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Event:
WCI 5
Date: Feb 15, 2018 |
#R1#
McGowan avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGowan takes one to the chin there.#CUT#
It looks like Delwynn McGowan has been cut.
McGowan misses with a low kick.
Loyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McGowan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGowan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Loyer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loyer.
Loyer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGowan.
McGowan takes a shot to the head.
Loyer lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGowan tries to break the clinch but Loyer is controlling the position.
Loyer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGowan or not.
McGowan looks winded!
McGowan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Loyer.
Loyer lands a left hand.
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!
A short uppercut from Loyer.
Loyer keeps control of McGowan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T1#
Loyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGowan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Loyer scores with a hook to the body.
Loyer swings wildly with an uppercut but McGowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loyer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGowan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Loyer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGowan or not.
Loyer pushes McGowan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#
McGowan is rocked!
Loyer lands a big right hand that drops McGowan! The killer instinct kicks in and Loyer finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Loyer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benoit Loyer!
A very excited looking Benoit Loyer 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:
PFF 18 Hole vs Steve
Date: Jan 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Garcia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Loyer. Loyer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CUT#
It looks like Benoit Loyer has been cut.
Loyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia with a hook.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Loyer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loyer misses the jab.
Loyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Loyer connects with a jab.
Loyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia throws a body punch but Loyer moves out of range.
Loyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Loyer blocks the low kick.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loyer.
#CL2#
Garcia gets tackled into the cage by Loyer. Loyer maintains the clinch. #T1#
Loyer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loyer misses with a punch to the body.
Loyer tries to work over Garcia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Loyer avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
Loyer misses with the head strike.
Loyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Loyer.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Loyer controls the action.
Loyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loyer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loyer.
Loyer pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loyer lands a shot to the body.
Loyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loyer.
Loyer working aggressively here.
Loyer misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Garcia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loyer.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Loyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Garcia - that landed with a thud.
Loyer lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Loyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
A body shot lands from Loyer.
Loyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia is looking to break free of the clinch but Loyer has double underhooks.
Garcia lands a left hand.
#T3#
Loyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loyer prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia lands with a left to the head.
Loyer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loyer struggles to land a body shot inside as Garcia controls his hands.
Loyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Loyer fails to land.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Loyer.
Nice body punch from Loyer - that landed with a thud.
Garcia is working Loyer over against the cage.
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Loyer misses with some punches.
Loyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Garcia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
Loyer misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Loyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loyer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcia's efforts to push away.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Loyer.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Loyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loyer misses with some punches.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Loyer is controlling the position.
Loyer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcia.
Garcia digs a right hand underneath Loyer's ribcage. Loyer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loyer.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benoit Loyer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benoit Loyer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Loyer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Garcia is looking to wear down Loyer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Loyer misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loyer throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Loyer lunges at Garcia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garcia's hand.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Loyer on the side of the head.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Loyer moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia slips a straight right by Loyer.
Loyer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Loyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loyer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Loyer.#T1#
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loyer manages to avoid it.
A big left from Loyer misses.
Garcia misses with a body shot
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loyer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Loyer misses with an uppercut.
Garcia throws a hook but Loyer blocks it.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loyer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Garcia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benoit Loyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loyer blocks a jab.
Loyer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#CL2#
Loyer clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Loyer.
Garcia stalling the fight.
Garcia is leaning against Loyer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Loyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loyer lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loyer has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Nice body punch from Loyer - that landed with a thud.
Loyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loyer lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Loyer fails to land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Loyer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Loyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcia backwards. #T3#
Loyer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Loyer.
Loyer scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Loyer.
Loyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Loyer fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Loyer.
Loyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia tries to work over Loyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loyer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garcia or not.
Loyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia tries to break free but Loyer pushes him back against the cage.
Loyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Loyer working aggressively here.
Loyer throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Loyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loyer lands a right hand.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Loyer avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Loyer lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Loyer fails to land.
Loyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benoit Loyer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Garcia breaks from the clinch.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Loyer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
A slow jab from Loyer misses its intended target.
Garcia throws a body punch but Loyer moves out of range.
Loyer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch lands to the side of Garcia 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Loyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia throws a low kick but Loyer avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benoit Loyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benoit Loyer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Loyer swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Loyer ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia connects with a body shot that sends Loyer's belly button to the back.
Loyer throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Loyer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia walks into a jab.
Loyer throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Loyer throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loyer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garcia.
Loyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Loyer throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia tries to move into range but Loyer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good leg kick by Garcia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#T1#
Garcia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garcia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Loyer in his tracks.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
Garcia lands with a hook. Loyer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Loyer is just out of range.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loyer manages to avoid it.
Loyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jorge Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Loyer misses with a straight right.
Garcia throws a hook but Loyer blocks it.
Loyer throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loyer.
Loyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Loyer! But no joy.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loyer.
Loyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
#T2#
Loyer avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Loyer slips a jab from Garcia.
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!
Garcia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Loyer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garcia on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Loyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loyer tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Garcia. That snapped Loyer's head back.
#CL2#
Loyer drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Loyer misses with the head strike.
Garcia tries a body shot but Loyer blocks it.
Garcia blocking some punches.
Garcia working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Loyer.
A short uppercut from Loyer. #T3##BC#
Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Loyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loyer.
Garcia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Loyer is looking to clinch.
Loyer wants to clinch.
Garcia seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jorge Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benoit Loyer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Loyer tries to clinch up.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T4#
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loyer manages to avoid it.
Loyer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Loyer misses with a looping right.
Garcia is looking to counter punch.
Loyer slips a straight right by Garcia.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Loyer moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Loyer throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Loyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Garcia.
Loyer throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loyer throws out the jab.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Loyer punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jorge Garcia.
I think Loyer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Benoit Loyer!
Our winner, Benoit Loyer, 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:
PFF 16w Silva vs Hanson
Date: Jan 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Loyer throws a hook but Solmu blocks it.
Solmu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Loyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Loyer is looking to counter punch.
Loyer throws out a loose jab but Solmu uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Solmu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Solmu showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Solmu is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Loyer 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.#SUB2#
Solmu is working for a kimura but Loyer is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Solmu is working for a submission of some sort.
Solmu passes to side control. #T1#
Solmu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Solmu in side control, just content to control the action for now.
An elbow from Solmu crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Solmu.#SUB2#
Solmu has hold of Loyer's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Loyer seems comfortable defending it but Solmu has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Loyer is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Loyer is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Solmu couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Simo Solmu!
Simo Solmu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
PFF 14 - Winner vs Forbes
Date: Dec 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Solmu slips a jab from Loyer.
Loyer misses with a left hand #TD2#
and Solmu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Solmu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Solmu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Solmu taking a breather here.
The strikes coming from Solmu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Solmu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Solmu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Loyer has escaped the position, nice work there. #T1#
Loyer gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loyer stops Solmu from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Solmu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Solmu fails to move to back control. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Solmu controlling the position easily from mount.
Solmu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Loyer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Solmu tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Solmu wants to take his opponent's back but Loyer doesn't allow it.
Loyer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Solmu controlling his opponent. #T3##SUB2#
Solmu is working for a guillotine from mount but Loyer frees his head quite easily.
Solmu controlling the pace for now.
It looks like Solmu might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Loyer is looking to get to half guard.
Solmu throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.#T4#
Solmu fails to take his opponent's back.
Loyer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Solmu.
Solmu controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Loyer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Solmu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Loyer missing with a left hand there. Solmu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Solmu ducks under a wild hook from Loyer.
Loyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD2#
and Solmu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SUB2#
Solmu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Loyer is just riding it out for now. Solmu eventually gives up the hold.
Solmu wants to pass the guard but Loyer is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loyer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Loyer.
Solmu forces his way into half guard.#T1#
Solmu performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Loyer wants to get back to full guard.
Solmu is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Loyer reverses the position - he's now on top in Solmu's guard.
Loyer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Solmu on the ground.
Solmu has control of Loyer's left arm, preventing Loyer from doing any damage.
Solmu is trying to keep Loyer in close.
#SUB2#
Solmu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Loyer defends well.#T2#
Solmu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Solmu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Solmu is pulling down on Loyer's head to control his posture.
Solmu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Loyer manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Solmu forces his way into half guard.
Solmu wants to pass the guard but Loyer is defending well. #T3##SUB2#
Loyer is defending against the submission attempts here by Solmu.
Loyer is trying to stand back up but Solmu is controlling him
Solmu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Loyer's head. #SUB2#
Solmu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Loyer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Solmu.
Solmu wants to free his trapped foot but Loyer is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Solmu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Loyer is just riding it out for now. Solmu eventually gives up the hold.
Solmu is looking to advance position but Loyer won't allow it.
Solmu is thwarting Loyer's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Solmu lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simo Solmu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Loyer throws a hook to the side of Solmu's head but Solmu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Solmu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Loyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solmu.
Loyer misses with a straight right.
Loyer missing with a left hand there. Solmu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Solmu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loyer.
Nice defenses there by Solmu.
Solmu with the counter takedown but Loyer avoids it easily.
Simo Solmu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Solmu tries to bum rush Loyer with a series of wild strikes but Loyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Loyer scores with a hook to the body. Solmu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Loyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solmu fails to land with a series of punches.
As Solmu looks to move away, Loyer throws a big counter combo but Solmu just gets out of the way.
Loyer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab from Solmu.
Some wild striking there from Loyer.
Loyer misses the shot to the body.
Solmu with the counter takedown but Loyer avoids it easily.#T1#
Loyer throws a right hand that misses
#TD2#
and Solmu counters with a takedown into side control.
Loyer is letting Solmu control him for a moment.
Loyer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Solmu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB2#
Solmu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Solmu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Loyer gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Loyer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Benoit Loyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Solmu controlling from mount.
Solmu is continuing to stall.#SUB2#
Solmu has control of Loyer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Loyer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
#SUB2#
Solmu looking to secure an arm triangle but Loyer defends it well. #T3#
Solmu controlling the pace for now. #SUB2#
Solmu with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
#SUB2#
Solmu jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Loyer is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Loyer and Solmu has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB2#
Solmu has an Americana. Loyer didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Solmu is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Solmu hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Simo Solmu!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Callaghan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Loyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Callaghan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Loyer misses with a body punch
#TD#
and Callaghan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Loyer! #SUB#
Callaghan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Loyer seems a little lost for a moment, as Callaghan dominates the positioning.#SUB#
Callaghan has an Americana. Loyer didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Callaghan is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Callaghan hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Blaine Callaghan!
During a confident post fight interview, Blaine Callaghan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 27, 2017 |
#R1#
Loyer lands a glancing blow to the side of Adams's head.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown. Loyer tries to sprawl out of it but Adams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Loyer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Loyer misses.
Loyer stuffs the takedown.
Loyer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Loyer as Adams shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smashuel Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Loyer stuffs the takedown attempt from Adams. Adams gets slowly back to his feet. #CL2#
Loyer rushes Adams and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams tries to pull guard but Loyer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Loyer tries to work over Adams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loyer lands a nice uppercut.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Adams is trying to break free.#T1#
Loyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Adams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adams stalling in the clinch.
Loyer lands with a right to the head.
Adams blocking some punches.
Adams blocks a body shot from Loyer.
Loyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams blocks an uppercut.
Loyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adams blocking some punches.
#BC#
Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Loyer.
Adams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#CUT2#
It looks like Smashuel Adams has been cut.
Benoit Loyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Loyer misses the target.
Adams half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Loyer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Adams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Loyer, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loyer misses with a hook. Adams ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Adams.
Loyer cracks Adams with a good jab.
A low kick from Adams misses #CL2#
and Loyer counters by moving into the clinch.
Loyer gets underhooks to prevent Adams's takedown attempt.
Loyer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC#
Adams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Loyer coming out on top.
Adams moves away from the strike by Loyer.
Adams is looking to clinch but Loyer is avoiding it.
Adams tries to clinch but Loyer moves away
and Loyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
Adams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#ROC2#
Adams is rocked!
Loyer throws a good cross that connects.
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loyer tries to clinch but Adams is having none of it.
Loyer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Loyer lunges at Adams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adams's hand.
Loyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Loyer drops Adams with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Adams! Loyer dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benoit Loyer!
After winning the bout, Benoit Loyer 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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