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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
DARE: SPIRIT OF 76
Date: Jul 04, 2018 |
#R1# A nice inside leg kick there by Bunker. That's going to slow Jostrzebski down. Jostrzebski lands the left hand. A decent looking cross lands there for Bunker. Jostrzebski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Bunker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jostrzebski. Bunker misses with a double jab.
Jostrzebski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Jostrzebski misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunker counters with a stiff right hand. Jostrzebski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunker was well out of range. Poor timing from Jostrzebski. A head kick misses from Bunker. Nice jab there from Jostrzebski. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bunker dodges the punch combination from Jostrzebski.
Bunker throwing a counter right hand but Jostrzebski manages to avoid it. Bunker dives in and grabs Jostrzebski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jostrzebski pushes down on Bunker's head and hops out. Bunker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jostrzebski to score with a decent uppercut. Jostrzebski throws a right hand that misses
and Bunker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Jostrzebski throws a hook but Bunker avoids it easily.#T1# Jostrzebski takes a swing at Bunker's ribcage but misses. A big right from Jostrzebski misses. Bunker takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL# Bunker gets in close and instigates a clinch. Bunker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jostrzebski backwards. #BC2# Jostrzebski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Jostrzebski checks a low kick from Bunker. Jostrzebski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bunker. Bunker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jostrzebski throws out the jab. Jostrzebski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bunker. A slow jab from Jostrzebski misses its intended target. #TD# Bunker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Bunker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jostrzebski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T2# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bunker not landing any meaningful shots this time. Bunker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Jostrzebski is staying active underneath Bunker, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Bunker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Bunker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Jostrzebski desperately trying to maintain half guard. We've been hearing good reports from Bunker's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Jostrzebski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Jostrzebski wants to get back to full guard. Jostrzebski is refusing to be controlled, as Bunker sits in half guard. #T3# Jostrzebski keeping control of the position. Bunker throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jostrzebski to regain full guard. Bunker throws a big elbow that misses. Bunker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jostrzebski is keeping the position for now. Bunker throws an elbow that misses. Jostrzebski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bunker's guard. Nice move by Jostrzebski!#REVB# Bunker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T4# Jostrzebski preventing the sweep. Bunker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Bunker looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Bunker throws a leg kick which misses Jostrzebski's front leg but catches the back leg as Jostrzebski tries to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tony Bunker will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Jostrzebski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bunker was well out of range. Poor timing from Jostrzebski.#TD# Bunker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jostrzebski is trying to defend but Bunker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Bunker 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. Bunker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Jostrzebski trying to control but Bunker postures up.
Jostrzebski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bunker scores with a couple of nice shots. Bunker working the head and body with strikes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bunker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jostrzebski keeps working. Jostrzebski wants to get back to full guard. Bunker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jostrzebski can do to turn this around? Jostrzebski keeping control of the position. #T1# Bunker not landing any meaningful shots this time. Bunker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Bunker working the head and body with strikes. Jostrzebski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bunker. Bunker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Jostrzebski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Jostrzebski is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Bunker working Jostrzebski over with strikes. #T2# Bunker throwing shots but Jostrzebski is blocking nicely. Bunker 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. Bunker misses with a head shot. Jostrzebski uses the momentum to regain guard. Bunker lands a couple of elbows. Bunker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Bunker is looking to work some ground and pound but Jostrzebski has wrist control. Jostrzebski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Bunker is working Jostrzebski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bunker trying to control the position from guard on top but Jostrzebski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3# Bunker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Bunker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Bunker trying to control but Jostrzebski is working from the bottom. Bunker looking to sit in guard and control but Jostrzebski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB# Bunker looking for a sweep. Not yet Bunker, not yet. Bunker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Jostrzebski stopping the sweep attempt from Bunker.#T4# Bunker working a defensive guard here.
Bunker is adopting a defensive guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Bunker looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jostrzebski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Bunker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Bunker is concentrating on defense, preventing Jostrzebski from advancing position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bunker dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! #R3# A punch combination from Jostrzebski misses. The fighters circling - Jostrzebski throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Bunker walks into a left hand. Bunker tries to land a leg kick but Jostrzebski saw it coming and moves away.
Bunker thumps Jostrzebski with a low kick. Bunker stuns Jostrzebski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Bunker jabs Jostrzebski to the body, keeping him at a distance. Bunker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Bunker throws a jab but it's blocked by Jostrzebski. Jostrzebski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bunker, as that shot connected.
Jostrzebski throws out a loose jab but Bunker uses good head movement to avoid it. Jostrzebski misses with a shot to the body and Bunker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A jab from Jostrzebski misses. Bunker darts in looking for a takedown but Jostrzebski gets double underhooks and turns Bunker into the cage. Jostrzebski throws a lazy right hand but Bunker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1# Jostrzebski cracks Bunker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Joseph Jostrzebski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bunker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jostrzebski swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bunker tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Jostrzebski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Jostrzebski misses with a wild body shot. Jostrzebski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bunker. Jostrzebski scores with a decent looking hook. Jostrzebski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bunker's hands. Joseph Jostrzebski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jostrzebski just misses with a punch to the body.
Jostrzebski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Bunker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bunker is looking to chop away at Jostrzebski's legs. Bunker darts in looking for a takedown but Jostrzebski gets double underhooks and turns Bunker into the cage. Jostrzebski throws a big shot that misses. Bunker motions for Jostrzebski to come forward. Bunker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T2# Jostrzebski misses with a right hand enabling Bunker to counter with a crisp jab. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jostrzebski pushing out the jab but it's not landing. It looked like Bunker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Jostrzebski misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Bunker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bunker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Bunker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Bunker throws a leg kick which misses Jostrzebski's front leg but catches the back leg as Jostrzebski tries to avoid it. Bunker misses with a head kick.
Bunker moves away from the strike by Jostrzebski. Bunker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Tony Bunker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Jostrzebski misses with a straight left. #TD# Bunker gets the takedown into side control. Bunker working the ground and pound but Jostrzebski is defending the strikes. The strikes coming from Bunker are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #T3# Bunker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jostrzebski keeps working. Bunker creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jostrzebski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Jostrzebski tries to get back to half guard but can't. Bunker is looking to take a break and control but Jostrzebski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Bunker creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jostrzebski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Bunker in side control, just content to control the action for now. Bunker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
#T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Bunker wants to take a breather but Jostrzebski manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bunker. Bunker stays in close to Jostrzebski's body and controls the position. Bunker looking to sit in guard and control but Jostrzebski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB# Bunker controlling Jostrzebski's posture.
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 Tony Bunker. Well Bunker 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27 Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27 Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Bunker! Tony Bunker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
K-1 31 Haller vs Monroe
Date: Jul 04, 2018 |
#R1# Sherman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Valdez. Valdez scores with a nice strike. Sherman takes a swing at Valdez's ribcage but misses. #CL2# Valdez closes the distance and clinches. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valdez. Valdez misses with some punches.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Valdez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Sherman wants to get back to striking at distance but Valdez won't allow it.
Valdez misses with a hook from the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valdez. Nice body punch from Valdez. Valdez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Valdez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Valdez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valdez throws a head punch that misses. Valdez working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sherman. Valdez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1# Valdez throws a head punch that misses. A head punch blocked on the inside by Sherman. Valdez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shermans head. Valdez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sherman backwards. Valdez tries to work over Sherman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Valdez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sherman blocking some punches.
#BC# Sherman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valdez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Sherman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL2# Valdez gets a clinch. Sherman blocks a body shot from Valdez. Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC# Sherman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valdez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2# Sherman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sherman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valdez. Sherman misses with a wild body shot. Sherman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valdez. Sherman looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdez is just out of range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Valdez's corner calls for a 1-2. Valdez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Sherman keeps the fight on the outside. Sherman swats away the attempt to clinch by Valdez.#CL2# Valdez moves into the clinch. A body shot lands from Valdez.
Valdez tries to work over Sherman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC# Sherman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T3# Sherman loads up on a big right hand but Valdez slips the punch.#CL2# Valdez clinches. A head punch on the inside from Valdez fails to land. Valdez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Good body shot from Valdez.
Sherman prevents a body shot from Valdez. Sherman wants to break free but Valdez has control.
Valdez scores with a shoulder strike. Sherman blocks an uppercut.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Valdez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valdez throws a head punch that misses. Valdez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Valdez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Valdez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valdez keeps control of Sherman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T4# Valdez tries to work over Sherman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Valdez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sherman blocking some punches.
Valdez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Valdez misses with a punch to the body.
Valdez can't find room to land a body shot as Sherman controls the action.
Valdez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC# Sherman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Sherman works Valdez's body with a nice hook. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2# Valdez moves into the clinch. Valdez scores with a hook to the body. Sherman is breathing heavily. Valdez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valdez. Sherman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valdez working aggressively here.
#T5# Valdez working aggressively here.
Sherman blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Valdez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sherman. Sherman tries to break free but Valdez pushes him back against the ropes. Valdez lands with a short shot to the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Valdez. Valdez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sherman's elbow. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Valdez tries to throw a body punch but Sherman avoids it by throwing Valdez back against the ropes. Valdez lands a body punch in the clinch. Valdez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Sherman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Valdez lands a body shot. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valdez. #T6# Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC# Sherman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Valdez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sherman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Sherman circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL2# Valdez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sherman, pushing him back against the ropes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside. Valdez scores with a shot to the side of Sherman's head. Valdez lands a nice uppercut. Valdez misses with a hook from the clinch. A short right from Valdez. Valdez lands with a light punch inside. Valdez swings wildly with an uppercut but Sherman uses good head movement to avoid it. Valdez lands on the inside with an uppercut. Valdez lands a shoulder strike. #T7# Valdez has a couple of punches blocked by Sherman.
Valdez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valdez. Sherman blocks an uppercut.
Valdez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sherman takes a shot to the head. A hook to the body from Valdez.
Sherman has had enough of the clinch but Valdez keeps him there for the moment. Valdez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sherman's elbow. Sherman is trying to push Valdez away but Valdez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. Valdez misses with the head strike.
Valdez works on Sherman's body with a couple of short punches.#T8# Valdez scores with a nice hook to the head. Valdez struggles to land a body shot inside as Sherman controls his hands.
Sherman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valdez throws a head punch that misses. Sherman blocks a body shot from Valdez. Sherman tries to circle away but Valdez has him pinned against the ropes. Sherman is trying to force a seperation but Valdez has the dominant position. Valdez misses with the head strike.
Valdez lands an uppercut. Sherman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sherman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Valdez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valdez misses with a hook from the clinch. Sherman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T9# Valdez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sherman backwards. #CUT2# It looks like Fred Sherman has been cut. Valdez scores with a nice hook to the head. Valdez has a couple of punches blocked by Sherman.
Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC# Sherman breaks from the clinch.
Valdez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sherman. Valdez staying out of range there. Valdez tries to clinch up but Sherman circles away and keeps his distance. Valdez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Sherman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valdez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sherman. Valdez wants to counter with a clinch but Sherman pushes him away. Rodrigo Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Valdez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CL2# Valdez closes the distance and clinches. A head punch blocked on the inside by Sherman. Valdez scores with a nice hook to the head. Valdez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC# Sherman breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Valdez dominated that round. The cut man is working on Fred Sherman's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# Valdez digs a good hook to Sherman's body.
Valdez misses with a straight left. Valdez throws a right hand that Sherman ducks under and follows up with a left that Sherman also avoids with ease. Sherman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Valdez is looking to clinch but Sherman is avoiding it.
Valdez is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Sherman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valdez throws the left hand but Sherman avoids the punch easily. Valdez throws a combination. Sherman tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Sherman scores with a hook. Valdez stalks Sherman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sherman's face. Sherman staggers backwards, shaken. Sherman throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range. Valdez tries to counter with a clinch but Sherman shakes him off and moves away. Valdez tries to clinch but Sherman moves out of range. Sherman lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Valdez connects with a single shot there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Valdez wants to clinch up but Sherman keeps it at a distance. Valdez is looking to clinch. Sherman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdez moves away. Valdez swings for the body but Sherman moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Sherman misses its target.#T1# Valdez tries to clinch up and Sherman counters with a one-two to the body. Sherman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Sherman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valdez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sherman.
Valdez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A good leg kick by Valdez. A telegraphed right hand from Sherman misses the target. A big right from Sherman misses. Sherman jabbing away but nothing is landing. Valdez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valdez throws a lazy right hand but Sherman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Valdez darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Valdez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Sherman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valdez wants to counter the offense by Sherman and move into the clinch position.#T2##CL2# Valdez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. This has been an exciting period of action! Valdez misses with some punches.
Valdez can't find room to land a body shot as Sherman controls the action.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sherman tries to circle away but Valdez has him pinned against the ropes. Rodrigo Valdez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Valdez can't find room to land a body shot as Sherman controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Valdez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Valdez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Valdez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. A short right from Valdez. Sherman wants to get back to striking at distance but Valdez won't allow it.
Valdez misses with some punches.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sherman blocks an uppercut.
#T3# Valdez has a couple of punches blocked by Sherman.
Sherman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside. Valdez tries to throw a body punch but Sherman avoids it by throwing Valdez back against the ropes. A head punch on the inside from Valdez fails to land. Valdez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC# Sherman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Valdez doesn't manage to clinch there - Sherman circles away.
Valdez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sherman.
Sherman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Valdez throws an overhand right that lands on Sherman's shoulder, as Sherman tries to avoid the shot. Sherman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Valdez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Valdez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sherman.
Valdez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valdez is looking to clinch. Valdez has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Sherman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
#T4# Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valdez. #CL2# Sherman gets tackled into the ropes by Valdez. Valdez maintains the clinch. Sherman prevents a body shot from Valdez. Valdez tries to work over Sherman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Valdez lands with a short shot to the head. Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by Sherman. Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valdez swings wildly with an uppercut but Sherman uses good head movement to avoid it. 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! Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside. Valdez misses with the head strike.
Sherman prevents a body shot from Valdez. Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside. Sherman blocks a body shot from Valdez. #T5# Valdez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Valdez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Valdez scores with a nice short uppercut. Valdez has Sherman pressed against the ropes, preventing Sherman from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Valdez misses with a hook from the clinch. Valdez tries to work over Sherman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A head punch blocked on the inside by Sherman. Sherman tries to throw a body punch but Valdez avoids it by throwing Sherman back against the ropes. Valdez throws a head punch that misses. #BC# Sherman breaks from the clinch.
Valdez throws a jab but it's blocked by Sherman. Valdez lands with a good body shot. Valdez tries to clinch there but Sherman circles away.
Valdez looks to land a right hand but Sherman moved out of range.#T6# Sherman throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range. Sherman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sherman there as he acknowledges the shot. Valdez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sherman. A telegraphed right hand from Valdez misses the target. Sherman feinted there with a counter leg kick. Sherman swings away with a leg kick that misses. Valdez misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Sherman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Valdez. Valdez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2# Valdez has Sherman up against the ropes in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action! Valdez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Valdez.
Valdez working aggressively here.
Valdez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valdez lands with a short head shot on the inside. Sherman prevents a body shot from Valdez. #T7# Valdez misses with the head strike.
Valdez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valdez. Valdez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Valdez swings wildly with an uppercut but Sherman uses good head movement to avoid it. Valdez tries to throw a body punch but Sherman avoids it by throwing Valdez back against the ropes. Valdez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Valdez has a couple of punches blocked by Sherman.
#BC# Sherman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2# Valdez moves into the clinch successfully.
Sherman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valdez. #T8##BC# Sherman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sherman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2# Valdez has Sherman up against the ropes in a clinch.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez tries to work over Sherman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sherman blocks a body shot from Valdez. #BC# Sherman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Valdez wants to clinch up but Sherman keeps it at a distance. Sherman keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2# Valdez has Sherman up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Valdez misses with the head strike.
#T9# Valdez lands with a short head shot on the inside. A hook to the body from Valdez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valdez. Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside. Valdez misses with some punches.
Valdez tries to work over Sherman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sherman prevents a body shot from Valdez. Valdez misses with the head strike.
Valdez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC# Sherman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Valdez tries to clinch but Sherman moves out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Valdez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Fred Sherman's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round! #R3# Valdez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Sherman throws an overhand right that lands on Valdez's shoulder, as Valdez tries to avoid the shot. Valdez fails in his attempt to clinch. Valdez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sherman throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range. Sherman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Valdez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sherman scrambles back to his feet. Rodrigo Valdez seems to be getting the better of the standup. Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sherman swats him away and circles back towards the center. Sherman swats away the attempt to clinch by Valdez. A punch lands to the side of Sherman 's head but he takes it in his stride. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sherman swats away the attempt to clinch by Valdez. Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch but Sherman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Valdez wants to land a leg kick but Sherman is out of range. Sherman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Sherman keeps the fight on the outside. Valdez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sherman's head.#T1# Valdez tries to clinch but Sherman moves out of range. Valdez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A shot to the body from Sherman misses #CL2# and Valdez counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Sherman is looking to break free of the clinch but Valdez has double underhooks. Sherman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Good body shot from Valdez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Sherman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sherman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sherman prevents a body shot from Valdez. Valdez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valdez misses with the head strike.
Valdez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Valdez lands with a light punch inside. #T2# Valdez lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valdez. Valdez tries a body shot but Sherman blocks it.
Sherman prevents a body shot from Valdez. Valdez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sherman blocks an uppercut.
Valdez presses Sherman against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. A nice right hand lands inside from Valdez. Valdez working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A head punch blocked on the inside by Sherman. Valdez misses with a punch to the body.
Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by Sherman. #T3# Valdez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valdez lands a right hand. Sherman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside. Valdez scores with an uppercut up the middle. Sherman blocking some punches.
Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by Sherman. Valdez throws a head punch that misses. Valdez throws a head punch that misses. Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside. A left hand lands to the body for Valdez.
A head punch on the inside from Valdez fails to land. Valdez has a couple of punches blocked by Sherman.
#T4# Valdez tries a body shot but Sherman blocks it.
Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside. Valdez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valdez lands a hook that snaps the head of Sherman backwards. Valdez misses with the head strike.
Valdez working aggressively here.
Sherman is looking to break free of the clinch but Valdez has double underhooks. Valdez misses with a hook from the clinch. Sherman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sherman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valdez struggles to land a body shot inside as Sherman controls his hands.
Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside. #T5# Valdez misses with a hook from the clinch. Valdez misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Valdez fails to land. Sherman is trying to break the clinch but Valdez is controlling him. Valdez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Sherman blocks a body shot from Valdez. Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside. Sherman blocks an uppercut.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sherman blocks an uppercut.
Valdez has a couple of punches blocked by Sherman.
Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sherman lands a shoulder strike. #T6# Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by Sherman. Valdez misses with a body punch.
Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valdez working aggressively here.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez throws a head punch that misses. Valdez lands with a right to the head. Sherman struggles to land a body shot inside as Valdez controls his hands.
Valdez can't find room to land a body shot as Sherman controls the action.
Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by Sherman. Sherman blocking some punches.
#BC# Sherman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valdez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sherman.#T7# Valdez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valdez doesn't manage to clinch there - Sherman circles away.
Valdez tries to clinch but Sherman moves out of range. Sherman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valdez. Valdez tries to clinch there but Sherman circles away.
Sherman is looking to wear down Valdez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Sherman looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdez is just out of range. Sherman sets himself, and Valdez steps forward looking for the clinch! Sherman avoids it this time. Sherman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Sherman keeps the fight on the outside. Sherman lands a slapping body shot.
Valdez lands with a cross. Valdez tries to clinch up. Valdez throws a low kick but Sherman moves out of range easily. Fred Sherman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Valdez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sherman checks it well. Valdez throws a shot from downtown. Sherman moves away and avoids it. Valdez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valdez scores with a hook to the body. Sherman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T8# Valdez tries to clinch there but Sherman circles away.
Sherman is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Valdez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Valdez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Valdez tries to bum rush Sherman with a series of wild strikes but Sherman uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Valdez moves away from the strike by Sherman. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sherman just misses with a punch to the body.
Valdez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valdez tries to clinch there but Sherman circles away.
#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Valdez throws a head punch that misses. Valdez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sherman's elbow. Valdez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valdez misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T9# Valdez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sherman's elbow. Sherman takes a shot to the head. Sherman blocking some punches.
Valdez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valdez can't find room to land a body shot as Sherman controls the action.
Sherman blocking some punches.
#BC# Sherman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valdez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Valdez lands a head shot.#CL2# Sherman gets tackled into the ropes by Valdez. Valdez maintains the clinch. Valdez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Sherman is trying to push Valdez away but Valdez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere. A short right from Valdez on the inside. Sherman blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight! Rodrigo Valdez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Valdez 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30 Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Valdez!
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Event:
K-1 30 La Croix vs Spong
Date: Jun 30, 2018 |
#R1# Silver Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Tellegio takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tellegio dips to his left and cracks Silver Jr with an uppercut! Silver Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tellegio manages to avoid it. Tellegio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Tellegio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silver Jr's head. Silver Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Silver Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tellegio. That did some damage! Silver Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Silver Jr lands with a right hand. This has been an exciting period of action! Silver Jr throws a body shot but no joy. Silver Jr thumps Tellegio with a low kick. Silver Jr scores with a nice head shot. Tellegio cracks the inside of Silver Jr's front leg. Silver Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crunch! Silver Jr slams his shin into Tellegio's torso. Silver Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Silver Jr jabs at Tellegio's body. Tellegio slips a jab and a cross from Silver Jr.
Tellegio throws a series of punches but Silver Jr moves out of range. #T1# Silver Jr lands with a nice body punch. Tellegio throws out a leg kick but Silver Jr moves out of range and Tellegio only half commits. Silver Jr with a nice cross. A telegraphed right hand from Silver Jr misses the target. Tellegio misses the jab. Tellegio cracks Silver Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. Victor Tellegio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tellegio is looking to clinch. As Tellegio backs away, Silver Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Silver Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tellegio. Tellegio obviously looking to wear him down.
Silver Jr throws a jab when Tellegio was well out of range. Nice straight punches there by Silver Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silver Jr. Silver Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tellegio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Tellegio connects with a body shot that sends Silver Jr's belly button to the back. Tellegio checks a leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A punch combination from Tellegio misses. Silver Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tellegio just manages to avoid it. Tellegio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silver Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Silver Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Silver Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tellegio just manages to avoid it. Tellegio slips a straight right by Silver Jr. Silver Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
#T2# Silver Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silver Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Tellegio blocks the body kick.
Silver Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silver Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donk. Tellegio catches Silver Jr right on the button with a cross. Silver Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tellegio to score with a decent uppercut. Tellegio throws a big shot that misses. Silver Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tellegio. Silver Jr moves out of range as Tellegio strikes. Silver Jr throws a hook but Tellegio blocks it. Silver Jr thows a left - swing and a miss! Silver Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Silver Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Tellegio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Tellegio thumps Silver Jr with a low kick. A shot to the body from Tellegio misses and Silver Jr counters with a left to the body. Tellegio lands with a hook. Silver Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Silver Jr will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# Silver Jr slips a straight right by Tellegio. Silver Jr misses with a body shot.
Tellegio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver Jr throws out the jab. Tellegio scores with a leg kick.
Tellegio moves out of range of the leg kick from Silver Jr. Silver Jr misses with an uppercut. Tellegio saw that one coming. Tellegio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tellegio there as he acknowledges the shot. Tellegio looks to land a right hand but Silver Jr moved out of range.#CL2# Tellegio moves into the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Silver Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch. Tellegio misses with the head strike.
Silver Jr has had enough of the clinch but Tellegio keeps him there for the moment. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Silver Jr is trying to break the clinch but Tellegio is controlling him. Tellegio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silver Jr blocks it with crossed arms. Tellegio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1# Tellegio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Tellegio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silver Jr.
Tellegio tries to land knees in the clinch but Silver Jr avoids the damage to the body. Tellegio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tellegio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2# Tellegio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Tellegio dodges the punch combination from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr ducks under a wild hook from Tellegio. Silver Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Tellegio.
Good standup being displayed there by Tellegio as he connects with a hook. Tellegio has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Tellegio lands with a cross. Tellegio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Tellegio throws the kick towards the body but Silver Jr avoids it. Silver Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow. Silver Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tellegio.
#T2# This has been an exciting period of action! Silver Jr throws a right hand that Tellegio ducks under and follows up with a left that Tellegio also avoids with ease. Nice defenses there by Silver Jr. Silver Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Tellegio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Tellegio connects with an inside leg kick. Some bone on bone action there as Tellegio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Silver Jr misses with a hook. Tellegio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver Jr. Tellegio dips to his left and cracks Silver Jr with an uppercut! Tellegio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver Jr.
Tellegio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silver Jr swings for the body but Tellegio moves out of range.
Tellegio throws a body shot but no joy. Silver Jr misses with a hook. Tellegio ducked under it nicely. Silver Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Tellegio.
Silver Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tellegio is able to avoid easily. Silver Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silver Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tellegio. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Tellegio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! #R3# Silver Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Tellegio's shoulder, as Tellegio tries to avoid the shot. Tellegio misses with the body kick and Silver Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Tellegio is looking to score with low kicks. Tellegio walks into a straight right hand from Silver Jr. Silver Jr slips under a jab from Tellegio. Silver Jr looks to land a left hand but Tellegio moved out of range nicely. Silver Jr thows a body kick. Tellegio tries to catch it but that hurt him. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silver Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tellegio - the referee stops the clock and Silver Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tellegio. Silver Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Silver Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Silver Jr throws a big shot that misses. Tellegio tries to land a front kick but Silver Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Tellegio is looking to land body kicks. Silver Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Tellegio is just out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A big left from Silver Jr misses. A looping hook to the body misses from Silver Jr. Tellegio does a little dance to reset his feet. Tellegio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A little feinted left hand from Silver Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Silver Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tellegio was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver Jr. Thomas Silver Jr is winning the standup battle so far. Silver Jr connects with a body shot that sends Tellegio's belly button to the back. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A cross from Silver Jr lands.#T1# Silver Jr tried to score with a low kick but Tellegio checks it. Tellegio is looking for the big counter here. Tellegio motions for Silver Jr to come forward. Tellegio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Tellegio just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSilver Jr. Tellegio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Silver Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Silver Jr connects with a jab. Tellegio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silver Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Tellegio just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tellegio. An inside leg kick from Tellegio misses. A nice inside leg kick there by Silver Jr. That's going to slow Tellegio down. Tellegio throws a half hearted mid kick. Silver Jr misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Tellegio misses the target. A looping hook to the body misses from Silver Jr. Tellegio does a little dance to reset his feet. Tellegio misses with a head kick.
Tellegio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Silver Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T2# Silver Jr jabs Tellegio right on the nose. Tellegio blinks but takes it well. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Silver Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tellegio. Tellegio obviously looking to wear him down.
Silver Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silver Jr throws the left hand but Tellegio avoids the punch easily. Tellegio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Silver Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Silver Jr tenderised Tellegio's leg. Tellegio is trying to keep his angry face on. Silver Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Silver Jr thows a left - swing and a miss! Silver Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Silver Jr misses with a looping right. Tellegio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Tellegio scores with a nice right hand.
Tellegio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Silver Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Silver Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tellegio is out of range. Tellegio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Thomas Silver Jr showed his dominance in that final round. I think Silver Jr 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Silver Jr! Jumping up and down and very excited, Thomas Silver Jr waved his t-shirt featuring Sully's Bar & Grill's logo in front of the cameras.
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Event:
K-1 29 Boxer vs Vamoosh
Date: Jun 27, 2018 |
#R1# Jesus throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely. Allen throws a big shot that misses. Jesus has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Allen is landing a low percentage of strikes. A shot to the liver by Jesus. Beautiful body shot. Jesus loads up on a big right hand but Allen slips the punch. Ginger Jesus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jesus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jesus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Jesus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Allen.
Allen misses with a hook. Jesus ducked under it nicely. Jesus throws a right hand that misses
enabling Allen to counter with a crisp jab. Allen ducks under a wild hook from Jesus. Nice defenses there by Jesus. Jesus slips a jab from Allen. Allen lands a jab to the nose. Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jesus. Allen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jesus ducks under a wild hook from Allen. Allen thows a left - swing and a miss! Jesus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Allen with a body shot.#T1# Allen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jesus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Allen looks to land a right hand but Jesus moved out of range. Allen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Allen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Allen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jesus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2# Jesus gets in close and instigates a clinch. Jesus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Jesus controls the action.
Jesus throws a head punch that misses. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jesus. Jesus tries a body shot but Allen blocks it.
Allen tries to throw a body punch but Jesus avoids it by throwing Allen back against the ropes. A short right hand to the side of the head by Jesus.#CUT2# It looks like George Allen has been cut. Allen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! I was talking to Allen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Allen blocks a body shot from Jesus. Allen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Jesus controls the action.
Allen misses with a body punch.
Jesus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Allen backwards. 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! Jesus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2# Both fighters working to control the clinch. Jesus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Jesus misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC# Allen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jesus misses with a combination
and as Jesus takes a moment to reset, Allen counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Jesus goes down! He's in big trouble, can he recover? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10. He's out! Allen is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). George Allen! George Allen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Event:
ORC 15: Unholy
Date: Jun 23, 2018 |
#R1# Jackiewicz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. The fight stays on the outside here - Suramongkol looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jackiewicz scores with a body shot.
Jackiewicz throws a big shot that misses. Suramongkol moves out of range of the strikes. Jackiewicz throws a right hand that Suramongkol ducks under and follows up with a left that Suramongkol also avoids with ease. Jackiewicz thumps Suramongkol with a low kick. Jackiewicz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CL# Suramongkol forces Jackiewicz back against the ropes and clinches. Jackiewicz managing to block the knees to the body from Suramongkol.
Suramongkol lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackiewicz won't want to take too many of those. This has been an exciting period of action! Suramongkol leaning his opponent against the ropes. Jackiewicz is trying to force a seperation but Suramongkol has the dominant position. Suramongkol with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Suramongkol looking to throw knees to the head but Jackiewicz is blocking nicely.
I was talking to Suramongkol's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Jackiewicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Suramongkol with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T1# Suramongkol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Jackiewicz working hard to break the clinch. Suramongkol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackiewicz avoids it. Jackiewicz is trying to break free. Suramongkol throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackiewicz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Suramongkol is trying to stall.
Suramongkol seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Jackiewicz is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment. Suramongkol is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Suramongkol missing with knees to the body.
#BC2# Jackiewicz manages to break the clinch.
Jackiewicz scores with a jab to the head.
Jackiewicz throws a one two combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suramongkol looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Suramongkol throws a head kick that misses. Jackiewicz lands a glancing blow to the side of Suramongkol's head.#T2# Good shot there by Jackiewicz. Jackiewicz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Suramongkol needs to keep his hands up - Jackiewicz had a free shot at his head there. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Suramongkol wants to clinch up but Jackiewicz keeps it at a distance. Jackiewicz scores with a nice right hand.
#ROC2# Suramongkol is rocked! Jackiewicz digs a good body shot into Suramongkol's ribs. Oh Suramongkol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Suramongkol tried to score with a low kick but Jackiewicz checks it. Suramongkol seems to have got his legs back now. Rafal Jackiewicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jackiewicz lands a slapping body shot.
Jackiewicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suramongkol misses with a low kick. Suramongkol slips a straight right by Jackiewicz. Jackiewicz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jackiewicz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackiewicz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Suramongkol avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Suramongkol pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suramongkol throws a leg kick that misses. A shot to the liver by Jackiewicz. Beautiful body shot. Jackiewicz looks to land a combination but Suramongkol avoids it well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Jackiewicz dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2# Jackiewicz throws a half hearted mid kick. Suramongkol half committed to a counter leg kick. Jackiewicz misses with a few strikes there.
Suramongkol appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Suramongkol tries to work over Jackiewicz's front leg with a kick but Jackiewicz checks it. Jackiewicz looks like he wants to counter punch here. Jackiewicz misses with a looping right.#CL# Suramongkol gets in close and instigates a clinch. Jackiewicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Suramongkol has Jackiewicz pressed against the ropes, preventing Jackiewicz from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Jackiewicz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suramongkol looking to slow down the pace here. Suramongkol blocks a body shot from Jackiewicz. Jackiewicz is trying to break the clinch but Suramongkol is controlling him. Jackiewicz is trying to break the clinch but Suramongkol is controlling him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Suramongkol leaning against his opponent.
Suramongkol connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jackiewicz's face.
Suramongkol misses with a knee strike.
#BC2# Jackiewicz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Suramongkol pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suramongkol wants to clinch but Jackiewicz slips to the side and Suramongkol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1##CL# Suramongkol clinches with his opponent.
Suramongkol missing with knees to the body.
Suramongkol tries a knee to the head but Jackiewicz blocks it.
Suramongkol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackiewicz avoids it.#BC2# Jackiewicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackiewicz scores with a jab. Suramongkol acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Jackiewicz dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Jackiewicz lands a slapping body shot.
Jackiewicz misses with a few strikes there.
Suramongkol moves in looking to clinch but Jackiewicz pushes him off. Jackiewicz lands a head shot.#KD2# Jackiewicz closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Suramongkol crashing to the mat! Suramongkol uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue! This has been an exciting period of action! Jackiewicz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Jackiewicz has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Suramongkol dodges the punch combination from Jackiewicz.
Suramongkol is looking to counter with head kicks. Jackiewicz misses with a wild combination.
Jackiewicz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suramongkol moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Suramongkol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackiewicz.
#T2# Jackiewicz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Suramongkol fails in his attempt to clinch. Jackiewicz lands a jab to Suramongkol's midsection. Suramongkol tries to clinch but Jackiewicz is having none of it. Jackiewicz misses with a few strikes there.
Suramongkol on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Suramongkol is looking to chop away at Jackiewicz's legs. Jackiewicz connects with a right hand. Suramongkol shakes it off.#CL# Suramongkol closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. Jackiewicz tries to circle away but Suramongkol has him pinned against the ropes. Suramongkol unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackiewicz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #BC2# Jackiewicz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jackiewicz throws a jab when Suramongkol was well out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A telegraphed right hand from Jackiewicz misses the target. Jackiewicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suramongkol closes the distance but Jackiewicz moves to the side and Jackiewicz counters with a straight punch to the midsection. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Jackiewicz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. #R3# Suramongkol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Suramongkol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jackiewicz paws at him with a jab and circles away. Suramongkol tries to move into range but Jackiewicz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Jackiewicz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#CL# Suramongkol instigates a clinch. Jaidee Suramongkol has scored more points in the clinch so far. Suramongkol landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Suramongkol has Jackiewicz pressed against the ropes, preventing Jackiewicz from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Suramongkol tries to stall but Jackiewicz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackiewicz is trying to break the clinch but Suramongkol is controlling him. Suramongkol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackiewicz.
Suramongkol utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Suramongkol takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2# Jackiewicz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suramongkol tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Jackiewicz counters with a straight right hand.#T1# Suramongkol lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Jackiewicz cracks Suramongkol with an open hand slap. Suramongkol fails in his attempt to clinch. Rafal Jackiewicz seems to be getting the better of the standup. Jackiewicz fails to land with a series of punches.
Suramongkol tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackiewicz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A jab from Jackiewicz finds it's way through Suramongkol's defenses. Suramongkol fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackiewicz. Jackiewicz lands a really nice looking cross but Suramongkol seems unphased.
Jackiewicz lands with a nice combination. Suramongkol backs away looking to recover. Jackiewicz scores with a jab. Suramongkol looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. This has been an exciting period of action! Jackiewicz connects with a crisp jab. Suramongkol tries to clinch up but Jackiewicz circles away and keeps his distance. Suramongkol walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackiewicz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Despite the aggression on Jackiewicz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Jackiewicz jabbing away but nothing is landing. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jackiewicz. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Suramongkol takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL# Suramongkol has taken the fight to the clinch.
Suramongkol is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC2# Jackiewicz breaks from the clinch.
#T2# Suramongkol misses with a low kick as Jackiewicz jumps back. Suramongkol with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suramongkol moves out of range of the strikes. Jackiewicz lands with a nice body punch. Suramongkol wants to clinch. Suramongkol wants to clinch. Jackiewicz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Suramongkol moves out of range of the body kick. Jackiewicz throws a nice looking combination but Suramongkol bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. As Jackiewicz backs away, Suramongkol returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Jackiewicz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jackiewicz stalks Suramongkol and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Suramongkol's face. Suramongkol staggers backwards, shaken. Jaidee Suramongkol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Rafal Jackiewicz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Jackiewicz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jackiewicz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suramongkol circles away quickly and effectively. Suramongkol half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Rafal Jackiewicz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Jackiewicz 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Rafal Jackiewicz! Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Rafal Jackiewicz! Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Rafal Jackiewicz!
Rafal Jackiewicz wins by unanimous decision! Rafal Jackiewicz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
OFC: Blood Night LII
Date: Jun 23, 2018 |
#R1# Marvin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Todd tries a head kick but it misses.
#TD# Marvin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Todd looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Marvin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #SUB# Marvin has hold of Todd's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Todd tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Marvin cranks the arm and Todd screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Todd, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). David C. Marvin! David C. Marvin gave a mention to Red Light Coffeeshop in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
TGC Crucible 22
Date: Jun 20, 2018 |
#R1# Braga misses with a body kick. Tessier scores with a spinning back kick! A big left from Tessier misses. Braga was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Tessier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A counter left hand to the body from Braga misses its target. Braga looks to score with a jab to the body but Tessier is just out of range. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tessier 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 Braga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Braga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Tessier misses with a low kick. Braga lands a leg kick that knocks Tessier off balance momentarily. Nick Tessier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Braga misses with a kick to the body.
Braga checks a low kick from Tessier. Braga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tessier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. That kick from Tessier tenderised Braga's leg. Braga is trying to keep his angry face on. Tessier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Braga. Braga digs a good hook to Tessier's body.
#TD2# Tessier closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Braga did well to prevent Tessier getting side control.#T1##SUB2# Tessier is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB2# Tessier is trying to work for a kimura but Braga is defending well.
Braga gets back to full guard.
Tessier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Braga is keeping the position for now. Tessier is fighting to break Braga's control of his arms but Braga is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T2# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Tessier tries to free his leg and advance position but Braga is retaining full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Tessier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB# Braga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tessier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Tessier trying to control the position from guard on top but Braga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Braga is controlling Tessier's posture. Braga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3##SUB2# Tessier drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tessier jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Tessier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Braga keeping moving, preventing Tessier from controlling successfully. Braga trying to control the position here. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Braga seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Braga is on top in guard.
#REVR# Tessier wants to sweep here but Braga controlling him for the moment. #SUB2# Tessier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Braga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Braga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Braga 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. #T4##SUB2# Tessier escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Braga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Braga slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Braga wants to pass the guard but Tessier is keeping the position. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Braga controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Tessier dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2# Braga avoids the head kick by Tessier.
Tessier misses with a head kick.
#TD2# Tessier scores with a takedown into Braga's guard. Tessier passes easily into side control. Nice work. Braga managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tessier.
Braga struggling a bit here. Braga tries to bench press Tessier off him but Tessier keeps the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2# Tessier wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Braga, who protects the arm well. #SUB2# Tessier thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Braga manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T1# Braga controlling the position for now. Tessier not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Tessier trying to control the action but Braga is working from the bottom. #SUB2# Tessier is looking for a kimura but Braga is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tessier to get the leverage. Braga wants to get back to full guard. Braga is staying active underneath Tessier, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB2# Tessier looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Braga is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#T2# The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Tessier not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB2# Tessier is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Braga sees it coming and defends easily. Braga is controlling Tessier's position as best he can from this difficult position. Tessier thows a huge punch but Braga dodges it nicely.
Braga slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Braga holds on and takes a little breather. Tessier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3# Tessier wants to control from the top but Braga keeps moving. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Tessier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Braga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tessier's calf. Tessier has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Braga throws the kick towards the body but Tessier avoids it. Tessier drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Braga defends it well.#TD2# Tessier shoots in for a takedown and gets it. The fighters are battling for position here. Braga manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Tessier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Braga managing to control the position. Braga wants to sweep but no luck. #T4# Tessier tries to free his leg and advance position but Braga is retaining full guard. Braga controlling Tessier's posture. Tessier wants to pass the guard but Braga is keeping the position. Tessier trying to control the position from guard on top but Braga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Braga controlling the position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2# Tessier thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Braga pulls Tessier in close to prevent any damage. #REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2# Tessier dives in and scores a takedown into Braga's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Tessier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Braga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round! #R3# Braga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Tessier throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#TD2# Tessier shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tessier showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB2# Tessier is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Braga is just riding it out for now. Tessier eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2# Tessier is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Braga is concentrating on defense, preventing Tessier from advancing position. #T1# Braga manages to get to full guard.
Tessier is fighting to break Braga's control of his arms but Braga is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Tessier scoring with some ground and pound. Braga 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. Tessier is fighting to break Braga's control of his arms but Braga is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Braga'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. Tessier wants to control from the top but Braga keeps moving. #T2# The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Braga lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR# Braga slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Tessier is trying to get back to half guard. Braga trying to control the action but Tessier is working from the bottom. Tessier is letting Braga control him for a moment. Tessier tries to get back to half guard but can't. Braga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tessier keeps working. Nick Tessier has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3# Tessier is trying to get back to half guard. 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. Braga advances nicely into full mount. Tessier prevents Braga from taking his back. Tessier is desperately trying to improve his position but Braga has a good base and remains in mount. Braga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4# Tessier is trying to escape the mount.
Nick Tessier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Braga avoids the attempt from Tessier to control. Tessier can't escape the position.
Braga looking to control and managing it successfully. Tessier tries to lock up and control but Braga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Braga controlling the pace for now. Tessier has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
And that's the end of the fight! Rogan Braga showed his dominance in that final round. Well Tessier 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29 Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Tessier! Nick Tessier seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
NJMMA 60
Date: Jun 16, 2018 |
#R1##CL2# Patrick pushes Rooney up against the cage in a clinch. Rooney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rooney has Patrick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Patrick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Rooney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rooney blocks an uppercut.
Patrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Rooney uses good head movement to avoid it. Rooney prevents a body shot from Patrick. Patrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Rooney uses good head movement to avoid it. Patrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC# Rooney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rooney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patrick. It appears Rooney was looking to counter with a kick there.#CL2# Patrick forces Rooney back against the cage and clinches. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC# Rooney breaks the clinch.
Rooney throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Rooney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Patrick moves in looking to clinch but Rooney pushes him off. Patrick is looking to clinch. Patrick throws a hook but Rooney blocks it. Rooney throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#T1# Patrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patrick tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Rooney finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Patrick tries to clinch but Rooney is having none of it. Patrick throws a hook to the side of Rooney's head but Rooney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2# Patrick clinches. Patrick misses with a punch to the body.
Rooney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patrick tries to throw a body punch but Rooney avoids it by throwing Patrick back against the cage. #TD# Rooney jumps guard.
Patrick trying to control but Rooney is working from the bottom. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rooney is on top in guard.
#REVR##SU# Rooney stands up and waves to Patrick to follow him. Patrick tries to clinch up.#T2# Rooney is looking to land body kicks. Patrick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rooney. Rooney scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Patrick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rooney. That one must have hurt. Patrick looks winded! Rooney throws a quick inside leg kick. Patrick tries to clinch but Rooney moves out of range. Rooney thows a body kick. Patrick tries to catch it but that hurt him. Patrick tries to clinch up but Rooney circles away and keeps his distance.#KD# Rooney lands a big head kick that sends Patrick tumbling to the mat! Rooney takes a step backwards and waves Patrick back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC# Patrick is rocked!#CUT# It looks like Sonny Patrick has been cut. Crack! A monster head kick from Rooney and Patrick falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Rooney!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Evan Rooney!
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Event:
TGC 60: Gagnon vs Maybetter
Date: Jun 16, 2018 |
#R1# Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Donk. Smith catches Braga right on the button with a cross. Braga has a takedown stuffed. Braga shoots in looking for a takedown but Smith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Braga's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Smith throws a jab when Braga was well out of range. Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. A jab lands there for Smith. Braga tries to clinch up. Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Braga drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2# Smith tries to keep at a distance but Braga has taken the fight into the clinch. Smith lands a damaging elbow. #CUT# It looks like Reggie Braga has been cut. Smith stalling against the cage.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Braga shrugs off. #T1# Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Braga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
Braga has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Aaron Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Braga. Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Braga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith. It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Braga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Braga gets slowly back to his feet. Braga tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and Braga ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. Braga staying out of range there. Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Braga moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Smith throws a nice looking combination but Braga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Braga slips a jab from Smith.#T2##TD2# Braga decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#ES# Smith manages to escape and get back to his feet! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Smith throws a hook but Braga avoids it easily. Braga is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Braga tries to counter by closing the distance. Braga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Braga tries to counter with a clinch but Smith shakes him off and moves away. Smith misses with a wild combination.
Braga moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Braga looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely. Smith throws a lazy right hand but Braga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Braga is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Braga walks into a stiff left hand from Smith. Nice defenses there by Braga.#T3# Smith misses with an uppercut. Braga saw that one coming. Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Braga.#CL2# Braga moves into the clinch. Braga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Braga being controlled against the cage.#BC# Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Braga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Braga seems unphased.
Smith staying out of range there.#T4# Smith misses with a straight right. Braga slips a jab from Smith. Smith cracks Braga with an open hand slap. Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braga sees it coming and avoids it easily. Braga wants to counter with a clinch but Smith pushes him away. Smith keeps the fight on the outside. Braga walks into a left hand. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Smith throws a big shot that misses. Smith swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL2# and Braga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses. Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Braga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Braga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Smith dodges the punch combination from Braga.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Smith dominated that round. The cut man is working on Reggie Braga's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Braga, as that shot connected.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss! Smith throws a shot from downtown. Braga moves away and avoids it. Braga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith. Smith looks to land a left hand but Braga moved out of range nicely. Smith throws a hook but Braga blocks it. Braga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith. Nice shot by Smith. Braga shoots in but no luck this time. Smith throws a series of punches but Braga avoids them all with ease. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith misses with a looping left. Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#T1# Braga shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense. Braga slips a straight right by Smith. Braga scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Braga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Braga avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Braga takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith misses the jab. Nice defenses there by Braga. Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Braga can do to turn this around? Braga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Braga saw that one coming. A swing and a miss from Smith. Smith misses with an uppercut. Braga tries to counter with a clinch but Smith shakes him off and moves away.#T2# Braga slips under a jab from Smith.#CL2# Braga instigates a clinch. Braga avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith. Braga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Braga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Aaron Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Braga. Braga slips a jab from Smith. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Braga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Braga's head. A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target. Braga avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Braga is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. A jab from Smith misses. Smith throws a body punch but Braga moves out of range. Smith misses with a hook. Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A big right from Smith misses. Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braga sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T3# A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target. Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Braga is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Aaron Smith is winning the standup battle so far. Smith jabs Braga right on the nose. Braga blinks but takes it well. Braga moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab. Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Braga. Braga tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance. Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Braga. Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Braga. Smith misses with a lunging right hand
#CL2# and Braga counters by moving into the clinch. Braga tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Braga jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Smith lands an elbow inside that Braga shrugs off. Braga blocks an elbow strike.#T4##BC2# Braga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith throws a right hand that Braga ducks under and follows up with a left that Braga also avoids with ease. Aaron Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Braga is looking to clinch. Smith slips under a jab. Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Braga. Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2# Braga has managed to clinch.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Braga is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Braga blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Braga dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Smith dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Reggie Braga's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! #R3# Smith missing with a left hand there. Braga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Braga doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Braga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Smith lands a jab to the nose. Smith scores with a jab. Braga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Smith misses with an uppercut. Smith sets himself, and Braga steps forward looking for the clinch! Smith avoids it this time. Braga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab. Braga wants to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch position. Jab by Smith. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The fight stays on the outside here - Braga looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Braga on the side of the head. Braga slips a straight right by Smith.#T1# Braga moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab. Smith throws a nice looking combination but Braga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Braga wants to clinch. Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Braga's head backwards. Smith misses with a hook. Braga ducked under it nicely. Braga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A jab from Smith misses. Braga steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smith. Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Aaron Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2# Braga drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
#T2# Braga tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Braga drops back down to his feet.
Braga avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith. Smith throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Braga blocks the elbow strike.
Braga tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smith takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Braga jumps guard but Smith stands there with Braga around his waist. Braga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aaron Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie Braga. Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Braga uses good head movement to avoid it. Braga letting Smith take a breather here.#T3# Braga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#TD2# Braga ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Braga no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SU# Smith stands up from guard. Let's bang! Braga staying out of range there. Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Braga fails in his attempt to clinch. Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD2# and Braga counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Smith! Braga happy to just control the position for now. Smith is not content to let Braga control the position. #T4# Smith is trying to get back to his feet. Braga in side control, just content to control the action for now. Braga works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Smith wants to get back to his feet but Braga drags him back down. Smith takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Braga wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy. Smith is trying to buck Braga off. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! Reggie Braga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Aaron Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB2# Braga is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight! Aaron Smith showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27 Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27 Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Smith! An out of breath Aaron Smith thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
NJMMA Friday Night Fights 6
Date: Jun 15, 2018 |
#R1# Yoshijiri shoots in but Hansen avoids the takedown attempt easily. Yoshijiri shoots in for a double leg but Hansen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL# Hansen has closed the distance and engaged Yoshijiri in a clinch.
Hansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoshijiri. Yoshijiri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Hansen scores with a nice hook to the head. Yoshijiri looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Hansen lands an uppercut. Yoshijiri tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hansen smiles and moves away.
Gustav Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Yoshijiri. A cross from Hansen lands. Ryan Yoshijiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A telegraphed right hand from Hansen misses the target. #CL2# Yoshijiri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Hansen presses Yoshijiri against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Yoshijiri is trying to pull guard but Hansen has him pressed against the cage. Hansen throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoshijiri. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2# Yoshijiri has picked Hansen up - he's going for a ride! Yoshijiri dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#T1# Yoshijiri wants to control but Hansen is keeping him busy. Yoshijiri content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Yoshijiri is looking to advance position but Hansen won't allow it. Yoshijiri not doing much here.
Yoshijiri trying to pass the guard but Hansen defending well. Hansen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Yoshijiri looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Gustav Hansen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hansen cracks Yoshijiri with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL# Hansen clinches up against the cage.#T3# Hansen misses with the head strike.
Yoshijiri tries to pull guard but Hansen won't allow it.
Hansen misses with a hook to the ribs.
#TD2# Yoshijiri jumps into guard, dragging Hansen to the mat.
Yoshijiri controlling Hansen's posture. Hansen postures up.
Yoshijiri has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T4##SUB2# Yoshijiri looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yoshijiri controlling Hansen's posture. Hansen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Yoshijiri trying to keep a closed guard but Hansen is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Hansen dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R2# Hansen throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Yoshijiri wants to counter the offense by Hansen and move into the clinch position.#CL# Hansen forces Yoshijiri back against the cage and clinches. Hansen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hansen digs a right hand into Yoshijiri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yoshijiri's gas tank. Yoshijiri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hansen walks away with a smile on his face. Yoshijiri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL# Hansen darts in and clinches Yoshijiri up against the cage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Hansen. Hansen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoshijiri can do to turn this around? Hansen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Yoshijiri jumps guard but Hansen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Yoshijiri wants a takedown.
Gustav Hansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Yoshijiri. Hansen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yoshijiri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yoshijiri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hansen just stands there and leans against the cage. Gustav Hansen has scored more points in the clinch so far. A short uppercut from Hansen. #T1# Hansen scores with a hook to the body. Yoshijiri is breathing heavily. Hansen misses with the head strike.
Hansen misses with some punches.
Hansen misses with a punch on the inside.
Yoshijiri is looking to take this one to the mat. Hansen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hansen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshijiri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hansen walks away with a smile on his face. Yoshijiri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Yoshijiri avoids a punch combination nicely.
#CL# Hansen drives through and clinches with Yoshijiri against the cage.
Yoshijiri fails to pull guard.
Hansen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Hansen misses with the head strike.
#T2# Hansen lands a hook to the side of the head. Hansen lands a hook that snaps the head of Yoshijiri backwards. Hansen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hansen pushes Yoshijiri against the cage. Hansen is working some dirty boxing. Hansen pushes off with a quick right hook! Yoshijiri goes down! Yoshijiri tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hansen moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Hansen! A victorious Gustav Hansen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
NJMMA Friday Night Fights 6
Date: Jun 15, 2018 |
#R1# Costa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Costa moves away from the strike by Cage. Costa drops his hands momentarily and Cage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Cage tries a head kick but it misses.
Costa slips a jab from Cage. Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
Cage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD# Costa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cage looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Cage is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Costa off and has taken his back! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
#SUB2# Cage is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Costa is defending well though. Cage let's go of the attempt for now. Costa tries to escape the position.
#T1# Costa is working hard here to advance position. Costa is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Costa is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Crapollas Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it. I really don't envy Costa right now.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Costa is in bad spot here.
Cage is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
#T2# Cage missing with strikes from the back. Costa is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Cage looking to hold on to the position here but Costa rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Costa wants to sweep but no luck. Cage is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB# Costa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Cage looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Costa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cage is one step ahead there. #T3# Cage is stalling in the full guard. Cage is continuing to stall.#SUB# Costa looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cage has picked Costa up and slammed him! Costa can't keep hold of the triangle and Cage manages to pass to side control! Cage is looking to take a break and control but Costa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Costa tries to buck Cage off but Cage is having none of it. 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. Cage advances to mount. Costa tries to reverse the position but Cage maintains control.#T4# Cage controlling his opponent. Costa can't escape the position.
Costa manages to regain half guard. Good work. #SUB# Costa looking for submissions off his back. Cage is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB# Costa looking for submissions from an awkward position here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Cage dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# Costa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Cage misses. Cage avoids the head kick by Costa.
Cage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#TD# Costa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cage's guard. Costa is fighting to break Cage's control of his arms but Cage is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SUB# Costa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cage manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Costa has Cage in his guard.#REVB##SUB# Costa throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cage uses it to pass to side control.
Costa parries the strikes from Cage easily there. Cage is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Costa to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Costa is looking to reverse the position. Cage moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Costa is looking to regain half guard here but Cage keeps moving and retains side control. #T1# Cage advances nicely into full mount. Costa can't escape the position.
Cage wants to take his opponent's back but Costa doesn't allow it. Costa can't escape the position.
Cage tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Costa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Cage controlling the pace for now. Cage prevents Costa from getting the reversal.#T2# Cage content just to control the position here. Costa is looking to improve his position but Cage isn't that keen on the idea. Cage content just to control the position here. Costa tries to improve his position but instead Cage has taken his back! Cage controlling well, preventing Costa from escaping the position.
#SUB2# Cage has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Costa has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Cage trying to control. Cage has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Costa rolls, trying to escape but Cage keeps control of the position.
#T3# Cage controlling from the back. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Cage is hanging on to Costa's back as he tries to escape.
#SUB2# Costa is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Cage gets his way!
Costa tries to break free.
Costa is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Let's hope that Cage has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Costa turns into Cage and is now in his guard.
Costa won't allow Cage to sweep him here. Cage looking to control.
#T4# Cage has Costa pulled in close to control his posture. Costa wants to control from the top but Cage keeps moving. Cage 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. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cage is on top in guard.
#REVB# The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB# Costa isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cage stacks Costa on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cage! Cage works to advance to full mount. Costa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Cage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Costa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#TD# Costa looking to score a takedown here. Cage is defending well but Costa drives through and ends up in Cage's guard. Cage keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully. #SUB# Costa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Cage managing to control the position. Cage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Costa's guard. #REVB# We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Costa 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. Cage 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. #SUB# Costa working for submissions but it's allowed Cage to get to half guard.
#T1# Cage passes to side control. Cage just content to control the position. Costa is looking for a sweep. Costa is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cage is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Costa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#SUB# Costa has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Cage escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Cage! A lull in the action here as Cage stalls from top position.#T2# Costa is looking for a sweep. Costa looks to move to half guard but instead Cage has passed into mount! Damn! Costa is looking to get to half guard. Cage sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Cage looking to control but Costa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Ken Cage has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3# Cage might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Costa haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Cage sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Costa is looking to improve his position but Cage isn't that keen on the idea. Santiago Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Costa has given up his back.
Cage is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. You can see the frustration on Costa's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
#T4# Good control from Cage. Costa turns into Cage and is now in his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Costa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Costa is fighting to break Cage's control of his arms but Cage is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Cage tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB# Costa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cage is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cage has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB# The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Cage slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight! Ken Cage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Cage 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30 Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30 Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Cage!
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Event:
ABW 138 Perez - Byyler
Date: Jun 14, 2018 |
#R1# Scrotum throws a looping overhand right but Mills ducks down to avoid it. A nice inside leg kick there by Scrotum. That's going to slow Mills down. Mills moves away from the strike by Scrotum. Mills tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scrotum was well out of range. Poor timing from Mills. Scrotum throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mills. Scrotum has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mills is landing a low percentage of strikes. Mills throws a hook but Scrotum blocks it. Scrotum throws a series of punches but Mills moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mills is looking to take this fight into the clinch. A telegraphed right hand from Scrotum misses the target. #T1# Scrotum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Mills throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scrotum tries to bum rush Mills with a series of wild strikes but Mills uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Scrotum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mills. Mills slips a jab from Scrotum. Scrotum throws a shot from downtown. Mills moves away and avoids it. Mills tries to counter by clinching up but Scrotum breaks away and moves out of range. Nice body punch from Mills. Scrotum throws an overhand right that lands on Mills's shoulder, as Mills tries to avoid the shot. #CL2# Scrotum takes the fight into the clinch. #T2# The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Scrotum misses with a hook from the clinch. Scrotum blocks an elbow strike from Mills.
Scrotum lands with a right to the head. Scrotum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scrotum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mills stalling in the clinch but Scrotum improves position. Mills displaying some good clinch control by pressing Scrotum up against the cage. Mills blocking some punches.
Mills lands an elbow just above Scrotum 's eye. #CUT# It looks like Hairy Scrotum has been cut. A right handed body shot lands from Mills.
This has been an exciting period of action! Mills gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Mills content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Mills gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.#T3# Mills doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Mills - that landed with a thud.
Mills throws an elbow but it misses.
Mills avoiding damage.
Scrotum working some nice short punches in the clinch. Scrotum blocks an elbow strike from Mills.
Mills will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Scrotum up against the cage. Scrotum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mills misses with a body punch.
Mills is trying to maintain a safe position but Scrotum gets an underhook and turns Mills into the cage. Scrotum misses with a short punch on the inside. Scrotum struggles to land a body shot inside as Mills controls his hands.
Mills comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. A short left from Scrotum. Scrotum misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4# With the fighters up against the cage, Mills throws an elbow but misses. Scrotum dodges an elbow strike from Mills.
Scrotum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scrotum swings wildly with an uppercut but Mills uses good head movement to avoid it. Scrotum scores with an uppercut up the middle. Mills lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mills works on Scrotum's body with a couple of short punches. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Scrotum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Scrotum takes an elbow to the forehead. Scrotum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Mills is leaning against Scrotum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Mills tries to throw a body punch but Scrotum avoids it by throwing Mills back against the cage. Scrotum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills's elbow. Mills doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scrotum blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scrotum. Scrotum misses with some punches.
Scrotum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hairy Scrotum dominated that round. The cut man is working on Hairy Scrotum's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# Mills tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scrotum swats him away and circles back towards the center. Scrotum swings for the body but Mills moves out of range.
Scrotum throws a leg kick and Mills counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Mills uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scrotum.
Mills was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Scrotum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mills backing away here, and Scrotum unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Mills misses with a body shot
and Scrotum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL# Mills moves into range and clinches up with Scrotum. Mills taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mills lands an elbow inside that Scrotum shrugs off. Scrotum lands an uppercut. Scrotum working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1# The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Mills creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Mills blocks a body shot from Scrotum. Nice elbow from Mills. Scrotum lands a shot to the body. Scrotum lands a right hand. Scrotum avoids the elbow strike from Mills, against the cage.
Mills lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Scrotum misses with a punch to the body.
Mills lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Mills misses with an elbow strike.
Scrotum misses with the head strike.
Mills tries a body shot but Scrotum blocks it.
Mills misses with an elbow strike.
Scrotum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Scrotum scores with a nice hook to the head. Scrotum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mills wants to stall.
#T2# Mills misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mills misses with an elbow over the top. Scrotum can't find room to land a body shot as Mills controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Scrotum. Scrotum tries a body shot but Mills blocks it.
I was talking to Mills's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Mills controlling the action here for a moment.
Scrotum lands a nice shot to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mills throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Scrotum lands a nice uppercut. Scrotum swings wildly with an uppercut but Mills uses good head movement to avoid it. Nice elbow from Mills. Scrotum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mills prevents a body shot from Scrotum. #T3# Mills creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Scrotum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Scrotum as Mills tries to tie him up. Scrotum misses with a short punch on the inside. Scrotum is working Mills over against the cage. Scrotum misses with a body punch.
Scrotum throws a punch but it's blocked by Mills. Scrotum lands a hook to the side of the head. Scrotum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scrotum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Mills - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mills is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. A nice left hand lands by Scrotum.
Mills lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mills stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Scrotum lands a hook that snaps the head of Mills backwards. #T4# Scrotum takes an elbow to the temple. Mills misses with an elbow strike.
Mills throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Mills as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A head punch on the inside from Scrotum fails to land. Mills is trying to maintain a safe position but Scrotum gets an underhook and turns Mills into the cage. Scrotum throws a head punch that misses. Mills goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mills is trying to maintain a safe position but Scrotum gets an underhook and turns Mills into the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Mills. Scrotum scores with a shot to the side of Mills's head. Scrotum misses with a short punch on the inside. Scrotum blocks the elbow strike.
Mills throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mills throws an elbow but misses. Scrotum takes an elbow to the forehead. Scrotum tries a body shot but Mills blocks it.
Scrotum gets through Mills's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hairy Scrotum will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Hairy Scrotum'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round! #R3# Mills with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scrotum to score with a decent uppercut. Hairy Scrotum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Scrotum slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Scrotum throws a right hand that Mills ducks under and follows up with a left that Mills also avoids with ease. Mills getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CL# Mills pushes Scrotum up against the cage in a clinch. Scrotum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Mills trying to control the position but instead, Scrotum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mills into the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Scrotum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Scrotum misses with a punch to the body.
Scrotum presses Mills against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Scrotum avoids a wild elbow strike from Mills.#T1# Scrotum lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Scrotum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mills backwards. Scrotum struggles to land a body shot inside as Mills controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Scrotum scores with a nice short uppercut. Scrotum has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Mills blocks a body shot from Scrotum. Scrotum misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mills. Scrotum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mills tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Scrotum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scrotum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills's elbow. Scrotum has a couple of punches blocked by Mills.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scrotum. Mills content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mills throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Scrotum misses with the head strike.
Scrotum misses with some punches.
Scrotum avoids the elbow strike from Mills, against the cage.
Scrotum misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T2# Scrotum tries to work over Mills's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Scrotum scores with a nice hook to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scrotum. Mills is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scrotum is keeping busy. Mills misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scrotum lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mills. Scrotum misses with a short punch on the inside. 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! Mills throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Mills wants to stall.
Nice elbow from Mills. Hairy Scrotum seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Scrotum misses with a hook from the clinch. Scrotum blocks an elbow strike. Scrotum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Scrotum blocks the elbow strike.
Mills blocks an uppercut.
Scrotum working aggressively here.
#T3# Scrotum lands a right hand. Scrotum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mills backwards. Mills stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. With the fighters up against the cage, Mills throws an elbow but misses. A nice right hand lands inside from Scrotum. Mills misses with an elbow over the top. Mills blocks a body shot from Scrotum. Scrotum lands a right hand. A short left from Scrotum. Hairy Scrotum is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Mills misses with an elbow strike.
Scrotum blocks a body shot from Mills. Scrotum misses with a hook from the clinch. Mills lands an elbow that stopped Scrotum in his tracks for a moment. With the fighters up against the cage, Mills throws an elbow but misses. Scrotum lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mills. #T4# 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! Scrotum takes an elbow to the forehead. Mills cracks Scrotum with a nice body shot. Scrotum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Mills blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mills gets through Scrotum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Mills lands a damaging elbow. Scrotum throws a head punch that misses. Scrotum lands with a right to the head. A right hook to the body lands for Scrotum.
Jack Mills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mills dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Scrotum dodges an elbow strike from Mills.
And that's the end of the fight! Hairy Scrotum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Scrotum 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30 Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30 Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hairy Scrotum! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hairy Scrotum made sure he mentioned Cipher Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
MMMA 80 Kelly Vs Kahn
Date: Jun 10, 2018 |
#R1# Elkemenchi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Elkemenchi shoots for a takedown but Robinson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Evgeni Elkemenchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Elkemenchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range. Elkemenchi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Elkemenchi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Elkemenchi misses with a telegraphed body shot
#TD2# and Robinson counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Elkemenchi tries to roll over but Robinson keeps him under control. Robinson wants to take a breather but Elkemenchi is having none of it. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Robinson in particular looking to stall.#SUB2# Robinson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Elkemenchi has managed to free his arm - good work. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2# Robinson is working for a submission of some sort.
#T1##SUB2# Robinson is looking for a kimura but Elkemenchi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Robinson to get the leverage. Elkemenchi lands with a few short shots to the body. Robinson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Elkemenchi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Robinson slips nicely into half guard. Robinson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Elkemenchi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Elkemenchi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T2# There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2# Robinson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Elkemenchi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Robinson. Robinson is pressing down on Elkemenchi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Elkemenchi is holding on for now. Elkemenchi is staying active underneath Robinson, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Elkemenchi regains full guard. Nicely done. Robinson wants to pass the guard but Elkemenchi is keeping the position. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3# Robinson preventing the sweep. Robinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elkemenchi is keeping the position for now. Robinson works a leg free and moves into half guard. Elkemenchi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Elkemenchi gets full guard. Robinson stands and throws Elkemenchi's legs to the side, diving into side control. Robinson trying to control the action but Elkemenchi is working from the bottom. Elkemenchi is trying to get back to half guard.#T4# Robinson taking a break here but Elkemenchi is having none of it and regains half guard. Robinson trying to pass the guard but Elkemenchi defending well. #SUB2# Robinson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Elkemenchi defends it well. Robinson wants to pass the guard but Elkemenchi is defending well. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Robinson passes the guard and advances to mount! Elkemenchi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Robinson dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# Robinson throws a leg kick #TD# and Elkemenchi counters with a takedown into side control. Elkemenchi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Robinson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Elkemenchi is looking to control Robinson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Elkemenchi avoid being mounted? Robinson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Elkemenchi is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB2# Elkemenchi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Robinson. Robinson looking to control but Elkemenchi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Robinson wants to take Elkemenchi's back here but Elkemenchi is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
#T1# Elkemenchi tries to lock up and control but Robinson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Robinson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Elkemenchi is looking to escape. Robinson is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Elkemenchi is in real trouble.
#SUB2# Robinson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?#SUB2# Elkemenchi defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard. Elkemenchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2# Elkemenchi tries to free his leg and advance position but Robinson is retaining full guard. Elkemenchi with a flurry of punches that miss. Elkemenchi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Elkemenchi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Elkemenchi wants to pass the guard but Robinson is keeping the position. Robinson keeping moving, preventing Elkemenchi from controlling successfully. Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3# Elkemenchi trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom. Elkemenchi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robinson swivels though and keeps the full guard. Elkemenchi trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom. Elkemenchi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Elkemenchi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robinson swivels though and keeps the full guard. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Robinson keeping moving, preventing Elkemenchi from controlling successfully. #REF3# The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Robinson avoids the head kick by Elkemenchi.
Robinson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T4# Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Elkemenchi fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Nice sprawl there from Robinson as Elkemenchi shoots in. Robinson throws a low kick, looking for Elkemenchi's leg but Elkemenchi calmly moves out of range. Elkemenchi doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Robinson with the counter takedown but Elkemenchi avoids it easily. Robinson tries to land a front kick but Elkemenchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Elkemenchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Elkemenchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#TD# Robinson gets caught napping as Elkemenchi dives in and scores a takedown. Robinson manages to retain guard. Elkemenchi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Elkemenchi postures up in Robinson's guard and throws a big left but Robinson blocks it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Evgeni Elkemenchi will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Elkemenchi closes the distance and clinches up with Robinson, looking for a takedown. Elkemenchi pushes Robinson against the cage but Robinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Elkemenchi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Robinson with the counter takedown but Elkemenchi avoids it easily. Robinson checks a leg kick nicely. Robinson with the counter takedown but Elkemenchi avoids it easily. Elkemenchi fails in his attempt to clinch. Robinson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Elkemenchi closes the distance and clinches up with Robinson, looking for a takedown. Elkemenchi pushes Robinson against the cage but Robinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Elkemenchi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Robinson defends well and Elkemenchi ends up having to push Robinson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. And Robinson tries to counter it with a takedown but Elkemenchi pushes his down on his head and steps out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeni Elkemenchi. That's going to take a lot out of him. Robinson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Elkemenchi checks a leg kick. Elkemenchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1# Elkemenchi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robinson's waist but Robinson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Elkemenchi off to one side. Elkemenchi wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance. Elkemenchi shoots in but Robinson avoids the takedown attempt easily. Robinson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Elkemenchi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Both fighters are breathing heavily.#TD2# Robinson shoots in and gets a takedown into Elkemenchi's guard. Timothy Robinson has got the better of the ground game so far. Elkemenchi keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass. Elkemenchi controls Robinson momentarily but Robinson frees himself. My spies in Gorilla Warfare Academy inform me that Robinson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Robinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elkemenchi is keeping the position for now. #T2# Robinson is pushing down on Elkemenchi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Elkemenchi is fighting to maintain full guard but Robinson has managed to sneak the leg through. Robinson is trying to control the action in half guard but Elkemenchi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2# Robinson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB2# Robinson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Elkemenchi is looking for a sweep. Robinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Elkemenchi won't allow Robinson to pass to mount. #T3# Elkemenchi is looking to escape. Robinson trying to pass the guard but Elkemenchi defending well. Elkemenchi punching from the bottom.
Robinson is controlling the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Let's hope that Robinson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Elkemenchi jabs at Robinson's body.#T4# The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Robinson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Elkemenchi.#CUT2# It looks like Evgeni Elkemenchi has been cut.#TD# Elkemenchi looking to score a takedown here. Robinson is defending well but Elkemenchi drives through and ends up in Robinson's guard. Robinson pulls Elkemenchi in close to prevent any damage. Elkemenchi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Robinson is adopting a defensive guard.#SUB2# Robinson working for a triangle but Elkemenchi defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Robinson trying to keep a closed guard but Elkemenchi is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight! Timothy Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Robinson 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Robinson! An out of breath and clearly excited Timothy Robinson thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Event:
TGC 59: Malcolm vs San Diego
Date: Jun 09, 2018 |
#R1# Kijowski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. McGill is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. McGill looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! McGill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kijowski's waist but Kijowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGill off to one side. Kijowski tried to counter with a leg kick but McGill avoided it. Jimmy McGill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. McGill moves to clinch but Kijowski breaks away and Kijowski finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Kijowski connects with a solid leg kick. McGill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. McGill takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Kijowski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. That kick from Kijowski tenderised McGill's leg. McGill is trying to keep his angry face on. Kijowski throws a nice outside leg kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. McGill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CUT# It looks like Jimmy McGill has been cut. McGill takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kijowski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kijowski misses with a kick to the body.
Kijowski throws a half hearted mid kick. Kijowski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#ROC# McGill is rocked!#T1# McGill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kijowski. McGill is still on wobbly legs! Can Kijowski finish him? Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kijowski. McGill shrugs it off though. McGill takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McGill takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kijowski scores with a kick to the midsection. Kijowski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Nice body kick there by Kijowski. Kijowski scores with a spinning back kick! That kick from Kijowski tenderised McGill's leg. McGill is trying to keep his angry face on. McGill takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kijowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Kijowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Kijowski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. McGill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kijowski - that will leave a mark!
Kijowski throws a powerful right kick. McGill tried to block low but the kick was high! McGill was taken right off of his feet! Kijowski jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tony Kijowski! Tony Kijowski managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
IFC 54 Heavyweight vs Rasputin
Date: Jun 09, 2018 |
#R1# Vasquez just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Vasquez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. We've been told by Vasquez's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Vasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDonald is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Vasquez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McDonald. McDonald avoids the body shot from Vasquez.
Vasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Vasquez. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McDonald ducks under a wild hook from Vasquez.#CL2# McDonald darts in and clinches Vasquez up against the cage. A left hand lands to the body for Vasquez.
#T1# McDonald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vasquez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC# Vasquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. McDonald on the wrong end of a nice jab. McDonald defending well as Vasquez loads up on a big left hand. McDonald is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. McDonald takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Vasquez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McDonald.#ROC# McDonald is rocked! McDonald takes one to the side of the head.
McDonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Vasquez finish him? Vasquez lands a nice looking body shot.
Vasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Vasquez as he connects with a hook. 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! Vasquez is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches McDonald flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! McDonald is out cold! Vasquez holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nando Vasquez! A very excited looking Nando Vasquez 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:
K-1 24 La Croix vs Ukkeli
Date: Jun 09, 2018 |
#R1# Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver Jr.
Diego takes a swing at Silver Jr's ribcage but misses. Diego scores with a jab to the body. Diego misses the shot to the body. A clash of legs there as Diego blocks the low kick. Diego fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silver Jr just manages to avoid it. Silver Jr misses with a body shot.
Diego feinted there with a counter leg kick. Nice defenses there by Diego. Diego misses with a straight left. Diego throws a chopping leg kick but Silver Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Silver Jr misses with a head kick.
Diego is looking to slow Silver Jr down with leg kicks. Diego misses with an uppercut. Silver Jr saw that one coming. Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Diego is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Silver Jr throws a wild body kick that Diego sees coming a mile off. Diego throws a leg kick which misses Silver Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Silver Jr tries to avoid it. Diego turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Silver Jr swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Silver Jr throws a wild body kick that Diego sees coming a mile off.#T1# Diego scores with a jab to the body. Silver Jr cracks Diego with an open hand slap. Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silver Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Diego doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver Jr circles away.
Silver Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook. Diego throws a nice outside leg kick. Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver Jr.
Silver Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diego. That did some damage! Diego is looking to wear down Silver Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver Jr moves away. Silver Jr takes a swing at Diego's ribcage but misses. We've been informed that Silver Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Dwan Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A left lands for Diego. Diego blocks a low kick nicely. Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego tries to score with a low kick but Silver Jr moves his leg out of the way. Silver Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Silver Jr jabs Diego right on the nose. Diego blinks but takes it well. Diego walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Silver Jr avoids the body shot from Diego.
Silver Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2# Nice defenses there by Diego. A punch lands to the side of Silver Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride. Silver Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL# Diego moves into range and clinches up with Silver Jr. Silver Jr wants to break free but Diego has control.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diego - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silver Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Diego tries a body shot but Silver Jr blocks it.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver Jr uses good head movement to avoid it. Diego misses with a short punch on the inside. Diego pushes off an throws an elbow but Silver Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Silver Jr wants to break free but Diego has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwan Diego dominated that round. That's time! Diego's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2# Silver Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Silver Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot. Diego throws a series of punches but Silver Jr moves out of range. Silver Jr misses with a body shot.
Silver Jr is looking to land body kicks. Silver Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diego moves away. Diego fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silver Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Silver Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CUT2# It looks like Dwan Diego has been cut. A slapping leg kick lands for Diego.
Diego lands a front kick. Silver Jr thows a leg kick but Diego checks it letting Diego counter with a right hand. Diego lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silver Jr's sensitive parts. Silver Jr misses with a hook
and Diego counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Silver Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Diego counters with a straight right hand. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Diego digs a good body shot into Silver Jr's ribs. Silver Jr throws a leg kick that misses. Diego cracks Silver Jr with an open hand slap. Silver Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
#T1# Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silver Jr's calf. Diego scores with a kick to the body.
Silver Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Silver Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Silver Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork. A leg kick checked by Diego. Silver Jr throws a hook to the side of Diego's head but Diego sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diego.
Silver Jr looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range. Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silver Jr's calf. Silver Jr is looking to chop away at Diego's legs. Diego connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Silver Jr misses with a low kick.
Silver Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silver Jr, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Silver Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Silver Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diego doesn't seem bothered though. #T2# Silver Jr throws a hook but Diego blocks it. Diego misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Diego. Diego buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver Jr can do to turn this around? Diego lands a body shot.
Silver Jr throws a nice looking combination but Diego bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. An attempted straight right counter from Diego misses the target. Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silver Jr's calf. Silver Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silver Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. It looks like Diego has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Silver Jr misses with an uppercut. Diego throws a leg kick and Silver Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Diego 's knee. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Silver Jr connects with a right hand. Diego shakes it off. A jab lands there for Diego. Silver Jr takes one to the chin there. Diego throws a quick inside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwan Diego dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Dwan Diego's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R3# Silver Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Silver Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver Jr misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Diego. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diego. Diego throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Silver Jr walks into a left hand. Diego connects with an inside leg kick. Diego throws a leg kick which misses Silver Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Silver Jr tries to avoid it. Silver Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Some bone on bone action there as Diego checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver Jr.
Silver Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Diego misses with a low kick. Diego connects with a solid leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Silver Jr. That's going to slow Diego down. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Diego slips under a jab. An attempted straight right counter from Diego misses the target. Diego misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silver Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL# Diego closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. A head punch on the inside from Diego fails to land. #T1##BC2# Silver Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Silver Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Diego with a hook. Silver Jr moves out of range of the strikes. Diego ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Diego misses with a wild body shot. Silver Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diego. Diego throws a leg kick but Silver Jr checks it. Silver Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diego counters with a leg kick. Diego throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silver Jr. Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver Jr throws out the jab. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silver Jr 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 Diego has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diego and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Diego feinted there with a counter leg kick. Silver Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dwan Diego is winning the standup battle so far. Silver Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Silver Jr misses with a looping left. Diego walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silver Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T2# Silver Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diego. Diego circles away out of range and recomposes himself. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Diego looks to land a left hand but Silver Jr moved out of range nicely. Silver Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Silver Jr jabs at Diego's body. Diego scores with a kick to the body.
Silver Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Silver Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego tried to counter with a leg kick but Silver Jr avoided it. Silver Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Silver Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diego. Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver Jr manages to avoid it. Silver Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diego with a body shot. Silver Jr lands with a nice body punch. Silver Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Silver Jr walks into a straight right hand from Diego. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Silver Jr looks to land a body kick but Diego moved away. Diego misses with a hook. Silver Jr ducked under it nicely. Diego scores with a body shot.
Diego swings for the body but Silver Jr moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwan Diego clearly takes that round. The cut man is working on Dwan Diego's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R4# Silver Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Nice defenses there by Diego. Silver Jr thows a left - swing and a miss! Silver Jr avoids the body shot from Diego.
Silver Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Silver Jr misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Diego. Silver Jr swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Diego checks a leg kick. Diego scores with a nice strike. Diego throws a solid leg kick but Silver Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diego. Diego attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Diego misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Silver Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Silver Jr misses the shot to the body. Diego misses with a lunging right hand
and Silver Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Silver Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Diego throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silver Jr. Diego slips under a jab.#T1# Diego throws a nice outside leg kick. Silver Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot. Jab, jab by Diego - just one landing. Diego wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Diego wants to land a leg kick but Silver Jr is out of range. Diego fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silver Jr on the side of the head. Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Silver Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Silver Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silver Jr. Diego scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Diego lands a really nice looking cross but Silver Jr seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Diego. Diego connects with an inside leg kick. Silver Jr throws a body kick that misses. Diego wants to clinch but Silver Jr slips to the side and Silver Jr counters with a good low kick that Diego was not able to check. #T2# A nice leg kick lands there from Diego. Silver Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silver Jr throws a body kick that misses. Silver Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. A punch lands to the side of Diego 's head but he takes it in his stride. Diego wants to land a leg kick but Silver Jr is out of range. Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver Jr throws out the jab. A little feinted left hand from Diego on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Diego misses with a low kick. Diego tries to work over Silver Jr's front leg with a kick but Silver Jr checks it. A looping hook to the body misses from Diego. Silver Jr does a little dance to reset his feet. Diego lands a nice hook to Silver Jr's body. Silver Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Diego gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diego lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Silver Jr misses with a body kick. Diego throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Diego wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Silver Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwan Diego had his way with Thomas Silver Jr in that round. The cut man is working on Dwan Diego'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. This is the final round! #R5# A big left from Silver Jr misses. Diego appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. A good leg kick by Diego. Diego lands a glancing blow to the side of Silver Jr's head. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diego 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 Silver Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silver Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Silver Jr throws a low kick, looking for Diego's leg but Diego calmly moves out of range. #CL# Diego has Silver Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diego tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Silver Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2# Silver Jr breaks from the clinch.
Silver Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diego is out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Silver Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab. Diego misses with a hook. Diego attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Diego is looking to slow Silver Jr down with leg kicks. A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target. A little jabbing left from Silver Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1# Diego scores with a jab to the body. Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver Jr moves away. An inside leg kick lands from Diego. Silver Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A big left from Diego misses. Diego connects with a looping right hand.
Diego lands a jab. Silver Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diego throws a body punch but Silver Jr moves out of range. Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas Silver Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL# Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Silver Jr lands an uppercut. Diego misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Silver Jr lands a body shot. #T2##BC2# Silver Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silver Jr is looking to chop away at Diego's legs. Diego fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Silver Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Diego fails in his attempt to clinch. Jab, jab by Diego - just one landing. A telegraphed right hand from Silver Jr misses the target. Diego throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silver Jr. Silver Jr cracks Diego with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Diego lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silver Jr circles away quickly and effectively. Silver Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Diego off the ropes and back into range. Diego dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silver Jr. That did some damage! Silver Jr thumps Diego with a low kick. Silver Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diego lands a nice looking body shot.
Diego throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight! Dwan Diego showed his dominance in that final round. Well Diego 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45 Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwan Diego! Dwan Diego retains his middleweight title! Dwan Diego decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
SyFi 60
Date: Jun 08, 2018 |
#R1# A telegraphed right hand from Disappointment misses the target. Rogers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Disappointment sets himself, and Rogers steps forward looking for the clinch! Disappointment avoids it this time. Disappointment lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rogers at a distance.
Disappointment throws a jab but it's blocked by Rogers. A big left from Disappointment misses. A big right from Disappointment misses. Disappointment scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rogers doesn't seem bothered though. Disappointment misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Disappointment misses with a straight right. Disappointment jabbing away but nothing is landing. Disappointment sets himself, and Rogers steps forward looking for the clinch! Disappointment avoids it this time. The fighters circle momentarily. Disappointment darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T1# Disappointment looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range. Disappointment fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it. Rogers staying out of range there. Rogers is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Nice takedown defense from Disappointment. No joy for Rogers on that attempt. Rogers avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Disappointment throws the left hand but Rogers avoids the punch easily. Rogers slips under a jab from Disappointment. Rogers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Rogers wants to counter with a clinch but Disappointment pushes him away. Disappointment throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range. Rogers tries to clinch and Disappointment counters with a straight right hand.#T2# Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Disappointment. Disappointment misses the jab. Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Disappointment. Rogers steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Disappointment. Disappointment just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Disappointment. Disappointment misses with a looping right. Disappointment fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it. Disappointment missing with a left hand there. Rogers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Rogers tries to counter with a clinch but Disappointment shakes him off and moves away. Disappointment throws a right hand that misses
#CL2# and Rogers moves into the clinch. Disappointment tries to work over Rogers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Disappointment doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Disappointment scores with a hook to the body.#T3# Disappointment tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rogers's elbow. Disappointment working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rogers. #BC# Disappointment escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tourney Disappointment is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Rogers blocks a jab. Rogers wants to counter with a clinch but Disappointment pushes him away. Tourney Disappointment seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Disappointment is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rogers. Rogers steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Disappointment. Disappointment loads up on a big right hand but Rogers slips the punch. Rogers slips a jab from Disappointment. Disappointment misses the jab. Disappointment throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rogers on the side of the head. Disappointment misses with a wild body shot. #T4# Disappointment takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses. Disappointment throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range. A big left from Disappointment misses. Disappointment sets himself, and Rogers steps forward looking for the clinch! Disappointment avoids it this time. Disappointment takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Disappointment. Rogers tries to counter by closing the distance. Rogers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Disappointment pinned against the cage. Disappointment gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. A shot to the body from Disappointment misses #CL2# and Rogers counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Disappointment misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Disappointment dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Rogers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Disappointment loads up on a big right hand but Rogers slips the punch. Rogers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Disappointment.#CL2# Rogers gets in close and instigates a clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Disappointment. Disappointment lands a nice uppercut. I was talking to Disappointment's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Disappointment misses with a punch to the body.
Disappointment lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Disappointment working aggressively here.
Disappointment being controlled against the cage. Rogers is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Disappointment to keep the fight standing.#T1# Rogers tries for a takedown but Disappointment manages to get underhooks.
Rogers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rogers tries to pull guard but Disappointment holds him up against the cage and eventually Rogers drops back down to his feet.
Tourney Disappointment has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesar Rogers. Disappointment tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Disappointment can't find room to land a body shot as Rogers controls the action.
Disappointment misses with the head strike.
Disappointment stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Disappointment is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogers can do to turn this around? Disappointment has a couple of punches blocked by Rogers.
Disappointment wants to break free but Rogers has control.
Rogers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2# Rogers has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Disappointment after a bit of a struggle. Disappointment lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Disappointment swings wildly with an uppercut but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it. Disappointment misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rogers has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Disappointment after a bit of a struggle. Disappointment lands an uppercut.#BC# Disappointment breaks the clinch.
Disappointment throws a body shot but no joy. Rogers wants to counter the offense by Disappointment and move into the clinch position. Rogers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Disappointment. Disappointment waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers. Rogers wants to counter with a clinch but Disappointment pushes him away. Disappointment throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rogers sees it coming and avoids it easily. Rogers steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Disappointment.#T3# Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Disappointment. Rogers tries to counter with a clinch but Disappointment shakes him off and moves away. Rogers is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Disappointment tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Disappointment. Cesar Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Disappointment. Disappointment misses with a lunging right hand
#CL2# and Rogers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rogers. Tourney Disappointment has scored more points in the clinch so far. Disappointment prevents a takedown attempt there.
Disappointment swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Disappointment scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T4# Rogers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Disappointment fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Disappointment loads up on a big right hand but Rogers slips the punch. Disappointment throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rogers counters with a two punch combo. Rogers tries to clinch up but Disappointment circles away and keeps his distance. Rogers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Rogers closes the distance but Disappointment moves to the side #KD# and Disappointment counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rogers! Disappointment lets Rogers back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC# Rogers is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A telegraphed right hand from Disappointment misses the target. Disappointment throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rogers sees it coming and avoids it easily. Disappointment misses with a straight left. Rogers is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Disappointment dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round! #R3# Rogers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Disappointment.#KD# Disappointment drops Rogers with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rogers looks back up at him and smiles so Disappointment waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Rogers is still on wobbly legs! Can Disappointment finish him? Rogers leaves his chin hanging out and Disappointment seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Rogers crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tourney Disappointment! Tourney Disappointment decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
TGC Crucible 20
Date: Jun 06, 2018 |
#R1# Baker Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Baker Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Braga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Baker Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. A jab from Braga misses. Nate Baker Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Braga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Braga. Baker Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Braga checks the leg kick. Baker Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braga.
Braga tests Baker Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot. Braga connects with a body shot. Braga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL2# Braga darts in and clinches Baker Jr up against the cage. Baker Jr blocks a body shot from Braga. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Braga lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T1# Braga cracks Baker Jr with a nice body shot. Braga displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baker Jr up against the cage. Baker Jr wants to stall.
Braga digs a right hand underneath Baker Jr's ribcage. Baker Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected. Baker Jr is breathing heavily. Braga lands an uppercut. Baker Jr is trying to break the clinch but Braga has him pressed against the cage. Braga has Baker Jr pushed against the cage. Braga content to slow the pace in the clinch.
#TD# Baker Jr is trying to trip Braga. He has hold of a leg but Braga is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Baker Jr persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Braga controlling Baker Jr's posture. #SUB# Baker Jr drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Braga manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Baker Jr has Braga in his guard.#REVB##T2# Braga passes Baker Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Braga is taking a breather. Baker Jr 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.#SUB# Baker Jr with the active half guard here but Braga passes nicely into side control. Braga content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #SUB2# Braga tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. This has been an exciting period of action! Baker Jr wants to control but Braga postures up.#T3# Baker Jr seems a little lost for a moment, as Braga dominates the positioning. Baker Jr tries to improve position but can't. Braga just content to control the position. Baker Jr wants to get back to his feet.#SUB2# Braga tries for a kimura but Baker Jr is defending well. Baker Jr is trying to improve his position. Braga controlling from side mount. Baker Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Braga wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T4# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Braga moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Baker Jr gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Baker Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Braga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Braga forces the positional change into back control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Braga dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. #R2# Baker Jr looks to land a combination but Braga avoids it well. #CL2# Braga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baker Jr, pushing him back against the cage. Baker Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Braga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#TD# Baker Jr manages to pull guard.
Leroy Braga has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB# Baker Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Braga's corner is telling him to maintain position. Let's hope that Braga has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Braga.#SUB# Baker Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Braga is aware though and is defending well. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Braga controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T1##REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Baker Jr throws a head kick but Braga moves out of range.
#CL2# Braga moves into the clinch. Braga manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Nice body punch from Braga - that landed with a thud.
Baker Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braga avoids it. Baker Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Braga is keeping busy. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Baker Jr can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight. Baker Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Braga gets an underhook and turns Baker Jr into the cage. Braga stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#T2##TD2# Braga jumps guard and drags Baker Jr to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Braga lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB# Braga won't allow Baker Jr to sweep him here. Braga passes Baker Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2# Braga is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Baker Jr defends it well. Braga stalling. Baker Jr is pressing down on Braga's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Braga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3# Braga works a leg free and moves into half guard. Braga tries to pass to full mount but Baker Jr defends it. Braga trying to control the pace. #SUB# Baker Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Braga takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Braga is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Baker Jr! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Baker Jr sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Braga trying to pass the guard but Baker Jr defending well. Braga controlling the action here. #T4# Braga's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Braga passes to side control. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! 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. Braga advances to full mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Braga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round! #R3##TD# Baker Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Baker Jr throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Baker Jr throws an elbow but Braga slips to the side and avoids it well. Braga is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now. You can see the frustration on Braga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Braga is trying to improve his position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB# Baker Jr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Baker Jr trying to control the position but Braga is working away. #T1# Baker Jr throws an elbow but Braga slips to the side and avoids it well. Braga is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Braga sneaks back into half guard. Baker Jr throwing shots but Braga is blocking nicely. #SUB# Baker Jr trying to work for an americana but Braga has managed to regain full guard.
Baker Jr with a flurry of punches that miss. Braga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baker Jr's guard. #REVB# Braga controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T2# Baker Jr throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Braga works a leg free and moves into half guard. Baker Jr tries to roll over but Braga keeps him under control. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Braga in particular looking to stall.#T3# Braga prevents Baker Jr from improving his position. Braga trying to pass the guard but Baker Jr defending well. Braga prevents Baker Jr from standing back up.
Baker Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Braga is working away from the top position though. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#SUB# Baker Jr actively working from the bottom here. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Braga slows the pace down in half guard. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Braga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T4# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Braga lands a jab to Baker Jr's midsection. Baker Jr misses with a double jab
and Braga counters with a nice body shot. Braga misses the shot to the body. #CL2# Braga moves into range and clinches up with Baker Jr. Baker Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Braga is keeping busy. Braga is struggling to control the position. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Baker Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Braga's brow. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! A hook to the body from Braga.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Braga. Nate Baker Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Leroy Braga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Nice body punch from Braga - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight! Leroy Braga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Braga 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leroy Braga! Leroy Braga gave a mention to Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
K-1 22 Tellegio vs Delaney
Date: Jun 02, 2018 |
#R1# Allen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Jaak scores with a sloppy right hand. Allen should have avoided that one. Jaak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily. Jaak cracks the inside of Allen's front leg. Allen tries to move into range but Jaak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Allen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Jaak scores with a head kick.
Jaak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allen. Jaak pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Jaak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Allen throws a hook to the side of Jaak's head but Jaak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Jaak has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Jaak misses with a looping right. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaak sees it coming and avoids it easily. Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jaak misses with a wild body shot. Allen misses with an uppercut. Jaak saw that one coming. Jaak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Jaak lands with a shot to the body. #T1# Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaak moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Jaak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Allen misses with a double jab.
Allen misses with a straight right. Jaak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Allen. Jaak throws a sloppy head kick and Allen moves out of range easily. Jaak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Allen's calf. Jaak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Allen counters with a stiff right hand. Jaak throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.
Jaak with a hook. Allen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaak is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Jaak tests Allen's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2# Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A slow jab from Allen misses its intended target. Jaak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Jaak slips under a jab from Allen. Jaak misses with a leg kick. Allen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaak circles away quickly and effectively. Jaak lands an overhand right. Jaak tests Allen's chin there with a solid looking shot. A combination from Allen does no damage. Tarvo Jaak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice jab there from Jaak. Allen walks into a stiff left hand from Jaak. Jaak throws a nice inside leg kick. Jaak tests Allen's chin there with a solid looking shot. Jaak takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Allen throws a hook to the side of Jaak's head but Jaak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Allen sets himself, and Jaak steps forward looking for the clinch! Allen avoids it this time. Jaak lands a slapping body shot.
Jaak is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Allen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Allen misses with the body kick and Jaak counters with a lovely straight right hand! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarvo Jaak dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. #R2# Allen tries to land a front kick but Jaak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Tarvo Jaak seems to be getting the better of the standup. Allen jabbing away but nothing is landing. Allen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Jaak connects with a leg kick. Allen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Allen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Jaak looks to land a left hand but Allen moved out of range nicely. A jab from Jaak does it's job there. Jaak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Allen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Jaak misses with a low kick. A jab lands there for Jaak. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jaak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Allen counters with a nice uppercut. Allen throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Jaak scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Allen throws the left hand but Jaak avoids the punch easily. Jaak lands a jab to Allen's midsection.#T1# Jaak connects with an inside leg kick. Allen scores with a sloppy right hand. Jaak should have avoided that one. Jaak misses with a looping right. Allen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. A big left from Allen misses. Jaak appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Jaak lands a jab to the nose. Jaak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Jaak cracks Allen with an open hand slap. Jaak moves away from the strike by Allen. Allen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Jaak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Allen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jaak scrambles back to his feet. Allen takes one to the chin there. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Allen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jaak has time to react.#ROC# Jaak is rocked! A slapping leg kick lands for Allen.
Jaak is still on wobbly legs! Can Allen finish him? Allen throws a lazy right hand but Jaak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Jaak is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Allen doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Jaak crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Jaak's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Allen! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, George Allen made sure he mentioned Sully's Bar & Grill, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
K-1 22 Tellegio vs Delaney
Date: Jun 02, 2018 |
#R1# Kin misses with a few strikes there.
Sherman getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Kin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sherman. Kin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sherman moves away from the strike by Kin. Sherman slips under a jab from Kin. Sherman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. A jab from Sherman misses. Sherman cracks Kin with a right hand to the side of the head. Sherman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kin.
Sherman throws the left hand but Kin avoids the punch easily. Kin swings widly with a right hand
and Sherman counters with a stiff right hand. Kin throws a right and a left that Sherman avoids nicely. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sherman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sherman slips under a jab. Kin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Kin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CUT2# It looks like Fred Sherman has been cut. Kin misses with a looping right. Sherman drops his hands momentarily and Kin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Sherman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kin manages to avoid it.#T1# Sherman tries to bum rush Kin with a series of wild strikes but Kin uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A nice leg kick lands there from Sherman. Sherman scores with a jab to the jaw. Kin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sherman. Kin misses with a double jab
letting Sherman counter with a right hand. Sherman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kin.
Kin scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Kin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Sherman throws a nice outside leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sherman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Kin misses with an uppercut. Kin missing with a left hand there. Sherman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Sherman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Sherman scores with a head kick.
A combination from Kin does no damage. Sherman feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T2# Sherman dodges the punch combination from Kin.
Sherman lands with a hook. Kin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Kin moves out of range as Sherman strikes. Kin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Kin takes a shot right to the bread basket. Kin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sherman. Sherman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Sherman connects with a single shot there. Kin throws a poor cross that misses
and Sherman counters with a nice leg kick. Sherman ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Sherman staying out of range there. Kin misses with a straight left. It looked like Sherman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kin. Sherman with a body punch. A glancing blow. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kin misses with a hook
and Sherman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kin thinking. Kin misses with a combination
and Sherman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sherman counters with a straight punch to the midsection. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Sherman dominated that round. The cut man is working on Fred Sherman's cut. That's time! Sherman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2# Sherman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kin moves away. Kin fails to land with a series of punches.
Kin throws a hook but Sherman blocks it. Berto Kin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Kin swings widly with a right hand
and Sherman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Fred Sherman is winning the standup battle so far. Sherman dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kin misses with a looping left. Sherman connects with a body shot that sends Kin's belly button to the back. Berto Kin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sherman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Sherman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kin can do to turn this around? Kin throws a nice looking combination but Sherman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Sherman slips a jab from Kin. Kin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Sherman dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Sherman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Sherman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sherman under the eye. Good standup being displayed there by Sherman as he connects with a hook. Kin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sherman. Kin misses with a looping right. Sherman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kin throws a right hand that misses
and Sherman counters with a left to the body. #T1# Sherman darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Kin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sherman digs a good hook to Kin's body.
Kin is breathing heavily. Sherman dodges the punch combination from Kin.
The crowd cheers as Sherman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kin doesn't seem phased though. Kin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kin misses with a two punch combination.
Kin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kin misses with a wild combination.
Sherman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Sherman throws a nice head kick!
#ROC# Kin is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sherman catches Kin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Kin is still on wobbly legs! Can Sherman finish him? Sherman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kin. Kin misses with a combination
and Sherman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Kin misses with a hook
and Sherman counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Kin goes down! Will Kin beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's not going to make it! 9,10! He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Fred Sherman! Fred Sherman gave a mention to Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
OFC 357: BK vs Gray
Date: Jun 02, 2018 |
#R1# Marvin misses with a body kick. Mostert misses with a straight right. Marvin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mostert. Mostert looks to score with a jab to the body but Marvin is just out of range. Marvin is looking to counter with a body kick. Mostert feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marvins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! A left lands for Mostert. The fighters circle momentarily. Mostert darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#ROC2# Marvin is rocked! Marvin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mostert to score with a decent uppercut. Oh Marvin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Marvin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Mostert fakes the body blow, causing Marvin to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Marvin goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pieter Daan Mostert! Pieter Daan Mostert decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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