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Event:
SUF 17: Muckerberg vs Smith
Date: Jan 17, 2024 |
#R1#
De La Ghetto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#TD#
De Luca tries to sprawl but De La Ghetto drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
De La Ghetto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Luca doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto works his way into side control.
De Luca is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but De La Ghetto is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
De La Ghetto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
De Luca looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De La Ghetto lands a couple of good shots and De Luca has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Luca just trying to survive but De La Ghetto is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
De Luca rolls, trying to escape but De La Ghetto keeps control of the position.
#SUB#
De La Ghetto is cranking De Luca's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for De Luca! He's tightened the choke and De Luca is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Raphael De La Ghetto!
Our winner, Raphael De La Ghetto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
SUF 16: New Years Revolution
Date: Dec 31, 2023 |
#R1#
Lune blocks a jab.
De Luca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lune thinks about countering with a head kick.
De Luca throws a series of punches but Lune avoids them all with ease.
Lune slips under a jab from De Luca.
De Luca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Luca scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Luca with a nice cross.
Lune displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Luca throws out the jab.
A jab from De Luca misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Luca lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
De Luca jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Luca throws a series of punches but Lune avoids them all with ease.
Vincente De Luca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for De Luca.#T1#
De Luca misses with an uppercut
and Lune makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. De Luca really felt that one!
De Luca scores with a decent looking hook.
De Luca cracks Lune with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Luca misses with a left hand
and Lune counters with a big head kick but De Luca shrugs it off.
A clash of legs there as Lune blocks the low kick.
Lune is looking to counter the offense by De Luca and move into the clinch.
Lune avoids the body shot from De Luca.
A punch combination from De Luca misses.
Lune quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
De Luca misses with a body shot
#CL#
and Lune moves into the clinch.
Lune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lune throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lune working De Luca over with knees to the body.
Lune lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Lune. #T2#
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!
Lune prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Lune.
De Luca avoids the elbow strike from Lune, against the ropes.
De Luca takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Luca is trying to break the clinch but Lune has him pressed against the ropes.
Lune gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lune lands a nice elbow.
Lune blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lune.
De Luca jumps guard but Lune turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Lune blocks an uppercut.
Lune scores a nice knee to the body.
I was talking to Lune's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
De Luca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lune is keeping busy.
Lune unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lune throws an elbow that misses.
Lune lands a nice elbow.
Lune misses with an elbow over the top.
Lune lands an elbow just above De Luca 's eye.
De Luca looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T3#
Lune lands a knee to the body.
De Luca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lune comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Luca is trying to maintain a safe position but Lune gets an underhook and turns De Luca into the ropes.
De Luca takes an elbow to the temple.
Lune lands a damaging elbow.
De Luca misses with a punch on the inside.
Lune lands a nice knee to the body.
Lune creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, De Luca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lune's brow.
Lune is struggling to control the position.
Lune comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Luca avoids a wild elbow strike from Lune.
De Luca trying to stall but Lune improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Luca.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lune.
Nice elbow from Lune.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lune unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lune lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T4#
Lune lands an elbow just above De Luca 's eye.
Lune gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Luca jumps guard but Lune stands there with De Luca around his waist. De Luca gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cutter Lune has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincente De Luca.
Lune lands a nice elbow.
De Luca dodges an elbow strike from Lune.
Lune avoids a wild elbow strike from De Luca.
Lune unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Luca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lune.
De Luca has a couple of punches blocked by Lune.
Lune lands an elbow that stopped De Luca in his tracks for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Luca as Lune tries to tie him up.
Lune blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lune tries to stall but De Luca uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lune lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lune landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Luca tries to throw a body punch but Lune avoids it by throwing De Luca back against the ropes.
De Luca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cutter Lune dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
De Luca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Luca throws a lazy body kick
and Lune counters with a body kick.
De Luca throws a big shot that misses.
Lune slips a straight right by De Luca.
Lune is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Luca can do to turn this around?
De Luca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lune circles away quickly and effectively.
De Luca throws a lazy uppercut
and Lune counters with a body kick.
De Luca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lune has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lune ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lune is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De Luca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Luca looks to throw the jab but Lune is out of range.
Lune is looking to counter with head kicks.
De Luca misses with an uppercut
and Lune counters with a flying knee. Nice.
De Luca misses with a hook to the body
#CL#
and Lune counters by moving into the clinch.
De Luca blocks an elbow strike from Lune.
De Luca looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
De Luca misses with some punches.
De Luca avoids a wild elbow strike from Lune.
Lune lands a nice elbow.
A nice left hand lands by De Luca.
Lune throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lune lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Luca can't break the clinch.
De Luca tries to pull guard but Lune won't allow it.
De Luca misses with an elbow strike.
Lune lands an elbow that stopped De Luca in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lune lands an elbow inside that De Luca shrugs off.
Lune prevents De Luca from breaking the clinch.
De Luca avoids the elbow strike from Lune, against the ropes.
Lune using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lune landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lune misses with an elbow strike.
De Luca blocks an elbow strike from Lune.
Lune stalling the fight.
De Luca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lune backwards. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Luca takes an elbow to the temple.
De Luca jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lune walks away with a smile on his face. De Luca gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
De Luca swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL#
and Lune counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lune.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lune as De Luca tries to tie him up.
De Luca dodges an elbow strike from Lune.
Lune lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Luca blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Lune.
Lune gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lune lands a damaging elbow.
Lune lands an elbow just above De Luca 's eye.
Nice elbow from Lune.
Lune trying to stall but De Luca improves his position.
De Luca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lune lands an elbow just above De Luca 's eye.
Nice elbow from Lune. #T3#
Lune lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lune pushes off an throws an elbow but De Luca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
De Luca pushes Lune back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Luca tries to work over Lune's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lune.
Lune landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Lune.
Nice elbow from Lune.
Lune trying to control the position but instead, De Luca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lune into the ropes.
Lune comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lune landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Luca has had enough of the clinch but Lune keeps him there for the moment.
De Luca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from De Luca.
De Luca is looking to break free of the clinch but Lune has double underhooks.
Lune stalling the fight.
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!
Nice elbow from Lune. #T4#
Lune creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Luca misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Luca tries a body shot but Lune blocks it.
De Luca scores with a shoulder strike.
Lune landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lune utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Lune.
Lune lands an elbow that stopped De Luca in his tracks for a moment.
De Luca takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Luca working aggressively here.
Lune landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Luca throws a punch but it's blocked by Lune.
A body shot lands from De Luca.
De Luca blocks an elbow strike.
Lune throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lune misses with an elbow over the top.
De Luca misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cutter Lune dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Lune avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Luca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lune wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
De Luca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Luca falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lune counters with a big head kick but De Luca shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick from De Luca misses.
Lune uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Luca.
De Luca throws a series of punches but Lune moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for De Luca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lune wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
De Luca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lune dodges the punch combination from De Luca.
As De Luca tries to get set, Lune tries to push him back and clinch up but De Luca manages to avoid the attempt.#T1#
De Luca with a hook.
De Luca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lune moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lune quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lune keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Luca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lune sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Luca misses with a combination
#CL#
and Lune moves into the clinch.
De Luca misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Luca misses with a punch on the inside.
De Luca misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lune.
Lune lands an elbow inside. #T2#
De Luca takes an elbow to the temple.
Lune lands a nice elbow.
Lune putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Luca in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Luca takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Luca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cutter Lune has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from De Luca.
De Luca scores with a shoulder strike.
De Luca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Luca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lune lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lune lands an elbow inside.
Lune lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lune lands a nice elbow.
A short uppercut from De Luca.
Lune trying to control the position but instead, De Luca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lune into the ropes.
Lune lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T3#
De Luca has a couple of punches blocked by Lune.
Lune stalls.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lune just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Luca's brow.
Lune lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lune lands a damaging elbow.
Lune lands an elbow inside.
Lune unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Luca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lune just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Luca's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lune.
Lune lands a damaging elbow. #ROC#De Luca is rocked!
De Luca avoids a wild elbow strike from Lune.
De Luca is still on wobbly legs! Can Lune finish him?
De Luca avoids the elbow strike from Lune, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lune throws an elbow but misses.
De Luca avoids a wild elbow strike from Lune.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lune throws an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Lune to work.
Lune looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lune keeps control of De Luca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Luca seems to have recovered his senses.
Lune lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lune lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lune.
Cutter Lune is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
De Luca throws a punch but it's blocked by Lune.
Lune blocks an uppercut.
De Luca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Luca working aggressively here.
De Luca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lune blocking some punches.
De Luca tries to break the clinch but Lune is controlling the position.
De Luca is trying to push Lune away but Lune has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
De Luca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Luca avoids a wild elbow strike from Lune.
De Luca swings wildly with an uppercut but Lune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vincente De Luca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lune unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cutter Lune showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lune, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cutter Lune! |
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Event:
SUF 14: IsMore vs Laake
Date: Dec 09, 2023 |
#R1#
De Luca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Luca throws an off balance right hand
and Muller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Luca thinking.
Muller throws a jab but it's blocked by De Luca.
De Luca looks to land a left hand but Muller moved out of range nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Muller slips a jab and a cross from De Luca.
De Luca throws an overhand right that lands on Muller's shoulder, as Muller tries to avoid the shot.
De Luca takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Luca misses with a double jab.
Muller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Muller jabs at De Luca's body.
De Luca swings for the body but Muller moves out of range.
De Luca cracks a nice hook into Muller's ribs.
Muller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Luca defending well as Muller loads up on a big left hand.
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!
De Luca's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De Luca duly obliges.
De Luca missing with a left hand there. Muller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muller lands with a straight right. De Luca didn't see that one coming.
Muller takes a swing at De Luca's ribcage but misses.
De Luca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from De Luca misses.
A jab lands there for De Luca.#T1#
Nice body punch from Muller.
Muller misses with a straight right.
De Luca connects with a body shot.
De Luca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Muller misses with an uppercut.
De Luca works the jab nicely.
De Luca moves out of range as Muller strikes.
Muller throws a looping overhand right but De Luca ducks down to avoid it.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Luca.
De Luca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muller throws out the jab.
Muller blocks a low kick nicely.
De Luca throws out a leg kick but Muller moves out of range and De Luca only half commits.
Muller missing with a left hand there. De Luca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Luca lands a nice hook to Muller's body. Muller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Muller misses its intended target.
De Luca throws a jab when Muller was well out of range.
Muller cracks De Luca with a good jab.
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!
De Luca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muller.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Muller. De Luca does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Luca bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Muller's head backwards.
De Luca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muller thuds a left hand into De Luca's body.
De Luca misses with a straight right.
De Luca takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Muller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Luca was well out of range. Poor timing from Muller.
De Luca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Muller staying out of range there.
Muller misses with a hook. De Luca ducked under it nicely.
Muller scores with a shot to the body.
Muller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Luca's head backwards.
Muller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Luca.
De Luca keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muller.
A telegraphed right hand from Muller misses the target.
De Luca throws a nice outside leg kick.
Muller swings widly with a right hand
and Muller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Muller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Luca looks to land a left hand but Muller moved out of range nicely.
De Luca fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Muller is out of range.
Muller throws an overhand right that lands on De Luca's shoulder, as De Luca tries to avoid the shot.
De Luca throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CUT2#It looks like Frankz Muller has been cut.
De Luca 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.
De Luca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Luca lands a jab.
Muller is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Luca avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Luca throws out a counter right but Muller avoids it with no problem.
De Luca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller.
Muller lands with an overhand left.
De Luca ducks under a wild hook from Muller.
De Luca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muller throws out the jab.
De Luca is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Muller had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Muller misses its intended target.
De Luca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Muller lands a nice shot to the body.
#T4#
Muller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - De Luca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Luca scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Muller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Luca looks to land a combination but Muller avoids it well.
Muller scores with a hook to the body. De Luca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Luca works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Muller.
De Luca scores with a shot to the body.
De Luca looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Luca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Muller counters with a straight right hand.
Muller misses with a lunging right hand
and De Luca counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Muller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muller cracks De Luca with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Muller scores with a jab to the jaw.#ROC#De Luca is rocked!
Muller moves in close and cracks De Luca with a massive right hand! De Luca, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Muller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frankz Muller!
In his post fight interview, Frankz Muller gave a big smile as he said 'Thank to my trainers, my fans and my sponsor. This victory is dedicated to they'. |
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Event:
SUF 12: Walcott vs Adofo
Date: Nov 18, 2023 |
#R1#
De Luca misses with an uppercut.
Vincente De Luca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warren tries to clinch up
and De Luca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Warren connects with the punch.
Warren scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
De Luca looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Warren tries to clinch but De Luca moves out of range.
De Luca feints a jab promting Warren to slip. De Luca then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Warren slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A low kick from Warren misses
and De Luca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Luca looks to land a combination. Warren sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#ROC2#Warren is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warren wants to clinch but De Luca slips to the side
and De Luca counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Warren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Warren tries to clinch up
and De Luca counters with a right hand from hell and Warren is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vincente De Luca! |
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Event:
SUF 9: Whelan vs Muller
Date: Nov 03, 2023 |
#R1#
Honda Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Luca throws a hook but Honda Jr avoids it easily.
Honda Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Luca under the eye.
A head kick misses from De Luca.
Honda Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by De Luca.
De Luca throws a hook but Honda Jr blocks it.
De Luca walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Honda Jr lands with a good body shot.
Honda Jr misses with a body shot.
Honda Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Luca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've been told by Honda Jr's head coaches at Punch Out Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Luca swings widly with a right hand
and Honda Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honda Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Luca.
Honda Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Honda Jr loads up on a big right hand but De Luca slips the punch.
De Luca missing with a left hand there. Honda Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Honda Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Luca gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Honda Jr gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! De Luca is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piston Honda Jr!
Piston Honda Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
SUF 8: 397 135 Finals!
Date: Oct 31, 2023 |
#R1#
De Luca clobbers Orr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Orr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Luca connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Orr scrambles back to his feet.#CL#
Orr closes the distance and pushes De Luca back into the ropes.#BC2#
De Luca breaks from the clinch.
#TD#
Orr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
De Luca avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Orr. #SUB#
Orr tries for a kimura but De Luca is defending well.
De Luca sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
De Luca trying to control here.
De Luca manages to get to full guard.
#SUB2#
De Luca working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Orr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but De Luca is tightening it up a little... Orr has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Orr reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Orr taps out! Nice BJJ there by De Luca!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Vincente De Luca! |
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