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Event:
MILF 124 Bjornsson vs Roy
Date: Oct 06, 2024 |
#R1#
Sadulaev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Niblett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Niblett connects with a jab.
Sadulaev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sadulaev moves in looking to clinch but Niblett pushes him off.
Niblett appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Niblett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niblett throws a right hand that Sadulaev ducks under and follows up with a left that Sadulaev also avoids with ease.
Sadulaev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Niblett defends it nicely.#T1#
Niblett lands with a hook. Sadulaev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sadulaev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Niblett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Martin Niblett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdulrashid Sadulaev.
Niblett tries to bum rush Sadulaev with a series of wild strikes but Sadulaev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And Sadulaev tries to counter it with a takedown but Niblett pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Niblett lands with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Niblett's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sadulaev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Niblett avoids it really well and circles away.#T2#
Sadulaev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Niblett is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sadulaev tries for a takedown but Niblett circles away easily
and Niblett counters with a three punch combo that has Sadulaev backing up. Sadulaev nods at Niblett to acknowledge the strikes.
Niblett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sadulaev shoots in for a double leg but Niblett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Niblett drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sadulaev sprawls and moves away.
Sadulaev misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Niblett counters by clinching up.
Niblett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sadulaev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Niblett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sadulaev looks winded!#T3#
Sadulaev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Niblett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC#
Niblett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Niblett pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sadulaev back to the cage. Niblett follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sadulaev closes the distance and clinches up with Niblett, looking for a takedown. Sadulaev pushes Niblett against the cage but Niblett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL2#
Sadulaev moves into range and clinches up with Niblett.
Niblett is trying to push Sadulaev away but Sadulaev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sadulaev has Niblett pressed against the cage, preventing Niblett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Niblett wants to get back to striking at distance but Sadulaev won't allow it.
Niblett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Niblett is trying to break the clinch but Sadulaev is controlling him.
Sadulaev prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sadulaev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Niblett gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#BC#
Niblett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sadulaev tries to clinch
and Niblett counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T4#
Sadulaev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Niblett sprawls well. Niblett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sadulaev gets slowly back to his feet.
Sadulaev gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD#
and Niblett counters with a single leg into guard. Sadulaev didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sadulaev is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Sadulaev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Niblett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Niblett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Niblett dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
A decent looking cross lands there for Niblett.
Sadulaev fails to land the takedown.
Niblett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice body punch from Niblett.
Niblett closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Sadulaev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sadulaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Niblett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Niblett wants to get back to his feet but Sadulaev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Niblett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sadulaev on the ground.#T1#
Sadulaev with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Niblett has his hands on Sadulaev's head, controlling the position.
Sadulaev trying to control but Niblett is working from the bottom.
Niblett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sadulaev.
Niblett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sadulaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Niblett is retaining full guard.
Sadulaev trying to control but Niblett is working from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sadulaev with a nice head shot there.
Niblett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Niblett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Sadulaev drops back, looking for a kneebar! Niblett looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Niblett looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Niblett! #REVR#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sadulaev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sadulaev manages to work his way to half guard, despite Niblett's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sadulaev is looking for a sweep. Niblett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Niblett prevents Sadulaev from standing back up.
Niblett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T3#
Niblett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sadulaev is pressing down on Niblett's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sadulaev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sadulaev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sadulaev is trying to keep Niblett in close.
Niblett trying to control but Sadulaev is working from the bottom.
Sadulaev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Sadulaev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Niblett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Niblett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Martin Niblett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sadulaev is breathing heavily.
Sadulaev seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sadulaev looking for a sweep. Not yet Sadulaev, not yet.
Sadulaev wants to stand but Niblett is controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Martin Niblett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Niblett lands with a right hand.
Martin Niblett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sadulaev has a takedown stuffed.
Niblett is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sadulaev.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sadulaev tries to bum rush Niblett with a series of wild strikes but Niblett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niblett is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Niblett dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Niblett shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sadulaev eats them both and turns towards Niblett to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Niblett lands a jab to Sadulaev's midsection.
Niblett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sadulaev at a distance.
Niblett misses the shot to the body.
Sadulaev with the counter takedown but Niblett avoids it easily.
Niblett cracks Sadulaev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#TD2#
Sadulaev drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Niblett is trying to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niblett is pushing Sadulaev's head away, looking to escape. Sadulaev manages to hold on to the position though.
Niblett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sadulaev can do to turn this around?
Sadulaev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Niblett is looking to reverse the position.#SUB2#
Sadulaev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sadulaev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Niblett is looking for a sweep.
Sadulaev in side control, throwing shots but Niblett defends.
Niblett is trying to get back to half guard.
Niblett wants to control but Sadulaev postures up.
Niblett is holding Sadulaev down, trying to stall.#SUB2#
Sadulaev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Niblett, who protects the arm well. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Sadulaev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Niblett has escaped the position, nice work there.
Niblett is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Niblett gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB2#
Sadulaev is trying to work for a kimura but Niblett is defending well.
#T3#
Niblett moves into full guard.
Sadulaev trying to control but Niblett is working from the bottom.
Sadulaev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sadulaev wants to control from the top but Niblett keeps moving.
Sadulaev stops Niblett from standing up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sadulaev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Niblett displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #T4#
Sadulaev dives in for a single leg takedown but Niblett sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jab from Niblett.
A jab lands there for Niblett.
Sadulaev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Niblett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Niblett misses with a two punch combination.
Martin Niblett is winning the standup battle so far.
Niblett misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niblett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Abdulrashid Sadulaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sadulaev has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Niblett. Beautiful body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Niblett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Niblett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Niblett!
Martin Niblett 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:
MILF 67 Bjornsson vs Cruz
Date: May 26, 2024 |
#R1#
Kekoa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Niblett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Kekoa misses.
Niblett switches off momentarily and Kekoa cracks him with a monster right hand! Niblett topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Kekoa dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Kekoa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kainalu Kekoa!
The defeated Martin Niblett had this to say: 'Great, my credit card is stolen and now I've got a L'. |
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Event:
MILF 50 Pai vs Raikkonen
Date: May 04, 2024 |
#R1#
Niblett misses with a wild combination.
Crocop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Crocop.
A counter left hand to the body from Niblett misses its target.
Niblett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Niblett.
Niblett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crocop was well out of range. Poor timing from Niblett.
Crocop replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Niblett blocks it well.
Niblett blocks a head kick by Crocop.
Niblett throws a big counter combination but Crocop scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T1#
Niblett scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CUT#It looks like Turner Crocop has been cut.
Crocop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Niblett avoids the head kick by Crocop.
Niblett appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crocop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niblett misses with a double jab.
Nice body punch from Niblett.
A telegraphed right hand from Niblett misses the target. #T2#
Crocop looks to throw a body kick
and Niblett counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Niblett is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Crocop lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niblett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crocop.
Crocop dodges the punch combination from Niblett.
A good leg kick by Crocop.
Niblett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#T3#
Niblett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crocop raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Crocop lands a head kick. Niblett smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crocop throws a lazy head kick
and Niblett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crocop takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Niblett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crocop manages to avoid it.
Niblett looks to land a left hand but Crocop moved out of range nicely.
Crocop falls off balance throwing a combination
and Niblett counters with a right hand to the body. #T4#
A head kick by Crocop misses
and Niblett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crocop looks winded!
Crocop doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Niblett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Niblett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crocop backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niblett lands a nice looking body shot.
Niblett jabs Crocop to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crocop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Niblett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Turner Crocop's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Crocop takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Crocop throws a head kick that misses.
Niblett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crocop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Niblett lands a body shot.
Crocop looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crocop moves out of range of the body kick from Niblett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niblett. Crocop does a little dance to reset his feet.#KD2#
Crocop lands a big head kick that sends Niblett tumbling to the mat! Crocop takes a step backwards and waves Niblett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Niblett is looking to wear down Crocop with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niblett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crocop throws out a counter right but Niblett avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Crocop lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Niblett crumples to the floor! Crocop milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Turner Crocop!
In defeat, Martin Niblett stepped up to the mic, saying 'Great, my credit card is stolen and now I've got a L'. |
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Event:
MILF Playoff R2 Middleweights
Date: Apr 21, 2024 |
#R1#
Banks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Niblett.
Niblett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Banks's head backwards.
Niblett looks to land a combination. Banks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Niblett jabs Banks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Banks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Niblett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T1#
Niblett misses with a two punch combination.
Niblett lands with a hook. Banks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Danga de danga de dang - Niblett scores with a four punch combination!
Niblett misses with a wild body shot.
Banks feinted with a counter takedown.
Niblett lands with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Niblett misses.
Banks attempts a counter takedown but Niblett avoids it well and moves away.
Banks checks a leg kick. #T2#
Niblett lands a right hook to the body.
#TD#
Banks shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Niblett is trying to defend but Banks finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Banks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Niblett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Banks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Banks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Niblett's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Banks connects with a nice short shot to Niblett's temple.
Banks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Niblett is controlling Banks's trapped leg to prevent Banks from advancing to side control.
Banks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Banks slips a nice elbow through Niblett's hands, connecting with Niblett's forehead.#T3#
Banks drops an elbow to the side of Niblett's head.
Niblett pushes Banks off looking to stand but Banks dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Niblett defending well though.
Niblett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Banks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Niblett wants to control but Banks is keeping busy.
Banks working the head and body with strikes.
Banks working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Niblett has hold of Banks's hands but Banks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Banks slips a nice elbow through Niblett's hands, connecting with Niblett's forehead.#ROC#Niblett is rocked!#T4#
Banks scores with a big shot! Niblett's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Niblett! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glenn Banks!
The defeated Martin Niblett had this to say: 'Great, my credit card is stolen and now I've got a L'. |
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Event:
MILF Playoff R1 BW/FW
Date: Apr 06, 2024 |
#R1#
Niblett misses with a takedown
and Spence counters with a big head kick but Niblett shrugs it off. #TD#
Niblett closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Spence is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Spence tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Niblett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Spence is trying to get back to his feet.
Spence regains half guard.
Spence taking some punishment here, with Niblett in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES2#
Spence pushes Niblett off and gets back to his feet.#TD#
Niblett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Spence looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spence is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Niblett lands a nice forearm strike. #T1#
Check out the look on Niblett's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Spence regains half guard.
Niblett is taking a breather. Spence says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Niblett is looking to advance position but Spence won't allow it.
Niblett prevents Spence from improving his position.
Niblett not doing much here.
Niblett throwing shots but Spence is blocking nicely. #T2#
Niblett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Spence on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Niblett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Niblett is taking a breather. Spence says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Spence blocking the ground and pound attempt from Niblett. #SU#
Niblett decides to stand and escape the position. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Niblett.
Niblett scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Spence to see if he's OK.#T3#
Spence is not content to let Niblett control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spence is trying to escape the position but Niblett is controlling the position.
Niblett in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Niblett scoring with punches and elbows.
Niblett is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Spence's shoulder. That is not cool.
Niblett landing a few strikes. #T4#
Spence wants to control but Niblett postures up.#SU#
Niblett stands up and we're back to a striking position. #TD#
Spence gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Niblett to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Niblett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #ROC#Spence is rocked!
Niblett loads up on a big left hand. Spence felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Niblett looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Spence can't hide his disappointment, as Niblett celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Niblett!
Martin Niblett bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
MILF Playoff R1 Super Heavy
Date: Mar 31, 2024 |
#R1#
Niblett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Niblett.
Patterson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Patterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niblett manages to avoid it.
Niblett has a takedown stuffed.
Patterson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Patterson misses the target.
Niblett tries to counter with a takedown but Patterson is quick to defend against it.
Patterson cracks Niblett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Niblett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patterson misses with an uppercut. Niblett saw that one coming.
Niblett swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
Niblett lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niblett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patterson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Niblett lands a nice shot to the body.
#T1#
Niblett throws a shot to the body.
Niblett tries a head kick but it misses.
Patterson misses with a wild body shot.
Niblett moves in looking to clinch but Patterson pushes him off.
No joy there for Niblett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martin Niblett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson moves in close and cracks Niblett with a massive right hand! Niblett, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Patterson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aron Patterson! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 19, 2024 |
#R1#
Niblett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tresette throws a series of punches but Niblett avoids them all with ease.
Niblett lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT#It looks like Marco Tresette has been cut.
Tresette doesn't manage to clinch there - Niblett circles away.
#TD#
Niblett looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tresette!
Tresette is trying to buck Niblett off.
Niblett lands a nice forearm strike.
Tresette is letting Niblett control him for a moment.
Niblett wants to control but Tresette is keeping him busy.
Niblett lands a decent elbow from side control. #T1#
Niblett working away.
Tresette is looking for a sweep.
Tresette is working to avoid the ground and pound but Niblett connects with a decent elbow.
Tresette is not content to let Niblett control the position.
Tresette tries to improve position but can't.
Niblett working away.
Niblett wants to stand but Tresette is controlling his arm.
Niblett grinds an elbow into Tresette's temple.
Tresette takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tresette takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Niblett grinds an elbow into Tresette's temple. #T2#
Niblett taking a breather here.
Niblett working the ground and pound.#ROC#Tresette is rocked!
Niblett tries to stand but Tresette is controlling his head.
Niblett lands a few punches from side control.
Tresette is still in real trouble! Can Niblett finish him?
Tresette trying to remain calm as Niblett controls from the top position.
Tresette seems to have recovered his senses.
Tresette tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tresette looks winded!
Niblett in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Tresette looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Niblett turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Niblett!
Martin Niblett decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 15, 2024 |
#R1#
Pudzianowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niblett lands with a good body shot.
Pudzianowski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Niblett as he avoids it easily.
Niblett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Niblett lands with a nice body punch. #TD#
Niblett looking to score a takedown here. Pudzianowski is defending well but Niblett drives through and ends up in Pudzianowski's guard.
Pudzianowski wants to sweep here but Niblett controlling him for the moment.
Niblett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pudzianowski is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niblett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Niblett has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pudzianowski is proving hard to escape from.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Pudzianowski has eaten all the pies!
Niblett distracts Pudzianowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T1#
Niblett distracts Pudzianowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Niblett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Niblett lands a couple of elbows.
Niblett lands a couple of digs.#ROC#Pudzianowski is rocked!#SU#
Niblett stands up and waves to Pudzianowski to follow him.
Pudzianowski throws a sloppy head kick and Niblett moves out of range easily.
Pudzianowski looks winded!#TD#
Niblett bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pudzianowski is still in real trouble! Can Niblett finish him?
Pudzianowski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Niblett cracks Pudzianowski with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Niblett immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Pudzianowski is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Niblett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Niblett!
Martin Niblett bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 10, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Watson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Watson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Watson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Niblett is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Watson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Niblett is trying to get back to full guard.
Niblett is holding on to half guard well.
Niblett wants to get back to full guard.
Niblett wants to get back to his feet.
Niblett wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niblett regains full guard. Nicely done.
Niblett has Watson pulled in close to control his posture.
Niblett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watson is one step ahead there. #T1#
Niblett has control of Watson's left arm, preventing Watson from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Niblett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watson is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niblett has control of Watson's left arm, preventing Watson from doing any damage.
Niblett is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Niblett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Niblett drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#T2#
Niblett lands a nice forearm strike.
Niblett wants to control but Watson is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Watson's face as Niblett controls the position.
Niblett landing a few strikes.
Niblett is putting a hurting on Watson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Niblett grinds an elbow into Watson's temple.
Niblett cracks Watson with a big right hand but Watson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Watson seems a little lost for a moment, as Niblett dominates the positioning.
Watson taking a bit of punishment here - Niblett scoring with strikes. #T3#
Niblett working the ground and pound from side control.
Niblett looks up at the clock and then as Watson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Niblett smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Watson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Watson tries to get out of the position.
Niblett controlling the position.
Niblett working the head and body with strikes.
Niblett working the body and head with strikes.
Niblett takes a little break here. Watson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Niblett lands an elbow. #T4#
Niblett controls the position.
Niblett is chipping away with strikes.
#ROC2#Watson is rocked!
Watson is letting Niblett control him for a moment.
Oh Watson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niblett scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Watson is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Niblett can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Niblett! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Niblett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Niblett goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#TD2#
Niblett shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mankowski's guard.
Niblett stopping the sweep attempt from Mankowski.
Niblett is looking to work some ground and pound but Mankowski has wrist control.
Niblett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mankowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mankowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Mankowski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Niblett is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mankowski works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Mankowski is standing up, even though he is in mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mankowski shoots in for a takedown but Niblett shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#TD2#
Niblett feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#T1#
Niblett chips away with some ground and pound.
Niblett sitting in guard here, content to control.
Niblett distracts Mankowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mankowski is breathing heavily.
Niblett trying to control the position from guard on top but Mankowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Niblett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Niblett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Niblett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Niblett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Niblett postures up in Mankowski's guard and throws a big left but Mankowski blocks it.
Niblett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Niblett trying to control the position from guard on top but Mankowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Niblett 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.
Niblett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Niblett engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Niblett lands a couple of elbows.
Niblett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Niblett looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Niblett landing some decent shots from guard.
Niblett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Niblett landing with the ground and pound.
Niblett stands up over Mankowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Niblett tries to free his leg and advance position but Mankowski is retaining full guard.
Niblett trying to control but Mankowski is working from the bottom.
Mankowski trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Niblett stands up over Mankowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T4#
Niblett trying to control the position from guard on top but Mankowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Niblett has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mankowski is proving hard to escape from.
Niblett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mankowski's head.
Mankowski keeping moving, preventing Niblett from controlling successfully.
Niblett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mankowski's head.
Niblett cracks Mankowski with a solid left hand.
Niblett wants to get up but he can't break Mankowski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niblett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Niblett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Niblett working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Niblett dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD2#
Niblett feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mankowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Niblett.
Niblett must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Niblett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Niblett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Niblett working some strikes from top position.
Niblett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Niblett is working Mankowski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #ROC2#Mankowski is rocked!
Niblett chips away with some ground and pound.
Oh Mankowski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niblett distracts Mankowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Niblett postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Mankowski covers up, he's hurt! Niblett keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Niblett and the ref steps in to end the fight! Niblett can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Niblett! |
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