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dharya Bhate is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Samaras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samaras connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Samaras.
Samaras uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bhate.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Samaras! But no joy.
Samaras tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bhate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bhate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samaras moves away.
Samaras throws a hook but Bhate avoids it easily.
Bhate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samaras manages to avoid it.
Bhate punishes Samaras's body with a nice straight punch.
Samaras pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bhate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samaras.
Samaras connects with a single shot there.
Bhate bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Samaras's head.#T3#
Bhate misses with a body shot.
Bhate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bhate 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.
Bhate throws a body shot but no joy.
Samaras scores with a jab. Bhate acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bhate misses the shot to the body.
Bhate steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Samaras. That one must have hurt.
Samaras moves into range and connects with a jab.
Samaras throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Samaras avoids the body shot from Bhate.
Bhate backing away here, and Samaras unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Samaras misses with an uppercut. Bhate saw that one coming.
Samaras swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samaras swings for the body but Bhate moves out of range.
#T4#
Bhate takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Samaras lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samaras throws a nice inside leg kick.
Samaras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bhate throws a body shot but no joy.
Samaras just misses with a punch to the body.
Samaras motions for Bhate to come forward. Samaras throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Samaras misses with a straight left.
Samaras tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Bhate to counter with a crisp jab.
Samaras misses the jab.
Bhate throws a body shot but no joy.
Bhate slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alkiviadis Samaras showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bhate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Samaras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bhate cracks Samaras with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Samaras digs a good body shot into Bhate's ribs.
Bhate slips a jab from Samaras.
Samaras chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Samaras swinging wildly here.
Samaras lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhate throws a shot from downtown. Samaras moves away and avoids it.
Bhate scores with a body shot.
Bhate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samaras manages to avoid it.
Bhate misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Bhate throws a body shot but no joy.
Bhate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samaras is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Samaras misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Samaras finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Samaras.
Samaras looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Samaras misses with the combination.
Bhate tries to move into range but Samaras moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Samaras bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bhate's head backwards.
Samaras pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bhate swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Samaras counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bhate thinking. #T2#
Bhate swings away with a body shot that misses
and Samaras counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC2#Bhate is rocked!
Bhate scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samaras walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bhate checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch lands to the side of Samaras 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Samaras lands a leg kick that knocks Bhate off balance momentarily.
Samaras tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bhate was well out of range. Poor timing from Samaras.
Nice straight punches there by Bhate. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bhate.
Bhate takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bhate looks to score with a jab to the body but Samaras is just out of range.
Bhate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bhate just misses with a punch to the body.
Samaras has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T3#
Bhate misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Samaras misses.
Bhate swings for the body but Samaras moves out of range.
Bhate misses the shot to the body.
Samaras shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Bhate misses the target.
Good shot there by Samaras.
Samaras will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bhate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bhate looks to score with a jab to the body but Samaras is just out of range.
Bhate connects with a crisp jab.
Bhate takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bhate misses the shot to the body.
Samaras just misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Bhate is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Samaras.
Oh Bhate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bhate scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Samaras misses
and Bhate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bhate seems to have got his legs back now.
Bhate scores with a hook to the body. Samaras takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bhate lands a nice hook to Samaras's body. Samaras takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bhate misses with a body shot
and Samaras counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Samaras finds it's target.
Samaras needs to keep his hands up - Bhate had a free shot at his head there.
Bhate blocks a head kick by Samaras.
Samaras is looking to chop away at Bhate's legs.
Samaras lands a nice looking body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alkiviadis Samaras comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Samaras 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alkiviadis Samaras! |
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Event:
UCF 93: Santoro v Chai
Date: Dec 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Rook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samaras moves away.
Samaras quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Samaras digs a good hook to Rook's body.
Rook swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Samaras counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Rook. Those never looked like landing.
Rook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samaras tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rook paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samaras turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Samaras scores with a hook to the body. Rook takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Rook misses the target.
Samaras on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Samaras with a nice calf kick.
Rook swings widly with a right hand
and Samaras counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rook's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samaras cracks Rook with an open hand slap.
Rook looks to score with a jab to the body but Samaras is just out of range.
Rook swings for the body but Samaras moves out of range.
#T1#
Samaras throws a body punch but Rook moves out of range.
Rook throws a lazy uppercut
and Samaras counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Samaras moves out of range as Rook strikes.
Rook takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rook misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Samaras cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rook takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rook lands a nice shot to the body.
Samaras throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rook on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rook. Samaras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rook throws a right hand that misses
letting Samaras counter with a right hand.
Rook scores with a jab to the body.
Samaras looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rook misses with a lunging right hand
and Rook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rook misses with a double jab
#KD#
and Samaras counters with a beautiful punch that sends Rook to the canvas! #ROC#Rook is rocked!
Rook looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2##SU#
Samaras stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Samaras is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Samaras throws a combination that misses
and Rook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rook throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rook lands with a nice combination. Samaras backs away looking to recover.
Samaras is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A leg kick checked by Rook.
Rook misses with a wild body shot.
Samaras looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rook just misses with a punch to the body.
Nathan Rook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rook throws a nice looking combination but Samaras bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rook is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Samaras rather than just go for the knockout.
Samaras avoids a punch combination nicely.
Samaras feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samaras.
Rook throws the left hand but Samaras avoids the punch easily.
Samaras works the jab nicely.#T3#
Rook misses with a body punch
and Samaras counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rook thinking.
Rook misses with a left hand
and Samaras counters with a good low kick that Rook was not able to check.
Samaras connects with the punch.
Rook misses with a combination
and Rook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Samaras throws a quick inside leg kick.
Samaras lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rook's sensitive parts.
Samaras scores with a leg kick.
Samaras tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Samaras scores with a hook to the body. Rook takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL#
Samaras closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Rook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samaras digs a good hook to Rook's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samaras. Rook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samaras ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
Samaras lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rook misses with a lunging right hand
and Samaras counters with a low kick, right behind Rook 's knee.
Rook's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rook misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rook swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Samaras counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Rook. Those never looked like landing.
Rook misses the shot to the body.
Rook throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Samaras counters with a stiff right hand.
Samaras throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samaras scores with a nice right hand.
Samaras lands the left hand.
Rook is still on wobbly legs! Can Samaras finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rook misses with a straight left.
Rook misses with a hook
#KD#
and Samaras counters with a right hand that sends Rook tumbling to the canvas! Can Samaras finish him? He dives into Rook's guard looking to do just that!
Rook keeping full guard, as Samaras tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alkiviadis Samaras dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Samaras tries to clinch up but Rook circles away and keeps his distance.
Rook seems to have recovered his senses.
Samaras lands a right hook to the body.
#CL#
Samaras has Rook up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rook.
Samaras misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Rook breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Rook does no damage.
Samaras swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Rook misses.
Samaras swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samaras.
Rook unleashes a big counter combination but Samaras bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rook takes a jab right on the kisser.
Samaras smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rook is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Samaras swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Samaras misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rook.
Samaras scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rook in his tracks. #T1#
Rook throws a series of punches but Samaras avoids them all with ease.
Rook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rook misses with a lunging right hand
and Samaras counters with a good, hard body kick but Rook shrugs it off.
Samaras connects with a solid leg kick.
Rook lands the left hand.
Alkiviadis Samaras is winning the standup battle so far.
Samaras connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Rook breaks the clinch.
Rook takes a swing at Samaras's ribcage but misses.
Samaras displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rook throws out the jab.
A jab from Rook finds it's way through Samaras's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rook. Samaras does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Samaras on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL#
Samaras closes the distance and clinches. #T2##BC2#
Rook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rook blocks a leg kick.
Rook throws a jab when Samaras was well out of range.
Rook misses with a shot to the body
letting Samaras counter with a right hand.
Rook misses with a few strikes there.
Rook throws a left and a right that both miss
and Samaras counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rook is breathing heavily.
Rook gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rook misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Samaras lands with a right hand.
Rook misses with a left hand
and Samaras counters with an inside leg kick.
Rook swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Samaras counter with a right hand.
Rook throws a sloppy body shot
and Samaras counters with a good low kick that Rook was not able to check.
Samaras throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Samaras, as that shot connected.
Nathan Rook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T3#
Samaras swings for the body but Rook moves out of range.
It seemed like Rook was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Samaras is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rook can do to turn this around?
Rook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Samaras swings for the body but Rook moves out of range.
Rook looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rook misses with a looping left.
Rook comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rook misses with a wild body shot.
Samaras lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Samaras sizes up Rook with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rook misses with a double jab
and Samaras counters with an inside leg kick.
Samaras ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Samaras throws a right and a left that Rook avoids nicely.
Rook throws a counter combo.
Samaras lands a nice shot to the body.
Rook on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Samaras. Samaras obviously looking to wear him down.
#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samaras manages to avoid it.#KD#
A head kick lands from Samaras that sends Rook to the canvas. Rook tries to scramble back to his feet but Samaras brings him back down into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rook keeping his opponent close.#SU#
Samaras decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rook to his feet.
Rook misses with a jab to the body
#KD#
and Samaras counters with a right hand that sends Rook tumbling to the canvas! Can Samaras finish him? He dives into Rook's guard looking to do just that!#SU#
Rook is working an open guard so Samaras takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rook swings away with a body shot that misses
#KD#
and Rook is countered with a crisp right hand from Samaras that sends him to the canvas! Samaras follows him to the mat into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here as Samaras stalls from top position.#SU#
Samaras stands up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alkiviadis Samaras dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
A chopping leg kick lands by Samaras.
Rook has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Samaras tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rook was well out of range. Poor timing from Samaras.
Rook appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rook throws a lazy uppercut
and Samaras counters with an inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Rook both land. Nice combination.
Samaras looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Samaras takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rook misses with a shot to the body
and Rook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samaras ducks under a wild hook from Rook.
Rook rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Samaras counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Samaras moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rook throws a sloppy body shot
and Samaras counters with a nice body shot.
Rook takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Samaras scoring well with a low kick there.
Rook swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Samaras counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Samaras moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Samaras fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rook misses with a hook. Samaras ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Samaras misses its target.
Samaras connects with a single shot there.
Rook misses with a looping right.
Samaras blocks a jab.
Rook gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Samaras gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Rook is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alkiviadis Samaras! |
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Event:
UCF 81: Cabrazzi v Chai Jr
Date: Nov 02, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Dux closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Samaras quickly recovers to half guard.
Dux is keen to just control but Samaras is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Samaras is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Dux has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Samaras is tapping! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Daniel Dux! |
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Event:
BB-10
Date: Jul 30, 2024 |
#R1#
Samaras takes one on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Samaras.
Samaras looks to score with a jab to the body but Choi is just out of range.#CL#
Samaras drives through and clinches with Choi against the cage.
Choi is trying to break free.
Samaras scores with a shot to the side of Choi's head.
Samaras works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Samaras lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Choi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Samaras lands a shoulder strike.
Samaras lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Samaras's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Samaras is working Choi over against the cage.
Samaras scores with a shot to the side of Choi's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Samaras creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Samaras is working Choi over against the cage.
Choi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Samaras lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Choi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Samaras is defending well.
Choi looks winded!
Samaras softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T1#
A nice left hand lands by Samaras.
Choi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Samaras has him pressed against the cage.
Samaras lands with a light punch inside. #ROC#Choi is rocked!
Choi wants a takedown but no success here.
Choi is still on wobbly legs! Can Samaras finish him?
Samaras misses with a punch on the inside.
Choi tries to break free but Samaras pushes him back against the cage.
Samaras misses with a hook from the clinch.
Choi is trying to break the clinch but Samaras has him pressed against the cage.
Samaras misses with a punch on the inside.
Samaras misses with a hook from the clinch.
Samaras swings wildly with an uppercut but Choi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Choi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samaras.
Samaras swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samaras has a couple of punches blocked by Choi.
Choi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samaras fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samaras misses with the head strike.
Samaras misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samaras misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Samaras fails to land.
Samaras throws a punch but it's blocked by Choi.
Samaras misses with some punches.
Samaras swings wildly with an uppercut but Choi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choi seems to have recovered his senses.
Samaras working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samaras has Choi pressed against the cage, preventing Choi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Samaras lands a nice uppercut.
Samaras lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Choi.
Choi is trying to force a seperation but Samaras has the dominant position.
Choi has Samaras pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Samaras manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alkiviadis Samaras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doo Ho Choi.
Samaras lands a hook that snaps the head of Choi backwards.
Choi tries for a takedown. No joy.
#T2#
Choi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Samaras prevents it.
A short uppercut from Samaras.
Samaras creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Choi with a big uppercut! Choi tries to clinch up but Samaras pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Choi to the mat! Choi covers up and Samaras unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alkiviadis Samaras! |
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Event:
BB-7
Date: Jun 18, 2024 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Samaras looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samaras uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sarinnen.
Good work by Sarinnen as he checks the leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sarinnen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sarinnen.
Sarinnen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Samaras.
Samaras displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sarinnen.
Samaras misses with an uppercut.
Sarinnen tests Samaras's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sarinnen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Samaras's head backwards.
Sarinnen throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samaras getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sarinnen lands with a cross.
Sarinnen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Samaras defends well and Sarinnen ends up having to push Samaras into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Samaras bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sarinnen's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samaras lands with a slapping head kick. #ROC#Sarinnen is rocked!#T1#
Sarinnen throws an overhand right that lands on Samaras's shoulder, as Samaras tries to avoid the shot.
Sarinnen is still on wobbly legs! Can Samaras finish him?
Samaras displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sarinnen.
Alkiviadis Samaras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Sarinnen.
Sarinnen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Samaras avoids it really well and circles away.
Sarinnen seems to have recovered his senses.
Sarinnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarinnen throws a shot from downtown. Samaras moves away and avoids it.
Samaras uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sarinnen.
Sarinnen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Samaras. Samaras obviously looking to wear him down.
Samaras takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#TD2#
Sarinnen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Samaras is trying to defend but Sarinnen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Samaras on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Samaras tries to get out of the position.
Samaras wants to improve his position but Sarinnen is controlling well.
Sarinnen stops Samaras from getting back to his feet.
#T2##SUB2#
Sarinnen seems to be working for a kimura but Samaras defends the submission attempt.
Samaras is looking for a sweep. Sarinnen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sarinnen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Samaras keeps working. #SUB2#
Sarinnen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Samaras defends it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Sarinnen is trying to work for a kimura but Samaras is defending well.
Samaras definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Samaras tries to get to full guard but Sarinnen has control of the leg.
Samaras is trying to stand back up but Sarinnen is controlling him
Sarinnen prevents Samaras from improving his position.#T3#
Sarinnen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Samaras knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Samaras might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sarinnen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Samaras!
Samaras prevents Sarinnen from taking his back.
Sarinnen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Samaras is squirming around, avoiding Sarinnen's attempts to control the action.
Samaras is looking to get to half guard.
Sarinnen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Samaras is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T4##SUB2#
Sarinnen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Samaras can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
#SUB2#
Sarinnen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Samaras is squirming around, avoiding Sarinnen's attempts to control the action. #SUB2#
Sarinnen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Samaras is surviving well by controlling Sarinnen's body position as best he can.
Samaras tries to reverse the position but Sarinnen maintains control.
Sarinnen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#SUB2#
Sarinnen looking to secure an arm triangle but Samaras defends it well. #SUB2#
Sarinnen goes for an armbar but Samaras turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Samaras.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Sarinnen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Samaras defends well.#T5##SUB2#
Sarinnen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Samaras is aware though and is defending well.
Sarinnen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Samaras's guard. #REVB#
Samaras looking for a sweep. Not yet Samaras, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarinnen looking to pass the guard.
Sarinnen passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB2#
Sarinnen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Samaras is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Samaras is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Samaras is working hard here to advance position.#T6#
Samaras is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Samaras trying to control but Sarinnen postures up.
#SUB2#
Sarinnen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Samaras defends it well.
Samaras is refusing to be controlled, as Sarinnen sits in half guard.
Samaras is in trouble now - Sarinnen has advanced to mount!
Sarinnen trying to control but Samaras is having none of it. #SUB2#
Samaras tries to improve his position but Sarinnen has taken his back! Sarinnen has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Samaras tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Sarinnen pushes Samaras away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Samuel Sarinnen! Samuel Sarinnen retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Samuel Sarinnen 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:
BB-6
Date: Jun 04, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Samaras closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sanchez to the mat! Sanchez manages to get full guard.
Samaras is stalling in the full guard.
Samaras stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Samaras is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Samaras's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Samaras controlling from the top position.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samaras is stalling in the full guard. #T1#
Samaras's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Samaras slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Samaras in side control, just content to control the action for now. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sanchez is pushing Samaras's head away, looking to escape. Samaras manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samaras is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sanchez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sloppy strikes there by Samaras.
An elbow from Samaras crashes against the mat.
Samaras remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Sanchez struggling a bit here.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Samaras drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#T3#
Sanchez being controlled for a moment.
Further stalling from Samaras.
Check out the look on Samaras's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Samaras throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Samaras crashes against the mat.
#SUB#
Samaras tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Samaras in side control, throwing shots but Sanchez defends.
Sanchez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Samaras.
Samaras takes a little break here. Sanchez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Samaras advances to full mount. #T5#
Samaras controlling his opponent.
Samaras unloads with some shots from mount but Sanchez bucks and avoids them well.
Samaras misses with a head shot.
Samaras pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Samaras throws some wild stikes that Sanchez manages to avoid easily.
Samaras breaks from Sanchez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samaras content just to control the position here.
Sanchez looks winded!
Samaras throws some wild stikes that Sanchez manages to avoid easily.
BOOM! Samaras connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#T6#
Samaras controlling his opponent.
Samaras looking to finish with strikes here!
Samaras takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Samaras looking to finish with strikes here!
Samaras throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
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!
Samaras controlling the position easily from mount.
Samaras throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sanchez because Samaras loaded up on that one.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
#T7#
Samaras unloading with bombs!#ROC#Sanchez is rocked!
Samaras looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Sanchez covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alkiviadis Samaras!
Edward Sanchez spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck, I should have done better.'. |
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Event:
These Three Kings
Date: May 02, 2024 |
#R1#
Samaras fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Ferguson as Samaras shoots in.
Samaras fails with the takedown
and Ferguson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alkiviadis Samaras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samaras avoids the head kick by Ferguson.
#TD#
Samaras drives through with a takedown into Ferguson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ferguson being controlled here, momentarily.
Samaras trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samaras wants to pass the guard but Ferguson is keeping the position.
Samaras throws a big right hand that misses.
Samaras is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ferguson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Samaras loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Samaras seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ferguson is trying to control the position but Samaras postures up.
Samaras slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samaras working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson is being controlled here.
Samaras in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ferguson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Samaras.
A lull in the action here as Samaras stalls from top position.
Ferguson is looking to regain half guard here but Samaras keeps moving and retains side control. #T2#
A lull in the action here.
Ferguson tries to bench press Samaras off him but Samaras keeps the position.
Ferguson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Samaras.
Ferguson trying to remain calm as Samaras controls from the top position.
Samaras 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.
Samaras connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ferguson some visible discomfort.
Samaras controlling the position.
Samaras working away.
Ferguson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T3#
Samaras is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ferguson tries to improve position but can't.
Samaras moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Samaras seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ferguson for as long as he can get away with.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ferguson is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Samaras crashes against the mat.
Samaras controls the position.
Ferguson parries the strikes from Samaras easily there. Samaras is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ferguson to escape.
Ferguson is trying to control Samaras's posture but Samaras avoids it.
Samaras throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ferguson tries to bench press Samaras off him but Samaras keeps the position.
Ferguson parries the strikes from Samaras easily there. Samaras is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ferguson to escape.
#T5#
Samaras controls the position.
Samaras continues to stall.
Samaras has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ferguson is trying to improve his position.
Samaras taking a breather here.
Samaras passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ferguson!
Samaras controlling his opponent. #T6#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Samaras throwing strikes here but Ferguson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Samaras controlling the position easily from mount.
Ferguson is bucking up trying to escape but Samaras cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Samaras content just to control the position here.
Ferguson is working to get back to half guard.
Ferguson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ferguson working to try and regain half guard.
Samaras looking to finish with strikes here!
#T7#
Samaras controlling the position easily from mount. #SUB#
Samaras looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Samaras controlling from mount.
Samaras throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ferguson because Samaras loaded up on that one. #T8#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Samaras avoids the attempt from Ferguson to control.
Ferguson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Samaras.
Samaras thowing shots but they're missing.
Samaras controlling the position easily from mount.
Samaras thowing shots but they're missing.
Samaras takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Poor strikes thrown by Samaras there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
#T9#
Samaras looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ferguson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Samaras. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Samaras throwing strikes here but Ferguson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ferguson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Samaras.
Samaras controlling the pace for now.
Ferguson tries to lock up and control but Samaras gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Samaras controlling from the full mount.
Samaras unloads with some shots from mount but Ferguson bucks and avoids them well.
Samaras with the ground and pound from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferguson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Samaras tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Samaras throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ferguson because Samaras loaded up on that one.
Samaras sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alkiviadis Samaras dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R2#
Ferguson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Samaras.
Samaras will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Samaras closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ferguson circles away.
Ferguson thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alkiviadis Samaras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Ferguson. No joy for Samaras on that attempt.
Ferguson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ferguson wants it to stay on the feet.#TD#
Samaras shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Samaras prevents Ferguson from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samaras moves into full mount! Ferguson won't be happy about that!
Samaras controlling the position easily from mount. #T1#
Ferguson blocking the ground and pound.
Samaras sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ferguson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Samaras.
Samaras sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ferguson is working to get back to half guard.
#T2#
Samaras has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ferguson's face.
Samaras controlling from the full mount.
Samaras looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Samaras takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ferguson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ferguson tries to lock up and control but Samaras gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Samaras sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Samaras definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T3#
Ferguson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ferguson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Samaras.
Samaras looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alkiviadis Samaras overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferguson tries to hold on but Samaras postures up.
Samaras thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. #SUB#
Samaras swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ferguson is now in Samaras's guard. A big mistake from Samaras there, giving up the dominant position!
Samaras is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Samaras keeping full guard, as Ferguson tries to pass. #T4#
Samaras lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Samaras tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferguson is retaining full guard.
Samaras controlling from the top position.
Ferguson controls Samaras momentarily but Samaras frees himself.
Samaras controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ferguson controls Samaras momentarily but Samaras frees himself. #T5#
Ferguson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Samaras controls the pace.
Samaras won't allow Ferguson to sweep him here.
Ferguson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Samaras controls the pace.#T6#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alkiviadis Samaras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samaras shoots in but Ferguson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Samaras shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ferguson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Samaras fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ferguson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Samaras is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferguson can do to turn this around?#TD#
Samaras drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Samaras working the ground and pound but Ferguson is defending the strikes.
Samaras has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ferguson!#T7#
Ferguson tries to lock up and control but Samaras gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ferguson is desperately trying to improve his position but Samaras has a good base and remains in mount.
Samaras tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Samaras's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Samaras throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Samaras throws some wild stikes that Ferguson manages to avoid easily.
Samaras thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Samaras looking to control and managing it successfully.
Samaras misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Samaras thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. #T8#
Samaras lands a big shot there that rocks Ferguson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ferguson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Samaras controlling the position easily from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Samaras there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Samaras takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ferguson is working to get back to half guard.
Samaras tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Samaras.
Ezequiel Ferguson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T9#
Ferguson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Samaras.
Ferguson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Samaras controlling the pace for now.
Samaras thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Samaras controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alkiviadis Samaras is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alkiviadis Samaras showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Samaras has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 20:18
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 20:18
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alkiviadis Samaras! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 29, 2023 |
#R1#
Samaras dives in and grabs Chai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chai pushes down on Samaras's head and hops out.#TD2#
Samaras feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chai wants to sweep here but Samaras controlling him for the moment.
Samaras tries to free his leg and advance position but Chai is retaining full guard.
Samaras engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Samaras with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samaras postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samaras wants to pass the guard but Chai is keeping the position.
Chai is trying to control the position but Samaras postures up. #T1#
Samaras is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chai controls Samaras momentarily but Samaras frees himself. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ansastaja Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samaras shoots in but Chai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Samaras looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chai scores with a nice head shot.
Samaras moves forwards but Chai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Samaras fails with the takedown.
Ansastaja Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alkiviadis Samaras.#TD2#
Samaras fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chai sprawls well initially but Samaras persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Samaras sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Chai is trying to control but can't.
#T2#
Samaras looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chai trying to control here.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.
Samaras scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Samaras uses his free foot to push down on Chai's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chai.
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!
Chai holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Samaras tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Samaras there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
#T3#
Samaras throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Chai avoids a series of strikes thrown by Samaras.
Samaras tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chai wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Samaras.
Samaras throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Samaras punching from mount but Chai doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Samaras controlling his opponent. #T4#
Samaras thowing shots but they're missing.
Samaras controlling from mount.
Chai is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Samaras controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai avoids a series of strikes thrown by Samaras.
Samaras tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alkiviadis Samaras dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Chai scores with a three punch combo!
A cross from Chai lands.#TD2#
Samaras scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chai is looking to reverse the position.
Samaras lands an elbow.
Chai wants to control but Samaras postures up.
Samaras taking a breather here.
Samaras working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#T1#
Samaras controlling the position from side mount.
Chai avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Samaras.
Samaras in side control, throwing shots but Chai defends. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee asks Samaras politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Samaras prefers to stall for the moment though.
Let's hope that Samaras has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Samaras has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Samaras is continuing to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Samaras with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Chai lands with a cross.
Samaras closes the distance and clinches up with Chai, looking for a takedown. Samaras pushes Chai against the cage but Chai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alkiviadis Samaras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Chai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Samaras will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ansastaja Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alkiviadis Samaras.#TD2#
Samaras closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chai to the mat! Chai manages to get full guard.
Samaras has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Samaras controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The adventures of Samaras the control monster continue. Boring.
Chai controls Samaras momentarily but Samaras frees himself. #T4#
Chai looking for a sweep. Not yet Chai, not yet.
Samaras postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Samaras momentarily.
Ansastaja Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Samaras looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chai cracks Samaras with an open hand slap.#TD2#
Samaras shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samaras throws a big right hand that misses.
Samaras stands and throws Chai's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chai gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Alkiviadis Samaras has got the better of the ground game so far.
Samaras misses with a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alkiviadis Samaras will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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##TD2#
Chai gets caught flat footed, as Samaras shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Samaras controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Samaras works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Samaras takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Samaras throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chai is looking for a sweep. Samaras is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Samaras perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Samaras is thwarting Chai's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samaras missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samaras.
Samaras content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T1#
Samaras's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Samaras shoots for a takedown but Chai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Samaras with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chai to score with a decent uppercut.
Samaras shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A left lands for Chai.#T2#
No luck for Samaras with that takedown attempt.
Ansastaja Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alkiviadis Samaras.
Samaras fails with a takedown attempt.
Samaras shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chai as he avoids it easily.
Samaras shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chai sprawls well. Chai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Samaras gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Samaras is defended easily by Chai.#TD2#
Samaras manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Chai on his heels. He'll look to pass Chai's guard now, I'm sure.
Samaras takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chai looking for a sweep. Not yet Chai, not yet.
Samaras seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T3#
Chai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Samaras.
Chai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Samaras's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Samaras postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#TD2#
Samaras closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SUB2#
Samaras seems to be looking for submissions.
Chai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Samaras. #T4#
Chai won't allow Samaras to pass to mount.
Samaras perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chai regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chai is trying to control the position but Samaras postures up.
Ansastaja Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Samaras accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Samaras is stalling in the full guard.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Samaras.
Alkiviadis Samaras is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Chai is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alkiviadis Samaras comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Samaras 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alkiviadis Samaras! |
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