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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 01, 2025 |
#R1#
Candy tries to score with a low kick but Kimchi moves his leg out of the way.
Kimchi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Candy throws a front kick aimed at Kimchi's knee but Kimchi avoids it well.
Candy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Candy wants it to stay on the feet.
Kimchi shoots and misses
and Candy counters with a nice body kick.
Kimchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Candy is just out of range.
Kimchi just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCandy.
Candy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kimchi.
Kimchi misses with a takedown attempt - Candy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Glacius Candy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Kimchi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Candy. Kimchi shrugs it off though.
Kimchi blocks a head kick by Candy.
A solid body kick from Candy. #T1#
Candy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kimchi shoots in looking for a takedown but Candy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kimchi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Candy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Candy wants it to stay on the feet.
Kimchi just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCandy.
Candy swats away the attempt to clinch by Kimchi.
Kimchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kimchi checks a leg kick nicely.
Candy lands a front kick.
Kimchi avoids the head kick by Candy.
Candy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Candy counters with a head kick. That will keep Kimchi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! #T2##CL2#
Kimchi closes the distance and pushes Candy back into the cage.
Candy is trying to force a seperation but Kimchi has the dominant position.#BC#
Candy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glacius Candy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kimchi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kimchi tries to clinch but Candy moves away
and Candy counters with a head kick. That will keep Kimchi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimchi moves out of range of the leg kick from Candy.
Kimchi throws a leg kick
and Candy counters with a big head kick but Kimchi shrugs it off.
Candy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patrick Kimchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimchi wants to clinch.#T3#
Candy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kimchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
Kimchi moves into the clinch.
Candy is trying to force a seperation but Kimchi has the dominant position.
Kimchi prevents Candy from breaking the clinch.
Candy is trying to push Kimchi away but Kimchi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Candy manages to break the clinch.
Candy misses with a body kick.
Kimchi doesn't manage to clinch there - Candy circles away.
Candy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kimchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kimchi tries to land a front kick but Candy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T4#
Candy lands with a kick to the temple. Kimchi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Candy scores with a kick to the body.
Kimchi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Candy.
Candy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kimchi blocks a head kick by Candy.
Candy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Candy connects with an inside leg kick.
Kimchi wants to clinch.
Candy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kimchi moves out of range as Candy throws a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glacius Candy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Candy tries to keep at a distance but Kimchi has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Candy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kimchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Candy can pounce on him.
#CL2#
Kimchi takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Kimchi breaks from the clinch.
Kimchi checks a leg kick.
Kimchi tries a quick counter leg kick but Candy is wise to it.
Kimchi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Candy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Candy thuds his shin into the meat of Kimchi's side.
Candy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kimchi tries to close the distance and clinch but Candy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kimchi wants to clinch up but Candy keeps it at a distance.#T1##CL2#
Kimchi pushes Candy up against the cage in a clinch.
Candy is trying to break free.
Candy wants to get back to striking at distance but Kimchi won't allow it.
#BC2#
Kimchi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kimchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Candy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kimchi shoots in but no luck this time.
Kimchi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Candy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Candy misses with a body kick.
Glacius Candy is winning the standup battle so far.
Candy scores with a kick to the body.
Candy leaves Kimchi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T2#
Kimchi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Candy counters with an inside leg kick.
Glacius Candy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Kimchi.
Candy tries to land a body kick
and Kimchi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Candy scores with a nice body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Candy. No joy for Kimchi on that attempt.
Kimchi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Candy pinned against the cage. Candy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kimchi is breathing heavily.
Candy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kimchi will feel that in the morning.#T3#
Candy tries a head kick but it misses.
Candy drops his hands momentarily and Kimchi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Candy misses with a head kick.
Kimchi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kimchi or perhaps it was just good defense by Candy, which made it look bad.
Kimchi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Candy but Candy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Candy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#T4#
Candy swats away the attempt to clinch by Kimchi.
Kimchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Candy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kimchi throws a lazy head kick
and Candy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kimchi's knee momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Candy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Candy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kimchi wants to counter the offense by Candy and move into the clinch position.
Candy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kimchi moves out of range as Candy throws a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glacius Candy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Kimchi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kimchi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patrick Kimchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kimchi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Candy's waist but Candy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kimchi off to one side.
Kimchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Candy can pounce on him.
Candy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Candy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kimchi blocks a head kick by Candy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimchi fails with the takedown
and Candy counters with a head kick. That will keep Kimchi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Candy misses with a body kick.
Candy throws a head kick that Kimchi semi-blocks.
#T1#
Kimchi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Candy throws a head kick but Kimchi moves out of range.
Kimchi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Candy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Candy tries a head kick but it misses.
Kimchi throws a looping overhand right but Candy ducks down to avoid it.
Candy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#CL2#
Kimchi forces Candy back against the cage and clinches.
Candy tries to break the clinch but Kimchi is controlling the position.
Patrick Kimchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC#
Candy breaks the clinch.
Candy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kimchi throws a series of strikes that have Candy backpedaling.
Kimchi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Candy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Glacius Candy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Kimchi.#T2#
Kimchi fails to land the takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Candy.
Kimchi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kimchi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Candy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Candy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kimchi will feel that in the morning.
A slapping leg kick lands for Candy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Candy. #T3#
Kimchi throws a sloppy head kick
and Candy counters with a nice kick to the body. #CL2#
Kimchi instigates a clinch.
Candy has had enough of the clinch but Kimchi keeps him there for the moment.
Kimchi has Candy pressed against the cage, preventing Candy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Candy is trying to break free.
Kimchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kimchi. #BC#
Candy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Candy throws a head kick that misses.
Kimchi just misses with a punch to the body.
#TD2#
Candy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Candy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T4#
Candy wants to get back to his feet but Kimchi passes into half guard.
Candy tries to kick Kimchi off but Kimchi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #ES#
Candy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
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!
Candy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kimchi shoots in and drives through. Candy sprawls well.
Candy tried to counter with a leg kick but Kimchi avoided it.
Kimchi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A low kick lands for Candy.
Candy is looking to land body kicks.
Candy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Candy thows a body kick. Kimchi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glacius Candy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Candy, 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glacius Candy!
Glacius Candy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
MMAH 8 - Shepherd vs Robinson
Date: Jan 03, 2025 |
#R1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kimchi.
Baray lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Baray throws the kick towards the body but Kimchi avoids it.
Baray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baray wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kimchi or perhaps it was just good defense by Baray, which made it look bad.
Ashi Baray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Kimchi.
Baray shoots in and drives through. Kimchi sprawls well.
Kimchi shoots in but Baray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kimchi dives in and grabs Baray's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baray pushes down on Kimchi's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baray pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kimchi is out of range and Baray settles back down.
Kimchi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baray as he jumps to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baray.
#T1#
Kimchi looks to land a left hand but Baray moved out of range nicely.
Baray dives in and grabs Kimchi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kimchi pushes down on Baray's head and hops out.
Baray looks for a takedown but Kimchi sprawls well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kimchi or perhaps it was just good defense by Baray, which made it look bad.
Baray takes one to the chin there.
Kimchi tries to clinch up but Baray circles away and keeps his distance.
Kimchi stuffs the takedown.
A head kick misses from Kimchi.
Kimchi looks for a takedown but Baray sprawls well.#T2#
Baray shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kimchi but Kimchi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Baray stuffs the takedown attempt from Kimchi. Kimchi gets slowly back to his feet.
Baray appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kimchi lands a high kick!
#CL#
Baray pushes Kimchi up against the cage in a clinch.
Baray is pushing Kimchi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kimchi lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Kimchi tries to break free but Baray pushes him back against the cage.
Baray content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kimchi stops a takedown attempt from Baray.
#TD#
Baray gets control of Kimchi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Baray will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Baray looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kimchi tries to stand but Baray is controlling from the bottom.
Baray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kimchi is one step ahead there. #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.#SUB#
Baray looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Baray is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Baray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baray seems keen to control Kimchi's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kimchi working some strikes from top position.
Baray pulls Kimchi in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ashi Baray will probably get the nod.
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#
Kimchi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baray's waist but Baray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kimchi off to one side. #CL#
Baray closes the distance and clinches.
Baray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kimchi can do to turn this around?
Baray tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kimchi just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD#
Baray turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Baray manages to end up in side control.
Kimchi wants to get back to his feet but Baray is dominant here and he's now got Kimchi's back!
Kimchi looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baray really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kimchi.
Kimchi rolls, trying to escape but Baray keeps control of the position.
#T1#
Kimchi just trying to survive but Baray is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kimchi tries to escape the position.
#SUB#
Baray looking for the choke from the back.
Baray is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Can Kimchi hold on?! Baray is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
#T2##SUB#
Kimchi defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Baray on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baray tries to get out of the position.
Kimchi looking to sit in guard and control but Baray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Baray pushes down on Kimchi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Baray content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nice strikes from Baray there. #T3#
Baray controlling the action here.
Baray's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kimchi trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baray thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kimchi's head. #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.
Kimchi is trying to control but Baray passes into side control!
Baray is looking to take a break and control but Kimchi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baray takes a little break here. Kimchi wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ashi Baray dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Baray throws a combination that misses
and Kimchi counters with a three punch combo that has Baray backing up. Baray nods at Kimchi to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Baray as Kimchi shoots in.
Kimchi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD#
so Baray counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #SU#
Kimchi is working an open guard so Baray takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kimchi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kimchi is looking to clinch.
Kimchi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kimchi darts in looking for a takedown but Baray gets double underhooks and turns Kimchi into the cage.
Ashi Baray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Kimchi.
Kimchi shoots for a takedown but Baray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Baray.
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!
Baray is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kimchi's shoulder. That is not cool. #T1#
Baray cracks Kimchi with a big right hand but Kimchi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kimchi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baray taking a breather here. #SUB#
Baray wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kimchi, who protects the arm well.
Kimchi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Patrick Kimchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baray looking to control and managing it successfully. #T2#
Baray postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kimchi looks a forlorn figure.
Baray scoring with strikes but Kimchi is staying in there.
Baray punishing his opponent with strikes.
Baray lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kimchi is bucking up trying to escape but Baray cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Baray content just to control the position here. #SUB#
Baray working for a guillotine from mount but Kimchi is in no mood to give up. #T3#
Kimchi wants to hold on but Baray pushes him away.
Kimchi taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Baray connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Baray landing strikes from the mount.
Baray controlling his opponent.
Baray postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Kimchi badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Baray around the waist but Baray pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Baray is the winner by TKO! Baray jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ashi Baray! |
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Event:
MMAH 2 - Perera vs Park
Date: Dec 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Beam stuffs the takedown attempt from Kimchi. Kimchi gets slowly back to his feet.
Kimchi tries to clinch but Beam moves out of range. #CL#
Beam closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beam has Kimchi pressed against the cage, preventing Kimchi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Beam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kimchi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Beam tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kimchi manages to circle out of the way.
Kimchi wants to clinch up but Beam keeps it at a distance.
Beam throws a big counter combination but Kimchi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Beam slaps away a takedown attempt from Kimchi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stryka Beam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Kimchi.#CL#
Beam drives through and clinches with Kimchi against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beam lands an elbow inside that Kimchi shrugs off. #BC#
Beam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Beam moves into the clinch successfully.
Kimchi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beam avoids it.#BC#
Beam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Beam closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T1##BC#
Beam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kimchi wants to clinch.#CL#
Beam gets a clinch. #BC#
Beam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#KD#
Oooooh!!! Beam has knocked Kimchi down with a huge combo! Beam steps away and waves a wobbly Kimchi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Kimchi is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Patrick Kimchi has been cut.#CL#
Beam darts in and clinches Kimchi up against the cage.
Kimchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Beam finish him?
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!
Kimchi is pressed against the cage. Beam pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Kimchi! Two more big strikes from Beam and Kimchi crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Stryka Beam!
Stryka Beam is the new middleweight champion!
A less than humble Stryka Beam misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 29, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Kimchi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Beam tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kimchi is in Beam's guard.
Beam keeping moving, preventing Kimchi from controlling successfully.
Beam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kimchi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kimchi wants to control from the top but Beam keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beam looking for a sweep. Not yet Beam, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Beam can do anything to dispel that myth.#T1#
Beam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beam is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stryka Beam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beam! But no joy.
Beam avoids the head kick by Kimchi.
Kimchi shoots in for a takedown but Beam shows good takedown defense.
Beam leaves Kimchi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Beam throws out a counter right but Kimchi avoids it with no problem.
Nice body kick from Kimchi.
Beam closes the distance and lands a one-two.#TD#
Beam gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kimchi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beam works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T2#
Kimchi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kimchi wants to control from the top but Beam keeps moving. #T3##SU#
Kimchi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Beam, up you get!
Beam stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Kimchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kimchi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kimchi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kimchi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Kimchi backs off Beam throws a huge counter combo but Kimchi manages to avoid it all.
Beam closes the distance and clinches up with Kimchi, looking for a takedown. Beam pushes Kimchi against the cage but Kimchi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beam's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Beam duly obliges.
Beam looks winded!#CL2#
Beam clinches up against the cage.
Kimchi trying to land knees to the body.
Kimchi blocks the elbow strike.
Beam prevents Kimchi from breaking the clinch.#T4##BC2#
Beam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kimchi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CUT#It looks like Stryka Beam has been cut.
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!
Kimchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Kimchi tries to keep at a distance but Beam has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beam lands with a light punch inside.
Kimchi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kimchi scores with a shot to the side of Beam's head. #BC2#
Beam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Beam has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Beam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD#
Kimchi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Beam's guard.
Kimchi trying to control but Beam is working from the bottom.
Kimchi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stryka Beam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stryka Beam's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Kimchi misses with a combination
and Beam counters with a series of strikes. Kimchi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kimchi wants to clinch up but Beam keeps it at a distance.
Beam swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beam scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#TD#
Kimchi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Beam manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Beam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kimchi wants to control from the top but Beam keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Kimchi passes Beam's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Beam really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kimchi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kimchi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Beam does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kimchi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kimchi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Beam is looking to escape.
Beam wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kimchi.
#T2#
Beam is squirming around, avoiding Kimchi's attempts to control the action.
Beam is working to get back to half guard.
Kimchi wants to control the pace but Beam is squirming around nicely.
Kimchi unloading with bombs!#T3#
Beam wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kimchi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimchi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Poor strikes thrown by Kimchi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kimchi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Kimchi looking to secure an arm triangle but Beam defends it well.
Kimchi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Patrick Kimchi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
Beam wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The referee is taking a good look at Beam as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Kimchi!
#SUB#
Kimchi looking for the choke but no joy. #SUB#
Kimchi looking for the choke from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Kimchi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stryka Beam's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Beam gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kimchi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kimchi wants to control from the top but Beam keeps moving.
Kimchi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Beam is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Beam tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beam keeping moving, preventing Kimchi from controlling successfully. #T1#
Kimchi postures up in Beam's guard and throws a big left but Beam blocks it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Beam stalks Kimchi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kimchi's face. Kimchi staggers backwards, shaken.
Beam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kimchi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Beam pinned against the cage. Beam gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kimchi shoots in looking for a takedown but Beam manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kimchi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kimchi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beam's sensitive parts. #T2#
Beam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#TD#
Kimchi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Beam has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kimchi off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kimchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beam.
Kimchi tries to clinch up
and Beam counters with a two punch combo.
Kimchi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Kimchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kimchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stryka Beam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kimchi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Kimchi darts in looking for a takedown but Beam gets double underhooks and turns Kimchi into the cage. #BC2#
Beam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beam scores with a three punch combo!
Beam throws a nice looking combination but Kimchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kimchi throws a head kick that misses.
Beam throws a right hand that Kimchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kimchi also avoids with ease.
Beam on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kimchi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kimchi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beam as he jumps to the side. #CL2#
Beam gets a clinch. #T4##BC2#
Beam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kimchi doesn't manage to clinch there - Beam circles away.
Beam misses with the combination.
Beam fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kimchi is out of range.
Beam with a jab.
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!
Beam throws a series of punches but Kimchi moves out of range.
Kimchi shoots in looking for a takedown. Beam tries to sprawl out of it but Kimchi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Beam manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL#
Kimchi takes the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stryka Beam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beam 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stryka Beam!
Stryka Beam bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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