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Event:
HFA 5
Date: Jun 22, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Campos gets tackled into the cage by Sanchez. Sanchez maintains the clinch.
Campos looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Campos throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanchez. #TD2#
Sanchez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
Sanchez is looking to advance position but Campos has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez can't escape the position.
Sanchez tries to lock up and control but Campos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sanchez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Campos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T1#
Sanchez manages to control the position for a moment.
Campos is looking to work his way around to Sanchez's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanchez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez wants to control but Campos is having none of it.
Campos wants to take his opponent's back but Sanchez doesn't allow it. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sanchez wants to control but Campos is having none of it.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez tries to lock up and control but Campos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sanchez is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
We've been hearing that Campos has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T3#
Sanchez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Campos is staying active.
Campos controlling the pace for now.
Campos avoids the attempt from Sanchez to control.
Sanchez tries to control Campos's body but Campos pushes him off. Sanchez squirms to his side and now Campos has his back!
Sanchez wants to control his opponent's hands but Campos gets his hands free. #T4#
Sanchez tries to break free.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Campos is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Sanchez tries to roll but Campos sticks to his back.
#SUB#
Campos is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez breaks Campos's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Campos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Campos throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Campos throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Campos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#TD2#
Sanchez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Campos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Campos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Campos trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Campos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Campos prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sanchez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sanchez wants to stand but Campos is controlling the position.
Sanchez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sanchez controls Campos momentarily but Campos frees himself.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB2#
Sanchez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Campos is aware though and is defending well.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanchez.
Campos is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sanchez is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Campos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Campos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reece Campos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Sanchez is working for a submission of some sort.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.#T3#
Campos tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Campos defending well though.
Sanchez not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB2#
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Campos defends it well.
Sanchez is trying to control. Campos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sanchez is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Campos reverses the position - he's now on top in Sanchez's guard.
Campos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Sanchez wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Campos is now in half guard. #SUB2#
Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Campos throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Sanchez forces Campos back against the cage and clinches.
Campos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
#TD2#
Sanchez gets control of Campos's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sanchez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Campos wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez pulls Campos in close to his closed guard and prevents Campos from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez wants to control but Campos passes easily into half guard.
#T1#
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Campos trying to control from half guard but Sanchez is working away.
Sanchez trying to control here.
Campos wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Campos is thwarting Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Campos prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL2#
Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2#
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Campos is trying to force a seperation but Sanchez has the dominant position.
Campos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#T3#
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Campos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanchez stops a takedown attempt from Campos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reece Campos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campos tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD2#
Sanchez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sanchez looks to land a strike but Campos avoids it nicely and regains full guard.#SUB#
Campos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Campos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Sanchez is trying to control the position but Campos postures up. #T4#
Sanchez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Campos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sanchez seems keen to control Campos's posture.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Campos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Campos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Sanchez! |
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Event:
HFA 2
Date: Jun 01, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Sherman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Campos to the mat! Campos manages to get full guard.
Sherman wants to control from the top but Campos keeps moving.
Sherman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Campos works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB#
Campos has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sherman is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Campos.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sherman working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Sherman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Campos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #SUB2#
Sherman tries for a kimura but Campos is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Sherman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Sherman trying to control the position but Campos is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campos manages to get back to half guard.
Sherman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Campos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sherman is still trying to improve position.
Sherman trying to control from half guard but Campos is working away. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sherman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Campos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Campos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Campos tries to get out of the position.
Campos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Campos keeping moving, preventing Sherman from controlling successfully.
Sherman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sherman trying to control the position from guard on top but Campos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sherman preventing the sweep.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Campos keeping moving, preventing Sherman from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leonel Sherman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Sherman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campos was well out of range. Poor timing from Sherman.#TD2#
Campos gets caught napping as Sherman dives in and scores a takedown. Campos manages to retain guard.#SUB#
Campos is looking for a triangle but Sherman pushes his legs off easily.
#SU2#
Sherman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Campos, up you get! #TD2#
Sherman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sherman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sherman is looking to advance position but Campos won't allow it. #T4#
Sherman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Campos defending well though.
Sherman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sherman trying to control but Campos is having none of it.
Sherman with good strikes from the mount here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Sherman jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Campos is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Campos and Sherman has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonel Sherman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Campos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sherman.
#TD2#
Campos gets caught napping as Sherman dives in and scores a takedown. Campos manages to retain guard.
Sherman tries to free his leg and advance position but Campos is retaining full guard.
Sherman wants to control from the top but Campos keeps moving.
Sherman looking to sit in guard and control but Campos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Sherman wants to control but Campos passes easily into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campos controlling the pace.
Campos tries to stand but his arm is trapped. #T1#
Well, if Campos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sherman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sherman is looking for a sweep. Campos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Campos stops Sherman from getting back to his feet.
#SUB2#
Sherman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sherman is looking to improve his position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3##CL#
Campos pushes Sherman up against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Sherman has hold of one of Campos's legs. Campos is fighting the takedown attempt but Sherman gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Campos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sherman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Campos is keeping the position for now.
Sherman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SU2#
Sherman gets to his feet - Campos follows without any prompting. #TD2#
Sherman gets the takedown into side control.
Campos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sherman.
#T4#
Campos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sherman's best efforts.
Sherman looks to land a strike but Campos avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sherman advances position into side control!
Sherman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Campos keeps working. #SUB2#
Sherman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Campos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sherman working the ground and pound from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonel Sherman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Sherman circles away from the clinch attempt.
#TD2#
Sherman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Campos to the mat! Campos manages to get full guard.
Campos controls Sherman momentarily but Sherman frees himself.
Sherman landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sherman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sherman looking to sit in guard and control but Campos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sherman is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Sherman throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
Sherman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Campos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sherman trying to control but Campos is working from the bottom.
Sherman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sherman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sherman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Campos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Campos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've been hearing that Campos has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T2##SUB2#
Sherman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Campos passes into side control.
Sherman tries to improve position but can't.
Reece Campos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campos is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #T3#
Sherman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sherman seems a little lost for a moment, as Campos dominates the positioning.
Sherman is looking to regain half guard here but Campos keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Decent striking displayed by Campos there.#TD2#
Sherman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Campos's half guard.
Campos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sherman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Campos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Campos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sherman passes into half guard.
#SUB2#
Sherman seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonel Sherman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sherman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonel Sherman! |
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Event:
HFA 1
Date: May 25, 2024 |
#R1#
Highlander connects with a nice looking jab.
#TD#
Campos drives through with a takedown into Highlander's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Campos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Highlander looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Campos is defending well. Highlander quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Campos has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Highlander celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elijah Highlander! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 05, 2024 |
#R1#
Campos misses the shot to the body.
Lesnar throws out a counter right but Campos avoids it with no problem.
Lesnar avoids the body shot from Campos.
Lesnar swinging wildly here.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Campos moves out of range.
Campos throws a right hand that Lesnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Lesnar also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Lesnar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Campos.
Lesnar falls off balance throwing a combination
#TD#
and Campos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Campos.
Lesnar is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Campos dives into side control.
#REVB#
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.
Campos trying to control the position but Lesnar is working away. #T1#
Lesnar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lesnar is still trying to improve position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lesnar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Campos passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lesnar! #SUB#
Campos is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lesnar can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lesnar wants to control but Campos is having none of it.#T2#
Campos with shots to the head and body - Lesnar looks very uncomfortable down there. #SUB#
Campos is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Lesnar is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reece Campos!
Mason Lesnar was interviewed post fight and said 'I might have lost the fight tonight, but damn with a mullet like this how could I ever lose in life.'. |
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