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Event:
Lightweight Tournament Night 1
Date: Jan 15, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Britten Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lopez quickly recovers to half guard.
Britten Jr trying to control the pace. #SUB2#
Britten Jr is looking for a kimura but Lopez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Britten Jr to get the leverage.
Britten Jr controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Britten Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lopez sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britten Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Britten Jr thows a huge punch but Lopez dodges it nicely.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Britten Jr in particular looking to stall.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Britten Jr shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lopez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Britten Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lopez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Britten Jr trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Britten Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T2#
Britten Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Britten Jr tries to stand but Lopez is controlling from the bottom.
Britten Jr wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Britten Jr looks winded!
Britten Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Britten Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lopez quickly recovers to half guard.
Britten Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T3#
Lopez trying to hold on to Britten Jr's head to control him but Britten Jr postures up.
Britten Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Britten Jr trying to control from Lopez's half guard. Lopez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Britten Jr postures up.
Britten Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#TD2#
Lopez gets caught napping as Britten Jr dives in and scores a takedown. Lopez manages to retain guard.
Lopez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Britten Jr trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Lopez is trying to keep Britten Jr in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Britten Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Britten Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Lopez slips a jab and a cross from Britten Jr.
#TD2#
Britten Jr bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SU2#
Britten Jr decides to stand back up.
Britten Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Britten Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Britten Jr drives through with a takedown into Lopez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Britten Jr is breathing heavily.#T1#
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez keeping full guard, as Britten Jr tries to pass.
Marcello Britten Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Britten Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lopez is trying to control the position but Britten Jr postures up.
Britten Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Lopez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lopez cracks Britten Jr with a solid left hand.
Britten Jr thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lopez throws a big elbow that misses.
Lopez cracks Britten Jr with a solid left hand.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
Britten Jr controls Lopez momentarily but Lopez frees himself.
Lopez won't allow Britten Jr to sweep him here.
Lopez throws a big elbow that misses.
Lopez landing some decent shots from guard.
Lopez throws a big right hand that misses. #T3#
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Britten Jr has momentary wrist control but Lopez slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lopez chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Britten Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lopez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lopez postures up.
Britten Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#SUB2#
Britten Jr has his foot on Lopez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lopez works his way back into a safe position though.
Lopez postures up in Britten Jr's guard and throws a big left but Britten Jr blocks it.
Lopez landing with the ground and pound.
Britten Jr wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
Britten Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Britten Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Lopez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Britten Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lopez stands up over Britten Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Britten Jr wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lucas Lopez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Lopez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Britten Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Britten Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Britten Jr trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Britten Jr might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lopez haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Britten Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Britten Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Britten Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T1#
Britten Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lopez is proving hard to escape from.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Britten Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lopez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marcello Britten Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#TD2#
Britten Jr closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Britten Jr lands in his opponent's guard.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lopez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Britten Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Britten Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Britten Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Lopez postures up in Britten Jr's guard and throws a big left but Britten Jr blocks it.
Lopez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lopez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lopez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lopez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lopez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Britten Jr is looking for a triangle but Lopez pushes his legs off easily.
Lopez with a nice head shot there.#T4#
Lopez lands a couple of elbows.
Britten Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lopez.
Lopez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Britten Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Britten Jr pulls Lopez in close to his closed guard and prevents Lopez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lopez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lopez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Britten Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Britten Jr controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Britten Jr tries to stand but Lopez is controlling from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcello Britten Jr.
Well Britten Jr 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcello Britten Jr! |
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Event:
VF 13: Castro Vs. Lowe
Date: Jan 12, 2024 |
Lucas Lopez had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 148.4, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Jake Simon was cancelled. |
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Event:
VF 10: Meril Vs. Simon
Date: Dec 22, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Chandler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Chandler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Chandler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB#
Chandler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T1#
Lopez wants to control but Chandler is keeping busy.
#SUB#
Chandler seems to be looking for submissions.
Chandler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chandler wants to stand but Lopez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chandler lands a leg kick that knocks Lopez off balance momentarily.
Lucas Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Chandler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD#
Lopez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chandler throwing strikes but missing.
Chandler is looking to stand up but Lopez won't let him.
Lopez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chandler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lopez controls Chandler momentarily but Chandler frees himself. #T4#
Lopez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#SUB#
Chandler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Chandler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chandler lands in his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Chandler dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##TD#
Chandler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chandler is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Chandler stands up and waves to Lopez to follow him. #T1##TD#
Chandler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chandler tries to move to mount but Lopez blocks the move with his legs.
Chandler taking a breather here. #SUB#
Chandler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chandler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T2#
Chandler happy to just control the position for now. #SU#
Chandler has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kyle Chandler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Chandler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lopez sprawls well initially but Chandler persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #T3#
Chandler trying to mount his opponent but Lopez defends it.
Chandler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chandler is controlling the pace.
Lopez wants to control but Chandler is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chandler looks to land a strike but Lopez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Chandler's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lopez keeping full guard, as Chandler tries to pass.
Chandler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chandler tries to stand but Lopez is controlling from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Chandler dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Chandler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Chandler lands a takedown into guard.
Chandler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kyle Chandler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chandler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chandler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chandler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chandler throwing strikes from guard but Lopez blocks nicely. #T1#
Chandler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chandler controlling from the top position.
Chandler slips nicely into half guard.
Chandler tries to stand but his arm is trapped. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chandler trying to control the pace.
Chandler tries to pass to full mount but Lopez defends it.
Chandler has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Lopez works to full guard.
Chandler content to stall in guard here. #T3#
Chandler has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Chandler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chandler wanted to stand there but Lopez had control of the position.
Chandler sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T4#
Chandler is looking to stand up but Lopez won't let him.
Chandler slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chandler wants to get up but he can't break Lopez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Chandler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chandler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Chandler! |
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Event:
VF 8: Richardson Vs. Harrison
Date: Dec 08, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Lopez instigates a clinch.
Lopez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#BC#
Chandler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Chandler clinches.
Lopez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#BC#
Chandler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lopez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kyle Chandler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Lopez.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Chandler shows good takedown defense. #TD2#
Lopez scores with a takedown into Chandler's guard.
Chandler pulls Lopez in close to prevent any damage.
Chandler wants to stand but Lopez is controlling the position. #T1#
Chandler keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Chandler has momentary wrist control but Lopez slips an elbow through the middle.
Chandler keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Chandler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopez is one step ahead there.
Chandler keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chandler looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chandler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lopez slaps away a takedown attempt from Chandler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lopez has a takedown stuffed.
Chandler half committed to a counter leg kick.#TD2#
Lopez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chandler sprawls well initially but Lopez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chandler is looking to improve his position.
Chandler keeping control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Chandler tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lopez wants to stand but Chandler has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Chandler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Chandler is defending against the submission attempts here by Lopez.
Chandler is looking to improve his position.
#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chandler is working hard here to advance position.
Chandler lands with a few short shots to the body.
Chandler keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Chandler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chandler slowing the pace effectively.#TD#
Chandler manages to pull guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Chandler 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##CL#
Chandler darts in and clinches Lopez up against the cage.#TD#
Chandler turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Chandler manages to end up in side control.
Chandler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Chandler happy to just control the position for now.
Lopez is trying to control Chandler's posture but Chandler avoids it.
Chandler controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler is chipping away with strikes.
#T1#
Lopez is looking to regain half guard here but Chandler keeps moving and retains side control. #SU#
Chandler decides to stand back up.
A low kick from Lopez is predictable there #TD#
and Chandler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lopez has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Chandler is on him like a limpet, forcing Lopez back against the cage.
Chandler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lopez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chandler after a bit of a struggle.
Lopez is trying to maintain a safe position but Chandler gets an underhook and turns Lopez into the cage.
Lopez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chandler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD#
Chandler has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lopez is trying to keep an underhook but Chandler manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chandler seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T2#
Lopez wants to improve his position but Chandler is controlling well.
Lopez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chandler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chandler passes the guard and advances to mount!
Chandler controlling the pace for now. #T3#
Lopez tries to hold on but Chandler postures up.
Chandler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#ROC#Lopez is rocked!
Chandler controlling the position easily from mount.
Lopez working to try and regain half guard.
Chandler controlling from the full mount.
Lopez wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.#T4#
Lopez is trapped and Chandler is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Lopez is still in real trouble! Can Chandler finish him?#SUB#
Lopez is trying to defend against the choke here but Chandler has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Chandler Tightens the hold and Lopez taps out furiously! Chandler displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kyle Chandler! |
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