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Event:
Warrior MMA 4
Date: Sep 09, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Vladivich moves into the clinch successfully.
Dante jumps guard but Vladivich turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vladivich is trying to break the clinch but Dante has him pressed against the cage. #TD#
Dante pulls Vladivich into guard.
Dante 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.
Dante controls Vladivich momentarily but Vladivich frees himself.
Vladivich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dante swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Dante working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vladivich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vladivich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vladivich looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T1##SU2#
Vladivich gets to his feet - Dante follows without any prompting.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dante.
Vladivich throws a body punch but Dante moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Vladivich pushes Dante up against the cage in a clinch.#T2#
Vladivich wants to take the fight to the mat but Dante manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#TD2#
Vladivich tightens his grip and picks Dante up, before dumping him to the ground. Dante manages to land in guard. #SU2#
Vladivich decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dante fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vladivich follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Dante tries to clinch but Vladivich moves out of range. #CL2#
Dante tries to keep at a distance but Vladivich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dante blocks the elbow strike.
Dante trying to control the position but instead, Vladivich has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dante into the cage.
Dante tries to work over Vladivich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dante tries to break the clinch but Vladivich is controlling the position. #T3#
Vladivich jumps guard but Dante turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vladivich wants to take the fight to the mat but Dante manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Felipe Dante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Vladivich.
Dante is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dante wants a takedown.
Dante is working for takedown but Vladivich is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dante tries to score a body lock takedown but Vladivich shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dante is trying to break the clinch but Vladivich is controlling him.
Dante tries to pull guard but Vladivich holds him up against the cage and eventually Dante drops back down to his feet.
Dante has Vladivich pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vladivich manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dante is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dante stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#T4##TD#
Dante gets control of Vladivich's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dante will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vladivich not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vladivich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dante is keeping the position for now.
Vladivich is looking to work some ground and pound but Dante has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Dante is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vladivich passes Dante's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dante wants to get back to full guard but Vladivich has passed into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Vladivich dominated that round.
That's time! Dante's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Vladivich fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dante avoids it really well and circles away.
Vladivich misses with an attempted mid kick.
#TD2#
Vladivich darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dante is trying to maintain the position but Vladivich is very close to passing his half guard.
Vladivich is looking to stall here but Dante recovers full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vladivich landing some decent shots from guard. #T1##SU2#
Vladivich stands and steps away. Dante gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vladivich misses with a wild combination.
Dante is looking to clinch.
Vladivich has a takedown stuffed.
Dante lands a high kick!
Vladivich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dante was well out of range. Poor timing from Vladivich.
Felipe Dante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dante throws a lazy uppercut
#CL2#
and Vladivich counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T2#
Vladivich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dante looking to stall.
#BC2#
Vladivich breaks the clinch.
Dante closes the distance looking to clinch #TD2#
and Vladivich counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vladivich stays in close to Dante's body and controls the position.
Dante tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dante wants to get back to his feet but Vladivich is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dante manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vladivich manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T3#
Dante trying to control but Vladivich is working from the bottom.
Vladivich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dante throwing strikes from guard but Vladivich blocks nicely.
Dante loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dante is looking to stand up but Vladivich won't let him.
Vladivich has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dante stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vladivich swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dante trying to control the position from guard on top but Vladivich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vladivich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dante is one step ahead there. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dante connects with a high kick. #CL2#
Vladivich moves into the clinch successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ivan Vladivich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Vladivich clinches.
Dante is looking to control Vladivich's arms but Vladivich gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dante has his back to the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dante tries to pull guard but Vladivich holds him up against the cage and eventually Dante drops back down to his feet.
Dante tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dante tries to circle away but Vladivich has him pinned against the cage.#BC#
Dante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dante swings for the body but Vladivich moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dante displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vladivich. #CL2#
Vladivich takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Vladivich gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#T1#
Vladivich trying to control the pace.
My spies in Rio Grappling Club inform me that Vladivich has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Vladivich winds up and cracks Dante with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SU2#
Vladivich stands up and beckons Dante to join him on the feet.
Vladivich fails with the takedown.
Dante tries to close the distance and clinch but Vladivich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dante fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Dante. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dante throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vladivich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dante throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vladivich's head.
Vladivich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dante.
And Vladivich tries to counter it with a takedown but Dante pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dante takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dante shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vladivich but Vladivich pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body kick there by Dante.#CL2#
Vladivich takes the fight into the clinch.
Dante jumps guard but Vladivich turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T3#
Vladivich has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dante after a bit of a struggle.
Vladivich stalling against the cage.
Vladivich fails to pull guard.
Dante has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vladivich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD2#
Vladivich has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dante clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've been hearing good reports from Dante's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Vladivich controls the action.#SUB2#
Vladivich seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Dante's chin but Dante turns very nicely into Vladivich's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Dante.
Ivan Vladivich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dante trying to control the position from guard on top but Vladivich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Vladivich wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vladivich can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB2#
Vladivich is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dante defends well.
Dante trying to control the position from guard on top but Vladivich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Felipe Dante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Vladivich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#SUB2#
Vladivich throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dante uses it to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ivan Vladivich.
I've got Vladivich 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Vladivich! |
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Event:
Warrior MMA 2
Date: Aug 23, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Cross gets a takedown into half guard.
Dante is looking to control Cross's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dante avoid being mounted?
Cross is taking a breather. Dante says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dante trying to control here.
Cross sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T1#
Cross lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cross works his way into side control.
Dante is trying to control Cross's posture but Cross avoids it.
Dante is letting Cross control him for a moment.
Cross'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.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cross seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dante for as long as he can get away with.
Dante struggling a bit here.#ES2#
Dante throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Dante fails with the takedown#TD#
and Cross counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cross. #T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cross controlling from the top position.
Cross stops Dante from standing up.
Cross sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cross continues to stall.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SU#
Cross stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dante keeps the fight on the outside.
Cross tries to clinch up.
Dante wants to counter the offense by Cross and move into the clinch position.#CL2#
Dante instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Dante manages to break the clinch.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dante looks for a takedown but Cross sprawls well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dante.
Horace Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Dante.
Dante connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horace Cross dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD#
Cross closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dante is trying to escape back to his feet but Cross uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Cross is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dante will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cross lands some shots froms side control.
Dante sneaks back into half guard.
Horace Cross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dante trying to hold on to Cross's head to control him but Cross postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dante wants to improve his position but Cross is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Cross with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cross is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #ES2#
Dante pushes Cross off and gets back to his feet.
Cross dodges the punch combination from Dante.
Cross is looking to counter punch.#TD#
Cross looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dante is looking to get back to is feet but Cross passes into side control.
#T2#
Check out the look on Cross's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
#SUB#
Cross is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dante knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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!#SU#
Cross stands up and beckons Dante to his feet.
Dante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cross closes the distance and clinches up with Dante, looking for a takedown. Cross pushes Dante against the cage but Dante circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horace Cross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T3#
Cross is looking to clinch but Dante is avoiding it.
Dante is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL2#
Dante fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cross, pushing him back against the cage.
Dante fails to pull guard.
Cross looking for a takedown.
Cross fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horace Cross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Dante.
Dante drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cross has had enough of the clinch but Dante keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Dante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cross tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dante manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dante lands a high kick!
#T4##TD#
Cross shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cross is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dante is trying to keep Cross in close.
Cross stays in close to Dante's body and controls the position.
Cross chips away with some ground and pound.
Cross scoring with some ground and pound. #SU#
Cross decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Felipe Dante will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Cross avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dante throws the kick towards the body but Cross avoids it.
Dante shoots in but no luck this time. #CL2#
Cross gets tackled into the cage by Dante. Dante maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Dante tightens his grip and picks Cross up, before dumping him to the ground. Cross manages to land in guard.
Cross scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#CL2#
Dante moves into the clinch.
Dante stalls.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Dante breaks from the clinch.
#TD#
Cross closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #T1#
Cross in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cross is staying tight to Dante's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Further stalling from Cross.
Cross has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB#
Cross working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
You can see the frustration on Dante's face as Cross controls the position.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Cross is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Cross scoring with punches and elbows.
Dante holding on.#SUB#
Cross thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T3#
Dante is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #SUB#
Cross tries for a kimura but Dante is defending well.
Dante is trying to get back to his feet.
Dante is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cross is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Dante is looking to get to half guard.
Cross controlling from the full mount. #T4#
Dante wants to control but Cross is having none of it.
Cross lands a couple of good shots and Dante has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Dante is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Dante is taking damage to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horace Cross showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cross 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horace Cross! |
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Event:
Warrior MMA
Date: Aug 12, 2023 |
Horace Cross had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 188.0, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Felipe Dante was cancelled. |
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