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Event:
SyFi 73
Date: Jul 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Harada slaps away a takedown attempt from The Nightmare, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Nightmare shoots for a takedown but Harada saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Nightmare looks winded!
A jab lands there for Harada.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Nightmare tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Akira Harada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Putem The Nightmare.
Harada pressing his opponent against the cage.
The Nightmare has Harada pressed against the cage, preventing Harada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harada wants to break free but The Nightmare has control.
Harada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Nightmare is trying to pull guard but Harada turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Harada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Nightmare has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Harada throws a good cross that connects.
#ROC#
The Nightmare is rocked!
Harada goes for a small jab and connects. Now Harada goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! The Nightmare stumbles back but Harada runs in with a huge uppercut knocking The Nightmare to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if The Nightmare will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Akira Harada!
Akira Harada decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
SyFi 64
Date: Jun 16, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Banks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The Nightmare's guard.
The Nightmare looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
The Nightmare looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
The Nightmare has his foot on Banks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Banks works his way back into a safe position though.
The Nightmare wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
The Nightmare throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
The Nightmare looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Banks landing with the ground and pound.
Banks forces his way into half guard.
The Nightmare moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB2#
The Nightmare is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T1#
Banks lands a couple of elbows.
Banks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB2#
The Nightmare has his foot on Banks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Banks works his way back into a safe position though.
Banks throwing strikes but missing.
The Nightmare looking for a sweep. Not yet The Nightmare, not yet. #SUB2#
The Nightmare working for a triangle but Banks defends it easily.
The Nightmare manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Banks manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##T2##SUB#
Banks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Nightmare doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Nightmare manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
The Nightmare is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Banks is trying to hold The Nightmare in close to prevent damage but The Nightmare has managed to pass into half guard.
#SUB2#
The Nightmare is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Banks is just riding it out for now. The Nightmare eventually gives up the hold.
Banks wants to improve his position but The Nightmare is controlling well.
#SUB#
Banks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Nightmare pulls his head out easily. #T3##SUB2#
The Nightmare looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB2#
The Nightmare seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
The Nightmare is trying to work for a kimura but Banks is defending well.
The Nightmare works his way into full mount!
Banks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
The Nightmare trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Banks tries to reverse the position but The Nightmare maintains control.#SUB2#
The Nightmare working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The Nightmare wants to control the pace but Banks is squirming around nicely. #SUB2#
The Nightmare has control of Banks's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Banks regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
The Nightmare looking for a guillotine from mount but Banks is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Putem The Nightmare dominated that 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.
#R2#
The Nightmare tries to clinch there but Banks circles away.
It appears Banks was looking to counter with a kick there.
The Nightmare moves in looking to clinch but Banks pushes him off.
The Nightmare uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banks.
#TD2#
The Nightmare scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Banks trying to control here.
#SUB2#
The Nightmare is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Banks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Nightmare wants to free his trapped foot but Banks is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The Nightmare sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The Nightmare has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1##SUB2#
The Nightmare wants to work for an arm triangle but Banks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
Banks looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
The Nightmare is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Banks has managed to free his arm - good work.
The Nightmare wants to pass to mount but Banks is defending the position.
Banks wants to improve his position but The Nightmare is controlling well.
Banks trying to control but The Nightmare postures up.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Nightmare tries to pass to full mount but Banks defends it.
Banks gets back to full guard.
Banks seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Banks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
The Nightmare tries to get to full guard but Banks has control of the leg.
Banks working over The Nightmare with some ground and pound. The Nightmare looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Putem The Nightmare has got the better of the ground game so far.
Banks prevents The Nightmare from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Banks lands a nice short elbow.#T3#
Banks is thwarting The Nightmare's attempts to control the position.
Banks works his way into full mount!
Banks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Nightmare is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Nightmare gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Banks is trying to work for a kimura but The Nightmare is defending well.
The Nightmare regains full guard. Nicely done. #T4#
The Nightmare working a defensive guard here.
The Nightmare manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Banks manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
The Nightmare trying to control the position from guard on top but Banks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Banks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Nightmare wants to control from the top but Banks keeps moving.
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 Ian Banks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
The Nightmare dives in for a single leg takedown but Banks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ian Banks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
The Nightmare gets a takedown into half guard.
The Nightmare has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Banks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
The Nightmare has hold of Banks's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Banks manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Banks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
The Nightmare is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Banks is surviving well by controlling The Nightmare's body position as best he can. #SUB2#
Banks defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from The Nightmare. #T1##SUB2#
The Nightmare is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Banks has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Banks regains half guard.
The Nightmare is controlling the pace.
#SUB2#
The Nightmare is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Banks sees it coming and defends easily.
The Nightmare takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banks tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Banks looking for submissions off his back.
Banks is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
The Nightmare is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB2#
The Nightmare is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB2#
The Nightmare is looking for a kimura but Banks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Nightmare to get the leverage. #SUB2#
The Nightmare is working for a kimura but Banks is defending it quite comfortably.
Banks is trying to maintain the position but The Nightmare is very close to passing his half guard.#T3##SUB2#
The Nightmare is working for a submission of some sort.
#SUB2#
The Nightmare is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB#
Banks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Banks tries to roll over but The Nightmare keeps him under control.#SUB2#
The Nightmare is looking for a kimura here.
#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Banks is trying to control but The Nightmare passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Banks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Banks is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The Nightmare is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
The Nightmare tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Nightmare has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Banks sneaks back into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Putem The Nightmare comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think The Nightmare has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Putem The Nightmare!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Putem The Nightmare made sure he mentioned Forge Clothing Co., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
SyFi 53
Date: May 20, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Julmu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Julmu is working for a submission of some sort.
The Nightmare wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
The Nightmare is defending against the submission attempts here by Julmu.
The Nightmare is staying active underneath Julmu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Nightmare is looking for a sweep. Julmu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Julmu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Nightmare defending well though.
Julmu working over The Nightmare with some ground and pound. The Nightmare looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Nightmare has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Julmu is working away from the top position though.#SUB#
Julmu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Nightmare defends it well. #T1#
The Nightmare works his way to full guard. Good work.
Julmu won't allow The Nightmare to sweep him here.
The Nightmare avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Julmu won't allow The Nightmare to sweep him here.
The Nightmare controls Julmu momentarily but Julmu frees himself. #SUB#
Julmu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Julmu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Nightmare keeping full guard, as Julmu tries to pass.
Julmu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Julmu trying to control but The Nightmare is working from the bottom. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Nightmare is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Julmu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The Nightmare is looking for a sweep. Julmu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Julmu is trying to work for a kimura but The Nightmare is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Julmu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The Nightmare is trying to get back to full guard.
The Nightmare flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
#T3#
The Nightmare keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Nightmare has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#SUB#
Julmu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Nightmare defends it well.
The Nightmare gets back to full guard.
Julmu tries to free his leg and advance position but The Nightmare is retaining full guard.
Julmu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Nightmare works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
The Nightmare has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Julmu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Nightmare wants to control the position but Julmu says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. #SUB#
Julmu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T4#
Julmu is thwarting The Nightmare's attempts to control the position.
Julmu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB#
Julmu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and The Nightmare defends it well.
The Nightmare wants to get back to full guard.
Julmu is pressing down on The Nightmare's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Nightmare is holding on for now.
The Nightmare is trying to control but Julmu passes into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Nightmare is looking to regain half guard here but Julmu keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
Julmu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pahani Julmu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
The Nightmare bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL2#
The Nightmare rushes Julmu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Julmu breaks the clinch.
The Nightmare fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
The Nightmare gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD#
Julmu has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed The Nightmare clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The Nightmare looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Julmu trying to control.
Julmu misses with an elbow to the head. #T1#
Julmu controlling well, preventing The Nightmare from escaping the position.
Julmu missing with strikes from the back. #SUB#
The Nightmare defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Julmu lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can The Nightmare hold on?!
The Nightmare is really stuck here.
#SUB#
Julmu tightening his grip on The Nightmare, looking for the choke. #SUB#
Julmu has got one arm under The Nightmare's chin. This could be trouble... The Nightmare trying to control the other hand but Julmu gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, The Nightmare has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pahani Julmu!
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Event:
SyFi 44
Date: Apr 29, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
The Nightmare closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - The Nightmare lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Nightmare wants to control from the top but Melendez keeps moving.
The Nightmare prevents Melendez from getting back to his feet.
The Nightmare controlling from the top position.
Melendez wants to get back to his feet but The Nightmare is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Nightmare trying to control but Melendez is working from the bottom.
The Nightmare won't allow Melendez to get back to his feet.
Melendez being controlled here, momentarily.
Melendez wants to stand and escape but The Nightmare is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
The Nightmare drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says The Nightmare as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Melendez screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with The Nightmare! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Putem The Nightmare!
After the big win, Putem The Nightmare 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:
WCI 8
Date: Mar 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Lang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Lang! The Nightmare is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Lang!
Walter Lang took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Freebok (85% Laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 28, 2018 |
#R1#
Martinez tries to clinch up.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Nightmare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martinez stalling.
#TD2#
The Nightmare gets control of Martinez's arms and successfully pulls guard. The Nightmare will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The Nightmare trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Nightmare has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The Nightmare is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martinez is controlling him. #T1##SUB2#
Martinez is posturing up here but The Nightmare has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Martinez tries to roll out but it's too tight and Martinez has to tap! Slick submission there by The Nightmare!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Putem The Nightmare!
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