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Event:
RISE 40: Quick vs Orndorf
Date: Aug 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Hasselfrau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hasselfrau appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hasselfrau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hasselfrau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hasselfrau takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hasselfrau is defended easily by Knox.#CL#
Hasselfrau darts in and clinches Knox up against the cage.
Knox misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC#
Hasselfrau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hasselfrau shoots in and drives through. Knox sprawls well.
Zardu Hasselfrau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Hasselfrau moves into the clinch.
Knox lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zardu Hasselfrau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox pushes Hasselfrau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Hasselfrau.
#T1#
Hasselfrau wants to get back to striking at distance but Knox won't allow it.
Hasselfrau can't get the takedown.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Hasselfrau.
A right handed body shot lands from Knox.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Knox on the inside.
Knox lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Knox. #BC2#
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hasselfrau is defended easily by Knox.
Hasselfrau shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knox but Knox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knox connects with the punch.#CUT2#
It looks like Zardu Hasselfrau has been cut.
A jab lands there for Knox.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hasselfrau doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#ROC2#
Hasselfrau is rocked!
Hasselfrau misses with a takedown attempt
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Hasselfrau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hasselfrau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hasselfrau is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Knox takes the fight into the clinch.
Knox's coach down at Fenrir MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Knox's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hasselfrau tries for a takedown but Knox manages to get underhooks.
Hasselfrau seems to have got his legs back now.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hasselfrau changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Knox fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Knox throws a shot to the body.
Hasselfrau looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hasselfrau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hasselfrau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hasselfrau in his tracks.
Knox thuds a left hand into Hasselfrau's body.
Eta Knox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Knox looks to land a combination but Hasselfrau avoids it well.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#KD2#
Knox cracks Hasselfrau with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Knox has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hasselfrau to stand back up!#CUT2#
Zardu Hasselfrau's cut is getting worse.
Knox lands with a nice body punch.
Hasselfrau walks straight into a right hand from Knox - that's dropped him! Knox jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Hasselfrau from any more punishment! Hasselfrau complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eta Knox!
Eta Knox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
RISE 36 Slaughter vs Sailcirc
Date: Jul 07, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Hasselfrau has Suarez up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Suarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Suarez working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Hasselfrau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Hasselfrau clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Suarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hasselfrau prevents Suarez from breaking the clinch.
Suarez can't break the clinch.
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the head but Suarez blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Suarez tries to circle away but Hasselfrau has him pinned against the cage.
Suarez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Suarez is trying to break the clinch but Hasselfrau has him pressed against the cage. #T1#
Hasselfrau lands an elbow inside that Suarez shrugs off. #CUT#
It looks like Patricio Suarez has been cut.
Suarez is trying to push Hasselfrau away but Hasselfrau has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow inside.
Suarez working hard to break the clinch.
Suarez tries to break the clinch but Hasselfrau is controlling the position.
Hasselfrau lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hasselfrau.
Suarez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow just above Suarez 's eye.
A knee to the head by Hasselfrau.
Hasselfrau has Suarez pressed against the cage, preventing Suarez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hasselfrau lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T2#
Suarez is trying to break free.
Suarez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hasselfrau comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Suarez tries to break the clinch but Hasselfrau is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hasselfrau obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hasselfrau unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Suarez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hasselfrau unloads a knee to the mid-section. Suarez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hasselfrau lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
That has opened up Patricio Suarez's cut even more.
Hasselfrau misses with a knee to the head.
Suarez working hard to break the clinch.
Suarez has had enough of the clinch but Hasselfrau keeps him there for the moment.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow that stopped Suarez in his tracks for a moment. #BC#
Hasselfrau breaks the clinch.
#T3#
Suarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suarez throws out a counter right but Hasselfrau avoids it with no problem.#CL#
Hasselfrau has managed to clinch.
Suarez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hasselfrau has him pressed against the cage.
Hasselfrau working Suarez over with knees to the body.
Hasselfrau keeps control of Suarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Suarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Suarez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hasselfrau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hasselfrau crunches a lovely knee into Suarez's ribcage.
Suarez is trying to break free.
Suarez tries to break the clinch but Hasselfrau is controlling the position.
Hasselfrau keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Suarez's efforts to push away.
Suarez has had enough of the clinch but Hasselfrau keeps him there for the moment.#T4#
Hasselfrau landing knees to the body.
Hasselfrau prevents Suarez from breaking the clinch.
Suarez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hasselfrau keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Suarez's efforts to push away.
Hasselfrau misses with a knee strike.
Hasselfrau unloads a knee to the mid-section.#BC#
Hasselfrau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suarez throws a looping overhand right but Hasselfrau ducks down to avoid it.
Hasselfrau shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Suarez defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zardu Hasselfrau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patricio Suarez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Hasselfrau rushes Suarez and presses him up against the cage.
Suarez is trying to break free.
Suarez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Suarez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Suarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Suarez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hasselfrau with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Hasselfrau.
Suarez has had enough of the clinch but Hasselfrau keeps him there for the moment.
Hasselfrau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suarez can do to turn this around?
Hasselfrau comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hasselfrau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T1#
Suarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Suarez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hasselfrau connects with a knee to the head.
Hasselfrau looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Suarez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Suarez is trying to break free.
Hasselfrau lands a damaging elbow.
Hasselfrau unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hasselfrau lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
The cut above Patricio Suarez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hasselfrau with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #ROC#
Suarez is rocked!
Hasselfrau has Suarez pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Suarez is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Hasselfrau - that's hurt Suarez badly! Oh, another knee lands and Suarez is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Suarez doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Zardu Hasselfrau!
After the fight, Zardu Hasselfrau 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.
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Event:
RISE 29 - Ray vs Slaughter 2
Date: May 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Hasselfrau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Gusmao as he connects with a hook.
Gusmao keeps the fight on the outside.
Gusmao is looking to counter punch.
Hasselfrau tries to clinch there but Gusmao circles away.
Hasselfrau ducks right into an uppercut from Gusmao.
Gusmao works Hasselfrau's body with a nice hook.
Good exchange - Gusmao coming out on top.
Gusmao jabs Hasselfrau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hasselfrau moves forwards but Gusmao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hasselfrau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gusmao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gusmao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CUT#
It looks like Zardu Hasselfrau has been cut.
Gusmao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gusmao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hasselfrau tries to clinch up but Gusmao circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been told by Gusmao's head coaches at Kevin Spacey's House of Squats & Grabs that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hasselfrau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hasselfrau wants to clinch up but Gusmao keeps it at a distance.
Gusmao scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Hasselfrau.
Gusmao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gusmao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Gusmao lands with a nice body punch.
Gusmao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gusmao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hasselfrau shoots for a double leg takedown but Gusmao sprawls well. He's pushed Hasselfrau's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hasselfrau walks into a jab.#ROC#
Hasselfrau is rocked!
Gusmao lands with an overhand left.
Hasselfrau is still on wobbly legs! Can Gusmao finish him?
Gusmao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hasselfrau in his tracks.
Gusmao lands a slapping body shot.
Gusmao throws a monster overhand right that drops Hasselfrau! Gusmao follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrique Gusmao!
Henrique Gusmao was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
RISE 24 - Slaughter vs Onera
Date: Apr 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Knox moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT2#
It looks like Zardu Hasselfrau has been cut.
Knox looks to land a combination but Hasselfrau avoids it well.
Knox stuffs the takedown attempt from Hasselfrau. Hasselfrau gets slowly back to his feet.
Hasselfrau sets himself, and Knox steps forward looking for the clinch! Hasselfrau avoids it this time.
Donk. Knox catches Hasselfrau right on the button with a cross.
Knox connects with a jab.
Eta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Hasselfrau shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Knox's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hasselfrau is one step ahead there.
Hasselfrau with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hasselfrau working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knox's head.
Hasselfrau being controlled here momentarily.
Hasselfrau content to stall in guard here. #T1#
Knox can't keep his opponent in guard - Hasselfrau advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hasselfrau sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knox defending well though.
Knox is looking for a sweep. Hasselfrau is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hasselfrau wants to free his trapped foot but Knox is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hasselfrau misses with a head shot. Knox uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hasselfrau throwing strikes from guard but Knox blocks nicely.
Hasselfrau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Hasselfrau stopping the sweep attempt from Knox.
Hasselfrau has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hasselfrau postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hasselfrau throws a big elbow that misses.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hasselfrau wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Hasselfrau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hasselfrau is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hasselfrau wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Knox with a nice cross.#T3#
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Knox throws a right and a left that Hasselfrau avoids nicely. #CL#
Hasselfrau moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Knox.
Hasselfrau tries to pull guard but Knox holds him up against the cage and eventually Hasselfrau drops back down to his feet.
Knox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hasselfrau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hasselfrau backwards.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Hasselfrau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hasselfrau tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knox just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zardu Hasselfrau. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4##TD#
Hasselfrau gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hasselfrau with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hasselfrau trying to control but Knox is working from the bottom.
Hasselfrau throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hasselfrau trying to control the position from guard on top but Knox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hasselfrau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hasselfrau loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hasselfrau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Knox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knox 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eta Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zardu Hasselfrau's cut.
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#
Hasselfrau closes the distance and clinches up with Knox, looking for a takedown. Hasselfrau pushes Knox against the cage but Knox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Hasselfrau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hasselfrau.
Knox falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL#
and Hasselfrau counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hasselfrau.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox is leaning against Hasselfrau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knox displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hasselfrau up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Knox as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hasselfrau obliges.
Knox lands with a right to the head.
Knox working aggressively here.
A short right from Knox on the inside. #T1#
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Hasselfrau has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
Hasselfrau wants to break free but Knox has control.
Knox gets through Hasselfrau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hasselfrau tries to pull guard but Knox won't allow it.
#BC2#
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Hasselfrau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hasselfrau darts in looking for a takedown but Knox gets double underhooks and turns Hasselfrau into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zardu Hasselfrau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hasselfrau ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
A left lands for Knox.
Knox cracks Hasselfrau with a good jab.
Knox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD2#
Knox lands a big uppercut and Hasselfrau crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hasselfrau looks OK. Knox waves Hasselfrau back to his feet!#ROC2#
Hasselfrau is rocked!#CUT2#
Zardu Hasselfrau's cut is getting worse.#T2#
Knox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hasselfrau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Hasselfrau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hasselfrau fails with the takedown
and Knox scores with a counter punch that sends Hasselfrau to the canvas! Knox smells blood - he's punishing Hasselfrau with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Hasselfrau has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eta Knox!
During a confident post fight interview, Eta Knox thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
RISE 19 - Alison vs Faze
Date: Mar 10, 2018 |
#R1#
TryTo tries for a takedown but Hasselfrau sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hasselfrau tries to counter with a clinch but TryTo shakes him off and moves away.#TD#
TryTo gets a takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Hasselfrau has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but TryTo is on him like a limpet, forcing Hasselfrau back against the cage.
TryTo is working for takedown but Hasselfrau is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hasselfrau lands a damaging elbow.
Hasselfrau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
TryTo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hasselfrau.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
TryTo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hasselfrau avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Never TryTo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hasselfrau unloads a knee to the mid-section. TryTo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hasselfrau lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hasselfrau obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hasselfrau. #T1#
Hasselfrau lands an elbow just above TryTo 's eye. #ROC2#
TryTo is rocked!
Hasselfrau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow that stopped TryTo in his tracks for a moment.
Hasselfrau misses with a knee to the head.
Hasselfrau misses with a knee to the head.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow just above TryTo 's eye.
Oh TryTo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hasselfrau connects with a knee to the head.
Hasselfrau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through TryTo's defenses.
Nice elbow from Hasselfrau.
Hasselfrau looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hasselfrau working TryTo over with knees to the body.
Hasselfrau looking to throw knees to the head but TryTo is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hasselfrau lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hasselfrau lands a nice elbow.
Hasselfrau looking to throw knees to the head but TryTo is blocking nicely.
Hasselfrau's coach down at Croque Mitaine Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hasselfrau's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T2#
Hasselfrau lands a knee to the head.
Hasselfrau looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hasselfrau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through TryTo's defenses.
Hasselfrau connects with a nasty looking knee right to TryTo's face.
Hasselfrau misses with a knee strike.
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hasselfrau lands a damaging elbow.
Hasselfrau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. TryTo is defending well for now.
Hasselfrau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hasselfrau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but TryTo blocks it with crossed arms.
Hasselfrau prevents the takedown attempt.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow that stopped TryTo in his tracks for a moment.
Hasselfrau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hasselfrau connects with a knee to the head.
#T3#
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the head but TryTo blocks with his arms.
Hasselfrau prevents the takedown attempt.
TryTo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hasselfrau pulls his leg out and moves away.
TryTo is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Hasselfrau rushes TryTo and presses him up against the cage.
TryTo seems to have got his legs back now.
Hasselfrau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow inside that TryTo shrugs off. #TD#
TryTo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hasselfrau blocking the ground and pound attempt from TryTo.
Hasselfrau wants to get back to his feet.#T4##ES2#
Hasselfrau kicks TryTo off and gets back to his feet.
Hasselfrau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
TryTo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A nice combination there by Hasselfrau.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#CL2#
Hasselfrau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hasselfrau misses with a knee to the head.
TryTo tries to score a body lock takedown but Hasselfrau shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hasselfrau landing knees to the body.
Hasselfrau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but TryTo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hasselfrau tries to throw a body punch but TryTo avoids it by throwing Hasselfrau back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hasselfrau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but TryTo blocks it with crossed arms.
Hasselfrau lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
TryTo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hasselfrau gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hasselfrau looking to throw knees to the head but TryTo is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zardu Hasselfrau dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Hasselfrau moves in looking to clinch but TryTo pushes him off.
Hasselfrau moves in looking to clinch but TryTo pushes him off.
Hasselfrau tries to close the distance and clinch up but TryTo swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD#
TryTo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SU#
TryTo stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasselfrau wants to clinch.
TryTo tries to counter with a takedown but Hasselfrau is quick to defend against it.
Hasselfrau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hasselfrau tries to clinch up.
Hasselfrau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Hasselfrau misses with a head kick.
#CL2#
Hasselfrau rushes TryTo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
TryTo avoids a wild elbow strike from Hasselfrau.
TryTo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hasselfrau prevents it.
Hasselfrau connects with a nasty looking knee right to TryTo's face.
Hasselfrau misses with a knee to the head.
Hasselfrau lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hasselfrau scores with a knee to the head.
Hasselfrau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hasselfrau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
TryTo wants a takedown but no success here.
Hasselfrau with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T2#
With the fighters up against the cage, Hasselfrau throws an elbow but misses.
Hasselfrau presses TryTo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hasselfrau scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
TryTo is working for takedown but Hasselfrau is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Never TryTo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hasselfrau landing knees to the head.
TryTo takes an elbow to the temple.
Hasselfrau is pressed up against the cage. TryTo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hasselfrau down to the mat. Hasselfrau avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
TryTo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hasselfrau.#CL2#
Hasselfrau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hasselfrau trying to land knees to the body.
Hasselfrau connects with a knee to the head.
#T3#
Hasselfrau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the head but TryTo blocks with his arms.
Hasselfrau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow just above TryTo 's eye.
Hasselfrau lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
TryTo dodges an elbow strike from Hasselfrau.
Hasselfrau comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
TryTo avoids the elbow strike from Hasselfrau, against the cage.
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the head but TryTo blocks with his arms.
Hasselfrau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hasselfrau lands a nice elbow.
Hasselfrau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T4#
Hasselfrau connects with a nasty looking knee right to TryTo's face.
Hasselfrau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but TryTo blocks it with crossed arms.
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the head but TryTo blocks with his arms.
TryTo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hasselfrau prevents it.
TryTo takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hasselfrau connects with a knee to the head.
Hasselfrau crunches a lovely knee into TryTo's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Hasselfrau.
Hasselfrau lands a knee to the head.
Hasselfrau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Hasselfrau.
Hasselfrau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zardu Hasselfrau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
TryTo shoots for a double leg takedown but Hasselfrau sprawls well. He's pushed TryTo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As TryTo backs off Hasselfrau throws a huge counter combo but TryTo manages to avoid it all.#CL#
Hasselfrau gets tackled into the cage by TryTo. TryTo maintains the clinch.
Hasselfrau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
TryTo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hasselfrau after a bit of a struggle.
Hasselfrau lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hasselfrau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but TryTo blocks it with crossed arms.
Hasselfrau looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hasselfrau lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
TryTo prevents a body shot from Hasselfrau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasselfrau is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Never TryTo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hasselfrau misses with an elbow strike.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow inside.
Hasselfrau throws an elbow but it misses.
Hasselfrau looking to throw knees to the head but TryTo is blocking nicely.
#T1#
TryTo wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
TryTo takes an elbow to the forehead.
TryTo wants a takedown but no success here.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Hasselfrau.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow inside.
Hasselfrau connects with a nasty looking knee right to TryTo's face.
Hasselfrau misses with an elbow over the top.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow just above TryTo 's eye.
Hasselfrau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
TryTo takes an elbow to the temple.
Hasselfrau misses with a body punch.
#T2#
TryTo is pressed against the cage. Hasselfrau pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts TryTo! Two more big strikes from Hasselfrau and TryTo crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zardu Hasselfrau!
In his post fight interview, Zardu Hasselfrau started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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RISE 14 -Destroyer vs Anderson
Date: Feb 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Nice uppercut there from Tolle.
Tolle lands with a good body shot.
Tolle misses with a wild combination.
Hasselfrau is looking to counter the offense by Tolle and move into the clinch.#CL2#
Tolle pushes Hasselfrau up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Tolle.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow that stopped Tolle in his tracks for a moment.
Tolle digs a right hand underneath Hasselfrau's ribcage. Hasselfrau let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tolle misses with a punch to the body.
Hasselfrau throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tolle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hasselfrau.
Hasselfrau tries a knee to the head but Tolle blocks it.
Hasselfrau lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Echart Tolle has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Tolle scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hasselfrau lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hasselfrau throws an elbow but misses.
Tolle blocks a body shot from Hasselfrau.
Hasselfrau throws an elbow but it misses.
Tolle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hasselfrau avoids it.#T1#
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hasselfrau lands a damaging elbow.
Hasselfrau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tolle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hasselfrau has him pressed against the cage.
Hasselfrau lands a damaging elbow.
Tolle avoids the elbow strike from Hasselfrau, against the cage.
Tolle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hasselfrau missing with knees to the body.
Tolle wants to get back to striking at distance but Hasselfrau won't allow it.
Hasselfrau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hasselfrau landing knees to the head.
Hasselfrau avoiding damage as Tolle throws knees to the body.
Hasselfrau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tolle's defenses.
Tolle blocks an elbow strike.
Hasselfrau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tolle blocks it with crossed arms.
Hasselfrau misses with an elbow over the top.
Tolle is trying to break the clinch but Hasselfrau is controlling him.
Tolle is trying to break the clinch but Hasselfrau is controlling him.
Tolle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hasselfraus head.
Hasselfrau landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Hasselfrau throws an elbow but misses. #T2#
Hasselfrau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Tolle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tolle.
Hasselfrau creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the head but Tolle blocks with his arms.
Hasselfrau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Tolle on the inside.
Hasselfrau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC2#
Tolle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been told by Hasselfrau's head coaches at Croque Mitaine Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#CL2#
Tolle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Tolle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hasselfrau tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Tolle has closed the distance and engaged Hasselfrau in a clinch.
Tolle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hasselfrau throws an elbow but it misses.
Hasselfrau managing to block the knees to the body from Tolle.
Hasselfrau looking to throw knees to the head but Tolle is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Tolle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tolle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tolle prevents a body shot from Hasselfrau. #T3#
Tolle dodges an elbow strike from Hasselfrau.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tolle.
Hasselfrau blocks the elbow strike.
Tolle cracks Hasselfrau with a nice body shot.
Hasselfrau misses with a knee strike.
Hasselfrau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow just above Tolle 's eye.
Tolle is trying to break the clinch but Hasselfrau has him pressed against the cage.
Tolle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hasselfrau avoids it.
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hasselfrau lands a nice knee to the body.
Tolle is trying to push Hasselfrau away but Hasselfrau has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tolle scores with a shoulder strike.
Tolle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hasselfrau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tolle blocks it with crossed arms.
Tolle trying to land knees to the body.
Hasselfrau lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tolle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hasselfrau backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hasselfrau has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Tolle.
Tolle blocks a body shot from Hasselfrau. #T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tolle.
Tolle blocks an elbow strike.
Tolle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC2#
Tolle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Hasselfrau gets tackled into the cage by Tolle. Tolle maintains the clinch.
Hasselfrau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hasselfrau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tolle.
Tolle tries to break free but Hasselfrau pushes him back against the cage.
Hasselfrau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow just above Tolle 's eye.
Hasselfrau keeps control of Tolle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tolle digs a right hand into Hasselfrau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hasselfrau's gas tank.
Hasselfrau avoids a wild elbow strike from Tolle.
Tolle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hasselfrau can't find room to land a body shot as Tolle controls the action.
Tolle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hasselfrau or not.
Tolle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Tolle on the inside.
Tolle lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Echart Tolle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Echart Tolle's cut.
That's time! Hasselfrau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Tolle lands with a good body shot.#CL2#
Tolle moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tolle.
Hasselfrau utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hasselfrau with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tolle is leaning against Hasselfrau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hasselfrau landing knees to the head.
Tolle scores with a shoulder strike.
Hasselfrau avoiding damage as Tolle throws knees to the body.
Hasselfrau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tolle can't break the clinch.
Hasselfrau landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hasselfrau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tolle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tolle.
Tolle avoids a wild elbow strike from Hasselfrau.
Tolle can't break the clinch.
#BC2#
Tolle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Tolle clinches up against the cage.#T1#
Tolle blocks the elbow strike.
Tolle tries to break free but Hasselfrau pushes him back against the cage.
Tolle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Echart Tolle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tolle lands a shoulder strike.
Tolle prevents a body shot from Hasselfrau.
Tolle lands with a light punch inside.
Tolle lands with a short shot to the head.
Tolle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hasselfrau backwards.
Hasselfrau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tolle trying to land knees to the body.
Hasselfrau lands a knee to the head.
Tolle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hasselfrau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hasselfrau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tolle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hasselfrau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tolle tries to land knees in the clinch but Hasselfrau avoids the damage to the body.
Tolle is trying to break free.#BC2#
Tolle breaks the clinch.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolle swats away the attempt to clinch by Hasselfrau.
Hasselfrau closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tolle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hasselfrau is looking to clinch.
Tolle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hasselfrau backs up against the cage.
#CL2#
Tolle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tolle lands a hook that snaps the head of Hasselfrau backwards.
Hasselfrau misses with an elbow strike.
Hasselfrau takes a shot to the head. #BC2#
Tolle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hasselfrau takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CL2#
Tolle rushes Hasselfrau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T3#
Tolle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tolle avoids a wild elbow strike from Hasselfrau.
Tolle blocks an elbow strike from Hasselfrau.
Tolle tries to land knees in the clinch but Hasselfrau avoids the damage to the body.
Tolle takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Tolle's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Tolle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Tolle closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hasselfrau throws an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Tolle.
Tolle is working Hasselfrau over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tolle.
A knee to the head by Hasselfrau.
Hasselfrau looking to throw knees to the head but Tolle is blocking nicely.
Tolle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hasselfrau has him pressed against the cage.
Tolle lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Tolle working hard to break the clinch.
Hasselfrau keeps control of Tolle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T4#
Hasselfrau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tolle's defenses. #BC2#
Tolle manages to break the clinch.
Tolle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL2#
Tolle instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tolle.
Tolle lands a left hand.
Tolle dodges an elbow strike from Hasselfrau.
Hasselfrau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tolle's defenses.
Hasselfrau looking to throw knees to the head but Tolle is blocking nicely.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow inside that Tolle shrugs off.
Hasselfrau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hasselfrau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hasselfrau throws an elbow but it misses.
#BC2#
Tolle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Tolle. Those never looked like landing.
Hasselfrau is looking to counter the offense by Tolle and move into the clinch.
Hasselfrau takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tolle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Echart Tolle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Echart Tolle'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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Tolle cracks Hasselfrau with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL2#
Tolle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tolle takes an elbow to the temple.
Hasselfrau can't find room to land a body shot as Tolle controls the action.
Tolle working hard to break the clinch.
Hasselfrau has Tolle pressed against the cage, preventing Tolle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tolle is trying to break the clinch but Hasselfrau is controlling him.
Tolle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tolle is trying to force a seperation but Hasselfrau has the dominant position.
Tolle is trying to break the clinch but Hasselfrau has him pressed against the cage.
Hasselfrau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#BC2#
Tolle breaks from the clinch.
Tolle lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolle cracks a nice hook into Hasselfrau's ribs.
Tolle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Tolle clinches up with Hasselfrau and pushes him back against the cage.
Hasselfrau keeps control of Tolle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tolle pushes Hasselfrau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T1#
Tolle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tolle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tolle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hasselfrau backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Tolle.
Tolle wants to get back to striking at distance but Hasselfrau won't allow it.
Hasselfrau pushes off an throws an elbow but Tolle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tolle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Tolle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tolle presses Hasselfrau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tolle has had enough of the clinch but Hasselfrau keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Tolle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Tolle darts in and clinches Hasselfrau up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tolle.
Tolle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tolle has had enough of the clinch but Hasselfrau keeps him there for the moment.
Tolle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Tolle.
Tolle blocks an elbow strike.
Hasselfrau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2##BC2#
Tolle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tolle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolle fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Tolle takes the fight into the clinch.
Hasselfrau misses with an elbow over the top.
Tolle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hasselfrau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Tolle.
Tolle can't break the clinch.
Hasselfrau lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hasselfrau looking to throw knees to the head but Tolle is blocking nicely.
Hasselfrau looking to throw knees to the head but Tolle is blocking nicely.
Hasselfrau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow inside. #BC2#
Tolle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tolle looks to land a combination but Hasselfrau avoids it well.
Hasselfrau seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T3##CL2#
Tolle has Hasselfrau up against the cage in a clinch.
Hasselfrau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hasselfrau.
Hasselfrau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hasselfrau looking to throw knees to the head but Tolle is blocking nicely.
Tolle blocks an elbow strike.#BC2#
Tolle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tolle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hasselfrau's head backwards.
Tolle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice shot by Tolle.#CL2#
Tolle moves into the clinch.
Tolle lands with a short shot to the head.
Tolle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tolle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Echart Tolle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hasselfrau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Tolle.
Zardu Hasselfrau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tolle avoids it.
A short uppercut from Tolle.
Tolle lands with a right to the head.
Tolle working hard to break the clinch.
Hasselfrau misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Tolle. #CUT2#
It looks like Zardu Hasselfrau has been cut.#BC2#
Tolle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hasselfrau throws a sloppy head kick and Tolle moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Tolle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tolle lands a hook that snaps the head of Hasselfrau backwards.
Hasselfrau tries to land a knee to the head but Tolle blocks with his arms.
Tolle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hasselfrau pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tolle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hasselfrau or not.
Hasselfrau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tolle tries to break the clinch but Hasselfrau is controlling the position.
Hasselfrau utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Echart Tolle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tolle 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Echart Tolle!
Our winner, Echart Tolle, 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:
RISE 8 - Lord vs Diaz
Date: Jan 06, 2018 |
#R1#
Hasselfrau is looking to clinch.
Slater throws the left hand but Hasselfrau avoids the punch easily.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Slater.
Slater controls the position from side control.
Slater prevents Hasselfrau from escaping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Slater is trying to get an arm triangle but Hasselfrau is defending well.
Slater happy to just control the position for now. #SUB#
Slater tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Slater has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T1#
Hasselfrau wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB#
Slater is trying to get an arm triangle but Hasselfrau is defending well. #SUB#
Slater tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Slater has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Slater looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Slater is trying to get an arm triangle but Hasselfrau is defending well. #SUB#
Slater is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hasselfrau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hasselfrau being controlled for a moment. #SUB#
Slater is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hasselfrau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T3##SUB#
Slater tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hasselfrau being controlled for a moment. #SUB#
Slater is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hasselfrau knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Slater wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hasselfrau, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Slater working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Slater is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hasselfrau's shoulder. That is not cool.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Slater working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Slater dominated that round.
That's time! Slater's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Slater loads up on a big right hand but Hasselfrau slips the punch.
Slater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hasselfrau.
Slater drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hasselfrau sprawls and moves away.
Hasselfrau moves out of range as Slater strikes.
Slater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hasselfrau manages to avoid it.
Hasselfrau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slater.
Slater feinted with a counter takedown.
Slater circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slater takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Slater throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hasselfrau now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hasselfrau throws a jab but it's blocked by Slater. #TD#
Slater feints and as Hasselfrau raises his hands in defense, Slater changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#T1#
Slater passes Hasselfrau's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tim Slater overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hasselfrau is in trouble now - Slater has advanced to mount!
Slater content just to control the position here. #SUB#
Slater looking to secure an arm triangle but Hasselfrau defends it well. #SUB#
Slater looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hasselfrau trying desperately to get to his feet.
#T2#
Hasselfrau is controlling an arm, preventing Slater from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
#SUB#
Slater has hold of Hasselfrau's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hasselfrau manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Slater working for a submission but Hasselfrau is keeping him at bay.
Hasselfrau prevents Slater from taking his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater controlling the position easily from mount. #T3#
Hasselfrau prevents Slater from taking his back.
Slater content just to control the position here. #SUB#
Slater jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hasselfrau manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Slater tries to advance to mount but Hasselfrau denies him. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hasselfrau is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hasselfrau is being controlled here.
Slater definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Slater advances nicely into full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Slater working for a submission but Hasselfrau is keeping him at bay.
Slater content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Slater dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Slater keeps the fight on the outside.
Slater misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Hasselfrau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#TD#
Slater scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hasselfrau prevents Slater from improving position.
Hasselfrau seems a little lost for a moment, as Slater dominates the positioning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Slater thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Slater content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T1#
Hasselfrau wants to get back to his feet but Slater drags him back down.
Slater slows the pace down. #SUB#
Slater wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hasselfrau, who protects the arm well.
Slater tries to move to mount but Hasselfrau blocks the move with his legs. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slater advances nicely into full mount.
Slater takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#SUB#
Slater working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #SUB#
Slater jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hasselfrau manages to avoid the submission attempt.
We've been informed that Hasselfrau has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#SUB#
Slater is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hasselfrau knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Slater passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hasselfrau! #T3#
Slater won't let Hasselfrau get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. #SUB#
Slater is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hasselfrau is surviving well by controlling Slater's body position as best he can.
Hasselfrau is trying to get back to his feet but can't. #SUB#
Slater moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hasselfrau has worked his arm free - good work by Hasselfrau!
Slater is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hasselfrau will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Zardu Hasselfrau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Slater is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hasselfrau knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Slater wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hasselfrau, who protects the arm well.
Tim Slater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB#
Slater tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Slater controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Slater showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slater has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Slater!
During a confident post fight interview, Tim Slater thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
RISE 3 - Daniels vs Suarez
Date: Dec 17, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Sapphire closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hasselfrau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sapphire has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow inside.
Sapphire is working for takedown but Hasselfrau is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hasselfrau with a knee to the head.
Hasselfrau using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sapphire has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hasselfrau lands a good knee to the midsection. Sapphire won't want to take too many of those.
Hasselfrau stops a takedown attempt from Sapphire .
Hasselfrau utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hasselfrau prevents the takedown attempt.
Zardu Hasselfrau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Sapphire .
Hasselfrau misses with a knee to the head.
Hasselfrau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#TD2#
Sapphire gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hasselfrau regains guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sapphire throws a big elbow that misses.
Sapphire missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sapphire looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Hasselfrau can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sapphire controls the pace.
Sapphire trying to control the position from guard on top but Hasselfrau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
CJ Sapphire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Sapphire pushes Hasselfrau up against the cage in a clinch.
Hasselfrau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sapphire blocks it with crossed arms. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hasselfrau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hasselfrau lands an elbow just above Sapphire 's eye.
Sapphire has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hasselfrau after a bit of a struggle.
Hasselfrau tries a knee to the head but Sapphire blocks it.
Sapphire is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hasselfrau is pressed up against the cage. Sapphire has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hasselfrau down to the mat. Hasselfrau avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #TD2#
Hasselfrau gets caught flat footed, as Sapphire shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hasselfrau keeping moving, preventing Sapphire from controlling successfully.
Sapphire throws a big right hand that misses.
Sapphire sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Sapphire is looking to advance position but Hasselfrau has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Hasselfrau avoids the attempt from Sapphire to control.
Hasselfrau tries to control but Sapphire wriggling away.
Sapphire is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hasselfrau landing punches.
Sapphire is working to get back to half guard.
Sapphire tries to hold on but Hasselfrau postures up.#T4#
Hasselfrau punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sapphire tries to hold on but Hasselfrau pushes him away. #SUB#
Hasselfrau is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sapphire to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sapphire shrugs it off.
Sapphire reaches up and holds on to Hasselfrau to control the position.
Sapphire is looking to get to half guard.
Sapphire throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hasselfrau. What's that going to do exactly?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hasselfrau wants to control the pace but Sapphire is squirming around nicely.
Sapphire is bucking up trying to escape but Hasselfrau cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zardu Hasselfrau dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Sapphire instigates a clinch.
Sapphire drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hasselfrau gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hasselfrau.
Hasselfrau misses with a knee strike.
Sapphire takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hasselfrau.
Sapphire tries to pull guard but Hasselfrau holds him up against the cage and eventually Sapphire drops back down to his feet.
Sapphire goes for a takedown attempt but Hasselfrau pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zardu Hasselfrau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Sapphire .
Sapphire falls off balance throwing a combination
#KD#
and Hasselfrau counters with a head kick that drops Sapphire ! #ROC#
Sapphire is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sapphire trying to control the position.
Sapphire doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#T1##SUB2#
Sapphire looking for a guillotine here but Hasselfrau defends easily.
Hasselfrau trying to control the position from guard on top but Sapphire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Hasselfrau avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sapphire looking to control.
Sapphire is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##SUB2#
Sapphire seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Sapphire is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T2##SUB2#
Sapphire is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Sapphire looking for a submission but Hasselfrau manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
#ES#
Hasselfrau has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Sapphire has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Sapphire tries to pull guard but Hasselfrau won't allow it.
Hasselfrau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sapphire blocks it with crossed arms. #T3#
Sapphire jumps guard but Hasselfrau stands there with Sapphire around his waist. Sapphire gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hasselfrau lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sapphire jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hasselfrau walks away with a smile on his face. Sapphire gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #TD2#
Sapphire drives through with a takedown into Hasselfrau's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#SUB2#
Sapphire drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hasselfrau manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sapphire has Hasselfrau in his guard.#REVR#
Hasselfrau trying to control but Sapphire is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Sapphire is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hasselfrau trying to control the position from guard on top but Sapphire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Sapphire working a defensive guard here.
Hasselfrau trying to control the position from guard on top but Sapphire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Sapphire has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hasselfrau can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sapphire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sapphire has Hasselfrau pulled in close to control his posture.
Sapphire trying to control the position.
Sapphire seems keen to control Hasselfrau's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zardu Hasselfrau dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Hasselfrau tries to clinch but Sapphire is having none of it. #TD2#
Sapphire drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sapphire trying to control but Hasselfrau is working from the bottom.
Sapphire looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zardu Hasselfrau overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hasselfrau is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasselfrau keeping moving, preventing Sapphire from controlling successfully. #T1#
Sapphire lands a couple of digs.
Sapphire wants to control from the top but Hasselfrau keeps moving.
Sapphire trying to move into half guard but instead Hasselfrau has managed to sweep!#REVR##SUB2#
Sapphire working for a triangle but Hasselfrau defends it easily.
Sapphire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hasselfrau is one step ahead there.
Hasselfrau with a nice head shot there.#T2##SUB2#
Sapphire working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hasselfrau doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hasselfrau manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Hasselfrau got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sapphire has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hasselfrau has managed to get both his arms back between Sapphire 's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Hasselfrau got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sapphire has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hasselfrau has managed to get both his arms back between Sapphire 's legs - danger averted.
Hasselfrau content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hasselfrau is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sapphire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hasselfrau scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sapphire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hasselfrau wants to control from the top but Sapphire keeps moving. #T3##SUB2#
Sapphire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sapphire has Hasselfrau pulled in close to control his posture. #SUB2#
Sapphire looking for a guillotine here but Hasselfrau defends easily.
Hasselfrau throwing strikes but missing.
Sapphire keeping moving, preventing Hasselfrau from controlling successfully.
Sapphire really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hasselfrau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB2#
Sapphire looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zardu Hasselfrau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hasselfrau scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB2#
Sapphire working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hasselfrau doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hasselfrau manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hasselfrau wants to control from the top but Sapphire keeps moving.
CJ Sapphire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB2#
Sapphire escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hasselfrau gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Hasselfrau avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Sapphire is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SU#
Hasselfrau gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to CJ Sapphire .
Well Hasselfrau has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zardu Hasselfrau!
Zardu Hasselfrau bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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