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Event:
TOF 172
Date: Nov 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Pumpkins walks into a straight right hand from Sparks.
Sparks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pumpkins.
A little jabbing left from Sparks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pumpkins throws a lazy uppercut
#KD2#
and Sparks counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pumpkins! Sparks lets Pumpkins back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Pumpkins misses with an uppercut.
Pumpkins throws the left hand but Sparks avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Sparks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sparks slips a jab from Pumpkins.
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!
Sparks misses with an uppercut.
Sparks cracks a nice hook into Pumpkins's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Pumpkins.
Pumpkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T1#
Sparks misses with a right hand #CL#
and Pumpkins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pumpkins.
A short left from Pumpkins.
Pumpkins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sparks's efforts to push away.
Pumpkins misses with the head strike.
Sparks misses with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Sparks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pumpkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sparks is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sparks lands a nice hook to Pumpkins's body. Pumpkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sparks throws a hook to the side of Pumpkins's head but Pumpkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Pumpkins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pumpkins lands with an overhand left.#T2#
Pumpkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pumpkins missing with a left hand there. Sparks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sparks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pumpkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sparks.
Sparks misses with a looping left.
Sparks misses the jab.
Pumpkins is looking to counter punch.
Sparks misses with a straight left.
Sparks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T3#
Sparks scores with a nice strike.
Pumpkins misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Sparks releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pumpkins.
Sparks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sparks throws a looping overhand right but Pumpkins ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
Pumpkins rushes Sparks and presses him up against the cage.
Sparks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pumpkinss head.
Pumpkins keeps control of Sparks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pumpkins lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Pumpkins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sparks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pumpkins throws an elbow but misses. #T4#
Pumpkins misses with the head strike.
Pumpkins keeps control of Sparks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sparks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pumpkins tries a knee to the head but Sparks blocks it.
Sparks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pumpkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pumpkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pumpkins misses with a knee to the head.
Sparks misses with a punch to the body.
Sparks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sparks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sparks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sparks fails to land.
Sparks is stalling here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T5#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pumpkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pumpkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sparks tries to break free but Pumpkins pushes him back against the cage.
Sparks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pumpkins tries to work over Sparks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pumpkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sparks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pumpkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Sparks on the inside.
Pumpkins working aggressively here.
Sparks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pumpkins misses with a body punch.
Pumpkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pumpkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T6#
Pumpkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sparks's elbow. #BC2#
Sparks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pumpkins lands a shot to the body.
Pumpkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Pumpkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pumpkins working aggressively here.
Sparks tries to break free but Pumpkins pushes him back against the cage.
Sparks blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sparks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pumpkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sparks misses with a knee to the head. #T7#
Sparks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC2#
Sparks manages to break the clinch.
Sparks wants to clinch.
Pumpkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pumpkins staying out of range there.
Sparks misses with a jab to the body
and Sparks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T8#
Sparks throws the left hand but Pumpkins avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Pumpkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sparks.
Pumpkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sparks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sparks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pumpkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sparks counters with a right hand to the body.
Pumpkins throws a hook to the side of Sparks's head but Sparks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparks throws out a counter right but Pumpkins avoids it with no problem.
Pumpkins slips a jab from Sparks.
Pumpkins slips a jab and a cross from Sparks.
Sparks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pumpkins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sparks.#T9#
Sparks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pumpkins takes one to the side of the head.
Pumpkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sparks.
Pumpkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pumpkins misses with a wild body shot.
Pumpkins takes one on the button.
A punch combination from Pumpkins misses.
Sparks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elton Sparks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparks's corner calls for a 1-2. Sparks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elton Sparks dominated that round.
That's time! Pumpkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Pumpkins moves away from the strike by Sparks.
Pumpkins ducks under a wild hook from Sparks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparks. Pumpkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pumpkins throws a shot to the body.
Sparks lands the left hand.
Sparks misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pumpkins slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Sparks - just one landing.
Pumpkins slips a straight right by Sparks.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparks. Pumpkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pumpkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Pumpkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pumpkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sparks just misses with a punch to the body.
Pumpkins throws a big counter combination but Sparks scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Elton Sparks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pumpkins takes a swing at Sparks's ribcage but misses.
Sparks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sparks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Pumpkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Sparks misses with a shot to the body #KD#
and Pumpkins counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sparks! Pumpkins lets Sparks back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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!#KD#
Pumpkins cracks Sparks with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pumpkins has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sparks to stand back up!#ROC#Sparks is rocked!
Pumpkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sparks throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Pumpkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pumpkins 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.#T2##KD2#
Sparks lands a left and a right that send Pumpkins crashing to the mat, dazed. Sparks thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Pumpkins is rocked!
Sparks tried to score with a low kick but Pumpkins checks it.
Pumpkins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pumpkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sparks scores with a jab.
Oh Pumpkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sparks throws a jab but it's blocked by Pumpkins.
Pumpkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Sparks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pumpkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sparks circles away quickly and effectively.
Sparks avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T3#
A slow jab from Sparks misses its intended target.
Sparks throws a shot to the body.
Sparks throws a series of strikes that have Pumpkins backpedaling.
Pumpkins misses with a shot to the body
and Sparks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pumpkins throws a series of punches but Sparks moves out of range.
A jab from Sparks misses.
Sparks cracks Pumpkins with a hook to the temple - Pumpkins is on wobbly legs here! Sparks swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Pumpkins falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Sparks wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Elton Sparks!
Elton Sparks spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
TOF 158
Date: Oct 05, 2024 |
#R1#
Pumpkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pumpkins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stylez misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Pumpkins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pumpkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#TD2#
Stylez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pumpkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stylez content to stall in guard here.
Pumpkins is pulling down on Stylez's head. It's preventing any offense from Stylez, at least for the moment.
Stylez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pumpkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stylez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Pumpkins wants to stand and escape but Stylez is having none of it.
Pumpkins has Stylez pulled in close to control his posture.
Stylez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pumpkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stylez.
Pumpkins lands a really nice looking cross but Stylez seems unphased.
#CUT#It looks like Bubba Stylez has been cut.
Stylez throws a poor cross that misses
and Pumpkins counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Stylez with a nice cross.
Pumpkins misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Stylez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pumpkins!
Pumpkins explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stylez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stylez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carl Pumpkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Pumpkins.
Stylez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pumpkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stylez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pumpkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stylez.
Pumpkins scores with a jab.#T3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Pumpkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Stylez tries to counter it with a takedown but Pumpkins pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stylez cracks Pumpkins with a good jab.
Pumpkins misses the shot to the body.
Stylez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stylez throws a lazy uppercut
and Pumpkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stylez swings widly with a right hand
#KD#
and Pumpkins counters with a crisp right hand that drops Stylez! Pumpkins lets Stylez back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Stylez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pumpkins's guard.#T4#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stylez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stylez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stylez stopping the sweep attempt from Pumpkins.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pumpkins controls Stylez momentarily but Stylez frees himself.
Pumpkins keeping moving, preventing Stylez from controlling successfully. #T5##REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stylez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pumpkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Pumpkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Pumpkins has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Pumpkins slips under a jab.
Stylez fails to land the takedown.#T6#
Stylez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Stylez.
A swing and a miss from Pumpkins.
Stylez digs a good body shot into Pumpkins's ribs.
Stylez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Pumpkins misses its target.
Pumpkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stylez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pumpkins thinking. #T7#
Stylez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pumpkins moves away.
Pumpkins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stylez misses with a combination
enabling Pumpkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Stylez swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL#
and Pumpkins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pumpkins avoids a wild elbow strike from Stylez.
Stylez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pumpkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pumpkins misses with a punch to the body.
Stylez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carl Pumpkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Stylez.
Stylez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pumpkins lands an uppercut.
Pumpkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stylez tries for a takedown. No joy.
#T8#
Stylez tries to pull guard but Pumpkins holds him up against the cage and eventually Stylez drops back down to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stylez avoiding damage as Pumpkins throws knees to the body.
Pumpkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stylez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pumpkins backwards.
Stylez lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stylez struggles to land a body shot inside as Pumpkins controls his hands.
Stylez tries a body shot but Pumpkins blocks it.
Stylez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stylez misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pumpkins.
Stylez tries to work over Pumpkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stylez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stylez lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T9#
Pumpkins blocks an elbow strike from Stylez.
Pumpkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stylez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pumpkins's elbow.
Stylez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stylez blocks an uppercut.
Pumpkins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pumpkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Stylez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pumpkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stylez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pumpkins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stylez wants a takedown but no success here.
Pumpkins avoids the elbow strike from Stylez, against the cage.
Stylez is trying to pull guard but Pumpkins has him pressed against the cage.
Stylez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carl Pumpkins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bubba Stylez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Stylez lands with a nice body punch.
Pumpkins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pumpkins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pumpkins thuds a left hand into Stylez's body.
Pumpkins misses with a hook.
Pumpkins with a jab.
Pumpkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pumpkins throws a good cross that connects.
Stylez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pumpkins counters with a straight right hand.
Pumpkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stylez. #T1#
Pumpkins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pumpkins wants it to stay on the feet.
Stylez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pumpkins's waist but Pumpkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stylez off to one side.
Stylez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pumpkins.
Stylez throws an off balance right hand
and Pumpkins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A combination from Pumpkins does no damage.
Stylez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#CL#
and Pumpkins counters by moving into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Stylez.
Stylez controlling the action here for a moment.
Pumpkins lands a body punch. #T2#
Pumpkins working aggressively here.
Pumpkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stylez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stylez goes for a takedown attempt but Pumpkins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carl Pumpkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Stylez.
Pumpkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stylez throws out the jab.
Pumpkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stylez's head.
Pumpkins lands with a right 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!
Stylez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pumpkins.
Stylez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pumpkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stylez.
Pumpkins connects with a stiff jab that staggers Stylez - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carl Pumpkins!
After winning the bout, Carl Pumpkins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
TOF 129
Date: Jul 06, 2024 |
#R1#
Pumpkins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Meadows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pumpkins.
Meadows throws an off balance right hand
and Pumpkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Pumpkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#CUT#It looks like Jay Meadows has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Meadows.
Pumpkins throwing a counter right hand but Meadows manages to avoid it.
Pumpkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pumpkins moves away from the strike by Meadows.
Meadows scores with a nice strike.
Meadows throws a sloppy head kick and Pumpkins moves out of range easily.
Pumpkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Meadows's head.
Meadows connects with the punch.
Pumpkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pumpkins misses with a hook.
Meadows misses with a leg kick
and Pumpkins counters with a crisp right that sends Meadows to the canvas! Pumpkins follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Pumpkins!
A relieved looking Carl Pumpkins thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
TOF 92
Date: Mar 23, 2024 |
#R1#
Pumpkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT#It looks like Roman Dinu has been cut.
Dinu thuds a left hand into Pumpkins's body.
Dinu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice cross by Dinu.
Decent striking displayed by Dinu there.
Dinu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pumpkins manages to avoid it.
Pumpkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#CL2#
Dinu forces Pumpkins back against the cage and clinches.
Dinu wants to get back to striking at distance but Pumpkins won't allow it.
Dinu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pumpkins backwards.
Dinu throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Pumpkins.
Pumpkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dinu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pumpkins's brow.
Dinu swings wildly with an uppercut but Pumpkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dinu is trying to maintain a safe position but Pumpkins gets an underhook and turns Dinu into the cage.#T1#
Pumpkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pumpkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dinu.
Dinu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dinu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dinu tries to break free but Pumpkins pushes him back against the cage.
Dinu is trying to break free.
Dinu misses with a punch to the body.
Pumpkins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dinu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Pumpkins's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC2#
Dinu breaks the clinch.
Dinu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pumpkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Dinu stuns Pumpkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dinu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pumpkins manages to avoid it.#KD2#
Dinu lands a big uppercut and Pumpkins crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Pumpkins looks OK. Dinu waves Pumpkins back to his feet!
Roman Dinu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dinu fakes the body blow, causing Pumpkins to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Pumpkins goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roman Dinu! |
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Event:
TOF 83
Date: Mar 02, 2024 |
#R1#
Nice body kick there by Strong.
Strong throws the kick towards the body but Pumpkins avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pumpkins.
Strong lands with an overhand left.
Pumpkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Strong quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Strong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pumpkins is able to avoid easily.
Strong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pumpkins avoids a kick to the body.
Pumpkins looks to throw the jab but Strong is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Pumpkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pumpkins throws the left hand but Strong avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong throws a wild body kick that Pumpkins sees coming a mile off.
Strong lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Strong.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Strong.
Pumpkins tries to counter with a clinch but Strong shakes him off and moves away.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Pumpkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strong throws a sloppy head kick and Pumpkins moves out of range easily.
Pumpkins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slow jab from Strong misses its intended target.
Strong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Strong lands the left hand.
Strong throws the left hand but Pumpkins avoids the punch easily.
Pumpkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pumpkins missing with a left hand there. Strong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pumpkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strong sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Strong's corner calls for a 1-2. Strong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Strong misses with a head kick.
Strong tries to land a leg kick but Pumpkins saw it coming and moves away.
Strong seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pumpkins misses the jab.
Pumpkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Strong scores with a hook.
Strong throws the kick towards the body but Pumpkins avoids it.
Pumpkins throws a series of punches but Strong avoids them all with ease.
Strong throws a push kick but Pumpkins slaps the foot to one side.
A little jabbing left from Pumpkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pumpkins checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Pumpkins misses.
Strong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pumpkins.
Strong is looking to counter punch.
Pumpkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Strong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Pumpkins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Strong throws a wild body kick that Pumpkins sees coming a mile off.
Strong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#KD#
Strong lands a big head kick that sends Pumpkins tumbling to the mat! Strong takes a step backwards and waves Pumpkins back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Pumpkins is rocked!
Strong scores with a hook to the body. Pumpkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pumpkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Strong finish him?
Strong with a nice calf kick.
Pumpkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Pumpkins misses with a shot to the body
and Strong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strong lands a high kick!
Strong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Strong engages and cracks Pumpkins with a massive lead left hook - Pumpkins tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Strong is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucaerys Strong! |
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Event:
TOF 76
Date: Feb 04, 2024 |
#R1#
CleaPain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pumpkins. CleaPain does a little dance to reset his feet.
CleaPain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Pumpkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with CleaPain, pushing him back against the cage.
Pumpkins blocking some punches.
Pumpkins lands on the inside with an uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Gregor CleaPain has been cut.
CleaPain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pumpkins after a bit of a struggle.
CleaPain has a couple of punches blocked by Pumpkins.
CleaPain swings wildly with an uppercut but Pumpkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pumpkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
CleaPain wants to take the fight to the mat but Pumpkins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Carl Pumpkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregor CleaPain.
Pumpkins lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pumpkins'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.
Pumpkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
CleaPain drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
CleaPain drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pumpkins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#T1#
Pumpkins misses with a knee to the head.
Pumpkins misses with a knee to the head.
Pumpkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#CleaPain is rocked!
Pumpkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
CleaPain is still on wobbly legs! Can Pumpkins finish him?
CleaPain wants a takedown but no success here.
CleaPain looks winded!
A right handed body shot lands from Pumpkins.
Pumpkins unloads with a big right hand that wobbles CleaPain! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pumpkins is unloading with more strikes now! CleaPain drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Pumpkins!
During a confident post fight interview, Carl Pumpkins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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TOF 63
Date: Dec 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Sparks jabs at Pumpkins's body.
Sparks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sparks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sparks tries a head kick but it misses.
Pumpkins ducks under a wild hook from Sparks.
Sparks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pumpkins.
Sparks lands a nice looking body shot.
Sparks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice straight punches there by Pumpkins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pumpkins.
Sparks throws a looping overhand right but Pumpkins ducks down to avoid it.
Pumpkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sparks throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Pumpkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pumpkins's head backwards.
Sparks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pumpkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sparks.#T1#
A slow jab from Sparks misses its intended target.
Pumpkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sparks.
Sparks throws a hook to the side of Pumpkins's head but Pumpkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pumpkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparks was well out of range. Poor timing from Pumpkins.
Sparks swings for the body but Pumpkins moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Sparks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sparks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pumpkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pumpkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pumpkins sets himself, and Sparks steps forward looking for the clinch! Pumpkins avoids it this time.
Pumpkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pumpkins duly obliges.
Sparks takes a swing at Pumpkins's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Pumpkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sparks wants to clinch up but Pumpkins keeps it at a distance.
Pumpkins looks to throw the jab but Sparks is out of range.
Sparks lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sparks misses the target.
Pumpkins seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T2#
Sparks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparks cracks Pumpkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sparks misses with a jab to the body
#CL#
and Pumpkins counters by moving into the clinch.
Pumpkins misses with a body punch.
Pumpkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Sparks avoids the damage to the body.
Sparks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sparks is working Pumpkins over against the cage.
Pumpkins tries to work over Sparks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pumpkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Sparks controls his hands.
Sparks is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pumpkins lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Pumpkins fails to land. #T3#
Pumpkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Sparks.
Sparks misses with the head strike.
Sparks struggles to land a body shot inside as Pumpkins controls his hands.
Pumpkins tries to land a knee to the head but Sparks blocks with his arms.
Pumpkins can't find room to land a body shot as Sparks controls the action.
Sparks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pumpkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pumpkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sparks blocks it with crossed arms. #BC2#
Sparks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sparks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pumpkins on the side of the head.
Sparks throws a body shot but no joy.
Pumpkins misses with a wild body shot.
Sparks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pumpkins doesn't seem bothered though. #T4#
The fighters circling - Sparks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Pumpkins misses its intended target.
Sparks is looking for the big counter here.#CL#
Sparks tries to keep at a distance but Pumpkins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pumpkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sparks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pumpkins backwards.
Pumpkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Pumpkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Sparks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sparks misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Pumpkins on the inside.
Sparks is looking to control Pumpkins's arms but Pumpkins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sparks has his back to the cage.
Pumpkins working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Sparks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pumpkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T5#
Sparks misses with a body shot.
Pumpkins connects with a crisp jab.
Pumpkins takes a swing at Sparks's ribcage but misses.
Pumpkins misses with a body shot.
Pumpkins misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Sparks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pumpkins doesn't seem phased though.
Pumpkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sparks throws out a counter right but Pumpkins avoids it with no problem.
Pumpkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sparks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sparks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pumpkins ducks under a wild hook from Sparks.
Pumpkins slips under a jab from Sparks.
Pumpkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparks moves away.
Sparks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pumpkins had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sparks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A lazy left from Sparks finds it's target.
Sparks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pumpkins.
#T6#
Pumpkins needs to keep his hands up - Sparks had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Sparks as he connects with a hook.
Sparks throws a right hand that Pumpkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Pumpkins also avoids with ease.
Pumpkins misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Sparks.
Pumpkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sparks.
Sparks misses with a straight left.
Sparks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sparks takes a swing at Pumpkins's ribcage but misses.
Sparks slips a jab from Pumpkins.
Sparks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pumpkins backs up against the cage.
Sparks throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Sparks. #T7#
Pumpkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Sparks misses.
Pumpkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparks.
Sparks scores with a nice head shot.
Pumpkins staying out of range there.
Pumpkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sparks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sparks misses with a straight left.
Sparks scores with the left hand. Pumpkins knows he should have avoided that one.
Pumpkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pumpkins slips a straight right by Sparks.
Pumpkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sparks catches Pumpkins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pumpkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pumpkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Sparks releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T8#
Sparks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pumpkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sparks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Sparks.
Sparks swings widly with a right hand
#CL#
and Pumpkins counters by clinching up.
Pumpkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sparks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sparks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sparks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sparks lands with a light punch inside.
Pumpkins working aggressively here.
Sparks tries to stall but Pumpkins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pumpkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sparks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sparks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T9#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pumpkins.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pumpkins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sparks taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sparks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pumpkins letting Sparks take a breather here.
Pumpkins digs a right hand underneath Sparks's ribcage. Sparks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sparks looks winded!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pumpkins missing with knees to the body.
Pumpkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elton Sparks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Pumpkins looks to land a left hand but Sparks moved out of range nicely.
Pumpkins misses with a looping left.
Pumpkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pumpkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparks moves away.
Sparks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pumpkins wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sparks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pumpkins is looking to counter punch.
Pumpkins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pumpkins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sparks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pumpkins 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.
Sparks throws an overhand right that lands on Pumpkins's shoulder, as Pumpkins tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Pumpkins misses
and Sparks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sparks scores with a sloppy right hand. Pumpkins should have avoided that one.
Elton Sparks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sparks lands a body shot.
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!
Pumpkins misses with a hook. Sparks ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Sparks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pumpkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Pumpkins misses the target.
Pumpkins avoids the body shot from Sparks.
Sparks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pumpkins manages to avoid it.
Sparks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pumpkins moves away.
The fighters circling - Sparks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Sparks.
Sparks lands with a hook. Pumpkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pumpkins throws out a loose jab but Sparks uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Sparks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pumpkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pumpkins misses with an uppercut
and Sparks counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Pumpkins clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sparks as Pumpkins tries to tie him up.
Sparks lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
Sparks blocking some punches.
Sparks lands with a short shot to the head.
Sparks has had enough of the clinch but Pumpkins keeps him there for the moment.
Pumpkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pumpkins.
Sparks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pumpkins is keeping busy.
Sparks tries to throw a body punch but Pumpkins avoids it by throwing Sparks back against the cage.
Sparks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparks blocks the elbow strike.
Pumpkins misses with the head strike.
Sparks trying to control the position but instead, Pumpkins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sparks into the cage.
Pumpkins landing knees to the head.
#CUT#It looks like Elton Sparks has been cut.#T3#
Pumpkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sparks has a couple of punches blocked by Pumpkins.
Sparks is looking to break free of the clinch but Pumpkins has double underhooks.
Carl Pumpkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sparks misses with some punches.
Pumpkins throws a head punch that misses.
Sparks misses with the head strike.
Sparks working aggressively here.
Pumpkins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pumpkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Sparks swings wildly with an uppercut but Pumpkins uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Sparks tries to break free but Pumpkins pushes him back against the cage.
Sparks misses with the head strike.
Sparks misses with some punches.
Sparks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pumpkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sparks is defending well for now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pumpkins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pumpkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pumpkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pumpkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sparks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pumpkins backwards.
Sparks is working Pumpkins over against the cage.#T5#
Pumpkins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sparks's face.
Pumpkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pumpkins.
Pumpkins is stalling here.
Sparks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pumpkins blocking some punches.
Pumpkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pumpkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sparks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sparks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sparks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pumpkins has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sparks fails to land. #T6#
Pumpkins misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparks.
Sparks misses with the head strike.
Sparks blocking some punches.
Sparks has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pumpkins seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sparks can turn it around.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sparks fails to land.
Sparks swings wildly with an uppercut but Pumpkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pumpkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sparks blocks it with crossed arms.
Sparks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sparks tries to circle away but Pumpkins has him pinned against the cage.
Sparks working aggressively here.
#T7##BC2#
Sparks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sparks pushes Pumpkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pumpkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sparks backwards.
Sparks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sparks throws a punch but it's blocked by Pumpkins.
Sparks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pumpkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sparks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pumpkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pumpkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T8#
Pumpkins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pumpkins pushes Sparks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sparks fails to land.
Sparks swings wildly with an uppercut but Pumpkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pumpkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sparks's elbow.
Sparks blocks a body shot from Pumpkins.
Sparks tries a body shot but Pumpkins blocks it.
Pumpkins working aggressively here.
Sparks throws a head punch that misses.
Sparks misses with a punch to the body.
#T9#
Pumpkins throws a head punch that misses.
Pumpkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pumpkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Pumpkins misses with a punch to the body.
Sparks throws a punch but it's blocked by Pumpkins.
Sparks lands with a right to the head.
Pumpkins missing with knees to the body.
Pumpkins has a couple of punches blocked by Sparks.
Sparks misses with the head strike.
Pumpkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Sparks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pumpkins misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Pumpkins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Elton Sparks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Elton Sparks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Pumpkins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sparks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pumpkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparks is just out of range.
A jab from Pumpkins misses.
Sparks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pumpkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sparks throws a lazy head kick
and Pumpkins counters with a right hand to the body.
Pumpkins misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Pumpkins misses.
Pumpkins moves away from the strike by Sparks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pumpkins misses the shot to the body.
Sparks lands a nice looking body shot.
Pumpkins ducks under a wild hook from Sparks.
Pumpkins is looking to counter punch.
Pumpkins slips under a jab.#T1#
Sparks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pumpkins looks to throw the jab but Sparks is out of range.
Pumpkins takes a swing at Sparks's ribcage but misses.
Pumpkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Sparks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sparks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Pumpkins counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparks. Pumpkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sparks misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparks. Pumpkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sparks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pumpkins.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pumpkins.
Sparks misses with a looping right.
Pumpkins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sparks looks to land a right hand but Pumpkins moved out of range.#T2#
Sparks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sparks misses with a hook
and Pumpkins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sparks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pumpkins wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Sparks misses.
Pumpkins tries to clinch up.
Sparks throws out a counter right but Pumpkins avoids it with no problem.
Pumpkins avoids the body shot from Sparks.
Pumpkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Sparks misses the target.
Sparks just misses with a punch to the body.
Pumpkins is looking to counter the offense by Sparks and move into the clinch.
Sparks connects with a looping right hand.
Sparks with a hook.
A jab from Sparks finds it's way through Pumpkins's defenses. #T3#
Pumpkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sparks ducks under a wild hook from Pumpkins.
Sparks is looking to clinch.
Pumpkins appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sparks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pumpkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sparks cracks Pumpkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sparks lands a lovely overhand right.
Sparks takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL#
Pumpkins forces Sparks back against the cage and clinches.
Pumpkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sparks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pumpkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sparks backwards.
Pumpkins working aggressively here.
Sparks working hard to break the clinch.#T4#
Sparks struggles to land a body shot inside as Pumpkins controls his hands.
Pumpkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sparks.
Sparks leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pumpkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sparks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pumpkins's elbow.
Pumpkins presses Sparks against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sparks is looking to control Pumpkins's arms but Pumpkins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sparks has his back to the cage.
Sparks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pumpkins misses with a body punch.
Sparks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T5#
Sparks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pumpkins's elbow.
Sparks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pumpkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Pumpkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sparks is trying to maintain a safe position but Pumpkins gets an underhook and turns Sparks into the cage.
Sparks misses with some punches.
Pumpkins misses with a knee to the head.
Sparks throws a punch but it's blocked by Pumpkins.
Pumpkins lands a left hand.
Pumpkins misses with a body punch.
Sparks misses with a punch to the body.
Pumpkins lands a right hand.
Sparks misses with a body punch.
#T6#
A head punch on the inside from Pumpkins fails to land.
Sparks misses with the head strike.
Pumpkins misses with a punch to the body.
Sparks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sparks has a couple of punches blocked by Pumpkins.
Pumpkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Sparks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sparks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sparks slips under a jab.
Sparks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pumpkins.
Sparks tries to land a front kick but Pumpkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pumpkins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sparks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Pumpkins misses the target.
Sparks scores with a hook.#T7#
Sparks scores with a jab to the head.
Pumpkins lands an overhand right.
Sparks lands a nice shot to the body.
Sparks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pumpkins.
The fighters circling - Sparks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sparks connects with a jab.
Pumpkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Sparks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pumpkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparks.
Pumpkins misses with a straight left.
Sparks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Pumpkins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carl Pumpkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pumpkins scores with a punch to the head.
Sparks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pumpkins at a distance.
#T8#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sparks, as that shot connected.
Pumpkins swings for the body but Sparks moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Sparks.
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!
Sparks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pumpkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pumpkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pumpkins jabs at Sparks's body.
Sparks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sparks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pumpkins misses with a right hand
and Sparks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pumpkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sparks.
Sparks slips under a jab.#T9#
Pumpkins fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Sparks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Sparks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pumpkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Pumpkins misses.
Sparks tries to clinch up.
Pumpkins walks into a left hand.
Sparks lands a lovely overhand right.
Sparks tries to clinch but Pumpkins moves out of range.
Sparks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pumpkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch combination from Pumpkins misses.
Pumpkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Elton Sparks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sparks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Elton Sparks.
I've got Sparks winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elton Sparks!
A less than humble Elton Sparks misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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