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JFR: Bear vs Sims
Date: Apr 26, 2025 |
#R1# Hayes fails to land with a series of punches.
Duke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Duke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Duke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Duke throws a nice head kick!
Hayes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A punch combination from Hayes misses. Duke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Hayes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duke under the eye. Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action! Hayes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duke at a distance.
Duke throws a head kick that misses and Hayes counters with a left to the body. Hayes scores with a jab to the body. Duke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CUT2#It looks like Elian Duke has been cut.#T1##TD# Duke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB# Duke is trying to work for a kimura but Hayes is defending well.
Duke is breathing heavily. Hayes trying to control but Duke postures up.
#SUB# Duke wants to work for an arm triangle but Hayes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hayes is looking to control Duke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hayes avoid being mounted? Hayes is looking to improve his position.
#T2# Hayes gets back to full guard.
Duke wants to pass the guard but Hayes is keeping the position. Hayes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##SUB2# Hayes is trying to work for a kimura but Duke is defending well.
#SUB# Duke looking for submissions off his back. Hayes trying to control the action but Duke is working from the bottom. #T3# Hayes trying to control the pace. Duke is looking for a sweep. Hayes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Duke wants to control but Hayes is keeping busy and won't allow it. Hayes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Hayes avoids the attempt from Duke to control. Duke is squirming around, avoiding Hayes's attempts to control the action. Hayes cracks Duke with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hayes trying to control but Duke is having none of it. #T4##SUB2# Hayes swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Duke is now in Hayes's guard. A big mistake from Hayes there, giving up the dominant position! Duke trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Duke won't allow Hayes to sweep him here. Duke trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Hayes dominated that round. The cut man is working on Elian Duke's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2# Duke delivers a nice body kick. Patrick Hayes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Hayes misses with a wild combination.
#CL# Duke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hayes, pushing him back against the cage. Duke has Hayes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hayes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Duke effectively controlling the action here. Hayes is looking to break free of the clinch but Duke has double underhooks. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hayes wants to break free but Duke has control.
#TD# Duke decides to pull guard. Hayes stands and throws Duke's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T1##SUB2# Hayes swings around for an armbar but Duke sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hayes's guard. Hayes is looking to sweep but instead, Duke has passed into half guard.
#SUB# Duke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hayes sees it coming and defends easily. Duke frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Duke lands a nice shot to the head. Hayes looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!#SUB# Duke has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Hayes is defending well but eventually Duke manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Hayes has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Elian Duke! Elian Duke looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Im the best kickboxer in this org no one is standing with me without an injury'. |
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