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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 166
Date: Feb 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Esposito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cosades's sensitive parts.
Cosades swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Esposito counters with a nice body shot.
Cosades connects with an inside leg kick.
Cosades throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Esposito counters with a slapping leg kick.
Esposito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito throws a wild body kick that Cosades sees coming a mile off.
Cosades throws a quick inside leg kick.
Esposito throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Cosades counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Esposito !
We've been hearing that Cosades has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Esposito is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cosades connects with a decent elbow.
An elbow from Cosades crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Cosades crashes against the mat.
Esposito seems a little lost for a moment, as Cosades dominates the positioning.
Cosades tries to score with some ground and pound. Esposito controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Esposito wants to control but Cosades postures up.
Cosades wants to lay and pray for a moment but Esposito keeps working. #T1#
Cosades postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cosades landing strikes.
Esposito is looking for a sweep.
Cosades wants to lay and pray for a moment but Esposito keeps working.
Cosades throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cosades working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cosades misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cosades is looking to take a break and control but Esposito is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Esposito on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T2#
Cosades moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Cosades has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cosades misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cosades trying to control the action but Esposito is working from the bottom.
Esposito is trying to control Cosades's posture but Cosades avoids it.
Esposito tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cosades wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Cosades are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #T3#
Esposito defending against the ground and pound.
Esposito managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cosades.
Esposito felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cosades wants to control but Esposito is keeping him busy.
Cosades misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Esposito parries the strikes from Cosades easily there. Cosades is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Esposito to escape.
Cosades scoring with punches from side control.
Esposito taking punishment in the form of punches.
The strikes coming from Cosades are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cosades is looking to take a break and control but Esposito is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cosades lands a decent elbow from side control. #T4#
An elbow from Cosades crashes against the mat.
Cosades looks up at the clock and then as Esposito takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cosades smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cosades grinds an elbow into Esposito 's temple.
Cosades landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cosades trying to control the position but Esposito is working away.
Cosades misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cosades with the ground and pound but Esposito regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Cosades throwing shots but Esposito is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caius Cosades dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
A shot to the liver by Cosades. Beautiful body shot.
Cosades shoots in for a takedown but Esposito shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cosades shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Esposito defends it nicely.
Cosades throws a wild body kick that Esposito sees coming a mile off.
Esposito lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cosades's sensitive parts.
Cosades is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Esposito can do to turn this around?
A good leg kick by Esposito .
Cosades throws a head kick but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosades throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cosades feints and then cracks Esposito 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Esposito down.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Esposito punishes Cosades's body with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Cosades misses with a kick to the body.
Dante Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Esposito throws a head kick that misses.
Esposito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cosades takes a swing at Esposito 's ribcage but misses.
Esposito throws a head kick but Cosades moves out of range.
Nice shot by Esposito .
Esposito walks into a straight right hand from Cosades.
Cosades uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Esposito is looking to score with low kicks.
Esposito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cosades feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Esposito 's calf.
Cosades takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cosades just misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cosades takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Esposito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
An inside leg kick from Cosades misses.
Esposito throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Esposito misses with a leg kick
and Cosades counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Esposito feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cosades's calf.
A swing and a miss from Cosades.
It seemed like Esposito was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cosades connects with a solid leg kick.
Esposito swings widly with a right hand
and Cosades counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Esposito feints and then cracks Cosades's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cosades down.
Cosades takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Esposito moves out of range of the leg kick from Cosades.
Esposito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Esposito slaps away a takedown attempt from Cosades, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like Esposito was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caius Cosades. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Cosades scores with a body shot.
Cosades moves out of range of the strikes.
Cosades misses with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Esposito - just one landing.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Cosades moved away.
Cosades shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Esposito sprawls well. Esposito wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cosades gets slowly back to his feet.
Esposito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cosades throws a front kick aimed at Esposito 's knee but Esposito avoids it well.
Esposito takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Esposito moves out of range as Cosades throws a body kick.
Esposito was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cosades looks to land a body kick but Esposito moved away.#T4#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Esposito crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cosades - the referee stops the clock and Esposito gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cosades. Esposito manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Caius Cosades is winning the standup battle so far.
Esposito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Esposito 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.
Cosades throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cosades, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito delivers a nice body kick.#TD#
Cosades closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Esposito quickly recovers to half guard.#ES2#
Esposito manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Cosades keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Cosades avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
Esposito tries to work over Cosades's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito .
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Cosades.
Cosades lands a left hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Caius Cosades will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Esposito 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.
Cosades blocks a head kick by Esposito .
Cosades just misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cosades with a body shot.
Cosades is looking to wear down Esposito with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cosades throws a sloppy head kick and Esposito moves out of range easily.
Cosades is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cosades connects with a solid leg kick.
Cosades throws a head kick but Esposito moves out of range.
Cosades slips a straight right by Esposito .
Cosades shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Esposito defends it nicely.
Esposito was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosades ducks under a wild hook from Esposito .
Cosades steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Esposito .
Cosades lands a slapping body shot.
Esposito with a hook.#T1#
Esposito lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cosades will feel that in the morning.
Cosades thows a body kick. Esposito tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cosades punishes Esposito 's body with a nice straight punch.
Cosades lands a head kick!
Cosades throws a lazy body kick
and Esposito counters with a solid body kick.
Cosades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Cosades.
Cosades looks to land a body kick but Esposito moved away.
Cosades throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Esposito misses with a head kick.
Cosades feinted with a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Esposito .
Cosades lands a head kick. Esposito smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT#
It looks like Dante Esposito has been cut.
Cosades fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Dante Esposito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Esposito misses with a hook. Cosades ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cosades looks to throw a body kick
and Esposito counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cosades's knee momentarily.
Cosades throws a head kick but Esposito moves out of range.
Cosades looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Esposito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cosades finds it's way round the side to connect with Esposito 's head.
Cosades lands with a nice body kick.
Esposito wants to land a leg kick but Cosades is out of range.
Cosades swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Esposito has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cosades.
Cosades throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cosades connects with the punch.
Cosades feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Esposito 's calf.
Cosades looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Esposito misses with a kick to the body.
Esposito takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#T3#
Cosades throws a body kick that misses
and Esposito counters with an inside leg kick.
Cosades misses the shot to the body.
Esposito takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cosades throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esposito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Esposito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito throws out a counter right but Cosades avoids it with no problem.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Cosades is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Caius Cosades is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cosades connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cosades takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cosades. Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid body kick from Esposito .
Esposito tries to score with a low kick but Cosades moves his leg out of the way.
Esposito lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T4#
Esposito on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cosades ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Esposito .
Cosades drops down looking for a counter takedown but Esposito sprawls and moves away.
Esposito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cosades misses with a kick to the body.
Caius Cosades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cosades just misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cosades moves away.
Nice body punch from Cosades.
Esposito lands a nice looking body shot.
Esposito thuds his right hand into Cosades's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cosades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#TD#
Cosades decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cosades is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Caius Cosades showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cosades has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caius Cosades!
An out of breath Caius Cosades thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Gladiators 75 Cedric v Pato
Date: Feb 03, 2018 |
#R1#
Darko throws a wild body kick that Sharp sees coming a mile off.
Darko misses with a two punch combination.
Darko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sharp connects with a body shot that sends Darko's belly button to the back.
Darko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Darko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
Darko thuds a left hand into Sharp's body.
Darko misses with a left hand
and Darko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sharp has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sharp and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sharp throws out a counter right but Darko avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Darko misses the target.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Darko.
Sharp misses with a wild body shot.
Darko throws a shot to the body.
Sharp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T1#
Darko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharp.
Sharp lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sharp has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Darko as he connects with a hook.
Jab by Darko.
Darko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Darko misses with a straight right.
Darko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sharp counters with a slapping leg kick.
Darko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sharp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sharp misses with a double jab.
Darko is looking to counter with a body kick.
Darko throws the kick towards the body but Sharp avoids it.
Sharp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Darko lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharp takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sharp misses with the combination.
#T2#
Darko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sharp.
Darko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Darko scores with a hook to the body. Sharp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sharp avoids the body shot from Darko.
A nice side step and Sharp releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Darko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sharp throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A swing and a miss from Darko.
Darko scoring well with a low kick there.
Good exchange - Darko coming out on top.
Good exchange - Darko coming out on top.
Sharp looks to land a left hand but Darko moved out of range nicely.
A clash of legs there as Sharp blocks the low kick.#T3#
Sharp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darko thumps Sharp with a low kick.
Darko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darko misses with a low kick.
Darko throws a hook but Sharp avoids it easily.
Darko throws a leg kick that misses.
Sharp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sharp looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharp throws out the jab.
Sharp takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Darko scores with a leg kick.
Darko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.
It seemed like Sharp was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Darko throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sharp. That's going to slow Darko down. #T4#
Darko cracks the inside of Sharp's front leg.
Darko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sharp moves out of range of the leg kick from Darko.
A jab from Sharp does it's job there.
Sharp moves out of range of the strikes.
Darko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sharp manages to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sharp tried to score with a low kick but Darko checks it.
Sharp cracks the inside of Darko's front leg.
Darko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sharp's hands.
Sharp takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Darko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sharp.
Darko stuns Sharp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darko moves out of range of the strikes.
Darko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sharp has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp misses with an uppercut. Darko saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Darko dominated that round.
That's time! Darko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL#
Darko gets a clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sharp might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Darko has got the better of the exchanges.
Still in the clinch, Sharp scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Sharp.
Sharp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darko throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharp.
Sharp pushes Darko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharp lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sharp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Sharp.
A right hand to the body from Darko.
Sharp tries to work over Darko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darko tries to work over Sharp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharp misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darko blocks a body shot from Sharp.
Darko working aggressively here.
Sharp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharp can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darko tries a body shot but Sharp blocks it.
#T1#
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
Sharp tries to throw a body punch but Darko avoids it by throwing Sharp back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darko.
Sharp prevents a body shot from Darko.
Darko misses with a punch on the inside.
Sharp is leaning against Darko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sharp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sharp working aggressively here.
Darko tries to throw a body punch but Sharp avoids it by throwing Darko back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Darko.
Sharp has a couple of punches blocked by Darko.
Sharp digs a right hand into Darko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darko's gas tank.
Darko blocks an uppercut.
Darko lands a body punch.
Sharp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sharp lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Darko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#T2#
Darko lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Sharp as he checks the leg kick.
Sharp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sharp misses with a straight left.
Darko throws a head kick but Sharp moves out of range.
Darko keeps Sharp at a distance using the push kick.
Darko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Darko lands a leg kick that knocks Sharp off balance momentarily.
Sharp throws a low kick but Darko avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharp misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Darko.
#T3#
Sharp avoids a kick to the body.
Sharp looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darko pushes Sharp away with a front kick.
Darko throws the left hand but Sharp avoids the punch easily.
Darko has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice shot by Darko.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Darko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sharp lands a nice shot that snaps Darko's head back.
Darko avoids the body shot from Sharp.
Sharp closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sharp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Darko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sharp misses with an uppercut. Darko saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Darko.#T4#
Darko scores with a nice body kick.
Sharp is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharp was well out of range. Poor timing from Darko.
Darko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Darko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sharp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darko.
Darko throws a poor cross that misses
and Sharp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darko connects with the punch.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sharp throws a right and a left that Darko avoids nicely.
Darko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Darko dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Good standup being displayed there by Darko as he connects with a hook.
Darko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sharp.
Sharp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darko.
Sharp sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Darko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#ROC#
Sharp is rocked!
Darko lunges at Sharp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sharp's hand.
Sharp is still on wobbly legs! Can Darko finish him?
Sharp staying out of range there.
Sharp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darko scores with a hook to the body. Sharp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Darko jabs at Sharp's body.
Darko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darko connects with an inside leg kick.
Darko throws an overhand right that drops Sharp like a sack of potatoes! Darko dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Darko!
Our winner, Vlad Darko, 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:
Aspire 99: Jones vs. Gracie
Date: Jan 28, 2018 |
#R1#
Hart 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.
Hart slips under a jab from Judah.
Hart misses with a straight left.
Judah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Judah misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Judah misses
and Hart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Judah.
Judah misses with a body kick.
Judah 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.
A shot to the liver by Hart. Beautiful body shot.
Judah throws out a leg kick but Hart moves out of range and Judah only half commits.
Hart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Judah fails to land with a series of punches.
Hart is looking to counter punch.
Judah misses with a low kick.
Judah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Judah. That did some damage!
Judah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hart can pounce on him.
#T1#
Hart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by Judah.
Hart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hart throws a hook but Judah blocks it.
A jab from Judah misses.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hart connects with a nice looking jab.
Hart lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hart throws a series of punches but Judah moves out of range.
Hart lands a front kick.
Hart slips under a jab.
Hart throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Judah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hart bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hart bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Judah's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left and a right from Hart both land. Nice combination. #T2#
Judah connects with a leg kick. Hart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Judah takes one on the button.
A jab from Judah misses.
We've been hearing reports that Hart has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hart misses the target.
Judah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hart is looking to land body kicks.
Judah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Elijah Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Judah throws a leg kick but Hart sees it coming and moves out of range.
Judah slips under a jab.
Judah lands with a shot to the body.
Judah feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Hart.
Hart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hart lands with a nice body punch.
Hart avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T3#
Judah checks a low kick from Hart.
The fighters circling - Judah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Judah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hart.
Hart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
Hart quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hart scores with a nice right hand.
Judah misses with a looping right.
Hart blocks a leg kick.
Hart is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hart misses with a body shot.
Hart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hart looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hart moves away from the strike by Judah.
Hart throws a hook but Judah avoids it easily.
Judah feints a counter leg kick.
Judah loads up on a big right hand but Hart slips the punch.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Hart is just out of range.
Hart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T4#
Judah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hart's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Hart.
Judah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Judah misses with a hook.
Hart avoids the body shot from Judah.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hart.
Judah is looking to land body kicks.
It appears Hart was looking to counter with a kick there.
Judah lands with a slapping head kick.
Hart throws a head kick that misses.
Hart moves out of range as Judah strikes.
Hart tries to land a body kick
and Judah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hart connects with an inside leg kick.
Judah looks to land a left hand but Hart moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah throws a series of punches but Hart moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hart.
Hart scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Judah misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Hart dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Hart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hart lands the left hand.
Judah loads up on a big right hand but Hart slips the punch.
Judah avoids the body shot from Hart.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Judah might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hart has got the better of the exchanges.
Hart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
Hart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it.
Judah takes one to the side of the head.
Judah misses with a body shot.
Judah misses with a body shot.
Hart swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Judah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot.
Hart bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kevin Hart is winning the standup battle so far.
Judah with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice side step and Judah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hart with a hook.#T1#
Judah lands a nice shot to the body.
Hart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hart throws a series of punches but Judah avoids them all with ease.
Judah throws the left hand but Hart avoids the punch easily.
Hart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hart misses with a looping right.
Judah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hart throws a leg kick
and Judah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
Hart throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Judah throws a jab but it's blocked by Hart.
Hart moves out of range as Judah strikes.
Judah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Judah slips under a jab from Hart.
Judah lands with an uppercut that bounces Hart off the cage and back into range.
Hart scores with a kick to the midsection.#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!
Judah cracks a nice hook into Hart's ribs.
Judah throws a low kick, looking for Hart's leg but Hart calmly moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Hart. That snapped Judah's head back.
Judah slips under a jab.
Hart just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hart scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Judah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hart thuds his shin into the meat of Judah's side.
Judah misses with a straight left.
Hart throws a right and a left that Judah avoids nicely.
Judah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hart.
Hart loads up on a big right hand but Judah slips the punch.
Judah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
And Hart counters with a quick kick to the body but Judah blocks it.#T3#
Judah motions for Hart to come forward. Judah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Hart swings widly with a right hand
and Judah counters with a stiff right hand.
Hart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Judah checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Judah tries to land a front kick but Hart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Judah backs away, Hart returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Judah tries a head kick but it misses.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hart looks to score with a jab to the body but Judah is just out of range.
Hart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Judah.
Hart cracks a nice hook into Judah's ribs.
Judah is breathing heavily.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Hart misses its target.
Judah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hart throws the left hand but Judah avoids the punch easily.
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Judah.#T4#
Judah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Judah scores with the left hand. Hart knows he should have avoided that one.
Judah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Hart on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Hart lands an impressive looking overhand right. Judah doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Hart.
Judah throws a poor cross that misses
and Hart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hart connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hart delivers a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Hart finds it's target.
Hart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Judah.
A telegraphed right hand from Hart misses the target.
Judah appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hart avoids the head kick by Judah.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hart throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Hart 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#
Judah takes a swing at Hart's ribcage but misses.
Judah checks a leg kick.
Hart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Judah does no damage.
Judah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hart.
A big left from Judah misses.
Hart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hart thuds his shin into the meat of Judah's side.
Judah uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hart has time to react.
Judah tries to score with a low kick but Hart moves his leg out of the way.
Hart throws a jab when Judah was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Judah throws a big counter head kick but Hart avoids it with no problem.
Judah misses with a double jab.
Judah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Judah feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T1#
Hart lands with a nice body kick.
Judah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Judah misses with a straight right.
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Judah doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hart avoids the body shot from Judah.
Hart is looking to score with low kicks.
Judah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Judah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Judah has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hart.
Judah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hart.
Judah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hart blocks a head kick by Judah.
Judah misses with a body shot.
Hart loads up on a big right hand but Judah slips the punch.
Judah is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judah.
Hart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Judah thuds a left hand into Hart's body.
Judah misses with a head kick.
Elijah Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Hart throws a jab when Judah was well out of range.
Hart throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hart.
Hart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Judah.
A little feinted left hand from Hart on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Judah checks a leg kick nicely.
Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Judah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Judah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Judah is predictable there
and Hart counters with a nice leg kick.
Judah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hart connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hart ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Hart connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Judah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T3#
Hart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#ROC#
Judah is rocked!
Judah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Judah is still on wobbly legs! Can Hart finish him?
Hart bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Judah's head backwards.
Hart drops Judah with a big left hand! Judah is injured, injured bad! Hart jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Hart!
Kevin Hart 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:
PFC 11 Bailey vs McGuire
Date: Jan 20, 2018 |
#R1#
Castillo throws a lazy uppercut
and Castillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
It looks like Ricardo Castillo has been cut.
Antonio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Castillo throws a body punch but Antonio moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Castillo.
Antonio throws a lazy right hand but Castillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castillo throws a body kick that misses.
Castillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castillo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Castillo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#CL#
Antonio closes the distance and clinches.
Antonio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Antonio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castillo.
A left hand lands to the body for Antonio.
Castillo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Antonio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Antonio tries to throw a body punch but Castillo avoids it by throwing Antonio back against the cage.
Castillo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Antonio avoids it.#T1#
Antonio lands a left hand.
Castillo crunches a lovely knee into Antonio's ribcage.
Antonio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Antonio lands a hook that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Antonio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Castillo looks winded!
Castillo missing with knees to the body.
Antonio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Antonio.
Antonio lands a shot to the body.
Castillo struggles to land a body shot inside as Antonio controls his hands.
Antonio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Antonio lands a body shot.
Castillo blocks a body shot from Antonio.
A right hand to the body from Antonio.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Antonio.
Antonio misses with some punches.
Castillo prevents a body shot from Antonio. #T2#
Antonio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio tries a body shot but Castillo blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antonio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antonio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Antonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Antonio.
Antonio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castillo's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castillo.
Antonio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Antonio can't find room to land a body shot as Castillo controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Antonio.
#BC#
Antonio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eugenio Antonio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Antonio pushes Castillo up against the cage in a clinch.
Antonio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Antonio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castillo backwards. #BC#
Antonio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Antonio takes the fight into the clinch.
Antonio throws a big uppercut that drops Castillo! More strikes from Antonio and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Castillo lies dazed against the cage as Antonio celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugenio Antonio!
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Event:
Gladiators 73 Ryan v Saiarr 2
Date: Jan 20, 2018 |
#R1#
A head kick misses from Salvador.
Nice uppercut lands for Salvador. That snapped Payne's head back.
Salvador tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salvador throws a poor cross that misses
#KD#
and Payne counters with a crisp one two that drops Salvador! Payne thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Salvador to his feet! Salvador is in big trouble!
A combination from Salvador does no damage.
A nice combination there by Salvador.
Salvador throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Payne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne walks into a straight right hand from Salvador.#CL2#
Salvador has Payne up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Payne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Salvador bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Salvador cracks the inside of Payne's front leg.
Salvador misses the shot to the body.
Salvador 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.
Payne blocks a head kick by Salvador.
Payne is looking for a counter combo.
Salvador scores with a nice strike.
Payne keeps the fight on the outside.
Payne appears to be looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Salvador.
It looked like Payne was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Salvador wants to clinch
and Payne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Salvador lands a body shot.
Payne takes one to the side of the head.
Salvador lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Salvador moves into range and clinches up with Payne.
Payne lands a shoulder strike.
Salvador working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Payne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Salvador misses.
Payne seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Salvador connects with a body shot that sends Payne's belly button to the back.
Salvador misses with a wild combination.
#T3##CL2#
Salvador gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Salvador swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Salvador pushes Payne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salvador has a couple of punches blocked by Payne.
Salvador misses with some punches.
A short left from Salvador.
Salvador blocks a body shot from Payne.
Salvador lands an uppercut.
Salvador works on Payne's body with a couple of short punches.
Payne swings wildly with an uppercut but Salvador uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Salvador.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salvador.
A right hook to the body lands for Salvador.
Payne is breathing heavily.
Salvador scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Salvador misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T4#
Salvador lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salvador scores with a shot to the side of Payne's head.
Payne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salvador lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Salvador working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Salvador working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Payne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salvador lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Payne working aggressively here.
Salvador lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Salvador.
A short left from Salvador.
A short left from Salvador. #ROC2#
Payne is rocked!
Salvador lands with a left to the head.
Oh Payne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salvador.
Salvador lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salvador lands a body shot in the clinch.
Salvador working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#KD2#
Salvador drops Payne onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Payne is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Salvador dips a shoulder and cracks Payne with a mighty uppercut! Payne falls back against the cage and Salvador unloads with a barrage of strikes! Payne is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Salvador screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Salvador!
George Salvador tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
Aspire 98: Green vs. Kavanagh
Date: Jan 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Lopez tries to score with a low kick but Shipman moves his leg out of the way.
Lopez walks into a left hand.
Shipman thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Shipman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopez, pushing him back against the cage.
Lopez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shipman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lopez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shipman.
Lopez lands a jab to the head.
Lopez feints and then cracks Shipman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shipman down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lopez throws a push kick but Shipman slaps the foot to one side.
Lopez connects with a looping right hand.
#CL#
Shipman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez gets underhooks to prevent Shipman's takedown attempt.
#T1#
Lopez works on Shipman's body with a couple of short punches.
Lopez prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Shipman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
Shipman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lopez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shipman is trying to drag Lopez to the mat but Lopez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shipman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Lopez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Shipman wants a takedown.
Lopez lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Lopez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shipman.
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shipman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice left hand lands by Lopez.
#ROC2#
Shipman is rocked!
Lopez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Shipman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez swings wildly with an uppercut but Shipman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez dips a shoulder and cracks Shipman with a mighty uppercut! Shipman falls back against the cage and Lopez unloads with a barrage of strikes! Shipman is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Lopez screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cruz Lopez!
Cruz Lopez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
PFC 9 Cranial vs Monsoon
Date: Jan 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Aldo throws a leg kick but Tszyu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tszyu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aldo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aldo looks to land a left hand but Tszyu moved out of range nicely.
Tszyu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Aldo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tszyu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
Aldo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aldo scores with a nice right hand.
Tszyu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aldo.
Tszyu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
Aldo misses with a hook.
Tszyu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tszyu misses with a looping right.
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!
Aldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aldo is looking for a counter combo.
Tszyu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aldo misses with a left hand
enabling Tszyu to counter with a crisp jab.
Tszyu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T1#
A good leg kick by Tszyu.
Aldo misses with a looping right.
Aldo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Tszyu blocks the leg kick.
Aldo throws an overhand right that lands on Tszyu's shoulder, as Tszyu tries to avoid the shot.
Tszyu swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Tszyu takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
Tszyu slips a straight right by Aldo.
Good work by Tszyu as he checks the leg kick.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Tszyu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Aldo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tszyu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tszyu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tszyu throws a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a left and a right that stings Tszyu.
Aldo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tszyu's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tszyu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Aldos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tszyu throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
It looked like Aldo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tszyu.#T2#
Tszyu misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Tszyu misses the target.
Aldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tszyu throws a leg kick that misses.
Aldo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tszyu just manages to avoid it.
Aldo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tszyu misses the shot to the body.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
Tszyu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aldo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aldo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tszyu slips a straight right by Aldo.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
Aldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tszyu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tszyu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Aldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
Tszyu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tszyu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T3#
Tszyu takes one to the side of the head.
Aldo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aldo misses with a jab to the body
and Tszyu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo throws a shot from downtown. Tszyu moves away and avoids it.
Tszyu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Aldo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aldo misses the jab.
A big left from Tszyu misses.
Aldo scores with a hook to the body. Tszyu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tszyu misses the jab.
Tszyu just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo blocks a head kick by Tszyu.
Aldo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Tszyu.
#T4#
Tszyu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aldo.
Aldo throws a hook but Tszyu avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Aldo.
Tszyu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aldo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Tszyu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aldo motions for Tszyu to come forward. Aldo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tszyu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aldo momentarily.
Tszyu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tszyu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aldo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Aldo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tszyu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aldo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tszyu tries to move into range but Aldo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anderson Aldo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Tszyu scores with a decent looking hook.
Aldo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aldo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tszyu at a distance.
Tszyu looks to land a left hand but Aldo moved out of range nicely.
Tszyu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
Aldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tszyu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tszyu avoids the body shot from Aldo.
Aldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tszyu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tszyu misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo blocks a jab.
Tszyu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aldo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tszyu manages to avoid it.
Aldo throws a lazy uppercut
and Tszyu counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tszyu moves away.
Aldo lands a head shot.#T1#
Tszyu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tszyu is looking to land body kicks.
Aldo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tszyu doesn't seem bothered though.
Tszyu misses with an uppercut.
Aldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Aldo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tszyu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tszyu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aldo misses with a wild body shot.
Tszyu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tszyu tries a head kick but it misses.
Tszyu lands a right hook to the body.
Tszyu throws a front kick aimed at Aldo's knee but Aldo avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo lands a body shot.
A low kick from Tszyu is predictable there
and Aldo counters with a nice leg kick.
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tszyu.
#T2#
Tszyu throws a big shot that misses.
Tszyu avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Aldo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tszyu checks it well.
Tszyu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aldo.
Tszyu walks into a left hand.
Aldo throws a nice looking combination but Tszyu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aldo misses with a hook.
Tszyu feints a counter leg kick.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tszyu scores with a leg kick.
Tszyu misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Aldo.
Aldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tszyu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tszyu misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Tszyu feints and then cracks Aldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aldo down.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo checks a low kick from Tszyu.
The crowd cheers as Tszyu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aldo doesn't seem phased though.
Tszyu throws a head kick that half lands.
Aldo cracks Tszyu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Tszyu. That snapped Aldo's head back.
Aldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tszyu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tszyu scores with a decent looking hook.
Tszyu misses with a lunging right hand
and Aldo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tszyu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tszyu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
Tszyu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aldo manages to avoid it.
Tszyu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aldo throws a big shot that misses.
As Aldo backs off Tszyu throws a huge counter combo but Aldo manages to avoid it all.
Aldo takes one on the button.#T4#
Tszyu swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tszyu just manages to avoid it.
Aldo misses the body punch
and Tszyu counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Aldo is predictable there
and Tszyu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tszyu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
A slow jab from Tszyu misses its intended target.
Aldo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aldo throws a leg kick that misses.
Tszyu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Tszyu lands with a straight right. Aldo didn't see that one coming.
Tszyu feints and then cracks Aldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aldo down.
Aldo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tszyu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
A slapping body kick lands there for Aldo.
Aldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aldo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Aldo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kostya Tszyu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Aldo connects with a leg kick. Tszyu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tszyu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Aldo. That one must have hurt.
Tszyu throws a body shot but no joy.
Tszyu throws a lazy head kick
and Aldo counters with a thumping low kick.
Tszyu swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Tszyu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aldo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tszyu. Tszyu obviously looking to wear him down.
Tszyu slips under a jab from Aldo.
Aldo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aldo throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Aldo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo throws a hook to the side of Tszyu's head but Tszyu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Tszyu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tszyu cracks a nice hook into Aldo's ribs.
Aldo swings for the body but Tszyu moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aldo. #T1#
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Tszyu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aldo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tszyu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Tszyu.
Tszyu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aldo tries to land a front kick but Tszyu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aldo takes one to the chin there.
Aldo moves out of range of the body kick from Tszyu.
Tszyu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tszyu lands a leg kick that knocks Aldo off balance momentarily.
Tszyu scoring well with a low kick there.
Aldo scores with a leg kick.
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tszyu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tszyu scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
#T2#
Aldo tries to land a leg kick but Tszyu saw it coming and moves away.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tszyu.
Aldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice cross by Tszyu.
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tszyu.
Aldo throws a body punch but Tszyu moves out of range.
Tszyu with a hook.
Tszyu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tszyu tried to score with a low kick but Aldo checks it.
Aldo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aldo.
Tszyu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Tszyu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tszyu looks to score with a jab to the body but Aldo is just out of range.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Tszyu sees it coming and moves out of range. #T3#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aldo checks a leg kick.
It looked like Aldo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tszyu.
Aldo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tszyu under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Tszyu misses the target.
Aldo throws a wild body kick that Tszyu sees coming a mile off.
Tszyu throws a poor cross that misses
and Aldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Tszyu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tszyu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aldo throws a body punch but Tszyu moves out of range.
Tszyu throws a push kick but Aldo slaps the foot to one side.
Aldo throws an overhand right that lands on Tszyu's shoulder, as Tszyu tries to avoid the shot.
Aldo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tszyu's calf.
Tszyu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aldo loads up on a big right hand but Tszyu slips the punch.
Aldo misses with a body shot.
Tszyu misses with a body shot.
Aldo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tszyu. Tszyu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T4#
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tszyu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tszyu thuds a left hand into Aldo's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aldo, right into the meat.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tszyu.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Tszyu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tszyu throws a one two combo.
Tszyu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aldo.
Aldo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aldo cracks Tszyu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aldo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aldo catches Tszyu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tszyu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tszyu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tszyu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Aldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aldo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Aldo!
Anderson Aldo very nearly forgot to thank Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Event:
Gladiators 69 Cedric v Snot
Date: Dec 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Sharp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sharp throws a hook to the side of Fett's head but Fett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left lands for Sharp.
Fett looks to throw the jab but Sharp is out of range.
Fett is looking to chop away at Sharp's legs.
Sharp paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sharp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
Sharp throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp throws a body punch but Fett moves out of range.
Fett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fett takes a swing at Sharp's ribcage but misses.
Fett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sharp counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Fett.
Fett with a hook.
Sharp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fett's head backwards.
Sharp has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Sharp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sharp missing with a left hand there. Fett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fett.
Sharp throws a lazy right hand but Fett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sharp stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sharp tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Fett misses.
Sharp slips a jab from Fett.
Sharp lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sharp.
Sharp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp throws a big shot that misses.
Fett scores with a body shot.
Fett lands with an overhand left.
Fett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sharp in his tracks. #ROC2#
Sharp is rocked!
Sharp lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Sharp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fett looks for the body kick but Sharp saw that one coming.
Sharp seems to have got his legs back now.
Fett jabs at Sharp's body.
Sharp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sharp scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fett doesn't seem bothered though.
Fett throws out a powerful jab.
Sharp throws a right and a left that both miss.#T3#
Fett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
It seemed like Fett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sharp lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fett at a distance.
Fett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sharp throws an overhand right that lands on Fett's shoulder, as Fett tries to avoid the shot.
Fett fakes the leg kick and cracks Sharp in the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fett.
Sharp throws a jab but it's blocked by Fett.
Fett throws a nice looking combination but Sharp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab by Sharp.
Fett tries to land a front kick but Sharp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sharp is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sharp throws the left hand but Fett avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Sharp scores with a nice strike.
Sharp blocks a leg kick.
Donk. Sharp catches Fett right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp throws a lazy right hand but Fett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharp throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fett lands a nice hook to Sharp's body. Sharp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fett slips a jab and a cross from Sharp.
Sharp blocks a low kick nicely.
Sharp throws a lazy right hand but Fett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Fett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sharp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Sharp dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Fett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sharp throws a hook but Fett blocks it.
Sharp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Both fighters circling a little - Fett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fett misses with a body kick. #CL2#
Fett has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Fett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fett looks to land a right hand but Sharp moved out of range.#T1#
Sharp moves out of range of the body kick from Fett.
Fett scores with a nice head shot.
Fett lunges at Sharp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sharp's hand.
Good exchange - Sharp coming out on top.
Fett drops Sharp with a straight right hand, right on the button! Fett follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Settakian Fett!
Settakian Fett is the new welterweight champion!
Settakian Fett took some time post fight to say the following; 'The bitch met a real fighter tonight'.
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Event:
Aspire 95: Green vs Souvlaki 2
Date: Dec 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Judah thuds his right hand into Chalke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Judah throws a head kick that misses.
Chalke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Judah just manages to avoid it.
Chalke is looking to clinch but Judah is avoiding it.
Judah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chalke.
Elijah Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judah takes a swing at Chalke's ribcage but misses.
Chalke half committed to a counter leg kick.
Judah misses the body punch
letting Chalke counter with a right hand.
Judah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Judah looks to land a left hand but Chalke moved out of range nicely.
Judah works Chalke's body with a nice hook.#CL#
Chalke rushes Judah and presses him up against the cage.
Judah throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Judah.
Chalke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah lands a body punch. #T1##BC2#
Judah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chalke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Judah can pounce on him.
#CL#
Chalke gets a clinch.
Judah has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Judah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Judah throws a punch but it's blocked by Chalke.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Chalke backwards.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chalke tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Judah breaks from the clinch.
#T2#
Judah misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Chalke clinches with his opponent.
Judah misses with a body punch.
Judah lands a nice uppercut.
Chalke slowing the pace effectively.
Chalke can't get the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chalke.
A right handed body shot lands from Judah.
Judah lands an uppercut.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Chalke controls the action.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah tries to work over Chalke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chalke wants to take the fight to the mat but Judah manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chalke blocking some punches.
#T3#
Chalke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Chalke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Judah working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Chalke blocking some punches.
Chalke goes for a takedown attempt but Judah pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Judah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chalke staying out of range there.
Judah scores with a decent looking hook.
Chalke ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Judah uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chalke has time to react.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick
and Chalke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Chalke is just out of range.
Chalke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chalke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Judah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chalke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Judah misses with a head kick.
Judah slips under a jab from Chalke.
Chalke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judah.
Chalke quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Chalke thinks about countering with a body kick.
Judah swings for the body but Chalke moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Judah.
Chalke moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Chalke moves into the clinch.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Judah dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Judah misses with a left hand
and Chalke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chalke defending well as Judah loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Chalke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Judah.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Judah.
Nice body kick from Chalke.
Judah lands with a good body shot.
Chalke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah dips to his left and cracks Chalke with an uppercut!
Judah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Judah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Chalke moves out of range easily. #T1#
Chalke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL#
Chalke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chalke.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chalke dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Elijah Judah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chalke looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Judah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chalke backwards.
Judah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Judah.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
#T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judah.
Judah misses with some punches.
Chalke blocking some punches.
#BC2#
Judah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Judah throws a looping overhand right but Chalke ducks down to avoid it.
Chalke ducks under a wild hook from Judah.#CL#
Chalke rushes Judah and presses him up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Judah misses with some punches.
Judah tries to circle away but Chalke has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land. #BC2#
Judah breaks the clinch.
Chalke ducks right into an uppercut from Judah.
Judah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T3#
Judah lands a nice looking body kick.
Judah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chalke.
Judah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chalke.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chalke, right into the meat.
Elijah Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chalke.
Chalke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Judah.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chalke moves away.
As Judah backs away, Chalke returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Judah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Judah misses the jab.
Judah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
It appears Chalke was looking to counter with a kick there.#T4#
Judah lands a nice looking body shot.
Chalke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chalke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Judah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chalke jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
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!
Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Chalke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Judah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Judah throws a body punch but Chalke moves out of range.
Judah looks to land a body kick but Chalke moved away.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chalke manages to avoid it.
Judah misses with an uppercut. Chalke saw that one coming.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Judah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Judah thows a body kick. Chalke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chalke avoids the body shot from Judah.
Chalke walks into a stiff left hand from Judah.
Judah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chalke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Judah throws a leg kick which misses Chalke's front leg but catches the back leg as Chalke tries to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chalke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chalke tries to clinch up but Judah circles away and keeps his distance.
Chalke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T1#
Judah swings for the body but Chalke moves out of range.
Chalke throws a quick counter kick to the body but Judah avoids it.
Judah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Chalke half committed to a counter leg kick.
Judah digs a good hook to Chalke's body.
Judah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Judah moves into range and connects with a jab.
Judah digs a good hook to Chalke's body.
Judah throws a lazy uppercut
and Chalke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chalke moves out of range as Judah strikes.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Judah finds it's target.#T2#
Judah 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.
#ROC2#
Chalke is rocked!
Chalke walks straight into a right hand from Judah - that's dropped him! Judah jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Chalke from any more punishment! Chalke complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Elijah Judah!
An out of breath Elijah Judah thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Aspire 95: Green vs Souvlaki 2
Date: Dec 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Frankels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castillo.
Frankels 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.
Frankels looks to throw the jab but Castillo is out of range.
Castillo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Frankels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castillo moves away from the strike by Frankels.
Castillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castillo misses with a low kick.
Castillo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Frankels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Frankels misses
enabling Castillo to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Castillo has closed the distance and engaged Frankels in a clinch.
Frankels lands a hook that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Frankels.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Frankels scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frankels lands a body shot. #T1#
Frankels is working Castillo over against the cage.
Frankels wants a takedown but no success here.
Frankels blocks an elbow strike from Castillo.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Castillo working aggressively here.
Frankels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frankels is struggling to control the position.#TD#
Frankels lands a takedown into guard.
Frankels tries to free his leg and advance position but Castillo is retaining full guard.
Frankels stopping the sweep attempt from Castillo.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Frankels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Frankels sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Castillo keeping full guard, as Frankels tries to pass. #T2#
Frankels stands and throws Castillo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frankels landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Castillo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Frankels connects with a decent elbow.
Frankels content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Frankels throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Frankels fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T3#
The strikes coming from Frankels are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Frankels wants to control for a moment but Castillo uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Castillo is not content to let Frankels control the position.
Frankels lands with a punch from half guard.
Frankels throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frankels thows a huge punch but Castillo dodges it nicely.
Castillo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Frankels. #T4#
Nice strikes from Frankels there.
Ground and pound from Frankels.
Frankels throwing shots but Castillo is blocking nicely.
Frankels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castillo's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Frankels wants to pass the guard but Castillo is defending well.
Frankels throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Castillo to regain full guard.
Frankels scoring with punches to the head and body.
Frankels throws a big elbow that misses.
Castillo wants to sweep here but Frankels controlling him for the moment.
Frankels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castillo is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocket Bob Frankels dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Frankels throws a leg kick but Castillo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Frankels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ricardo Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castillo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Frankels fails with the takedown
and Castillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frankels throws a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castillo.
Castillo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Frankels on the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Frankels blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo scores with a jab to the body.
Frankels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castillo can do to turn this around?
Castillo throws a front kick aimed at Frankels's knee but Frankels avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Frankels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Castillo digs a good body shot into Frankels's ribs.#T1#
Castillo walks into a left hand.
Castillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Frankels is just out of range.
Castillo throws a shot to the body.
Castillo digs a good hook to Frankels's body.
Frankels throws a low kick but Castillo avoids it.
Castillo throws a series of punches but Frankels moves out of range.
Castillo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frankels counters with an inside leg kick.
Castillo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frankels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Frankels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frankels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Frankels.
Frankels keeps the fight on the outside.
Frankels fires out a quick counter leg kick but Castillo just manages to avoid it.
Frankels walks forward, straight into a front kick from Castillo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castillo connects with an inside leg kick.
Castillo misses with a left hand
and Frankels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ricardo Castillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castillo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Frankels under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Frankels.
A head kick misses from Frankels.
Castillo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Frankels moves out of range of the body kick from Castillo.
Frankels looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Castillo lands a really nice looking cross but Frankels seems unphased.
Castillo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castillo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T3#
Frankels scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Frankels misses with an uppercut
and Castillo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frankels misses with an uppercut
and Castillo counters with a leg kick.
Castillo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Frankels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Ricardo Castillo has been cut.#KD#
Frankels cracks Castillo with a big right hand and Castillo goes down!#ROC#
Castillo is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frankels stands up over Castillo, holding on to his feet. Frankels throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Castillo is out cold! Frankels lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rocket Bob Frankels!
Rocket Bob Frankels retains his heavyweight title!
Rocket Bob Frankels bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
WFC 19:Baker vs Vurny
Date: Dec 24, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Zvonimir clinches up against the cage.
Judah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Judah tries a knee to the head but Zvonimir blocks it.
Judah lands a good knee to the midsection. Zvonimir won't want to take too many of those.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Judah.
Judah connects with a knee to the head.
Zvonimir trying to control the position but instead, Judah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zvonimir into the cage.
Zvonimir tries to stall but Judah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Judah landing knees to the head.
Zvonimir working aggressively here.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Zvonimir avoids the damage to the body.
Zvonimir has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Zvonimir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zvonimirs head.
A right handed body shot lands from Zvonimir.
Judah letting Zvonimir take a breather here.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zvonimir's elbow.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
Zvonimir digs a right hand into Judah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Judah's gas tank.
Zvonimir is trying to stall.
A short left from Zvonimir. #CUT2#
It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut.
Zvonimir has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zvonimir misses with a punch to the body.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Zvonimir avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Zvonimir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah tries a knee to the head but Zvonimir blocks it.
Zvonimir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah tries to throw a body punch but Zvonimir avoids it by throwing Judah back against the cage.
Zvonimir tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
Judah misses with a knee to the head.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Zvonimir avoids the damage to the body.
Zvonimir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2#
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah misses with some punches.
Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zvonimir's face.
#CUT#
It looks like Dmitar Zvonimir has been cut.
Judah prevents a body shot from Zvonimir.
Zvonimir lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Zvonimir backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zvonimir tries to stall but Judah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Zvonimir.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zvonimir's elbow.
Zvonimir lands with a right to the head.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zvonimir swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zvonimir misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zvonimir fails to land.
Zvonimir effectively controlling the action here.
Zvonimir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zvonimir lands a shoulder strike. #T3#
Judah lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Judah.
Judah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zvonimir is defending well for now.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Zvonimir backwards.
Judah lands a damaging elbow.
Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Zvonimir is blocking nicely.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Zvonimir lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Judah or not.
Zvonimir is trying to stall.
Zvonimir throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
Zvonimir lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Judah.
Zvonimir takes an elbow to the temple.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zvonimir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Judah lands a nice uppercut.
Zvonimir dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zvonimir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T4#
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zvonimir's elbow.
I was talking to Judah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zvonimir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Zvonimir.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Judah pushes Zvonimir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zvonimir has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Judah.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah lands with a right to the head.
Zvonimir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zvonimir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zvonimir swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Zvonimir.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Zvonimir on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Zvonimir throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zvonimir can do to turn this around?
Judah scores with a jab.
A lazy body kick from Judah
letting Zvonimir counter with a right hand.
Judah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Judah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL2#
Zvonimir darts in and clinches Judah up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Judah scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Judah.
A nice right hand lands inside from Judah.
Zvonimir working aggressively here.
Judah blocks a body shot from Zvonimir.
A short uppercut from Judah.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah gets through Zvonimir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC#
Zvonimir is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah.
Zvonimir is still on wobbly legs! Can Judah finish him?
Judah dips a shoulder and cracks Zvonimir with a mighty uppercut! Zvonimir falls back against the cage and Judah unloads with a barrage of strikes! Zvonimir is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Judah screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Judah!
A relieved looking Daniel Judah thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Gladiators 66 Bravo v Rockwell
Date: Dec 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Cbomb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cbomb throws a looping overhand right but Payne ducks down to avoid it.
Payne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cbomb finds it's way round the side to connect with Payne's head.
Cbomb swings widly with a right hand
letting Payne counter with a right hand.
Cbomb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Payne releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Payne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cbomb tries to close the distance and clinch but Payne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cbomb tries to clinch up but Payne circles away and keeps his distance.
Payne throws out a counter right but Cbomb avoids it with no problem.
Cbomb lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cbomb tries to clinch
and Cbomb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cbomb missing with a left hand there. Payne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Payne throws out a counter right but Cbomb avoids it with no problem.
Cbomb has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Malmi Aitta in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Cbomb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cbomb tries to clinch but Payne moves out of range.
Payne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cbomb with a body shot.
Cbomb just misses with a punch to the body.
Payne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
C K Cbomb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cbomb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Payne walks into a left hand.
Cbomb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Payne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Cbomb backs off Payne throws a huge counter combo but Cbomb manages to avoid it all.
Cbomb connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cbomb tries to clinch up but Payne circles away and keeps his distance.
Cbomb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payne swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T2#
Cbomb misses with a body shot
and Payne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Cbomb as he connects with a hook.
Payne walks into a jab.
Cbomb scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Cbomb darts in and clinches Payne up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cbomb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Payne prevents a body shot from Cbomb.
Payne misses with a punch to the body.
Payne scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Payne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cbomb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Payne throws a counter combo.
Cbomb darts in trying to clinch
and Payne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Payne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cbomb throws out the jab.
As Cbomb backs off Payne throws a huge counter combo but Cbomb manages to avoid it all.#CL#
Cbomb drives through and clinches with Payne against the cage.
Cbomb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Cbomb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Payne misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Cbomb.
Cbomb throws a punch but it's blocked by Payne.
Payne swings wildly with an uppercut but Cbomb uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Payne breaks the clinch.
Cbomb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Payne avoids the body shot from Cbomb.
Payne is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL#
Cbomb forces Payne back against the cage and clinches.#T4#
Payne lands a nice uppercut.
Cbomb tries to throw a body punch but Payne avoids it by throwing Cbomb back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Payne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cbomb swings wildly with an uppercut but Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payne working hard to break the clinch.
Payne struggles to land a body shot inside as Cbomb controls his hands.
Payne has a couple of punches blocked by Cbomb.
#BC2#
Payne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Cbomb misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Payne! But no joy.
Cbomb lands a head shot.
Payne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cbomb throws out the jab.
Payne throws a counter combo.
Cbomb lands a jab to Payne's midsection.
Cbomb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cbomb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
C K Cbomb dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Cbomb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Cbomb clinches with his opponent.
Cbomb gets through Payne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Payne.
Cbomb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Payne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payne has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cbomb seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Payne can turn it around.
Payne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cbomb lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cbomb.
Payne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Payne can't find room to land a body shot as Cbomb controls the action.
Payne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Cbomb fails to land. #BC2#
Payne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cbomb throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Payne on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cbomb scores with a nice strike.#T1#
Cbomb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Payne throws a counter combo.
Cbomb cracks Payne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL#
Cbomb forces Payne back against the cage and clinches.
Cbomb jumps guard but Payne turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cbomb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Payne breaks the clinch.
Cbomb tries to clinch but Payne is having none of it. #CL#
Payne gets tackled into the cage by Cbomb. Cbomb maintains the clinch.
Cbomb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Payne tries to throw a body punch but Cbomb avoids it by throwing Payne back against the cage.
Payne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T2#
Payne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
C K Cbomb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Payne misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Payne.
Payne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cbomb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Payne fails to land.
A short left from Cbomb.
Payne prevents a body shot from Cbomb.
Cbomb has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Payne throws a punch but it's blocked by Cbomb.
Payne throws a punch but it's blocked by Cbomb.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Payne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cbomb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Payne's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Stryker Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cbomb connects with a good right hand that stumbles Payne. Payne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cbomb with a hook.
Payne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T3#
Cbomb getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CL#
Cbomb forces Payne back against the cage and clinches.
Cbomb throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Payne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Payne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cbomb pushes Payne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Payne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cbomb's elbow.
A short right from Payne on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Payne.
Payne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Payne throws a head punch that misses.
Cbomb is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cbomb scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cbomb prevents a body shot from Payne.
Payne misses with the head strike.
Cbomb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Payne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cbomb misses with the head strike.
Payne swings wildly with an uppercut but Cbomb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cbomb tries to work over Payne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Cbomb.
Payne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payne works on Cbomb's body with a couple of short punches.
Payne blocks an uppercut.
Payne misses with the head strike.
Payne lands with a right to the head.
Cbomb prevents a body shot from Payne.
A short uppercut from Payne. #BC#
Cbomb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt
and Payne counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC2#
Cbomb is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that C K Cbomb will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Cbomb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Payne counters with a huge right that knocks Cbomb out cold! Payne is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stryker Payne!
Stryker Payne decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
PFC 3 Tournament showcase
Date: Dec 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Tszyu throws a head kick but Ho moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho misses the target.
Tszyu misses with a straight left.
Ho moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tszyu connects with a leg kick. Ho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ho throws a body punch but Tszyu moves out of range.
Tszyu throws a head kick but Ho moves out of range.
Tszyu throws a leg kick but Ho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tszyu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some wild striking there from Ho .
Tszyu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tszyu connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tszyu has time to react.
We've been told by Ho 's head coaches at Hellfire Antechamber that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tszyu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ho will feel that in the morning.
Tszyu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T1#
Tszyu throws a chopping leg kick but Ho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ho looks to score with a jab to the body but Tszyu is just out of range.
Ho misses with a wild body shot.
Ho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tszyu drops his hands momentarily and Ho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tszyu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tszyu lands a body shot.
Ho avoids the body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with a right hand
and Ho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tszyu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tszyu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tszyu misses with a hook
#KD#
and Ho counters with a series of strikes that sends Tszyu to the canvas! Ho follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tszyu pulls Ho in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tszyu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ho is one step ahead there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tszyu wants to stand but Ho is controlling the position. #T2#
Tszyu controlling Ho 's posture.
Ho stands and throws Tszyu's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T3#
Ho taking a breather here.
Tszyu wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tszyu misses with a hook
and Ho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ho clobbers Tszyu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tszyu misses with a body shot
and Ho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tszyu.
Tszyu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho scores with a jab. Tszyu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tszyu scores with a head kick.
A jab from Ho misses.
Tszyu swings widly with a right hand
and Ho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho moves forwards but Tszyu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tszyu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big left from Ho misses.
Tszyu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tszyu misses with an uppercut. Ho saw that one coming.
Ho throws a jab when Tszyu was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kostya Tszyu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ho 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Ho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tszyu scores with a body shot.
Ho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tszyu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ho looks to land a right hand but Tszyu moved out of range.
Ho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ho lands with a straight right. Tszyu didn't see that one coming.
Tszyu scores with a shot to the body.
Tszyu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho .
Ho 's corner calls for a 1-2. Ho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ho misses with a hook. Tszyu ducked under it nicely.
Tszyu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tszyu ducks under a wild hook from Ho .
Tszyu steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nam Ho is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Tszyu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tszyu moves away from the strike by Ho .
Tszyu lands a right hook to the body.
Tszyu throws a right and a left that both miss.#T1#
Tszyu scores with a shot to the body.
Ho misses with a looping left.
Ho works the jab nicely.
Ho is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice defenses there by Tszyu.
Ho lands a jab to the nose.
Ho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tszyu misses with a looping left.
Tszyu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ho misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Ho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tszyu can pounce on him.
A big right from Tszyu misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tszyu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tszyu.
Tszyu throws out a counter right but Ho avoids it with no problem.
Tszyu moves out of range as Ho strikes.#T2#
Ho throws a hook but Tszyu blocks it.
Tszyu misses with a double jab.
Tszyu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tszyu.
Ho is looking to counter punch.
Tszyu connects with a right hand. Ho shakes it off.
Ho throws a series of punches but Tszyu moves out of range.
Tszyu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tszyu throws the left hand but Ho avoids the punch easily.
Ho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tszyu scores with a leg kick.
Tszyu lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Tszyu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ho doesn't seem phased though.
Tszyu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tszyu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ho 's sensitive parts.
Tszyu lands a right hook to the body.
#T3#
Ho throws a looping overhand right but Tszyu ducks down to avoid it.
Ho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tszyu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho throws a big shot that misses.
Tszyu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tszyu missing with a left hand there. Ho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tszyu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tszyu misses with a wild body shot.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Tszyu.
Ho is looking to counter punch.
Tszyu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tszyu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tszyu misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Tszyu misses its intended target.
Ho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tszyu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tszyu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T4#
Tszyu throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho lands a nice shot that snaps Tszyu's head back.
Ho misses with a wild combination.
Ho loads up on a big right hand but Tszyu slips the punch.
Tszyu lands a right hook to the body.
Tszyu throws a shot from downtown. Ho moves away and avoids it.
Ho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ho throwing a counter right hand but Tszyu manages to avoid it.
Ho slips under a jab from Tszyu.
A little feinted left hand from Ho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Tszyu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ho looks to land a left hand but Tszyu moved out of range nicely.
Tszyu dodges the punch combination from Ho .
Tszyu throws out a counter right but Ho avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tszyu connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kostya Tszyu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Tszyu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho was well out of range. Poor timing from Tszyu.
Ho misses with an uppercut.
Tszyu moves away from the strike by Ho .
Good exchange - Ho coming out on top.
A shot to the body from Tszyu misses
and Tszyu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho connects with a looping right hand.
Tszyu misses the jab.
Tszyu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tszyu scores with a sloppy right hand. Ho should have avoided that one.
Ho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tszyu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tszyu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tszyu swinging wildly here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tszyu tests Ho 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tszyu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ho s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T1#
Tszyu swings widly with a right hand
and Ho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Tszyu.
Tszyu with a hook.
Ho looks to throw the jab but Tszyu is out of range.
Tszyu unleashes a big counter combination but Ho bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A jab from Ho finds it's way through Tszyu's defenses.
Ho walks into a left hand.
Ho throws a combination that misses
and Tszyu counters with a two punch combo.
Tszyu jabs Ho right on the nose. Ho blinks but takes it well.
Ho misses with a body shot.
Ho takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho lands with an overhand left.
Tszyu lands a jab to Ho 's midsection.
Ho throws a lazy uppercut
and Tszyu counters with a left to the body.
Ho throws a jab but it's blocked by Tszyu.
Nam Ho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kostya Tszyu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Tszyu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tszyu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tszyu throws a body punch but Ho moves out of range.
Ho looks to throw the jab but Tszyu is out of range.
Tszyu scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Tszyu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tszyu lands a head kick. Ho smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ho throws out a loose jab but Tszyu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tszyu.
Tszyu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho .
Tszyu digs a good hook to Ho 's body.
Ho looks to land a right hand but Tszyu moved out of range.
Tszyu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#T3#
Ho missing with a left hand there. Tszyu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho misses with a series of wild punches.
Tszyu connects with a jab.
Ho throws a series of punches but Tszyu avoids them all with ease.
Ho misses with a series of wild punches.
Tszyu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tszyu lands a right hook to the body.
Ho misses with a looping right.
Tszyu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tszyu punishes Ho 's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Tszyu misses the target.
Ho blocks a jab.#T4#
Ho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tszyu slips a jab and a cross from Ho .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Ho misses.
Tszyu misses with a body shot.
Tszyu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tszyu scores with a decent looking hook.
Ho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tszyu was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho .
Ho misses with a hook
and Tszyu counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Tszyu finds it's way through Ho 's defenses.
Ho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tszyu slips a jab and a cross from Ho .
Tszyu scores with the left hand. Ho knows he should have avoided that one.
Tszyu scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kostya Tszyu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tszyu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostya Tszyu!
A relieved looking Kostya Tszyu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
WFC 18:Miller vs Gold
Date: Dec 10, 2017 |
#R1#
Esposito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koltun was well out of range. Poor timing from Esposito .
Koltun scores with a shot to the body.
Koltun looks to land a combination but Esposito avoids it well.
Koltun throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Esposito counter with a right hand.
Esposito moves out of range of the strikes.
Esposito is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Koltun misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koltun tries to clinch there but Esposito circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Koltun misses the target.
Esposito has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Koltun moves out of range of the body kick from Esposito .
Esposito defending well as Koltun loads up on a big left hand.
Esposito throws a quick counter head kick but Koltun was just out of range.
Koltun moves in looking to clinch but Esposito pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Koltun.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
Koltun scores with a shot to the body.
Koltun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koltun misses with a looping left.#T1#
Esposito throws a hook to the side of Koltun's head but Koltun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koltun scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good exchange - Esposito coming out on top.
Esposito throws a jab when Koltun was well out of range.#CL2#
Koltun pushes Esposito up against the cage in a clinch.
Koltun lands a body punch.
Esposito digs a right hand underneath Koltun's ribcage. Koltun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Esposito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koltun is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Koltun can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Esposito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Esposito on the inside.
Koltun can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Esposito creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koltun misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Koltun on the inside.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koltun's elbow. #T2#
Koltun can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
Esposito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koltun backwards.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koltun.
Esposito tries a body shot but Koltun blocks it.
Koltun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Koltun.
Esposito pushes Koltun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esposito lands a body punch in the clinch.
Koltun blocking some punches.
Esposito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koltuns head.
Koltun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koltun backwards.
Esposito tries to throw a body punch but Koltun avoids it by throwing Esposito back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Koltun.
Koltun is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Esposito is defending well.
A short left from Koltun. #T3#
Koltun prevents a body shot from Esposito .
Koltun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as Koltun controls the action.
Koltun has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito .
Koltun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Koltun.
Esposito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koltuns head.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Esposito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Esposito works on Koltun's body with a couple of short punches.
Koltun changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Esposito fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dante Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ksawery Koltun.
Koltun tests Esposito 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Esposito tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Koltun lands an impressive looking overhand right. Esposito doesn't seem phased though.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Koltun releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Esposito throws a nice outside leg kick. #T4##TD2#
Koltun shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Koltun was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#ES#
Esposito throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
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!
Koltun cracks Esposito with an open hand slap.
Esposito connects with a leg kick. Koltun looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Esposito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koltun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koltun with the counter takedown but Esposito avoids it easily.#TD2#
Koltun gets the takedown into side control. #ES#
Esposito sneaks out the side door and pushes Koltun away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Esposito wants to slow Koltun down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito throws a sloppy head kick and Koltun moves out of range easily.
Koltun throws an overhand right that lands on Esposito 's shoulder, as Esposito tries to avoid the shot.
Koltun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Esposito dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Esposito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koltun throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Esposito misses its target.
Esposito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koltun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Esposito misses with a kick to the body.
Esposito throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koltun is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Koltun swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Koltun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koltun scores with a three punch combo!
Ksawery Koltun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Esposito throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A shot to the body from Esposito misses
enabling Koltun to counter with a crisp jab.
Esposito misses with a hook. Koltun ducked under it nicely.
Esposito misses with an uppercut.
Koltun throws a nice looking combination but Esposito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Esposito throws a body punch but Koltun moves out of range.
Koltun misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Koltun.
#T1#
Esposito lands with a straight right. Koltun didn't see that one coming.#TD2#
Koltun bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Koltun fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Esposito tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koltun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Esposito keeps working.
Koltun scores with a couple of short elbows.
Koltun trying to control the position but Esposito is working away. #T2##SUB2#
Koltun goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Esposito has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Koltun but great work by Esposito .
A lull in the action here.
Koltun is trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koltun manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Esposito is refusing to be controlled, as Koltun sits in half guard.
Koltun thows a huge punch but Esposito dodges it nicely.
Koltun sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T3##SUB2#
Esposito is defending against the submission attempts here by Koltun.
Koltun throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB2#
Koltun 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.
Koltun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Esposito 's head. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Koltun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Koltun wants to free his trapped foot but Esposito is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Esposito is staying active underneath Koltun, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Koltun winds up and cracks Esposito with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Koltun tries to pass to full mount but Esposito defends it.
Koltun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Esposito keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koltun is stalling here. Esposito is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Koltun seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Esposito has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Koltun is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ksawery Koltun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Koltun fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And Esposito counters with a quick kick to the body but Koltun blocks it.
Esposito throws a push kick but Koltun slaps the foot to one side.
Koltun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Koltun.
Jab by Esposito .
Koltun scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Koltun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Esposito .
Esposito tried to counter with a leg kick but Koltun avoided it.
Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but Koltun is just out of range.
Koltun lands with a right hand.
Koltun misses with a looping right.
As Koltun backs away, Esposito returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito throws a head kick but Koltun moves out of range.
Esposito lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Esposito just misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
Esposito throws a body shot but no joy.
Esposito misses with an uppercut. Koltun saw that one coming.
Koltun on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Esposito takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ksawery Koltun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koltun moves out of range of the body kick from Esposito .
Esposito throws a nice outside leg kick.
Esposito blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Koltun.
Esposito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dante Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koltun ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koltun lands with a hook. Esposito tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koltun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito .
Koltun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Esposito .
Koltun is looking to land body kicks.#T2#
Esposito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Esposito !
Koltun moves out of range of the body kick from Esposito .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Esposito .
Koltun lands the left hand.
Koltun fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Koltun throws out a leg kick but Esposito moves out of range and Koltun only half commits.
Esposito throws a solid leg kick but Koltun takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Esposito .
Koltun throws a head kick that misses.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Koltun.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
Esposito throws a head kick but Koltun moves out of range.
#T3#
Koltun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koltun throws a hook but Esposito blocks it.
Esposito throws a head kick but Koltun moves out of range.
Esposito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koltun. That did some damage!
Koltun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koltun there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot lands for Esposito .
Esposito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koltun manages to avoid it.
Koltun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Esposito .
Koltun has a takedown stuffed.
Esposito looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dante Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ksawery Koltun.
Esposito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koltun.
Koltun on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Koltun takes a swing at Esposito 's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Koltun sizes up Esposito with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Koltun as he connects with a hook.
Esposito throws a sloppy head kick and Koltun moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Koltun checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koltun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Koltun clinches up with Esposito and pushes him back against the cage.
Esposito tries to work over Koltun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Esposito .
Esposito misses with a punch on the inside.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koltun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Esposito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koltun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 Dante Esposito .
I think Esposito has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Event:
Aspire 93: Jones vs. Corvus
Date: Dec 06, 2017 |
#R1#
Darkk looks to land a body kick but Lopez moved away.
Lopez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Darkk misses with a wild body shot.
Darkk throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez throws a head kick but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez misses with a straight left.
Darkk misses with a double jab.
Darkk throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Darkk misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez digs a good body shot into Darkk's ribs.
Lopez throws a hook but Darkk blocks it.
Lopez throws the left hand but Darkk avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darkk. #CL#
Darkk rushes Lopez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Darkk blocks an uppercut.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Darkk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Darkk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darkk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darkk lands a shoulder strike.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Lopez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lopez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darkk misses with the head strike.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
Lopez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darkk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lopez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez struggles to land a body shot inside as Darkk controls his hands.
Lopez is leaning against Darkk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Lopez.
Darkk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
Darkk working aggressively here.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Darkk misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lopez.
Lopez lands a nice uppercut.
Darkk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Darkk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darkk misses with some punches.
Lopez lands a left hand.
Darkk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lopez lands a right hand.
Darkk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lopez misses with the head strike.
Darkk swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lopez prevents a body shot from Darkk.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lopez.
Lopez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darkk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darkk blocks an uppercut.
#T3#
Darkk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darkk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lopez tries to throw a body punch but Darkk avoids it by throwing Lopez back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Darkk avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darkk.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darkk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darkk blocks an uppercut.
Lopez lands a nice uppercut.
Darkk misses with the head strike.
Lopez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lopez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Darkk fails to land.
Darkk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darkk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darkk working aggressively here.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Lopez misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T4#
Darkk lands with a right to the head.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez working aggressively here.
Darkk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
Lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Darkk.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Darkk controls the action.
Darkk misses with a body punch.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
Darkk swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez misses with a body punch.
Darkk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Darkk takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Darkk misses with a punch on the inside.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Lopez.
Darkk prevents a body shot from Lopez.
Darkk swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cruz Lopez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darkk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lopez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Darkk.
Lopez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Darkk.
Darkk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Darkk.
Darkk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Darkk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Darkk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lopez moves out of range as Darkk throws a body kick.
Darkk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lopez momentarily.
A slow jab from Lopez misses its intended target. #T1#
Darkk lands a right hook to the body.
Darkk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lopez at a distance.
Darkk blocks a jab.
Lopez thumps Darkk with a low kick.
Darkk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Darkk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Darkk misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darkk looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darkk. That did some damage!
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
Darkk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lopez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lopez misses with a body shot
and Darkk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T2#
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
and Darkk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darkk lands with a slapping head kick.
Ebeneezer Darkk is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Darkk. Beautiful body shot.
Darkk motions for Lopez to come forward. Darkk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez misses the jab.
Darkk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darkk.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lopez throws a looping overhand right but Darkk ducks down to avoid it.
Lopez misses with a hook. Darkk ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Darkk.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Darkk moves out of range easily.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darkk digs a good body shot into Lopez's ribs.
Lopez lands a nice hook to Darkk's body. Darkk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T3#
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Darkk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lopez.
A head kick misses from Darkk.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darkk. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lopez.
Lopez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lopez misses the shot to the body.
Darkk tried to counter with a leg kick but Lopez avoided it.
Darkk 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.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Darkk moved out of range nicely.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darkk scores with a jab.
Darkk misses with a head kick.
#T4#
Lopez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Darkk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez drops his hands momentarily and Darkk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Darkk sizes up Lopez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Darkk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez scores with the left hand. Darkk knows he should have avoided that one.
Lopez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Darkk is looking to wear down Lopez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lopez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darkk counters with a left to the body.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Darkk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lopez's calf.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darkk was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Darkk scores with a one two! Lopez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Darkk blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebeneezer Darkk dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Darkk lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darkk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Darkk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Darkk as he connects with a hook.
Darkk looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Darkk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Darkk counters with a quick kick to the body but Lopez blocks it.
Darkk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lopez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darkk tries to land a front kick but Lopez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darkk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darkk half committed to a counter leg kick.
Darkk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lopez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Darkk's knee momentarily.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darkk manages to avoid it.
Darkk lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#T1#
Lopez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lopez lands with a good body shot.
Darkk misses with a body shot.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darkk scores with a push kick.
Darkk connects with a right hand. Lopez shakes it off.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Darkk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez moves out of range as Darkk throws a body kick.
Darkk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lopez takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Darkk blocks a leg kick.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darkk lands a body shot.
#T2#
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Darkk misses with a straight left.
Darkk clobbers Lopez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Darkk misses with a jab to the body
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ebeneezer Darkk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Darkk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Darkk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darkk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez throws a head kick but Darkk moves out of range.
Darkk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Darkk misses with a low kick.
Darkk connects with a solid leg kick. #T3#
Darkk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Darkk.
Darkk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darkk.
A solid body kick from Darkk.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darkk lands a nice shot to the body.
Darkk lands a front kick.
Lopez digs a good body shot into Darkk's ribs.
Darkk checks a low kick from Lopez.
Darkk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darkk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lopez's sensitive parts.
Lopez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Darkk takes a step back to recover.
Darkk moves forwards but Lopez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lopez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Darkk.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
and Darkk counters with a left and a right that stings Lopez.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Darkk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darkk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez flicks out a counter leg kick but Darkk steps away.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darkk tries to land a front kick but Lopez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darkk.
Darkk throws a low kick but Lopez moves out of range easily.
Lopez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darkk throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lopez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lopez takes a swing at Darkk's ribcage but misses.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darkk.
It seemed like Lopez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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 Ebeneezer Darkk.
I think Darkk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ebeneezer Darkk!
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Event:
Gladiators 61 Bravo v Pato
Date: Nov 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Hamburger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Payne counters with a series of strikes. Hamburger will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hamburger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Payne sprawls well. Payne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hamburger gets slowly back to his feet.
Hamburger shoots for a double leg takedown but Payne sprawls well. He's pushed Hamburger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Payne seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stryker Payne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Holton Hamburger.
Hamburger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Payne as he avoids it easily.
Hamburger misses with a takedown
and Payne 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.
Hamburger tries for a takedown but Payne circles away easily
and Payne counters with a huge left! Hamburger is in big trouble! He's backing up but Payne isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hamburger from any more damage. A dominating finish by Payne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stryker Payne!
During a confident post fight interview, Stryker Payne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Gladiators 61 Bravo v Pato
Date: Nov 25, 2017 |
#R1#
McCain tries to clinch but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sharp on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sharp moves out of range as McCain throws a body kick.
McCain tries to move into range but Sharp moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McCain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by McCain.
Nice shot lands for Sharp.
McCain works Sharp's body with a nice hook.
Sharp lands a nice looking body shot.
McCain misses with a jab to the body
and Sharp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - McCain finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McCain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - McCain coming out on top.#T1#
McCain just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharp scores with a nice right hand.
#ROC2#
McCain is rocked!
McCain glances at the clock... BAM! Sharp nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends McCain crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, McCain is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Asa Sharp!
Asa Sharp is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Asa Sharp 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:
Aspire 90: Lee v Susi
Date: Nov 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Castillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Vipunen is just out of range.
Castillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for Castillo. That snapped Vipunen's head back.
Vipunen throws out a loose jab but Castillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castillo misses with a straight right.
Castillo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL#
Castillo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Castillo blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vipunen.
Vipunen managing to block the knees to the body from Castillo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vipunen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Castillo lands an elbow that stopped Vipunen in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#
It looks like Antero Vipunen has been cut.
Vipunen gets through Castillo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Castillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vipunen.
Vipunen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castillo's defenses. #CUT2#
It looks like Ricardo Castillo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vipunen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castillo lands an elbow just above Vipunen 's eye. #T1#
Castillo lands a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Castillo.
Vipunen scores with a hook to the body.
Castillo misses with an elbow over the top.
Castillo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vipunen backwards.
Castillo lands with a short head shot on the inside. #CUT#
That has opened up Antero Vipunen's cut even more.
Castillo blocks an elbow strike from Vipunen.
Vipunen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Castillo missing with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Vipunen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vipunen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castillo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vipunen tries to throw a body punch but Castillo avoids it by throwing Vipunen back against the cage.
Castillo misses with a knee to the head.
Castillo lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castillo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Castillo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Castillo blocks an elbow strike from Vipunen.
#T2#
Castillo blocks a body shot from Vipunen.
Castillo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Castillo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vipunen backwards.
Castillo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vipunen looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Castillo as the two fighters clinch.
Castillo lands a shot to the body.
Castillo scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT#
The cut above Antero Vipunen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Castillo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Castillo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Castillo.
Vipunen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castillo.
Vipunen avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
Castillo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vipunen tries to throw a body punch but Castillo avoids it by throwing Vipunen back against the cage.
Castillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Castillo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vipunen is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Vipunen.
Castillo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castillo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vipunen blocks it with crossed arms.
Vipunen misses with a punch on the inside.
Castillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castillo can't find room to land a body shot as Vipunen controls the action.
Vipunen digs a right hand into Castillo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castillo's gas tank.
Vipunen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vipunen lands a knee to the body.
Vipunen presses Castillo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Vipunen.
Vipunen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vipunen managing to block the knees to the body from Castillo.
Vipunen lands an elbow inside that Castillo shrugs off.
Vipunen tries to throw a body punch but Castillo avoids it by throwing Vipunen back against the cage. #T4#
Vipunen lands a left hand.
Vipunen throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Vipunen as the two fighters clinch.
Vipunen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vipunen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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!
Vipunen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vipunen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vipunen lands a damaging elbow.
Castillo throws a head punch that misses.
Vipunen is leaning against Castillo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Castillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vipunen.
Vipunen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castillo working aggressively here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Castillo blocks the elbow strike.
Castillo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vipunen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Castillo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
A jab from Vipunen misses.
Vipunen ducks right into an uppercut from Castillo.
Castillo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vipunen misses with a left hand
enabling Castillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Vipunen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vipunen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Castillo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vipunen.
Crunch! Vipunen slams his shin into Castillo's torso.
Vipunen swings for the body but Castillo moves out of range.
Castillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castillo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vipunen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castillo throws a front kick aimed at Vipunen's knee but Vipunen avoids it well.
Vipunen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T1#
Castillo tries to land a front kick but Vipunen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vipunen throws a body kick that misses.
Castillo tries to counter by clinching up but Vipunen breaks away and moves out of range.
Castillo misses the shot to the body.
Vipunen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castillo swings for the body but Vipunen moves out of range.
Vipunen takes a swing at Castillo's ribcage but misses.
Vipunen keeps Castillo at a distance using the push kick.
Vipunen scores with a jab to the head.
Vipunen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Castillo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vipunen lands a nice shot to the body.
Antero Vipunen seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Vipunen tries to keep at a distance but Castillo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ricardo Castillo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castillo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vipunen backwards. #T2#
Vipunen lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castillo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castillo swings wildly with an uppercut but Vipunen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castillo misses with a body punch.
Vipunen gets through Castillo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Castillo blocks the elbow strike.
Castillo missing with knees to the body.
Vipunen lands a nice uppercut.
Vipunen avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castillo.
Castillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castillo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castillo blocks a body shot from Vipunen.
Nice body punch from Vipunen - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castillo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T3#
A short uppercut from Vipunen.
Castillo throws an elbow that misses.
Castillo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vipunen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Castillo.
Castillo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castillo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Castillo trying to land knees to the body.
Vipunen avoiding damage as Castillo throws knees to the body.
Castillo struggles to land a body shot inside as Vipunen controls his hands.
Vipunen dodges an elbow strike from Castillo.
Vipunen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vipunen tries to work over Castillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vipunen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castillo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vipunen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T4#
Knees to the body from Castillo.
Castillo scores with a shoulder strike.
Castillo lands a nice shot to the body.
Vipunen prevents a body shot from Castillo.
Castillo prevents a body shot from Vipunen.
Castillo digs a right hand into Vipunen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vipunen's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castillo prevents a body shot from Vipunen.
A short uppercut from Castillo.
Castillo lands an uppercut.
Castillo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vipunen throws an elbow but misses.
Vipunen lands an elbow just above Castillo 's eye.
Castillo working Vipunen over with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vipunen fails to land.
Vipunen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Castillo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Vipunen misses with a looping right.
Vipunen moves out of range as Castillo throws a body kick.
Castillo misses with a wild body shot.
Vipunen throws out a counter right but Castillo avoids it with no problem.
Vipunen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castillo.
Vipunen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Vipunen coming out on top.
Castillo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Castillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castillo lands a head kick!
#CUT#
Antero Vipunen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castillo throws a leg kick but Vipunen moved away.
Vipunen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castillo moves out of range as Vipunen throws a body kick.
Castillo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Vipunen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castillo manages to avoid it.
Castillo connects with a solid leg kick.
Castillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vipunen misses with a looping left.
Castillo lands a jab to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Antero Vipunen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ricardo Castillo!
Ricardo Castillo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Date: Nov 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Ryan moves out of range as Tszyu throws a body kick.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tszyu.
Ryan lands a head shot.
Ryan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tszyu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan moves in looking to clinch but Tszyu pushes him off.
We've been told by Ryan's head coaches at Scouse House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ryan works the jab nicely.
Tszyu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tszyu avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Tszyu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ryan misses the jab.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Tszyu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tszyu throws a leg kick
and Ryan counters with an outside leg kick.
Tszyu throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Ryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tszyu counters with a straight right hand.
Tszyu misses with a double jab.
#T1#
Ryan 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.
Tszyu checks a leg kick.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan slips a jab from Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with a straight right.
Ryan tries to land a front kick but Tszyu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An inside leg kick from Tszyu misses.
Tszyu scores with a head kick. Ryan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ryan throws a right hand that misses
and Tszyu counters with a stiff right hand.
Tszyu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ryan defending well as Tszyu loads up on a big left hand.
Tszyu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tszyu.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Tszyu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tszyu misses with a leg kick. #T2#
Tszyu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tszyu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tszyu throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tszyu swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
Tszyu tries to land a leg kick but Ryan saw it coming and moves away.
Tszyu digs a good body shot into Ryan's ribs.#CL#
Ryan moves into the clinch.
Ryan tries to work over Tszyu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tszyu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tszyu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tszyu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tszyu throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan scores with a nice hook to the head.#T3#
Tszyu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tszyu.
Tszyu struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
Tszyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tszyu misses with a punch on the inside.
Tszyu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan works on Tszyu's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tszyu.
Tszyu working aggressively here.
Tszyu tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tszyu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ryan lands a right hand.
Tszyu lands with a light punch inside.
Tszyu tries a body shot but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tszyus head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan has Tszyu pressed against the cage, preventing Tszyu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T4#
Tszyu tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tszyu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tszyu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan. #BC2#
Tszyu manages to break the clinch.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Tszyu.
Tszyu is looking to land body kicks.
Tszyu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tszyu.
Tszyu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ryan fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostya Tszyu dominated that round.
That's time! Ryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Ryan defending well as Tszyu loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tszyu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ryan checks a low kick from Tszyu.
Ryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ryan throws a sloppy head kick and Tszyu moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Tszyu misses its intended target.
Ryan connects with a nice looking jab.
Ryan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tszyu momentarily.
Tszyu lands a right hook to the body.
Tszyu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Tszyu is just out of range.
Ryan throws out a loose jab but Tszyu uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Ryan darts in and clinches Tszyu up against the cage.
Tszyu scores a nice knee to the body.
Tszyu takes a shot to the head. #T1#
Ryan gets through Tszyu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Tszyu. #BC2#
Tszyu manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Tszyu tries to keep at a distance but Ryan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tszyu lands a shoulder strike.
Tszyu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tszyu scores with a hook to the body.
Ryan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Tszyu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan doesn't manage to clinch there - Tszyu circles away.
Ryan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tszyu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ryan lands a leg kick that knocks Tszyu off balance momentarily.
Tszyu staying out of range there.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tszyu checks a leg kick.
Tszyu flicks out a counter leg kick but Ryan steps away.
Tszyu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tszyu thuds a left hand into Ryan's body.
Tszyu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Tszyu misses its intended target.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Tszyu is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Tszyu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
An attempted straight right counter from Ryan misses the target.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tszyu manages to avoid it.
Tszyu feints a counter leg kick.
Ryan fakes the leg kick and cracks Tszyu in the body.
Ryan slips under a jab.
Ryan connects with an inside leg kick.
Ryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Ryan is looking for a counter combo.
Ryan wants to slow Tszyu down by chopping away at his legs. #T3#
Tszyu moves out of range of the body kick.
Tszyu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tszyu looks to land a right hand but Ryan moved out of range.
Tszyu throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan lands a glancing blow to the side of Tszyu's head.
Ryan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tszyu to score with a decent uppercut.
Ryan tries to clinch up.
Ryan misses with a body kick.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan scoring well with a low kick there.
Tszyu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tszyu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ryan misses with an uppercut.
Tszyu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Ryan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tszyu, pushing him back against the cage.
Ryan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tszyu or not. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Tszyu avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Tszyu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tszyu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tszyu wants to get back to striking at distance but Ryan won't allow it.
Tszyu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tszyu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Tszyu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryan lands a leg kick that knocks Tszyu off balance momentarily.
Tszyu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Tszyu checks it.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tszyu lands with a nice combination. Ryan backs away looking to recover.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Ryan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Nice cross by Ryan.
Tszyu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tszyu.
Tszyu tests Ryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tszyu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tszyu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tszyu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tszyu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ryan finds it's way round the side to connect with Tszyu's head.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Tszyu.
Ryan is looking to clinch.
Ryan blocks a leg kick.
Ryan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tszyu checks the leg kick.
Tszyu moves out of range as Ryan throws a body kick.
#T1#
Tszyu throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan throws a right hand that misses
enabling Tszyu to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tszyu.
Tszyu flicks out a counter leg kick but Ryan steps away.
Ryan tries to clinch but Tszyu moves out of range.
Tszyu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tszyu misses with a low kick.
Ryan throwing a counter right hand but Tszyu manages to avoid it.
Tszyu throws a low kick but Ryan moves out of range easily.
Tszyu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ryan throws a body punch but Tszyu moves out of range. #CL#
Ryan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ryan pushes Tszyu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Tszyu breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Ryan has closed the distance and engaged Tszyu in a clinch.
#T2#
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tszyu is trying to break the clinch but Ryan is controlling him.
Gerry Ryan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tszyu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tszyu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with the head strike.
Tszyu throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tszyu has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Tszyu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Tszyu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tszyu misses with an uppercut
and Ryan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tszyu's knee momentarily.
Tszyu looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.#T3#
Tszyu feints a jab promting Ryan to slip. Tszyu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ryan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Ryan misses its target.
Ryan scores with a jab. Tszyu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ryan throws a head kick but Tszyu moves out of range.
Tszyu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Tszyu blocks a leg kick.
Tszyu throws a leg kick but Ryan moved away.
Tszyu throws a leg kick but Ryan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tszyu. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tszyu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Ryan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tszyu throws a solid leg kick but Ryan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tszyu.
Ryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ryan with a nice cross.
A big right from Ryan misses. #T4#
Tszyu throws a right and a left that Ryan avoids nicely.
Ryan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ryan throws a head kick but Tszyu moves out of range.
Tszyu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan throws a front kick that sends Tszyu stumbling back into the cage.
Ryan thuds his shin into the meat of Tszyu's side.
Tszyu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ryan cracks Tszyu with a good jab.
Tszyu staying out of range there.
A good leg kick by Ryan.
Tszyu wants to slow Ryan down by chopping away at his legs.
Ryan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryan throws a push kick but Tszyu slaps the foot to one side.
Tszyu throws a series of punches but Ryan moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Gerry Ryan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Tszyu slips the punch.
Tszyu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ryan.
Ryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryan tries to work over Tszyu's front leg with a kick but Tszyu checks it.
Tszyu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan takes a swing at Tszyu's ribcage but misses.
Ryan staying out of range there.
Ryan throws a quick counter head kick but Tszyu was just out of range.
Ryan moves out of range of the leg kick from Tszyu.
A swing and a miss from Tszyu.
Tszyu throws an off balance right hand
and Ryan counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan lunges at Tszyu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tszyu's hand.
Tszyu scores with a nice strike.
Ryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tszyu throws out the jab.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Tszyu scoring well with a low kick there.
Tszyu scores with a jab. Ryan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tszyu loads up on a big right hand but Ryan slips the punch.
Tszyu throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryan lands a jab to the head.
Ryan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tszyu's sensitive parts.
Tszyu misses with a shot to the body #CL#
and Ryan counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tszyu.
Tszyu takes a shot to the head.
Ryan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tszyu.
Ryan lands a right hand.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
Tszyu tries to break free but Ryan pushes him back against the cage.
Ryan lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tszyu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan blocks an uppercut.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Tszyu.
Ryan lands a left hand.
Tszyu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Ryan. #ROC#
Tszyu is rocked!
Ryan blocking some punches.
Tszyu is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryan finish him?
Ryan prevents a body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tszyu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tszyu.
Tszyu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tszyu seems to have recovered his senses.
Ryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ryan managing to block the knees to the body from Tszyu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tszyu.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Tszyu controls the action.
#T3#
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tszyu tries a body shot but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Ryan as the two fighters clinch.
Ryan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Tszyu.
Tszyu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan blocking some punches.
Tszyu misses with the head strike.
#BC2#
Tszyu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tszyu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tszyu.
Ryan tries to score with a low kick but Tszyu moves his leg out of the way.#T4#
Ryan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryan is looking to clinch but Tszyu is avoiding it.
#CL#
Tszyu gets tackled into the cage by Ryan. Ryan maintains the clinch.
Ryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Tszyu is working Ryan over against the cage.
Ryan takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tszyu fails to land.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Tszyu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tszyu.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu struggles to land a body shot inside as Ryan controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Ryan had his way with Kostya Tszyu in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R5#
Ryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tszyu.
A left lands for Tszyu.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Tszyu.
#CL#
Ryan closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Tszyu.
Tszyu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tszyu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tszyu backwards.
Tszyu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tszyu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tszyu lands a body punch.
Tszyu misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tszyu backwards.
Tszyu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Ryan lands a nice uppercut.
Ryan blocks an uppercut.
Tszyu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC2#
Tszyu breaks from the clinch.
Ryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tszyu misses with a body shot.
Ryan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kostya Tszyu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Ryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Tszyu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Tszyu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tszyu.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ryan, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ryan.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tszyu looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Ryan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ryan throws a big counter combination but Tszyu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tszyu throws a poor cross that misses
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryan misses with a head kick.
Tszyu throws the left hand but Ryan avoids the punch easily.
Ryan connects with a solid leg kick. #T3#
Ryan defending well as Tszyu loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tszyu just manages to avoid it.
Ryan throws a combination. Tszyu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tszyu throws a front kick aimed at Ryan's knee but Ryan avoids it well.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tszyu.
Tszyu moves forwards but Ryan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Tszyu.
Ryan tries to counter by clinching up but Tszyu breaks away and moves out of range.
Tszyu connects with a right hand. Ryan shakes it off.
Ryan is looking to chop away at Tszyu's legs.
Ryan feints and then cracks Tszyu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tszyu down.
Ryan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
#T4#
A slow jab from Tszyu misses its intended target.
Ryan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tszyu.
Tszyu throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
It looked like Ryan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tszyu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ryan scrambles back to his feet.
Tszyu throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Ryan lands an overhand right.
Tszyu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ryan.
Ryan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tszyu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tszyu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tszyu checks a low kick from Ryan.
Ryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tszyu.
You can see that Tszyu has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Tszyu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ryan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Ryan!
Gerry Ryan is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Gerry Ryan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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AD500
Date: Nov 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Dilli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dilli connects with a single shot there.
Dilli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dilli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Longbow.
Dilli scores with a jab to the jaw.
Longbow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Longbow moves out of range of the strikes.
Longbow scoring well with a low kick there.
Dilli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dilli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Longbow.
Dilli cracks the inside of Longbow's front leg.
Longbow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dilli.
Dilli scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longbow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dilli.
Longbow misses with a hook. Dilli ducked under it nicely.
Dilli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dilli throws a quick inside leg kick. #T1#
Dilli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Longbow.
Dilli misses with a hook. Longbow ducked under it nicely.
Nice jab there from Dilli.
Longbow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Longbow!
Longbow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dilli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Longbow.
Longbow connects with a looping right hand.
#CUT2#
It looks like Temel Dilli has been cut.
Longbow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Longbow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Longbow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Longbow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dilli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Dilli.
Dilli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Longbow.#T2#
Dilli lands a nice shot to the body.
Longbow is looking to land body kicks.
Dilli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dilli tries to bum rush Longbow with a series of wild strikes but Longbow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Longbow lands the left hand.
Dilli misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Longbow to counter with a crisp jab.
Dilli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Longbow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#
Dilli is rocked!
Longbow misses with a left hand
and Dilli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Dilli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Temel Dilli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Dilli lands.
Dilli tries to land a leg kick but Longbow saw it coming and moves away.
Longbow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Longbow throws an overhand right that drops Dilli like a sack of potatoes! Longbow dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Longbow!
A victorious Henry Longbow thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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