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Event:
STC9| Grand Prix Round 3
Date: Feb 25, 2024 |
#R1# Pulaski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pulaski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Pulaski slips a straight right by King. King swings widly with a right hand
and Pulaski counters with a straight right hand. Nice shot by King. King throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Pulaski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. King looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Jethro King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pulaski throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it. Nice defenses there by Pulaski. Pulaski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Jab, jab by King - just one landing. A shot to the body from King misses and Pulaski counters with a lovely shot to the body. King misses with a left hand and Pulaski counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like Jethro King has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pulaski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Pulaski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ironbound MMA in the buildup to the fight. A shot to the body from King misses and Pulaski counters with a nice uppercut. King tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Pulaski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T1# Nice defenses there by Pulaski. Pulaski connects with a right that clearly hurt King. He's backed up against the ropes with nowhere to go as Pulaski proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till King collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demyan Pulaski! Our winner, Demyan Pulaski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
STC6| Grand Prix Round 2
Date: Jan 28, 2024 |
#R1# Greene moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Greene misses with a looping right. A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Greene throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like King was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. King cracks Greene with an open hand slap.#CUT2#It looks like Bobby Greene has been cut. King takes one to the chin there. Nice body punch from Greene. King thows a left - swing and a miss! Greene looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Greene misses with a jab to the body
and King counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Greene badly! King follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Greene out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as King finished him against the ropes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jethro King! Bobby Greene spoke after the fight, saying 'Man if this was Streetbeefs, he’d be dead.'. |
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Event:
STC2| Grand Prix Round 1
Date: Dec 31, 2023 |
#R1##TD2# Gorgodze fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging King to the ground. Gorgodze is now in King's guard. Gorgodze is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control. Gorgodze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gorgodze. King keeping moving, preventing Gorgodze from controlling successfully. Gorgodze controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Gorgodze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gorgodze postures up and lands a big shot to King's brow. #T1# Gorgodze not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2# Gorgodze scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Gorgodze throwing shots but missing, from side control. King can't do much from the bottom here. Gorgodze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Gorgodze lands a nice forearm strike. #CUT2#It looks like Jethro King has been cut. You can see the frustration on King's face as Gorgodze controls the position. Gorgodze working the head and body with strikes. Gorgodze working the ground and pound but King is defending the strikes. #T2# Gorgodze misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Gorgodze postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
King taking a bit of punishment here - Gorgodze scoring with strikes. Gorgodze scoring with punches and elbows. Gorgodze looking to punish the body of his opponent here but King is avoiding damage well.
Gorgodze lands some shots froms side control. 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. King parries the strikes from Gorgodze easily there. Gorgodze is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable King to escape.
King takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#ROC2#King is rocked! Gorgodze content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Oh King is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T3# Gorgodze scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh King is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Gorgodze can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorgi Gorgodze! |
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