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Event:
In Cage
Date: May 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Mukhtar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Johns throws a looping overhand right but Mukhtar ducks down to avoid it.
Johns misses with a series of wild punches.
Mukhtar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johns.
Johns looks to throw the jab but Mukhtar is out of range.
Johns's coach down at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johns's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mukhtar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johns.
Mukhtar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johns closes the distance and clinches up with Mukhtar, looking for a takedown. Johns pushes Mukhtar against the cage but Mukhtar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mukhtar looks to score with a jab to the body but Johns is just out of range.
Mukhtar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johns.
Mukhtar throwing a counter right hand but Johns manages to avoid it.
Mukhtar jabs Johns right on the nose. Johns blinks but takes it well.#CL2#
Johns clinches up against the cage.
Johns changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mukhtar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johns throws a series of punches but Mukhtar avoids them all with ease.
Johns blocks the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johns wants to slow Mukhtar down by chopping away at his legs.
Mukhtar misses with an attempted mid kick.
#T1#
Mukhtar misses with a low kick as Johns jumps back.
We've been told by Mukhtar's head coaches at 25 Beasts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johns moves forwards but Mukhtar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johns throws out a loose jab but Mukhtar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mukhtar.
#CL2#
Johns moves into range and clinches up with Mukhtar.
Johns lands a shoulder strike.
Johns lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mukhtar or not.
A frustrated look appears on Mukhtar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mukhtar's efforts to push away.
Mukhtar has had enough of the clinch but Johns keeps him there for the moment.
Johns misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mukhtar tries to circle away but Johns has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Johns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johns throws a hook to the side of Mukhtar's head but Mukhtar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Johns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mukhtar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mukhtar, as that shot connected.
Mukhtar staying out of range there.
Johns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mukhtar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Charlie Johns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!#CL2#
Johns gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Mukhtar manages to break the clinch.
Deni Mukhtar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mukhtar - that will leave a mark!
Mukhtar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mukhtar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johns's head backwards.
Johns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johns shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mukhtar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deni Mukhtar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Johns.
Mukhtar checks a leg kick nicely.
Mukhtar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T3#
A decent looking cross lands there for Mukhtar.
Danga de danga de dang - Mukhtar scores with a four punch combination!
Johns misses with a wild combination.
Mukhtar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johns throws a leg kick
letting Mukhtar counter with a right hand.
Mukhtar scores with a hook to the body. Johns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mukhtar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johns fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mukhtar scores with a jab to the body.
Mukhtar throws a jab but it's blocked by Johns.
Johns clobbers Mukhtar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT2#
It looks like Deni Mukhtar has been cut.
Mukhtar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johns throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Mukhtar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mukhtar. Mukhtar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#ROC2#
Mukhtar is rocked!
Johns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Mukhtar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johns misses with a straight left.
Mukhtar seems to have got his legs back now.
Mukhtar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johns misses with a hook
and Mukhtar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mukhtar misses with a head kick.
Mukhtar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Johns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mukhtar as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Johns misses the target.
Mukhtar misses with the combination.
Johns throws a low kick but Mukhtar avoids it.
A jab from Mukhtar does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mukhtar slaps away a takedown attempt from Johns, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deni Mukhtar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deni Mukhtar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Johns misses with an uppercut. Mukhtar saw that one coming.
It looked like Mukhtar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Johns tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Mukhtar.
Deni Mukhtar is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Mukhtar does it's job there.
Mukhtar moves out of range as Johns strikes.#KD2#
Johns sends Mukhtar crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johns is motioning to the referee to let Mukhtar up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mukhtar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johns.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mukhtar 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 Johns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johns thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mukhtar lands with an overhand left.
Mukhtar throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Johns misses.
Johns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johns, right into the meat.
Mukhtar misses with a body punch
and Johns counters with a big right hand! Oh Mukhtar is in trouble here! Johns follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Johns!
A relieved looking Charlie Johns 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:
The Quest 2
Date: Apr 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Mukhtar blocks a low kick nicely.
Thorn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mukhtar slips under a jab from Thorn.
Damien Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn tests Mukhtar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mukhtar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thorn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thorn swings for the body but Mukhtar moves out of range.
Mukhtar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorn.
Mukhtar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thorn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mukhtar throws a front kick aimed at Thorn's knee but Thorn avoids it well.
Thorn moves out of range of the body kick.
Thorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mukhtar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukhtar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorn manages to avoid it.
Thorn throws a low kick but Mukhtar avoids it.
Thorn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL#
Thorn has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Thorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1##CL#
Thorn closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Thorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mukhtar lands a jab-cross combination.
Mukhtar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mukhtar lands a nice shot to the body.
Thorn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mukhtar as he jumps to the side.
Thorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mukhtar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thorn throws a series of punches but Mukhtar avoids them all with ease.
Mukhtar throws out a counter right but Thorn avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Mukhtar.
Thorn tries to clinch but Mukhtar moves out of range.
Thorn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#TD#
Thorn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mukhtar's guard.#ES2#
Mukhtar manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mukhtar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thorn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mukhtar throws a leg kick that misses. #T2#
Thorn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mukhtar throws a sloppy head kick #TD#
and Thorn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mukhtar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mukhtar trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Thorn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mukhtar wants to stand and escape but Thorn is having none of it.
Thorn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mukhtar is keeping the position for now.
Mukhtar being controlled here, momentarily.
Mukhtar wants to get back to his feet but Thorn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thorn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thorn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thorn tries to free his leg and advance position but Mukhtar is retaining full guard. #T3#
Mukhtar wants to sweep but no luck.
Thorn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thorn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thorn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thorn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thorn trying to control the position from guard on top but Mukhtar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mukhtar is trying to control the position but Thorn postures up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Thorn closes the distance and pushes Mukhtar back into the cage.
Thorn presses Mukhtar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mukhtar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mukhtar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A body shot lands from Thorn.
Mukhtar looks winded!#T4#
Thorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mukhtar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thorn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thorn lands an elbow that stopped Mukhtar in his tracks for a moment.
Mukhtar takes a shot to the head.
Thorn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thorn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Thorn scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorn scores with a hook to the body.
Thorn lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mukhtar to his knees! Thorn keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Thorn!
Damien Thorn retains his heavyweight title!
Damien Thorn took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, I-Fight Demonic for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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