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Event:
MMA Hype -12-
Date: Nov 24, 2024 |
#R1#
Kaum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaum throws a leg kick but Watson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Watson throws a fast counter high kick but Kaum manages to duck under it in time.
A slow jab from Kaum misses its intended target.
Watson moves out of range of the leg kick from Kaum.
Watson is looking for the big counter here.
Watson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kaum throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manfred Kaum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaum.#CL2#
Watson gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T1#
Watson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2#It looks like Manfred Kaum has been cut.
Watson with a knee to the head.
Kaum is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Watson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaum.
Kaum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Watson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Watson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaum's efforts to push away.
Kaum tries to break the clinch but Watson is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kaum lands a nice elbow. #CUT#It looks like Dexter Watson has been cut.
Kaum is trying to maintain a safe position but Watson gets an underhook and turns Kaum into the cage.
Watson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Watson.
Watson landing knees to the body.
Watson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaum throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T2#
Watson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaum blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaum pushes off an throws an elbow but Watson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Watson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watson landing knees to the head.
Kaum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watson's defenses.
Watson misses with a knee to the head.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Kaum blocks with his arms.
Kaum taking a breather.
Watson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kaum's face.
Watson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watson lands a knee to the body.
Watson throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T3#
Watson scores a nice knee to the body.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Kaum blocks it.
Kaum taking a breather.
Kaum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Watson.
Watson working Kaum over with knees to the body.
Watson lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Kaum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Watson connects with a knee to the head.
Watson missing with knees to the body.
Watson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kaum in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Kaum is blocking nicely.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Kaum.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watson as Kaum tries to tie him up.
Watson connects with a knee to the head.
#T4#
Watson landing knees to the head.
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!
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Kaum is blocking nicely.
Watson lands a knee to the body.
Kaum tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watson misses with a knee to the head.
Kaum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Kaum is blocking nicely.
Kaum misses with a punch to the body.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Kaum blocks it.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Kaum blocks it.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kaum trying to control the position but instead, Watson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kaum into the cage.
Watson lands a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Watson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Kaum looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Kaum pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kaum looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
Watson wants to counter with a clinch but Kaum pushes him away.
That kick from Kaum tenderised Watson's leg. Watson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kaum definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kaum misses with a head kick.
Watson throws a big counter head kick but Kaum avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watson checks a leg kick nicely.
Watson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kaum.#T1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kaum lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Watson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Watson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Watson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kaum throws a low kick but it's checked well by Watson.
Kaum throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #CL2#
Watson has Kaum up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T2#
Kaum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watson misses with a knee strike.
Watson scores with a knee to the head.
Kaum wants to stall.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Kaum.
Kaum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Watson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaum blocks it with crossed arms.
Watson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaum blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaum throws a head punch that misses.
Dexter Watson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Kaum blocks with his arms.
Watson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kaum avoids it.
Kaum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson missing with knees to the body.
Watson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kaum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#T3#
Kaum is trying to maintain a safe position but Watson gets an underhook and turns Kaum into the cage.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Kaum blocks it.
Kaum is looking to control Watson's arms but Watson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kaum has his back to the cage.
Kaum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Watson misses with a knee to the head.
Watson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watson connects with a knee to the head.
Kaum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watson trying to land knees to the body.
Kaum tries to circle away but Watson has him pinned against the cage.
Kaum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Kaum is blocking nicely.
Watson is breathing heavily.#T4#
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Kaum blocks with his arms.
Kaum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Kaum blocks it.
Watson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Kaum blocks it.
Kaum lands a knee to the head.
Kaum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaum blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaum is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Watson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaum.
Kaum avoiding damage as Watson throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kaum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Kaum looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
Kaum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaum throws a lazy body kick
and Watson counters with an outside leg kick.
Kaum throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kaum is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson blocks a head kick by Kaum.
Watson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kaum misses with a body kick.#T1#
Kaum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Watson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Watson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kaum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Watson blocks the leg kick.
Watson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kaum.
Kaum avoids the head kick by Watson.
#T2#
Kaum swinging wildly here.
Watson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kaum wants to slow Watson down by chopping away at his legs.
Watson thumps Kaum with a low kick.
Crunch! Watson slams his shin into Kaum's torso.
Watson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaum.
Watson tries a quick counter leg kick but Kaum is wise to it.
Manfred Kaum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
A head kick misses from Kaum.
Kaum tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson wants to counter with a clinch but Kaum pushes him away.
Kaum throws a head kick but Watson moves out of range.
Watson unleashes a big counter combination but Kaum bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Watson clinches with his opponent.
Watson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Watson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC#
Kaum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T4#
Kaum looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
Watson wants to counter the offense by Kaum and move into the clinch position.
Kaum looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Manfred Kaum is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaum tries to work over Watson's front leg with a kick but Watson checks it.
Kaum tries a low kick but Watson avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Watson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaum throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Watson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kaum.
Dexter Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kaum throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manfred Kaum showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Watson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Watson!
The defeated Manfred Kaum had this to say: 'Dang'. |
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Event:
BC FIGHT NIGHT 13
Date: Oct 09, 2024 |
#R1#
Samson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Samson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kaum throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Samson throws a counter combo.
A nice leg kick from Kaum, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kaum tries to land a front kick but Samson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Samson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack Samson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samson circles away from the clinch attempt#TD2#
and Samson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Samson.
Kaum 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.
Samson throws a strike but Kaum rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samson wants to sweep here but Kaum controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Samson has control of Kaum's left arm, preventing Kaum from doing any damage.
Kaum stopping the sweep attempt from Samson.
Kaum wants to control from the top but Samson keeps moving. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kaum stopping the sweep attempt from Samson.
Samson pulls Kaum in close to prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kaum wants to control from the top but Samson keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Samson lands with a straight right. Kaum didn't see that one coming.
Samson misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T3#
Samson misses with an uppercut
#KD#
and Kaum counters with a crisp one two that drops Samson! Kaum thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Samson to his feet! Samson is in big trouble!#ROC#Samson is rocked!
Kaum ducks under a wild hook from Samson.
Samson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaum finish him?
A good leg kick by Kaum.
Kaum scores with a push kick.
Samson looks winded!
Kaum throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaum darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Samson's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Kaum before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manfred Kaum!
Manfred Kaum bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 09, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Bash bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kaum tries to escape but Bash is in control.
Kaum is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bash off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Bash's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bash breaks Kaum's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kaum is trying to control the position but Bash postures up. #SUB#
Kaum looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Kaum has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Bash should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kaum has tightened it up now! Bash should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Manfred Kaum!
Manfred Kaum was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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