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Event:
Conquest II
Date: Jul 27, 2024 |
#R1#
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As White looks to move away, Ioveanu throws a big counter combo but White just gets out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Ioveanu fails in his attempt to clinch.
White stuns Ioveanu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ioveanu ducks under a wild hook from White.
Ioveanu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ioveanu swinging wildly here.
Ioveanu misses the shot to the body.
Ioveanu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White lands a jab-cross combination.
Ioveanu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
A head kick misses from Ioveanu. #T1##TD#
Ioveanu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB#
Ioveanu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ioveanu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused White some visible discomfort.
Ioveanu wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Ioveanu seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ioveanu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ioveanu working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
White struggling a bit here.#T2#
Ioveanu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at White to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White seems a little lost for a moment, as Ioveanu dominates the positioning.
Ioveanu is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ioveanu working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ioveanu is chipping away with strikes.
Ioveanu trying to control the position but White is working away.
The referee asks Ioveanu politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ioveanu prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ioveanu wants to control but White is keeping him busy. #T3#
The strikes coming from Ioveanu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
White is trying to escape the position but Ioveanu is controlling the position.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ioveanu wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Ioveanu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ioveanu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at White to see if he's OK.
Ioveanu in side control, throwing shots but White defends. #SUB#
Ioveanu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ioveanu wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working. #T4#
Ioveanu working the head and body with strikes.
White parries the strikes from Ioveanu easily there. Ioveanu is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable White to escape.
Ioveanu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ioveanu in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drazen Ioveanu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ioveanu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ioveanu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#TD#
Ioveanu scores with a takedown into White's guard.
Ioveanu trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Ioveanu is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because White is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ioveanu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ioveanu throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely. #T1#
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ioveanu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ioveanu wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Ioveanu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
White misses with a hook to the body
#TD#
and Ioveanu counters with a single leg into guard. White didn't expect that.
Drazen Ioveanu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ioveanu wants to control from the top but White keeps moving. #T2#
White is trying to control the position but Ioveanu postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ioveanu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ioveanu wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
Ioveanu is working hard here to advance position.
Ioveanu wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Ioveanu is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Ioveanu with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T3#
Ioveanu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ioveanu tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice defenses there by Ioveanu.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ioveanu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White misses with a straight left. #TD#
Ioveanu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ioveanu tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ioveanu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ioveanu is looking to pass into half guard but White pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now White is in guard.#REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ioveanu is controlling White's posture.#T4##ES#
Ioveanu pushes White off and gets back to his feet.
Ioveanu is looking to clinch.
White changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ioveanu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Ioveanu's head back.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#ROC2#Ioveanu is rocked!
Drazen Ioveanu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ioveanu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Ioveanu ducks under a wild hook from White.
Ioveanu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
A swing and a miss from White.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Ioveanu shoots in and bounces White off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ioveanu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ioveanu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ioveanu trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ioveanu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ioveanu.
Ioveanu is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Ioveanu trying to control but White is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ioveanu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Ioveanu persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.#CL#
White gets tackled into the cage by Ioveanu. Ioveanu maintains the clinch.
Ioveanu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White up against the cage.#BC2#
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Ioveanu shoots in looking for a takedown but White manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ioveanu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ioveanu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jimmy White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#TD#
Ioveanu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes there by Ioveanu.
Ioveanu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ioveanu wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
White is trying to get back to half guard.#T3#
Ioveanu in side control, just content to control the action for now.
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ioveanu lands a few punches from side control.#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.
Ioveanu content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ioveanu misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ioveanu controlling the position.
White is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ioveanu scoring with punches from side control.
White can't do much from the bottom here.
White trying to remain calm as Ioveanu controls from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drazen Ioveanu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ioveanu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drazen Ioveanu! |
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Event:
Conquest I
Date: Jun 29, 2024 |
#R1#
Ioveanu has a takedown stuffed.
Ioveanu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lachowski.
Ioveanu is looking to clinch but Lachowski is avoiding it.
#CL#
Ioveanu closes the distance and clinches.
Ioveanu tries a body shot but Lachowski blocks it.
#TD#
Ioveanu has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lachowski clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lachowski is keeping busy.
Lachowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ioveanu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Ioveanu patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Lachowski trying to control but not successfully.
Lachowski is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Ioveanu lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Lachowski.
Lachowski is keeping busy.
#SUB#
Ioveanu looking to break Lachowski's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Lachowski remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ioveanu will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Ioveanu has the hooks in. Lachowski is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ioveanu trying to control.
Lachowski has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Ioveanu.
Lachowski is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lachowski trying to control but not successfully.
Lachowski tries to roll but Ioveanu sticks to his back.
Lachowski looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Ioveanu trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
#T2#
Ioveanu is not going to allow Lachowski to sit and survive in this position.
Ioveanu trying to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ioveanu scores with strikes from the back.
Ioveanu scores with punches from the back.
You can see the frustration on Lachowski's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#T3#
Ioveanu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ioveanu tries to keep control of the position but Lachowski is staying busy.
Ioveanu punches Lachowski on the ear.
Lachowski just trying to survive but Ioveanu is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Ioveanu softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Ioveanu misses with punches from the back.
Ioveanu tries to keep control of the position but Lachowski is staying busy.
Ioveanu not allowing Lachowski to control his hands.
Ioveanu lands shots from the back. #SUB#
Ioveanu has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Lachowski has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
#T4#
Lachowski trying to control the hands but Ioveanu breaks the grip.
Ioveanu throwing sloppy strikes.
Ioveanu has the hooks in. Lachowski is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ioveanu tries to get the hooks in deep but Lachowski pushed the leg off.
Lachowski is taking damage to the body and head.
Ioveanu has the hooks in. Lachowski is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ioveanu tries to get the hooks in deep but Lachowski pushed the leg off. #SUB#
Ioveanu looking to break Lachowski's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Lachowski remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ioveanu will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Ioveanu wants to control but Lachowski is keeping busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ioveanu lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Ioveanu.
Ioveanu tries to keep control of the position but Lachowski is staying busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drazen Ioveanu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Ioveanu has a takedown stuffed.
Lachowski stuffs the takedown.
Lachowski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#TD2#
Lachowski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ioveanu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lachowski can do to turn this around?
Ioveanu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lachowski.
#SUB2#
Lachowski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ioveanu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ioveanu struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ioveanu is letting Lachowski control him for a moment.
Lachowski wants to control but Ioveanu is keeping him busy. #T1#
Lachowski happy to just control the position for now.
Drazen Ioveanu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ioveanu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lachowski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lachowski has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gold Samurai's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Lachowski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lachowski blocks the strikes from Ioveanu.
#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.
Ioveanu is not content to let Lachowski control the position.
Ioveanu tries to kick Lachowski off but Lachowski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ioveanu throws a lazy right hand but Lachowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ioveanu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lachowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lachowski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ioveanu defends it well.
Lachowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ioveanu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ioveanu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#TD2#
Lachowski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ioveanu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lachowski is in Ioveanu's guard.
Ioveanu is trying to keep Lachowski in close.
Lachowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ioveanu wants to sweep here but Lachowski controlling him for the moment. #T3##SUB#
Ioveanu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lachowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Lachowski wants to control from the top but Ioveanu keeps moving.
Ioveanu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lachowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ioveanu keeping full guard, as Lachowski tries to pass.
Ioveanu looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ioveanu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Ioveanu shoots in and gets a takedown into Lachowski's guard.#SUB2#
Lachowski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ioveanu stopping the sweep attempt from Lachowski.
Ioveanu trying to control the position from guard on top but Lachowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Lachowski has his foot on Ioveanu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ioveanu works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Lachowski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ioveanu trying to control but Lachowski is working from the bottom.
Lachowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gustaw Lachowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Ioveanu dives in for a single leg takedown but Lachowski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lachowski tries to pull guard but Ioveanu holds him up against the cage and eventually Lachowski drops back down to his feet.
Lachowski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ioveanu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ioveanu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lachowski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ioveanu throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Lachowski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lachowski postures up.
Lachowski stays in close to Ioveanu's body and controls the position.
Lachowski stops Ioveanu from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ioveanu trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Ioveanu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lachowski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T1##REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Lachowski has Ioveanu up against the cage in a clinch.
#TD2#
Lachowski gets control of Ioveanu's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lachowski will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ioveanu preventing the sweep.
Lachowski is trying to keep Ioveanu in close.
Ioveanu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ioveanu trying to control but Lachowski is working from the bottom. #T2#
Ioveanu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ioveanu advances to half guard.
Ioveanu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lachowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lachowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lachowski holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ioveanu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ioveanu wants to take a breather but Lachowski is having none of it.
Lachowski tries to get to full guard but Ioveanu has control of the leg.
Lachowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ioveanu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T3#
Ioveanu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lachowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lachowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ioveanu.
Lachowski tries to get to full guard but Ioveanu has control of the leg.
Lachowski is staying active underneath Ioveanu, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lachowski shoots in looking for a takedown. Ioveanu tries to sprawl out of it but Lachowski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ioveanu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drazen Ioveanu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustaw Lachowski.
Lachowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ioveanu is fending him off so far but Lachowski persists. Nope, Ioveanu circles away and we're back to standing.
Ioveanu shoots for a double leg takedown but Lachowski sprawls well. He's pushed Ioveanu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #T4#
Ioveanu scoring well with a low kick there.
Ioveanu throws a body shot but no joy.
Lachowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ioveanu is fending him off so far but Lachowski persists. Nope, Ioveanu circles away and we're back to standing.
Ioveanu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lachowski shoots in but Ioveanu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lachowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ioveanu scores with a kick to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD#
Ioveanu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lachowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lachowski is trying to get back to half guard.
Ioveanu trying to control the position but Lachowski is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drazen Ioveanu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ioveanu 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drazen Ioveanu! |
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