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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 16, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Yaj fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Verk, pushing him back against the cage.
Yaj unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Verk avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage. #BC2#
Verk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Yaj clinches with his opponent.
Yaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Verk backwards. #CUT#
It looks like Dominick Verk has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Yaj.
Yaj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yaj lands an elbow inside that Verk shrugs off.
Yaj using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Verk backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaj lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Verk takes a knee right on the jaw!
#ROC#
Verk is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Dominick Verk's cut even more.
Yaj lands a knee to the body.
Verk is still on wobbly legs! Can Yaj finish him?
Yaj crunches a lovely knee into Verk's ribcage.
Verk looks winded!
Yaj works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Verk seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
Knees in the clinch landing for Yaj.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yaj working Verk over with knees to the body.
Yaj works on Verk's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice elbow from Yaj.
Yaj lands with a left to the head.
Yaj lands an elbow inside that Verk shrugs off.
Yaj lands with a right to the head. #CUT#
The cut above Dominick Verk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yaj using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yaj putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Verk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Verk takes a shot to the head.
Verk takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Yaj - that landed with a thud.
#T2#
Yaj makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yaj landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Yaj.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yaj obliges.
Yaj digs a right hand into Verk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Verk's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Yaj as the two fighters clinch.
#KD#
Yaj drops Verk onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Verk is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Knees to the body from Yaj.
Yaj lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj presses Verk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yaj pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Verk! Yaj unloads with more strikes and Verk sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edo Yaj!
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Event:
Primal 41
Date: Sep 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Rios works the jab nicely.#CUT#
It looks like Dominick Verk has been cut.
Rios is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Verk flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Verk is out cold! Rios holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manuel Rios!
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Event:
Primal FN 13
Date: Aug 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Hofstder avoids the body shot from Verk.
Wahoo Hofstder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hofstder stuns Verk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hofstder misses with a straight left.
Hofstder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Verk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good shot there by Hofstder.#CUT2#
It looks like Dominick Verk has been cut.
Hofstder throws a pinpoint strike between Verk's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Verk crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Hofstder scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wahoo Hofstder!
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Event:
Primal 34
Date: Jul 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Wu looks to throw the jab but Verk is out of range.
Verk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wu was well out of range. Poor timing from Verk.
Good work by Verk as he checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wu 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 Verk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Verk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Verk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Verk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wu stuns Verk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Verk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wu.
Wu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zain Wu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wu lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Verk's hands.
Wu lands a lovely overhand right.
Wu lunges at Verk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Verk's hand. #T1#
Wu with a jab.#ROC#
Verk is rocked!
Wu drops Verk with a big left hand! Verk is injured, injured bad! Wu jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zain Wu!
Zain Wu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Primal 25
Date: May 28, 2016 |
#R1#
James misses with a straight right. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from James.#KD#
James drops Verk onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Verk is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#CUT#
It looks like Dominick Verk has been cut.#BC2#
Verk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Verk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
James digs a good body shot into Verk's ribs.
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!
James throws a looping overhand right but Verk ducks down to avoid it.
James tries to bum rush Verk with a series of wild strikes but Verk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James throws a jab when Verk was well out of range.
Verk connects with a crisp jab.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Verk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Verk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before James has time to react.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Verk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Verk slips a straight right by James.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Verk.
James fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#KD#
James drops Verk with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Verk looks back up at him and smiles so James waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC#
Verk is rocked!
James avoids the body shot from Verk.
Verk is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dwayne James 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!
Verk ducks under a wild hook from James.
Verk with the counter takedown but James avoids it easily.
James definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
James finds Verk's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Verk flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. James lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Verk will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dwayne James!
Dwayne James decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Primal FN 10
Date: Apr 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Verk misses with a body punch
#TD#
and Delamitri counters with a single leg into guard. Verk didn't expect that. #SUB2#
Verk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB2#
Verk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Delamitri 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.
Verk keeping moving, preventing Delamitri from controlling successfully.
Delamitri is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Delamitri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Verk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Verk looking for a triangle here. Delamitri is fighting it but it looks tight! Verk pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Delamitri is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dominick Verk!
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Event:
TWGC 10 (265lbs, D4): Finals - Round 1
Date: Mar 20, 2016 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jim Cahill and Dominick Verk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Jim Cahill! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Dominick Verk!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Verk takes the fight into the clinch.
Cahill ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cahill no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
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.
Cahill 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.
Cahill working a defensive guard here.
Cahill has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Verk should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Cahill has tightened it up now! Verk should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jim Cahill! |
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Event:
TWGC 10 (265lbs, D4): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Mar 12, 2016 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Kiwo Kiko and Dominick Verk. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dominick Verk enters the cage!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Kiwo Kiko! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Dominick Verk!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Verk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kiko (0) vs (2) Verk
Verk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kiko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kiko is trying to control but can't.
Verk prevents Kiko from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verk perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kiko tries to get to full guard but Verk has control of the leg.
Verk passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Kiko (0) vs (5) Verk
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiko tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Verk presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Kiko (0) vs (7) Verk
Kiko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiko bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kiko (2) vs (7) Verk
Verk looking for a sweep. Not yet Verk, not yet.
Kiko postures up.
Kiko wants to pass the guard but Verk is keeping the position.
Verk looking for a triangle here. Kiko is fighting it but it looks tight! Verk pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kiko is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dominick Verk! |
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Event:
TWGC 10 (265lbs, D4): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Mar 11, 2016 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Mackenzie Baust and Dominick Verk. 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 heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Mackenzie Baust! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Dominick Verk!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Verk clinches up with Baust and pushes him back against the cage.
Baust lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Baust (2) vs (0) Verk
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baust is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Verk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Baust.
Verk is refusing to be controlled, as Baust sits in half guard.
Verk works his way to full guard. Good work.
Verk pulls Baust in to control the position.
Baust has gone for a leg lock! Verk slips out almost immediately though and dives into Baust's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Baust (2) vs (2) Verk
Verk passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Baust (2) vs (5) Verk
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verk is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Baust's shoulder. That is not cool.
Baust knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Verk on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baust tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Verk wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Verk tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Verk works to advance to full mount. Baust defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Score +2 for reaching mount: Baust (2) vs (7) Verk
Verk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Verk is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Baust has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Verk controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verk has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Baust is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dominick Verk! |
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