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Event:
WOVA 1: Genesis
Date: Mar 08, 2025 |
#R1#
Jin ducks under a wild hook from Grendell.
Grendell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jin.
Grendell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Jin darts in and clinches Grendell up against the cage.#BC2#
Grendell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jin misses with a wild body shot.
Grendell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jin.
Jin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grendell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grendell. Jin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jin scores with a nice head shot.
Jin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grendell scores with a nice strike.
Jin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grendell circles away quickly and effectively.
Grendell ducks under a wild hook from Jin.
Grendell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grendell throws a body shot but no joy.
Jin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Jin backs off Grendell throws a huge counter combo but Jin manages to avoid it all.
Grendell looks to land a left hand but Jin moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Grendell.
#T1#
Jin throws a shot to the body.
Jin misses with a series of wild punches.
Jin lands with an overhand left.
Jin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grendell can pounce on him.
Jin misses with the combination.
A nice leg kick from Grendell, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grendell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Grendell looks to move away, Jin throws a big counter combo but Grendell just gets out of the way.
Tony Grendell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jin misses with a wild combination.
Good leg kick by Grendell.
Jin misses with a double jab.
Jin misses with a series of wild punches.
#T2#
Jin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jin is looking to wear down Grendell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Jin clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Grendell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Jin misses.
Jin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grendell's hands.
Jin drops his hands momentarily and Grendell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch combination from Jin misses.
A jab from Grendell misses.
A nice leg kick from Grendell, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grendell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grendell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grendell throws a jab when Jin was well out of range.
Grendell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grendell misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grendell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Grendell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Jin does no damage.
Grendell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grendell throws a series of strikes that have Jin backpedaling.
Jin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grendell connects with a solid leg kick.
Jin misses with a series of wild punches.
Grendell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grendell wants to clinch up but Jin keeps it at a distance.
Jin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jin throws a body punch but Grendell moves out of range.
Jin moves forwards but Grendell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grendell thuds a left hand into Jin's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jin misses with an uppercut.
Grendell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A right-left combo lands from Jin. #TD#
Jin scores with a takedown into Grendell's guard.#T4##SUB2#
Grendell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Grendell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SU#
Grendell is working an open guard so Jin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grendell moves away.
Grendell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jin throws a big shot that misses.
Grendell throws a counter combo.#CL#
Jin moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Jin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grendell lands with a kick to the temple. Jin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Grendell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Jin moves into range and clinches up with Grendell.
Grendell throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yongrui Jin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Grendell connects with a jab.
Grendell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grendell throws a combination that misses
and Jin counters with a nice body shot.
Jin avoids the head kick by Grendell.
Jin lands a head shot.
Grendell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jin throws a one two combo.
A left lands for Jin.#CL#
Jin has closed the distance and engaged Grendell in a clinch.
Jin has had enough of the clinch but Grendell keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grendell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jin's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grendell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Jin breaks from the clinch.
Grendell wants to clinch.#T1#
Grendell dodges the punch combination from Jin.
Jin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grendell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grendell moves away.
Jin takes a swing at Grendell's ribcage but misses.
Jin throws a body punch but Grendell moves out of range.
Grendell throws an overhand right that lands on Jin's shoulder, as Jin tries to avoid the shot.
Grendell lands a nice shot that snaps Jin's head back.
Jin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jin throws a series of punches but Grendell avoids them all with ease.
Jin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grendell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grendell throws a jab when Jin was well out of range.
Jin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jin throws a series of punches but Grendell avoids them all with ease. #TD#
Jin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Grendell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jin's back!#T2##SUB2#
Grendell looking for the choke but no joy.
Grendell tries to keep control of the position but Jin is staying busy.#SUB2#
Grendell has managed to slip his arm under Jin's chin. This could be all over... yep, Jin is tapping out! Submission win for Grendell.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tony Grendell!
Tony Grendell bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 13, 2025 |
#R1#
The fighters circle momentarily. Grendell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haynes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grendell circles away.
Grendell misses with a head kick.
Grendell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haynes dodges the punch combination from Grendell.
Grendell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#TD2#
Haynes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grendell's half guard.
Well, if Haynes 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.
Grendell wants to get back to full guard.
Haynes lands strikes from half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Haynes working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Grendell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Haynes looking to pass the guard. #T1##SUB#
Grendell working for a triangle but Haynes defends it easily.
Grendell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Grendell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Grendell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haynes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Grendell's guard. #T2#
Grendell is trying to get back to full guard.
Haynes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Haynes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Grendell!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Haynes looking for a guillotine from mount but Grendell is having none of it.
Haynes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Grendell working to try and regain half guard.
#T3#
Haynes controlling the pace for now.
Grendell wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Grendell wants to control his opponent's hands but Haynes gets his hands free.
Haynes controlling well, preventing Grendell from escaping the position.
Grendell trying to control the action but Haynes just sinks the hooks in.
Haynes is working the ground and pound. Can Grendell escape?
Haynes controlling the position well here. Grendell rolled but Haynes kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
#T4#
Haynes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#SUB2#
Haynes is looking for the choke from the back position but Grendell is controlling his hands well.
Haynes is trying to stick to Grendell's back but Grendell is turning into Haynes. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Haynes's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Grendell.
Grendell won't allow Haynes to get back to his feet.
Haynes has control of Grendell's left arm, preventing Grendell from doing any damage.
Grendell trying to control the position from guard on top but Haynes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rojesterman Haynes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Grendell falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL2#
and Haynes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Haynes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Grendell after a bit of a struggle.
Haynes tries to pull guard but Grendell holds him up against the cage and eventually Haynes drops back down to his feet.
Grendell wants to stall.
Haynes goes for a takedown attempt but Grendell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tony Grendell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rojesterman Haynes.
Grendell lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grendell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haynes shoots in for a takedown but Grendell shows good takedown defense.
Grendell swings for the body but Haynes moves out of range.
Haynes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Grendell scores with a three punch combo!
Grendell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tony Grendell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Grendell.
Nice uppercut there from Grendell.
Grendell tries a head kick but it misses.
Haynes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#CL2#
Haynes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grendell, pushing him back against the cage.
Grendell tries to circle away but Haynes has him pinned against the cage.
Haynes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Grendell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Grendell wants to break free but Haynes has control.
#BC2#
Haynes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haynes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grendell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haynes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grendell defends it nicely.
Haynes is breathing heavily.
Grendell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tony Grendell is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Grendell tries to clinch but Haynes is having none of it.
Grendell fails in his attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Haynes misses.
Haynes throws a leg kick but Grendell moved away.
Grendell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haynes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grendell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haynes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grendell.
Grendell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haynes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grendell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grendell wants to clinch up but Haynes keeps it at a distance.
A jab lands there for Grendell.
Grendell scores with a sloppy right hand. Haynes should have avoided that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grendell!
#T3#
Donk. Grendell catches Haynes right on the button with a cross.
Grendell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grendell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haynes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grendell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haynes's sensitive parts.
Grendell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haynes.
Tony Grendell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grendell lands a high kick!
Haynes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grendell lands a head shot.
Grendell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haynes can do to turn this around?
Haynes shoots and misses
letting Grendell counter with a right hand.
Grendell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grendell tests Haynes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haynes misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grendell is looking to clinch.
Grendell thuds a left hand into Haynes's body.
Grendell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tony Grendell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Haynes shoots in for a takedown but Grendell shows good takedown defense.
Grendell cracks Haynes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grendell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haynes at a distance.
Grendell with the inside leg kick.
Grendell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haynes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grendell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grendell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Haynes's head.
Grendell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grendell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grendell connects with a solid leg kick.
Grendell thumps Haynes with a low kick.
Haynes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grendell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haynes shoots in but Grendell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Grendell 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#
Haynes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grendell connects with an inside leg kick.
Haynes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grendell fails to land with a series of punches.
Grendell scores with a leg kick.
Grendell cracks a nice hook into Haynes's ribs.
Grendell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haynes momentarily.
#CL2#
Haynes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grendell trying to land knees to the body.
Haynes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haynes is trying to pull guard but Grendell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC2#
Haynes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grendell blocks a leg kick.
Grendell tries to clinch up but Haynes circles away and keeps his distance.
Grendell digs a good body shot into Haynes's ribs.#T1#
Haynes swats away the attempt to clinch by Grendell.
Haynes needs to keep his hands up - Grendell had a free shot at his head there.
Grendell lands a right hook to the body.
Grendell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grendell lands a nice hook to Haynes's body. Haynes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haynes.
Haynes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grendell throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2#
Haynes instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Haynes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grendell misses with a wild body shot.
Grendell wants to clinch up but Haynes keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grendell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haynes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T2#
Grendell swings for the body but Haynes moves out of range.
#CL2#
Haynes rushes Grendell and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Haynes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haynes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grendell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grendell closes the distance but Haynes moves to the side
and Haynes counters with a left and a right that stings Grendell.
Haynes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grendell swivels and escapes.
Tony Grendell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rojesterman Haynes.
No joy there for Grendell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haynes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haynes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Grendell.
Grendell wants to clinch up but Haynes keeps it at a distance.
Grendell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haynes if he has to take too many more of those.
Grendell misses with a few strikes there.
Haynes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T3#
Grendell throws a series of punches but Haynes moves out of range.
Haynes throws a push kick but Grendell slaps the foot to one side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grendell.
An inside leg kick from Haynes misses.
Grendell went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Haynes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grendell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Haynes.
Grendell throwing a counter right hand but Haynes manages to avoid it.
Haynes takes a swing at Grendell's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Grendell.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grendell.
Grendell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grendell cracks Haynes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grendell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grendell lands a leg kick that knocks Haynes off balance momentarily.
Grendell tries to clinch but Haynes is having none of it. #T4#
Haynes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grendell's waist but Grendell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haynes off to one side.
Nice body punch from Grendell.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grendell misses with a few strikes there.
Grendell throws a head kick but Haynes moves out of range.
Grendell lands a jab to the head.
Grendell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haynes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grendell connects with a leg kick.
Grendell throws a head kick but Haynes moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grendell.
Haynes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haynes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grendell.
Haynes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grendell lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Grendell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grendell 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Grendell! |
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