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Event:
ENIGMA 200
Date: May 12, 2024 |
#R1#
A punch combination from Ming misses.
Pedrinho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pedrinho lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Ming does it's job there.
Ming lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Ming misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Ming.
Pedrinho drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ming defends it well.
Ming slips a jab from Pedrinho.
Ming is looking for a counter combo.
Ming throws a right and a left that Pedrinho avoids nicely.
Pedrinho misses with a leg kick.
Pedrinho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ming counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pedrinho walks into a straight right hand from Ming.
Ming is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ming swings for the body but Pedrinho moves out of range.
Pedrinho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ming in his tracks.
Pedrinho misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Pedrinho rushes Ming and presses him up against the cage.
Pedrinho pushes Ming back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
I was talking to Ming's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Pedrinho.
Pedrinho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ming lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1#
Ming takes a shot to the head.
Pedrinho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ming lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pedrinho backwards.
Ming lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ming tries a knee to the head but Pedrinho blocks it.
#TD2#
Pedrinho jumps into guard, dragging Ming to the mat.
Pedrinho lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Pedrinho works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pedrinho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
Pedrinho is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ming is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ian Pedrinho! |
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Event:
STRIKE! - MMA 5
Date: Mar 23, 2024 |
#R1#
Ming slips a jab from Ewing.
Ming slips a straight right by Ewing.
Ming stuns Ewing with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ewing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ming.
#CL2#
Ewing moves into the clinch successfully.
Ming tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ewing lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ming lands with a left to the head.
Ewing lands an uppercut.
Ewing is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ewing misses with a punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Ming has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ming misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ewing.
Ewing swings wildly with an uppercut but Ming uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ming blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ewing looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ewing working aggressively here.
Ewing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ewing tries to work over Ming's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1##BC2#
Ewing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ewing scores with a decent looking hook.
Ewing throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ming sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yao Ming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ming throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#KD2#
and Ewing counters with a crisp one two that drops Ming! Ewing thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ming to his feet! Ming is in big trouble!#ROC2#Ming is rocked!
Ewing scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Ming is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ewing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ewing tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ming manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ming throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Ewing releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ming seems to have got his legs back now.
Ming tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ewing was well out of range. Poor timing from Ming.
Ming looks to land a right hand but Ewing moved out of range.
Ming doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ewing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ming throws a body punch but Ewing moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Ewing.
Ming is breathing heavily.
Ming misses with a hook. Ewing ducked under it nicely. #T2#
Ming lands a glancing blow to the side of Ewing's head.
Ming falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ewing counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ming thinking. #KD2#
Ewing cracks Ming with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ewing has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ming to stand back up!#CUT2#It looks like Yao Ming has been cut.
Ewing misses with a straight right.
Ming is looking to wear down Ewing with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ewing lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oliver Ewing! |
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Event:
STRIKE! - mma 2
Date: Feb 25, 2024 |
#R1#
Ming throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilmore looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gilmore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ming counters with a straight right hand.
Gilmore misses with a hook. Ming ducked under it nicely.
Ming lands a slapping body shot.
Ming throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gilmore lands a jab to Ming's midsection.
Gilmore scores with a shot to the body.
#TD#
Ming gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gilmore cracks Ming with a solid left hand.
Ming utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gilmore distracts Ming with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gilmore chips away with some ground and pound.
Gilmore scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gilmore cracks Ming with a solid left hand.
We've been hearing that Gilmore has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T1#
Gilmore trying to control but Ming is working from the bottom.
Ming really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gilmore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ming wants to stand and escape but Gilmore is having none of it.
Gilmore scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ming wants to get back to his feet but Gilmore is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gilmore working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gilmore postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gilmore keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ming's head.
Gilmore is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #ROC#Ming is rocked!
Gilmore controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gilmore slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gilmore working the ground and pound from side control.#T2#
Gilmore landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ming is still in real trouble! Can Gilmore finish him?
Ming is pushing Gilmore's head away, looking to escape. Gilmore manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilmore lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ming is pushing Gilmore's head away, looking to escape. Gilmore manages to hold on to the position though.
Ming is not content to let Gilmore control the position.
Gilmore grinds an elbow into Ming's temple.
Gilmore working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ming seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilmore working the ground and pound.
Gilmore lands a strong strike to the head of Ming. That's dazed him! Gilmore looking to finish here. Ming is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Gilmore lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Happy Gilmore! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1179 Round 1
Date: Jan 25, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
West shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ming tries to kick West off in order to stand up. West Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Ming tries to escape but West is in control. #SU2#
West decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ming to his feet. #TD2#
West closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - West lands in his opponent's guard.
West showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ming wants to get back to his feet but West is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T1#
West advances to half guard.
Ming wants to stand back up but West manages to pass into side control.
Ming being controlled for a moment. #SU2#
West stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Blake West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from West. #T2#
Ming connects with a looping right hand.
West throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
West rushes Ming and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ming throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
West drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ming defends it well.
West is looking to clinch but Ming is avoiding it.
West moves to clinch but Ming breaks away
and Ming counters with a nice body shot.
Ming tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Ming.#T3##CL2#
West gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ming doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West prevents a body shot from Ming.
West taking a breather. #BC2#
West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
West shoots in but no luck this time.
West shoots in and drives through. Ming sprawls well.
Ming really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#CL2#
West closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Ming fails to land. #BC2#
West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ming tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Ming.#CL2#
West clinches. #T4##BC2#
West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ming misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
West misses with the combination.
Ming swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
West moves in looking to clinch but Ming pushes him off.
Ming throws a right and a left that both miss.
West is looking to clinch but Ming is avoiding it.
Ming stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from West.
Ming stuffs the takedown attempt from West. West gets slowly back to his feet.
Ming appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blake West dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
West closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ming circles away.
West walks into a left hand. #TD2#
West darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ming is trying to escape back to his feet but West uses the scramble to pass into side control.
West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
West controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ming is looking to work his way out of this bad position but West is controlling him well.
Check out the look on West's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ming is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #T1#
West landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #SUB2#
Ming is wriggling around trying to escape but West has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Ming taps out and West picks up the big win! Great work there by West!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Blake West! |
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