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Event:
Next Gen 10
Date: Sep 25, 2024 |
#R1#
Garrett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nguyen's head.
Garrett lands with a nice body punch.
Garrett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nguyen. Nguyen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nguyen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garrett's head.#CUT2#It looks like Keshawn Garrett has been cut.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Garrett is having none of it.
Garrett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garrett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nguyen takes a swing at Garrett's ribcage but misses.
Garrett jabs Nguyen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garrett lands with a hook. Nguyen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrett with the inside leg kick.
Garrett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nguyen throws a head kick but Garrett moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Nguyen.
Nguyen fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been told by Garrett's head coaches at Squirrel Sports 🐿️ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nguyen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrett manages to avoid it.
Garrett scores with a head kick. Nguyen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nguyen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Garrett - the referee stops the clock and Nguyen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Garrett. Nguyen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#T1#
Garrett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nguyen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garrett.
Garrett scores with a nice head shot.
Garrett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garrett connects with an inside leg kick.
Garrett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Garrett scores with the left hand. Nguyen knows he should have avoided that one.
Nguyen darts in trying to clinch
and Garrett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garrett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garrett moves away from the strike by Nguyen.
Nguyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Garrett circles away.
Garrett scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch but Garrett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garrett scores with a shot to the body.
Nguyen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garrett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nguyen thinking.
Garrett works Nguyen's body with a nice hook.
Garrett lands with a kick to the temple. Nguyen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nguyen wants to clinch
letting Garrett counter with a right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garrett.#CL#
Garrett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nguyen wants to take the fight to the mat but Garrett manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Garrett scores with a shot to the side of Nguyen's head.
Nguyen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garrett avoids it.
Nguyen tries to land a knee to the head but Garrett blocks with his arms.
Garrett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Garrett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nguyen trying to land knees to the body.
#T3#
Nguyen avoids the elbow strike from Garrett, against the cage.
Garrett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garrett with a knee to the head.
Garrett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nguyen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Garrett is defending well.
Nguyen has had enough of the clinch but Garrett keeps him there for the moment.
Garrett lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Garrett has Nguyen pressed against the cage, preventing Nguyen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nguyen tries to pull guard but Garrett won't allow it.
Keshawn Garrett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Nguyen.
Garrett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nguyen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garrett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nguyen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garrett fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Garrett with the inside leg kick.
Nguyen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T4#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nguyen - that will leave a mark!
Good leg kick by Garrett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Nguyen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Nguyen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nguyen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garrett.
Nguyen looks to throw the jab but Garrett is out of range.
Garrett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garrett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#CL#
Garrett clinches.
A short body shot lands from Garrett as the two fighters clinch.
Garrett lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nguyen tries a body shot but Garrett blocks it.
Garrett scores with a knee to the head.
Come on Garrett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#BC2#
Nguyen breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keshawn Garrett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keshawn Garrett's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Garrett cracks a nice hook into Nguyen's ribs.
Keshawn Garrett is winning the standup battle so far.
Nguyen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#CL#
Garrett instigates a clinch.
Garrett lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD2#
Nguyen pulls guard successfully.
Nguyen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Garrett wants to get up but he can't break Nguyen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrett is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Garrett wants to control from the top but Nguyen keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nguyen is on top in guard.
#REVB##T1#
Garrett is trying to keep Nguyen in close.
#SU2#
Nguyen gets to his feet - Garrett follows without any prompting.
Garrett lands with a thumping leg kick.
#CL#
Nguyen tries to keep at a distance but Garrett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Garrett lands a knee to the head.
Garrett lands an elbow just above Nguyen 's eye.
Garrett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nguyen's face.
Garrett trying to control the position but instead, Nguyen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garrett into the cage.#T2#
Garrett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garrett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nguyen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nguyen can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Garrett.
Garrett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Garrett.
Garrett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #TD2#
Nguyen jumps guard.
Nguyen being controlled here, momentarily.
Nguyen keeping moving, preventing Garrett from controlling successfully.
Garrett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nguyen on the ground.#T3#
Garrett has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nguyen is proving hard to escape from.
Garrett forces his way into half guard.
Nguyen is not content to let Garrett control the position.
Garrett trying to advance position but Nguyen counters by regaining guard.
Garrett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Nguyen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garrett defends well.
Nguyen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garrett manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Nguyen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Garrett on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garrett tries to get out of the position.#SU2#
Nguyen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nguyen under the eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keshawn Garrett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keshawn Garrett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Nguyen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nguyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Garrett circles away.
Garrett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nguyen. Nguyen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garrett works Nguyen's body with a nice hook.
Garrett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garrett scores with a punch to the head.
Garrett stuns Nguyen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garrett misses with a head kick.
Nguyen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nguyen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garrett can pounce on him.
#CL#
Garrett clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Nguyen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Garrett both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nguyen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nguyen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T1#
Nguyen misses with a series of wild punches.
Garrett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nguyen.
Garrett slips a jab from Nguyen.
Michael Nguyen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Garrett finds it's target.
Garrett swats away the attempt to clinch by Nguyen.
Nguyen wants to clinch
and Garrett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nguyen blocks a head kick by Garrett.
Garrett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good shot there by Garrett.
Nguyen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL#
Garrett has managed to clinch.
Keshawn Garrett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Garrett managing to block the knees to the body from Nguyen.
Nguyen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garrett pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL#
Garrett moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nguyen throws a head punch that misses.
Garrett lands a hook that snaps the head of Nguyen backwards.
Garrett lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nguyen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Garrett is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Garrett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Garrett.
Nguyen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nguyen tries to pull guard but Garrett won't allow it.
Nguyen is looking for a takedown.
Keshawn Garrett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Nguyen.#T3#
Garrett pushes Nguyen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nguyen jumps guard but Garrett stands there with Nguyen around his waist. Nguyen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garrett lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garrett.
Garrett is leaning against Nguyen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Garrett landing knees to the body.
Nguyen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garrett just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nguyen's brow.
Garrett crunches a lovely knee into Nguyen's ribcage.
Nguyen throws a punch but it's blocked by Garrett.
Nguyen misses with a body punch.
Nguyen misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Garrett.
Garrett lands a knee to the head.
#T4#
Garrett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garrett holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Garrett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garrett creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nguyen's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen managing to block the knees to the body from Garrett.
#TD2#
Nguyen decides to pull guard.
Garrett trying to control the position from guard on top but Nguyen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nguyen wants to stand but Garrett is controlling the position.
Garrett is looking to work some ground and pound but Nguyen has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keshawn Garrett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garrett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keshawn Garrett! |
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Event:
SSDFN 13
Date: Aug 03, 2024 |
#R1#
Nguyen tries a head kick but it misses.
Popicho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nguyen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nguyen moves forwards but Popicho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Popicho looks to land a combination. Nguyen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nguyen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Popicho tries to bum rush Nguyen with a series of wild strikes but Nguyen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nguyen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Popicho is having none of it.
Popicho batters Nguyen with a massive right followed by a huge left! Nguyen is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Popicho lands a final crushing right hand to drop Nguyen to the mat with a gruesome thud! Popicho is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pedri Popicho! |
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