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Event:
SSD 9: Collins' Dick
Date: Jan 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Punk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zzz's waist but Zzz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Punk off to one side. #CL2#
Punk clinches up with Zzz and pushes him back against the ropes.
Punk prevents Zzz from breaking the clinch.
Zzz is working for takedown but Punk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Punk has Zzz pushed against the ropes.#BC2#
Punk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zzz slips a jab and a cross from Punk.
Zzz darts in looking for a takedown but Punk gets double underhooks and turns Zzz into the ropes.
Punk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Punk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punk is pressed up against the ropes. Zzz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Punk down to the mat. Punk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eee Zzz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zzz misses the jab.
Zzz shoots in for a double leg but Punk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#T1#
Zzz scores with a hook to the body. Punk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL2#
Punk clinches up against the ropes.#BC2#
Punk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Punk clinches with his opponent.
Punk jumps guard but Zzz stands there with Punk around his waist. Punk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zzz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#TD2#
Punk has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Zzz uses from the top position.
Zzz prevents Punk from getting back to his feet.
Punk looking for a sweep. Not yet Punk, not yet.
Zzz throwing strikes from guard but Punk blocks nicely.
Zzz wants to control from the top but Punk keeps moving. #T2#
Zzz advances to half guard.
Zzz wants to pass the guard but Punk is defending well.
Zzz trying to control from half guard but Punk is working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Punk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Punk keeping moving, preventing Zzz from controlling successfully.
Zzz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Punk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zzz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3##SUB#
Zzz has hold of Punk's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Punk tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Zzz cranks the arm and Punk screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Punk, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Eee Zzz! |
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Event:
SSD 8: Lugnunum v Moore
Date: Dec 31, 2023 |
#R1#
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Punk lands a front kick.
Nice takedown defense from Punk. No joy for Kim on that attempt.
And Punk tries to counter it with a takedown but Kim pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kim has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Punk pinned against the ropes. Punk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kim misses with a series of wild punches.
Punk dives in and grabs Kim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kim pushes down on Punk's head and hops out.
Punk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punk tries for a takedown but Kim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Punk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Han Seul Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Punk closes the distance and pushes Kim back into the ropes.
Punk taking a breather.
Kim is working for takedown but Punk is calmly controlling the position for now.#T1#
Punk misses with a punch to the body.
Kim has Punk pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Punk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kim gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Punk.
Punk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kim is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Punk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD2#
Punk ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Punk no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB2#
Punk has his foot on Kim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kim works his way back into a safe position though.
Kim might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Punk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kim wants to stand and escape but instead Punk has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Punk trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom. #T2#
Punk looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Kim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Kim working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Punk has passed into half guard!
Punk wants to pass the guard but Kim is defending well. #T3#
Kim looks like he's trying to stand up.
#SUB#
Kim looking for a kimura from the bottom but Punk passes into side control!
The strikes coming from Punk are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kim is trying to get back to half guard.
Kim avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Punk. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kim stops Punk from passing to mount. #SUB2#
Punk is trying to get an arm triangle but Kim is defending well.
Kim wants to get back to his feet but Punk drags him back down.
Punk creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kim sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Kim's face as Punk controls the position. #T5#
The ground and pound from Punk seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Punk misses with a takedown attempt - Kim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Punk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Punk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Punk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Punk with the counter takedown but Kim avoids it easily.
Kim throws a head kick but Punk moves out of range.
Kim moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPunk.
Kim tries to clinch up.#T6#
Kim misses with a double jab.
Kim scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Punk misses with a takedown
and Kim counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #ROC#Punk is rocked!
Kim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kim is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
Punk fails with a takedown attempt.#T7#
Kim leaves Punk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Punk or perhaps it was just good defense by Kim, which made it look bad.
Kim throwing a counter right hand but Punk manages to avoid it.
Punk dives in and grabs Kim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kim pushes down on Punk's head and hops out.
Kim is looking for a counter combo.#KD#
Kim drops Punk with a left and a right! Oh, Punk is hurt - Kim dives into side control looking to finish!
Punk is still in real trouble! Can Kim finish him?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SU#
Kim stands up and beckons Punk to his feet.
Punk shoots for a double leg takedown but Kim sprawls well. He's pushed Punk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Punk is predictable there
and Kim rattles Punk with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Punk tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Kim dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Punk stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Han Seul Kim! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 01, 2023 |
#R1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Punk.
No luck for Damus with that takedown attempt.
Punk dives in and grabs Damus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Damus pushes down on Punk's head and hops out.
Damus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Punk tries to counter it with a takedown but Damus pushes his down on his head and steps out.#CL2#
Punk moves into the clinch.
Punk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#BC2#
Punk breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Punk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Punk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Punk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damus fails to land the takedown.#T1#
Punk lands a high kick!
Punk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Damus swivels and escapes.
Theo Damus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Punk.
Damus looks for a takedown but Punk sprawls well.
Punk now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Damus shoots in but no luck this time.
Punk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Punk lands a high kick!
Damus shoots in and drives through. Punk sprawls well.
Damus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Punk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Damus sprawls well. Damus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Punk gets slowly back to his feet.
Damus looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T2#
Punk swats away the attempt to clinch by Damus.
Damus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Punk avoids it really well and circles away.
Damus sets himself, and Punk steps forward looking for the clinch! Damus avoids it this time.
Punk misses with a takedown attempt - Damus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As Punk looks to move away, Damus throws a big counter combo but Punk just gets out of the way.#CL#
Damus pushes Punk up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Punk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Punk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Damus pulls guard successfully.
Punk showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T3#
Damus working a defensive guard here.
Punk won't allow Damus to sweep him here.
Damus trying to control the position.
Damus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Damus wants to control the position but Punk says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Punk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Punk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Damus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Punk on the ground.
Punk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damus is trying to escape back to his feet but Punk uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Punk throws an elbow but Damus slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Punk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Punk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Damus to counter with a crisp jab.
Damus throws a body kick that misses.
Punk feints the counter takedown.
Punk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Punk is defended easily by Damus.
Damus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Punk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Damus defends it well.
Punk misses with a kick to the body.
Punk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Damus sprawls well. Damus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Punk gets slowly back to his feet.
Theo Damus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Punk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Punk has managed to clinch.
#T1#
Still in the clinch, Punk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damus is trying to pull guard but Punk has him pressed against the cage.
Punk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Damus after a bit of a struggle.
Damus has had enough of the clinch but Punk keeps him there for the moment.
Damus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Punk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Damus after a bit of a struggle.
Punk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damus is defending well for now.
Punk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Damus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Punk stalling against the cage.
Damus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T2##TD#
Damus decides to pull guard.
Damus controls Punk momentarily but Punk frees himself.
Damus wants to sweep here but Punk controlling him for the moment.
Damus has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Punk has passed into side control.
Punk controls the position.
Damus prevents Punk from improving position. #T3#
Punk working away.
Punk taking a breather here.
Punk has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Damus is trying to reverse the position but instead Punk has taken his back - oops!
Punk really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Damus.
Damus looking very determined here, making life difficult for Punk.
#T4#
Punk punches the canvas rather than the man.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
#SUB2#
Damus defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Punk's arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Damus tries to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Punk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Punk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Damus as he avoids it easily.
Punk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Damus.
Damus misses with a body shot.
Damus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Punk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Damus sprawls well. Damus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Punk gets slowly back to his feet.
Damus went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Theo Damus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Punk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damus misses with a few strikes there.
Damus throws the kick towards the body but Punk avoids it.#CL2#
Damus tries to keep at a distance but Punk has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Punk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Damus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Damus.
No luck for Punk with that takedown attempt. #CL2#
Punk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Damus, pushing him back against the cage.
Punk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Damus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Damus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Theo Damus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Punk scores with a head kick.
Punk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damus fails with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Damus scores with a spinning back kick!
Damus fails in his attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Damus.
Punk closes the distance and clinches up with Damus, looking for a takedown. Punk pushes Damus against the cage but Damus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Damus throws a head kick but Punk moves out of range.
Punk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Damus as he avoids it easily.
Theo Damus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punk throws a head kick that misses.
Damus wants to clinch.
Punk wants to counter with a clinch but Damus pushes him away.#T3#
Punk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Punk misses with a head kick.
Damus throws a big counter combination but Punk scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Damus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Punk pinned against the cage. Punk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Damus throws a right hand that Punk ducks under and follows up with a left that Punk also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Punk darts in and clinches Damus up against the cage.#BC#
Damus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damus tries to clinch up but Punk circles away and keeps his distance.
Punk tries to counter by closing the distance.
Punk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damus throws a right hand that misses
#TD2#
and Punk counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Damus!
Damus sneaks out the side door and pushes Punk away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Punk misses with a takedown attempt - Damus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Damus shoots for a takedown but Punk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Damus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Punk as he jumps to the side.
Punk shoots in for a double leg but Damus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Damus scores with a jab.
Damus wants to clinch up but Punk keeps it at a distance.
Theo Damus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rob Punk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Damus lands a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theo Damus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Punk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Punk!
Theo Damus spoke after the fight, saying 'We'll just have to work harder.'. |
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