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Event:
MMA Hype -14-
Date: Dec 01, 2024 |
#R1# Kinnaman tries for a takedown but Bright sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Kinnaman darts in looking for a takedown but Bright gets double underhooks and turns Kinnaman into the cage. Bright lands a nice hook to Kinnaman's body. Kinnaman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Bright lands a head shot.#CUT#It looks like Max Kinnaman has been cut. Kinnaman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. A big right from Kinnaman misses. Bright stuns Kinnaman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Bright seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Kinnaman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bright to score with a decent uppercut. Bright scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kinnaman doesn't seem bothered though. #KD# Bright lands a left and a right that send Kinnaman crashing to the mat, dazed. Bright thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Kinnaman is rocked! Kinnaman looks winded! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Kinnaman is still on wobbly legs! Can Bright finish him? Bright closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Kinnaman out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lamar Bright! |
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Event:
MMA Hype -6-
Date: Oct 27, 2024 |
#R1# Kinnaman throws a nice looking combination but Rog bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Rog shoots in but no luck this time. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kinnaman is defended easily by Rog. Kinnaman keeps the fight on the outside.#TD# Rog gets caught napping as Kinnaman dives in and scores a takedown. Rog manages to retain guard. Rog uses the cage to get back to his feet.
#TD# Kinnaman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kinnaman sitting in guard here, content to control. Rog wants to stand up but Kinnaman is controlling him. Rog working a defensive guard here.
Kinnaman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T1##SUB2# Rog escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kinnaman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Kinnaman showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Rog looking to control.
Kinnaman is stalling in the full guard. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Kinnaman fails miserably with a takedown attempt. And Rog tries to counter it with a takedown but Kinnaman pushes his down on his head and steps out. Rog shoots in for a takedown but Kinnaman shows good takedown defense. #T2# My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#TD# Kinnaman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Rog tries to strike but it doesn't land. Kinnaman is looking to take a break and control but Rog is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Kinnaman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Rog is looking for a sweep. Kinnaman working the head with strikes. You can see the frustration on Rog's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Rog is looking for a sweep. Kinnaman scoring with punches and elbows. #T3# You can see the frustration on Rog's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Rog manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kinnaman's best efforts. Kinnaman slips a nice elbow through Rog's hands, connecting with Rog's forehead. Kinnaman winds up and cracks Rog with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Kinnaman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rog on the ground. Kinnaman trying to control from half guard but Rog is working away. Rog is looking to control Kinnaman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rog avoid being mounted? Kinnaman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Rog might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kinnaman haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Kinnaman is nestled in close to Rog, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Kinnaman lands with a punch from half guard. Kinnaman working Rog over with strikes. #T4# Rog gets back to full guard.
Rog is trying to keep Kinnaman in close.
Kinnaman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB# Kinnaman drops back looking for a leg! Rog is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rog manages to kick Kinnaman off! Kinnaman jumps back into Rog's guard. Rog throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kinnaman won't allow Rog to get back to his feet. Rog trying to control the position.
Kinnaman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Kinnaman dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD# Kinnaman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Kinnaman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Rog manages to get to full guard.
Rog can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kinnaman controls the pace. Kinnaman scores with a decent looking elbow strike. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rog trying to control the position.
Kinnaman working some strikes from top position. Kinnaman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rog can do to turn this around? Rog is trying to control the position but Kinnaman postures up. Kinnaman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Kinnaman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T1##SUB2# Rog throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kinnaman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rog's head. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kinnaman's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #ES2# Rog has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kinnaman off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #TD2# Rog drives through with a takedown into Kinnaman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Kinnaman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rog shoots in for a double leg but Kinnaman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. 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! Kinnaman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rog as he jumps to the side. #T2# Kinnaman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2# Rog drives through and clinches with Kinnaman against the cage.
Rog goes for a takedown attempt but Kinnaman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rog shoots and misses #TD# and Kinnaman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rog's guard. Max Kinnaman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bal Rog.#SUB2# Rog is looking for a triangle but Kinnaman pushes his legs off easily.
Rog is breathing heavily. Kinnaman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Kinnaman connects with a couple of short punches. Rog trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Rog being controlled here, momentarily. Rog looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kinnaman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T3# Rog is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB# Kinnaman seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rog manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2# Rog is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Kinnaman controlling from the top position. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kinnaman's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T4# The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Kinnaman trying to control the position from guard on top but Rog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB# Kinnaman drops back looking for a leg! Rog is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rog manages to kick Kinnaman off! Kinnaman jumps back into Rog's guard. Rog is trying to control the position but Kinnaman postures up. Kinnaman is working Rog over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Kinnaman controlling from the top position. Rog looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Kinnaman dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3# Kinnaman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Kinnaman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#TD# Kinnaman drives through with a takedown into Rog's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Rog is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kinnaman presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #TD2# Rog pulls guard successfully.
Kinnaman controlling from the top position. Kinnaman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rog for as long as he can get away with. Rog trying to control the position.
Kinnaman scoring with punches to the head and body. Kinnaman lands a couple of elbows.#T1# Rog keeping moving, preventing Kinnaman from controlling successfully. Kinnaman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Rog is trying to keep Kinnaman in close.
Kinnaman's corner is telling him to maintain position. Max Kinnaman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rog is on top in guard.
#REVB# Rog trying to control but Kinnaman is working from the bottom. Kinnaman pulls Rog in close to prevent any damage. #T2# The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB# Kinnaman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rog scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Rog with a flurry of punches that miss. Kinnaman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR# Rog is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rog looking for a sweep. Not yet Rog, not yet. Kinnaman trying to control the position from guard on top but Rog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Max Kinnaman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3# Kinnaman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Kinnaman works over Rog with some ground and pound from guard. Kinnaman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rog's head. Kinnaman preventing the sweep. Rog being controlled here, momentarily. Rog looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kinnaman is one step ahead there. Kinnaman 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. #T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Kinnaman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Kinnaman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Kinnaman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Kinnaman lands a couple of decent looking shots. Rog wants to stand up but Kinnaman is controlling him. Kinnaman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Rog not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rog wants to stand but Kinnaman is controlling the position. Bal Rog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Kinnaman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Max Kinnaman. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kinnaman, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Kinnaman! Max Kinnaman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 19, 2024 |
#R1##CL# Peters closes the distance and pushes Kinnaman back into the cage. Peters gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kinnaman.
#BC# Peters manages to break the clinch.
Peters throws a one two combo.
#CUT#It looks like Max Kinnaman has been cut. Peters fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD2# Peters gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Kinnaman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Kinnaman trying to control but Peters is working from the bottom. Kinnaman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peters. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Kinnaman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Kinnaman stays in close to Peters's body and controls the position. #T1##SUB# Peters looking for a guillotine here but Kinnaman defends easily.
#SUB# Peters looking for subs off his back but Kinnaman has passed one foot through into half guard.
#SUB# Peters actively working from the bottom here.#T2# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Peters is trying to stand back up but Kinnaman is controlling him
Peters manages to get to full guard.
Peters looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kinnaman is one step ahead there. Kinnaman tries to free his leg and advance position but Peters is retaining full guard. Kinnaman throws a big elbow that misses. Peters throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Kinnaman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3##SUB# Peters looking for a guillotine here but Kinnaman defends easily.
#SUB2# The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Kinnaman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Peters dives on top into guard.#REVR# Kinnaman is looking to sweep but instead, Peters has passed into half guard.
Kinnaman wants to improve his position but Peters is controlling well.
#T4# Peters tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kinnaman controls his leg. Kinnaman tries to get to full guard but Peters has control of the leg. Peters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kinnaman keeps working. Kinnaman wants to improve his position but Peters is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB# Peters is working for a kimura but Kinnaman is defending it quite comfortably.
Peters thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Peters dominated that round. The cut man is working on Max Kinnaman's cut. That's time! Peters's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2# Peters scores with a spinning back kick!#TD2# Kinnaman shoots in and bounces Peters off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#ES# Peters kicks Kinnaman off and gets to his feet. Peters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kinnaman can do to turn this around? Peters doesn't manage to clinch there - Kinnaman circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peters. Manny Peters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Peters tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kinnaman swivels and escapes. Peters tries to bum rush Kinnaman with a series of wild strikes but Kinnaman uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Kinnaman with the counter takedown but Peters avoids it easily. Peters tries to grapple but his opponent circles letting Kinnaman counter with a right hand. #T1# Peters pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kinnaman is out of range and Peters settles back down. Kinnaman dodges the punch combination from Peters.
Despite the aggression on Kinnaman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Peters doesn't manage to clinch there - Kinnaman circles away.
Peters shoots in and drives through. Kinnaman sprawls well. Peters fails with an attempt to clinch.
#TD2# Peters gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Kinnaman throwing strikes from guard but Peters blocks nicely. Kinnaman is working Peters over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Kinnaman trying to control the position from guard on top but Peters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2# Kinnaman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Peters keeping moving, preventing Kinnaman from controlling successfully. Kinnaman connects with a couple of short punches. Peters is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Kinnaman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Kinnaman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Kinnaman scoring with punches to the head and body. Peters bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kinnaman's guard. #REVR# Kinnaman is wriggling around but Peters manages to pass to half guard.
Peters prevents Kinnaman from improving his position.#T3# Peters wants to stand up but Kinnaman is controlling the position.
Kinnaman tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Peters has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Kinnaman tries to reverse the position but Peters maintains control.#T4# 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. Peters tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Peters prevents Kinnaman from getting the reversal. Peters tries to control but Kinnaman wriggling away. Manny Peters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Peters looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Peters trying to control but Kinnaman is having none of it. Peters lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Peters dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Max Kinnaman's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL# Peters has closed the distance and engaged Kinnaman in a clinch.
Peters tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peters tries to break the clinch but Kinnaman is controlling the position. Kinnaman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Peters gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Peters is trying to push Kinnaman away but Kinnaman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #BC# Peters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peters shoots in for a takedown but Kinnaman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Peters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kinnaman swats him away and circles back towards the center. Kinnaman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Peters defends it well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2# Kinnaman feints and as Peters raises his hands in defense, Kinnaman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Peters has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kinnaman is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#BC# Peters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2# Kinnaman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kinnaman lands in his opponent's guard.#T1# Kinnaman won't allow Peters to get back to his feet. Kinnaman is looking to pass into half guard but Peters pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Peters is in guard.#REVR##ES2# Kinnaman has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Peters is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position. Peters throws an elbow that misses.
Kinnaman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peters.
Kinnaman is trying to break the clinch but Peters has him pressed against the cage. #BC# Peters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Kinnaman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kinnaman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Horrible takedown attempt by Peters or perhaps it was just good defense by Kinnaman, which made it look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Peters. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2# Peters throws a nice looking combination but Kinnaman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A shot to the liver by Kinnaman. Beautiful body shot.#TD2# Kinnaman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Peters manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Peters manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kinnaman manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR# Peters is looking to work some ground and pound but Kinnaman has wrist control.#ES2# Kinnaman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Manny Peters is winning the standup battle so far.#TD2# Kinnaman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#T3# Kinnaman wants to take a breather but Peters is having none of it. Max Kinnaman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Peters is looking for a sweep. Kinnaman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Peters has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kinnaman is working away from the top position though. Peters is refusing to be controlled, as Kinnaman sits in half guard. Kinnaman is thwarting Peters's attempts to control the position. Kinnaman not doing much here.
Peters is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kinnaman scores with a couple of nice shots.#T4# 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. Kinnaman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Kinnaman slips a nice elbow through Peters's hands, connecting with Peters's forehead. Peters is trying to stand.
Peters trying to control from the bottom.
#REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Peters shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kinnaman as he avoids it easily. The crowd cheers as Kinnaman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Peters doesn't seem phased though. Manny Peters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#TD2# Kinnaman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that's the end of the fight! Max Kinnaman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Peters 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28 Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28 Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Peters! |
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