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Event:
RH11
Date: Apr 13, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niklas.
Good body shot from Niklas.
Chonus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niklas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Niklas looking to stall.
Niklas has Chonus pressed against the ropes.
A short left from Chonus.
A head punch on the inside from Niklas fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chonus gets through Niklas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Niklas throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niklas working aggressively here.
Niklas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chonus struggles to land a body shot inside as Niklas controls his hands.
A short right from Niklas on the inside.
Niklas blocks an uppercut.
Niklas managing to block the knees to the body from Chonus.
Chonus lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Niklas misses with a punch on the inside.
Niklas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chonus lands with a short shot to the head.
Niklas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Chonus fails to land.
Niklas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chonus lands a body shot.
Chonus works on Niklas's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Chonus.
Chonus stalling in the clinch.
Chonus lands a right hand.
Niklas has a couple of punches blocked by Chonus.
Chonus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Niklas avoids it.
Niklas tries to work over Chonus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chonus takes a shot to the head.
Chonus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Niklas avoids it.
Chonus throws a head punch that misses.
Chonus scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niklas blocks an uppercut.
Niklas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chonus misses with a punch to the body.
Niklas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chonus stalling against the ropes.
Niklas swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonus is trying to stall.
Chonus lands a hook that snaps the head of Niklas backwards.
Good body shot from Chonus.
Niklas misses with a body punch.
Chonus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Niklas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Niklas tries to work over Chonus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niklas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Niklas misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paynuss Chonus dominated that round.
That's time! Niklas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL#
Niklas pushes Chonus up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Niklas.
Niklas swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chonus misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonus wants to stall.
Paynuss Chonus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Niklas misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niklas.
Niklas lands with a right to the head.
Niklas lands with a left to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Paynuss Chonus has been cut.
Niklas lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Niklas scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chonus can't find room to land a body shot as Niklas controls the action.
A short right from Niklas.
Chonus lands a nice shot to the body.
Niklas scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Niklas slows down the pace here.
#T1#
Niklas scores with a shot to the side of Chonus's head.
Niklas managing to block the knees to the body from Chonus.
Niklas trying to stall but Chonus improves his position.
Chonus missing with knees to the body.
Chonus misses with a body punch.
Niklas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niklas scores with a hook to the body.
Niklas misses with some punches.
Niklas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chonus's elbow.
Niklas has a couple of punches blocked by Chonus.
Nice body punch from Chonus.
Niklas misses with some punches.
Niklas tries to work over Chonus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chonus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Niklas backwards.
Chonus tries a body shot but Niklas blocks it.
Niklas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chonus's elbow. #T2#
Chonus scores a nice knee to the body.
Chonus missing with knees to the body.
Niklas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chonus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chonus pushes Niklas back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chonus is looking to control Niklas's arms but Niklas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chonus has his back to the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Chonus as the two fighters clinch.
Niklas stalling in the clinch but Chonus improves position.
Niklas misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niklas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niklas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chonus lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niklas.
Still in the clinch, Chonus scores with a nice short uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Troy Niklas has been cut.
Chonus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chonus lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chonus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niklas misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Troy Niklas will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Chonus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Paynuss Chonus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Niklas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chonus looking to stall.
Chonus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Niklas stalling in the clinch but Chonus improves position.
Chonus lands an uppercut.
Chonus trying to land knees to the body.
Niklas looking to slow down the pace here.
Chonus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niklas swings wildly with an uppercut but Chonus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niklas working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niklas has a couple of punches blocked by Chonus.
Chonus misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Niklas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Niklas misses with a punch on the inside.
#T1#
Niklas works on Chonus's body with a couple of short punches.
Niklas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Niklas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chonus's elbow.
Niklas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonus blocks a body shot from Niklas.
Chonus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niklas is defending well for now.
Niklas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chonus lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chonus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Niklas throws a punch but it's blocked by Chonus.
Niklas is looking to control Chonus's arms but Chonus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Niklas has his back to the ropes.
Chonus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Chonus misses with a punch to the body.
Chonus blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Chonus.
Chonus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Niklas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chonus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T2#
Chonus trying to land knees to the body.
Chonus lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chonus blocking some punches.
Chonus tries to work over Niklas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chonus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chonus blocks a body shot from Niklas.
Niklas misses with a punch on the inside.
Chonus looking to slow down the pace here.
Chonus can't find room to land a body shot as Niklas controls the action.
Chonus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chonus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Niklas.
Chonus pushes Niklas back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Chonus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Niklas avoids it.
Niklas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chonus gets through Niklas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chonus lands with a short shot to the head.
Niklas is working Chonus over against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paynuss Chonus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chonus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paynuss Chonus!
A victorious Paynuss Chonus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Troy Niklas had this to say: 'I might be white on the outside, but I'm black on the inside!'.
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Event:
RH6
Date: Mar 30, 2019 |
#R1#
Niklas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CUT2#
It looks like Troy Niklas has been cut.
Niklas wants to clinch
and Vyacheslavovich counters with a nice uppercut.
Niklas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niklas looks to clinch
enabling Vyacheslavovich to counter with a crisp jab.
Niklas is looking to clinch.
Vyacheslavovich digs a good hook to Niklas's body.
Vyacheslavovich lands a body shot.
Niklas tries to clinch but Vyacheslavovich is having none of it.
Niklas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Niklas closes the distance but Vyacheslavovich moves to the side
enabling Vyacheslavovich to counter with a crisp jab.
Niklas tries to clinch there but Vyacheslavovich circles away.
Niklas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#KD2#
Niklas ducks into a a hook from Vyacheslavovich and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!#CUT2#
Troy Niklas's cut is getting worse.
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!
Vyacheslavovich connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Niklas's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Niklas - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Yulian Vyacheslavovich!
After the fight, Yulian Vyacheslavovich 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.
The defeated Troy Niklas had this to say: 'I might be white on the outside, but I'm black on the inside!'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 10, 2019 |
#R1#
Niklas tries to clinch
and Volkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#
It looks like Troy Niklas has been cut.
Volkov looks to throw the jab but Niklas is out of range.
Niklas tries to clinch but Volkov moves away
and Niklas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
Niklas gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Volkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Volkov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Volkov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL#
Niklas moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Niklas. #BC2#
Volkov breaks the clinch.
Niklas tries to clinch there but Volkov circles away.
Volkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Volkov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov scores with a jab to the head.
Niklas looks to clinch
and Volkov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Volkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Niklas avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Niklas avoids the body shot from Volkov.
#CL#
Niklas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Niklas misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Niklas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Volkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Volkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Niklas controls his hands.
#BC2#
Volkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Volkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Niklas walks into a straight right hand from Volkov.
Volkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niklas slips a straight right by Volkov.
Niklas tries to counter by clinching up but Volkov breaks away and moves out of range.
Volkov swats away the attempt to clinch by Niklas.
Volkov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Volkov misses the jab.#CL#
Niklas pushes Volkov up against the cage in a clinch.
Niklas throws a punch but it's blocked by Volkov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Volkov.
Volkov tries a body shot but Niklas blocks it.
Niklas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Niklas misses with some punches.
#T2##BC2#
Volkov breaks from the clinch.
Niklas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Power Wrestling Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Niklas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Volkov finds it's way round the side to connect with Niklas's head.
The crowd cheers as Volkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Niklas doesn't seem phased though.#CUT2#
Troy Niklas's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niklas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Volkov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Volkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niklas.
Niklas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Volkov swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Niklas instigates a clinch.
Volkov blocking some punches.
Volkov is trying to force a seperation but Niklas has the dominant position.
Niklas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Volkov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Niklas backwards.
Volkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Niklas has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Niklas.
Niklas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niklas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Volkov is leaning against Niklas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Niklas misses with the head strike.
Volkov tries a body shot but Niklas blocks it.
Volkov blocking some punches.
#T3#
Volkov lands a body shot. #BC2#
Volkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Niklas tries to close the distance and clinch but Volkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body punch from Volkov.
Niklas is breathing heavily.
Volkov throws a shot to the body.
Volkov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Niklas doesn't seem bothered though.
Volkov sizes up Niklas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Niklas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#KD2#
Volkov drops Niklas with a beautiful combination! Niklas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Volkov is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Niklas is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov fakes the body blow, causing Niklas to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Niklas goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Volkov!
Jumping up and down and very excited, William Volkov waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele!'s logo in front of the cameras.
Troy Niklas spoke after the fight, saying 'I might be white on the outside, but I'm black on the inside!'.
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Event:
HonoHi 2: Muay Thai
Date: Sep 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Emelianegro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Niklas's head.#CUT#
It looks like Troy Niklas has been cut.#CL2#
Niklas moves into the clinch.
Niklas swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianegro uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Emelianegro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Emelianegro clinches.
Emelianegro lands with a left to the head.
Niklas tries a body shot but Emelianegro blocks it.
Emelianegro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emelianegro scores with a shot to the side of Niklas's head. #BC#
Emelianegro breaks from the clinch.
Emelianegro lands with a good body shot.
Niklas tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Emelianegro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianegro punishes Niklas's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianegro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianegro works Niklas's body with a nice hook.
Niklas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Emelianegro counters with a stiff right hand.
Niklas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianegro keeps the fight on the outside.
Troy Niklas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Emelianegro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Emelianegro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niklas.
Niklas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianegro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good exchange - Emelianegro coming out on top.
A left and a right from Emelianegro both land. Nice combination.
Emelianegro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#CL2#
Emelianegro gets tackled into the cage by Niklas. Niklas maintains the clinch. #BC#
Emelianegro breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Emelianegro.#CUT#
That has opened up Troy Niklas's cut even more.
Niklas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #ROC#
Niklas is rocked!
Emelianegro scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Niklas forces Emelianegro back against the cage and clinches.
Emelianegro lands a hook that snaps the head of Niklas backwards.
Emelianegro 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.
Niklas gets through Emelianegro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Emelianegro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niklas ducks into an uppercut from Emelianegro and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fedor Emelianegro!
A victorious Fedor Emelianegro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Troy Niklas was interviewed post fight and said 'I might be white on the outside, but I'm black on the inside!'.
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Event:
Karate Ketsueki Supotsu 6
Date: May 27, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
James tries to keep at a distance but Niklas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Niklas dodges an elbow strike from James.
Niklas has James pushed against the ropes.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
James takes a shot to the head.
Niklas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
James blocks an uppercut.
Niklas lands a shoulder strike.
Niklas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
James wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Niklas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niklas is defending well for now.
James misses with a knee to the head.
Niklas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Niklas.
Niklas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
Niklas scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
Niklas pressing his opponent against the ropes. #T1#
James letting Niklas take a breather here.
James is stalling here.
A short uppercut from Niklas.
James throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Niklas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
Niklas blocks an uppercut.
Niklas lands a nice uppercut.
Niklas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Niklas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Niklas managing to block the knees to the body from James.
A short right from Niklas.
Niklas lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
Niklas lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards. #ROC#
James is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niklas.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Niklas finish him?
James is trying to stall.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Niklas controls the action.
Niklas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Niklas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
James looks winded!
Niklas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Niklas is working James over against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niklas.
Niklas breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks James with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! James looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. James get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Troy Niklas!
Troy Niklas very nearly forgot to thank Forge Clothing Co. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Jolly James was interviewed post fight and said 'Give me my space already!'.
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Event:
Karate Ketsueki Supotsu 4
Date: May 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Malenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
#CL#
Niklas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Niklas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Niklas.
Niklas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Niklas on the inside.
Niklas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Niklas lands with a right to the head.
Niklas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #ROC#
Malenko is rocked!
Niklas cracks Malenko with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Malenko goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Malenko wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Troy Niklas!
Troy Niklas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Dean Malenko stepped up to the mic, saying 'I took a dive for side profit.'.
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Event:
Karate Ketsueki Supotsu 1
Date: Apr 20, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Niklas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vale, pushing him back against the ropes.
Vale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Niklas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vales head.
Niklas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vale is looking to break free of the clinch but Niklas has double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Niklas.
Vale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Niklas.
Vale pushes off an throws an elbow but Niklas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Niklas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Niklas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Vale looks winded!
Niklas scores with a hook to the body.
Niklas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Niklas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Niklas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vale.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niklas lands a nice uppercut.#ROC#
Vale is rocked!
Niklas loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Vale senseless! What a punch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Troy Niklas!
After the big win, Troy Niklas made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Forge Clothing Co. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
IUF 1
Date: Apr 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Severn dives in and grabs Niklas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Niklas pushes down on Severn's head and hops out.
Niklas 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.#CL#
Severn tries to keep at a distance but Niklas has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Niklas.
Niklas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Niklas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Severn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Niklas is defending well.
Niklas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Niklas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Niklas gets through Severn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Niklas lands an uppercut.
Niklas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Niklas.
Niklas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Niklas.
Niklas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Niklas digs a right hand underneath Severn's ribcage. Severn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Severn looks winded!#T1#
Niklas gets through Severn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Niklas.
The referee is keeping an eye on Niklas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Niklas lands a shoulder strike.
Niklas is pushing Severn up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Niklas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Niklas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Niklas gets through Severn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Niklas scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Niklas.
A short uppercut from Niklas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niklas scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Niklas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Severn or not.
Severn letting Niklas take a breather here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Niklas.
Niklas lands a shoulder strike.
Niklas lands a hook that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niklas.
Niklas lands a hook that snaps the head of Severn backwards.
Niklas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Niklas scores with a hook to the body.#KD#
Niklas drops Severn onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Severn is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Severn is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Dan Severn has been cut.
Niklas creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Severn's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Severn drops to his knees and Niklas pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Niklas!
Troy Niklas very nearly forgot to thank Forge Clothing Co. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Dan Severn stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's OK, it's what I do!'.
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Event:
NJMMA #48: 135 Semi Finals
Date: Mar 21, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Niklas instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
A shot in the inside from Niklas.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Niklas lands a nice uppercut.
Niklas lands a right hand.
Niklas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie's coach down at Know Squat was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gracie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Niklas prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Niklas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Troy Niklas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Desaun Gracie.#CL#
Niklas clinches with his opponent.
Gracie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Niklas is defending well.
Niklas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niklas. #T1#
Niklas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gracie can't get the takedown.
Good body shot from Niklas.
Niklas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Niklas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Niklas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Gracie looks winded!
Niklas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Niklas.
Niklas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Niklas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Niklas slowing the pace effectively.
A shot in the inside from Niklas.
Niklas pushes Gracie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niklas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Niklas prevents it.
Niklas is stalling here.
#T2#
Niklas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Niklas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Niklas presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Niklas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gracie is working for takedown but Niklas is calmly controlling the position for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Niklas.
Niklas lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Niklas stalling in the clinch.
Niklas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Niklas prevents it.
Niklas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Niklas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head. #T3#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niklas.#ROC#
Gracie is rocked!
Niklas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Niklas finish him?
Niklas throws a big uppercut that drops Gracie! More strikes from Niklas and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gracie lies dazed against the cage as Niklas celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Niklas!
Troy Niklas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
NJMMA #42: 135 Tourney Round 2
Date: Feb 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Niklas wants to clinch.#CL2#
Niklas has managed to clinch.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Niklas looking to stall.
Niklas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Niklas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Niklas struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Niklas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niklas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
I was talking to Jackson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Niklas misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson blocking some punches.
#T1#
Niklas can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Niklas fails to land.
Niklas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Niklas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Niklas being controlled against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Niklas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niklas struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Niklas misses with the head strike.
Jackson is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niklas working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niklas.
Niklas misses with some punches.
Niklas is pushing Jackson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T2#
Niklas misses with a punch on the inside.
Niklas prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson wants to take the fight to the mat but Niklas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Niklas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Niklas misses with the head strike.
Niklas swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Niklas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Niklas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niklas prevents a takedown attempt there.
The referee is keeping an eye on Niklas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
#T3#
Niklas throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niklas.
Niklas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson is looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Niklas after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niklas.
Niklas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niklas throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Jackson has Niklas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Niklas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Niklas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Niklas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Niklas misses with a punch on the inside.
Niklas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Niklas swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niklas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niklas working aggressively here.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Niklas.
Niklas working aggressively here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niklas swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Niklas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Niklas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Niklas clinches up against the cage.
Niklas throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Niklas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
#CL2#
Niklas has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Niklas misses with the head strike.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Niklas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Niklas to work.
Niklas misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niklas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niklas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson. #T1#
Niklas lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Niklas fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Niklas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Niklas working aggressively here.
Niklas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Niklas has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Niklas presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Niklas working aggressively here.
Troy Niklas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Niklas fails to land.
Niklas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Niklas is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Niklas.
Niklas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Niklas lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Niklas prevents it.
Niklas throws a head punch that misses.
Niklas tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Niklas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niklas misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Niklas.
Niklas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Niklas throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Niklas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Niklas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niklas stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
#T3#
Niklas gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Niklas misses with the head strike.
Niklas tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niklas.
Niklas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Niklas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Niklas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Niklas.
Niklas swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niklas scores with a shoulder strike.
Niklas has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Niklas throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niklas.#T4#
Niklas struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Niklas has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Niklas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Niklas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niklas working aggressively here.
Jackson has Niklas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Niklas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Niklas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niklas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson trying to stall but Niklas improves his position.
Niklas has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Niklas misses with the head strike.
Niklas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Niklas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Niklas drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Niklas lands with a left to the head.
Niklas avoiding damage.
Niklas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Niklas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Niklas fails to land.
Niklas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jackson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Niklas is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niklas swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niklas misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson wants to take the fight to the mat but Niklas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Niklas working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jackson as Niklas tries to tie him up.
Niklas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Niklas lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Niklas manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Niklas.
Niklas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Niklas lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Jackson is rocked!
Niklas misses with the head strike.
Niklas trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Niklas into the cage.
Niklas swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niklas. #T2#
Niklas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Niklas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Niklas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Niklas tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Niklas back against the cage.
Niklas prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Niklas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Niklas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niklas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
#T3#
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niklas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Niklas to work.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Niklas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niklas.
Troy Niklas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Niklas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Niklas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Niklas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T4#
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Niklas scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Niklas after a bit of a struggle.
Zack Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson tries for a takedown but Niklas manages to get underhooks.
Jackson has Niklas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Niklas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Niklas pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niklas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Niklas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Niklas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 24:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 24:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Niklas!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Troy Niklas made sure he mentioned 424 Co., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
NJMMA #30: Jacobs v Braddock
Date: Jan 17, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Niklas rushes Jang and presses him up against the cage.
Jang is working for takedown but Niklas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Niklas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niklas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jang backwards.
Niklas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Niklas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jang blocking some punches.
Jang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Niklas walks away with a smile on his face. Jang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Jang. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Niklas takes the fight into the clinch.
Jang goes for a takedown in the clinch but Niklas prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niklas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jang is working for takedown but Niklas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Niklas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jang looking for a takedown. #T1#
Niklas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jang jumps guard but Niklas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Niklas as the two fighters clinch.
Jang jumps guard but Niklas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Niklas lands a right hand.
Niklas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Niklas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jang backwards.
Niklas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niklas.
A short right from Niklas.
Jang drops down looking for an ankle pick but Niklas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jang shoots for a takedown but Niklas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Troy Niklas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Niklas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jang, pushing him back against the cage.
Niklas working aggressively here.
#T2#
Niklas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jang is looking for a takedown.
A short right from Niklas on the inside.
Niklas has a couple of punches blocked by Jang.
Still in the clinch, Niklas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niklas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Niklas.
Niklas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niklas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Niklas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Niklas scores with a shot to the side of Jang's head.
Jang tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Niklas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Niklas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Niklas.
Jang is breathing heavily.
Niklas lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Niklas.
#T3#
Niklas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Niklas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jang backwards.
Niklas lands a right hand.
Jang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Niklas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
#CL2#
Niklas instigates a clinch.
Niklas lands with a right to the head. #TD#
Jang has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Niklas uses from the top position. #SUB#
Niklas is sitting in close to Jang's body. Jang has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Niklas is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Niklas is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jang.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). James Jang!
An out of breath and clearly excited James Jang thanked Blue Moon for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 14, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Niklas moves into the clinch.
Umbutu looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Niklas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Umbutu.
Niklas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niklas lands with a short shot to the head.
Niklas gets through Umbutu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niklas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Niklas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC2#
Niklas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Niklas closes the distance and clinches.
Niklas leaning against his opponent.
Niklas lands a nice uppercut.
Niklas lands a shoulder strike.
Niklas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Niklas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Niklas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC2#
Umbutu is rocked!
Niklas pushes Umbutu against the cage. Niklas is working some dirty boxing. Niklas pushes off with a quick right hook! Umbutu goes down! Umbutu tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Niklas moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Niklas!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Niklas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Niklas clinches with his opponent.
Niklas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hard backwards.
A shot in the inside from Niklas. #CUT#
It looks like Mike Hard has been cut.
Niklas scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Niklas.
Niklas unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hard! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Niklas is unloading with more strikes now! Hard drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Niklas!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 08, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Niklas takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Niklas.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Niklas scores with a hook to the body.
Mavinga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niklas's elbow.
Niklas lands a left hand.
Niklas lands a hook that snaps the head of Mavinga backwards.
Mavinga drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Niklas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Niklas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mavinga.
Niklas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mavinga backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Niklas.
Mavinga throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Niklas.
Niklas lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niklas stalling.
#T1#
Niklas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mavinga is breathing heavily.
Niklas lands a nice uppercut.
Niklas lands with a right to the head.
Niklas lands a left hand.
Niklas lands with a right to the head.
Niklas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Niklas stalls.
Niklas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niklas lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Niklas.
Niklas lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niklas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Niklas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Niklas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mavinga backwards. #ROC2#
Mavinga is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Niklas.
Oh Mavinga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niklas unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mavinga! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Niklas is unloading with more strikes now! Mavinga drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Niklas!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 02, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Niklas has closed the distance and engaged Ali in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Niklas fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niklas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
It looks like Muhammad Ali has been cut.
Ali jumps guard but Niklas stands there with Ali around his waist. Ali gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Niklas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niklas lands an uppercut.
Niklas gets through Ali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Niklas breaks from the clinch.
Ali with a poor takedown
letting Niklas counter with a right hand. #CL#
Niklas has Ali up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC#
Niklas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Niklas closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali tries to pull guard but Niklas holds him up against the cage and eventually Ali drops back down to his feet.
Troy Niklas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhammad Ali.
Niklas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T1#
Niklas misses with the head strike.
Niklas gets through Ali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Niklas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Niklas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ali tries to circle away but Niklas has him pinned against the cage.
Niklas lands with a right to the head.
Ali is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Niklas is defending well.
Niklas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ali is working for takedown but Niklas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Niklas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Niklas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ali looks winded!#BC#
Niklas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Niklas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Niklas.
Niklas scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niklas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niklas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Niklas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Niklas stalling the fight.
Niklas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Niklas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Niklas lands a shot to the body.
Niklas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Niklas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Niklas.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Niklas.
Niklas lands a nice uppercut.
Niklas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alis head. #ROC#
Ali is rocked!
A short uppercut from Niklas.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Niklas finish him?
Niklas lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ali to his knees! Niklas keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Niklas!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 26, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Irish closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Irish is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Niklas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Irish wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#TD2#
Niklas decides to pull guard.
Irish working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Niklas's head.
Irish is working Niklas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB2#
Niklas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Niklas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irish chips away with some ground and pound.#CUT#
It looks like Troy Niklas has been cut.#ES2#
Niklas pushes Irish off and scrambles back to his feet.
#T1#
Irish keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Irish darts in looking for a takedown but Niklas gets double underhooks and turns Irish into the cage.
Niklas slips a straight right by Irish.
Irish shoots and misses
and Niklas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Irish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Irish stuffs the takedown attempt from Niklas. Niklas gets slowly back to his feet.
Irish shoots in looking for a takedown but Niklas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Irish's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Irish or perhaps it was just good defense by Niklas, which made it look bad.
Nice body punch from Niklas. #T2#
Niklas throws a low kick but Irish moves out of range easily.
Niklas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Irish sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Niklas is defended easily by Irish.
Irish closes the distance but Niklas moves to the side
and Niklas counters with a one-two to the body.
Niklas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Irish shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Niklas but Niklas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Irish stuffs the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Niklas. No joy for Irish on that attempt.
Niklas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Irish defends it well.
Irish is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irish slaps away a takedown attempt from Niklas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Irish throws a quick counter head kick but Niklas was just out of range.#T3#
Niklas throws a head kick but Irish moves out of range.
#CL2#
Niklas darts in and clinches Irish up against the cage.
Niklas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Niklas tries to pull guard but Irish won't allow it.
#BC2#
Niklas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Irish keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#CL2#
Niklas gets a clinch.
Niklas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#T4#
A short right from Irish. #BC2#
Niklas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Niklas does no damage.
Irish throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Niklas counters with a one-two to the body.
Irish dives in for a single leg takedown but Niklas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Niklas throws a counter combo.
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 head kick misses from Niklas. #CL#
Irish moves into range and clinches up with Niklas.
Niklas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Irish to keep the fight standing.#BC2#
Niklas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irish fails with the takedown.
Niklas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Irish throws an overhand right that lands on Niklas's shoulder, as Niklas tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Niklas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Troy Niklas'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.
#R2#
Niklas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Niklas shoots in and drives through. Irish sprawls well.
Irish pushes Niklas away with a front kick.#CL#
Niklas gets tackled into the cage by Irish. Irish maintains the clinch.
Irish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Niklas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Irish darts in looking for a takedown but Niklas gets double underhooks and turns Irish into the cage.
Irish tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Niklas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Troy Niklas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Irish tries to close the distance and clinch but Niklas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Niklas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niklas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Irish is looking for a counter combo.
Niklas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Irish swivels and escapes.
Niklas is breathing heavily.
Irish fails with the takedown#CL2#
and Niklas counters by clinching up. #T1#
Niklas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy Irish. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Niklas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Niklas is looking to stand up but Irish isn't so interested in that idea.
Irish works over Niklas with some ground and pound from guard.
Niklas working a defensive guard here.
Irish's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Irish trying to control the position from guard on top but Niklas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Irish is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Irish working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Niklas 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.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Niklas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Irish pinned against the cage. Irish gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #TD#
Irish closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #T3#
Irish controlling from side mount.
Niklas is looking to reverse the position.
Irish just content to control the position.
Niklas struggling a bit here.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Niklas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Niklas can do anything to dispel that myth.#SU#
Irish decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Niklas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Irish is out of range and Niklas settles back down.
Irish misses with a takedown #CL2#
and Niklas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Niklas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Irish wants to take the fight to the mat but Niklas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#BC#
Irish breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Troy Niklas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Troy Niklas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Niklas rushes Irish and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Niklas breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Niklas darts in and clinches Irish up against the cage.#BC2#
Niklas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niklas shoots in but no luck this time.
Irish appears to be looking for a big counter.
Niklas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Irish avoids it really well and circles away.
Irish wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niklas throws a right and a left that Irish avoids nicely.
Irish keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paddy Irish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Niklas.#T1#
Irish fails to land the takedown.
Irish shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Niklas but Niklas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Irish fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD2#
Niklas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #ES#
Irish makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Irish throws a head kick that misses.
Paddy Irish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irish misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T2##CL2#
Niklas clinches up against the cage.
Niklas gets underhooks to prevent Irish's takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Niklas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Niklas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irish, pushing him back against the cage.
Irish is trying to force a seperation but Niklas has the dominant position.
Irish jumps guard but Niklas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Irish drops down looking for an ankle pick but Niklas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Niklas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#TD2#
Niklas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Irish!#T3#
Irish is not content to let Niklas control the position.
You can see the frustration on Irish's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Irish is looking to reverse the position.
Niklas slows the pace down. #SU2#
Niklas stands up and we're back to a striking position. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Niklas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Irish as he jumps to the side. #CL2#
Niklas forces Irish back against the cage and clinches.
Niklas is looking for a takedown.#BC2#
Niklas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Niklas drives through and clinches with Irish against the cage.
Niklas is trying to drag Irish to the mat but Irish just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Irish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Niklas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Niklas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Niklas!
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