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Event:
RMMA 16 - Magomedov v Flynn
Date: Apr 26, 2025 |
#R1#
A punch combination from Tiko misses.
Tiko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#TD2#
Tiko gets caught flat footed, as Sharp shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tiko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp prevents Tiko from getting back to his feet.
Sharp throws a strike but Tiko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Sharp wants to stand but Tiko is controlling the position.
Tiko trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiko stops Sharp from standing up.
Tiko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tiko won't allow Sharp to get back to his feet.
Tiko throwing strikes but missing.
We've been hearing that Tiko has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tiko prevents Sharp from getting back to his feet. #T1#
Tiko trying to control but Sharp is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tiko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sharp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tiko thuds his right hand into Sharp's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tiko looks for a takedown but Sharp sprawls well.#TD2#
Sharp shoots in and bounces Tiko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tiko is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sharp dives into side control.
#REVR#
Sharp lands a few punches from side control.#T2#
Tiko taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tiko is looking for a sweep.
Sharp is looking to take a break and control but Tiko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tiko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sharp is working Tiko over with some ground and pound from side control. #T3#
Tiko taking a bit of punishment here - Sharp scoring with strikes.
Sharp postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sharp lands a nice forearm strike.
Sharp is putting a hurting on Tiko here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sharp misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tiko is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sharp asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tiko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sharp in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sharp working the ground and pound but Tiko is defending the strikes.
Tiko is looking to regain half guard here but Sharp keeps moving and retains side control. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A cross from Tiko lands.
Tiko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sharp sprawls well. Sharp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tiko gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sharp misses with a takedown attempt - Tiko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tiko stalks Sharp and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sharp's face. Sharp staggers backwards, shaken.
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 Kartiko Tiko will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Tiko shoots in looking for a takedown. Sharp tries to sprawl out of it but Tiko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sharp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tiko sets himself, and Sharp steps forward looking for the clinch! Tiko avoids it this time.
Kartiko Tiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp shoots in but no luck this time.
Tiko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sharp swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Tiko drives through and clinches with Sharp against the cage.
Sharp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sharp is trying to drag Tiko to the mat but Tiko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tiko is pressed up against the cage. Sharp has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tiko down to the mat. Tiko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kartiko Tiko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Sharp.
No joy there for Tiko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiko misses with a wild combination.
#TD2#
Sharp decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tiko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sharp is working away from the top position though.#T1#
Tiko taking some punishment here, with Sharp in his half guard. #ES#
Tiko manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Sharp keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Tiko prevents the takedown attempt.
#BC#
Tiko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Tiko. Those never looked like landing.
Sharp displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tiko.
Sharp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tiko throws a series of punches but Sharp avoids them all with ease. #T2#
A combination from Tiko does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tiko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sharp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tiko pinned against the cage. Tiko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL#
Tiko moves into range and clinches up with Sharp.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Tiko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Sharp gets a double leg takedown into Tiko's guard.
Tiko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sharp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sharp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiko works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Sharp is standing up over Tiko. Tiko looks to escape but Sharp dives into side control.
Sharp trying to control the action but Tiko is working from the bottom.
Sharp working the head and body with strikes. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sharp trying to control the action but Tiko is working from the bottom.
Tiko parries the strikes from Sharp easily there. Sharp is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tiko to escape.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tiko taking a bit of punishment here - Sharp scoring with strikes.
Tiko is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Sharp closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kartiko Tiko 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#
Tiko shoots in but no luck this time.
Sharp only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tiko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sharp.
Tiko lands with a nice combination. Sharp backs away looking to recover.
Tiko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tiko lands with a cross.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiko.
Tiko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sharp.
Tiko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharp can do to turn this around?
Tiko fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiko.
#TD2#
Sharp decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tiko pushes Sharp off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Tiko throws a series of strikes that have Sharp backpedaling.
Tiko throws a right hand that Sharp ducks under and follows up with a left that Sharp also avoids with ease.
Tiko misses with a double jab
and Sharp counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sharp fails with a takedown attempt.
Kartiko Tiko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Sharp.
Tiko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tiko sets himself, and Sharp steps forward looking for the clinch! Tiko avoids it this time.
Nice takedown defense from Tiko. No joy for Sharp on that attempt. #TD2#
Sharp throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tiko was covering up waiting for the punch and Sharp finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharp wants to control from the top but Tiko keeps moving. #T2#
Sharp scoring with some ground and pound.
Sharp postures up and lands a big shot to Tiko's brow.
Sharp scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sharp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sharp lands a couple of elbows.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Tiko manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#T3##BC#
Tiko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiko misses with a wild combination.
Tiko misses with a series of wild punches.
#TD2#
Sharp closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tiko's guard.
Sharp is working Tiko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tiko wants to stand and escape but Sharp is having none of it.
Sharp working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tiko's head.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Tiko keeps moving. #T4#
Sharp preventing the sweep.
Sharp wants to control from the top but Tiko keeps moving.
Tiko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sharp is one step ahead there. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sharp shoots for a double leg takedown but Tiko sprawls well. He's pushed Sharp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sharp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tiko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tiko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL2#
and Sharp counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harold Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kartiko Tiko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#TD2#
Sharp gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Tiko kicks Sharp off and gets to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kartiko Tiko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tiko, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kartiko Tiko! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 17, 2025 |
#R1#
Moon fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Moon forces Sharp back against the cage and clinches.
Moon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sharp has a couple of punches blocked by Moon.
Moon lands a body punch.
Sharp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moon.
Moon lands with a short shot to the head.
Moon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Moon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharp's elbow.
Moon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Moon pushes Sharp back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Moon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Sharp misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sharp fails to land.
Moon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Sharp goes for a takedown in the clinch but Moon prevents it.
Moon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sharp is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moon.
Moon pushes Sharp back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sharp has a couple of punches blocked by Moon.
#T1#
Moon lands a shot to the body.
Sharp can't get the takedown.
Moon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Moon lands a hook that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Moon lands a body shot.
Moon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
Moon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Moon.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sharp or not.
Moon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Moon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Moon lands a left hand.
Moon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Moon as the two fighters clinch.
Moon lands a right hand.
Moon cracks Sharp with a nice body shot.
Moon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sharps head.
Good body shot from Moon.
Moon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T2#
A shot in the inside from Moon.
Moon pushes Sharp back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Moon scores with a shoulder strike.
Moon works on Sharp's body with a couple of short punches.
Moon presses Sharp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Moon.
Moon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moon cracks Sharp with a nice body shot.
Moon lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Moon.
Moon lands with a right to the head.
Moon is leaning against Sharp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Moon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Moon.
Moon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Moon.
A right handed body shot lands from Moon.
Moon lands with a short shot to the head.
Moon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Moon.
A short right from Moon. #T3#
A right handed body shot lands from Moon.
Moon cracks Sharp with a nice body shot.
Moon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Moon.
Moon cracks Sharp with a nice body shot.
Moon cracks Sharp with a nice body shot.
Moon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Moon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Moon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Moon.
Good body shot from Moon.
Moon lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Moon as the two fighters clinch.
Moon is working Sharp over against the cage.
Sharp takes a shot to the head.
Moon works on Sharp's body with a couple of short punches.
Moon gets through Sharp's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moon presses Sharp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Moon pushes Sharp back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Moon pushes Sharp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moon.
Moon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Moon.
Moon lands a body punch.
Moon presses Sharp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Moon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sharp or not.
Moon lands with a short shot to the head.
Moon lands a left hand.
Moon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moon lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Moon.
Moon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharp backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moon.
Moon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Moon lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moon.
Nice body punch from Moon - that landed with a thud.
Moon cracks Sharp with a nice body shot.
Moon is working Sharp over against the cage.
Moon lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Moon dominated that 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.#R2##CL2#
Moon has closed the distance and engaged Sharp in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moon.
Moon lands with a short shot to the head.
Moon lands an uppercut.#ROC2#Sharp is rocked!
Moon lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Sharp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Moon on the inside.
Moon lands a body punch.
Moon pushes Sharp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moon lands a big right hand that drops Sharp! The killer instinct kicks in and Moon finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Moon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xander Moon!
Xander Moon very nearly forgot to thank HARDTACK 160Q amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 28, 2025 |
#R1#
Sharp with a poor takedown
and Esperanza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leonel Esperanza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esperanza misses with the combination.
#CL2#
Esperanza pushes Sharp up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Esperanza manages to break the clinch.
Sharp shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Esperanza as he avoids it easily.
Esperanza fails to land with a series of punches.
Esperanza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sharp.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Esperanza misses with a looping right.
Esperanza throws a sloppy head kick and Sharp moves out of range easily.
Sharp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Esperanza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sharp somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Esperanza.
Esperanza misses the jab.
Sharp looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Esperanza is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1##TD#
Sharp closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Esperanza quickly recovers to half guard.
Sharp takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sharp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sharp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Esperanza is trying to stand.
#ES2#
Esperanza kicks off Sharp and gets to his feet.
Esperanza tries to clinch but Sharp is having none of it. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Esperanza - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sharp.
Sharp misses with some punches.
Esperanza prevents the takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Esperanza manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Esperanza gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sharp has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Esperanza after a bit of a struggle.
Sharp is breathing heavily.#T2#
Esperanza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC2#
Esperanza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esperanza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Esperanza stalks Sharp and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sharp's face. Sharp staggers backwards, shaken.
Esperanza scores with a sloppy right hand. Sharp should have avoided that one.
Esperanza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sharp swivels and escapes.
Esperanza lands a glancing blow to the side of Sharp's head.
Esperanza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sharp takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice sprawl there from Esperanza as Sharp shoots in.
Esperanza with the counter takedown but Sharp avoids it easily.
Esperanza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Esperanza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sharp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Esperanza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#ROC2#Sharp is rocked!
Sharp is holding his hands too far apart here. Esperanza throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Sharp is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonel Esperanza! |
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