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Event:
HFA FIGHT NIGHT 15
Date: Feb 26, 2025 |
#R1#
Dong cracks Yilmaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CUT2#It looks like Dag Yilmaz has been cut.
Yilmaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dong.
Dong clobbers Yilmaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yilmaz throws a combination that misses
and Dong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yilmaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Dong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yilmaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice side step and Dong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yilmaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Dong.
Yilmaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Dong checks a low kick from Yilmaz.
Yilmaz misses with a lunging right hand
letting Dong counter with a right hand.
Dag Yilmaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yilmaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
A little jabbing left from Dong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dong misses with a few strikes there.
Yilmaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yilmaz has time to react.#CUT2#Dag Yilmaz's cut is getting worse.
Dong scores with a shot to the body.
Dong cracks Yilmaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've been told by Yilmaz's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dong digs a good body shot into Yilmaz's ribs.
Yilmaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T1#
Nice defenses there by Dong.
Dong connects with a body shot.
Yilmaz is breathing heavily.
Dong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yilmaz misses with a two punch combination.
Dong slips a jab from Yilmaz.
A punch combination from Dong misses.
Dong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dong scores with a nice strike.
Dong cracks Yilmaz with an open hand slap.
Yilmaz throws a right and a left that Dong avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Dong.
Yilmaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Dong tests Yilmaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dong slips under a jab.#T2#
Dong avoids the body shot from Yilmaz.
Yilmaz misses with a wild combination.
Dong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yilmaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yilmaz throws a right hand that Dong ducks under and follows up with a left that Dong also avoids with ease.
Dong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yilmaz is looking to clinch but Dong is avoiding it.
Dong scores with a jab.
Dong misses with a wild combination.
Dong lands a nice hook to Yilmaz's body. Yilmaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yilmaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good exchange - Dong coming out on top.
Yilmaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dong throws a right and a left that both miss.#T3##KD#
Yilmaz drops Dong with a beautiful combination! Dong stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yilmaz is looking for the KO!#ROC#Dong is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Pharoh Dong has been cut.
Yilmaz misses with a wild combination.
Yilmaz tries to bum rush Dong with a series of wild strikes but Dong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yilmaz throws a right and a left that Dong avoids nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Dong misses.
Yilmaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Dong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yilmaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yilmaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Yilmaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yilmaz. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Yilmaz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A cross from Dong lands.
Jab, jab by Yilmaz - just one landing.
Dong is still on wobbly legs! Can Yilmaz finish him?#CUT#That has opened up Pharoh Dong's cut even more.
Yilmaz measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Dong! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Dag Yilmaz!
Dag Yilmaz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
HFA FIGHT NIGHT 14
Date: Feb 05, 2025 |
#R1##KD#
Dong drops Giles with a beautiful combination! Giles stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dong is looking for the KO!#CUT#It looks like Dustin Giles has been cut.
Giles looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Dong! Giles is backing up but he can't get away as Dong lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Giles and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pharoh Dong!
An out of breath Pharoh Dong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Dustin Giles stepped up to the mic, saying 'I just want to thank Dana White and my opponent for giving me this opportunity.. that's it.'. |
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Event:
HFA FIGHT NIGHT 12
Date: Jan 01, 2025 |
#R1#
Dong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Erickson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Erickson thuds his right hand into Dong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT#It looks like Pharoh Dong has been cut.
Dong lands a head shot.
We've been told by Erickson's head coaches at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY HELSINKI that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Erickson slips a jab from Dong.
Dong scores with a punch to the head.
Erickson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dong jabs Erickson right on the nose. Erickson blinks but takes it well.
Dong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Erickson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Erickson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erickson misses the body punch
and Dong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Dong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dong moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Dong misses.
Erickson just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Dong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dong misses with an uppercut.
Erickson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dong looks winded!
Erickson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Erickson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dong swinging wildly here.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Erickson.
As Erickson backs off Dong throws a huge counter combo but Erickson manages to avoid it all.#T2#
Dong staying out of range there.
Dong walks into a stiff left hand from Erickson.
Erickson lands a right hook to the body.
Dong misses the shot to the body.
Dong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Erickson throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Erickson misses the target.
Erickson swings for the body but Dong moves out of range.
Dong is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Reid Erickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erickson throws an overhand right that lands on Dong's shoulder, as Dong tries to avoid the shot.
Erickson looks to throw the jab but Dong is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erickson with a hook.
Erickson cracks Dong with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Dong tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Erickson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Dong is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reid Erickson! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 01, 2024 |
#R1#
Bauer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Bauer clinches up with Dong and pushes him back against the cage.
Dong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bauer swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bauer just leaning against Dong, taking a breather.
Bauer misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Bauer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bauer being controlled against the cage.
Dong effectively controlling the action here.
Bauer misses with a body punch.
Dong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dong blocks a body shot from Bauer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dong.
Dong trying to land knees to the body.
Bauer stalls. #T2#
Bauer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bauer misses with a punch to the body.
Dong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bauer.
Bauer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dong stalling the fight.
Bauer misses with a punch to the body.
Bauer misses with some punches.
Bauer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bauer misses with some punches.
Dong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bauer avoids it.
Bauer tries to throw a body punch but Dong avoids it by throwing Bauer back against the cage.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bauer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Dong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bauer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dong backs up against the cage.
#CUT2#It looks like Pharoh Dong has been cut.
Bauer throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Dong to counter with a crisp jab.
Dong connects with a looping right hand.
A combination from Dong does no damage.
Dong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dong dips to his left and cracks Bauer with an uppercut!
Dong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bauer takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Bauer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong misses with the combination.
Dong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bauer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bauer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T4#
Bauer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bauer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dong throws a right and a left that Bauer avoids nicely.
Bauer throws a series of strikes that have Dong backpedaling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dong. Bauer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong is breathing heavily.
Dong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bauer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bauer missing with a left hand there. Dong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bauer misses with a body shot.
Bauer swinging wildly here.
Bauer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dong rather than just go for the knockout.
Dong walks into a stiff left hand from Bauer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shaun Bauer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pharoh Dong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Dong throws out a powerful jab.
Dong scores with a decent looking hook.
Bauer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bauer. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bauer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Dong throws a lazy right hand but Bauer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dong throws a body punch but Bauer moves out of range.
Bauer throws a right and a left that Dong avoids nicely.
Bauer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bauer tries to bum rush Dong with a series of wild strikes but Dong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bauer. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong throws out a loose jab but Bauer uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bauer! But no joy.
Pharoh Dong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dong fails to land with a series of punches.
#T1#
Bauer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bauer moves out of range of the strikes.
Dong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dong misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice combination there by Bauer.
Dong looks to land a combination but Bauer avoids it well.
Dong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bauer. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong connects with a right hand. Bauer shakes it off.
Bauer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dong misses with a body shot.
Bauer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong was well out of range. Poor timing from Bauer.
Dong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bauer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bauer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dong throws out the jab.
Bauer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
Dong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bauer. Bauer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bauer is looking to clinch but Dong is avoiding it.
Dong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bauer misses the shot to the body.
Dong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bauer misses with a wild combination.
Dong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bauer was well out of range. Poor timing from Dong.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bauer! But no joy.
Dong displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bauer throws out a leg kick but Dong moves out of range and Bauer only half commits.
Bauer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dong scores with a nice head shot.
Bauer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T3#
Dong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bauer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dong with a body shot.
Bauer misses with a wild body shot.
Bauer misses with a few strikes there.
Bauer misses with a body punch
and Dong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dong misses with the combination.
Bauer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Dong throws a body punch but Bauer moves out of range.
Bauer throws a body shot but no joy.
Bauer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bauer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dong throws a lazy right hand but Bauer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL2#
Bauer darts in and clinches Dong up against the cage.#T4#
Bauer has a couple of punches blocked by Dong.
Bauer working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Dong.
Bauer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dong taking a breather.
Bauer trying to stall but Dong improves his position.
Bauer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bauer is trying to drag Dong to the mat but Dong just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#BC#
Dong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pharoh Dong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pharoh Dong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Bauer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dong scores with the left hand. Bauer knows he should have avoided that one.
Dong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bauer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dong lands a jab to Bauer's midsection.
Bauer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dong to score with a decent uppercut.
Pharoh Dong is winning the standup battle so far.
Dong throws the left hand but Bauer avoids the punch easily.
Bauer throws a right and a left that Dong avoids nicely.
Bauer looks to land a combination but Dong avoids it well.
Bauer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauer misses with a body shot.
Bauer ducks right into an uppercut from Dong.
Dong throws a nice looking combination but Bauer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bauer misses the target. #T1#
Dong connects with a right hand. Bauer shakes it off.
Bauer looks to throw the jab but Dong is out of range.
Dong cracks Bauer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dong dodges the punch combination from Bauer.
Dong shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bauer eats them both and turns towards Dong to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A swing and a miss from Bauer.
Dong cracks Bauer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A lazy left from Dong finds it's target.
Bauer moves forwards but Dong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bauer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dong.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bauer! But no joy.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dong lands with a nice body punch.
Dong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bauer can do to turn this around?
Dong throws a looping overhand right but Bauer ducks down to avoid it.
Dong scores with a jab. Bauer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bauer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dong lands with a right hand.
Dong connects with a body shot.
Bauer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bauer doesn't manage to clinch there - Dong circles away.
Bauer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Bauer ducks right into an uppercut from Dong.
Bauer moves in looking to clinch but Dong pushes him off.
Bauer walks into a jab.#T3#
Bauer takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Dong throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Bauer does it's job there.
Dong punishes Bauer's body with a nice straight punch.
Bauer misses with a body punch
and Dong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dong lands a lovely overhand right.
Bauer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bauer throws a right hand that misses
and Dong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dong scores with a hook to the body. Bauer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dong misses with an uppercut.
Bauer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bauer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T4#
Bauer lands a lovely overhand right.
Bauer digs a good hook to Dong's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bauer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dong fails to land with a series of punches.
Dong looks to land a left hand but Bauer moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Bauer misses.
Dong throws a shot from downtown. Bauer moves away and avoids it.
Bauer digs a good body shot into Dong's ribs.
Dong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bauer misses with a hook.
Dong cracks Bauer with a good jab.
Dong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from Dong.
Bauer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pharoh Dong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dong 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pharoh Dong!
After winning the bout, Pharoh Dong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 28, 2024 |
#R1#
Dong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dong.
Kozlov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dong is looking for the big counter here.
Kozlov fails with the takedown
and Dong counters with a left to the body.
Kozlov misses with a combination
enabling Dong to counter with a crisp jab.
Kozlov is looking to clinch.
Dong scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dong cracks Kozlov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kozlov misses with a combination
and Dong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kozlov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kozlov moves to clinch but Dong breaks away
enabling Dong to counter with a crisp jab.
Dong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kozlov moves to clinch but Dong breaks away
and Dong counters with a nice uppercut.
Dong scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Kozlov wants to clinch but Dong slips to the side
and Dong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kozlov closes the distance but Dong moves to the side
and Dong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kozlov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dong counters with a left and a right that stings Kozlov.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dong!
Dong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dong works over Kozlov's head and body with a nice combination.#ROC2#Kozlov is rocked!
Dong scores with a nice strike.
Oh Kozlov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kozlov tries to clinch
and Dong counters with a nice uppercut.
Dong drops Kozlov with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Kozlov! Dong dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pharoh Dong!
A very excited looking Pharoh Dong rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 24, 2024 |
#R1#
A jab from Dong finds it's way through Makiev's defenses.
Dong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dong.
Dong lands a lovely overhand right.
Dong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dimitri Makiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makiev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Makiev somewhat.
Dong scores with a jab. Makiev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dong works Makiev's body with a nice hook.
Makiev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dong to score with a decent uppercut.
Dong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makiev doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makiev walks into a left hand. #CUT#It looks like Dimitri Makiev has been cut.
Makiev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dong.
Dong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Makiev has time to react.
Dong jabs Makiev right on the nose. Makiev blinks but takes it well.
Makiev shoots for a takedown but Dong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dong is looking for a counter combo.
Dong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1#
Dong displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Makiev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dong.
Dong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makievs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dong throws out a powerful jab.
Makiev closes the distance and clinches up with Dong, looking for a takedown. Makiev pushes Dong against the cage but Dong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pharoh Dong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimitri Makiev.
Makiev looks winded!#TD2#
Makiev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Makiev from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong has control of Makiev's left arm, preventing Makiev from doing any damage.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Makiev from controlling successfully.
Dong pulls Makiev in to control the position. #T2#
Makiev won't allow Dong to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Makiev drops back looking for a leg! Dong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dong manages to kick Makiev off! Makiev jumps back into Dong's guard.
Dong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Makiev controls the pace.
Dong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#SUB2#
Makiev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Makiev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Makiev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T3##SUB2#
Makiev drops back looking for a leg! Dong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dong manages to kick Makiev off! Makiev jumps back into Dong's guard. #SUB2#
Makiev drops back looking for a leg! Dong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dong manages to kick Makiev off! Makiev jumps back into Dong's guard.
Makiev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dong tries to get out of the position.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Makiev advances position into side control!
Dong wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB2#
Makiev has hold of Dong's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Dong tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Makiev cranks the arm and Dong screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Dong, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dimitri Makiev! |
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