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Event:
BC FIGHT NIGHT 3
Date: Apr 10, 2024 |
#R1#
Kombate misses with a wild combination.
Charles half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#KD2#
Kombate sends Charles crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kombate is motioning to the referee to let Charles up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Charles is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Rubens Charles has been cut.
Charles bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Kombate comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Charles falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Charles was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kwame Kombate!
Kwame Kombate decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1185 Round 4
Date: Mar 15, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Charles shoots in and gets a takedown into Jitmuangnon's guard.
Jitmuangnon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Charles postures up.
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but Jitmuangnon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Charles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Charles stays in close to Jitmuangnon's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jitmuangnon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Charles shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jitmuangnon as he avoids it easily. #CL#
Charles gets a clinch. #BC2#
Jitmuangnon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Charles shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jitmuangnon defends it nicely.#CL2#
Jitmuangnon takes the fight into the clinch. #T2#
Charles is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jitmuangnon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rubens Charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Jitmuangnon drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB2#
Jitmuangnon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Charles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Charles won't allow Jitmuangnon to get back to his feet.
Charles scoring with punches to the head and body.
Charles 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.
Jitmuangnon is pulling down on Charles's head. It's preventing any offense from Charles, at least for the moment.#T3#
Jitmuangnon controls Charles momentarily but Charles frees himself.
Charles wants to get up but he can't break Jitmuangnon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Charles stopping the sweep attempt from Jitmuangnon.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice sprawl there from Charles as Jitmuangnon shoots in.
Jitmuangnon tries to clinch up but Charles circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jitmuangnon is defended easily by Charles.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Charles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Charles closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Charles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Charles moves into the clinch successfully.
Charles tries a body shot but Jitmuangnon blocks it.
Jitmuangnon tries to pull guard but Charles holds him up against the cage and eventually Jitmuangnon drops back down to his feet.
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jitmuangnon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Charles is defending well.
Charles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jitmuangnon has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Jitmuangnon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rubens Charles dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Horrible takedown attempt by Jitmuangnon or perhaps it was just good defense by Charles, which made it look bad. #TD#
Charles feints and as Jitmuangnon raises his hands in defense, Charles changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Charles is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jitmuangnon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jitmuangnon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jitmuangnon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Charles manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Charles lands an upkick as Jitmuangnon stands over him.#T1#
Charles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Charles 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.#SU2#
Jitmuangnon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jitmuangnon dives in and grabs Charles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Charles pushes down on Jitmuangnon's head and hops out.#CL#
Charles gets a clinch.
Jitmuangnon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rubens Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodtang Jitmuangnon.
Jitmuangnon is breathing heavily.
Charles is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Charles is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jitmuangnon to keep the fight standing.
Jitmuangnon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#TD#
Charles has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jitmuangnon uses from the top position.
Rubens Charles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Charles bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jitmuangnon's guard. #REVR#
Charles is looking to stand up but Jitmuangnon won't let him.
Charles 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Charles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Charles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jitmuangnon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Charles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jitmuangnon can do to turn this around?
Charles is stalling in the full guard. #T3#
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but Jitmuangnon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Jitmuangnon has an active guard here but Charles has managed to pass into half guard.
Charles is pressing down on Jitmuangnon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jitmuangnon is holding on for now. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Charles looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Charles seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jitmuangnon for as long as he can get away with.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jitmuangnon pushes Charles off looking to stand but Charles dives back in and keeps control.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Charles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Charles throws a right and a left that Jitmuangnon avoids nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rubens Charles dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Charles dives in and grabs Jitmuangnon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jitmuangnon pushes down on Charles's head and hops out.
Charles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Charles wants it to stay on the feet.
Jitmuangnon tries to clinch but Charles moves away #TD#
and Charles counters with a shoot takedown. Jitmuangnon fights it but they end up in guard.
Jitmuangnon looking to control.
Charles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Charles showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jitmuangnon trying to keep a closed guard but Charles is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles scoring with punches to the head and body. #T1#
Jitmuangnon looking for a sweep. Not yet Jitmuangnon, not yet.
Jitmuangnon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Charles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Charles postures up.
Charles 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 decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Charles shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jitmuangnon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jitmuangnon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Charles takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Charles tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jitmuangnon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T2#
Charles takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Charles prevents Jitmuangnon from improving his position.#SUB#
Charles seems to be working for a kimura but Jitmuangnon defends the submission attempt.
Charles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Charles is taking a breather. Jitmuangnon 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.
Jitmuangnon is trying to control but Charles passes into side control!
#T3#
Charles wants to stand but Jitmuangnon has his arm trapped.
Charles controls the position.
Charles trying to control the position but Jitmuangnon is working away.
Charles staying calm.
Charles wants to control but Jitmuangnon is keeping him busy. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jitmuangnon stuck in half guard on the bottom here.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jitmuangnon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL#
Charles clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Jitmuangnon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Charles gets tackled into the cage by Jitmuangnon. Jitmuangnon maintains the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jitmuangnon looking to stall.
#BC2#
Jitmuangnon manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rubens Charles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Charles 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Rubens Charles!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Rubens Charles!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Rubens Charles!
Rubens Charles wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1185 Round 3
Date: Mar 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Charles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Charles throws the kick towards the body but Man avoids it.
Charles shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Charles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man. #CL#
Man moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Charles turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Charles manages to end up in side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Man is looking to regain half guard here but Charles keeps moving and retains side control.
Man seems a little lost for a moment, as Charles dominates the positioning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is trying to improve his position.
Charles taking a breather here. #T1#
Man scores with a shot to the body.
Man throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Man can't do much from the bottom here.
Man is looking for a sweep.
Man trying to remain calm as Charles controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man wants to get back to his feet but Charles drags him back down.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Man enables Charles to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Man manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#T2#
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
Charles would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Charles wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Charles 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.
Charles sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Charles wants to stand but Man has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T3#
Charles throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Man is controlling Charles's posture.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Charles is defended easily by Man.
Charles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Charles swivels and escapes.
Charles shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hit Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubens Charles.#T4#
Charles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Man takes the fight into the clinch.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charles misses with a head kick.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Charles shows good takedown defense.
Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Charles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Man is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man tries for a takedown but Charles circles away easily#TD2#
so Charles counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rubens Charles dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Charles dives in for a single leg takedown but Man sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Man attempts a counter takedown but Charles avoids it well and moves away.#TD2#
Charles gets a takedown into half guard.
Man punching from the bottom.
Charles slows the pace down in half guard.
Man wants to improve his position but Charles is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Charles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Man defending well though.
Charles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Charles lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Charles is controlling the pace.
#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.
Man wants to control but Charles is keeping busy.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD#
Man bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Man working away.
Charles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Charles on the ground.
Charles manages to get back to half guard.#T3#
Charles is looking to control Man's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Charles avoid being mounted?
Charles is staying active underneath Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Charles is controlling Man's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Charles wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Man tries to clinch there but Charles circles away.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Charles shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Charles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Charles wants it to stay on the feet.
Charles misses with a straight right. #CL2#
Charles moves into the clinch.
Man just leaning against Charles, taking a breather.
Charles avoiding damage.
#TD2#
Charles gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Charles is working Man over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Charles wants to stand and escape but instead Man has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Rubens Charles has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Charles thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rubens Charles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Man gets caught flat footed, as Charles shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Man pushes Charles off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Man stuffs the takedown attempt from Charles. Charles gets slowly back to his feet.
Charles shoots in for a double leg but Man sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Man shoots in for a double leg but Charles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Man misses with a body shot.
Man shoots in looking for a takedown. Charles tries to sprawl out of it but Man keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Charles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#TD2#
Charles closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #T1#
Charles controlling the position. #SUB2#
Charles in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Man is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rubens Charles! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1185 Round 2
Date: Mar 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Fighter misses the body punch #TD#
and Charles counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Charles is looking to pass Fighter's guard but actually Fighter recovers to full guard.
Charles slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fighter looking for a sweep. Not yet Fighter, not yet. #T1#
Fighter trying to keep a closed guard but Charles is proving a slippery customer.
Charles is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A low kick from Fighter misses #TD#
and Charles counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Charles.
Charles wants to get up but he can't break Fighter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Charles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fighter is keeping the position for now. #SU#
Charles gets to his feet - Fighter follows without any prompting. #T2##TD#
Charles closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fighter did well to prevent Charles getting side control.
Charles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fighter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB#
Charles is trying to work for a kimura but Fighter is defending well.
Charles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Charles missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Charles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fighter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Charles with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fighter wants to control the action here but instead Charles manages to pass to full mount! #T3#
Charles dominating with strikes here.
Fighter is trying desperately to improve position.
Charles with the ground and pound from mount.
Fighter tries to hold on but Charles postures up.
Charles landing punches.
Fighter tries to hold on but Charles pushes him away.
Charles postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fighter looks a forlorn figure.
#T4#
Charles scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Charles mounts Fighter! Really nice guard pass there!
Charles controlling the position easily from mount. #SUB#
Charles has hold of Fighter's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fighter manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Charles takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rubens Charles dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Fighter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fighter scores with a body shot.
A big right from Fighter misses.
Fighter connects with a body shot.
Charles looks to score with a jab to the body but Fighter is just out of range.
Charles drops his hands momentarily and Fighter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fighter throws a head kick that misses #TD#
and Charles counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rubens Charles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fighter trying to control from the bottom.
Charles is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Charles uses his free foot to push down on Fighter's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fighter. #T1#
Fighter is looking to get to half guard.
Charles is looking to stand but Fighter has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Charles controlling the pace for now.
Fighter wants to control but Charles is having none of it.
Fighter suckers Charles into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Fighter is now in Charles's guard!
#T2#
Charles is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Charles is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SUB#
Fighter stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Charles throws up his legs and catches Fighter in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Fighter tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Charles! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rubens Charles! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1185 Round 1
Date: Mar 12, 2024 |
#R1#
Charles throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.#TD2#
Charles darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Charles is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Brown!
Brown is trying to stand up.#SUB2#
Charles working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Brown looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Charles! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rubens Charles! |
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