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Event:
Holmgang 16
Date: Sep 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Iron throws a wild body kick that Puno sees coming a mile off.
Iron lands a lovely overhand right.
Puno cracks Iron with a good jab.
Puno misses with a body kick.#TD2#
Iron gets a double leg takedown into Puno's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Puno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Puno looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Puno trying to keep a closed guard but Iron is proving a slippery customer.
Iron pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Puno is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron is looking to pass into half guard but Puno pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Puno is in guard.#REVR#
Puno stands and throws Iron's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Puno trying to control the action but Iron is working from the bottom. #T1#
Iron is looking to regain half guard here but Puno keeps moving and retains side control.
Iron keeps trying to improve his position.
Iron seems a little lost for a moment, as Puno dominates the positioning.
Iron is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Puno stalls from top position.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Iron is trying to get back to half guard.
Puno slows the pace down.
Iron tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Puno wants to lay and pray for a moment but Iron keeps working.
Iron is looking to reverse the position.#T3##SU#
Puno decides to stand back up.
Puno throws a nice outside leg kick.
Puno lands a nice shot to the body.
Andreus Puno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puno stuns Iron with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Iron shoots in looking for a takedown but Puno manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Iron's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Puno's corner calls for a 1-2. Puno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Puno swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Puno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron.
Iron fails with a takedown attempt.
Puno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Puno connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron misses the target.
Puno throws a half hearted mid kick.
Iron feints the counter takedown.#T4#
Puno throws a looping overhand right but Iron ducks down to avoid it.
Iron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puno throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iron takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puno lands with a straight right. Iron didn't see that one coming.
Puno bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Iron's head backwards.
Puno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Puno moves away from the strike by Iron.
Iron throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Puno just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron misses with a takedown attempt - Puno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andreus Puno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angle Iron.
Puno throws a good cross that connects.
Nice takedown defense from Puno. No joy for Iron on that attempt.
Puno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Iron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreus Puno dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Iron avoids the body shot from Puno.
Andreus Puno is winning the standup battle so far.
Puno scores with a punch to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puno 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 Iron has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Iron and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Iron drops his hands momentarily and Puno takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Iron wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Iron moves out of range as Puno strikes.
Iron throws the left hand but Puno avoids the punch easily.
Iron misses with a takedown attempt - Puno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Puno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron.
Puno connects with a leg kick. Iron looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Iron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puno.
Puno scores with a spinning back kick!
Puno digs a good body shot into Iron's ribs.
Puno tries to land a front kick but Iron steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Puno misses with a body kick.#T1#
Puno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puno slips under a jab from Iron.
Puno fires out a quick counter leg kick but Iron just manages to avoid it.
Puno scores with a punch to the head.
Puno connects with a looping right hand.
Iron takes a swing at Puno's ribcage but misses.
Iron fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Puno scores with a jab.
Puno defending well as Iron loads up on a big left hand.
Iron throws a right hand that misses
and Puno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iron slips under a jab from Puno.#TD2#
Iron closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Puno did well to prevent Iron getting side control.#ES#
Puno kicks Iron off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Puno enables Iron to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Puno manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Iron trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Puno has his hands on Iron's head, controlling the position.
Puno is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andreus Puno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Puno has his hands on Iron's head, controlling the position.
Iron throws a big right hand that misses.
Puno wants to sweep but no luck.
Iron throwing strikes but missing.
Puno working a defensive guard here.
Iron lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T3#
Puno not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Puno is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Iron is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Iron stands and throws Puno's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Puno managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Iron.
#SUB2#
Iron tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Iron 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.
Puno manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Iron 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.
Puno wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
Iron not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB2#
Iron is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Puno has managed to free his arm - good work.
Iron throws a strike but Puno avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Puno trying to control the position.
Iron chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Puno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Iron is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Puno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iron can do to turn this around?
Iron tries to free his leg and advance position but Puno is retaining full guard.
Iron throwing strikes from guard but Puno blocks nicely.
Puno trying to control the position.
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 Andreus Puno will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Puno misses with a body shot.
Iron doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Puno counters with a nice uppercut. #TD2#
Iron shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Puno trying to control here.
Puno taking some punishment here, with Iron in his half guard.
Iron missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Iron has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Iron is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Puno desperately trying to maintain half guard. #T1#
Puno has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Iron is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Iron.
Iron looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB2#
Iron is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Puno defends it well.
Puno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Iron is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Puno reverses the position - he's now on top in Iron's guard. #T2#
Puno sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Iron wants to sweep here but Puno controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Puno is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Iron isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Puno stacks Iron on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Puno!
Iron is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Angle Iron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SU#
Puno decides to stand back up.
Puno digs a good body shot into Iron's ribs.
Iron takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Puno cracks Iron with an open hand slap.
Puno moves out of range of the strikes.
Iron shoots in looking for a takedown but Puno manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Iron's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron. Puno does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Puno lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Puno. Iron shrugs it off though.
Iron takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andreus Puno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Puno, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andreus Puno!
After the fight, Andreus Puno was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Angle Iron stepped up to the mic, saying 'best 2 of 3?'.
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Event:
Holmgang 10
Date: Aug 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Iron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tanahashi.
Iron moves out of range of the body kick.
Iron was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Iron scores with a decent looking hook.
Iron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iron lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tanahashi connects with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
It looks like Angle Iron has been cut.
A nice combination there by Tanahashi.
Tanahashi throws a sloppy head kick and Iron moves out of range easily.
Tanahashi punishes Iron's body with a nice straight punch.
Iron takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanahashi cracks Iron with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Iron falls to his knees and Tanahashi doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Satoshi Tanahashi!
As Satoshi Tanahashi got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I learn lot. I win more now. '.
Angle Iron spoke after the fight, saying 'best 2 of 3?'.
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