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Event:
RMMA 49 - Gigante v Lenkov
Date: Dec 13, 2025 |
#R1#
The fighters circle momentarily. Van De Van darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tefcole cracks Van De Van with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tefcole looks to score with a jab to the body but Van De Van is just out of range.
Van De Van moves out of range of the strikes.
Van De Van was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tefcole lands a lovely overhand right.
Michal Tefcole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tefcole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van De Van.
Van De Van rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tefcole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tefcole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tefcole. Van De Van does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tefcole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van De Van walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Tefcole misses its intended target.
Van De Van throws a big counter combination but Tefcole scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Van De Van keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tefcole.
Van De Van appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van De Van lands an elbow that stopped Tefcole in his tracks for a moment. #BC#
Van De Van's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van De Van moves out of range of the strikes.
Van De Van misses with a body kick.
Van De Van fakes the leg kick and cracks Tefcole in the body.
Good shot there by Tefcole.#T1#
Tefcole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van De Van.
Van De Van throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tefcole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van De Van swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tefcole lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tefcole dodges the punch combination from Van De Van.
Van De Van pushes Tefcole away with a front kick.
Tefcole uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van De Van tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van De Van throws a series of punches but Tefcole avoids them all with ease.
Tefcole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van De Vans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tefcole throws a body shot but no joy.
Van De Van misses with a body kick.
Tefcole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van De Van manages to avoid it.
Van De Van ducks under a wild hook from Tefcole.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Tefcole.#T2#
Tefcole misses with a straight left.
Van De Van defending well as Tefcole loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheers as Tefcole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van De Van doesn't seem phased though.
Van De Van tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tefcole manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tefcole lands with a nice body punch.
Tefcole throws a shot to the body.
Tefcole lands a right hook to the body.
Van De Van fails with the takedown.
Van De Van throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tefcole slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van De Van doesn't manage to clinch there - Tefcole circles away.
Tefcole lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tefcole lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Van De Van throws a wild body kick that Tefcole sees coming a mile off.
Tefcole swings for the body but Van De Van moves out of range.
Tefcole throws a looping overhand right but Van De Van ducks down to avoid it.
Van De Van tries to clinch up but Tefcole circles away and keeps his distance.#T3#
Danga de danga de dang - Van De Van scores with a four punch combination!
Tefcole misses with a wild body shot.
Van De Van is looking to counter with a body kick.#CL#
Van De Van clinches with his opponent.
#TD2#
Tefcole gets control of Van De Van's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tefcole will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Van De Van stops Tefcole from standing up.
Tefcole wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Van De Van manages to pass to side control.
Well, if Van De Van is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#SU#
Van De Van escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tefcole stuns Van De Van with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van De Van throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van De Van throws a right and a left that Tefcole avoids nicely.
Tefcole scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tefcole lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van De Van at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van De Van lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T4##CL#
Van De Van closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Van De Van's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tefcole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tefcole misses with a body shot.
Tefcole cracks Van De Van with a good jab.
Van De Van ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van De Van. Tefcole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tefcole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tefcole with a nice cross.
Tefcole moves out of range as Van De Van throws a body kick.
Tefcole works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tefcole moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tefcole's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van De Van under the eye.
Van De Van misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tefcole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van De Van looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tefcole getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Tefcole dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Van De Van tries a head kick but it misses.
Tefcole has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice shot lands for Tefcole.
Tefcole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tefcole misses with an uppercut. Van De Van saw that one coming.
It looked like Van De Van was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tefcole.#CL#
Van De Van gets a clinch. #TD2#
Tefcole decides to pull guard. #SU#
Van De Van gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tefcole scores with a body shot.
Van De Van connects with the punch.
Van De Van is looking to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van De Van darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tefcole throws a hook but Van De Van avoids it easily.
Van De Van throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tefcole scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van De Van avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van De Van wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Van De Van will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van De Van throws a body kick that misses. #T1#
Van De Van lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tefcole just misses with a punch to the body.
Tefcole misses with an uppercut.
Jab by Tefcole.
Tefcole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tefcole throws a body punch but Van De Van moves out of range.
Van De Van throws a counter high kick but Tefcole was just alert enough to avoid it.
Van De Van loads up on a big right hand but Tefcole slips the punch.
Tefcole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tefcole lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van De Van lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van De Van moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tefcole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tefcole scores with a jab. Van De Van acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tefcole lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Decent striking displayed by Van De Van there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tefcole misses with a looping right.
Tefcole scores with a body shot.
Tefcole takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tefcole misses with a looping right.#T2#
Tefcole misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Tefcole.
Tefcole throws a lazy uppercut
and Van De Van makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tefcole really felt that one!
Tefcole jabs at Van De Van's body.
Corem Van De Van is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tefcole throws a body punch but Van De Van moves out of range.
Tefcole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tefcole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van De Van.
Tefcole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van De Van is looking to land body kicks.
Van De Van throws a nice looking combination but Tefcole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tefcole thuds a left hand into Van De Van's body.
Van De Van misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van De Van looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van De Van scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Van De Van throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T3#
Good standup being displayed there by Tefcole as he connects with a hook.
Tefcole throws a shot to the body.
Van De Van scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tefcole in his tracks.
Van De Van has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tefcole finds it's way round the side to connect with Van De Van's head.
Tefcole lands with an overhand left.
Tefcole lands a nice hook to Van De Van's body. Van De Van takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tefcole misses with a straight right.
As Tefcole tries to get set, Van De Van tries to push him back and clinch up but Tefcole manages to avoid the attempt.
Van De Van's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tefcole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van De Van scrambles back to his feet.
Van De Van throws a body kick that misses.
Tefcole takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tefcole takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tefcole slips a jab and a cross from Van De Van.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tefcole.
Van De Van misses with a straight right.
Van De Van swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Tefcole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tefcole jabs Van De Van to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Michal Tefcole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tefcole misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Van De Van just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Tefcole.
Tefcole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van De Van.
Michal Tefcole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tefcole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van De Van's head.#CL#
Van De Van drives through and clinches with Tefcole against the cage.
#BC#
Van De Van breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tefcole scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van De Van misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tefcole.
Tefcole moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tefcole slips a jab and a cross from Van De Van.
Tefcole circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tefcole blocks a head kick by Van De Van.
Van De Van tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tefcole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van De Van walks into a jab.
Tefcole lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tefcole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tefcole misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Tefcole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Tefcole throws a jab but it's blocked by Van De Van.
Tefcole bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van De Van tries to close the distance and clinch but Tefcole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van De Van throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tefcole avoids the head kick by Van De Van.
Tefcole tries to move into range but Van De Van moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van De Van blocks a jab.
Van De Van misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van De Van rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tefcole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tefcole defending well as Van De Van loads up on a big left hand.
Van De Van tries to bum rush Tefcole with a series of wild strikes but Tefcole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tefcole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tefcole scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tefcole thuds a left hand into Van De Van's body.
Van De Van is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van De Van is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tefcole sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van De Van misses with a looping right.
Jab from Tefcole.
Tefcole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T1#
Tefcole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tefcole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van De Van tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tefcole counters with a nice uppercut.
Van De Van looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tefcole misses the body punch
and Van De Van counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tefcole thinking.
Van De Van walks into a stiff left hand from Tefcole.
Van De Van avoids the body shot from Tefcole.
Tefcole lands a nice hook to Van De Van's body. Van De Van takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big left from Van De Van misses.
Van De Van keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van De Van tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tefcole manages to circle out of the way.
Tefcole lands with an overhand left.
Tefcole loads up on a big right hand but Van De Van slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van De Van. That's going to slow Tefcole down.
Van De Van tries to move into range but Tefcole moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van De Van shoots in but no luck this time.
Van De Van moves away from the strike by Tefcole. #T2#
Van De Van walks into a jab.
Tefcole just misses with a punch to the body.
Van De Van moves forwards but Tefcole connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tefcole slips a straight right by Van De Van.
Tefcole lands with a hook. Van De Van tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tefcole throws a big shot that misses.
Tefcole lands a jab to the head.
Van De Van misses with a series of wild punches.
Van De Van takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van De Van gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van De Van bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van De Van swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tefcole misses with a looping right.
Van De Van connects with a body shot that sends Tefcole's belly button to the back.
Tefcole scores with the left hand. Van De Van knows he should have avoided that one. #T3#
A jab from Tefcole does it's job there.
Van De Van ducks under a wild hook from Tefcole.
Tefcole lands with an uppercut that bounces Van De Van off the cage and back into range.
Tefcole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Van De Van wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van De Van misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tefcole digs a good body shot into Van De Van's ribs.
Van De Van swinging wildly here.
Tefcole uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tefcole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van De Van misses with a wild combination.
Van De Van wants to clinch up but Tefcole keeps it at a distance.
Van De Van takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tefcole lands a nice shot to the body.
Tefcole misses with a wild body shot.
Corem Van De Van has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Van De Van takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van De Van on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van De Van is looking to land body kicks.
Tefcole lands a nice hook to Van De Van's body. Van De Van takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van De Van takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tefcole connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Tefcole misses its intended target.
Tefcole scores with a nice strike.
Van De Van tries to clinch up.
Van De Van keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tefcole.
Van De Van scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Van De Van.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tefcole connects with a body shot that sends Van De Van's belly button to the back.
Nice takedown defense from Tefcole. No joy for Van De Van on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corem Van De Van. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tefcole lands a jab to Van De Van's midsection.
Michal Tefcole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van De Van.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Tefcole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tefcole winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Tefcole! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 05, 2025 |
#R1#
Van De Van throws a lazy right hand but Veainu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Veainu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van De Van throws a sloppy body shot
#KD#
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Van De Van toppling to the canvas! Van De Van scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!#CUT#It looks like Corem Van De Van has been cut.
Van De Van lands with a shot to the body.
Van De Van throws the left hand but Veainu avoids the punch easily.
Veainu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Veainu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veainu throwing a counter right hand but Van De Van manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veainu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van De Van.
Veainu moves away from the strike by Van De Van.
Van De Van lands an overhand right.
Van De Van connects with a right hand. Veainu shakes it off.
Van De Van uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veainu.
Van De Van throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Veainu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Van De Van misses with a combination
letting Veainu counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Van De Van misses the target.
Van De Van falls off balance throwing a combination
#KD#
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Van De Van toppling to the canvas! Van De Van scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!#ROC#Van De Van is rocked!#T1#
Van De Van throws an off balance right hand
and Veainu counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleki Veainu! |
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Event:
FREAKSHOW 25
Date: Jul 09, 2025 |
#R1#
Van De Van misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Picote.
Picote half committed to a counter leg kick.
Van De Van tries to clinch up
and Picote counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van De Van throws a series of punches but Picote moves out of range.
Van De Van is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Picote ducks under a wild hook from Van De Van.
Picote misses with an uppercut. Van De Van saw that one coming.
Van De Van tries to clinch
and Picote counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Van De Van is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Van De Van motions for Picote to come forward. Van De Van throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van De Van is looking to land body kicks.#CL#
Picote clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Van De Van fails to land. #BC#
Picote breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van De Van pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It appears Picote was looking to counter with a kick there.
Picote with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid body kick from Picote.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Picote connects with an inside leg kick.
Van De Van misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van De Van moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
#T1#
Van De Van doesn't manage to clinch there - Picote circles away.
Van De Van takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good shot there by Van De Van.
Van De Van scores with a spinning back kick!
Van De Van throws a push kick but Picote slaps the foot to one side.
Picote throws a leg kick which misses Van De Van's front leg but catches the back leg as Van De Van tries to avoid it.
Picote thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Van De Van if he has to take too many more of those.
Picote keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick lands for Picote.
#CL#
Picote moves into the clinch.#BC#
Picote's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Picote delivers a nice body kick.
Picote is looking to land body kicks.
Van De Van throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Picote blocks a head kick by Van De Van.
Picote keeps the fight on the outside.
Picote scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van De Van lands a jab to the nose.
Van De Van throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T2#
No joy there for Van De Van, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van De Van swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Picote thuds his shin into the meat of Van De Van's side.
Van De Van fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Picote counters with a quick kick to the body but Van De Van blocks it.
Van De Van throws a nice looking combination but Picote bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van De Van avoids the head kick by Picote.
Picote slips under a jab.
Picote jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Van De Van swings for the body but Picote moves out of range.
Picote circles away from the clinch attempt.
Picote looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Picote.
Van De Van misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van De Van crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Picote - the referee stops the clock and Van De Van gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Picote. Van De Van manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van De Van thows a leg kick but Picote checks it
letting Picote counter with a right hand.
Picote lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van De Van misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Van De Van looks winded!#CL#
Picote clinches up with Van De Van and pushes him back against the ropes.
Picote blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van De Van takes a shot to the head.
Van De Van throws a head punch that misses. #T3##BC#
Picote breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Picote throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Van De Van takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Picote looks to land a body kick but Van De Van moved away.
Van De Van throws a predictable looking body shot
and Picote counters with a leg kick.
Van De Van tries to clinch up
and Picote counters with a nice leg kick.
Picote fakes the leg kick and cracks Van De Van in the body.
Picote lands with a slapping head kick.
Van De Van has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Picote.
Picote throws the kick towards the body but Van De Van avoids it.#CL#
Picote closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #BC#
Picote pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Picote swats away the attempt to clinch by Van De Van.
Some wild striking there from Van De Van.
A little feinted left hand from Picote on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van De Van looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T4#
A bone on bone clash there as Picote blocks the leg kick.
Picote connects with a body shot that sends Van De Van's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Picote takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Picote's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Picote scores with a leg kick.
Van De Van fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Picote on the side of the head.
Van De Van tries to bum rush Picote with a series of wild strikes but Picote uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van De Van rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Picote moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van De Van looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van De Van misses with a combination
and Picote makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Van De Van really felt that one!
Picote throws a head kick that half lands.
Van De Van's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Picote tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Picote. Van De Van shrugs it off though.
Picote connects with an inside leg kick.
Picote goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A low kick lands for Picote.
Picote lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van De Van's sensitive parts.
Van De Van tries to bum rush Picote with a series of wild strikes but Picote uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T5#
Picote throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slapping leg kick lands for Picote.
Van De Van wants to clinch up but Picote keeps it at a distance.
Van De Van throws a series of punches but Picote moves out of range.
Picote circles away from the clinch attempt.
Picote misses with an attempted mid kick.
Picote displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Van De Van swings for the body but Picote moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Van De Van.
Picote lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van De Van's sensitive parts.
Van De Van swings widly with a right hand
and Picote counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Picote misses with an attempted mid kick.
A solid body kick from Picote.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Picote looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Picote has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Picote tests Van De Van's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T6##CL#
Picote rushes Van De Van and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#BC#
Picote's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Picote scores with a hook to the body. Van De Van takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van De Van has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van De Van there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van De Van takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Picote looks to score with a jab to the body but Van De Van is just out of range.#CL#
Picote gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van De Van throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#BC#
Picote breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Picote moves into the clinch.#BC#
Picote breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van De Van throws a series of punches but Picote moves out of range.
Picote throws a quick counter kick to the body but Van De Van avoids it.
Van De Van ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Picote moves away.
Jab from Van De Van.#CL#
Van De Van tries to keep at a distance but Picote has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van De Van working hard to break the clinch.#T7##BC#
Picote breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corem Van De Van seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van De Van is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van De Van tries to clinch up
and Picote counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #CL#
Van De Van gets tackled into the ropes by Picote. Picote maintains the clinch.
Van De Van has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van De Van misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Picote.
#BC#
Picote manages to break the clinch.
Picote misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van De Van throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van De Van takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
Picote has Van De Van up against the ropes in a clinch.
Van De Van misses with an elbow strike.
#BC#
Picote manages to break the clinch.
Picote is looking to land body kicks.
Picote moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van De Van looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Corem Van De Van has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T8#
Van De Van wants to clinch
and Picote connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van De Van throws an off balance right hand
and Picote counters with a right hand to the body.
Picote fakes the leg kick and cracks Van De Van in the body.
Picote throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van De Van throws a sloppy head kick and Picote moves out of range easily.
Picote feinted there with a counter leg kick.#CL#
Van De Van tries to keep at a distance but Picote has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Picote's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van De Van has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Picote.
Picote lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick misses from Picote.
Van De Van lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Picote with a jab.
Van De Van sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#CL#
Picote has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Picote breaks the clinch.
Van De Van takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van De Van blocks the body kick.
#CL#
Picote closes the distance and clinches. #T9##BC#
Picote pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Picote throws a head kick that half lands.
Van De Van looks for the body kick but Picote saw that one coming.
Van De Van darts in trying to clinch
and Picote makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Van De Van fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Picote manages to avoid it.
Picote staying out of range there.
Picote connects with a looping right hand.
Picote blocks the body kick.
Picote plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A big right from Van De Van misses.
Van De Van misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Van De Van gets tackled into the ropes by Picote. Picote maintains the clinch.
Picote blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Picote breaks from the clinch.
Picote thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Van De Van if he has to take too many more of those.
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!#CL#
Van De Van gets tackled into the ropes by Picote. Picote maintains the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Picote showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Picote 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Jay Picote!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Jay Picote!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Jay Picote!
Jay Picote wins by unanimous decision!
Jay Picote thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
FREAKSHOW 21
Date: Jun 11, 2025 |
#R1#
Schafer on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL#
Van De Van tries to keep at a distance but Schafer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schafer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van De Van backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van De Van. #TD#
Schafer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Van De Van wants to stand but Schafer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Schafer looking for a sweep. Not yet Schafer, not yet.
Schafer wants to stand and escape but Van De Van is having none of it.
Van De Van being controlled here momentarily.
Schafer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Schafer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Schafer tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van De Van tries to stand but Schafer is controlling from the bottom.
Schafer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T1#
Schafer has a closed guard, preventing Van De Van from standing up.
Schafer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van De Van's guard. #REVR#
Van De Van being controlled here, momentarily.
Schafer with a nice head shot there.#ES2#
Van De Van kicks Schafer off and gets to his feet. #TD#
Schafer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Van De Van is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Schafer has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Van De Van looks winded!#SUB#
Schafer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Schafer scoring with punches from side control. #T2#
Van De Van takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van De Van takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Schafer working away.#SUB#
Schafer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Schafer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Schafer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Schafer cracks Van De Van with a big elbow.
A lull in the action here.
Schafer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#T3#
Schafer working the ground and pound.
Van De Van being controlled for a moment.
Van De Van on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Van De Van's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Schafer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #SUB#
Schafer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Van De Van, who protects the arm well. #SU#
Schafer decides to stand back up. Schafer steps back and let's Van De Van get back to his feet.#T4#
Van De Van lands a two punch combo.
A clash of legs there as Schafer blocks the low kick.#TD#
Schafer looking to score a takedown here. Van De Van is defending well but Schafer drives through and ends up in Van De Van's guard.#SUB#
Schafer drops back looking for a leg! Van De Van is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Van De Van manages to kick Schafer off! Schafer jumps back into Van De Van's guard.
Van De Van can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schafer controls the pace.
Van De Van is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schafer pushing down on Van De Van's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Still in half guard, Schafer seems content to control.
Schafer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schafer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T5#
Van De Van is trying to stand up.
Schafer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Schafer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Schafer controlling the pace for now. #SUB#
Schafer looking for a guillotine from mount but Van De Van is having none of it.
Schafer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Schafer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Van De Van wants to control but Schafer is having none of it.#SUB#
Schafer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Van De Van has managed to escape the submission attempt.
#T6#
Schafer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Van De Van tries to buck Schafer off but he can't manage it.
Schafer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Van De Van is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Schafer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Schafer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Schafer raining down shots from the mount!#CUT#It looks like Corem Van De Van has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schafer controlling from mount. #T7#
Schafer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Schafer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Van De Van's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The referee warns Van De Van that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Schafer controlling the position easily from mount.
Corem Van De Van has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T8#
Schafer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Van De Van can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Van De Van is trying to stand up.#SUB#
Schafer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Van De Van has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Schafer controlling his opponent.
Van De Van is squirming around, avoiding Schafer's attempts to control the action.
Schafer lands a nice shot to the head.
Schafer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T9#
Schafer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Schafer blocks Van De Van's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. #SU#
Schafer gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Schafer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Van De Van pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#TD#
Schafer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Van De Van's half guard.
Van De Van is trying to escape back to his feet but Schafer uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Van De Van being controlled for a moment.
Van De Van throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Schafer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schafer 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Alexander Schafer!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Alexander Schafer!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Alexander Schafer!
Alexander Schafer wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
FREAKSHOW 19
Date: May 28, 2025 |
#R1#
Leslie misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Leslie clinches with his opponent.
Leslie trying to control the position but instead, Van De Van has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leslie into the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leslie.#BC2#
Van De Van's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Leslie clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Leslie.
Van De Van lands an elbow inside.
Van De Van tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leslie avoids it.
Van De Van is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Leslie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right from Leslie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van De Van lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leslie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leslie leaning against his opponent.
Van De Van throws an elbow that misses.
Van De Van wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van De Van lands a good knee to the midsection. Leslie won't want to take too many of those.
Leslie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1#
Van De Van is trying to break the clinch but Leslie has him pressed against the ropes.
Van De Van wants to break free but Leslie has control.
Van De Van tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leslie avoids it.
Van De Van tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leslie's elbow.
Leslie digs a right hand underneath Van De Van's ribcage. Van De Van let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Leslie.
Leslie lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Leslie.
Van De Van looks winded!
Leslie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leslie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Leslie.
Leslie stalls.
Leslie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leslie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Leslie gets through Van De Van's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leslie scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Leslie.
#T2#
Nice body punch from Leslie.
Leslie lands a shot to the body.
Leslie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good body shot from Leslie.
Leslie digs a right hand underneath Van De Van's ribcage. Van De Van let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leslie pushes Van De Van back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT#It looks like Corem Van De Van has been cut.
Leslie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leslie.
Leslie lands with a right to the head.
Leslie stalling in the clinch.
Leslie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leslie presses Van De Van against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Leslie - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Leslie on the inside. #KD#
Leslie drops Van De Van onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Van De Van is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#Van De Van is rocked!
Leslie pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Van De Van is still on wobbly legs! Can Leslie finish him?#T3#
Van De Van has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leslie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van De Van backwards.
Leslie lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Van De Van to his knees! Leslie keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cecil Leslie!
In his post fight interview, Cecil Leslie gave a big smile as he said 'Glory to God for the blessing of this victory, and the strength to get there! My Lord Jesus Christ has provided me everything I need to bring my best, and I look forward to showing everyone what I can do!'. |
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Event:
FREAKSHOW 16B
Date: Apr 20, 2025 |
#R1##CL#
Tama moves into the clinch.
Tama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van De Van is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Van De Van throws a knee to the head but misses.
#TD#
Tama gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Van De Van wants to stand and escape but Tama is having none of it.
Van De Van really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tama controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Van De Van wants to stand up but Tama is controlling him.
Tama not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tama lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Van De Van is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tama dives into side control.
Van De Van can't do much from the bottom here.
Van De Van is trying to buck Tama off.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T1#
Tama scores with punches from side control.
Tama definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tama 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.
Tama lands an elbow. #CUT#It looks like Corem Van De Van has been cut.
Van De Van is looking to get back to his feet here but Tama is keeping cool and he's managed to take Van De Van's back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tama controlling the position well here. Van De Van rolled but Tama kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Tama scores with punches from the back.
Tama punishes Van De Van with strikes from the back mount.
Van De Van is trying to break free.
Tama controlling from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Tama.
#CUT#The cut above Corem Van De Van's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tama is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Van De Van. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.#CUT#Corem Van De Van's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Corem Van De Van's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tomo Tama! |
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