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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
SMASH: Mettovaara vs Saitoh
Date: Jun 01, 2025 |
#R1##CL2#
Matikainen moves into the clinch.
Matikainen goes for a takedown attempt but Garrone pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matikainen looking for a takedown.
Garrone working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Matikainen breaks from the clinch.
Jab by Garrone.
A leg kick checked by Matikainen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garrone, as that shot connected.
Garrone misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrone looks to land a combination but Matikainen avoids it well.
A combination from Garrone does no damage.
Matikainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Garrone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Matikainen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Matikainen.
Francesco Garrone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DaMatti Matikainen.#T1#
A punch combination from Garrone misses.
Matikainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Matikainen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Garrone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL2#
Matikainen clinches with his opponent.
Matikainen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Garrone to keep the fight standing.
Garrone wants to get back to striking at distance but Matikainen won't allow it.
#BC2#
Matikainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matikainen closes the distance and clinches up with Garrone, looking for a takedown. Matikainen pushes Garrone against the cage but Garrone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garrone misses with a hook
and Matikainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garrone missing with a left hand there. Matikainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matikainen wants to counter the offense by Garrone and move into the clinch position.
A combination from Garrone does no damage.
Matikainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Matikainen wants to clinch
and Garrone counters with a right hand to the body.
Matikainen wants to clinch but Garrone slips to the side
and Garrone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Garrone lands with a hook. Matikainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Garrone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matikainen shoots in and drives through. Garrone sprawls well.
Matikainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Garrone sprawls well. He's pushed Matikainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matikainen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good standup being displayed there by Garrone as he connects with a hook.
Matikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrone.
Matikainen ducks under a wild hook from Garrone.
Garrone throws a right hand that Matikainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Matikainen also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Matikainen clinches up against the cage.
Matikainen keeps control of Garrone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garrone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garrone wants to get back to striking at distance but Matikainen won't allow it.
#T3#
Matikainen missing with knees to the body.
Garrone has had enough of the clinch but Matikainen keeps him there for the moment.
Matikainen has Garrone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Garrone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #TD2#
Matikainen decides to pull guard.
Garrone sitting in guard here, content to control.
Matikainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Matikainen is looking for a triangle but Garrone pushes his legs off easily.
Garrone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matikainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matikainen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Garrone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Matikainen controlling from the top position. #T4#
Matikainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matikainen won't allow Garrone to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Garrone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matikainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Garrone is retaining full guard.
Garrone trying to control the position here.
Garrone wants to control but Matikainen passes easily into half guard.
Garrone is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at California Top Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Garrone tries to get to full guard but Matikainen has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Garrone dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Garrone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matikainen moves away from the strike by Garrone. #CL2#
Matikainen closes the distance and clinches.
Garrone tries to circle away but Matikainen has him pinned against the cage.
Matikainen wants to take the fight to the mat but Garrone manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Matikainen is looking for a takedown.
Francesco Garrone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DaMatti Matikainen.
Matikainen keeps control of Garrone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garrone is trying to force a seperation but Matikainen has the dominant position.
Garrone blocks an elbow strike.
Matikainen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrone is trying to break the clinch but Matikainen has him pressed against the cage.
Garrone wants to get back to striking at distance but Matikainen won't allow it.
Garrone wants to get back to striking at distance but Matikainen won't allow it.
Matikainen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Garrone is trying to push Matikainen away but Matikainen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T1##TD2#
Matikainen decides to pull guard.
Garrone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Matikainen pulls Garrone in close to prevent any damage.
Matikainen keeping moving, preventing Garrone from controlling successfully.
Garrone advances position into side control!
Garrone trying to control the position but Matikainen is working away.
Garrone misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Matikainen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T2#
Matikainen is not content to let Garrone control the position.
Garrone is really struggling to control Matikainen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Matikainen is looking to regain half guard here but Garrone keeps moving and retains side control.
Garrone working away.
Matikainen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Garrone taking a breather here.
Garrone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matikainen keeps working. #T3#
Matikainen struggling a bit here.
Matikainen is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Matikainen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Matikainen manages to get back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Matikainen is trying to get back to full guard.
Matikainen is looking to control Garrone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Matikainen avoid being mounted?#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Garrone wants to free his trapped foot but Matikainen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Garrone is working hard here to advance position.
Matikainen wants to improve his position but Garrone is controlling well.
Garrone content to control rather than advance.
Garrone is trying to control the action in half guard but Matikainen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matikainen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garrone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrone stuffs the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Garrone dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Matikainen slips a jab and a cross from Garrone.
Matikainen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Garrone misses with a wild body shot.
Garrone misses with a low kick.
Garrone scores with a decent looking hook.
Garrone cracks a nice hook into Matikainen's ribs.
A big right from Garrone misses.
Garrone connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Garrone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matikainen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL2#
Matikainen moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrone has had enough of the clinch but Matikainen keeps him there for the moment.
Garrone can't break the clinch.
Matikainen tries to land a knee to the head but Garrone blocks with his arms.
#TD2#
Matikainen successfully pulls guard.
Garrone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T1#
Garrone pushing down on Matikainen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Garrone wants to stand up but Matikainen has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Matikainen moves into full guard.
Garrone is fighting to break Matikainen's control of his arms but Matikainen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Garrone trying to control but Matikainen is working from the bottom.
Garrone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Matikainen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garrone defends it easily.
Garrone wants to control from the top but Matikainen keeps moving. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Garrone passes Matikainen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Garrone is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Matikainen wants to get back to full guard.
Garrone wants to pass to mount but Matikainen is defending the position.
Matikainen wants to improve his position but Garrone is controlling well.
Garrone is thwarting Matikainen's attempts to control the position.
Garrone is trying to control. Matikainen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T3#
Garrone is looking to stall here but Matikainen recovers full guard.
Garrone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Garrone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Garrone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matikainen can do to turn this around?
Matikainen seems a little lost for a moment, as Garrone dominates the positioning.
DaMatti Matikainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matikainen is looking to regain half guard here but Garrone keeps moving and retains side control.
Garrone working away.
Garrone moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Francesco Garrone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garrone working away.#T4#
Garrone tries to move into full mount but can't pass Matikainen's legs.
You can see the frustration on Matikainen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Matikainen prevents Garrone from moving into mount.
Matikainen is looking to regain half guard here but Garrone keeps moving and retains side control.
Garrone wants to control but Matikainen is keeping him busy.
Matikainen wants to get back to his feet.
Garrone controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Francesco Garrone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Garrone, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francesco Garrone! |
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Event:
SYN 1172 Zigaro vs Susi
Date: May 31, 2025 |
#R1#
Kakuzo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CL#
Kakuzo closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kakuzo.
Kakuzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kakuzo can't find room to land a body shot as Turtle controls the action.
Turtle misses with a body punch.
Kakuzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turtle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#TD#
Kakuzo decides to pull guard.
Turtle is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Turtle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kakuzo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turtle has managed to get both his arms back between Kakuzo's legs - danger averted.
Kakuzo trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Kakuzo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T1#
Kakuzo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Turtle controls the pace.
Kakuzo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#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.
Turtle tries to land a front kick but Kakuzo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kakuzo misses with a low kick as Turtle jumps back.
Kakuzo moves to clinch but Turtle breaks away
and Turtle counters with a nice uppercut.
Turtle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kakuzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Kakuzo throws the left hand but Turtle avoids the punch easily.
Kakuzo tries to clinch but Turtle is having none of it. #CL#
Kakuzo instigates a clinch.
Turtle blocks a body shot from Kakuzo.
Turtle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Turtle - that landed with a thud.
Kakuzo managing to block the knees to the body from Turtle.
Kakuzo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Turtle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kakuzo.
Turtle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Turtle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kakuzo blocks it with crossed arms. #T3#
Turtle blocks the elbow strike.
Turtle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kakuzo.
Turtle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Turtle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turtle tries a knee to the head but Kakuzo blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Kakuzo fails to land.
Nice body punch from Turtle - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Kakuzo.
#TD#
Kakuzo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kakuzo manages to end up in side control.
Kakuzo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The strikes coming from Kakuzo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kakuzo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turtle is not content to let Kakuzo control the position.
Turtle wants to control but Kakuzo postures up.#T4#
Turtle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Turtle manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turtle tries to roll over but Kakuzo keeps him under control.
Turtle is refusing to be controlled, as Kakuzo sits in half guard. #SUB#
Kakuzo 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kakuzo trying to control the action but Turtle is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakagome Kakuzo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Turtle moves away from the strike by Kakuzo.
Turtle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kakuzo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turtle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kakuzo misses the shot to the body. #TD#
Kakuzo drives through with a takedown into Turtle's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Turtle keeping full guard, as Kakuzo tries to pass.
Turtle keeping moving, preventing Kakuzo from controlling successfully.
Kakuzo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kakuzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Turtle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuzo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1#
Kakuzo controlling from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kakuzo lands a couple of elbows.
Turtle trying to control the position here.
Kakuzo wants to control from the top but Turtle keeps moving.
Kakuzo controlling from the top position.
Turtle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kakuzo. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kakuzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Turtle is pulling down on Kakuzo's head to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turtle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turtle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kakuzo under the eye.
Kakuzo cracks Turtle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turtle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kakuzo is looking to counter the offense by Turtle and move into the clinch.
Kakuzo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kakuzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turtle slips under a jab from Kakuzo.
Turtle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kakuzo. That did some damage!
Nakagome Kakuzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kakuzo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Turtle - the referee stops the clock and Kakuzo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Turtle. Kakuzo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kakuzo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turtle is looking to land body kicks.#CL#
Kakuzo clinches.
Kakuzo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Turtle is defending well.
Turtle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kakuzo.#T3#
Turtle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kakuzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turtle dodges an elbow strike from Kakuzo.
Turtle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kakuzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turtle can do to turn this around?
Kakuzo throws a head punch that misses.
Kakuzo taking a breather.
Kakuzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turtles head.
Kakuzo pushes Turtle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turtle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kakuzo is defending well for now.
Turtle blocks an elbow strike from Kakuzo.
A right hook to the body lands for Turtle.
Turtle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kakuzo.
Turtle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kakuzo is working for takedown but Turtle is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turtle tries to land a knee to the head but Kakuzo blocks with his arms.
Kakuzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kakuzo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Turtle just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nakagome Kakuzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Turtle looking to throw knees to the head but Kakuzo is blocking nicely.
#T4#
Turtle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kakuzo avoids it.
Turtle dodges an elbow strike from Kakuzo.
Turtle tries to land a knee to the head but Kakuzo blocks with his arms.
Turtle blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kakuzo.
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!
Kakuzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turtle's elbow.
Turtle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#TD#
Kakuzo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Turtle manages to get back to half guard.
Kakuzo trying to control from half guard but Turtle is working away.
Kakuzo prevents Turtle from improving his position.
Kakuzo wants to control but Turtle is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nakagome Kakuzo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Kakuzo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turtle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rubber Turtle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kakuzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turtle.
Turtle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kakuzo defending well as Turtle loads up on a big left hand.
Kakuzo misses with a wild body shot.
Turtle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kakuzo misses with a straight left.
Turtle misses with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Turtle!
Turtle tries a head kick but it misses.
Kakuzo throws a looping overhand right but Turtle ducks down to avoid it.
Turtle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuzo wants to clinch but Turtle slips to the side
and Turtle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Turtle.
Turtle avoids a kick to the body.
Turtle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turtle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kakuzo. That's going to slow Turtle down.
Kakuzo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turtle at a distance.
#T1#
Kakuzo throws a low kick, looking for Turtle's leg but Turtle calmly moves out of range.
Kakuzo checks a low kick from Turtle.
Kakuzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turtle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kakuzo tried to counter with a leg kick but Turtle avoided it.
Kakuzo has a takedown stuffed.
Turtle tries to counter with a clinch but Kakuzo shakes him off and moves away.
Turtle wants to clinch.
Kakuzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kakuzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Turtle.
Turtle avoids a kick to the body.
Turtle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Turtle has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Turtle.
Kakuzo avoids the head kick by Turtle.
It looked like Kakuzo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kakuzo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kakuzo checks the leg kick.#T2#
A jab from Kakuzo does it's job there.
Nice sprawl there from Turtle as Kakuzo shoots in.
Kakuzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Turtle.
Kakuzo misses with a wild body shot.
Turtle blocks a head kick by Kakuzo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Kakuzo.
Turtle ducks under a wild hook from Kakuzo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turtle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Turtle.
Turtle flicks out a counter leg kick but Kakuzo steps away.
Kakuzo misses the shot to the body.
Turtle is looking to land body kicks.
Kakuzo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Turtle's head.
Kakuzo moves out of range of the body kick from Turtle.
Turtle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kakuzo tries to clinch up but Turtle circles away and keeps his distance.#T3#
Kakuzo looks for the body kick but Turtle saw that one coming.
Kakuzo moves out of range of the body kick from Turtle.
A little feinted left hand from Kakuzo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kakuzo throws a hook but Turtle avoids it easily.
A head kick from Kakuzo lands but Turtle takes it in his stride.
Kakuzo tries to clinch but Turtle moves out of range.
Turtle only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kakuzo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nakagome Kakuzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kakuzo lands a head shot.
Turtle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kakuzo.
Turtle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kakuzo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Turtle just manages to avoid it.
Turtle misses with a kick to the body.
Turtle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kakuzo in his tracks.
Turtle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakuzo.
Turtle misses with a head kick.
#T4#
Turtle misses with a body shot.
Kakuzo scores with a three punch combo!
Kakuzo throws a lazy body kick
and Turtle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Kakuzo throws a head kick that misses.
Kakuzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kakuzo swings widly with a right hand
and Turtle makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kakuzo really felt that one!
Crunch! Turtle slams his shin into Kakuzo's torso.
Kakuzo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rubber Turtle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rubber Turtle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turtle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kakuzo checks it well.
Kakuzo throws a head kick that misses.
Turtle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#TD#
Kakuzo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Kakuzo is working for a kimura but Turtle is defending it quite comfortably.
Nakagome Kakuzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turtle misses with some strikes from the bottom.
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 Nakagome Kakuzo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kakuzo, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nakagome Kakuzo! |
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Event:
Just Fight 9
Date: May 28, 2025 |
#R1#
Skenojabitch scores with a body shot.
Dank Skenojabitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thayer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Skenojabitch. That one must have hurt.
Thayer moves in looking to clinch but Skenojabitch pushes him off.
Skenojabitch lands a right hook to the body.
Thayer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Skenojabitch scores with a body shot.
Thayer fails to land the takedown.
Thayer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Skenojabitch counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Thad Thayer has been cut.
Skenojabitch cracks Thayer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Skenojabitch lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skenojabitch lands with a right hand. #CUT2#Thad Thayer's cut is getting worse.
Skenojabitch cracks Thayer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT2#Thad Thayer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thayer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Skenojabitch lands a body shot.
Thayer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Skenojabitch finds it's way round the side to connect with Thayer's head. #CUT2#Jeez, Thad Thayer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thad Thayer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dank Skenojabitch!
Dank Skenojabitch decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 20, 2025 |
#R1#
Duarte throws a right and a left that Viera avoids nicely.
Duarte throws a left and a right that both miss
and Viera counters with a low kick, right behind Duarte 's knee.
Duarte throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Viera closes the distance and clinches.
Viera has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Duarte after a bit of a struggle. #TD#
Viera manages to pull guard.
Viera definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Duarte must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Viera is trying to keep Duarte in close.
#SUB#
Duarte got a little sloppy there for a moment and Viera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Duarte has managed to get both his arms back between Viera's legs - danger averted.
Duarte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Viera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Viera has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Duarte doesn't defend quickly enough and Viera has managed to lock this one up! Can Duarte escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Viera on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Milton Viera! |
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Event:
DMMA 420: McIntyre v Hardin
Date: May 18, 2025 |
#R1#
Graves scores with a hook.
A cross from Graves lands.
Bjornsson checks a low kick from Graves.
Bjornsson jabs Graves right on the nose. Graves blinks but takes it well.#CUT#It looks like Devon Graves has been cut.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves scores with a head kick. Bjornsson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bjornsson swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Graves unleashes a big counter combination but Bjornsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bjornsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bjornsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graves.
Bjornsson misses with a double jab.
Graves is looking to chop away at Bjornsson's legs.
Bjornsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
#T1#
Graves lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Bjornsson misses its intended target.
Graves's coach down at California Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Graves's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Graves throws a quick inside leg kick.
Graves is looking to slow Bjornsson down with leg kicks.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Bjornsson blocks a jab.
Devon Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves avoids the body shot from Bjornsson.
Graves tries to clinch but Bjornsson is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjornsson cracks Graves with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bjornsson avoids the head kick by Graves.
Graves connects with a high kick.
Graves moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT2#It looks like Erik Bjornsson has been cut.#T2#
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!
Graves lands a right hook to the body.
Graves slips a jab from Bjornsson.
Graves looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Graves lands with a cross.
Bjornsson misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
As Bjornsson backs off Graves throws a huge counter combo but Bjornsson manages to avoid it all.
A big left from Bjornsson misses.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
Bjornsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bjornsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bjornsson is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Graves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land. #BC#
Bjornsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Graves.#T3#
Graves tries to clinch up but Bjornsson circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Bjornsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bjornsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Graves moves out of range as Bjornsson strikes.
Bjornsson connects with a single shot there.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Bjornsson throws a big counter combination but Graves scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Graves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Graves misses with an uppercut. Bjornsson saw that one coming.
Bjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Bjornsson throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bjornsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graves.
Bjornsson looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Bjornsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bjornsson misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely. #T4#
Graves is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Bjornsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Graves wants to clinch.
Graves avoids the body shot from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bjornsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves takes a jab right on the kisser.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Bjornsson misses.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjornsson.
A big left from Bjornsson misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Devon Graves will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Bjornsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Graves.
Bjornsson misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Graves takes a jab right on the kisser.
#CL2#
Graves clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Bjornsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Devon Graves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Graves misses with a double jab.
Graves lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bjornsson blocks the body kick.
Bjornsson throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Graves is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bjornsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.#T1#
Bjornsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bjornsson looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Graves scores with a push kick.
Bjornsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Bjornsson misses.
Bjornsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Graves swings for the body but Bjornsson moves out of range.
Bjornsson misses with a hook
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bjornsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Graves connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bjornsson scrambles back to his feet.
Bjornsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Graves misses with a looping left.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Graves lands with a slapping head kick. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves tries to clinch up but Bjornsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjornsson is just out of range.
Bjornsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bjornsson scores with a shot to the body.
Bjornsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Graves misses with a looping right.
Bjornsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Bjornsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Bjornsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Graves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bjornsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Graves looks to land a left hand but Bjornsson moved out of range nicely.
Bjornsson is looking to counter punch.
Nice jab there from Graves. #T3#
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bjornsson.
Graves lands with a shot to the body.
Graves tries to clinch but Bjornsson moves away
and Bjornsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#That has opened up Devon Graves's cut even more.
Graves swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bjornsson.
Graves with the inside leg kick. #CL2#
Bjornsson gets tackled into the cage by Graves. Graves maintains the clinch.
Graves keeps control of Bjornsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Bjornsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graves connects with a crisp jab.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Graves 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.
As Graves looks to move away, Bjornsson throws a big counter combo but Graves just gets out of the way.
Bjornsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Graves finds it's way round the side to connect with Bjornsson's head.
Bjornsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bjornsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T4#
Graves slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjornsson looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Graves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bjornsson's sensitive parts.
No joy there for Bjornsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bjornsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Bjornsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bjornsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Graves.
Graves wants to clinch.
Nice cross by Bjornsson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bjornsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Graves at a distance.
Bjornsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Graves connects with an inside leg kick.
Bjornsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graves darts in trying to clinch
and Bjornsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Graves lands with a nice body kick.
Bjornsson looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Graves pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Bjornsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Graves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Bjornsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bjornsson misses with a straight left.
Graves bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A big right from Graves misses.
Bjornsson throwing a counter right hand but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves lands a right hook to the body.
Bjornsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bjornsson misses the jab.
A big right from Bjornsson misses.
Erik Bjornsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Bjornsson throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Graves misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bjornsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Graves misses with a straight right.
Graves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bjornsson's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjornsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CUT#The cut above Devon Graves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bjornsson checks the leg kick.
It looked like Bjornsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Graves lands a jab to the nose.
Graves throws a leg kick
and Bjornsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bjornsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bjornsson throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Bjornsson lands an overhand right.#CUT#Devon Graves's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Devon Graves's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Erik Bjornsson!
Erik Bjornsson thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
SYN 1169 Oneal vs. Pedersoli 2
Date: May 18, 2025 |
#R1#
Kakuzo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kakuzo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Falandas forces Kakuzo back against the cage and clinches.
Falandas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Falandas tries a knee to the head but Kakuzo blocks it.
Kakuzo managing to block the knees to the body from Falandas.
Falandas scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT#It looks like Nakagome Kakuzo has been cut.
Kakuzo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Falandas lands a shot to the body.
Falandas prevents a body shot from Kakuzo.
Falandas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Falandas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Falandas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kakuzo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Falandas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falandas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kakuzo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Falandas obliges.#T1#
Falandas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kakuzo's face.
Kakuzo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Falandas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Falandas fails to land.
Kakuzo lands a nice uppercut.
Kakuzo misses with a body punch.
Kakuzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kakuzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Falandas tries to land knees in the clinch but Kakuzo avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kakuzo managing to block the knees to the body from Falandas.
#TD2#
Kakuzo has Falandas pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kakuzo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Falandas tumbling to the mat - Kakuzo dives into Falandas's guard.
Falandas seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#SUB#
Kakuzo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kakuzo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kakuzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Falandas is retaining full guard.
Kakuzo postures up in Falandas's guard and throws a big left but Falandas blocks it. #T2#
Kakuzo is pushing down on Falandas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Falandas is fighting to maintain full guard but Kakuzo has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB#
Falandas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kakuzo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Falandas defending well though.
Kakuzo works his way into side control.
Falandas defending against the ground and pound.
Falandas is looking to regain half guard here but Kakuzo keeps moving and retains side control.
Kakuzo is looking to take a break and control but Falandas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Kakuzo tries for a kimura but Falandas is defending well. #T3##SUB2#
Kakuzo is trying to get an arm triangle but Falandas is defending well.
Kakuzo wants to control but Falandas is keeping him busy.
Kakuzo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Falandas haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Falandas regains half guard.#SUB#
Falandas actively working from the bottom here.
Falandas is staying active underneath Kakuzo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kakuzo prevents Falandas from improving his position.#SUB2#
Kakuzo 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.
#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kakuzo drops an elbow to the side of Falandas's head. #SUB2#
Kakuzo wants to work for an arm triangle but Falandas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Falandas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Falandas looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Falandas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Falandas wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mertis Falandas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nakagome Kakuzo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Kakuzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL2#
Kakuzo forces Falandas back against the cage and clinches.
Kakuzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kakuzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mertis Falandas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Falandas works on Kakuzo's body with a couple of short punches.
Falandas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Falandas blocks a body shot from Kakuzo.
Falandas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kakuzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kakuzo missing with knees to the body.
Kakuzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Falandas controls his hands.
#TD2#
Kakuzo successfully pulls guard.
Kakuzo managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Falandas looking to improve position, pressing down on Kakuzo's thigh with his hand. Kakuzo seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Falandas paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Falandas's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Kakuzo picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nakagome Kakuzo! |
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Event:
RMMA - Montreal 3
Date: May 17, 2025 |
#R1#
Nice takedown defense from Bear. No joy for Kitano on that attempt.
Kitano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bear connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bear misses with a hook.
Kitano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bear defends well and Kitano ends up having to push Bear into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shaggy Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daigo Kitano.
Kitano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bear pinned against the cage. Bear gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kitano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bear swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kitano tries to clinch but Bear is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Bear on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No luck for Kitano with that takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Bear on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
Kitano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kitano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bear scores with a sloppy right hand. Kitano should have avoided that one.
Bear 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.
No luck for Kitano with that takedown attempt.
Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Kitano is just out of range.
Bear misses with a low kick.
Daigo Kitano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bear wants it to stay on the feet.
Kitano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kitano tries to clinch there but Bear circles away.
#T2#
Kitano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bear but Bear pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kitano slips under a jab from Bear.
Bear swings for the body but Kitano moves out of range.
Kitano dives in for a single leg takedown but Bear sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bear appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kitano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CUT2#It looks like Shaggy Bear has been cut.
Kitano drops his hands momentarily and Bear takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear scores with a sloppy right hand. Kitano should have avoided that one.
Kitano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bear is fending him off so far but Kitano persists. Nope, Bear circles away and we're back to standing.
Kitano shoots in and drives through. Bear sprawls well.
It looked like Bear was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kitano throws a series of punches but Bear moves out of range.
Bear tried to counter with a leg kick but Kitano avoided it.
Bear fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kitano is out of range. #T3#
Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Kitano is just out of range.
Bear lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body punch from Bear.
Kitano has a takedown stuffed.
Bear loads up on a big right hand but Kitano slips the punch.
Kitano is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bear scores with a hook to the body. Kitano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters circling a little - Kitano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bear takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bear stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bear wants it to stay on the feet.
Kitano fails with a takedown attempt.#T4#
Bear throws a jab but it's blocked by Kitano.
Bear scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT#It looks like Daigo Kitano has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bear throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bear lands a jab to the nose.
Kitano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kitano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bear paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body punch from Bear.
Bear throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kitano.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaggy Bear dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kitano.
Bear stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bear wants it to stay on the feet.
Bear misses with a few strikes there.
Kitano was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kitano.
Shaggy Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daigo Kitano.
Kitano swings for the body but Bear moves out of range.
Bear swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kitano avoids the body shot from Bear.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitano lands a right hook to the body.
Kitano shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bear defends it nicely.#T1#
Kitano ducks under a wild hook from Bear.
A jab from Bear finds it's way through Kitano's defenses.
Daigo Kitano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kitano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bear avoids it really well and circles away.
Bear appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kitano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bear.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kitano.
Bear is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shaggy Bear is winning the standup battle so far.
Bear misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kitano. Bear does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kitano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bear paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T2#
Bear scores with a leg kick.
Kitano wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Bear wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kitano or perhaps it was just good defense by Bear, which made it look bad.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kitano might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bear has got the better of the exchanges.
Bear throws a lazy right hand but Kitano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bear throws a lazy head kick #CL2#
and Kitano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #TD2#
Kitano has picked Bear up - he's going for a ride! Kitano dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bear knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kitano on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kitano stalling away here and it's allowed Bear to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kitano content to stall in guard here. #T3#
Kitano is looking to work some ground and pound but Bear has wrist control.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Kitano from controlling successfully.
Bear is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kitano can do to turn this around?
Bear is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kitano is controlling him.
Kitano trying to control but Bear is working from the bottom.
Kitano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4#
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.
Kitano moves in looking to clinch but Bear pushes him off.
Kitano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bear defends well and Kitano ends up having to push Bear into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bear swings for the body but Kitano moves out of range.
Bear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL2#
Kitano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kitano misses with a punch to the body.
Kitano jumps guard but Bear turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kitano throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bear throws a head punch that misses.
Kitano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bear prevents a body shot from Kitano.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaggy Bear dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Kitano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kitano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bear swings for the body but Kitano moves out of range.
Bear keeps the fight on the outside.
Kitano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bear was well out of range. Poor timing from Kitano.
Kitano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kitano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bear swats away the attempt to clinch by Kitano.
Bear is looking to counter punch.
Kitano is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Bear misses its target.#T1#
Kitano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bear is fending him off so far but Kitano persists. Nope, Bear circles away and we're back to standing.
Shaggy Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daigo Kitano.
Kitano misses with a head kick.
It looked like Bear was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kitano.
Kitano blocks a low kick nicely.
Kitano tries to counter with a clinch but Bear shakes him off and moves away.
Kitano fails to land the takedown.#CL2#
Kitano moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kitano.
Bear can't find room to land a body shot as Kitano controls the action.
Kitano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bear effectively controlling the action here.#T2##BC2#
Kitano manages to break the clinch.
Kitano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bear swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shaggy Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bear misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Kitano rushes Bear and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kitano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Bear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bear keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kitano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T3#
Kitano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick from Bear, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kitano dives in for a single leg takedown but Bear sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bear displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kitano.
Bear connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kitano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bear defends well and Kitano ends up having to push Bear into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bear fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kitano just manages to avoid it.
Shaggy Bear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bear scoring well with a low kick there.
#T4#
Kitano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bear counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bear.
Bear circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kitano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bear throws a leg kick that misses.
Kitano wants to clinch up but Bear keeps it at a distance.
Kitano moves forwards but Bear connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kitano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kitano shoots in for a takedown but Bear shows good takedown defense.
Bear was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kitano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kitano doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bear counters with a left and a right that stings Kitano.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaggy Bear showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bear, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaggy Bear!
Shaggy Bear was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
RMMA 18 - Curtis v Diaz
Date: May 10, 2025 |
#R1#
Marsh lands with a nice combination. Merman backs away looking to recover.
Marsh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marsh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Merman.
It looked like Merman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marsh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Merman's head backwards.
Marsh digs a good hook to Merman's body.
Merman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marsh is looking to slow Merman down with leg kicks.
Marsh staying out of range there.
Marsh throws a hook but Merman blocks it.
A jab lands there for Marsh.
Marsh misses with a looping left.#CL#
Merman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Marsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marsh connects with a crisp jab.
Merman throws a right and a left that Marsh avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Marsh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A left and a right from Merman both land. Nice combination. #CUT#It looks like Oliver Marsh has been cut.
Marsh misses with a hook. Merman ducked under it nicely.
Merman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Merman staying out of range there.
Merman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marsh looks to land a right hand but Merman moved out of range.
Marsh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Merman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marsh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Merman digs a good body shot into Marsh's ribs.#CL2#
Marsh clinches.
Merman lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Merman - that landed with a thud.
Merman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Merman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Merman presses Marsh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Merman jumps guard but Marsh stands there with Merman around his waist. Merman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#BC2#
Marsh breaks from the clinch.
#T2##CL2#
Marsh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Marsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Merman throws a lazy right hand but Marsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Merman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marsh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliver Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh swinging wildly here.
Marsh looks to throw the jab but Merman is out of range.
Marsh moves forwards but Merman connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CUT#That has opened up Oliver Marsh's cut even more.
Merman moves out of range as Marsh strikes.
Marsh connects with a leg kick.
Marsh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marsh throws a nice looking combination but Merman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Merman throws a hook to the side of Marsh's head but Marsh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Marsh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marsh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Merman at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Merman.
Marsh swinging wildly here.
Merman throws a looping overhand right but Marsh ducks down to avoid it.
It looks like Merman has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Marsh cracks Merman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marsh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marsh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Merman.
Marsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Merman circles away.
#CL#
Merman has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC2#
Marsh breaks the clinch.
Marsh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Merman at a distance.
#CL#
Merman clinches up against the cage.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Marsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marsh with the inside leg kick.
A head kick by Marsh misses
and Merman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marsh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marsh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#ROC#Marsh is rocked!#CUT#The cut above Oliver Marsh's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Marsh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Merman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marsh finds it's way round the side to connect with Merman's head.
Merman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Merman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marsh misses with a hook
and Merman counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Merman throws a body shot but no joy.
Merman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Merman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marsh misses with an uppercut
and Merman counters with a huge left! Marsh is in big trouble! He's backing up but Merman isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Marsh from any more damage. A dominating finish by Merman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aggressive Merman!
Aggressive Merman decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 07, 2025 |
#R1#
Viera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dahan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dahan shoots in for a takedown but Viera shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL#
Viera instigates a clinch.
Dahan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dahan is trying to pull guard but Viera has him pressed against the cage.
Viera definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Milton Viera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scooter Dahan.#BC#
Viera manages to break the clinch.
#TD#
Viera shoots in and gets a takedown into Dahan's guard.
Viera looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Viera looking to pass the guard.
Viera is stalling in the full guard. #T1#
Viera sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dahan's guard.
Viera controlling the action here.
Viera trying to control the action but Dahan is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Viera is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB#
Viera is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dahan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Viera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Viera content to control rather than advance. #T2##SUB#
Viera is trying to work for a kimura but Dahan is defending well.
#SUB#
Viera is trying to work for a kimura but Dahan is defending well.
#SUB#
Dahan is defending against the submission attempts here by Viera.
#SUB#
Viera is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Dahan is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Milton Viera! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 04, 2025 |
#R1#
Sansho moves out of range of the strikes.
Viera misses with a series of wild punches.
Sansho feinted with a counter takedown.#TD2#
Viera shoots in and bounces Sansho off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Viera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sansho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viera is pushing down on Sansho's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sansho is fighting to maintain full guard but Viera has managed to sneak the leg through.
Viera is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Well, if Viera is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
#SUB2#
Viera is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1##SUB2#
Viera is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sansho has managed to free his arm - good work.
Viera with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB2#
Viera is working for a kimura but Sansho is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB2#
Viera is looking for a kimura here.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Viera maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sansho could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Viera has cracked it and Sansho is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Viera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Milton Viera! |
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Event:
SSG 416 Itinya vs Gracias
Date: Apr 27, 2025 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 32 losses; Milton Viera! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 5 losses; Bohumil Bazant!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bazant.
Bazant shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Viera as he jumps to the side.
Bazant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Milton Viera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bohumil Bazant.
Bazant fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Viera avoids it really well and circles away.#TD#
Viera closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bazant to the mat! Bazant manages to get full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Viera (2) vs (0) Bazant
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viera trying to control but Bazant is working from the bottom.
Viera tries to free his leg and advance position but Bazant is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Viera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T1#
Bazant has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bazant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Viera 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.
Viera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2#
Bazant 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.
Bazant is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Bazant 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.
Bazant keeping moving, preventing Viera from controlling successfully.
Bazant seems keen to control Viera's posture.
Viera trying to control but Bazant is working from the bottom.
Viera looking to sit in guard and control but Bazant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Viera (2) vs (2) Bazant#T3##SUB#
Viera is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bazant defends well.
Bazant passes Viera's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Viera tries to get to full guard but Bazant has control of the leg.
Well, if Bazant is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
#SUB#
Viera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Viera really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bazant with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T4#
Viera trying to hold on to Bazant's head to control him but Bazant postures up.
We've been informed that Bazant has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#SUB#
Viera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bazant trying to control the pace.
Bazant passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Viera (2) vs (5) Bazant
Bazant controlling from the full mount.
Viera is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Viera 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.
Score +3 for taking back: Viera (2) vs (8) Bazant#T5#
Bazant really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Viera.
Viera staying busy and making it hard for Bazant to control.
Bazant controls the position.
Viera is really stuck here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
#T6#
Bazant's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Viera trying to control the hands but Bazant won't let him.
Bazant biding his time, controlling Viera.
Viera rolls, trying to escape but Bazant keeps control of the position.
A lull in the action here.
Bazant has good solid back control here.
Viera manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bazant's guard. Nice work there by Viera.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Viera (4) vs (8) Bazant#T7#
Viera wants to control from the top but Bazant keeps moving. #SUB#
Viera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Viera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bazant pulls Viera in to control the position.
More stalling from Bazant.
Viera trying to control the position from guard on top but Bazant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bazant is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bazant 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.#T8#
Viera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bazant swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Viera drops back looking for a leg! Bazant is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bazant manages to kick Viera off! Viera jumps back into Bazant's guard.
Bazant has his hands on Viera's head, controlling the position.
Viera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bazant is keeping the position for now.
Bazant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bazant is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Viera (4) vs (10) Bazant#T9#
Bazant looking to pass the guard.
Bazant controlling from the top position.
Viera trying to keep a closed guard but Bazant is proving a slippery customer.
Bazant engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Viera trying to control the position.
Viera looking for a sweep. Not yet Viera, not yet. #T10#
Bazant controls from within his opponent's guard.
Viera looking to control.
Bazant stays in close to Viera's body and controls the position.
Bazant sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Viera's guard.
Bazant is controlling the pace.
Viera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T11##SUB#
Viera actively working from the bottom here.
Bazant content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Viera is looking for a sweep. Bazant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Viera is working hard here to advance position.
Bazant controlling the action here.
It looks like Bazant might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Viera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bazant is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T12#
Viera trying to hold on to Bazant's head to control him but Bazant postures up.
Viera is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Bazant is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Bazant is continuing to stall.
Viera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T13#
Viera gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bazant stays in close to Viera's body and controls the position.
The adventures of Bazant the control monster continue. Boring.
Viera wants to sweep but no luck.
Bazant sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Viera 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.
Bazant wants to pass the guard but Viera is keeping the position.#SUB#
Bazant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T14#
Bazant controlling from the top position.
Viera keeping full guard, as Bazant tries to pass.
Bazant forces his way into half guard.
Bazant is thwarting Viera's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bazant perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bazant wins on points by 10 to 4. |
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Event:
SSG 415 Borgia vs Hall
Date: Apr 20, 2025 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 7 losses; Yevgeny Ignatov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 31 losses; Milton Viera!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Ignatov takes the fight into the clinch.
Ignatov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Viera walks away with a smile on his face. Ignatov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #TD2#
Viera drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ignatov (0) vs (2) Viera#SUB#
Ignatov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Viera engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like Viera might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#SUB2#
Viera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viera is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Viera trying to control but Ignatov is working from the bottom.
Ignatov 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.#T1#
Viera sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB#
Ignatov has his foot on Viera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Viera works his way back into a safe position though.
Viera passes Ignatov's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Viera is working for a submission of some sort.
Ignatov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Viera trying to mount his opponent but Ignatov defends it. #SUB2#
Viera 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.
#T2##SUB2#
Viera is looking for a kimura here.
Ignatov trying to hold on to Viera's head to control him but Viera postures up.
#SUB2#
Viera is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ignatov is trying to get back to full guard.#T3##SUB2#
Viera is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Viera prevents Ignatov from improving his position.
Viera trying to control from half guard but Ignatov is working away.
Ignatov trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Viera wants to work for an arm triangle but Ignatov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ignatov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Viera is working away from the top position though.
Viera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ignatov keeps working.
Viera is just content to waste time from the top position. Ignatov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ignatov is controlling Viera's posture.#T4##SUB2#
Viera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Viera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Viera sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Viera is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Viera trying to control the position from guard on top but Ignatov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ignatov keeping full guard, as Viera tries to pass. #SUB2#
Viera is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ignatov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ignatov has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatov (2) vs (2) Viera
Ignatov trying to move into half guard but instead Viera has managed to sweep! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatov (2) vs (4) Viera#T5#
Viera wants to control from the top but Ignatov keeps moving.
Ignatov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Viera is stalling in the full guard.
Ignatov looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ignatov is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatov (4) vs (4) Viera
Ignatov trying to control the position from guard on top but Viera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Viera escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ignatov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ignatov 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. #T6#
Ignatov wants to pass the guard but Viera is keeping the position.
Ignatov 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.
Viera keeping full guard, as Ignatov tries to pass. #SUB2#
Viera looking for a guillotine here but Ignatov defends easily.
Ignatov preventing the sweep. #T7#
Viera keeping moving, preventing Ignatov from controlling successfully.
Ignatov looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Viera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Viera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Viera keeping moving, preventing Ignatov from controlling successfully.
Viera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ignatov controlling from the top position. #T8#
Viera 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.
Ignatov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Viera's guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ignatov in particular looking to stall.
Viera tries to roll over but Ignatov keeps him under control.
Viera works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ignatov trying to control the position from guard on top but Viera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ignatov looking to pass the guard. #T9#
Ignatov wants to control from the top but Viera keeps moving.
Viera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ignatov trying to control but Viera is working from the bottom.
Ignatov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Viera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Viera manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ignatov manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatov (4) vs (6) Viera
Ignatov is controlling Viera's posture.#T10#
Viera preventing the sweep.
Ignatov controls Viera momentarily but Viera frees himself.
Viera trying to control but Ignatov is working from the bottom.
Ignatov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatov (6) vs (6) Viera
Ignatov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ignatov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Ignatov (9) vs (6) Viera
Viera is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ignatov off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ignatov (9) vs (10) Viera#SUB2#
Viera patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?#T11#
Ignatov breaks Viera's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatov (11) vs (10) Viera
Ignatov wants to pass the guard but Viera is keeping the position.
Ignatov is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Viera has his foot on Ignatov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ignatov works his way back into a safe position though.
Viera is trying to keep Ignatov in close.
Ignatov wants to control from the top but Viera keeps moving. #SUB2#
Viera is looking for a triangle but Ignatov pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ignatov trying to control but Viera is working from the bottom. #T12#
Viera bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ignatov's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatov (11) vs (12) Viera
Viera tries to free his leg and advance position but Ignatov is retaining full guard.
Ignatov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ignatov keeping moving, preventing Viera from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Viera has gone for a leg lock! Ignatov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Viera's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatov (13) vs (12) Viera
Viera wants to sweep here but Ignatov controlling him for the moment.
Viera is still trying to improve position.
Ignatov tries to free his leg and advance position but Viera is retaining full guard. #T13##SUB2#
Viera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ignatov defends it easily.
Ignatov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Viera working a defensive guard here.
Ignatov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ignatov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ignatov looking to sit in guard and control but Viera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatov (13) vs (14) Viera#T14#
Viera wants to control from the top but Ignatov keeps moving.
Viera is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB#
Ignatov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Viera has gone for a leg lock! Ignatov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Viera's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ignatov (15) vs (14) Viera
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ignatov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ignatov takes the fight on points by 15 to 14.
Yevgeny Ignatov thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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NYF 113: Perry vs Harklie
Date: Apr 12, 2025 |
#R1#
Joon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Joon jabs Garrone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Joon finds it's target.
Garrone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garrone just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garrone misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Joon misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Garrone misses the target.
Joon misses with a hook. Garrone ducked under it nicely.
Joon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garrone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garrone was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garrone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Joon finds it's way round the side to connect with Garrone's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joon throws a body punch but Garrone moves out of range.
Garrone stuns Joon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mae Joon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garrone misses with a few strikes there.
Joon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garrone works the jab nicely.
Joon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T1#
Nice uppercut lands for Garrone. That snapped Joon's head back.
Garrone moves out of range of the strikes.
Joon staying out of range there.
It seemed like Joon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joon throws a shot from downtown. Garrone moves away and avoids it.
Garrone wants to slow Joon down by chopping away at his legs.
Garrone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joon.
An attempted straight right counter from Garrone misses the target.
Garrone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joon.
Garrone moves out of range of the strikes.
Garrone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joon.
Joon looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrone is just out of range.
Joon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrone just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garrone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Joon misses the shot to the body.
Garrone is looking for a counter combo.
Garrone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joon.
Garrone is looking to counter punch.
Joon throws a hook but Garrone avoids it easily.
Joon misses with a straight left.
Garrone seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Joon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garrone misses with a wild combination.
Joon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T2#
Garrone swings for the body but Joon moves out of range.
It seemed like Joon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Joon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garrone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garrone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garrone lands an overhand right.
Joon misses with a shot to the body
and Garrone counters with a straight right hand.
Garrone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garrone slips a jab from Joon.
Joon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garrone has time to react.
Garrone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joon scores with the left hand. Garrone knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Garrone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrone manages to avoid it.
Joon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garrone slips a straight right by Joon.
Joon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#T3#
A slow jab from Joon misses its intended target.
Joon throws a body shot but no joy.
Joon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garrone avoids the body shot from Joon.
A jab from Joon misses.
The fighters circling - Joon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garrone avoids the body shot from Joon.
Garrone went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Garrone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joon manages to avoid it.
Joon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garrone fails with the takedown.
Garrone just misses with a punch to the body.
Joon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garrone misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joon! But no joy.
Garrone slips a straight right by Joon.
Joon thuds a left hand into Garrone's body.
Joon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joon swings for the body but Garrone moves out of range.
#T4#
Garrone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joon.
Garrone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Joon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joon.
Garrone has been working on his balance at California Top Team, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Joon.
Joon lands a jab to Garrone's midsection.
Joon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garrone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joon scores with a jab to the body.
Joon throws an overhand right that lands on Garrone's shoulder, as Garrone tries to avoid the shot.
Joon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrone was well out of range. Poor timing from Joon.
Joon looks to land a right hand but Garrone moved out of range.
Garrone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garrone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon throws a body punch but Garrone moves out of range.
Joon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joon misses the jab.
Joon lands a really nice looking cross but Garrone seems unphased.
Joon throws a looping overhand right but Garrone ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mae Joon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Joon punishes Garrone's body with a nice straight punch.
Joon misses with a hook.
Garrone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joon misses the body punch
and Garrone counters with a nice uppercut.
Garrone misses with a series of wild punches.
Francesco Garrone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Joon scores with a body shot.
Joon scores with a sloppy right hand. Garrone should have avoided that one.
Joon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrone throws out the jab.
Joon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joon throws a poor cross that misses
and Garrone counters with a straight right hand.
Joon misses with a wild body shot.
Joon connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joon slips a jab and a cross from Garrone.
Garrone looks to land a combination but Joon avoids it well.
Joon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Garrone - just one landing. #T1#
Joon throws the left hand but Garrone avoids the punch easily.
Garrone connects with a jab.
Joon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joon misses with a right hand
letting Garrone counter with a right hand.
Garrone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joon.
Joon lunges at Garrone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garrone's hand.
Joon misses the shot to the body.
Garrone misses with an uppercut. Joon saw that one coming.
Garrone defending well as Joon loads up on a big left hand.
Joon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garrone counters with a two punch combo.
Joon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some wild striking there from Garrone.
Joon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Joon throws a body shot but no joy.
Garrone misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Garrone ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Garrone throws a series of punches but Joon avoids them all with ease.
Joon dips to his left and cracks Garrone with an uppercut!
Joon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garrone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joon.
#T2#
Joon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garrone's head.
Garrone defending well as Joon loads up on a big left hand.
Garrone thinks about countering with a body kick.
Garrone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mae Joon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Joon misses the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garrone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joon checks it well.
Garrone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Joon finds it's way round the side to connect with Garrone's head.
Joon throws a hook but Garrone avoids it easily.
Garrone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joon.
Joon looks to throw the jab but Garrone is out of range.
Joon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Joon looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrone is just out of range.
Joon throws an overhand right that lands on Garrone's shoulder, as Garrone tries to avoid the shot.
Joon scores with a nice strike.
Garrone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garrone scores with a nice strike.
Joon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrone.
Joon just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrone lands a slapping body shot.
#T3#
Joon lands an overhand right.
Garrone misses with a two punch combination.
Joon misses with a shot to the body
and Garrone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garrone stuns Joon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joon scores with a jab to the body.
Garrone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joon looks to land a left hand but Garrone moved out of range nicely.
Garrone moves away from the strike by Joon.
Joon looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrone is just out of range.
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrone manages to avoid it.
Joon cracks Garrone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Joon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Joon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joon.
It looked like Garrone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garrone throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Joon misses. #T4#
Garrone looks to score with a jab to the body but Joon is just out of range.
Garrone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrone manages to avoid it.
Garrone jabs Joon right on the nose. Joon blinks but takes it well.
Joon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joon scores with a hook.
Garrone misses with a hook.
Joon throws a hook but Garrone avoids it easily.
Joon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Joon misses with a body shot.
Joon throws a jab but it's blocked by Garrone.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Joon throws a shot to the body.
Joon misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon just misses with a punch to the body.
Joon scores with a sloppy right hand. Garrone should have avoided that one.
Garrone defending well as Joon loads up on a big left hand.
Joon misses with an uppercut. Garrone saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mae Joon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Garrone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Joon.
A slow jab from Joon misses its intended target.
Garrone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garrone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joon.
Joon throws a hook to the side of Garrone's head but Garrone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joon avoids the body shot from Garrone.
Joon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Joon misses with an uppercut.
Garrone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrone throws a series of punches but Joon avoids them all with ease.
Garrone moves out of range of the strikes.
Garrone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Joon misses the target.
A big right from Joon misses.
Joon throws a body shot but no joy.
Garrone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joon.
Garrone is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Joon throws a body punch but Garrone moves out of range. #T1#
Joon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Garrone.
No joy there for Garrone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joon misses with an uppercut.
Garrone went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Joon lands a right hook to the body.
Garrone catches Joon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Joon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrone moves away.
Joon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garrone.
Nice jab there from Joon.
Joon looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrone is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Garrone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garrone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garrone throws a looping overhand right but Joon ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrone lands a nice shot that snaps Joon's head back.
Joon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrone.
Garrone throwing a counter right hand but Joon manages to avoid it.
Joon misses with an uppercut.
Garrone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joon throws a body punch but Garrone moves out of range. #T2#
Joon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrone slips under a jab.
Garrone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garrone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garrone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Joon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Joon misses.
Joon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrone was well out of range. Poor timing from Joon.
Garrone is looking to counter punch.
Garrone tries to move into range but Joon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrone moves away.
Joon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrone.
Garrone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrone manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Garrone scores with a four punch combination!
Joon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joon cracks a nice hook into Garrone's ribs.
Joon connects with a nice looking jab.
Joon misses with a lunging right hand
and Garrone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joon throws a jab when Garrone was well out of range.#T3#
Garrone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garrone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrone moves away.
Joon lands with an overhand left.
Garrone is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joon! But no joy.
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrone manages to avoid it.
Garrone is looking to score with low kicks.
Joon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joon looks to land a right hand but Garrone moved out of range.
It looked like Garrone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garrone avoids the body shot from Joon.
Joon throws out a loose jab but Garrone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrone misses with the combination.
Francesco Garrone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garrone counters with a right hand to the body.
Garrone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joon is out of range and Garrone settles back down. #T4#
Nice defenses there by Garrone.
Garrone 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.
Joon looks to land a left hand but Garrone moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Joon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Joon misses with a hook
and Garrone counters with a nice uppercut.
Joon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrone was well out of range. Poor timing from Joon.
Garrone is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garrone 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.
Garrone lands an overhand right.
Garrone drops his hands momentarily and Joon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mae Joon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Joon misses the target.
Garrone is looking to chop away at Joon's legs.
Joon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrone.
Garrone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joon circles away quickly and effectively.
Joon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrone.
Garrone looks to throw the jab but Joon is out of range.
Joon moves out of range as Garrone strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joon! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrone misses with a looping right.
Garrone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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 Francesco Garrone.
Well Joon 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mae Joon!
Mae Joon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
NYF Fight Night 65
Date: Apr 09, 2025 |
#R1#
Kakuzo wants to slow Babcock down by chopping away at his legs.
Babcock half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Babcock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kakuzo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. #TD#
Babcock changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kakuzo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kakuzo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Babcock with the ground and pound but Kakuzo regains half guard under the barage of strikes. #SUB2#
Kakuzo looking for submissions off his back.
Babcock throwing shots but Kakuzo is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuzo wants to control but Babcock is keeping busy.
Kakuzo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Babcock pushes down on Kakuzo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kakuzo manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T1##SUB2#
Kakuzo looking for a guillotine here but Babcock defends easily.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakuzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Babcock seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kakuzo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Babcock is working away from the top position though.
Babcock takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kakuzo wants to control but Babcock is keeping busy.
Babcock wants to pass to mount but Kakuzo is defending the position.
Babcock works his foot free and advances to mount. #T2#
Babcock avoids the attempt from Kakuzo to control.
Kakuzo taking shots to the head.
Kakuzo working to try and regain half guard.
Kakuzo wants to hold on but Babcock pushes him away.
The referee warns Kakuzo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Babcock can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kakuzo is looking to escape.
Babcock working the ground and pound effectively.
#T3#
Babcock landing punches.
Kakuzo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kakuzo taking shots to the head.
Kakuzo wants to control but Babcock is having none of it.
Babcock has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kakuzo's face.
Kakuzo is desperately trying to improve his position but Babcock has a good base and remains in mount.
Kakuzo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Babcock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kakuzo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Babcock is trying to control. Kakuzo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Babcock trying to pass the guard but Kakuzo defending well.
Babcock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kakuzo's head. #T4#
Babcock lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Babcock wants to control but Kakuzo is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Kakuzo looking for subs from the bottom but Babcock mounts him!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakuzo tries to reverse the position but Babcock maintains control.
Babcock working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Babcock landing punches.
Babcock has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kakuzo's face.
Kakuzo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kakuzo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Babcock controlling from the full mount.
Kakuzo taking shots to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Thomas Babcock dominated that round.
That's time! Babcock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Kakuzo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kakuzo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Babcock tries to counter with a takedown but Kakuzo is quick to defend against it.
A big right from Babcock misses.
Babcock avoids the body shot from Kakuzo.
Babcock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kakuzo sprawls and moves away.
Kakuzo throws a head kick but Babcock moves out of range.
Babcock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice body punch from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo throws a body punch but Babcock moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuzo throws a head kick that misses #TD#
and Babcock counters with a takedown into side control.
Babcock creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babcock works to advance to full mount. Kakuzo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kakuzo taking shots to the head. #T1#
Babcock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kakuzo is trying to escape the mount.
Kakuzo taking shots to the head.
Babcock unloading with bombs!
Babcock working the ground and pound effectively.
Kakuzo is trying desperately to improve position.
Babcock with the ground and pound from mount.
Kakuzo is trying to escape the mount.
Babcock with shots to the head and body - Kakuzo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babcock looking to finish Kakuzo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kakuzo!
Kakuzo regains half guard.
Babcock seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T2#
Babcock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kakuzo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Babcock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kakuzo can do to turn this around?
Babcock missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #ES2#
Kakuzo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Babcock moves out of range of the leg kick from Kakuzo.
Kakuzo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kakuzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kakuzo throws a push kick but Babcock slaps the foot to one side.
Babcock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kakuzo sprawls and moves away.
Babcock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kakuzo but Kakuzo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kakuzo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kakuzo throws a looping overhand right but Babcock ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Kakuzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kakuzo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Babcock feinted with a counter takedown.#TD#
Babcock gets a takedown into half guard.
Jesse Thomas Babcock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kakuzo is trying to stand.
Kakuzo is pressing down on Babcock's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kakuzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Babcock is one step ahead there.
Babcock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Babcock working some strikes from top position.
Kakuzo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kakuzo 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.#T4#
Babcock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kakuzo's head.
Babcock works over Kakuzo with some ground and pound from guard.
Babcock stopping the sweep attempt from Kakuzo.#SUB2#
Kakuzo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Babcock is aware though and is defending well.
Babcock with a nice head shot there.
Babcock keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kakuzo's head.
Babcock postures up and lands a big shot to Kakuzo's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babcock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#ROC#Kakuzo is rocked!
Babcock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kakuzo is keeping the position for now.
Babcock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Babcock scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kakuzo is still in real trouble! Can Babcock finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Babcock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kakuzo seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babcock tries to free his leg and advance position but Kakuzo is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Thomas Babcock dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Babcock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kakuzo as he jumps to the side.
Kakuzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Babcock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kakuzo throws a body punch but Babcock moves out of range.
Kakuzo throws a wild body kick that Babcock sees coming a mile off.
Nakagome Kakuzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kakuzo misses with a hook to the body
#TD#
and Babcock counters with a nice double leg into guard. #SUB2#
Kakuzo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Babcock is aware though and is defending well.
Babcock throws a big elbow that misses.
Babcock won't allow Kakuzo to sweep him here.
Babcock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kakuzo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Babcock connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Kakuzo looking for a guillotine here but Babcock defends easily.
Babcock is in close to Kakuzo's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T1#
Babcock is in close to Kakuzo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Babcock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Babcock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kakuzo 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.#SUB2#
Kakuzo looking for a guillotine here but Babcock defends easily.
#SUB2#
Kakuzo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Babcock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Babcock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Babcock works over Kakuzo with some ground and pound from guard.#T2#
Babcock wants to pass the guard but Kakuzo is keeping the position.
Babcock is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Babcock lands a couple of digs.#SUB2#
Kakuzo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Babcock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Babcock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Babcock lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kakuzo is trying to keep Babcock in close.
Kakuzo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Babcock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T3#
Babcock trying to control but Kakuzo is working from the bottom.
Babcock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Babcock tries to free his leg and advance position but Kakuzo is retaining full guard.
Babcock lands a couple of elbows.
Babcock is working Kakuzo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Babcock makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Babcock scoring with punches to the head and body.
Babcock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Babcock controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Babcock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Babcock with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Kakuzo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T4#
Kakuzo is trying to control the position but Babcock postures up.
Babcock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Babcock landing some decent shots from guard.
Babcock working some strikes from top position.
Kakuzo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Kakuzo keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kakuzo trying to control the position.
Babcock lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Thomas Babcock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Babcock, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Thomas Babcock!
Jesse Thomas Babcock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
FREAKSHOW 12
Date: Apr 02, 2025 |
#R1#
Marsh throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Li blocks a jab.
Li feinted with a counter takedown.
Marsh throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Marsh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Li half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marsh tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Li tries to counter with a takedown but Marsh is quick to defend against it.#CL2#
Marsh moves into the clinch.#BC#
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliver Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marsh misses with a looping left.
Li appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Marsh throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD#
and Li counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Marsh! #SUB#
Li is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Marsh looks calm but he's in trouble here. Li gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Marsh is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Li lets go of the hold and Marsh can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aiguo Li!
A very excited looking Aiguo Li 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:
NYF Fight Night 64
Date: Apr 02, 2025 |
#R1#
Garrone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL2#
JR closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by JR.#TD2#
JR wants the takedown. Garrone is fighting it off but JR persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Garrone's guard against the cage.#SUB#
JR is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Garrone has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. JR is looking to defend but Garrone has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for JR! Garrone pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, JR taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Francesco Garrone! |
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Event:
SSG 408 Maximus vs Banner
Date: Mar 30, 2025 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 48 wins and 27 losses; Dani Gerbandi! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 30 losses; Milton Viera!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Gerbandi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Viera pinned against the cage. Viera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL#
Gerbandi rushes Viera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Viera has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gerbandi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Gerbandi (0) vs (4) Viera
Viera tries to keep control of the position but Gerbandi is staying busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viera is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gerbandi tries to escape the position.
Gerbandi looking very determined here, making life difficult for Viera.
Gerbandi can't escape the position.
#T1#
Gerbandi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Viera is keen to just control but Gerbandi is a slippery customer.
Viera is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gerbandi wants to improve his position but Viera is controlling well.
Viera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gerbandi wants to control but Viera is keeping busy.
#SUB#
Gerbandi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Gerbandi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Viera pulls his head out easily.
Viera is thwarting Gerbandi's attempts to control the position.#T2#
Viera content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Viera trying to control from Gerbandi's half guard. Gerbandi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Viera trying to control but Gerbandi is working from the bottom.
Viera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gerbandi is keeping the position for now.
Viera wants to control from the top but Gerbandi keeps moving. #T3#
Viera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gerbandi is keeping the position for now.
Gerbandi has his hands on Viera's head, controlling the position. #SUB#
Gerbandi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gerbandi 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.
Viera trying to control the position from guard on top but Gerbandi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Gerbandi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Viera defends well.#T4#
Viera wants to control from the top but Gerbandi keeps moving.
Gerbandi looking for a sweep. Not yet Gerbandi, not yet.
Viera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gerbandi is keeping the position for now.
Gerbandi is adopting a defensive guard.
Gerbandi keeping moving, preventing Viera from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viera looking to sit in guard and control but Gerbandi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Gerbandi (2) vs (4) Viera
Viera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T5#
Gerbandi passes into half guard. #SUB#
Gerbandi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Viera has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Gerbandi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gerbandi wants to take a breather but Viera is having none of it.
Gerbandi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Viera wants to get back to full guard.#T6##SUB#
Gerbandi wants to work for an arm triangle but Viera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gerbandi tries to pass to full mount but Viera defends it.
Viera is positioning himself well to prevent Gerbandi advancing to mount.
Gerbandi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Viera tries to get to full guard but Gerbandi has control of the leg. #SUB#
Gerbandi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Viera defends it well.
Viera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T7#
Gerbandi stopping the sweep attempt from Viera.
Gerbandi wants to control from the top but Viera keeps moving.
Viera can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gerbandi controls the pace.
Gerbandi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB2#
Viera is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T8##SUB2#
Viera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gerbandi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gerbandi stopping the sweep attempt from Viera.
Gerbandi wants to control from the top but Viera keeps moving.
Gerbandi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Viera is keeping the position for now. #T9#
Gerbandi passes into half guard.
Viera trying to control but Gerbandi postures up.
Viera is trying to get back to full guard.
Gerbandi controlling the pace.
Gerbandi is thwarting Viera's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gerbandi wants to take a breather but Viera is having none of it. #T10#
Viera is trying to control but Gerbandi manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Gerbandi (5) vs (4) Viera
Gerbandi tries to control but Viera wriggling away.
Viera wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Gerbandi (8) vs (4) Viera
Viera is in bad spot here.
Will Gerbandi go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Viera tries to break free.
#SUB#
Gerbandi is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Viera is defending well though. Gerbandi let's go of the attempt for now.#SUB#
Gerbandi is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Viera defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #T11#
Gerbandi keeps control of the position as Viera tries to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Viera staying busy and making it hard for Gerbandi to control. #SUB#
Gerbandi is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Viera defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Viera is trying to break free.
#T12#
Gerbandi is controlling the position but Viera somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Gerbandi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Viera wants to control but Gerbandi is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Viera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gerbandi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB#
Gerbandi wants to work for an arm triangle but Viera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T13#
Gerbandi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gerbandi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Viera does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Viera wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Viera is defending against the submission attempts here by Gerbandi.
Viera wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Gerbandi is trying to work for a kimura but Viera is defending well.
Viera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T14#
Viera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB2#
Viera throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gerbandi uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Gerbandi (11) vs (4) Viera
Viera manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gerbandi wants to take a breather but Viera is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Viera gets full guard.
Gerbandi trying to control but Viera is working from the bottom.
Viera working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerbandi takes the fight on points by 11 to 4.
A victorious Dani Gerbandi 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:
NYF 109: Sillalahi vs Hopson
Date: Mar 22, 2025 |
#R1#
Harklie throws a looping overhand right but Kakuzo ducks down to avoid it.
Harklie lands a jab to the head.
#TD2#
Harklie dives in and scores a takedown into Kakuzo's guard.#SUB#
Kakuzo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB#
Kakuzo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Harklie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kakuzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harklie is one step ahead there.
Kakuzo working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakuzo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harklie controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kakuzo keeping moving, preventing Harklie from controlling successfully. #T1##SUB#
Kakuzo has his foot on Harklie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harklie works his way back into a safe position though.
Harklie wants to pass the guard but Kakuzo is keeping the position.
Kakuzo with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Harklie can't handle though.
Kakuzo tries to strike from the bottom.
Harklie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kakuzo's guard.
Kakuzo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kakuzo tries to roll over but Harklie keeps him under control.
Harklie moves nicely into side control.
Kakuzo is not content to let Harklie control the position.
Harklie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kakuzo is looking for a sweep.#T2#
Kakuzo is working hard here to advance position.
Kakuzo is not content to let Harklie control the position. #SUB2#
Harklie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kakuzo sneaks back into half guard.#SUB2#
Harklie is trying for a kimura here. Kakuzo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Harklie wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Grant Harklie!
Our winner, Grant Harklie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
NYF Fight Night 62
Date: Mar 19, 2025 |
#R1#
Belmiro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garrone avoids the body shot from Belmiro.
#TD2#
Belmiro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garrone keeping full guard, as Belmiro tries to pass.
Belmiro throws a big elbow that misses.
Belmiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garrone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Belmiro on the ground.
Belmiro is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrone working a defensive guard here.
#T1#
Belmiro pushing down on Garrone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Belmiro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garrone wants to control but Belmiro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Belmiro prevents Garrone from improving his position.
Belmiro 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.
Belmiro is trying to control the action in half guard but Garrone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Belmiro is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Belmiro working Garrone over with strikes. #SUB2#
Belmiro wants to work for an arm triangle but Garrone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB2#
Belmiro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garrone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belmiro. #T2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Belmiro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Belmiro working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Belmiro is thwarting Garrone's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Belmiro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garrone has managed to free his arm - good work.
Belmiro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Belmiro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Belmiro connects with a nice short shot to Garrone's temple.
Garrone trying to control from the bottom.
Belmiro winds up and cracks Garrone with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Belmiro is trying to control the action in half guard but Garrone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Belmiro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Garrone trying to hold on to Belmiro's head to control him but Belmiro postures up.
#SUB#
Garrone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belmiro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garrone is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at California Top Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Garrone is looking to control Belmiro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garrone avoid being mounted?
Belmiro is nestled in close to Garrone, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Garrone has hold of Belmiro's hands but Belmiro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T4#
Nice strikes from Belmiro there.
Belmiro lands strikes from half guard.#SUB2#
Belmiro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garrone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belmiro.
Belmiro trying to control the action but Garrone is working from the bottom.
Belmiro working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Belmiro.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garrone trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Belmiro connects with a nice short shot to Garrone's temple.
Garrone taking some punishment here, with Belmiro in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belmiro trying to mount his opponent but Garrone defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lian Belmiro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Garrone throws a right hand that Belmiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Belmiro also avoids with ease.
Garrone missing with a left hand there. Belmiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belmiro slips under a jab from Garrone.
Francesco Garrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belmiro scores with a punch to the head.
Garrone throws a combination that misses
and Belmiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belmiro throws the left hand but Garrone avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Belmiro.
Garrone takes a swing at Belmiro's ribcage but misses.
And Belmiro tries to counter it with a takedown but Garrone pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Belmiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Garrone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Belmiro misses.
Garrone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good work by Belmiro as he checks the leg kick.
Belmiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belmiro looks to throw the jab but Garrone is out of range.
Belmiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garrone.
Belmiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Garrone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belmiro.
Garrone throws a right hand that Belmiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Belmiro also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Belmiro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrone swings for the body but Belmiro moves out of range.
Belmiro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garrone has time to react.
Belmiro throws a jab when Garrone was well out of range.
Garrone misses with a series of wild punches.
Garrone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Belmiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Belmiro throws a jab when Garrone was well out of range.
It looked like Garrone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belmiro throws an overhand right that lands on Garrone's shoulder, as Garrone tries to avoid the shot.
Lian Belmiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belmiro misses with a straight left.
Garrone throws a right and a left that Belmiro avoids nicely.
It seemed like Belmiro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garrone throws the kick towards the body but Belmiro avoids it.
Belmiro might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T2#
Nice sprawl there from Garrone as Belmiro shoots in.
Garrone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrone throws a nice looking combination but Belmiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garrone misses with a double jab.
Garrone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Belmiro throws an overhand right that lands on Garrone's shoulder, as Garrone tries to avoid the shot.
Garrone slips a jab from Belmiro.
A punch combination from Garrone misses.
Belmiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garrone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garrone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garrone throws out a loose jab but Belmiro uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Garrone just misses with a punch to the body.
Belmiro tries for a takedown but Garrone circles away easily
enabling Garrone to counter with a crisp jab.
Francesco Garrone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lian Belmiro.
Belmiro walks into a jab.
Garrone looks to score with a jab to the body but Belmiro is just out of range.
Francesco Garrone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belmiro misses with an uppercut. Garrone saw that one coming.
Garrone swings away with a body shot that misses
#TD2#
and Belmiro counters with a takedown into side control.
Garrone tries to improve position but can't.
Belmiro trying to control the action but Garrone is working from the bottom.
Belmiro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lian Belmiro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garrone taking punishment in the form of punches.
Belmiro working the body and head with strikes. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Garrone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garrone takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#SUB2#
Belmiro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Garrone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Garrone is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Garrone is looking for a sweep.
Belmiro working the head with strikes. #SUB2#
Belmiro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Garrone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Garrone is not content to let Belmiro control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lian Belmiro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Belmiro slips a jab and a cross from Garrone.
#TD2#
Belmiro fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Garrone to the ground. Belmiro is now in Garrone's guard.
Garrone has momentary wrist control but Belmiro slips an elbow through the middle.
Belmiro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garrone is trying to keep Belmiro in close.
#SUB#
Belmiro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Belmiro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmiro 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.
Belmiro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Belmiro advances to half guard. #T1#
Belmiro 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.
Garrone taking some punishment here, with Belmiro in his half guard.
Garrone trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Belmiro there.
Garrone trying to control here.
#SUB2#
Belmiro is trying for a kimura here. Garrone looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Belmiro wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lian Belmiro! |
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Event:
SSG 405 Maximus vs Borgia
Date: Mar 16, 2025 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 16 wins and 29 losses; Milton Viera! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 22 wins and 10 losses; John Snake!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Viera tries to clinch there but Snake circles away.
Viera shoots in looking for a takedown. Snake tries to sprawl out of it but Viera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Snake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL2#
Snake has managed to clinch.
Viera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Snake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Viera pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB#
Viera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T1##SUB#
Viera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Viera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Snake preventing the sweep.
Viera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Viera looking to control but Snake passes into half guard.
Viera is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Snake's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Snake's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Viera (4) vs (0) Snake#SUB#
Snake 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 Viera gets his way!
#T2##SUB#
Snake showing good submission defense here.
#SUB#
Viera is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Snake has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Viera is looking to control Snake but Snake is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Snake tries to break free.
#SUB#
Snake is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
#SUB#
Snake preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Viera. #T3#
Snake turns into Viera and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Viera (4) vs (2) Snake
Snake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Viera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Viera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB#
Viera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Snake wants to control from the top but Viera keeps moving. #T4#
Viera trying to keep a closed guard but Snake is proving a slippery customer.
Viera wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Viera working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Snake has passed into half guard!
Viera works his way to full guard. Good work.
Viera keeping full guard, as Snake tries to pass. #SUB2#
Snake drops back, looking for a kneebar! Viera looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Viera looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Viera! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Viera (8) vs (2) Snake
Snake is looking to regain half guard here but Viera keeps moving and retains side control. #T5#
Viera trying to control the action but Snake is working from the bottom.
Snake is looking for a sweep.
Viera is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Snake's shoulder. That is not cool. #T6#
Snake tries to buck Viera off but Viera is having none of it.
Snake is trying to control Viera's posture but Viera avoids it.
Snake is not content to let Viera control the position.
Snake manages to get back to half guard.
Snake controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #SUB#
Viera 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.
#SUB#
Viera is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Snake sees it coming and defends easily.#T7#
Viera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Snake does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Snake is defending against the submission attempts here by Viera.
Snake is staying active underneath Viera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Snake is trying to get back to full guard.#T8##SUB#
Viera is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Snake is trying to control but can't.
Viera wants to control but Snake is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Snake manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viera trying to control the position from guard on top but Snake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Snake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Viera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T9##SUB2#
Snake had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Viera defends it easily.#SUB2#
Snake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Viera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Viera wants to control from the top but Snake keeps moving. #SUB2#
Snake has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Viera doesn't defend quickly enough and Snake has managed to lock this one up! Can Viera escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Snake on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Snake! |
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Event:
FREAKSHOW 9
Date: Mar 12, 2025 |
#R1#
Marsh loads up on a big right hand but Brigand slips the punch.
Brigand connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CUT2#It looks like Oliver Marsh has been cut.
A left and a right from Marsh both land. Nice combination.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Brigand on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brigand misses with a hook.
Marsh appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Marsh jabs Brigand right on the nose. Brigand blinks but takes it well.
Brigand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
Marsh swings for the body but Brigand moves out of range.
Marsh throws a hook but Brigand avoids it easily.
Marsh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brigand in his tracks.
Marsh tries to score with a low kick but Brigand moves his leg out of the way.
Brigand appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marsh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brigand counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brigand on the wrong end of a nice jab.#KD2#
Brigand lands a big uppercut and Marsh crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Marsh looks OK. Brigand waves Marsh back to his feet!#ROC2#Marsh is rocked!
Marsh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Marsh lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Marsh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brigand takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marsh seems to have got his legs back now.
Marsh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brigand counters with a left to the body.
Marsh is breathing heavily.
Marsh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brigand counters with a nice body shot.
Brigand fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsh manages to avoid it.
Brigand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
Brigand jabs at Marsh's body.
Marsh moves out of range of the strikes.
Marsh swings widly with a right hand
#KD2#
and Brigand counters with a nice right hand that sends Marsh toppling to the canvas! Marsh scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Brigand finish him?!#CUT2#Oliver Marsh's cut is getting worse.
Brigand has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsh looks to throw the jab but Brigand is out of range.
Brigand now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brigand stuns Marsh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T2#
Marsh gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Brigand points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Marsh wakes up just in time to hear Brigand thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darthos Brigand!
During a confident post fight interview, Darthos Brigand thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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