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Event:
WOVA Fight Night: Vendetta
Date: Mar 30, 2025 |
#R1#
Powell loads up on a big right hand but Alter slips the punch.
Powell scores with a jab.
Powell tries to clinch but Alter moves out of range.
Powell misses with a low kick.
Alter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Powell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alter on the side of the head.
Powell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alter was well out of range. Poor timing from Powell.
Alter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tran MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Powell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Powell moves in looking to clinch but Alter pushes him off.#TD#
Alter 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Powell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alter passes Powell's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Powell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T1#
Alter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alter drops an elbow to the side of Powell's head.
Alter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alter works his way into side control. #SUB#
Alter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Powell, who protects the arm well.
Powell told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Alter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Alter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Powell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Alter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Powell keeps working. #T2#
Alter landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Alter in side control lands a decent elbow.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Alter is looking to take a break and control but Powell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alter 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.#SUB#
Alter goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Powell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Alter but great work by Powell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Powell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Powell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Alter is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Powell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Alter is looking to reverse the position.#T3#
Powell landing strikes.
Alter taking a bit of punishment here - Powell scoring with strikes.
Powell lands an elbow.
Alter manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Alter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Powell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alter wants to take a breather but Powell is having none of it.
Powell tries to roll over but Alter keeps him under control.
Alter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Powell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Alter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T4#
Alter is taking a breather. Powell says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Alter throwing shots but Powell is blocking nicely.
Powell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Powell.
Alter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Alter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Powell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alter chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Powell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ezra Alter dominated that round.
That's time! Alter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Powell looks to throw the jab but Alter is out of range.
Alter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Powell walks into a left hand.
A punch combination from Powell misses.
Alter tries for a takedown but Powell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alter shoots in looking for a takedown. Powell tries to sprawl out of it but Alter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Powell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Powell throws a leg kick but Alter checks it.
Powell throws a good cross that connects.
Alter jabs Powell right on the nose. Powell blinks but takes it well.#TD#
Alter throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Powell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alter is in Powell's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alter wants to control from the top but Powell keeps moving.
Alter throws an elbow that misses. Powell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alter's guard. Nice move by Powell!#REVB#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Powell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Powell is fighting to break Alter's control of his arms but Alter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1##SUB#
Alter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Powell is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Alter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alter is trying to keep Powell in close.
Alter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Powell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Alter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Powell can do to turn this around?
Powell passes Alter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Powell throwing shots but Alter is blocking nicely.
Alter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alter.
Powell won't allow Alter to sweep him here.
Powell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Powell manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Alter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alter wants to control from the top but Powell keeps moving. #T2##SUB2#
Powell has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Alter doesn't defend quickly enough and Powell has managed to lock this one up! Can Alter escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Powell on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brett Powell!
Brett Powell thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 09, 2025 |
#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Powell as Magomedsharipov shoots in.
Powell shoots in but no luck this time.
Magomedsharipov feints the counter takedown.#CL#
Magomedsharipov gets tackled into the cage by Powell. Powell maintains the clinch. #TD#
Powell gets control of Magomedsharipov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Powell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Powell keeping moving, preventing Magomedsharipov from controlling successfully.
Powell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Magomedsharipov stands and throws Powell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Magomedsharipov working the ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedsharipov trying to control the action but Powell is working from the bottom.
Magomedsharipov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Powell down.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Magomedsharipov working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Magomedsharipov working away.
Powell tries to bench press Magomedsharipov off him but Magomedsharipov keeps the position. #T1#
Powell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Powell tries to roll over but Magomedsharipov keeps him under control.
Magomedsharipov trying to mount his opponent but Powell defends it.
Magomedsharipov uses his free foot to push down on Powell's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Powell.
Powell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Magomedsharipov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Powell tries to reverse the position but Magomedsharipov maintains control.
Magomedsharipov avoids the attempt from Powell to control.
Powell sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Powell wants to control but Magomedsharipov is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T2#
Powell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Magomedsharipov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Powell is trying to stand.
Magomedsharipov is trying to control the action in half guard but Powell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Magomedsharipov is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Powell still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Powell has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Magomedsharipov is not content to let Powell control the position.
Powell passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Magomedsharipov! #T3#
Powell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Powell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Magomedsharipov is squirming around, avoiding Powell's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Powell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Magomedsharipov?
Powell lands a heavy elbow.
Powell throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Magomedsharipov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Powell unloading with bombs!#T4#
Powell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Powell moves to take his opponent's back.
Powell lands punches and elbows.
Powell slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Powell is striking from the back but Magomedsharipov escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Powell is trying to control the action in half guard but Magomedsharipov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Powell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Powell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Powell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Magomedsharipov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Magomedsharipov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Magomedsharipov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Magomedsharipov or perhaps it was just good defense by Powell, which made it look bad. #CL#
Powell clinches up against the cage.
Magomedsharipov wants to take the fight to the mat but Powell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brett Powell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magomed Magomedsharipov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Magomedsharipov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Powell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magomedsharipov.
Powell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Powell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedsharipov can do to turn this around?#T1#
Magomedsharipov is looking for a takedown.
Powell has had enough of the clinch but Magomedsharipov keeps him there for the moment.
Powell working hard to break the clinch.
Magomedsharipov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Powell after a bit of a struggle.
Powell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Magomedsharipov.
Magomedsharipov prevents Powell from breaking the clinch.
Magomedsharipov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Powell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Powell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Powell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Magomedsharipov pinned against the cage. Magomedsharipov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Some wild striking there from Powell.
Powell lands with a nice body punch.
Nice takedown defense from Magomedsharipov. No joy for Powell on that attempt. #TD#
Powell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Magomedsharipov's half guard.
Magomedsharipov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Powell is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedsharipov is breathing heavily.
Magomedsharipov is staying active underneath Powell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Powell 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.#T3#
Powell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Magomedsharipov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Powell thows a huge punch but Magomedsharipov dodges it nicely.
Powell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SU#
Powell decides to return to a standing position.
Magomedsharipov closes the distance and clinches up with Powell, looking for a takedown. Magomedsharipov pushes Powell against the cage but Powell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Magomedsharipov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Powell circles away.#TD#
Powell gets a takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Powell seems content to control.#T4#
Powell is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Powell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Magomedsharipov is staying active underneath Powell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Powell stalling.
Magomedsharipov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Powell dominated that second round.
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##CL#
Powell clinches with his opponent.
Powell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Magomedsharipov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Powell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Powell goes for a takedown attempt but Magomedsharipov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Powell tries a head kick but it misses.
Powell tries for a takedown but Magomedsharipov circles away easily#TD2#
so Magomedsharipov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedsharipov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Powell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magomedsharipov stops Powell from standing up.
Magomedsharipov postures up and lands a big shot to Powell's brow. #SUB#
Magomedsharipov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Powell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Magomedsharipov has managed to get both his arms back between Powell's legs - danger averted.#T1#
Magomedsharipov tries to free his leg and advance position but Powell is retaining full guard.
Magomedsharipov won't allow Powell to sweep him here.
Powell is pulling down on Magomedsharipov's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell wants to sweep here but Magomedsharipov controlling him for the moment.
Magomedsharipov chips away with some ground and pound.
Magomedsharipov won't allow Powell to sweep him here.
Magomedsharipov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brett Powell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Powell keeping moving, preventing Magomedsharipov from controlling successfully.
Powell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Powell wants to stand up but Magomedsharipov is controlling him. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Magomedsharipov wants to pass the guard but Powell is keeping the position.
Magomedsharipov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Powell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Magomedsharipov manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Powell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Magomedsharipov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Powell seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T3#
Magomedsharipov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Powell. #SUB2#
Powell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Powell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Powell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Magomedsharipov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Powell controlling the action here. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Powell wants to control but Magomedsharipov is keeping him busy. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Magomedsharipov dives in for a single leg takedown but Powell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Magomedsharipov looks for a takedown but Powell sprawls well.
Powell throws a front kick aimed at Magomedsharipov's knee but Magomedsharipov avoids it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL#
Powell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on Powell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Magomed Magomedsharipov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brett Powell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedsharipov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Powell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Powell 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Powell!
A very excited looking Brett Powell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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