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Event:
HFA 10
Date: Jul 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Escobar tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range. #CL2#
Escobar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Escobar prevents Stevenson from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Escobar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stevenson lands with a nice combination. Escobar backs away looking to recover.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevenson swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
#CL2#
Escobar pushes Stevenson up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevenson controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Escobar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stevenson as he jumps to the side.
Stevenson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Escobar has Stevenson up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.#T1#
Escobar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stevenson up against the cage.
Escobar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Escobar lands a nice knee to the body. #BC2#
Escobar breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Escobar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stevenson, pushing him back against the cage.
Stevenson tries to break the clinch but Escobar is controlling the position.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Stevenson won't allow it.
Malone Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Escobar.#BC2#
Escobar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Escobar has closed the distance and engaged Stevenson in a clinch.
Stevenson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Escobar prevents Stevenson from breaking the clinch.#T2#
Escobar lands an elbow inside that Stevenson shrugs off. #CUT2#It looks like Malone Stevenson has been cut.#BC2#
Escobar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Escobar pushes Stevenson up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#TD2#
Escobar decides to pull guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Escobar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Escobar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stevenson is controlling him. #SUB2#
Escobar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Escobar lands with a punch from half guard.
Escobar working Stevenson over with strikes. #T3#
Stevenson is pressing down on Escobar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stevenson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Escobar is one step ahead there.
Escobar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Escobar stopping the sweep attempt from Stevenson.
Escobar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Escobar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stevenson working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar wanted to stand there but Stevenson had control of the position. #T4#
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.
Stevenson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Escobar stops Stevenson from standing up.
Escobar tries to free his leg and advance position but Stevenson is retaining full guard.
Stevenson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Escobar tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Escobar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stevenson is fending him off so far but Escobar persists. Nope, Stevenson circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Stevenson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar tries to clinch but Stevenson is having none of it.
Escobar is looking to clinch but Stevenson is avoiding it.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Stevenson keeps it at a distance.
Stevenson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Escobar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malone Stevenson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Stevenson scores with a kick to the body.
Escobar shoots in looking for a takedown but Stevenson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Escobar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL2#
Stevenson tries to keep at a distance but Escobar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Escobar jumps guard but Stevenson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stevenson dodges an elbow strike from Escobar.
Pedro Escobar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stevenson's face.
Escobar stops a takedown attempt from Stevenson.
Escobar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stevenson smiles and moves away.
Malone Stevenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Escobar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Pedro Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stevenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
#CL2#
Escobar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stevenson is trying to break free.#T1#
Knees in the clinch landing for Escobar.
#BC2#
Escobar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Escobar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Escobar duly obliges.
Escobar shoots in but Stevenson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stevenson counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Stevenson circles away.
#TD#
Stevenson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Escobar quickly recovers to half guard.
Escobar scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Stevenson manages to mount him!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevenson working away from the top, dropping strikes.#T2#
Escobar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stevenson dominating with strikes here.
Escobar tries to reverse the position but Stevenson maintains control.
Stevenson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stevenson scoring with strikes but Escobar is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevenson lands with some strikes.
Stevenson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stevenson with the ground and pound from mount.
Malone Stevenson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Escobar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stevenson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Escobar looks a forlorn figure.
Escobar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Escobar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stevenson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stevenson is in the full mount, landing strikes. #T4#
Stevenson prevents Escobar from getting the reversal.
Stevenson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stevenson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Stevenson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Escobar's face.
Escobar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stevenson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Escobar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Escobar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Stevenson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevenson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stevenson lands a big shot there that rocks Escobar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stevenson controlling his opponent.
Stevenson cracks Escobar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malone Stevenson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Malone Stevenson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Stevenson lands a slapping body shot.
Malone Stevenson is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Escobar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stevenson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stevenson is looking to break free of the clinch but Escobar has double underhooks.
Escobar lands a nice knee to the body.
Escobar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#BC2#
Escobar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
#TD2#
Escobar drives through with a takedown into Stevenson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Escobar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevenson is keeping the position for now.
Stevenson wants to stand and escape but Escobar is having none of it. #T1#
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevenson working a defensive guard here.
Stevenson wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Stevenson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Escobar has passed into half guard!
Escobar is pressing down on Stevenson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stevenson is holding on for now. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stevenson tries to roll over but Escobar keeps him under control.
Stevenson wants to control but Escobar is keeping busy.
Stevenson missing with punches from the bottom.
Escobar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB2#
Escobar is trying to work for a kimura but Stevenson is defending well.
Escobar with the ground and pound but Stevenson uses the opportunity to regain guard. #T3##ES#
Stevenson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Escobar is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#BC2#
Escobar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevenson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Escobar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Escobar looks for a takedown but Stevenson sprawls well.
It looked like Stevenson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Escobar.#TD#
Stevenson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Escobar is looking to get back to his feet here but Stevenson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Escobar's back.
Stevenson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Escobar to escape the position.
#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson lands punches and elbows.
Stevenson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Escobar's body.
Escobar is trying to stand back up.
Stevenson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Escobar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Escobar is taking damage to the body and head. #SUB#
Escobar won't enjoy being in this position. Stevenson looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Escobar is tapping - it's over boys! Stevenson picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Malone Stevenson! |
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Event:
HFA 5
Date: Jun 22, 2024 |
#R1#
Zing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevenson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zing tries to clinch there but Stevenson circles away.
Zing ducks right into an uppercut from Stevenson. #CUT#It looks like Xu Zing has been cut.#TD#
Stevenson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Zing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevenson is looking to work some ground and pound but Zing has wrist control.
Zing utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stevenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zing works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Zing has his foot on Stevenson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stevenson works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zing 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#
Zing looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stevenson with a nice head shot there.#T1#
Stevenson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Zing wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Stevenson connects with a couple of short punches.
Zing wants to stand up but Stevenson is controlling him.
Stevenson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stevenson works over Zing with some ground and pound from guard.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stevenson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stevenson trying to control but Zing is working from the bottom.
Stevenson landing with the ground and pound.
Stevenson sitting in guard here, content to control. #SU#
Stevenson stands up from Zing's guard - Stevenson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stevenson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zing swivels and escapes.#KD#
Stevenson cracks Zing with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Zing looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stevenson finish him?
#ROC#Zing is rocked!
Zing has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Zing is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Stevenson just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Zing has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Malone Stevenson! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 29, 2024 |
#R1##CL2#
Hershey pushes Stevenson up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stevenson.
Good body shot from Hershey.
Hershey lands a shot to the body.
Stevenson can't break the clinch.
Stevenson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hershey's defenses.
Stevenson wants to break free but Hershey has control.
Hershey lands a nice uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Malone Stevenson has been cut.
Hershey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stevenson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Stevenson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hershey lands a shot to the body.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Hershey.
Hershey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
A shot in the inside from Hershey.
A short right from Hershey on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Hershey.
A short uppercut from Hershey.
Hershey cracks Stevenson with a nice body shot.
Hershey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stevenson.#T1#
Hershey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
A short left from Hershey.
Hershey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A body shot lands from Hershey.
Hershey lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Hershey scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hershey.
Hershey scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Hershey.
Hershey lands with a left to the head.
Hershey lands with a right to the head.
Hershey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hershey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Hershey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Hershey.
A short left from Hershey.
Hershey lands with a right to the head. #KD2#
Hershey drops Stevenson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Stevenson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#Stevenson is rocked!
Hershey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Stevenson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hershey lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hershey. #T2#
Hershey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stevenson seems to have got his legs back now.
Hershey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hershey lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hershey.
Hershey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stevensons head.
Hershey pushes Stevenson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hershey.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hershey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hershey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hershey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hershey digs a right hand into Stevenson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stevenson's gas tank.
Hershey scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Hershey on the inside.
Hershey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hershey lands a right hand.
Hershey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hershey presses Stevenson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hershey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Hershey.
#T3#
Hershey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hershey cracks Stevenson with a nice body shot.
Hershey is working Stevenson over against the cage.
Hershey scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hershey.
Hershey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #CUT2#Malone Stevenson's cut is getting worse.
Hershey pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Stevenson out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dante Hershey! |
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