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Event:
UFF Fight Night 4
Date: Apr 12, 2025 |
#R1#
Artu tries to clinch
and Banton counters with a series of strikes. Artu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Artu tries to clinch up.#TD2#
Banton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Artu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banton tries to free his leg and advance position but Artu is retaining full guard.
Banton wants to stand but Artu is controlling his posture from full guard.
Banton preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artu is working hard here to advance position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Banton throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T1#
Artu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Banton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Artu.
#CL2#
Banton moves into the clinch successfully.
Artu is trying to drag Banton to the mat but Banton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Banton gets through Artu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Banton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Artu pinned against the cage. Artu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Banton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Artu pinned against the cage. Artu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T2##CL#
Artu clinches.
Banton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wrank Artu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Banton.#BC2#
Banton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Artu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Artu jabs Banton right on the nose. Banton blinks but takes it well.#TD#
Artu gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Banton takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Artu tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Banton is looking for a sweep.
Banton is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Artu asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Banton takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T3#
Banton is not content to let Artu control the position.
Artu tries to score with some ground and pound. Banton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Artu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Banton down.
Artu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#ROC#Banton is rocked!
Artu working the ground and pound from side control.
Banton is still in real trouble! Can Artu finish him?
Artu misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Banton seems to have recovered his senses.
Artu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Banton to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Banton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Artu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T4#
Artu in side control, throwing shots but Banton defends.
Banton gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Artu lands strikes from half guard.
Banton is trying to escape back to his feet but Artu uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Artu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Banton is trying to improve his position.
Artu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Artu cracks Banton with a big right hand but Banton just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artu trying to control the action but Banton is working from the bottom.
Banton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Artu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wrank Artu 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##CL2#
Banton gets a clinch.
Artu is looking for a takedown.#TD2#
Banton ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Banton no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Artu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Artu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Artu scoring with some ground and pound.
Artu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Banton on the ground.#SUB2#
Banton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Banton working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artu scoring with some ground and pound.
Artu throws a big elbow that misses. #T1##SUB2#
Banton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Artu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Banton has momentary wrist control but Artu slips an elbow through the middle.
Artu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Artu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Artu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Artu trying to control but Banton is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Banton has his foot on Artu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Artu works his way back into a safe position though.
Artu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Banton trying to control the position.
Artu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T2#
Banton is looking to stand up but Artu isn't so interested in that idea.
Artu lands a couple of digs.
Banton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Banton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Artu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Banton keeping moving, preventing Artu from controlling successfully.
Banton throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Artu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Artu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Artu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3#
Artu connects with a couple of short punches.
Banton wants to stand up but Artu is controlling him.
Artu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Artu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Banton keeping moving, preventing Artu from controlling successfully.
Banton is trying to control the position but Artu postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Banton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Artu manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Artu tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T4#
Banton trying to control but Artu is working from the bottom.
Banton throws a big right hand that misses.
Banton wants to stand but Artu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Artu keeping moving, preventing Banton from controlling successfully.
Artu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banton can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Banton is looking to stand up but Artu won't let him. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wrank Artu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!#R3##TD#
Artu gets a takedown into half guard.
Artu is nestled in close to Banton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Banton is trying to stand.
Banton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Artu.
Banton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Artu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Banton wants to control but Artu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Artu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Artu scores with a big shot! Banton's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Banton! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wrank Artu!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Wrank Artu made sure he mentioned Going The Distance, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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Event:
UFF Fight Night 1
Date: Mar 22, 2025 |
#R1#
Fight throws a shot from downtown. Artu moves away and avoids it.#CL2#
Artu has Fight up against the cage in a clinch.
Fight gets underhooks to prevent Artu's takedown attempt.
Artu misses with the head strike.
#TD2#
Fight is fighting off a takedown attempt but Artu is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fight to the mat. Fight regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fight is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB#
Fight looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fight has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Artu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fight trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artu is stalling in the full guard. #SUB#
Fight has his foot on Artu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Artu works his way back into a safe position though.#T1#
Artu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Artu works over Fight with some ground and pound from guard.
Fight looking for a sweep. Not yet Fight, not yet.
Artu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Artu is working Fight over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Artu works over Fight with some ground and pound from guard.
Fight keeping moving, preventing Artu from controlling successfully.
Artu postures up.
Artu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fight is keeping the position for now.
Fight can't keep his opponent in guard - Artu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fight on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Artu is looking to advance position but Fight won't allow it.
Fight is trying to maintain the position but Artu is very close to passing his half guard.
Artu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fight is staying active underneath Artu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ground and pound from Artu.
Fight is trying to stand up here but Artu is controlling him well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Artu connects with a nice short shot to Fight's temple.
Artu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Artu working the head and body with strikes.
Artu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fight wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Artu 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.
#T3#
Artu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Artu lands with a punch from half guard.
Artu wants to take a breather but Fight is having none of it.
Fight moves into full guard.
Artu works over Fight with some ground and pound from guard.
Artu works over Fight with some ground and pound from guard.
Artu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
Fight is looking for a triangle here but Artu uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Artu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T4#
Fight seems a little lost for a moment, as Artu dominates the positioning.
Fight is looking to reverse the position.
Artu working away.
Fight is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Artu off and has taken his back!
Artu tries to escape the position.
Artu tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Artu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fight tries to control but Artu wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Artu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Fight is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Artu defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wrank Artu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Fight misses with a straight left.
Fight throws an off balance right hand
#TD2#
and Artu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fight won't be happy with that.
Artu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Artu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fight is not content to let Artu control the position.
Fight is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Artu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fight down.
Artu landing a few strikes.
Artu looks up at the clock and then as Fight takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Artu smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fight is looking for a sweep.
Artu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fight is looking to regain half guard here but Artu keeps moving and retains side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artu scoring with punches and elbows. #T1#
Artu lands an elbow.
Fight is trying to escape the position but Artu is controlling the position.
Artu landing strikes.
Fight on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #ROC2#Fight is rocked!
Artu working away.
Oh Fight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Artu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fight keeps working.
Fight seems to have got his legs back now.
Artu working the ground and pound from side control.
Fight takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Artu is working Fight over with some ground and pound from side control.
Artu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fight some visible discomfort.
Artu laying and praying for a moment but Fight takes advantage and regains half guard. #T2#
Fight wants to sweep but Artu has passed to side control!
Fight takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Artu lands a few punches from side control.
Artu trying to control the action but Fight is working from the bottom.
Artu working away.
Artu trying to control the position but Fight is working away.
Artu working the body and head with strikes. #T3#
Artu laying and praying for a moment but Fight takes advantage and regains half guard.
Artu slips a nice elbow through Fight's hands, connecting with Fight's forehead.
Fight tries to get to full guard but Artu has control of the leg.
Fight taking some punishment here, with Artu in his half guard.
Artu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Artu drops an elbow to the side of Fight's head.
Artu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Artu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fight wants to get back to his feet.
Fight is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
Artu is looking to advance position but Fight won't allow it.
Artu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Artu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fight is doing well to control the position and prevent Artu from advancing to side control.
Artu trying to control from half guard but Fight is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Artu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fight wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wrank Artu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Artu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CL2#
Artu clinches up with Fight and pushes him back against the cage.#TD2#
Artu has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Fight is trying to keep an underhook but Artu manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Artu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Artu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fight with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fight wants to improve his position but Artu is controlling well.
Fight is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Artu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Artu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Artu lands strikes from half guard.
Fight wants to control but Artu is keeping busy.
Artu sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Fight! Oh, Fight is in big trouble! Artu lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wrank Artu!
Wrank Artu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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