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Event:
Conquest II
Date: Jul 27, 2024 |
#R1#
De Rabat misses the shot to the body.
Robertson throws out a counter right but De Rabat avoids it with no problem.
De Rabat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Robertson throws a one two combo.
Robertson slips a straight right by De Rabat.
Robertson throws a nice looking combination but De Rabat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Rabat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#ROC2#De Rabat is rocked!
Robertson wants to clinch.
Robertson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Robertson.
Oh De Rabat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Rabat misses the shot to the body.
Barry Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robertson fails to land with a series of punches.
De Rabat seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robertson looks to throw the jab but De Rabat is out of range.
Robertson misses with a combination
#CL#
and De Rabat counters by clinching up.
A right hook to the body lands for De Rabat.
#BC#
De Rabat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been told by De Rabat's head coaches at Savate Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Robertson misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like De Rabat was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Robertson.#T1#
De Rabat connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Robertson's hands.
De Rabat misses with a wild body shot.
Robertson falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and De Rabat counters by moving into the clinch. #BC#
De Rabat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robertson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#CL#
De Rabat closes the distance and clinches.
De Rabat has Robertson pressed against the cage, preventing Robertson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Rabat lands with a left to the head.
De Rabat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
De Rabat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Rabat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
De Rabat breaks the clinch.
Robertson wants to clinch up but De Rabat keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robertson misses with a wild combination.
Robertson misses with a looping right.#T2#
Robertson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robertson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Rabat circles away quickly and effectively.
Robertson looks to land a right hand but De Rabat moved out of range.
Nice body punch from De Rabat.
De Rabat misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Robertson.#CL#
De Rabat has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Rabat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from De Rabat.
De Rabat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robertsons head.
De Rabat lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robertson backwards.
De Rabat lands with a right to the head.
De Rabat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Rabat lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from De Rabat.
De Rabat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Robertson backwards. #T3#
De Rabat lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Rabat lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Rabat softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Robertson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from De Rabat on the inside.
Robertson working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
De Rabat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robertson misses with a double jab
and De Rabat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Rabat lands a nice hook to Robertson's body. Robertson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Rabat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL#
De Rabat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
De Rabat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Rabat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robertson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Robertson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robertson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Rabat throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
De Rabat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Rabat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Rabat tests Robertson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Robertson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Rabat circles away quickly and effectively.
De Rabat wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
De Rabat dodges the punch combination from Robertson.
De Rabat dodges the punch combination from Robertson.
De Rabat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Rabat bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Robertson's head.#ROC#Robertson is rocked!
De Rabat jabs at Robertson's body.
Robertson is still on wobbly legs! Can De Rabat finish him?
Robertson looks winded!
De Rabat closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Robertson! De Rabat dives in looking to finish! Robertson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Basile De Rabat!
Basile De Rabat really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Wrestler Wayfare logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
Conquest I
Date: Jun 29, 2024 |
#R1#
De Rabat lands a jab to Sanderson's midsection.
De Rabat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanderson manages to avoid it.#TD2#
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Rabat wants to control but Sanderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rabat has hold of Sanderson's hands but Sanderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
De Rabat is trying to maintain the position but Sanderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Rabat's head.
De Rabat trying to hold on to Sanderson's head to control him but Sanderson postures up.
#T1#
Sanderson wants to pass the guard but De Rabat is defending well.
De Rabat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
De Rabat tries to roll over but Sanderson keeps him under control.
Sanderson stalling.
De Rabat taking some punishment here, with Sanderson in his half guard.
Sanderson is looking to advance position but De Rabat won't allow it.
Sanderson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #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.
Sanderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Rabat with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Rabat tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sanderson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sanderson breaks from De Rabat's wrist control and lands an elbow.
De Rabat really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sanderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Sanderson cracks De Rabat with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sanderson landing punches.
De Rabat definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
BOOM! Sanderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sanderson lands a big shot there that rocks De Rabat but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
#T3#
De Rabat takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
De Rabat in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns De Rabat that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sanderson cracks De Rabat with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sanderson with a couple of short strikes.
Sanderson controlling the pace for now.
Sanderson lands a big shot there that rocks De Rabat but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sanderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of De Rabat's face.
De Rabat taking shots to the head. #SUB2#
Sanderson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanderson working De Rabat over with strikes here. #T4#
Sanderson unloading with bombs!
Sanderson trying to control but De Rabat is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Sanderson.
Sanderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sanderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can De Rabat hang on?
Sanderson with shots to the head and body - De Rabat looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sanderson working De Rabat over with strikes here.
Sanderson with the ground and pound from mount.
De Rabat taking shots to the head.
Sanderson looking to finish De Rabat with some ground and pound. This is bad for De Rabat!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Sanderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
De Rabat throws a lazy uppercut
#TD2#
and Sanderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sanderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Rabat's head.
Sanderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but De Rabat keeps moving.
Sanderson postures up and lands a big shot to De Rabat's brow.
Sanderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but De Rabat keeps moving.
De Rabat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanderson on the ground.
Sanderson passes De Rabat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanderson passes to full mount!
Sanderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Sanderson with a couple of short strikes.#T1##SUB2#
Sanderson looking for a guillotine from mount but De Rabat is having none of it.
The referee warns De Rabat that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sanderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sanderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sanderson working De Rabat over with strikes here.
Sanderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sanderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.#ROC2#De Rabat is rocked!
Sanderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh De Rabat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanderson lands a heavy elbow.
Sanderson raining down shots from the mount!
Sanderson working the ground and pound effectively.
Sanderson trying to control but De Rabat is having none of it.
Benny Sanderson has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
Sanderson with shots to the head and body - De Rabat looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sanderson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sanderson raining down shots from the mount!
Sanderson lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns De Rabat that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sanderson lands a big shot there that rocks De Rabat but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sanderson with good strikes from the mount here!#SUB2#
Sanderson is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Sanderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Benny Sanderson! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 15, 2024 |
#R1#
De Rabat misses the jab.
And Ball tries to counter it with a takedown but De Rabat pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ball tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Rabat swivels and escapes.
De Rabat cracks a nice hook into Ball's ribs.
Ball will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ball circles away from the clinch attempt#TD2#
and Ball counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ball trying to control the position from guard on top but De Rabat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ball might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control De Rabat haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rabat has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T1#
Ball controls from within his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Rabat holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
De Rabat keeping moving, preventing Ball from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Basile De Rabat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ball is defended easily by De Rabat.
Basile De Rabat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trenth Ball.#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.
Ball shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Rabat sprawls well. De Rabat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ball gets slowly back to his feet.
Ball shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Rabat as he avoids it easily.
Ball looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Rabat is fending him off so far but Ball persists. Nope, De Rabat circles away and we're back to standing.
De Rabat throws a hook to the side of Ball's head but Ball sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice takedown defense from De Rabat. No joy for Ball on that attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from De Rabat misses the target.
De Rabat dips to his left and cracks Ball with an uppercut!
Ball looks for a takedown but De Rabat sprawls well.
Ball fails with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Ball looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ball shoots and misses #CL#
and De Rabat moves into the clinch.
De Rabat misses with a punch to the body.
De Rabat takes a shot to the head.
De Rabat lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Rabat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ball's elbow.
De Rabat scores with a shot to the side of Ball's head.
Ball makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Rabat throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ball.
Ball tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ball lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Rabat backwards.
De Rabat misses with a punch on the inside.
De Rabat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Rabat.
Ball lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ball working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Rabat looking to slow down the pace here.#T4#
De Rabat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Rabat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ball blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
De Rabat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ball takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Rabat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ball.
Ball doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Rabat throws a body punch but Ball moves out of range.
Ball takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Rabat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Rabat tries to clinch but Ball moves out of range. #CL#
De Rabat forces Ball back against the cage and clinches.
De Rabat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ball's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Rabat throws a punch but it's blocked by Ball.
De Rabat tries to work over Ball's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Basile De Rabat dominated that round.
That's time! De Rabat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Ball fails with a takedown attempt.
De Rabat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Rabat takes a swing at Ball's ribcage but misses.
Ball takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ball uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Rabat.
Ball bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ball shoots in looking for a takedown. De Rabat tries to sprawl out of it but Ball keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Rabat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ball ducks under a wild hook from De Rabat.
De Rabat misses the shot to the body.
Ball is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jab from De Rabat.
Ball misses with a takedown
and De Rabat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Basile De Rabat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trenth Ball.#T1#
Ball shoots for a double leg takedown but De Rabat sprawls well. He's pushed Ball's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Rabat leaves Ball with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Rabat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ball can do to turn this around?
De Rabat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Rabat throws a lazy right hand but Ball sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Rabat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ball.
De Rabat slaps away a takedown attempt from Ball, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Rabat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ball.
De Rabat throws a body shot but no joy.
De Rabat lands a lovely overhand right.
Ball shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Rabat as he avoids it easily.
Ball dives in for a single leg takedown but De Rabat sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T2##KD#
De Rabat cracks Ball with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. De Rabat has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ball to stand back up!#ROC#Ball is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Are you kidding me?! De Rabat ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Ball clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Basile De Rabat! |
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