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Event:
Primal 33
Date: Jul 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Dancer walks into a jab.
Dancer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Merlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dancer loads up on a big right hand but Merlin slips the punch.
Merlin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Merlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dancer.
Dancer just misses with a punch to the body.
As Dancer backs away, Merlin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Merlin slips under a jab from Dancer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dancer. Merlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dancer throws a nice looking combination but Merlin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It appears Merlin was looking to counter with a kick there.#CL2#
Dancer clinches.
Dancer misses with a punch to the body.
Merlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dancer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dancer struggles to land a body shot inside as Merlin controls his hands.
Merlin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dancer is leaning against Merlin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Merlin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dancer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Merlin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dancer just manages to avoid it.
Merlin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1##CL2#
Dancer gets a clinch.
Dancer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Merlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dancer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dancer misses with the head strike.
Dancer wants a takedown.
Dancer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dancer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Merlin backwards.
We've been informed that Dancer 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.
Nice body punch from Merlin - that landed with a thud.
Dancer throws a head punch that misses.
Merlin can't find room to land a body shot as Dancer controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Merlin.
Merlin scores with a shot to the side of Dancer's head.
Dancer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dancer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dancer tries to throw a body punch but Merlin avoids it by throwing Dancer back against the cage.
Merlin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dancers head.
Dancer lands a left hand.
#T2#
A short uppercut from Merlin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merlin working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC#
Dancer is rocked!
Merlin lands with a short shot to the head.
Dancer is still on wobbly legs! Can Merlin finish him?
Merlin lands a big right hand that drops Dancer! The killer instinct kicks in and Merlin finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Merlin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malcolm Merlin!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 15, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Rogers dives in and scores a takedown into Dancer's guard.
Dancer wants to stand but Rogers is controlling the position.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dancer wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rogers manages to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dancer looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Rogers wants to work for an arm triangle but Dancer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T1#
Dancer tries to kick Rogers off but Rogers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rogers is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB2#
Rogers seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Dancer is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Steve Rogers!
Our winner, Steve Rogers, 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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