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Event:
ICF 12
Date: Dec 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Cubano misses with an uppercut
and Cett counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Raul Cubano has been cut.
Cett digs a good hook to Cubano's body.
Cett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Cubano pushes Cett up against the cage in a clinch.
Cubano lands an uppercut.
Cett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cubano misses with the head strike.
#BC2#
Cett breaks the clinch.
Cubano throws a body shot but no joy.
Cubano misses with an uppercut.
Cett fails with the takedown.
Cubano throws a hook to the side of Cett's head but Cett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cubano misses the shot to the body.
Cett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cubano swings for the body but Cett moves out of range.
Cubano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cett under the eye.
Cubano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cett counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Cett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cubano.
Cett wants to counter the offense by Cubano and move into the clinch position.
Cubano throws a poor cross that misses
and Cett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cubano walks into a straight right hand from Cett.
Cubano misses with a wild body shot.
Cett slips a jab from Cubano.
A little jabbing left from Cett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Cubano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cubano has a couple of punches blocked by Cett.
Cett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cubano is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cubano tries to break the clinch but Cett is controlling the position.
Cubano misses with the head strike.
Cubano is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cett's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cubano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cubano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cubano throws a head punch that misses.
Cett is looking to take this one to the mat.
Raul Cubano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darvo Cett.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cubano.#BC2#
Cett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cubano looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raul Cubano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cubano throws a right hand that misses
and Cett counters with a big right hand! Oh Cubano is in trouble here! Cett follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darvo Cett! |
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Event:
ICF Friday Fights 4
Date: Nov 03, 2023 |
#R1#
Cett shoots for a double leg takedown but Decebalu sprawls well. He's pushed Cett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Decebalu wants to clinch up but Cett keeps it at a distance.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Cett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL2#
Cett has closed the distance and engaged Decebalu in a clinch.
Decebalu is looking to control Cett's arms but Cett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decebalu has his back to the cage. #BC2#
Cett breaks the clinch.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Cett is having none of it. #TD2#
Cett drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Decebalu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Decebalu wants to control but Cett postures up.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. #T1#
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.
Cett working the ground and pound but Decebalu is defending the strikes.
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Decebalu is breathing heavily.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Decebalu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Cett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Decebalu is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Decebalu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cett on the ground.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.#T2#
Cett working the ground and pound but Decebalu is defending the strikes.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cett scores with punches from side control.
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cett in side control, throwing shots but Decebalu defends.
Decebalu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Decebalu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cett.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Cett.
The ground and pound from Cett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Decebalu is avoiding damage well.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cett working the ground and pound.#T3#
Cett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Decebalu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Decebalu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Cett misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cett misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cett in side control, throwing shots but Decebalu defends. #T4#
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Decebalu dodges the ground and pound from Cett.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Decebalu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cett.
Decebalu dodges the ground and pound from Cett.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Cett.
Decebalu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cett.
Cett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.#T5#
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cett throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Cett.
Cett throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Cett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cett throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Decebalu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cett.
Decebalu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cett. #T6#
Cett working the ground and pound but Decebalu is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Cett crashes against the mat.
Cett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Decebalu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Decebalu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cett.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.#T7#
Cett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Decebalu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cett lands a few punches from side control.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cett in side control, throwing shots but Decebalu defends.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Decebalu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cett throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Decebalu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cett.
Cett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T8#
Decebalu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cett.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.
Decebalu dodges the ground and pound from Cett.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Cett clinches up against the cage.
Decebalu looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Cett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cett blocks an elbow strike.
Cett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cett tries to work over Decebalu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cett. #BC2#
Cett breaks the clinch.
#T9#
Decebalu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cett checks it well.
Decebalu moves in looking to clinch but Cett pushes him off.
Decebalu wants to clinch up but Cett keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Cett takes the fight into the clinch.
Decebalu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cett taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Decebalu is trying to stall.
Cett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darvo Cett dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Decebalu looks to clinch
and Cett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decebalu throws a looping overhand right but Cett ducks down to avoid it.
Cett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Decebalu tries to clinch there but Cett circles away.
Decebalu tries to clinch up but Cett circles away and keeps his distance.
Cett throws a counter combo.
Cett slips under a jab from Decebalu.
Cett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decebalu is looking to clinch but Cett is avoiding it.
Cett wants to counter with a clinch but Decebalu pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decebalu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cett is out of range and Decebalu settles back down.
Decebalu sets himself, and Cett steps forward looking for the clinch! Decebalu avoids it this time.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Cett moves out of range. #T1#
Decebalu moves in looking to clinch but Cett pushes him off.
Cett tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Decebalu defends well and Cett ends up having to push Decebalu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Decebalu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cett.#TD2#
Cett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cett working the ground and pound.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Decebalu dodges the ground and pound from Cett.
Cett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #T2#
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Cett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cett in side control, throwing shots but Decebalu defends.
Decebalu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cett.
Cett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cett throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Cett looking to score a takedown here. Decebalu is defending well but Cett drives through and ends up in Decebalu's guard.#T3#
Cett throwing strikes from guard but Decebalu blocks nicely.
Cett throws a big elbow that misses.
Darvo Cett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cett throws a big elbow that misses.
Cett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cett throws a big right hand that misses.
Cett throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cett throws a low kick but Decebalu moves out of range easily.
Emil Decebalu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decebalu looks to clinch #TD2#
and Cett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Decebalu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cett. #T4#
Cett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Decebalu defending well though.
Cett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Decebalu's head.
Cett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Decebalu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cett.
Cett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Decebalu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Decebalu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cett throws a one two combo.
Emil Decebalu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cett misses with a double jab.
Decebalu is looking to clinch. #T5#
Decebalu is looking to clinch. #TD2#
Cett shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Decebalu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Decebalu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Decebalu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cett throwing strikes but missing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T6##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Decebalu enables Cett to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Decebalu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Decebalu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Decebalu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Decebalu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cett throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cett landing with the ground and pound.
Cett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T7#
No joy there for Cett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cett lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cett only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Decebalu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Decebalu tries to clinch
and Cett counters with a straight right hand.#T8#
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
Decebalu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cett.
Cett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Decebalu.
Decebalu wants to clinch up but Cett keeps it at a distance.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch but Cett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Cett clinches up against the cage.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Decebalu is looking to control Cett's arms but Cett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decebalu has his back to the cage. #T9#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Decebalu.
Decebalu takes an elbow to the temple. #BC2#
Cett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decebalu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cett keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cett doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Darvo Cett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Decebalu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cett.
Decebalu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#TD2#
Cett closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darvo Cett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Decebalu tries to clinch up
and Cett counters with a series of strikes. Decebalu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Decebalu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cett! But no joy.
Cett shoots in and drives through. Decebalu sprawls well.#CL#
Decebalu moves into the clinch.#T1#
Decebalu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #TD2#
Cett has clasped his hands together around Decebalu's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cett working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Cett crashes against the mat.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cett working the ground and pound but Decebalu is defending the strikes.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
An elbow from Cett crashes against the mat.
Cett working the ground and pound but Decebalu is defending the strikes. #T2#
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cett misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Decebalu blocks the body kick.
Decebalu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Decebalu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decebalu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cett moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Cett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch but Cett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Decebalu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cett is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Decebalu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cett manages to avoid it.
Cett feints the counter takedown.
Decebalu tries to clinch there but Cett circles away.
Cett looks for a takedown but Decebalu sprawls well.
Decebalu tries to counter by clinching up but Cett breaks away and moves out of range.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#TD2#
Cett closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.
An elbow from Cett crashes against the mat.
Cett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Cett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Decebalu is avoiding damage well.
#T5#
Cett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cett in side control, throwing shots but Decebalu defends.
Cett throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cett misses with a low kick.
#CL2#
Cett closes the distance and pushes Decebalu back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#BC2#
Cett breaks the clinch.
Decebalu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Decebalu tries to clinch up.
Cett counters with a body kick.#T6#
Cett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decebalu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cett keeps the fight on the outside.
Cett slips under a jab from Decebalu.#TD2#
Cett shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cett showed some decent athleticism there.
Cett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cett throwing shots but Decebalu is blocking nicely. #T7#
Decebalu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cett.
Cett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Decebalu's head.
Decebalu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cett.
Cett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Decebalu defending well though. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Cett manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Decebalu on his heels. He'll look to pass Decebalu's guard now, I'm sure.
Cett throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cett is looking to work some ground and pound but Decebalu has wrist control.
Cett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T8#
Cett throwing strikes from guard but Decebalu blocks nicely.
Cett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cett postures up in Decebalu's guard and throws a big left but Decebalu blocks it.
Decebalu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Cett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sloppy strikes there by Cett.
Cett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
#T9#
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Cett.
Cett misses with the ground and pound.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Cett manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Decebalu on his heels. He'll look to pass Decebalu's guard now, I'm sure.
Cett throwing strikes from guard but Decebalu blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cett is looking to work some ground and pound but Decebalu has wrist control.
Cett throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darvo Cett really dominated that 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.#R4##TD2#
Cett looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cett throwing shots but Decebalu is blocking nicely.
Decebalu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Decebalu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cett.
Cett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Decebalu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.#TD2#
Cett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Decebalu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Cett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cett postures up in Decebalu's guard and throws a big left but Decebalu blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cett throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Decebalu enables Cett to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Decebalu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Decebalu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Decebalu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T2#
Cett throws a big elbow that misses.
Cett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Decebalu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Decebalu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Darvo Cett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Decebalu's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cett checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Cett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decebalu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cett throws out a counter right but Decebalu avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Decebalu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decebalu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cett keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Cett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Decebalu closes the distance but Cett moves to the side
and Cett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decebalu moves forwards but Cett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Decebalu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cett.#T4#
Decebalu is looking to clinch.
Decebalu doesn't manage to clinch there - Cett circles away.
Cett looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Decebalu looks to land a left hand but Cett moved out of range nicely.
Cett tries to counter by closing the distance.
Decebalu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cett was well out of range. Poor timing from Decebalu.
Decebalu wants to clinch.#CL#
Decebalu clinches with his opponent.
#T5#
Cett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cett is stalling here.
#TD2#
Cett has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Decebalu clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Decebalu trying to get back to his feet but Cett is in full control for now.
Cett misses with an elbow to the head.
Cett misses with punches from the back.
Cett somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back. #T6#
Cett is punishing Decebalu with some ground and pound.
Cett is not going to allow Decebalu to sit and survive in this position.
Cett misses with a punch to the head.
Decebalu has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Cett.
Decebalu avoids the strikes from Cett.
Cett throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Cett somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Cett somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Cett missing with punches from the back.
Cett throwing sloppy strikes. #T7#
Cett thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Cett struggling to land strikes to the head as Decebalu covers up.
Decebalu has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Cett.
Cett missing with punches from the back.
Decebalu covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Cett throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Cett thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Cett misses with a punch to the head.
Cett missing with strikes from the back.
Decebalu covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Cett missing with punches from the back.
Cett missing with strikes from the back. #T8#
Decebalu covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Cett missing with strikes.
Cett missing with strikes.
Decebalu has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Cett.
Decebalu covering up well under a series of strikes from Cett.
Decebalu covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Cett throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Decebalu avoids the strikes from Cett.
Cett throwing sloppy strikes.
Cett throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage. #T9#
Cett lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Decebalu.
Cett thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Cett misses with an elbow to the head.
Cett missing with strikes from the back.
Cett throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Decebalu avoids the strikes from Cett.
Cett missing with strikes.
Cett misses with an elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cett misses with an elbow to the head.
Decebalu covering up well and avoiding damage.
Cett throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darvo Cett dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.#R5##CL2#
Cett takes the fight into the clinch.
Cett misses with the head strike.
Darvo Cett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cett slowing the pace effectively.
Cett is stalling here.
Cett is trying to drag Decebalu to the mat but Decebalu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cett tries to circle away but Decebalu has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#T1#
Cett tries to score a body lock takedown but Decebalu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Emil Decebalu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darvo Cett.
Cett is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Decebalu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Decebalu gets underhooks to prevent Cett's takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Cett.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Decebalu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cett pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Decebalu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cett's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cett misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cett goes for a takedown attempt but Decebalu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL#
Decebalu moves into the clinch.
Cett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Decebalu gets underhooks to prevent Cett's takedown attempt.
Decebalu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cett tries for a takedown but Decebalu manages to get underhooks.
Decebalu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Decebalu blocks an uppercut.
#T3#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Decebalu trying to control the position but instead, Cett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decebalu into the cage.
Cett is working for takedown but Decebalu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cett is keeping busy.
Decebalu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Decebalu is looking to control Cett's arms but Cett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Decebalu has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Emil Decebalu.
Decebalu tries to clinch up.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#TD2#
Cett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Decebalu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Decebalu dodges the ground and pound from Cett.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Cett.
Cett throws a strike aimed at the side of Decebalu's head but Decebalu avoids it well.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Decebalu sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cett tries to bum rush Decebalu with a series of wild strikes but Decebalu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decebalu is looking to counter the offense by Cett and move into the clinch.#T5#
Cett misses with a body shot.
Decebalu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Decebalu misses with a hook.
Cett lands a high kick!
Decebalu wants to clinch.
Decebalu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T6#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Decebalu tries to clinch but Cett moves out of range.
Decebalu wants to clinch.
Decebalu is looking to clinch but Cett is avoiding it.
Decebalu walks into a left hand.
Cett swats away the attempt to clinch by Decebalu.#T7#
Decebalu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Cett misses.
Decebalu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cett manages to circle out of the way.
Cett swats away the attempt to clinch by Decebalu.#TD2#
Cett drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cett misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
#T8#
An elbow from Cett crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Cett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Decebalu parries the strikes from Cett easily there. Cett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Decebalu to escape.
Cett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Decebalu defending against the ground and pound.
Decebalu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cett.
Cett fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Cett crashes against the mat.
Cett tries to score with some ground and pound. Decebalu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cett throws an elbow but Decebalu slips to the side and avoids it well.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Cett closes the distance and pushes Decebalu back into the cage.#T9#
Cett's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hook to the body lands for Cett.
Cett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Decebalu trying to control the position but instead, Cett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decebalu into the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Decebalu trying to control the position but instead, Cett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Decebalu into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darvo Cett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cett 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 44:50
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darvo Cett! |
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Event:
ICF Fri Fgts 3: Oops, Saturday
Date: Oct 21, 2023 |
#R1#
Finnegan leaves Cett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Finnegan throws a lazy right hand but Cett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Cett misses.
Finnegan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cett flicks out a counter leg kick but Finnegan steps away.
Cett scores with the left hand. Finnegan knows he should have avoided that one.
Finnegan throws a sloppy head kick and Cett moves out of range easily.
Cett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finnegan.
Finnegan scoring well with a low kick there.
#CL#
Finnegan clinches up with Cett and pushes him back against the cage.
Cett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cett tries a body shot but Finnegan blocks it.
Cett tries to break the clinch but Finnegan is controlling the position.
Cett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finnegan tries a body shot but Cett blocks it.
#BC2#
Cett manages to break the clinch.
Cett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finnegan. Finnegan obviously looking to wear him down.
#T1#
Finnegan throws a leg kick but Cett moved away.
Finnegan backing away here, and Cett unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cett slips a jab from Finnegan.
Cett tries to counter with a clinch but Finnegan shakes him off and moves away.
Finnegan feints and then cracks Cett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cett down. #CL2#
Cett pushes Finnegan up against the cage in a clinch.
Finnegan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finnegan trying to land knees to the body.
Finnegan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Finnegan or not.
A short body shot lands from Cett as the two fighters clinch.
Cett blocks an elbow strike.
Cett digs a right hand underneath Finnegan's ribcage. Finnegan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cett avoiding damage as Finnegan throws knees to the body.
Finnegan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finnegan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Finnegan misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Finnegan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Finnegan.
Finnegan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Finnegan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cett's brow.
Finnegan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cett's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finnegan blocks it with crossed arms.
Finnegan misses with some punches.
Cett takes an elbow to the temple.
Cett throws a head punch that misses.
Finnegan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Finnegan lands an elbow inside that Cett shrugs off.
Finnegan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cett backwards.
Cett throws a head punch that misses.
Finnegan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cett uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Finnegan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3#
Finnegan throws a leg kick
and Cett counters with a stiff right hand.
Cett avoids the body shot from Finnegan.
Finnegan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cett is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Finnegan. That snapped Cett's head back.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Finnegan - that will leave a mark!
Finnegan throws a jab but it's blocked by Cett.
Nice body punch from Finnegan.
Cett looks winded!
Cett misses with a double jab.
Finnegan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Finnegan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#CL#
Finnegan clinches up with Cett and pushes him back against the cage.
Finnegan tries to land knees in the clinch but Cett avoids the damage to the body.
Finnegan tries to land a knee to the head but Cett blocks with his arms.
#T4#
Finnegan managing to block the knees to the body from Cett.
Finnegan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cett misses with an elbow strike.
Cett pushes off an throws an elbow but Finnegan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cett tries for a takedown. No joy.
Finnegan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cett creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cett blocks a body shot from Finnegan. #BC#
Finnegan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finnegan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finnegan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Finnegan doesn't manage to clinch there - Cett circles away.
Cett is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Finnegan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cett manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Cett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T5#
Cett takes one to the side of the head.
Finnegan connects with a looping right hand.
Finnegan throws a right and a left that Cett avoids nicely.
Finnegan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cett ducks under a wild hook from Finnegan.
Despite the aggression on Cett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tim Finnegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finnegan doesn't manage to clinch there - Cett circles away.
Cett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Cett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Finnegan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cett moves out of range of the leg kick from Finnegan.
Cett swats away the attempt to clinch by Finnegan.#T6#
Finnegan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finnegan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Finnegan throws a sloppy head kick and Cett moves out of range easily.
Finnegan misses with a low kick.
Cett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Finnegan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finnegan.
Cett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Finnegan tries to close the distance and clinch but Cett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finnegan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cett swinging wildly here.
A big left from Finnegan misses.
Cett drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Finnegan defends it well.#T7#
Finnegan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Finnegan lands a really nice looking cross but Cett seems unphased.
Finnegan throws a hook but Cett blocks it.
Cett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finnegan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finnegan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cett goes for a double leg but Finnegan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Finnegan continues to drive forward.
Tim Finnegan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darvo Cett.
Finnegan wants to clinch.
Tim Finnegan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Finnegan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cett wants to counter the offense by Finnegan and move into the clinch position.
Finnegan throws a leg kick but Cett moved away.#T8#
Finnegan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cett loads up on a big right hand but Finnegan slips the punch.
Cett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finnegan misses with a double jab.
Cett keeps the fight on the outside.
Cett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cett throws a low kick but Finnegan moves out of range easily.
Finnegan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finnegan avoids a kick to the body.
#CL#
Finnegan moves into range and clinches up with Cett.
A hook to the body from Cett.
Finnegan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T9#
Finnegan wants to break free but Cett has control.
Finnegan has a couple of punches blocked by Cett.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short right from Finnegan on the inside.
Finnegan is looking to break free of the clinch but Cett has double underhooks.
Cett swings wildly with an uppercut but Finnegan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finnegan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Finnegan tries to land knees in the clinch but Cett avoids the damage to the body.
Finnegan lands an elbow just above Cett 's eye.
Cett is trying to force a seperation but Finnegan has the dominant position.
Finnegan lands a hook that snaps the head of Cett backwards.
Finnegan missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Finnegan fails to land.
Cett tries to break the clinch but Finnegan is controlling the position.
Cett blocks an elbow strike.
Finnegan throws an elbow that misses.
#BC#
Finnegan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finnegan tries to clinch up.
Cett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Finnegan dominated that 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.#R2#
Finnegan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cett is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Finnegan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Finnegan throws a leg kick which misses Cett's front leg but catches the back leg as Cett tries to avoid it.
Finnegan moves in looking to clinch but Cett pushes him off.
Finnegan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finnegan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tim Finnegan is winning the standup battle so far.
Finnegan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cett swats away the attempt to clinch by Finnegan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Finnegan. That's going to slow Cett down.
Cett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cett.
Darvo Cett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Finnegan misses the target.
Finnegan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cett drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Finnegan defends it well.
Finnegan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cett tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Finnegan defends well and Cett ends up having to push Finnegan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cett is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finnegan.
Finnegan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Finnegan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cett counters with a one-two to the body.
Cett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Finnegan throws a leg kick which misses Cett's front leg but catches the back leg as Cett tries to avoid it.
Finnegan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cett can do to turn this around?#T2#
Finnegan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Finnegan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finnegan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cett scrambles back to his feet.
Cett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cett swats away the attempt to clinch by Finnegan.
Finnegan wants to clinch.
Cett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finnegan scores with a jab to the head.
#T3#
Finnegan swings for the body but Cett moves out of range.
Cett defending well as Finnegan loads up on a big left hand. #CL2#
Finnegan gets tackled into the cage by Cett. Cett maintains the clinch.
Cett misses with an elbow strike.
#BC2#
Cett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finnegan.
Finnegan digs a good hook to Cett's body.
Finnegan throws a leg kick which misses Cett's front leg but catches the back leg as Cett tries to avoid it.
Finnegan just misses with a punch to the body.
Finnegan throws a head kick that misses.
Finnegan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T4#
Finnegan scores with a body shot.
Finnegan throws a front kick aimed at Cett's knee but Cett avoids it well.
As Finnegan backs off Cett throws a huge counter combo but Finnegan manages to avoid it all.
Finnegan keeps Cett at a distance using the push kick.
Finnegan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cett. That did some damage!
Cett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finnegan throws a looping overhand right but Cett ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finnegan. Cett does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Cett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A swing and a miss from Finnegan.
Cett raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Finnegan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Finnegan misses.
Cett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T5#
Cett blocks a jab.
Cett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Finnegan with a body shot.
Cett slips under a jab.
Finnegan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Finnegan wants to clinch.
Cett steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Finnegan.
Finnegan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cett. That did some damage!
Finnegan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Finnegan tries to close the distance and clinch but Cett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T6#
Cett scores with a jab to the head.
Cett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finnegan.
Finnegan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cett throws out a counter right but Finnegan avoids it with no problem.
Finnegan stuns Cett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Finnegan misses with a body shot.
Finnegan looks to score with a jab to the body but Cett is just out of range.
Cett throws a big counter head kick but Finnegan avoids it with no problem.
Finnegan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finnegan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cett.
Cett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T7#
Cett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A clash of legs there as Cett blocks the low kick.
Finnegan connects with a solid leg kick.
Finnegan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finnegan.
Finnegan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cett was well out of range. Poor timing from Finnegan.
Cett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finnegan.
Cett checks a leg kick.
Cett tries to counter with a clinch but Finnegan shakes him off and moves away.
Cett blocks a jab.
Finnegan tries to close the distance and clinch but Cett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T8#
Cett slips a jab from Finnegan.
Finnegan misses with a low kick as Cett jumps back.
Cett only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Finnegan digs a good body shot into Cett's ribs.
Finnegan throws a hook but Cett blocks it.
Finnegan throws a sloppy head kick and Cett moves out of range easily.
Finnegan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A clash of legs there as Cett blocks the low kick.
Finnegan throws a lazy uppercut
and Cett counters with a straight right hand.
Finnegan throws a head kick that misses
and Cett counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cett cracks Finnegan with a right hand to the side of the head.#T9#
Finnegan wants to clinch
letting Cett counter with a right hand.
Cett darts in looking for a takedown but Finnegan gets double underhooks and turns Cett into the cage.
Tim Finnegan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darvo Cett.
The fighters circle momentarily. Finnegan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Finnegan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finnegan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cett takes a swing at Finnegan's ribcage but misses.
Cett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finnegan.
Cett is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cett keeps the fight on the outside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Finnegan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Finnegan loads up on a big right hand but Cett slips the punch.
Finnegan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cett fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cett.
Finnegan moves to clinch but Cett breaks away
and Cett counters with a two punch combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Finnegan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cett checks a leg kick nicely.
Finnegan dips to his left and cracks Cett with an uppercut!
Cett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Finnegan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Finnegan throws a hook to the side of Cett's head but Cett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cett changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T1##CL2#
Cett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Finnegan wants to stall.
Finnegan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cett avoiding damage as Finnegan throws knees to the body.
Finnegan trying to land knees to the body.
Finnegan tries to work over Cett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Finnegan is pressed up against the cage. Cett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Finnegan down to the mat. Finnegan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Finnegan tries to close the distance and clinch but Cett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finnegan. Finnegan obviously looking to wear him down.
Finnegan tries a low kick but Cett avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cett! But no joy.
Cett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Finnegan can pounce on him.
#T2#
Cett checks a low kick from Finnegan.
Cett feints the counter takedown.
Finnegan misses with a hook. Cett ducked under it nicely.
Finnegan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Finnegan tries to clinch up.
Cett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finnegan throws a front kick aimed at Cett's knee but Cett avoids it well.
Cett avoids the head kick by Finnegan.
Finnegan throws a shot from downtown. Cett moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Finnegan moves into range and clinches up with Cett.
Finnegan looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC#
Finnegan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finnegan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cett sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T3#
Finnegan throws a low kick, looking for Cett's leg but Cett calmly moves out of range.
Cett lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Finnegan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Finnegan misses with a body kick.
Finnegan digs a good body shot into Cett's ribs.
Cett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Finnegan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cett has time to react.
Finnegan looks to score with a jab to the body but Cett is just out of range.
Cett changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Finnegan tries to clinch up.
A nice side step and Cett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cett has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A telegraphed right hand from Finnegan misses the target.
Finnegan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T4#
Cett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Finnegan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Finnegan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finnegan throws a head kick but Cett moves out of range.
Cett misses with a takedown attempt
and Finnegan counters with a leg kick.
Tim Finnegan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darvo Cett.
Finnegan is looking to clinch but Cett is avoiding it.
Cett blocks a head kick by Finnegan.
Finnegan throws a body shot but no joy.
Cett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finnegan misses with a body kick.
Finnegan throws a nice inside leg kick. #T5#
Cett throws a series of punches but Finnegan moves out of range.
Finnegan wants to clinch.
Finnegan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Finnegan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Finnegan jabs Cett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Finnegan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T6#
Finnegan motions for Cett to come forward. Finnegan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cett! But no joy.
Finnegan's corner calls for a 1-2. Finnegan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Finnegan misses with a low kick.
Cett blocks a low kick nicely.
Finnegan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cett throws a wild body kick that Finnegan sees coming a mile off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finnegan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finnegan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T7#
A bone on bone clash there as Cett blocks the leg kick.
Finnegan throws a leg kick that misses.
Cett throws out a counter right but Finnegan avoids it with no problem.
Cett moves out of range of the leg kick from Finnegan.
Cett moves out of range of the leg kick from Finnegan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finnegan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finnegan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cett moves away.
Cett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finnegan manages to avoid it.
Finnegan misses with an uppercut.
Cett is trying desperately to land a takedown but Finnegan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cett.#T8#
Cett swats away the attempt to clinch by Finnegan.
Finnegan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cett tries to move into range but Finnegan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Finnegan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Finnegan with a nice calf kick.
Cett 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.
Finnegan tries to clinch there but Cett circles away.
An inside leg kick from Finnegan misses. #T9#
Cett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finnegan.
Cett doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finnegan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cett.
Finnegan throws a big shot that misses.
Finnegan moves out of range of the strikes.
Cett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Finnegan swivels and escapes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finnegan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Finnegan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cett.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Finnegan clearly takes that round.
That's time! Finnegan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Cett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Finnegan throws out a leg kick but Cett moves out of range and Finnegan only half commits.
Cett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cett looks for a takedown but Finnegan sprawls well.
Finnegan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
You can see that Cett has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Cett circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cett counters with a right hand to the body.
Cett is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnegan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cett on the side of the head.
Cett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Finnegan moves away from the strike by Cett. #T1#
Finnegan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finnegan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Finnegan tries to clinch there but Cett circles away.
A little jabbing left from Cett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cett tries for a takedown but Finnegan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Cett instigates a clinch.
Finnegan blocks an uppercut.
Cett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cett avoids the elbow strike from Finnegan, against the cage.
Finnegan missing with knees to the body.
Cett blocks an elbow strike from Finnegan.
#T2#
Finnegan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Finnegan trying to stall but Cett improves his position.
Finnegan pushes off an throws an elbow but Cett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Finnegan wants to stall.
Finnegan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Finnegan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cett can't get the takedown.
Tim Finnegan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darvo Cett.
Finnegan lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finnegan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cett is trying to stall.
Cett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Finnegan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cett blocks it with crossed arms.
Finnegan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cett's defenses.
Cett misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Finnegan scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC#Cett is rocked!#T3#
Finnegan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cett is still on wobbly legs! Can Finnegan finish him?
Finnegan is looking to control Cett's arms but Cett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Finnegan has his back to the cage.
Finnegan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Finnegan missing with knees to the body.
#BC#
Finnegan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cett avoids the body shot from Finnegan.
Finnegan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finnegan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cett.
Cett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cett throws a lazy head kick #CL#
and Finnegan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Finnegan.
Finnegan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finnegan is trying to force a seperation but Cett has the dominant position.
Cett blocks an elbow strike from Finnegan.
Tim Finnegan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Finnegan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Finnegan throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Finnegan.
Finnegan is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T4#
A short right from Finnegan on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Finnegan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Finnegan has Cett pressed against the cage. He pushes Cett back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Finnegan throws a beautiful elbow that sends Cett crashing to the floor! Finnegan piles on the pressure with more strikes! Cett is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Finnegan!
Tim Finnegan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
ICF 4
Date: Sep 15, 2023 |
#R1#
Faita stuffs the takedown attempt from Cett. Cett gets slowly back to his feet. #CL#
Faita clinches.
Cett lands a body shot.
A short right from Faita on the inside.
Faita is working Cett over against the cage.
A short right from Faita on the inside.
Faita digs a right hand into Cett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cett's gas tank.
I was talking to Faita's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cett looks winded!
Faita pushes Cett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faita.
Faita lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Faita digs a right hand into Cett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cett's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faita lands a shoulder strike.
Faita lands a left hand.
#ROC#Cett is rocked!
Faita unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Cett! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Faita is unloading with more strikes now! Cett drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guista Faita!
Guista Faita took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Senshi Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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