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Event:
Conquest XII
Date: Oct 12, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Duarte has managed to clinch.
#TD#
Duarte has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kattar uses from the top position.
Kattar throws a big elbow that misses.
Duarte wants to stand and escape but Kattar is having none of it.
Duarte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kattar trying to control the position from guard on top but Duarte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duarte wants to stand up but Kattar is controlling him.
Duarte is pulling down on Kattar's head to control his posture.
Duarte 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.
Kattar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duarte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Kattar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kattar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duarte works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Kattar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kattar wants to control from the top but Duarte keeps moving.
Kattar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kattar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Duarte wants to sweep here but Kattar controlling him for the moment.
Kattar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kattar postures up in Duarte's guard and throws a big left but Duarte blocks it.
Duarte is controlling Kattar's posture.
Duarte knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kattar on the ground.
Kattar prevents Duarte from getting back to his feet.
Duarte is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Duarte moves into the clinch.
Duarte working Kattar over with knees to the body.#T2#
Duarte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duarte looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short body shot lands from Duarte as the two fighters clinch.
#TD#
Duarte pulls guard effortlessly.
Duarte 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.
Kattar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duarte keeping moving, preventing Kattar from controlling successfully.
Kattar preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Kattar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kattar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB2#
Kattar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kattar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kattar stopping the sweep attempt from Duarte.
Kattar postures up in Duarte's guard and throws a big left but Duarte blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kattar trying to control but Duarte is working from the bottom. #T3##SUB#
Duarte escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kattar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kattar throwing strikes but missing.
Kattar preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Kattar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Duarte is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Duarte has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Duarte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Duarte connects with a couple of short punches.
Duarte postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Duarte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kattar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duarte is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Duarte controlling from the top position.
Duarte is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duarte slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Duarte dominated that round.
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.#R2##CL#
Duarte clinches up against the cage.
Duarte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kattar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duarte is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Duarte crunches a lovely knee into Kattar's ribcage.#TD#
Duarte successfully pulls guard.
Kattar stopping the sweep attempt from Duarte.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duarte trying to control the position here.
Kattar looking to pass the guard.
Kattar is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte managing to control the position.
Francisco Duarte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kattar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duarte looking for a sweep. Not yet Duarte, not yet. #ES#
Duarte pushes Kattar off and scrambles back to his feet.
Duarte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duarte throws a series of punches but Kattar moves out of range. #TD#
Duarte fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kattar sprawls well initially but Duarte persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Duarte lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T2##SU#
Duarte stands up from half guard. #CL#
Duarte takes the fight into the clinch.
Duarte lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duarte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kattar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Duarte walks away with a smile on his face. Kattar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Duarte has closed the distance and engaged Kattar in a clinch.
Duarte lands a nice uppercut.
Duarte lands a nice knee to the body.
Duarte working Kattar over with knees to the body.
Duarte scores a nice knee to the body.
Francisco Duarte has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T3#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Duarte obliges.
Duarte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kattar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duarte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Duarte using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#BC#
Duarte manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Duarte moves into the clinch.
Kattar misses with a knee to the head.
Duarte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kattar letting Duarte take a breather here.#TD#
Duarte pulls guard.
Duarte pulls Kattar in to control the position.
Duarte 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#
Kattar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T4#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Duarte holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB#
Duarte throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kattar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Duarte pulls Kattar in close to prevent any damage.
Kattar throwing strikes from guard but Duarte blocks nicely.
Duarte on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Duarte tries to get out of the position.
Kattar throwing strikes but missing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kattar preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Duarte dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Duarte rushes Kattar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duarte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Duarte lands a knee to the body.
Duarte lands a nice knee to the body.
Duarte crunches a lovely knee into Kattar's ribcage.
Duarte pushes Kattar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duarte crunches a lovely knee into Kattar's ribcage.
Duarte lands a good knee to the midsection. Kattar won't want to take too many of those.#BC#
Duarte breaks from the clinch.
Kattar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
Duarte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Duarte scores with a hook to the body.#T1#
Duarte taking a breather.
Duarte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Duarte.
Duarte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duarte stalls. #BC#
Duarte breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Duarte rushes Kattar and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Duarte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Duarte drives through and clinches with Kattar against the cage.
Duarte lands a nice knee to the body.
Kattar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T2##BC#
Duarte manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Duarte closes the distance and pushes Kattar back into the cage.#TD#
Duarte lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duarte postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Duarte controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Duarte has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB#
Duarte drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Duarte jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Duarte engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T3#
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Kattar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Duarte defends it easily.#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.
Duarte wants to pass the guard but Kattar is keeping the position.#SU#
Duarte stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Duarte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kattar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD#
Duarte closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kattar to the mat! Kattar manages to get full guard. #SUB2#
Kattar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Duarte doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Duarte manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Duarte avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francisco Duarte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duarte 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francisco Duarte! |
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Event:
Conquest IX
Date: Sep 21, 2024 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Kattar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dimitry Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#KD#
Johnson lands a big right hand that sends Kattar crashing to the mat! Johnson stays standing though and waves Kattar back to his feet!#ROC#Kattar is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Alvin Kattar has been cut.
Johnson knocks out Kattar with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Johnson before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Johnson picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dimitry Johnson! |
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Event:
Conquest VI
Date: Aug 31, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
Por takes the fight into the clinch. #TD#
Por pulls guard successfully.
#SUB#
Por is looking for a triangle but Kattar pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB#
Por has his feet on Kattar's thighs here. He's pushed Kattar off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kattar screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rob Por! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 01, 2024 |
#R1#
A shot to the liver by Strokes. Beautiful body shot.
Kattar looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Strokes throws an overhand right that has Kattar reeling! Strokes follows up with more punches and Kattar is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Will Strokes! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 29, 2024 |
#R1#
Submit throws a good cross that connects.
Kattar looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!#TD2#
Submit shoots in and gets a takedown into Kattar's guard.
Submit works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Submit stalling.
Submit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kattar defending well though.
Submit looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
Submit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Submit seems to be looking for submissions.
#T1#
Submit slows the pace down in half guard. #SUB2#
Submit is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kattar won't allow Submit to pass to mount.
Submit thows a huge punch but Kattar dodges it nicely.
Kattar is in trouble now - Submit has advanced to mount!
Kattar is controlling an arm, preventing Submit from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
#SUB2#
Submit working for a submission but Kattar is keeping him at bay. #SUB2#
Submit has isolated one of Kattar's arms. Kattar looking to fight him off but Submit twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Punch Clinch Submit! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 25, 2024 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Jab, jab by Braulio - just one landing.
Braulio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kattar moves away.
Kattar attempts a counter takedown but Braulio avoids it well and moves away.
A slow jab from Braulio misses its intended target.
Kattar blocks a jab.
Kattar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Braulio misses with a wild body shot.
Kattar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braulio throws a hook but Kattar avoids it easily.
Kattar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Braulio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T1#
A big left from Braulio misses.
Kattar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kattar takes one to the chin there.
Braulio misses with an uppercut. Kattar saw that one coming.
Kattar moves out of range as Braulio strikes.
Kattar feinted with a counter takedown.
Braulio throws the left hand but Kattar avoids the punch easily.
Kattar feinted with a counter takedown.#T2#
Braulio just misses with a punch to the body.
Kattar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Braulio throws an overhand right that lands on Kattar's shoulder, as Kattar tries to avoid the shot.
Braulio lands with a cross.
Braulio misses with a straight right.
Braulio lands with an uppercut that bounces Kattar off the cage and back into range.#T3#
Decent striking displayed by Braulio there.
Kattar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Kattar.
Kattar tries to counter with a takedown but Braulio is quick to defend against it.
Braulio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kattar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T4#
Kattar moves away from the strike by Braulio.
Kattar feinted with a counter takedown.
A jab from Braulio misses.
The fighters circling - Braulio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Braulio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kattar tries to counter with a takedown but Braulio is quick to defend against it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braulio scores with a punch to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yosef Braulio dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Braulio just misses with a punch to the body.
Kattar feinted with a counter takedown.
Kattar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braulio.
Braulio scores with a sloppy right hand. Kattar should have avoided that one.
Braulio lands with an uppercut that bounces Kattar off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kattar takes one on the button.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Braulio misses the target.
Braulio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kattar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Braulio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kattar.
Braulio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kattar.
Kattar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T2#
Braulio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kattar was well out of range. Poor timing from Braulio.
Kattar tries to counter with a takedown but Braulio is quick to defend against it.
Braulio connects with a single shot there.
Alvin Kattar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Braulio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Braulio stuns Kattar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Braulio lands a right hook to the body.
#T3#
Braulio throws a hook to the side of Kattar's head but Kattar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yosef Braulio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braulio missing with a left hand there. Kattar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kattar might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Braulio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Braulio with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braulio. Kattar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yosef Braulio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Braulio stuns Kattar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Braulio throws the left hand but Kattar avoids the punch easily.
Kattar feinted with a counter takedown.
Kattar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kattar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Braulio lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#KD2#
Braulio lands a big right hand that sends Kattar crashing to the mat! Braulio stays standing though and waves Kattar back to his feet!#ROC2#Kattar is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yosef Braulio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Kattar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kattar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Braulio.
Kattar feinted with a counter takedown.
Braulio scores with a hook.
Oh Kattar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Braulio connects with a body shot.
Kattar seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kattar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braulio.
Kattar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Braulio sprawls and moves away.#T1#
Kattar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kattar attempts a counter takedown but Braulio avoids it well and moves away.
Braulio throws a jab but it's blocked by Kattar.
Braulio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braulio misses with an uppercut.
Kattar moves out of range of the strikes.
Kattar drops his hands momentarily and Braulio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Braulio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T2#
Braulio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kattar manages to avoid it.
Kattar tries to counter with a takedown but Braulio is quick to defend against it.
Braulio looks to land a left hand but Kattar moved out of range nicely.
Braulio throws a hook but Kattar blocks it.
Braulio with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T3#
Jab from Braulio.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kattar. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kattar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braulio.
Kattar tries to counter with a takedown but Braulio is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Braulio misses.
Kattar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kattar slips under a jab from Braulio.#T4#
Braulio throws out a powerful jab.
Kattar moves out of range as Braulio strikes.
Braulio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Braulio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alvin Kattar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braulio drops Kattar with a huge uppercut! Kattar drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Braulio is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yosef Braulio!
Yosef Braulio decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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