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Event:
OFC: Blood Night XXXVI
Date: Apr 05, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Hero gets a clinch.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hero prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
Miller lands a left hand.
Miller gets through Hero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Miller can't get the takedown.
#TD#
Miller gets control of Hero's arms and successfully pulls guard. Miller will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Miller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hero is controlling him.
Miller trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hero throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hero throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Hero is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T1#
Hero doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Miller is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Miller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Hero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hero trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hero throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hero throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hero has momentary wrist control but Miller slips an elbow through the middle.
Hero keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Miller passes Hero's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hero throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
#T2#
Hero wants to get back to full guard.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hero keeps working.
Miller working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miller is nestled in close to Hero, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller wants to take a breather but Hero is having none of it.
Hero flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller thows a huge punch but Hero dodges it nicely.
Hero punching from the bottom.
Miller wants to free his trapped foot but Hero is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hero defending well though.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hero keeps working.
Hero misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hero wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
#T3#
Hero throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Miller manages to pass to side control.
Miller working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller working the head with strikes.
Miller taking a breather here.
Hero misses with a strike from the bottom.
Miller controlling from side mount.
Hero throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Miller working the head and body with strikes.
Hero throws a few strikes from the bottom but Miller takes advantage and mounts!
Hero taking shots to the head.
Hero tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T4#
Hero throwing hammer fists to the chest of Miller. What's that going to do exactly?
Miller working the ground and pound effectively.
Hero keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Miller blocks Hero's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Miller blocks Hero's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hero swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Miller trying to control but Hero is having none of it.
Miller blocks Hero's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hero is trying to escape the mount.
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!
Miller working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Miller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
#ROC#
Hero is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Miller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Miller connects with a body shot.
Hero tries to clinch
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Hero is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
Hero tries to clinch
and Miller counters with a right hand to the body.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hero can do to turn this around?
Miller cracks Hero with a hook to the temple - Hero is on wobbly legs here! Miller swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Hero falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Miller wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jeffrey Miller!
A relieved looking Jeffrey Miller 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:
OFC 257: Ingram vs Rockin
Date: Feb 11, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Alvarez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alvarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvarez trying to control but Hero is working from the bottom.
Hero throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Alvarez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hero's head.
Alvarez preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hero trying to strike off his back.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Hero is keeping the position.
Hero throws a couple of heel strikes.
Hero throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hero throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hero throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Hero keeps moving.
Alvarez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alvarez postures up in Hero's guard and throws a big left but Hero blocks it.
Hero throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Alvarez advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez lands some shots froms side control.#T1#
Hero is being controlled here.
Hero is looking to regain half guard here but Alvarez keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Alvarez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alvarez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hero throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Alvarez gets to mount! Hero was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Alvarez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hero?
Alvarez unloading with bombs!
Hero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hero is working hard here to advance position.
Alvarez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hero is looking to get to half guard.
Alvarez trying to control but Hero is having none of it.
Hero in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #ROC2#
Hero is rocked!#T2#
Alvarez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Hero is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hero! More shots from Alvarez and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Alvarez!
After winning the bout, Alex Alvarez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
HFC 296 Klitschko vs Wade
Date: Jan 14, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Wolf gets a clinch.
Wolf is trying to drag Hero to the mat but Hero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolf is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hero working aggressively here.
Hero is pressed up against the cage. Wolf has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hero down to the mat. Hero avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Hero rushes Wolf and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolf.
Wolf has Hero pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hero manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wolf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hero gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Wolf's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hero misses with some punches.
Wolf tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
Wolf blocking some punches.
Wolf is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
Wolf wants to take the fight to the mat but Hero manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
Hero misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolf.
Hero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
Hero gets underhooks to prevent Wolf's takedown attempt.
Wolf is looking for a takedown.#TD#
Wolf lands a takedown into guard.
Wolf connects with a couple of short punches.
Hero looking for a sweep. Not yet Hero, not yet.
Hero doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wolf working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hero throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
#T2#
Wolf is working Hero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hero is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hero trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wolf postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hero doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wolf lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wolf landing with the ground and pound.
Hero trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wolf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolf scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wolf with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wolf preventing the sweep.
Hero trying to strike off his back.
Hero throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hero throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wolf working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hero's head.
Wolf chips away with some ground and pound.#ROC#
Hero is rocked!
Hero has momentary wrist control but Wolf slips an elbow through the middle.
Hero is still in real trouble! Can Wolf finish him?
Wolf loads up on a big left hand. Hero felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Wolf looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Hero can't hide his disappointment, as Wolf celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Wolf!
An out of breath Hugo Wolf 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:
HFC 295 Yiftos vs Viceroy II
Date: Jan 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Wonstom looks to land a right hand but Hero moved out of range.
The crowd cheers as Wonstom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hero doesn't seem phased though.#CUT2#
It looks like Canadian Hero has been cut.
Wonstom misses the jab.
Jab by Wonstom.
Hero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Wonstom scores with a four punch combination!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wonstom Throws a clean left jab. Wonstom Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Hero's chin! Hero crumbles to the ground and Wonstom follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Wonstom!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Wonstom!
A relieved looking Ivan Wonstom 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:
HFC 292 Holgersson vs Jaxee
Date: Dec 17, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Lickertwat drives through and clinches with Hero against the cage.
Hero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #TD2#
Lickertwat has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hero uses from the top position.
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.
Hero is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lickertwat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lickertwat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hero distracts Lickertwat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hero throwing strikes from guard but Lickertwat blocks nicely.
Lickertwat is trying to control the position but Hero postures up.
Lickertwat keeping full guard, as Hero tries to pass.
Lickertwat looking for a sweep. Not yet Lickertwat, not yet.
Lickertwat bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hero's guard. #REVB#
Hero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lickertwat manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Hero keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lickertwat's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lickertwat trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hero's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #ROC#
Lickertwat is rocked!#T1#
Hero chips away with some ground and pound.
Lickertwat is still in real trouble! Can Hero finish him?
Hero cracks Lickertwat with a solid left hand.
Hero postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Lickertwat covers up, he's hurt! Hero keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Hero and the ref steps in to end the fight! Hero can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Canadian Hero!
A relieved looking Canadian Hero 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:
HFC 288 Satan vs Wade
Date: Nov 19, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Hero has closed the distance and engaged Wolf in a clinch.
Wolf blocks an uppercut.
Wolf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
Wolf tries for a takedown but Hero manages to get underhooks.
Hero prevents the takedown attempt.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolf drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Wolf has clasped his hands together around Hero's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hero prevents Wolf from moving into mount.
Wolf scoring with punches and elbows.
Hero is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wolf connects with a decent elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Canadian Hero has been cut.
Wolf landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolf working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hero manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wolf trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Hero there.
Wolf trying to hold on to Hero's head to control him but Hero postures up.
#T1#
Wolf slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wolf bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hero's guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Hero is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hero throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hero thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hero throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hero doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hero trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hero trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wolf lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hero throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wolf scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#ROC#
Hero is rocked!
Wolf is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hero is still in real trouble! Can Wolf finish him?
Wolf postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Hero covers up, he's hurt! Wolf keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Wolf and the ref steps in to end the fight! Wolf can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Wolf!
Our winner, Hugo Wolf, 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:
HFC 284 Catchmaer vs Viceroy
Date: Oct 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Hero tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Hero ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Hero's head but Hero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hero fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Hero darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Hero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#
It looks like Canadian Hero has been cut.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Hero blocks the elbow strike.
Hero avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Hero lands a right hand.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Hero.
Hero dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Hero pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hero avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hero's brow.
Hero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee blocking some punches.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Hero avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Hero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Hero misses with some punches.
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!
Hero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hero's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Hero.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
Hero misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hero's brow.
Hero working aggressively here.
#T3#
Hero misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hero.
Hero misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee. #CUT2#
Canadian Hero's cut is getting worse.
Hero misses with the head strike.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hero misses with some punches.
Hero blocks the elbow strike.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
Hero blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Hero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hero misses with some punches.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hero misses with the head strike.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Hero scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Hero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Hero avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Hero avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hero avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hero's brow.
Hero misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Hero.
Hero blocks the elbow strike.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Canadian Hero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Canadian Hero's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Hero doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Hero is looking to clinch.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Hero saw that one coming.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hero.
Hero wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hero in his tracks.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Hero tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it. #CL#
Hero clinches with his opponent.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee lands an elbow just above Hero 's eye.
Hero takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#
Canadian Hero's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hero.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Hero.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Hero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hero avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero.
Hero gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hero's brow.
Lee blocking some punches.
Hero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hero blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Hero.
Hero misses with the head strike.
Hero blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Hero.
Hero blocks the elbow strike.
Lee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee pushes off an throws an elbow but Hero leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hero blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Canadian Hero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee lands a damaging elbow. #T2#
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hero blocks it with crossed arms.
Hero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Hero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Hero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hero dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hero blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3#
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Hero.
Hero blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
Hero avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hero dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Hero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Hero dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Hero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hero is defending well for now.
Hero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Hero misses with the head strike.
Hero misses with the head strike.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T4#
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Hero avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Hero working aggressively here.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hero is defending well for now.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
Hero lands a left hand.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Hero dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Hero avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Hero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hero blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Hero blocks an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#
Jeez, Canadian Hero's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
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 Canadian Hero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Canadian Hero's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Lee misses with a hook. Hero ducked under it nicely.
Lee clobbers Hero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Lee misses with a hook. Hero ducked under it nicely.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Hero tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hero.
#CL#
Hero moves into the clinch.
Hero lands with a light punch inside.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hero is defending well for now.
Hero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
#T1#
Hero lands with a short shot to the head.
Hero misses with the head strike.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee tries to land knees in the clinch but Hero avoids the damage to the body.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hero's defenses.
Lee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lee lands an elbow just above Hero 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Canadian Hero's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lewis Lee!
A victorious Lewis Lee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
HFC 283 Derksen vs Clack
Date: Oct 15, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Hero has managed to clinch.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonald has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hero after a bit of a struggle.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonald tries to pull guard but Hero forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McDonald wants a takedown.
Canadian Hero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie McDonald.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero.
Hero misses with the head strike.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
McDonald looking to slow down the pace here.
McDonald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hero blocks an uppercut.
McDonald taking a breather.
McDonald is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonald blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald is looking to control Hero's arms but Hero gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDonald has his back to the cage.
Hero misses with the head strike.
McDonald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hero misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
McDonald is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hero is defending well.#T1#
A nice left hand lands by Hero.
McDonald blocking some punches.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonald.
Hero blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
McDonald lands with a left to the head.
We've been informed that McDonald 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.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonald lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hero managing to block the knees to the body from McDonald.
McDonald blocking some punches.
Hero has McDonald pressed against the cage, preventing McDonald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
McDonald breaks from the clinch.
Hero wants to clinch up but McDonald keeps it at a distance.
Hero sets himself, and McDonald steps forward looking for the clinch! Hero avoids it this time.
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt. #CL#
Hero clinches with his opponent.
Hero working aggressively here.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by McDonald.
McDonald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but McDonald uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDonald blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
Hero pushes McDonald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hero working aggressively here.
McDonald lands on the inside with an uppercut. #TD2#
McDonald has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hero regains guard immediately.
McDonald trying to control but Hero is working from the bottom.
Hero trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McDonald is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hero lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
McDonald working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hero. #T3#
McDonald has his hands on Hero's head, controlling the position.
McDonald utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McDonald is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hero throwing strikes from guard but McDonald blocks nicely.
Hero postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hero postures up and lands a big shot to McDonald's brow.
Hero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hero is looking to work some ground and pound but McDonald has wrist control.
Hero preventing the sweep.
Hero throwing strikes from guard but McDonald blocks nicely.
Hero stopping the sweep attempt from McDonald.#T4#
Hero content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McDonald looking to control.
Hero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McDonald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hero lands a couple of elbows.
Hero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McDonald is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hero's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McDonald wants to sweep but no luck.
Hero postures up in McDonald's guard and throws a big left but McDonald blocks it.
Hero working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McDonald's head.
Hero chips away with some ground and pound.#ROC#
McDonald is rocked!
Hero scoring with punches to the head and body.
McDonald is still in real trouble! Can Hero finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hero arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! McDonald's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Canadian Hero!
A very excited looking Canadian Hero 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:
HFC Challengers 84
Date: Sep 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Ash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hero avoids the body shot from Ash.
Ash scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Canadian Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab from Ash.
Hero slips a straight right by Ash.
Ash lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ash misses with a wild combination.
Ash throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Hero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ash lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hero ducks under a wild hook from Ash.
Ash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hero moves away.#CL2#
Hero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hero scores with a nice hook to the head.#CUT2#
It looks like Adam Ash 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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ash misses with the head strike.
Ash throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ash blocks an uppercut.
Hero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ash trying to control the position but instead, Hero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ash into the cage.
Hero misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hero gets through Ash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ash blocks an uppercut.
Ash fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ash backwards.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Ash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Ash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hero. #TD#
Ash gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hero landing a few short strikes.
Ash scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ash scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hero missing with punches from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hero striking from the bottom. #T2#
Hero flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ash is looking to take a break and control but Hero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hero throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ash working the head and body with strikes.
Hero wants to improve his position but Ash is controlling well.
Hero is staying active underneath Ash, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ash working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Ash there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Ash is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hero sees it coming and defends easily.
Hero tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ash working Hero over with strikes.
Ash is trying to control. Hero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ash working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ash prevents Hero from improving his position.
Hero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ash scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#ROC#
Hero is rocked!#T3#
Ash lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Hero! More strikes land and this one is all over! Ash jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Ash!
Adam Ash decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
HFC 275 Viceroy vs Fame
Date: Aug 20, 2016 |
#R1#
A jab from Jaxee misses.
Jaxee throws the left hand but Hero avoids the punch easily.
Jaxee throws a body punch but Hero moves out of range.
Jaxee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hero tries to clinch
and Jaxee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hero thinking.
Canadian Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Hero has closed the distance and engaged Jaxee in a clinch.
#BC#
Jaxee breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Hero closes the distance and clinches.
Hero scores with a shot to the side of Jaxee's head.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaxee backwards. #BC#
Jaxee breaks the clinch.
Jaxee looks to land a left hand but Hero moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Jaxee.#CL2#
Hero moves into the clinch.
Jaxee can't break the clinch.
Jaxee jumps guard but Hero stands there with Jaxee around his waist. Jaxee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jaxee blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Jaxee.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaxee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jaxee blocking some punches.
Hero lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Hero.
A short uppercut from Hero.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
Jaxee tries to stall but Hero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
Jaxee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaxee stalling in the clinch but Hero improves position.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Jaxee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hero keeps control of Jaxee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T2#
Jaxee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaxee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaxee working hard to break the clinch.
Hero has Jaxee pressed against the cage, preventing Jaxee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hero blocks an uppercut.
Hero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jaxee blocks an uppercut.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaxee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
Hero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hero lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Jaxee breaks from the clinch.
Jaxee digs a good hook to Hero's body.
#CL2#
Hero clinches up with Jaxee and pushes him back against the cage.
Hero misses with the head strike.
Hero lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hero misses with some punches.
#T3#
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaxee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jaxee has had enough of the clinch but Hero keeps him there for the moment.
Jaxee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jaxee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaxee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hero or not.
Jaxee has had enough of the clinch but Hero keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Hero on the inside.
Jaxee tries to break free but Hero pushes him back against the cage.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Hero lands an uppercut.
Jaxee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaxee wants to get back to striking at distance but Hero won't allow it.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaxee.
Hero working aggressively here.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaxee is trying to stall.
Hero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Jaxee.
Hero misses with some punches.
#BC#
Jaxee manages to break the clinch.
Hero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Hero moves into the clinch.
Hero misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero.
Hero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jaxee backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaxee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaxee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Jaxee breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Hero moves into the clinch.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
Hero scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Canadian Hero dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Hero takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hero tries to clinch but Jaxee is having none of it.
Hero tries to clinch up but Jaxee circles away and keeps his distance.
Hero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaxee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jaxee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hero in his tracks.
Jaxee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaxee throws a hook but Hero blocks it.#CL2#
Hero clinches.
Hero lands a left hand.
Jaxee misses with a punch to the body.
Jaxee presses Hero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jaxee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaxee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jaxee's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaxee is trying to push Hero away but Hero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hero keeps control of Jaxee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Hero.
Hero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T1#
A frustrated look appears on Jaxee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hero scores with a shoulder strike.
Canadian Hero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jaxee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaxee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hero's elbow.
Jaxee misses with a punch to the body.
Jaxee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hero misses with some punches.
Hero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hero keeps control of Jaxee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Jaxee.
Hero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jaxee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Jaxee manages to break the clinch.
Hero doesn't manage to clinch there - Jaxee circles away.
#CL2#
Hero rushes Jaxee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jaxee tries to break free but Hero pushes him back against the cage.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaxee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaxee is trying to break the clinch but Hero is controlling him.#T2#
Hero scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaxee.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaxee.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Hero.
Jaxee blocking some punches.
#BC#
Jaxee manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Hero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaxee.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaxee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaxee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaxee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaxee blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Jaxee.
Hero misses with some punches.
Jaxee takes a shot to the head. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaxee.
Jaxee tries to break the clinch but Hero is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaxee.
Jaxee blocking some punches.
Jaxee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaxee is trying to force a seperation but Hero has the dominant position.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaxee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaxee tries to circle away but Hero has him pinned against the cage.
Hero misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero.
Hero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jaxee presses Hero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hero lands a right hand.
Hero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hero.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaxee. #T4#
Hero gets through Jaxee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hero.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hero misses with some punches.
Hero lands a nice uppercut.
Jaxee is trying to push Hero away but Hero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaxee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaxee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaxee blocks an uppercut.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaxee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaxee.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
Jaxee is trying to push Hero away but Hero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaxee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Hero.
Hero working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Canadian Hero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Hero has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero.
Jaxee working aggressively here.
Hero lands with a light punch inside.
Hero misses with the head strike.
Hero lands a left hand.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Jaxee.
Hero misses with the head strike.
Hero misses with the head strike.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
Jaxee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero.
Jaxee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hero misses with the head strike.
Hero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Jaxee.
Jaxee lands a shoulder strike.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaxee.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
Hero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Jaxee is trying to break the clinch but Hero is controlling him.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Jaxee.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Jaxee.
#BC#
Jaxee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hero tries to clinch but Jaxee is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Jaxee.
Stacee Jaxee is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaxee keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Hero forces Jaxee back against the cage and clinches.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaxee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jaxee.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
Jaxee working hard to break the clinch.
Hero misses with the head strike.
Hero keeps control of Jaxee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaxee backwards.
Canadian Hero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Hero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Jaxee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jaxee is looking to break free of the clinch but Hero has double underhooks.
Jaxee tries to break the clinch but Hero is controlling the position.
Jaxee misses with some punches.
Jaxee is trying to break free.
Hero misses with some punches.
Jaxee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaxee misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Jaxee looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Jaxee breaks from the clinch.
Jaxee loads up on a big right hand but Hero slips the punch.
Hero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jaxee is trying to force a seperation but Hero has the dominant position.
Stacee Jaxee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hero misses with the head strike.
Jaxee tries to break free but Hero pushes him back against the cage.
Jaxee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hero has him pressed against the cage.
Jaxee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T4#
Still in the clinch, Hero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaxee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaxee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaxee can't find room to land a body shot as Hero controls the action.
Jaxee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jaxee wants to get back to striking at distance but Hero won't allow it.
Jaxee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hero.
Jaxee working hard to break the clinch.
Jaxee throws a head punch that misses.
Jaxee misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hero.
And that's the end of the fight!
Canadian Hero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hero 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Canadian Hero!
Canadian Hero seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
HFC 270 Bloody Crusade
Date: Jul 16, 2016 |
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnaoui. Hero does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Hero pushes Barnaoui up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnaoui tries to break free but Hero pushes him back against the cage.
Hero misses with some punches.
Hero working aggressively here.
Hero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnaoui.
Hero misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land. #BC2#
Barnaoui's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barnaoui throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Hero pushes Barnaoui up against the cage in a clinch.
Hero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnaoui tries to circle away but Hero has him pinned against the cage.
Hero has Barnaoui pressed against the cage, preventing Barnaoui from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
Barnaoui has had enough of the clinch but Hero keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnaoui.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
Hero misses with the head strike.
A short right from Hero.
Barnaoui blocks an uppercut.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnaoui.
Barnaoui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnaoui wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hero has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Barnaoui manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Hero takes the fight into the clinch. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnaoui.
Barnaoui blocking some punches.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
Barnaoui wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnaoui wants to break free but Hero has control.
Hero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnaoui wants to break free but Hero has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnaoui.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnaoui uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero misses with the head strike.
Barnaoui blocks an uppercut.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Barnaoui.
#T3#
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnaoui.
Hero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnaoui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnaoui looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
Hero has Barnaoui pressed against the cage, preventing Barnaoui from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barnaouis head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
Barnaoui is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
Hero misses with the head strike.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnaoui.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Barnaoui.
Hero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hero misses with some punches.
Barnaoui is trying to break free.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Barnaoui.
Hero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnaoui backwards.
Barnaoui tries to circle away but Hero has him pinned against the cage.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Hero.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnaoui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barnaoui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnaoui can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Canadian Hero dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##TD2#
Barnaoui closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hero to the mat! Hero manages to get full guard.
Barnaoui trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnaoui is in close to Hero's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hero throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hero thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barnaoui's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hero is striking from the bottom but Barnaoui uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Barnaoui is looking to take a break and control but Hero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnaoui has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hero tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Barnaoui blocks the strikes from Hero.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hero flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnaoui is keen to just control but Hero is a slippery customer.
Hero tries to roll over but Barnaoui keeps him under control.
Hero missing with punches from the bottom.
Barnaoui blocks the strikes from Hero.
#T1#
Hero on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Barnaoui is controlling the pace.
#SUB2#
Barnaoui 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.
#SUB2#
Barnaoui is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hero is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Barnaoui is working for a kimura but Hero is defending it quite comfortably.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hero punching from the bottom.
Barnaoui trying to control from half guard but Hero is working away.
Hero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnaoui working the head and body with strikes. #SUB2#
Barnaoui wants to work for an arm triangle but Hero is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barnaoui is keen to just control but Hero is a slippery customer.
Hero tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nice strikes from Barnaoui there.
Hero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnaoui can do to turn this around?
Barnaoui looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barnaoui seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB2#
Barnaoui wants to work for an arm triangle but Hero is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hero is staying active underneath Barnaoui, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T3#
Barnaoui blocks the strikes from Hero.
Hero flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hero is refusing to be controlled, as Barnaoui sits in half guard.
Hero tries to roll over but Barnaoui keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Barnaoui is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hero defends it well.
Barnaoui winds up and cracks Hero with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barnaoui is controlling the pace.
Hero flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Barnaoui wants to control but Hero is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
Barnaoui is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hero doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barnaoui.
Hero misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hero is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Barnaoui seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Barnaoui 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.
Mansour Barnaoui has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hero gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mansour Barnaoui showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Barnaoui circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barnaoui throws a head kick that misses.
Hero moves in looking to clinch but Barnaoui pushes him off.
Hero is looking to clinch.
Barnaoui fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD2#
Barnaoui gets a double leg takedown into Hero's guard.
Hero is striking off his back. Barnaoui thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Hero throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hero tries to roll over but Barnaoui keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnaoui landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB2#
Barnaoui is looking for a kimura here.
Hero won't allow Barnaoui to pass to mount. #T1#
Hero strikes from the bottom but Barnaoui passes into mount!
Hero throwing hammer fists to the chest of Barnaoui. What's that going to do exactly?
Hero is desperately trying to improve his position but Barnaoui has a good base and remains in mount.
Barnaoui can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hero is looking to escape.
Hero wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Hero rolls, trying to escape but Barnaoui keeps control of the position.
Hero is working hard here to advance position.
Barnaoui doesn't have the hooks in and Hero manages to turn into his guard.
Barnaoui looking to control.
Hero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnaoui is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Hero scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barnaoui looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hero is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hero content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barnaoui is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hero postures up in Barnaoui's guard and throws a big left but Barnaoui blocks it.
Hero cracks Barnaoui with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnaoui trying to keep a closed guard but Hero is proving a slippery customer.
Hero connects with a couple of short punches.
Hero is working Barnaoui over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barnaoui is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Barnaoui looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnaoui, not yet. #T3#
Barnaoui wants to stand but Hero is controlling the position.
Hero with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Barnaoui throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hero works over Barnaoui with some ground and pound from guard.
Hero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnaoui is controlling Hero's posture.
Hero working some strikes from top position.#SUB2#
Barnaoui looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barnaoui seems keen to control Hero's posture.
Hero scoring with some ground and pound. #T4#
Hero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Barnaoui has his foot on Hero's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hero works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Barnaoui is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hero is aware though and is defending well.
Barnaoui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hero scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hero postures up in Barnaoui's guard and throws a big left but Barnaoui blocks it. #SUB2#
Barnaoui looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barnaoui is trying to keep Hero in close.
Barnaoui tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hero lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hero chips away with some ground and pound.
Hero scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hero is in close to Barnaoui's body, working some short punches and elbows.#ROC#
Barnaoui is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hero cracks Barnaoui with a solid left hand.
Barnaoui is still in real trouble! Can Hero finish him?
Hero arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Barnaoui's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Canadian Hero!
Canadian Hero thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
HFC Challengers 76
Date: May 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Nice takedown defense from Hero. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Johnson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hero with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Canadian Hero has been cut.#CL#
Hero clinches.
Hero working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero. #BC2#
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Hero drives through and clinches with Johnson against the cage.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hero is keeping busy.
Hero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Hero working aggressively here.
Hero lands an uppercut.
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!
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Hero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #TD2#
Johnson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hero striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.
Hero lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Hero is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hero trying to strike off his back.
Hero keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Hero wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Hero thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Johnson cracks Hero with a solid left hand.
Hero tries to strike from the bottom.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Hero keeps moving.
Hero strikes from his own guard.
Hero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hero's head.
Johnson postures up in Hero's guard and throws a big left but Hero blocks it. #T2#
Hero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Hero has wrist control.
Hero doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson works over Hero with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hero trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hero is striking but Johnson is not phased and passes to half guard.
Hero wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hero does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hero throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
My spies in H-13 Alpha Elite Training inform me that Johnson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Johnson controlling the action 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!
Johnson thows a huge punch but Hero dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson blocks the strikes from Hero.
#T3#
Hero striking from the bottom.
Johnson prevents Hero from improving his position.
Hero taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Hero on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#ROC2#
Hero is rocked!
Johnson working Hero over with strikes.
Oh Hero is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Hero! More strikes land and this one is all over! Johnson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarik Johnson!
After the big win, Tarik Johnson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
TWGC 11 (155lbs, D1): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1
Date: May 18, 2016 |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Fernando Diaz and Canadian Hero. Diaz's entrance music is Boombastic (Mr Lover Lover) by Shaggy. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Fernando Diaz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Canadian Hero!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hero gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hero jumps into guard, dragging Diaz to the mat.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Hero is retaining full guard.
Diaz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz trying to control but Hero is working from the bottom.
Hero working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hero being controlled here, momentarily.
We've been hearing good reports from Diaz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Diaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hero knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hero is looking to improve his position.
Hero looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Diaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Hero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Diaz (3) vs (0) Hero
Diaz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz wants to control the pace but Hero is squirming around nicely.
Hero is trying desperately to improve position.
Hero is controlling an arm, preventing Diaz from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Diaz content just to control the position here.
Hero is looking to get to half guard.
Diaz tries to control but Hero wriggling away.
Diaz controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control the pace but Hero is squirming around nicely.
Diaz wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Hero tries to improve his position but instead Diaz has taken his back! Score +3 for taking back: Diaz (6) vs (0) Hero
Diaz is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hero is defending well though. Diaz let's go of the attempt for now.
Diaz struggling to keep hold of the position.
Diaz is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Hero manages to reverse the position and now he's in Diaz's guard. Nice work there by Hero.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Diaz (6) vs (2) Hero
Diaz looking to control.
Hero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hero postures up.
Hero looking to pass the guard.
Hero drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hero jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hero gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diaz working for a triangle but Hero defends it easily.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Hero tries to pass.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hero can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hero drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Hero off! Hero jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Hero defends easily.
Hero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hero rolls with it to try and escape but Diaz cranks on the arm and Hero is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fernando Diaz!
An out of breath and clearly excited Fernando Diaz thanked KAISER for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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Event:
HFC Challengers 73
Date: Apr 17, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Hero closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hero fails to land.
Hero lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Hero.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Hero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Hero lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Hero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hero misses with some punches.
Hero swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Hero.
Hero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hero working aggressively here.
Hero prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Hero forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Hero prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hero pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hero lands a left hand.
Gracie has Hero pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hero manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hero just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hero.
Hero scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hero pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Hero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie wants to take the fight to the mat but Hero manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hero lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hero. #T2#
Gracie wants to take the fight to the mat but Hero manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hero gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
#TD#
Gracie gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hero trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Hero throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Hero is keeping the position.#SUB#
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gracie manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Hero is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Hero slips an elbow through the middle.
Hero landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hero stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hero working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.#SUB#
Gracie working for a triangle but Hero defends it easily.
Hero landing some decent shots from guard. #ROC2#
Gracie is rocked!
Hero working some strikes from top position.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB#
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hero gets to his feet and stands over Gracie, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Gracie felt that one! Hero unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Gracie from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Canadian Hero!
After winning the bout, Canadian Hero thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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