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Event:
UCF 56: Adunga Jr v LaFleur
Date: Aug 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Bhate misses with a right hand
and De Wilde counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Arjun Bhate has been cut.
Bhate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bhate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Wilde counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC2#Bhate is rocked!
De Wilde takes one on the button.
Oh Bhate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Wilde thumps Bhate with a low kick.
Bhate seems to have got his legs back now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bhate. De Wilde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bhate misses with a right hand
and De Wilde counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bhate throws a poor cross that misses
and De Wilde counters with a nice uppercut.
De Wilde takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Wilde fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Wilde misses with a hook.
De Wilde misses with a wild body shot.
De Wilde ducks under a wild hook from Bhate.
De Wilde now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bhate looks to land a left hand but De Wilde moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from De Wilde misses.
De Wilde paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice jab there from Bhate.
De Wilde with the inside leg kick. #T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Bhate misses the target.
De Wilde on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bhate throws a hook but De Wilde blocks it.
Nice defenses there by De Wilde.
De Wilde lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bhate looks to land a right hand but De Wilde moved out of range.
De Wilde feints a counter leg kick.
De Wilde is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bhate throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Wilde scores with a sloppy right hand. Bhate should have avoided that one.
De Wilde looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bhate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bhate takes a swing at De Wilde's ribcage but misses.
De Wilde slips a jab from Bhate.
Bhate lands a head shot.
Bhate misses with a hook.
Bhate misses with a wild body shot.
De Wilde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Bhate misses its intended target.
Bhate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bhate works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Wilde attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bhate throws out a loose jab but De Wilde uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Bhate has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bhate throws out a loose jab but De Wilde uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Wilde works the jab nicely.
Bhate slips a jab from De Wilde.
Bhate swings widly with a right hand
and De Wilde counters with a straight that turns Bhate's legs to rubber! De Wilde pushes forward with more strikes and Bhate goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nils De Wilde! |
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Event:
UCF 48: Mulroney v Valdenius
Date: Jul 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Kronstedth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bhate throws a body punch but Kronstedth moves out of range.
Kronstedth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bhate doesn't seem bothered though.
Kronstedth lands a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Bhate.
Bhate takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bhate throws a hook but Kronstedth avoids it easily.
Bhate gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bhate misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kronstedth to counter with a crisp jab.
Kronstedth slips under a jab.
Kronstedth lands a slapping body shot.
We've been told by Bhate's head coaches at Gumburcules Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kronstedth lands with a nice combination. Bhate backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kronstedth moves out of range as Bhate strikes.
Kronstedth pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bhate back to the cage. Kronstedth follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#ROC2#Bhate is rocked!
Bhate looks to land a right hand but Kronstedth moved out of range.
Oh Bhate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kronstedth moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bhate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kronstedth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bhate misses with a straight left.
Kronstedth has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bhate throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kronstedth on the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Bhate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kronstedth doesn't seem phased though.#T1#
Bhate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kronstedth.
Kronstedth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kronstedth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bhate.
Bhate seems to have got his legs back now.
Bhate misses with a left hand
and Kronstedth counters with a stiff right hand.
Bhate throws a lazy right hand but Kronstedth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bhate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kronstedth's hands.
Bhate jabs Kronstedth right on the nose. Kronstedth blinks but takes it well.
Arjun Bhate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bhate misses with a straight right.
Kronstedth tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bhate walks into a left hand.
Kronstedth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kronstedth misses with a looping left.
Kronstedth throws a big shot that misses.
Bhate moves out of range of the strikes.
Bhate connects with a body shot.
Bhate is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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!
Bhate moves out of range of the strikes.
Kronstedth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bhate.
Nice jab there from Bhate.
Kronstedth misses with a wild body shot.
Bhate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kronstedth doesn't seem bothered though.
Bhate throws a poor cross that misses
and Kronstedth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Bhate with a hook.
Bhate swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kronstedth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Arjun Bhate has been cut.
Bhate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bhate throws a shot from downtown. Kronstedth moves away and avoids it.
Kronstedth throws a lazy right hand but Bhate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kronstedth moves out of range of the strikes.
Bhate throws a big shot that misses.
Kronstedth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kronstedth misses with a looping left.
Kronstedth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bhate momentarily.
Bhate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kronstedth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kronstedth wants to clinch up but Bhate keeps it at a distance.
Bhate cracks Kronstedth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bhate throws a hook to the side of Kronstedth's head but Kronstedth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kronstedth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bhate throws a good cross that connects.
#CL2#
Bhate gets tackled into the cage by Kronstedth. Kronstedth maintains the clinch.
Bhate blocks an uppercut.
#T3#
Kronstedth presses Bhate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bhate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kronstedth backwards.
Kronstedth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kronstedth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kronstedth prevents a body shot from Bhate.
Kronstedth dodges an elbow strike from Bhate.
Kronstedth blocks the elbow strike.
Kronstedth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bhate lands a right hand.
Kronstedth trying to stall but Bhate improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Kronstedth fails to land.
Kronstedth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kronstedth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bhate or not.
Bhate scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kronstedth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bhate.
Kronstedth stalling in the clinch.
Kronstedth misses with the head strike.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bhate.
A short left from Bhate. #T4#
Kronstedth is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bhate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bhate throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bhate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bhate using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kronstedth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bhate tries to land a knee to the head but Kronstedth blocks with his arms.
Kronstedth wants to stall.
Kronstedth prevents a body shot from Bhate. #BC2#
Kronstedth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bhate throws a body shot but no joy.
Kronstedth blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Kronstedth.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kronstedth pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bhate back to the cage. Kronstedth follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bhate scores with a shot to the body.
Bhate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bhate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kronstedth looks to land a left hand but Bhate moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Bhate misses the target.
Bhate throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kronstedth to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frans Kronstedth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arjun Bhate's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Bhate misses with a hook
and Kronstedth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bhate doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bhate takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bhate looks to land a right hand but Kronstedth moved out of range.
Bhate misses with a body shot.
Bhate throws a body punch but Kronstedth moves out of range.
Kronstedth avoids the body shot from Bhate.
Nice cross by Kronstedth.
and Kronstedth counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Bhate! He's just covering up as Kronstedth starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frans Kronstedth! |
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Event:
UCF 39: Wilder v Slamister
Date: Jun 15, 2024 |
#R1#
Bhate swings widly with a right hand
#TD2#
and Hardman counters with a takedown into side control. #SU2#
Hardman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bhate lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hardman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bhate.
Hardman staying out of range there.
Bhate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bhate throws a lazy uppercut
#TD2#
and Hardman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Bhate actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardman controlling the action here. #SUB#
Bhate actively working from the bottom here.
Hardman wants to pass to mount but Bhate is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #SUB2#
Hardman working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #T1#
Bhate is in all sorts of trouble here.
#SUB2#
Hardman swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Hardman! |
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Event:
UCF 27: Jones v Jones
Date: May 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Bhate checks a leg kick.
Trippin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bhate counters with a left to the body.
Trippin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bhate on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Trippin with the inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Trippin.
Bhate sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trippin lands a nice looking body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Bhate has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Trippin connects with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trippin.
#T1#
Bhate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trippin. Trippin obviously looking to wear him down.
Bhate takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trippin looks to land a right hand but Bhate moved out of range.
It looked like Bhate wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ivarsson Trippin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Trippin.
Trippin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#ROC2#Bhate is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Arjun Bhate has been cut.
Trippin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Trippin.
Trippin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bhate.
Trippin misses with a right hand
and Trippin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #KD2#
Trippin lands a big right hand that sends Bhate crashing to the mat! Trippin stays standing though and waves Bhate back to his feet!
Oh Bhate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bhate stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trippin.
Trippin lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Bhate up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Trippin from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Bhate's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivarsson Trippin! |
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Event:
UCF 19: Berishvili v Friberg
Date: Apr 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Maxwell misses with a lunging right hand
and Bhate counters with a stiff right hand.
Maxwell misses with a double jab
and Bhate counters with a nice uppercut.
Maxwell tries to clinch but Bhate moves away
and Bhate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maxwell thinking.
Maxwell swings and misses with a shot to the body#KD2#
and Bhate counters with a nice right hand that sends Maxwell toppling to the canvas! Maxwell scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bhate finish him?!#ROC2#Maxwell is rocked!
Maxwell is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Maxwell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Maxwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maxwell blocks an elbow strike.
Bhate tries to land a knee to the head but Maxwell blocks with his arms.
Bhate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maxwell.
#BC#
Maxwell manages to break the clinch.
Maxwell misses with a double jab
and Bhate counters with a nice body shot.
Maxwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bhate rattles Maxwell with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Maxwell tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Bhate dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Maxwell stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arjun Bhate!
Our winner, Arjun Bhate, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
MMAH 108
Date: Jan 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Dux connects with a body shot that sends Bhate's belly button to the back.
Dux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Dux does no damage.
Bhate looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dux jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#ROC#Bhate is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Arjun Bhate has been cut.
Dux cracks Bhate with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bhate falls to his knees and Dux 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 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Dux! |
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Event:
MMAH 99
Date: Dec 16, 2023 |
#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Trippin misses the target.
Bhate is looking to counter punch.
We've been told by Bhate's head coaches at Gumburcules Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bhate cracks a nice hook into Trippin's ribs.
Trippin throws a shot from downtown. Bhate moves away and avoids it.
Bhate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bhate throws a body punch but Trippin moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Trippin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bhate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trippin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trippin tries to score with a low kick but Bhate moves his leg out of the way.
Trippin needs to keep his hands up - Bhate had a free shot at his head there.
Bhate uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Trippin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice body kick from Trippin.
Bhate with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bhate throws out a loose jab but Trippin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bhate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trippin can pounce on him.
Trippin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bhate.
Bhate scores with a decent looking hook.
Trippin misses with a low kick.
Bhate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trippin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T1#
Trippin misses with a low kick.
Trippin with the inside leg kick.
Bhate is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bhate looks to score with a jab to the body but Trippin is just out of range.
Trippin throws a fast counter high kick but Bhate manages to duck under it in time.
Bhate connects with a body shot that sends Trippin's belly button to the back.
Bhate with a jab.
Trippin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trippin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bhate lands a jab to the head.
Bhate is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice defenses there by Trippin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bhate.
Bhate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trippin manages to avoid it.
Bhate misses with a straight left.
Trippin feints a counter leg kick.
Bhate takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trippin ducks under a wild hook from Bhate.
Bhate moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bhate is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Trippin tests Bhate's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT2#It looks like Arjun Bhate has been cut.
Bhate throws a lazy right hand but Trippin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trippin throws out a counter right but Bhate avoids it with no problem.
Trippin throws a monster overhand right that drops Bhate! Trippin follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivarsson Trippin! |
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Event:
MMAH 93
Date: Nov 26, 2023 |
#R1#
Bhate ducks under a wild hook from Tochukwu.
Tochukwu doesn't manage to clinch there - Bhate circles away.
It seemed like Bhate was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tochukwu tries to clinch but Bhate is having none of it.
Bhate swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tochukwu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bhate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Tochukwu does it's job there.
Bhate swats away the attempt to clinch by Tochukwu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Tochukwu has Bhate up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD#
Tochukwu jumps into guard, dragging Bhate to the mat.
#T1##SUB2#
Bhate postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tochukwu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bhate, into his guard. #REVR#
Tochukwu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tochukwu happy to just control the position for now.
Bhate is looking to reverse the position.
Bhate is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tochukwu is one step ahead and moves to full mount!#T2#
Bhate is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bhate looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Bhate rolls, trying to escape but Tochukwu keeps control of the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Tochukwu controlling the positon.
Tochukwu keeps control of the position as Bhate tries to break free.
#T3#
I would not like to be Bhate right now.
Tochukwu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tochukwu'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.
Bhate tries to break free.
Bhate tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bhate is trying to reverse the position but instead Tochukwu has taken his back - oops!
Tochukwu is riding his opponent, not letting Bhate buck him off.
Tochukwu keeps control of the position as Bhate tries to break free.
Tochukwu biding his time, controlling Bhate.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tolgot Tochukwu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Tochukwu clinches up against the cage.#TD#
Tochukwu pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
Bhate has gone for a leg lock! Tochukwu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bhate's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Bhate isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tochukwu stacks Bhate on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tochukwu!
Bhate looks to move to half guard but instead Tochukwu has passed into mount! Damn!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhate looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!#T1#
Bhate tries to escape but Tochukwu has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Tochukwu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bhate can do to turn this around?
Tochukwu controlling from the back.
Bhate is trying to break free.
Bhate is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Tochukwu off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Tochukwu controlling the position well here. Bhate rolled but Tochukwu kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Bhate is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#T2#
Bhate keeps trying to improve his position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Bhate tries to escape but Tochukwu has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #T3#
Tochukwu biding his time, looking for the opening.
Tochukwu keeps control of the position as Bhate tries to break free.
What can Bhate do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Bhate tries to break free.
#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tochukwu keeps control of the position easily here as Bhate tries to buck him off.
Bhate breaks Tochukwu's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
We've been informed that Bhate has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tochukwu has his hands on Bhate's head, controlling the position. #SUB#
Tochukwu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bhate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tolgot Tochukwu dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Tochukwu tries to clinch but Bhate is having none of it.
Bhate throws out a counter right but Tochukwu avoids it with no problem.
Tolgot Tochukwu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Tochukwu drives through and clinches with Bhate against the cage.
Tochukwu jumps guard but Bhate stands there with Tochukwu around his waist. Tochukwu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD#
Tochukwu jumps guard and drags Bhate to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bhate must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tochukwu is pulling down on Bhate's head to control his posture. #SUB2#
Bhate drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tochukwu looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tochukwu looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tochukwu! #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tochukwu advances nicely into full mount.
Tochukwu manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bhate to take his back!#T1#
Tochukwu controlling the position well here. Bhate rolled but Tochukwu kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Bhate is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bhate is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tochukwu has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bhate's body.
Tolgot Tochukwu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bhate is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
What can Bhate do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
#T3##SUB#
Bhate tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Tochukwu has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Bhate is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tolgot Tochukwu!
During a confident post fight interview, Tolgot Tochukwu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Date: Oct 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Estrada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Estrada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bhate dips to his left and cracks Estrada with an uppercut!
Estrada takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Estrada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch lands to the side of Estrada 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Bhate does it's job there.
Arjun Bhate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bhate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Estrada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bhate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Estrada moves away.
Estrada appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bhate with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Estrada walks into a stiff left hand from Bhate.#T1#
Bhate lands a jab to the head.
Bhate lands with an uppercut that bounces Estrada off the cage and back into range.
Estrada is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bhate ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bhate connects with a good right hand that stumbles Estrada. Estrada circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bhate connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Estrada momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Bhate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Estrada doesn't seem phased though.
Bhate misses with a looping right.
Estrada throws out a counter right but Bhate avoids it with no problem.
Bhate digs a good body shot into Estrada's ribs.
Bhate scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Bhate has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Estrada gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bhate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Estrada looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bhate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Bhate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Estrada doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bhate lands a body shot.
Bhate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Estrada was well out of range. Poor timing from Bhate.
Estrada takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bhate connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bhate is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bhate scores with a body shot.
Estrada moves out of range as Bhate strikes.
Estrada appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bhate connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Estrada momentarily.
Bhate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Estrada moves away.#T3#
Estrada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bhate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bhate lands a nice hook to Estrada's body. Estrada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bhate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Estrada is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bhate with a body shot.
Bhate connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Estrada momentarily.
Bhate throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Estrada on the side of the head.
Bhate misses with a looping right.
Estrada now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bhate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Estrada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bhate.
Bhate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Estrada was well out of range. Poor timing from Bhate.
Bhate sizes up Estrada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bhate is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#T4#
Estrada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bhate.
Estrada avoids the body shot from Bhate.
Estrada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bhate is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bhate catches Estrada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Estrada avoids the body shot from Bhate.
Bhate connects with a body shot.
Bhate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Estrada.
Estrada throws out a counter right but Bhate avoids it with no problem.
Bhate lands a slapping body shot.
Estrada avoids the body shot from Bhate.
Bhate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Estrada! But no joy.
Bhate misses with a body shot
and Estrada counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Arjun Bhate has been cut.
Bhate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Estrada now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T5#
Bhate throws a body punch but Estrada moves out of range.
Estrada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab lands there for Bhate.
Estrada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bhate.
It seemed like Estrada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Bhate.
Bhate bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Estrada's head.
Bhate keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bhate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Estrada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Estrada closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bhate throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Estrada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice jab there from Bhate.
Bhate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Estrada.#T6#
Bhate throws a body punch but Estrada moves out of range.
Estrada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bhate throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bhate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Bhate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Estrada moves away.
Estrada takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bhate cracks Estrada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bhate scores with a nice head shot.
Bhate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Estrada doesn't seem bothered though.
Bhate scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bhate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T7#
Bhate scores with a decent looking hook.
Bhate just misses with a punch to the body.
Bhate throws a jab when Estrada was well out of range.
Estrada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Estrada has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bhate bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bhate jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bhate lands a nice hook to Estrada's body. Estrada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bhate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Estrada was well out of range. Poor timing from Bhate.
Bhate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estrada manages to avoid it.
Estrada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bhate fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bhate lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bhate lands a nice shot to the body.
#T8#
Bhate throws a big shot that misses.
Estrada throws out a counter right but Bhate avoids it with no problem.
Estrada on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bhate throws a body shot but no joy.
Estrada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bhate misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bhate digs a good hook to Estrada's body.
Nice defenses there by Estrada.
It seemed like Estrada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bhate cracks a nice hook into Estrada's ribs.
Estrada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bhate.
Bhate loads up on a big right hand but Estrada slips the punch.
Estrada appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bhate swings for the body but Estrada moves out of range.
Bhate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Estrada.#T9#
Estrada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bhate scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bhate scores with a body shot.
Bhate lands with an uppercut that bounces Estrada off the cage and back into range.
Bhate misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Estrada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bhate lands with a shot to the body.
Bhate scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Estrada.
A jab from Bhate finds it's way through Estrada's defenses.
Bhate cracks a nice hook into Estrada's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arjun Bhate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arjun Bhate's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
A big left from Bhate misses.
Estrada is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Estrada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bhate.
Bhate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bhate lands a really nice looking cross but Estrada seems unphased.
Bhate stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Estrada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bhate digs a good body shot into Estrada's ribs.
Decent striking displayed by Bhate there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhate scores with a body shot.
Bhate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Estrada walks into a stiff left hand from Bhate.#T1#
Estrada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Estrada throws out a counter right but Bhate avoids it with no problem.
Bhate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Bhate misses.
Bhate misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Estrada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bhate misses with a body shot.
Bhate connects with the punch.
Bhate swings for the body but Estrada moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Estrada on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Bhate misses.
Bhate scores with a decent looking hook.
Bhate cracks Estrada with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bhate connects with a single shot there.#T2#
Bhate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Estrada! But no joy.
Bhate throws a body punch but Estrada moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Estrada! But no joy.
Bhate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bhate thuds a left hand into Estrada's body.
Arjun Bhate is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bhate bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bhate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bhate throws a body punch but Estrada moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Estrada! But no joy.
Bhate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Estrada doesn't seem bothered though.
Bhate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Estrada was well out of range. Poor timing from Bhate.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Estrada! But no joy.
Bhate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T3#
Bhate cracks Estrada with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bhate loads up on a big right hand but Estrada slips the punch.
Bhate cracks a nice hook into Estrada's ribs.
Estrada takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Estrada staying out of range there.
Bhate lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bhate. Estrada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bhate misses with a body shot.
Bhate throws a body shot but no joy.
Bhate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bhate just misses with a punch to the body.
Estrada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Estrada might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T4#
Estrada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bhate.
Bhate throws a jab but it's blocked by Estrada.
Estrada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bhate misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Estrada! But no joy.
Bhate lands a lovely overhand right.
Estrada takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Estrada moves away from the strike by Bhate.
Estrada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Bhate.
Bhate scores with a hook.
Bhate lands a really nice looking cross but Estrada seems unphased.
Estrada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T5#
Bhate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Estrada staying out of range there.
Estrada throws out a counter right but Bhate avoids it with no problem.
Bhate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Estrada can do to turn this around?
Good standup being displayed there by Bhate as he connects with a hook.
Estrada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Estrada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bhate lands a right hook to the body.
Bhate lands with a right hand.
Bhate scores with a nice right hand.
Estrada ducks under a wild hook from Bhate.
Estrada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bhate just misses with a punch to the body.
Bhate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bhate looks to score with a jab to the body but Estrada is just out of range.#T6#
Bhate lands a right hook to the body.
Estrada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bhate lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bhate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Estrada! But no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bhate misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Estrada! But no joy.
Bhate throws a body punch but Estrada moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Estrada! But no joy.
Bhate misses the shot to the body.
Bhate lands a nice shot to the body.
Bhate throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bhate. Estrada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Estrada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T7#
Bhate punishes Estrada's body with a nice straight punch.
Bhate throws a body punch but Estrada moves out of range.
It seemed like Estrada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bhate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Estrada was well out of range. Poor timing from Bhate.
Bhate lands with a hook. Estrada tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bhate misses the shot to the body.
Estrada let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Estrada avoids the body shot from Bhate.
Jab, jab by Bhate - just one landing.
Bhate scores with a crisp jab that stopped Estrada in his tracks.
Bhate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Estrada was well out of range. Poor timing from Bhate.
Bhate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estrada manages to avoid it.#T8#
Bhate misses with a straight left.
Estrada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bhate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Estrada.
Bhate connects with a body shot that sends Estrada's belly button to the back.
Bhate takes a swing at Estrada's ribcage but misses.
Estrada on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bhate misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Estrada! But no joy.
Bhate misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bhate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Estrada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bhate uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T9#
Bhate swings for the body but Estrada moves out of range.
It seemed like Estrada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bhate misses the shot to the body.
Estrada throws out a counter right but Bhate avoids it with no problem.
Bhate lands with a nice body punch.
Bhate paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bhate connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Bhate. That snapped Estrada's head back.
Bhate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Estrada slips under a jab.
Bhate takes a swing at Estrada's ribcage but misses.
Bhate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Estrada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bhate connects with a right hand. Estrada shakes it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arjun Bhate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arjun Bhate's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Bhate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estrada manages to avoid it.
Bhate throws a body punch but Estrada moves out of range.
Estrada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bhate misses with a straight right.
Estrada throws out a counter right but Bhate avoids it with no problem.
Bhate swings for the body but Estrada moves out of range.
Estrada now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bhate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Estrada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bhate uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Estrada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Estrada! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhate throws a body punch but Estrada moves out of range.
Bhate takes a swing at Estrada's ribcage but misses.
Estrada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bhate scores with a jab to the body.
Bhate scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T1#
Bhate looks to score with a jab to the body but Estrada is just out of range.
Estrada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bhate moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bhate scores with a sloppy right hand. Estrada should have avoided that one.
Bhate swings for the body but Estrada moves out of range.
Estrada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Estrada walks into a left hand.
Bhate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Estrada was well out of range. Poor timing from Bhate.
Bhate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estrada manages to avoid it.
Estrada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Estrada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Estrada avoids the body shot from Bhate.
It seemed like Estrada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Estrada ducks under a wild hook from Bhate.
Estrada throws out a counter right but Bhate avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Bhate connects with a jab.
Bhate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estrada manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Estrada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bhate lands a lovely overhand right.
Bhate lands a slapping body shot.
Estrada shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Estrada looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Estrada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bhate cracks Estrada with an open hand slap.
Bhate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Estrada moves away.
Estrada tries to move into range but Bhate moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T3#
Bhate throws a body punch but Estrada moves out of range.
Bhate misses with a wild body shot.
Bhate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estrada manages to avoid it.
Estrada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Estrada has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Estrada there as he acknowledges the shot.
Estrada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bhate.
Estrada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bhate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Estrada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Estrada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bhate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bhate lands the left hand.
Bhate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Estrada moves away.
Estrada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T4#
Bhate scores with a hook.
Bhate lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Estrada takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bhate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Estradas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bhate lands a nice hook to Estrada's body. Estrada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bhate cracks a nice hook into Estrada's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bhate takes a swing at Estrada's ribcage but misses.
Estrada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bhate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estrada manages to avoid it.
Estrada looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut there from Bhate.
Bhate sizes up Estrada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T5#
Bhate digs a good hook to Estrada's body.
Estrada avoids the body shot from Bhate.
Bhate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Estrada.
Bhate throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Estrada on the side of the head.
Bhate lands a nice shot to the body.
Bhate is looking to wear down Estrada with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bhate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estrada manages to avoid it.
Bhate throws a jab when Estrada was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Estrada! But no joy.
Bhate punishes Estrada's body with a nice straight punch.
Bhate misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Estrada! But no joy.
Bhate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T6#
Bhate misses with a hook to the body
and Estrada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bhate throws a body shot but no joy.
Estrada throws out a counter right but Bhate avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the liver by Bhate. Beautiful body shot.
Bhate misses with a body shot.
Bhate takes a swing at Estrada's ribcage but misses.
Estrada slips a jab from Bhate.
Estrada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bhate scores with a nice right hand.
Bhate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Estrada moves away.
Bhate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Estrada.
It seemed like Estrada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bhate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Estrada.
Pepe Estrada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T7#
Bhate throws a looping overhand right but Estrada ducks down to avoid it.
Estrada avoids the body shot from Bhate.
Bhate misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Estrada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bhate misses with a right hand
and Estrada counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Estrada avoids the body shot from Bhate.
A countering left hand to the body from Estrada misses.
Bhate misses with a body shot.
Bhate loads up on a big right hand but Estrada slips the punch.
Estrada appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bhate misses with a left hand
and Estrada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bhate throws a lazy right hand but Estrada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Estrada doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bhate with a hook.#T8#
Bhate lands a nice hook to Estrada's body. Estrada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bhate scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bhate swings for the body but Estrada moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Estrada! But no joy.
Bhate loads up on a big right hand but Estrada slips the punch.
Bhate misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Estrada misses.
Estrada avoids the body shot from Bhate.
Estrada defending well as Bhate loads up on a big left hand.
Estrada doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Estrada ducks under a wild hook from Bhate.
Estrada appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bhate cracks Estrada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bhate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Estrada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Estrada looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T9#
Estrada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bhate throws a jab but it's blocked by Estrada.
Bhate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Estrada was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bhate catches Estrada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bhate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bhate scores with the left hand. Estrada knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Bhate does it's job there.
Estrada avoids the body shot from Bhate.
A countering left hand to the body from Estrada misses.
Bhate stuns Estrada with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Estrada doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arjun Bhate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bhate has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arjun Bhate!
An out of breath Arjun Bhate 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:
QFC Tournament 1156 Round 3
Date: Jul 08, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Bishop clinches up with Bhate and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Bishop is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bhate is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bishop to the mat. Bishop regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bhate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bishop swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Bishop looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB2#
Bishop is looking for a triangle but Bhate pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Bishop looking for a guillotine here but Bhate defends easily.
#SUB2#
Bishop working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bhate doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bhate manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Bishop looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bishop controls Bhate momentarily but Bhate frees himself.
Bhate has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB#
Bhate drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bhate jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T1##SUB#
Bhate is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB2#
Bhate is posturing up here but Bishop has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Bhate tries to roll out but it's too tight and Bhate has to tap! Slick submission there by Bishop!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Beta Bishop! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1156 Round 2
Date: Jul 07, 2023 |
#R1#
Mizoguchi wants to land a leg kick but Bhate is out of range.
Mizoguchi sets himself, and Bhate steps forward looking for the clinch! Mizoguchi avoids it this time.
Bhate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mizoguchi connects with a leg kick.
Bhate throws a lazy body kick #TD#
and Mizoguchi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bhate!
Bhate sneaks back into half guard.#SUB2#
Bhate actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Bhate has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Mizoguchi. Oh but Bhate has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Mizoguchi goes limp - he's gone! Bhate jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arjun Bhate!
A very excited looking Arjun Bhate 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:
QFC Tournament 1156 Round 1
Date: Jul 06, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Bengali looking to score a takedown here. Bhate is defending well but Bengali drives through and ends up in Bhate's guard.
Bengali missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bengali working some strikes from top position.
Bengali stands up over Bhate, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bhate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bengali knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bhate on the ground.
Bengali is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bhate keeping moving, preventing Bengali from controlling successfully.
Bengali trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Bhate throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Bengali is posturing up here but Bhate has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Bengali tries to roll out but it's too tight and Bengali has to tap! Slick submission there by Bhate!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arjun Bhate!
Arjun Bhate seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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