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Event:
RMMA 3 - Las Vegas
Date: Jan 25, 2025 |
#R1#
Cricket moves out of range of the body kick.#CL#
Cricket has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cricket swings wildly with an uppercut but Dirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cricket working aggressively here.
Cricket softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dirk trying to control the position but instead, Cricket has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dirk into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Dirk.
Cricket misses with a body punch.
Cricket misses with the head strike.
Cricket tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dirk's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cricket tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dirk's elbow. #BC2#
Dirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Cricket moves into the clinch.
Cricket lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cricket scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Cricket lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cricket lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dirk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cricket goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dirk.
Cricket throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dirks head.
Dirk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dirk is trying to force a seperation but Cricket has the dominant position.
Cricket tries to throw a body punch but Dirk avoids it by throwing Cricket back against the cage.
Cricket misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cricket can't find room to land a body shot as Dirk controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cricket.
Cricket scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cricket lands with a right to the head.
Dirk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cricket backwards.
Cricket misses with some punches.
Cricket scores with a hook to the body.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cricket softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dirk lands with a right to the head.
Dirk is trying to stall.
Cricket digs a right hand into Dirk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dirk's gas tank.
Dirk blocks an uppercut.
Dirk is trying to break the clinch but Cricket is controlling him.
A short left from Cricket.
Cricket scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cricket swings wildly with an uppercut but Dirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cricket swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cricket lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dirk looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dirk.
Dirk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cricket.
Cricket tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dirk.
Cricket tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cricket.
Dirk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cricket throws a head punch that misses.
Cricket throws a punch but it's blocked by Dirk.
Cricket misses with some punches.
Cricket lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dirk backwards.
Cricket makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cricket works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cricket lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dirk backwards.
Dirk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cricket has him pressed against the cage.
Dirk tries to circle away but Cricket has him pinned against the cage.
Cricket tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cricket throws a punch but it's blocked by Dirk.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Cricket on the inside. #T4#
Cricket lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cricket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dirk is trying to maintain a safe position but Cricket gets an underhook and turns Dirk into the cage.
Cricket misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cricket.
Dirk tries to break free but Cricket pushes him back against the cage.
Cricket swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cricket has a couple of punches blocked by Dirk.
A short right from Cricket.
Cricket throws a punch but it's blocked by Dirk.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cricket as Dirk tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dirk.
Dirk takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Cricket.
Dirk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cricket throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rickety Cricket dominated that round.
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##CL#
Cricket clinches.
Dirk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cricket lands with a light punch inside.
Cricket has a couple of punches blocked by Dirk.
Dirk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dirk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cricket misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cricket.
Rickety Cricket has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dirk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cricket lands a nice uppercut.
Dirk misses with an elbow strike.
Dirk blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirk lands an elbow that stopped Cricket in his tracks for a moment.
Dirk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cricket misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cricket fails to land.
Dirk blocking some punches.
Cricket tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Cricket misses with some punches.
Cricket lands a nice uppercut.
Dirk working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cricket.
Cricket misses with a punch to the body.
Cricket has a couple of punches blocked by Dirk.
Dirk throws a punch but it's blocked by Cricket.
Cricket tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cricket swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dirk blocking some punches.
A short left from Cricket.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cricket.
Cricket tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cricket.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cricket.
Cricket blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
Cricket fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cricket has a couple of punches blocked by Dirk.
Dirk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dirk is looking to break free of the clinch but Cricket has double underhooks.
Dirk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cricket fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cricket is working Dirk over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cricket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dirk.
Dirk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cricket throws a punch but it's blocked by Dirk.
Cricket is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dirk can do to turn this around?
Dirk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Cricket.
A shot in the inside from Cricket.
Dirk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cricket throws a punch but it's blocked by Dirk.
Cricket swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T3#
Dirk taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Cricket fails to land. #BC2#
Dirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Dirk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cricket.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cricket.
Dirk blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Cricket.
Cricket tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cricket misses with some punches.
Cricket misses with a punch on the inside.
Dirk blocks a body shot from Cricket.
Cricket scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cricket tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cricket fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cricket. #T4#
Dirk blocking some punches.
Cricket misses with a punch on the inside.
Cricket scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cricket.
Dirk blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cricket working aggressively here.
Dirk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cricket scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cricket has a couple of punches blocked by Dirk.
Cricket misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cricket misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cricket misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cricket.
Dirk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cricket throws a head punch that misses.
Cricket misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rickety Cricket dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Dirk keeps the fight on the outside.
Cricket tries to close the distance and clinch but Dirk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dirk unleashes a big counter combination but Cricket bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rickety Cricket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cricket tries to close the distance and clinch but Dirk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cricket fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cricket wants to clinch.
Cricket tries to clinch but Dirk is having none of it.
Cricket tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dirk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dirk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dirk misses with a head kick.
Cricket tries to clinch but Dirk moves out of range. #CL#
Cricket closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Dirk.
Dirk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Cricket.
Cricket has a couple of punches blocked by Dirk.
Dirk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dirk looking to stall.
#T1#
Cricket swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cricket has a couple of punches blocked by Dirk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dirk.
Cricket fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cricket has a couple of punches blocked by Dirk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cricket.
Cricket fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Dirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Cricket instigates a clinch.
Cricket lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Dirk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cricket swings wildly with an uppercut but Dirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cricket makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dirk blocking some punches.
#T2#
Cricket fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cricket misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cricket has a couple of punches blocked by Dirk.
#BC2#
Dirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cricket moves to clinch but Dirk breaks away
letting Dirk counter with a right hand.
Cricket takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dirk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CL#
Cricket moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Cricket fails to land. #BC2#
Dirk breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Cricket has Dirk up against the cage in a clinch.
Dirk looking to stall.
Dirk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T3#
Dirk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cricket fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dirk trying to control the position but instead, Cricket has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dirk into the cage.
Cricket tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cricket has a couple of punches blocked by Dirk.
Dirk tries to break free but Cricket pushes him back against the cage.
Dirk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cricket avoids the elbow strike from Dirk, against the cage.
Cricket has a couple of punches blocked by Dirk.
Dirk lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Cricket fails to land.
Dirk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cricket lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Dirk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danny Dirk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Cricket tries to clinch up.
Cricket tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dirk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cricket looks to clinch
and Dirk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Cricket forces Dirk back against the cage and clinches.
Cricket working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Dirk manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Dirk clinches up against the cage.
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!#BC2#
Dirk manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Dirk.
Cricket is looking to clinch.
Cricket tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dirk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dirk throws a body kick that misses.
Cricket tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dirk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cricket fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cricket tries to clinch up but Dirk circles away and keeps his distance.
Dirk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cricket manages to avoid it.
Rickety Cricket is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cricket tries to clinch there but Dirk circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Dirk.
I think Cricket 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickety Cricket!
Danny Dirk was interviewed post fight and said 'I WANT A REMATCH!'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 14, 2025 |
#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Dirk.
Dirk misses with the combination.
Coffey misses with a takedown attempt - Dirk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Coffey throws a low kick but Dirk moves out of range easily.
Coffey wants to clinch up but Dirk keeps it at a distance.
Dirk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Coffey throws a head kick that misses.
Dirk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coffey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dirk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Coffey.#CL#
Dirk clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coffey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dirk walks away with a smile on his face. Coffey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Dirk has managed to clinch.
Dirk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coffey or not.
Coffey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dirk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Danny Dirk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Coffey.#T1##TD2#
Coffey manages to pull guard.
Dirk wants to get up but he can't break Coffey's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB2#
Coffey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dirk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dirk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Coffey looking for a sweep. Not yet Coffey, not yet. #SU#
Dirk stands up and waves to Coffey to follow him.
Dirk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dirk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Coffey. #T2#
Coffey shoots in looking for a takedown but Dirk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Coffey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Coffey looks to move away, Dirk throws a big counter combo but Coffey just gets out of the way.
Coffey looks winded!
Dirk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coffey circles away quickly and effectively.
Coffey wants to counter with a clinch but Dirk pushes him away.
Coffey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dirk's waist but Dirk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coffey off to one side. #KD#
Dirk drops Coffey with a beautiful combination! Coffey stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dirk is looking for the KO!#CUT#It looks like Magnus Coffey has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD#
Dirk lands a big uppercut and Coffey crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Coffey looks OK. Dirk waves Coffey back to his feet!#ROC#Coffey is rocked!
Coffey is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Dirk Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Coffey is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Danny Dirk!
Danny Dirk was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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