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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
OFK 112 - Do Urden vs Kriel
Date: Aug 04, 2021 |
#R1#
Pereyra tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick from Labosky, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Labosky lands but Pereyra takes it in his stride.
Pereyra takes a swing at Labosky's ribcage but misses.
Labosky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pereyra throws a body shot but no joy.
Pereyra throws a jab but it's blocked by Labosky.
Labosky misses with a head kick.
#CL#
Pereyra clinches up against the cage.
Pereyra tries to work over Labosky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Labosky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pereyras head. #BC2#
Labosky breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Labosky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pereyra, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Labosky manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Labosky throws a shot to the body.
#CL2#
Labosky moves into the clinch.
Labosky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pereyra walks away with a smile on his face. Labosky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T1#
Labosky is looking to land body kicks.
Jean Labosky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Labosky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pereyra.
Labosky throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Labosky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Labosky scores with a head kick. Pereyra tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A left and a right from Labosky both land. Nice combination. #CL#
Pereyra clinches up with Labosky and pushes him back against the cage.
Labosky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#ROC2#Pereyra is rocked!
Labosky tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pereyra just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD2#
Labosky jumps guard.
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!
Pereyra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Labosky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pereyra engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pereyra trying to control but Labosky is working from the bottom. #T2#
Labosky has his hands on Pereyra's head, controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pereyra trying to control the position from guard on top but Labosky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Labosky throws a series of punches but Pereyra avoids them all with ease.
Pereyra attempts a counter takedown but Labosky avoids it well and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Labosky.
Labosky throws a series of punches but Pereyra avoids them all with ease.
Labosky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Labosky scores with a nice body kick.
#T3#
Pereyra throws a sloppy head kick and Labosky moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Labosky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pereyra takes a knee right on the jaw!
#TD2#
Pereyra is fighting off a takedown attempt but Labosky is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pereyra to the mat. Pereyra regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Labosky preventing the sweep.
Labosky controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Labosky preventing the sweep.
Labosky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pereyra has a closed guard, preventing Labosky from standing up.
Pereyra is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Labosky is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Pereyra is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pereyra 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pereyra is looking to sweep but instead, Labosky has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Labosky controlling the action here.
Pereyra trying to control here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Labosky dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A swing and a miss from Pereyra.
Labosky throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Pereyra counters by clinching up.
Labosky lands an elbow inside that Pereyra shrugs off.
A short uppercut from Labosky.
Labosky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pereyra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Labosky gets underhooks to prevent Pereyra's takedown attempt.
#BC2#
Labosky breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Labosky clinches up against the cage.
Pereyra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Labosky is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Labosky as the two fighters clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pereyra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Labosky's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Labosky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Labosky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sho Pereyra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Labosky scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Labosky.
Labosky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Labosky explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#T1#
Labosky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pereyra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Labosky.
Pereyra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Labosky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pereyra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Labosky. Those never looked like landing.
Jean Labosky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Labosky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pereyra.
Labosky throws a leg kick which misses Pereyra's front leg but catches the back leg as Pereyra tries to avoid it.
Pereyra misses with the combination.
#CL2#
Labosky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Labosky manages to break the clinch.
#T2##CL#
Pereyra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Pereyra fails to land. #BC2#
Labosky manages to break the clinch.
Sho Pereyra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Labosky lands with a nice combination. Pereyra backs away looking to recover.
Labosky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereyra misses with a leg kick
and Labosky counters with a solid body kick.
Nice body kick from Labosky.
Pereyra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Labosky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #TD#
Pereyra shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pereyra was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Labosky struggling a bit here.
Pereyra wants to control but Labosky is keeping him busy. #T3#
Labosky is trying to get back to half guard.
Labosky is not content to let Pereyra control the position. #SUB#
Pereyra is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Labosky knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Labosky is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Pereyra is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Labosky has escaped the position, nice work there. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Labosky gets back to half guard.
Labosky trying to control here.
Pereyra trying to control from half guard but Labosky is working away.
Labosky is looking for a sweep. Pereyra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Labosky is refusing to be controlled, as Pereyra sits in half guard.
Labosky is concentrating on defense, preventing Pereyra from advancing position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Labosky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Pereyra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Labosky manages to avoid it.
Labosky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Labosky scores with the left hand. Pereyra knows he should have avoided that one.
Pereyra slips a jab and a cross from Labosky.
Labosky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Labosky misses with a head kick.
Labosky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Labosky lands a high kick!
Pereyra throws a poor cross that misses
and Labosky counters with a two punch combo.
Oh Pereyra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Labosky looks to land a combination but Pereyra avoids it well.
Pereyra seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body kick from Labosky.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereyra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#T1#
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pereyra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pereyra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Labosky tries to counter by closing the distance.
Labosky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Labosky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#CL2#
Labosky instigates a clinch.
Labosky avoids a wild elbow strike from Pereyra.#BC2#
Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pereyra throws a sloppy head kick and Labosky moves out of range easily.
Labosky throws a right hand that Pereyra ducks under and follows up with a left that Pereyra also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Pereyra.
Labosky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheers as Labosky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pereyra doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pereyra paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T2#
Labosky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pereyra.
Labosky with the inside leg kick.
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pereyra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Labosky lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pereyra shoots in but Labosky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Labosky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Pereyra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Labosky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pereyra avoids the head kick by Labosky.
Pereyra wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pereyra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Labosky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pereyra is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Labosky lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pereyra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pereyra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Labosky moves away.
Labosky moves in looking to clinch but Pereyra pushes him off.
Pereyra is looking to counter the offense by Labosky and move into the clinch.#T3#
Pereyra misses with a head kick.
Pereyra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pereyra misses with the combination.
#CL#
Pereyra clinches up against the cage.
Jean Labosky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pereyra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Labosky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Labosky moves out of range as Pereyra strikes.
Labosky ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pereyra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pereyra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Labosky as he jumps to the side. #T4#
Labosky keeps Pereyra at a distance using the push kick. #CL2#
Labosky clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Labosky throws a head kick that half lands.
Pereyra will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.#CL2#
Labosky moves into range and clinches up with Pereyra.
Sho Pereyra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Labosky successfully pulls guard.
Labosky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Labosky holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Labosky is on top in guard.
#REVB#
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Labosky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Labosky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Labosky!
Sho Pereyra was interviewed post fight and said 'I still have holes in my game. I'm going to work and improve. That's that. '. |
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Event:
NYCL 9 - Goon vs Foster
Date: Jul 24, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Carlos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lo sprawls well initially but Carlos persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Carlos is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB#
Carlos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lo is just riding it out for now. Carlos eventually gives up the hold.
Lo is trying to get back to full guard.
Carlos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lo!
Lo is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos trying to control but Lo is having none of it.
Lo tries to reverse the position but Carlos maintains control.#SUB#
Carlos has control of Lo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Carlos raining down shots from the mount!#T1#
Carlos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Carlos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Carlos forces the positional change into back control.
Lo tries to break free.
Carlos trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
#SUB#
Carlos is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Lo can't escape the position.
#SUB#
Carlos is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
#SUB#
Lo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
#SUB#
Carlos looking for the choke from the back. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlos is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Lo. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Lo trying to control but not successfully.
You can see the frustration on Lo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#SUB#
Carlos is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Lo can't escape the position.
#SUB#
Lo defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
#SUB#
Carlos is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Lo is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Juan Carlos!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Juan Carlos made sure he mentioned REAPERS Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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Event:
NYCL 8 - Hittah vs Wallin
Date: Jul 23, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Ta scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ta prevents Houston from escaping the position.
Ta happy to just control the position for now.
Ta is working Houston over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ta content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Houston is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ta is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Ta is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Houston has escaped the position, nice work there. #ES2#
Houston explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Ta tries to clinch up.#T1#
Houston thuds his right hand into Ta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Houston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT2#It looks like Himo Ta has been cut.
Ta doesn't manage to clinch there - Houston circles away.
Houston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Houston as he avoids it easily.
Houston is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Houston.
The strikes coming from Houston are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Houston working away.
Ta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Houston trying to control the position but Ta is working away.
Ta is looking to regain half guard here but Houston keeps moving and retains side control. #T2#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houston content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ta is looking to reverse the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Houston tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Houston misses with the ground and pound.#T3#
Houston working away.
Ta is looking for a sweep.
Houston throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Houston throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ta is not content to let Houston control the position.
Ta manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Houston is refusing to be controlled, as Ta sits in half guard.
Houston taking some punishment here, with Ta in his half guard.
Houston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ta wants to free his trapped foot but Houston is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ta 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. #T4#
Ta prevents Houston from standing back up.
#ES2#
Houston manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Houston stalks Ta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ta's face. Ta staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ta dodges the punch combination from Houston.
#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Houston.
Ta can't do much from the bottom here.
Houston working the strikes but Ta uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Houston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Himo Ta's cut.
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##TD2#
Houston fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ta sprawls well initially but Houston persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Houston prevents Ta from improving his position.
Houston is trying to control the action in half guard but Ta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ta works his way to full guard. Good work.
Houston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Ta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Houston keeps working.
Ta works his way into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ta pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#T1#
Houston is squirming around, avoiding Ta's attempts to control the action.
Houston is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Cosmo Houston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ta with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ta scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ta 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.
Houston is trying to stand up.#SUB#
Houston defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ta.
Ta trying to control but Houston is having none of it.
Houston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ta sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Houston trying desperately to get to his feet.
#T2#
Ta controlling from the full mount.
Ta's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#SUB#
Ta is working for a guillotine from mount but Houston frees his head quite easily.
Ta lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ta lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ta wants to control the action but instead Houston gets a body lock and reverses into Ta's guard! Nice work!
Houston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Ta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Ta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Houston.
Ta working a defensive guard but Houston passes into half guard.
Ta moves into full guard.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Ta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Ta is looking for a triangle but Houston pushes his legs off easily.
Houston must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Houston wants to control from the top but Ta keeps moving.
Houston won't allow Ta to sweep him here. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Houston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Houston looking to sit in guard and control but Ta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Ta trying to control the position from guard on top but Houston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #ES2#
Houston manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Ta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Houston looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Houston prevents a body shot from Ta.
Ta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ta can't find room to land a body shot as Houston controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Himo Ta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Himo Ta's cut.
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#
Ta shoots for a takedown but Houston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Houston works over Ta's head and body with a nice combination.
Houston lands with a nice combination. Ta backs away looking to recover.#TD2#
Houston drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Houston tries to free his leg and advance position but Ta is retaining full guard.
Houston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Houston stays in close to Ta's body and controls the position.
Ta trying to keep a closed guard but Houston is proving a slippery customer.
#SU2#
Houston decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ta wants to clinch up but Houston keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Houston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ta dodges the punch combination from Houston.
Ta seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Houston misses with a series of wild punches.
Ta tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Houston manages to circle out of the way.
Ta misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Houston. Those never looked like landing. #CL#
Ta takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Ta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Houston fails to land with a series of punches.
#T2#
A shot to the liver by Houston. Beautiful body shot.#TD2#
Houston throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ta was covering up waiting for the punch and Houston finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Houston throwing strikes from guard but Ta blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Houston postures up.
Ta looking to control but Houston passes into half guard.
Ta is not content to let Houston control the position.
Ta is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Houston trying to control the action but Ta is working from the bottom.
Houston throwing shots but Ta is blocking nicely.
Houston wants to control but Ta is keeping him busy.
Ta trying to control but Houston postures up.
Ta is controlling Houston's trapped leg to prevent Houston from advancing to side control.#SUB#
Ta actively working from the bottom here.
Ta trying to hold on to Houston's head to control him but Houston postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Houston frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Houston working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Ta slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Houston missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ta trying to control from the bottom.
Ta is looking for a sweep. Houston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Ta looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Houston wants to control but Ta is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cosmo Houston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Houston has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cosmo Houston!
A very excited looking Cosmo Houston rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
NYCL 8 - Hittah vs Wallin
Date: Jul 23, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Smith fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ho to the ground. Smith is now in Ho's guard.
Smith stands and throws Ho's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ho manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Smith is controlling Ho's trapped leg to prevent Ho from advancing to side control.
Smith wants to improve his position but Ho is controlling well.
#ES#
Smith has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ho is on him like a limpet, forcing Smith back against the cage.
Ho looking for a takedown. #TD#
Smith wants the takedown. Ho is fighting it off but Smith persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ho's guard against the cage.
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!
Ho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Ho blocks nicely.
Ho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith. #T1#
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Ho is retaining full guard.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Ho has wrist control.
Smith postures up in Ho's guard and throws a big left but Ho blocks it.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Ho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ho is keeping the position for now. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Ho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ho trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ho working a defensive guard here.
Ho might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smith haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith prevents Ho from getting back to his feet. #T3#
Smith cracks Ho with a solid left hand.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ho on the ground.
Ho wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith advances position into side control!
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Ho takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Smith lands an elbow.
Ho is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Ho's face as Smith controls the position.
Smith working the head with strikes. #CUT#It looks like Facian Ho has been cut.
Smith lands a few punches from side control.#T4#
Smith tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ho's legs.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho prevents Smith from improving position.
Smith landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Smith is putting a hurting on Ho here, landing some big shots from side control. #ROC#Ho is rocked!
Smith wants to control but Ho is keeping him busy.
Smith controls the position.
Smith scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ho to see if he's OK.
Smith is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ho's shoulder. That is not cool.
Smith tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Facian Ho's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##TD#
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ho sneaks out the side door and pushes Smith away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Ho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Ho persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Ho tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily#CL#
and Smith moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #TD#
Smith works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ho has his feet on Smith's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ho pushes Smith off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #TD#
Smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ho's guard.#T1#
Smith won't allow Ho to sweep him here.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
Ho trying to control the position.
Ho being controlled here, momentarily.
Matt Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ho is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ho can do to turn this around?
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Smith is working Ho over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Ho is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?#CUT#That has opened up Facian Ho's cut even more.
Smith cracks Ho with a solid left hand.#CUT#Facian Ho's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Facian Ho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt Smith!
A very excited looking Matt Smith 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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Event:
OFK 105 - Sector Vs Gomez
Date: Jul 10, 2021 |
#R1#
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Stone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stone wants to clinch up but Pereyra keeps it at a distance.
Pereyra feints the counter takedown.
Stone with a lazy takedown attempt #CL2#
and Pereyra moves into the clinch.
Pereyra jumps guard but Stone stands there with Pereyra around his waist. Pereyra gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pereyra scores with a shot to the side of Stone's head.
Pereyra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pereyra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pereyra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Pereyra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereyra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereyra wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereyra.
Pereyra managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Pereyra looking to stall.
Pereyra avoids a wild elbow strike from Stone.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
#T1#
Pereyra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stone misses with a body punch.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Pereyra breaks the clinch.
Pereyra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Pereyra. No joy for Stone on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Stone scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pereyra is looking for a sweep.
Stone throwing strikes but Pereyra manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Stone is looking to regain half guard here but Pereyra keeps moving and retains side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pereyra off and has taken his back!
Pereyra manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Pereyra.
Stone distracts Pereyra with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T2#
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone postures up and lands a big shot to Pereyra's brow.
Stone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stone looking to sit in guard and control but Pereyra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Stone wants to stand up but Pereyra is controlling him.
Stone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stone tries to get out of the position.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Pereyra from controlling successfully.
Pereyra forces his way into half guard.
Stone taking some punishment here, with Pereyra in his half guard. #T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pereyra wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES#
Stone makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pereyra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stone sets himself, and Pereyra steps forward looking for the clinch! Stone avoids it this time.
Stone wants to clinch up but Pereyra keeps it at a distance.
Pereyra wants to counter with a clinch but Stone pushes him away.
Pereyra stuffs the takedown attempt from Stone. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Pereyra.
Brett Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pereyra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereyra circles away.
Pereyra tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.#TD#
Stone gets the takedown into side control.
Stone wants to stand but Pereyra has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pereyra keeping full guard, as Stone tries to pass. #T4#
Stone passes Pereyra's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pereyra keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pereyra manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereyra tries to strike from the bottom.
Stone looking to pass the guard.
Stone lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pereyra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Pereyra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sho Pereyra will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Stone shoots in and drives through. Pereyra sprawls well.#CL2#
Pereyra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stone working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stone lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pereyra fails to land.
Pereyra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereyra lands a body punch.
Pereyra has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Stone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pereyra's face.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereyra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pereyra lands a shoulder strike.
Pereyra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pereyra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereyra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pereyra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Stone lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereyra.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Pereyra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as Pereyra controls the action.
Pereyra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses. #TD2#
Pereyra manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pereyra keeping full guard, as Stone tries to pass.
Stone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pereyra on the ground.
Stone throws a big right hand that misses.
Stone would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stone won't allow Pereyra to sweep him here.
Pereyra looking to control.
Pereyra might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stone haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pereyra has control of Stone's left arm, preventing Stone from doing any damage. #T2#
Stone stands and throws Pereyra's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stone working the body and head with strikes.
Stone grinds an elbow into Pereyra's temple.
Stone working the ground and pound from side control.
Stone trying to control the position but Pereyra is working away.
Pereyra being controlled for a moment.
Stone cracks Pereyra with an elbow. That is naaassty.#T3#
Check out the look on Stone's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stone working the head and body with strikes.
Pereyra manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pereyra is just content to waste time from the top position. Stone takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stone holds on and takes a little breather.
Pereyra wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving. #T4##SUB#
Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Stone working for a triangle but Pereyra defends it easily.
Stone is pulling down on Pereyra's head. It's preventing any offense from Pereyra, at least for the moment.#ES#
Stone has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pereyra off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but Pereyra shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pereyra tries to counter with a clinch but Stone shakes him off and moves away.
Pereyra keeps the fight on the outside.
Pereyra is looking to clinch.
Stone tries to counter by clinching up but Pereyra breaks away and moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Stone dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Stone looks to land a left hand but Pereyra moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Stone lands a body shot.
Stone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pereyra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereyra wants a takedown but no success here.
Pereyra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone working aggressively here.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereyra.
Pereyra wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Stone tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereyra avoids the damage to the body.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Pereyra blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereyra taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pereyra misses with some punches.
Pereyra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Pereyra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Stone tries a body shot but Pereyra blocks it.
#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Pereyra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Pereyra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brett Stone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pereyra can't get the takedown.
#BC2#
Pereyra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pereyra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stone.
Stone tries to clinch but Pereyra is having none of it.
Stone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD#
Stone looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pereyra kicks off Stone and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Pereyra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pereyra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Pereyra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pereyra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereyra wants to break free but Stone has control.
Pereyra managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Pereyra blocks a body shot from Stone.
Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pereyra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereyra avoids it.
Pereyra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Stone.
Pereyra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #BC2#
Pereyra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pereyra swats away the attempt to clinch by Stone.#CL2#
Pereyra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Pereyra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3#
Pereyra jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#TD#
Stone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stone is nestled in close to Pereyra, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#SUB#
Stone seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Pereyra has recovered full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pereyra keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Pereyra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pereyra throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Stone won't allow Pereyra to sweep him here.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
Stone is in close to Pereyra's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stone connects with a couple of short punches.
Stone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stone throwing strikes but missing.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stone with a nice head shot there.#SU#
Pereyra is working an open guard so Stone takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Pereyra. Those never looked like landing.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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!
Pereyra circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brett Stone.
I think Stone 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sho Pereyra!
Sho Pereyra took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I couldn't do this without my team. Thanks Big Chief Nutrition. Thank you God. Thank you fans. See you all next time.'.
The defeated Brett Stone had this to say: 'Firstly I would like to thank my supporters for their unwavering support and to also apologize for my performance today, I promise to do better next time '. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 16, 2021 |
#R1#
Jab by Mogh.
Ho just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mogh moves away.
Mogh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT2#It looks like Facian Ho has been cut.
Mogh lands with an overhand left.
Ho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ho tries to close the distance and clinch but Mogh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mogh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ho misses the shot to the body.
Ho tries to clinch up but Mogh circles away and keeps his distance.
Ho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mogh is fending him off so far but Ho persists. Nope, Mogh circles away and we're back to standing.
Mogh scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ho.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Mogh has knocked Ho down with a huge combo! Mogh steps away and waves a wobbly Ho back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Ho is rocked!
Ho walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Ho limp body while Mogh jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Worf Mogh! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 14, 2021 |
#R1##TD2#
Lo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lo working the ground and pound but Carter is defending the strikes.
Carter defending against the ground and pound.
Lo advances to mount.
Carter working to try and regain half guard.
Lo looking to finish Carter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carter!
Lo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#CUT2#It looks like James Carter has been cut.
Lo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Carter tries to hold on but Lo postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lo controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#T1#
Lo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lo with good strikes from the mount here!
Lo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lo looking to finish Carter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carter!
Lo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Lo! Carter is hurt baaadly! Lo is firing away with more strikes - Carter is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Modi Lo! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 12, 2021 |
#R1#
Macmillan throws a combination. Ta tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Macmillan works over Ta's head and body with a nice combination.#CL#
Ta moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Ta to work.
Macmillan is looking to control Ta's arms but Ta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Macmillan has his back to the cage.
Ta goes for a takedown in the clinch but Macmillan prevents it.
Ta is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Macmillan is defending well.#BC#
Ta breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macmillan avoids the body shot from Ta.
#CL#
Macmillan tries to keep at a distance but Ta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Macmillan working hard to break the clinch.#T1#
Ta is trying to pull guard but Macmillan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Himo Ta. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Macmillan manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Ta has closed the distance and engaged Macmillan in a clinch.
Ta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Macmillan walks away with a smile on his face. Ta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Macmillan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Macmillan!
Macmillan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ta at a distance.
#TD#
Ta closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Macmillan's guard.
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!
Ta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ta is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ta's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Macmillan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
Ta throwing strikes but missing.
Ta sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ta 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#
Ta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES2#
Macmillan is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ta has Macmillan pressed against the cage, preventing Macmillan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Ta breaks from the clinch.
Ta misses with a hook to the body
and Macmillan counters with a three punch combo that has Ta backing up. Ta nods at Macmillan to acknowledge the strikes.
Macmillan blocks a head kick by Ta.
Ta closes the distance but Macmillan moves to the side
and Macmillan counters with a straight right hand.
Arran Macmillan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Macmillan lands a two punch combo.
Ta looks to clinch
and Macmillan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ta's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ta fails to land the takedown.
Ta misses with a combination
and Macmillan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Macmillan throws a series of punches but Ta avoids them all with ease.
Ta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Macmillan counters with a series of strikes. Ta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Macmillan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ta.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arran Macmillan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A nice combination there by Macmillan.
Ta misses with a head kick.
Macmillan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Macmillan duly obliges.
Ta fails with a takedown attempt.
Macmillan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macmillan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Macmillan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTa.#T1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Macmillan.
Macmillan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Macmillan clobbers Ta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ta throws out a loose jab but Macmillan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macmillan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Macmillan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Macmillan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CL#
Ta has closed the distance and engaged Macmillan in a clinch.
#BC#
Ta breaks the clinch.
Macmillan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Macmillan staying out of range there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ta is defended easily by Macmillan.#T2#
Macmillan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Ta throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Macmillan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ta is in Macmillan's guard.
Ta won't allow Macmillan to get back to his feet.
Ta sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ta makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T3#
Ta content to stall in guard here.
Ta forces his way into half guard.
Himo Ta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ta wants to pass to mount but Macmillan is defending the position.
Ta with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Further stalling from Ta.#SUB#
Ta is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Macmillan defends it well. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ta tries to pass the half guard into mount. Macmillan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Ta seems content to control.
Ta thows a huge punch but Macmillan dodges it nicely.
Ta is figuring out what he wants to do next.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Ta is stinking the place up with his stalling.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Macmillan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Macmillan looks like he's trying to stand up.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Macmillan avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arran Macmillan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Macmillan wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ta.
Macmillan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Macmillan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ta tries to clinch up
and Macmillan counters with a series of strikes. Ta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Macmillan works over Ta's head and body with a nice combination.#T1#
Macmillan lands a jab-cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ta is defended easily by Macmillan.
Macmillan unleashes a big counter combination but Ta bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Macmillan.
#CL#
Ta clinches.
Ta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ta tries to pull guard but Macmillan won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Himo Ta. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Macmillan effectively controlling the action here.
Ta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Macmillan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ta has him pressed against the cage.
Ta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Macmillan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Macmillan prevents the takedown attempt.
#BC2#
Macmillan breaks from the clinch.
Macmillan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ta fails with the takedown
and Macmillan counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Macmillan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T3##TD#
Ta scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Macmillan is trying to stand back up but Ta is controlling him
Ta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Macmillan keeps working.
Ta controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ta seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Macmillan for as long as he can get away with.
Arran Macmillan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Ta trying to control the action but Macmillan is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ta stops Macmillan from getting back to his feet.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Ta moves into the clinch.
Macmillan tries to land knees in the clinch but Ta avoids the damage to the body.
Ta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Macmillan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#TD#
Ta has hold of one of Macmillan's legs. Macmillan is fighting the takedown attempt but Ta gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#SUB#
Ta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ta stops Macmillan from standing up.
Himo Ta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Ta drops back looking for a leg! Macmillan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Macmillan manages to kick Ta off! Ta jumps back into Macmillan's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arran Macmillan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Macmillan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arran Macmillan!
After winning the bout, Arran Macmillan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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