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Event:
IXF 27
Date: May 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Neo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bennington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Neo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bennington feinted with a counter takedown.#TD#
Bennington looking to score a takedown here. Neo is defending well but Bennington drives through and ends up in Neo's guard.#SUB#
Bennington drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bennington jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Bennington drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bennington jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Bennington drops back looking for a leg! Neo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Neo manages to kick Bennington off! Bennington jumps back into Neo's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Neo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bennington trying to control the position from guard on top but Neo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennington is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Neo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bennington throws an elbow that misses. Neo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bennington 's guard. Nice move by Neo!#REVB##T1#
Neo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Bennington is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Neo frees his head nicely. Oh but Bennington has switched to an armbar! Neo is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jeff Bennington !
Jeff Bennington got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Event:
IXF 23
Date: Apr 28, 2018 |
#R1#
Tanaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Neo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tanaka avoids the body shot from Neo.
Some bone on bone action there as Neo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Neo misses with a wild body shot.
Neo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walton Neo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka misses with a hook. Neo ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Tanaka misses.
Neo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Neo slips a jab from Tanaka.
Neo defending well as Tanaka loads up on a big left hand.
Tanaka misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Neo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Neo moves away from the strike by Tanaka.
Neo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tanaka rather than just go for the knockout.
Neo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanaka.
Neo just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Neo.
Tanaka lands a right hook to the body.
Tanaka is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Neo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A punch combination from Neo misses.
Tanaka cracks Neo with an open hand slap.
Tanaka shoots in but Neo avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T1#
Tanaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neo.
Neo blocks a jab.
Neo jabs Tanaka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neo lands a jab to Tanaka's midsection.
Neo throws a body punch but Tanaka moves out of range.
Neo takes one to the chin there.#CL#
Tanaka moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tanaka fails to land.
Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tanaka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Neo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Neo misses with a body punch.
Neo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Neo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tanaka has a couple of punches blocked by Neo.
Neo misses with a punch to the body.
#TD#
Tanaka gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Tanaka 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.
Tanaka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tanaka 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.#T2#
Tanaka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tanaka thows a huge punch but Neo dodges it nicely.
Tanaka controlling the action here.
Tanaka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tanaka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neo tries to kick Tanaka off but Tanaka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB#
Tanaka wants to work for an arm triangle but Neo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T3#
Neo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanaka.
Tanaka trying to control from half guard but Neo is working away.
Tanaka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neo has hold of Tanaka's hands but Tanaka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Neo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tanaka.
Tanaka thows a huge punch but Neo dodges it nicely.
Tanaka landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neo is not content to let Tanaka control the position.
Neo is trying to stand.
#T4#
Tanaka throwing shots but Neo is blocking nicely.
Neo has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Safe Space. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Still in half guard, Tanaka seems content to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Neo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tanaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Neo keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Tanaka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tanaka thows a huge punch but Neo dodges it nicely.
Tanaka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB#
Tanaka is working for a submission of some sort.
Tanaka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Tanaka 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#
Neo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neo throws a nice looking combination but Tanaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#TD#
Tanaka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tanaka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tanaka is looking to take a break and control but Neo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Tanaka seems content to control.
Tanaka moves into full mount! Neo won't be happy about that!
Neo blocking the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka looking to ground and pound but Neo is blocking nicely.
Tanaka looking to ground and pound but Neo is blocking nicely.
Neo suckers Tanaka into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Neo is now in Tanaka's guard!
#T1#
Neo wants to stand and escape but instead Tanaka has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Neo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tanaka is controlling him.
Tanaka throwing strikes from guard but Neo blocks nicely.
Tanaka postures up in Neo's guard and throws a big left but Neo blocks it.
Tanaka distracts Neo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tanaka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tanaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neo can do to turn this around?
Tanaka throwing strikes from guard but Neo blocks nicely. #T2##SUB#
Tanaka drops back looking for a leg! Neo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Neo manages to kick Tanaka off! Tanaka jumps back into Neo's guard.
Neo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tanaka sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tanaka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tanaka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tanaka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tanaka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Tanaka is in close to Neo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tanaka wants to control from the top but Neo keeps moving.
Tanaka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tanaka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tanaka looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Neo darts in and clinches Tanaka up against the cage.
Tanaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tanaka is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Neo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Neo cracks Tanaka with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Neo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T4#
Tanaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neo presses Tanaka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Neo lands a left hand.
Neo lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tanaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanaka's elbow.
Tanaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Neo controls his hands.
Neo misses with a body punch.
Tanaka tries to score a body lock takedown but Neo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tanaka misses with a body punch.
Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Neo.
Neo misses with a body punch.
Neo scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A right handed body shot lands from Neo.
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!
Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neo is looking to control Tanaka's arms but Tanaka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Neo has his back to the cage.
Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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 Ryo Tanaka will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Neo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tanaka drops down looking for a counter takedown but Neo sprawls and moves away.
Neo misses with a lunging right hand
#TD#
and Tanaka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Neo's guard.
Tanaka throwing strikes from guard but Neo blocks nicely.
Tanaka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanaka stops Neo from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tanaka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka is looking to work some ground and pound but Neo has wrist control.
Tanaka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tanaka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T1#
Tanaka looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Neo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Tanaka misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neo. Tanaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but Neo moved away.
Tanaka seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tanaka misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Neo blocks the leg kick.
Tanaka misses with a straight right.
Neo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Neo misses the shot to the body.
Tanaka is looking to counter the offense by Neo and move into the clinch.
Tanaka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Neo just misses with a punch to the body.
Neo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tanaka or perhaps it was just good defense by Neo, which made it look bad.
Neo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanaka manages to avoid it.
Walton Neo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T2#
Tanaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Neo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanaka manages to avoid it.
Tanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neo swings for the body but Tanaka moves out of range.
Neo throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neo. Tanaka does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Tanaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tanaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Neo fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neo is leaning against Tanaka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tanaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neo can't find room to land a body shot as Tanaka controls the action.
Neo has a couple of punches blocked by Tanaka.
#TD#
Tanaka turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Neo parries the strikes from Tanaka easily there. Tanaka is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Neo to escape.
Walton Neo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Tanaka is putting a hurting on Neo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ryo Tanaka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Neo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tanaka.
Neo wants to get back to his feet.
Tanaka misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Neo dodges the ground and pound from Tanaka.
Tanaka wants to control but Neo is keeping him busy.
Tanaka in side control, throwing shots but Neo defends.
Neo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tanaka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Neo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tanaka asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tanaka sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Neo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
#T4#
Tanaka throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #SUB#
Tanaka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tanaka postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tanaka advances to mount.
Neo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tanaka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tanaka won't let Neo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tanaka punching from mount but Neo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tanaka tries to control but Neo wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Tanaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanaka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Tanaka!
After winning the bout, Ryo Tanaka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
IXF 17
Date: Apr 07, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Neo forces Henderson back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from Neo - that landed with a thud.
Henderson wants to take the fight to the mat but Neo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Neo lands a left hand.
Neo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
Neo lands with a right to the head.
Neo digs a right hand underneath Henderson 's ribcage. Henderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Henderson looks winded!
Neo lands with a light punch inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Henderson 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.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Neo.
Neo lands a body punch.
Neo lands a nice shot to the body.
Neo lands a body shot.
Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Neo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Neo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neo is working Henderson over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Neo.
Neo has Henderson pressed against the cage.
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Neo.
#T1#
Neo digs a right hand into Henderson 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henderson 's gas tank.
Neo works on Henderson 's body with a couple of short punches.
Neo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Neo presses Henderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Neo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Neo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henderson .
A shot in the inside from Neo.
Neo cracks Henderson with a nice body shot.
Neo lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Neo.
A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
A right handed body shot lands from Neo.
Neo is leaning against Henderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neo cracks Henderson with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Neo.
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T2#
A right handed body shot lands from Neo.
Neo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Neo lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
Neo presses Henderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Neo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Neo.
Good body shot from Neo.
Neo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Neo lands a body punch.
Neo lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Neo.
Neo cracks Henderson with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
#BC#
Neo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henderson takes one on the button.
Neo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Walton Neo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab.
Neo throws a combination. Henderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T3#
Neo throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Neo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walton Neo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Henderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
Neo moves into the clinch.
Neo cracks Henderson with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Neo.
Neo lands a nice shot to the body.
Neo pushes Henderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Neo.
Neo lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Neo.
Neo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Neo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from Neo.
Neo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
Neo digs a right hand underneath Henderson 's ribcage. Henderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T4#
Neo pushes Henderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Neo.
Neo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
Neo lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
Nice body punch from Neo.
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neo is working Henderson over against the cage.#BC#
Neo breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Neo takes the fight into the clinch.
Henderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Neo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Neo lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Neo - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Neo digs a right hand underneath Henderson 's ribcage. Henderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Neo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walton Neo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Neo scores with a shot to the body.
Neo scores with a jab to the head.
Henderson takes one on the button.
Neo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Neo instigates a clinch.
Neo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Neo is working Henderson over against the cage.
Neo cracks Henderson with a nice body shot.
Neo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Neo.
Neo lands a body shot.
Neo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Neo lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Neo.
Neo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Neo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Neo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
Nice body punch from Neo - that landed with a thud.
#T1#
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neo has Henderson pressed against the cage.
Neo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
Neo lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Neo.
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
Neo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Neo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
A short right from Neo on the inside.
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Neo.
Neo avoiding damage.
Neo lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Neo.
#T2#
Neo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Neo is leaning against Henderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Neo on the inside.
Neo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
Neo works on Henderson 's body with a couple of short punches.
Neo lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
Good body shot from Neo.
A left hand lands to the body for Neo.
Walton Neo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henderson .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Neo.
Neo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T3#
A short body shot lands from Neo as the two fighters clinch.
Neo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Neo.
Henderson is trying to drag Neo to the mat but Neo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Neo is working Henderson over against the cage.
Neo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Neo lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Neo.
Neo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Neo lands a nice shot to the body.
Neo presses Henderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Neo. #BC#
Neo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neo thuds a left hand into Henderson 's body.#T4#
Neo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neo.
Neo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson .
Neo is looking to wear down Henderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Neo misses with a body shot.
Neo lands a nice shot to the body.
Neo scores with a hook to the body. Henderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Neo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Neo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Neo jabs at Henderson 's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Neo scores with a four punch combination!
Neo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Neo.
Neo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Henderson back to the cage. Neo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Neo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walton Neo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Henderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Neo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Neo lands a right hook to the body.
Neo just misses with a punch to the body.
Neo digs a good hook to Henderson 's body.
Neo throws a body shot but no joy.
Neo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henderson .
Henderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Neo tries to sprawl out of it but Henderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Neo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walton Neo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Henderson .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Neo as Henderson shoots in.
Neo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Neo lands a nice hook to Henderson 's body. Henderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Neo. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Neo lands a body shot.
#T1#
Neo misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Neo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Neo.
Henderson tries for a takedown but Neo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Neo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neo works Henderson 's body with a nice hook.
Neo just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up with Neo, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes Neo against the cage but Neo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Neo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#TD2#
Henderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
Neo is trying to buck Henderson off.#T2#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Henderson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Neo, who protects the arm well.
Henderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Neo keeps working.
Neo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henderson on the ground.#SUB2#
Henderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Neo is trying to buck Henderson off.#T3#
The strikes coming from Henderson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Neo is trying to buck Henderson off.#SUB2#
Henderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Neo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Walton Neo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB2#
Henderson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Neo is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Henderson !
A victorious Mark Henderson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
IXF 9
Date: Mar 11, 2018 |
#R1#
Neo misses the shot to the body.
Neo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Neo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dion moves away.
Dion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neo. Dion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dion appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Neo jabs at Dion's body.
Neo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Neo misses with a body shot.
Neo just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2#
Neo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dion wants to get back to striking at distance but Neo won't allow it.
Neo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neo misses with a punch to the body.
Neo presses Dion against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dion wants to break free but Neo has control.
Dion wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neo has him pressed against the cage.
Neo misses with a punch to the body.
Neo tries a body shot but Dion blocks it.
#T1#
Neo tries to throw a body punch but Dion avoids it by throwing Neo back against the cage.
Neo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Neo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Neo cracks Dion with a nice body shot.
Dion wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Neo has Dion pressed against the cage, preventing Dion from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Neo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Neo misses with a punch to the body.
Neo tries to throw a body punch but Dion avoids it by throwing Neo back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Neo.
Dion is breathing heavily.
Neo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dion looking for a takedown.
Dion prevents a body shot from Neo.
Neo misses with a punch to the body.
Neo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dion or not.
Neo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
Neo is leaning against Dion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Neo.
Neo digs a right hand underneath Dion's ribcage. Dion let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dion.
Neo lands a shot to the body.
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neo lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neo lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Neo.
Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Neo.
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neo lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
Neo lands a body shot.
Dion can't get the takedown.
Neo stops a takedown attempt from Dion.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amari Dion. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
A right hand to the body from Neo.
Neo scores with a shot to the side of Dion's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Neo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Neo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Neo.
Neo lands a body punch.
Neo lands a nice shot to the body.
Neo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dion or not.
Good body shot from Neo.
Dion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Neo pushes Dion back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neo lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Neo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Neo as the two fighters clinch.
Neo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Neo lands a body punch. #T4##BC2#
Neo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neo. Dion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neo throws a body punch but Dion moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Neo.
Dion takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Neo cracks a nice hook into Dion's ribs.
Neo lands with a nice combination. Dion backs away looking to recover.#ROC2#
Dion is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Amari Dion has been cut.
Nice body punch from Neo.
Oh Dion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neo cracks Dion with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Dion falls to his knees and Neo doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walton Neo!
During a confident post fight interview, Walton Neo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
IXF 7
Date: Mar 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Neo scores with a shot to the body.
#CL2#
Neo rushes Bennington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bennington drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
#TD#
Bennington turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bennington manages to end up in side control.
Bennington working the ground and pound but Neo is defending the strikes. #SUB#
Bennington is trying to get an arm triangle but Neo is defending well.
Neo is trying to buck Bennington off.#SUB#
Bennington is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Neo is trying to escape and Bennington transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Neo is forced to tap! Nice work there by Bennington ! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeff Bennington !
A relieved looking Jeff Bennington thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
IXF 4
Date: Feb 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Neo misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Neo gets a clinch.
Filho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neo's elbow.
Filho misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
A nice left hand lands by Neo.
A right handed body shot lands from Neo.
Filho looks winded!
Neo lands a body shot.
Neo tries a body shot but Filho blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Neo as the two fighters clinch.
Filho throws a punch but it's blocked by Neo.
Neo controlling the action here for a moment.
Neo stalling.
Neo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neo presses Filho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Filho swings wildly with an uppercut but Neo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filho blocks a body shot from Neo.
Neo tries to throw a body punch but Filho avoids it by throwing Neo back against the cage.
Neo prevents a body shot from Filho.
Neo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Filho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T1#
Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neo cracks Filho with a nice body shot.
Filho prevents a body shot from Neo.
Filho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Filho blocks a body shot from Neo.
Neo presses Filho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Neo digs a right hand underneath Filho's ribcage. Filho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Filho being controlled against the cage.
Neo tries to throw a body punch but Filho avoids it by throwing Neo back against the cage.
Neo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neo tries to work over Filho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neo cracks Filho with a nice body shot.
Neo blocking some punches.
Neo lands a body shot.
Neo digs a right hand underneath Filho's ribcage. Filho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Filho working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Neo.
Neo digs a right hand underneath Filho's ribcage. Filho let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T2#
Neo tries to work over Filho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neo tries a body shot but Filho blocks it.
Neo struggles to land a body shot inside as Filho controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Neo.
Neo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neo scores with a hook to the body.
Neo is working Filho over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Neo.
Neo misses with a body punch.
Neo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neo misses with a punch to the body.
Neo can't find room to land a body shot as Filho controls the action.
#BC#
Neo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filho.
#CL#
Neo has Filho up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Neo - that landed with a thud.
Neo presses Filho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Neo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Neo stalling the fight.
#T3#
A hook to the body from Neo.
Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Filho.
Neo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Neo has Filho pressed against the cage.
Neo tries to throw a body punch but Filho avoids it by throwing Neo back against the cage.
Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Filho.
A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
Nice body punch from Neo - that landed with a thud.
Neo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Neo misses with a body punch.
Neo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neo lands an uppercut.
Neo digs a right hand into Filho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Filho's gas tank. #BC#
Neo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Neo pushes Filho up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Neo.
Neo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Neo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Neo.
Neo presses Filho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Neo works on Filho's body with a couple of short punches.
Neo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Filho up against the cage.
Neo tries to throw a body punch but Filho avoids it by throwing Neo back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Neo.#CUT#
It looks like Wanderlei Filho has been cut.
Good body shot from Neo.
Neo tries a body shot but Filho blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Neo.
Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
Neo lands with a left to the head.
Neo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Filho prevents a body shot from Neo.
Neo can't find room to land a body shot as Filho controls the action.
A body shot lands from Neo.
Neo struggles to land a body shot inside as Filho controls his hands.
Neo misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walton Neo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Filho's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Filho misses with a looping right.
Neo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Neo looks to score with a jab to the body but Filho is just out of range.
Neo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Filho was well out of range. Poor timing from Neo.
Neo looks to score with a jab to the body but Filho is just out of range.
Neo misses with a wild body shot.
Filho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neo. Filho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Neo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filho manages to avoid it.
Filho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Neo misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Neo closes the distance and pushes Filho back into the cage.
Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Filho.#BC#
Neo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Neo is looking to wear down Filho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Neo takes a swing at Filho's ribcage but misses.
Filho is breathing heavily.
Neo throws a body shot but no joy.
Neo throws a body shot but no joy.
Neo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Filho misses with an attempted mid kick.
#T1##CL#
Neo has Filho up against the cage in a clinch.
Neo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neo tries to throw a body punch but Filho avoids it by throwing Neo back against the cage.
Neo digs a right hand underneath Filho's ribcage. Filho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Filho blocks a body shot from Neo.
Neo tries a body shot but Filho blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
A shot in the inside from Neo.
Neo digs a right hand underneath Filho's ribcage. Filho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Neo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neo digs a right hand into Filho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Filho's gas tank.
Neo misses with a body punch.
Neo is leaning against Filho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walton Neo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Neo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Neo.
Neo pushes Filho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T2#
Neo has Filho pressed against the cage.
Neo presses Filho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Neo.
Neo lands a body punch.
Neo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neo struggles to land a body shot inside as Filho controls his hands.
Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Filho.
Neo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filho's elbow.
Filho blocks a body shot from Neo.
Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Filho.
Neo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filho's elbow.
Neo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neo pushes Filho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neo works on Filho's body with a couple of short punches.
Neo lands a shot to the body.
Neo lands a body punch.
Neo works on Filho's body with a couple of short punches.
Neo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Neo digs a right hand underneath Filho's ribcage. Filho let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T3#
Good body shot from Neo.
Neo scores with a hook to the body.
Neo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filho's elbow.
Neo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neo is leaning against Filho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Neo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neo struggles to land a body shot inside as Filho controls his hands.
Neo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filho's elbow.
Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Filho.
Neo is working Filho over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Neo.
Neo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Filho or not.
Neo can't find room to land a body shot as Filho controls the action.
Good body shot from Neo.
Neo scores with a hook to the body.
Filho blocks a body shot from Neo.
Neo tries to work over Filho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neo cracks Filho with a nice body shot.#T4#
Neo misses with a body punch.
Neo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neo lands a nice shot to the body.
Neo pushes Filho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neo lands a nice shot to the body.
Neo digs a right hand into Filho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Filho's gas tank.
Neo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Neo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filho can do to turn this around?
Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Filho.
Neo lands with a right to the head.
Neo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neo is working Filho over against the cage.
Neo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short body shot lands from Neo as the two fighters clinch.
Neo presses Filho against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Neo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walton Neo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Filho's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Filho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab from Neo.
Filho thuds his right hand into Neo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neo. Filho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neo. Filho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Neo moves out of range as Filho strikes.
Neo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Neo throws a series of strikes that have Filho backpedaling.
Neo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Filho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Neo with a body shot.
Neo takes a swing at Filho's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neo swings for the body but Filho moves out of range.
Neo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Filho at a distance.
Neo throws a body punch but Filho moves out of range.
Filho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Filho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neo. Filho does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Neo takes the fight into the clinch. #T1#
Come on Neo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Neo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neo tries to work over Filho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neo tries a body shot but Filho blocks it.
A body shot lands from Neo.
Filho misses with some punches.
Neo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filho's elbow.
Neo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Filho misses with a body punch.
Filho prevents a body shot from Neo.
A head punch on the inside from Filho fails to land.
Neo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Neo blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Filho.
Neo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T2#
Neo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neo struggles to land a body shot inside as Filho controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
#BC#
Neo manages to break the clinch.
Neo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neo connects with a body shot.
Neo swings for the body but Filho moves out of range.
Neo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Filho avoids the body shot from Neo.
Neo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walton Neo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filho.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right-left combo lands from Neo.
Neo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Filho was well out of range. Poor timing from Neo.
Neo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filho.
Neo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filho.
Filho let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Neo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Filho moves away.
Neo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3#
Neo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Neo tries to close the distance and clinch but Filho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Filho moves into the clinch successfully.
Neo tries to throw a body punch but Filho avoids it by throwing Neo back against the cage.
Filho blocks a body shot from Neo.
Filho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Filho swings wildly with an uppercut but Neo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filho blocks a body shot from Neo.
Walton Neo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short uppercut from Neo.
Filho swings wildly with an uppercut but Neo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neo.
Neo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Neo has Filho pushed against the cage.
Filho misses with some punches.
#T4#
Filho misses with a body punch.
Neo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Neo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Neo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Filho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filho's elbow.
Filho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neo lands with a short shot to the head.
Filho struggles to land a body shot inside as Neo controls his hands.
Neo tries a body shot but Filho blocks it.
Neo misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walton Neo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Neo 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walton Neo!
After winning the bout, Walton Neo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
IXF 1
Date: Feb 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Neo lands a nice looking body shot.
Neo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
DeNunez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#CL2#
Neo pushes DeNunez up against the cage in a clinch.
Neo works on DeNunez's body with a couple of short punches.
DeNunez is trying to break the clinch but Neo is controlling him.
Neo scores with a hook to the body.
Neo gets through DeNunez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Neo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
DeNunez can't break the clinch.
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
DeNunez tries to circle away but Neo has him pinned against the cage.
Neo digs a right hand underneath DeNunez's ribcage. DeNunez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
DeNunez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Neo pushes DeNunez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neo works on DeNunez's body with a couple of short punches.
DeNunez is breathing heavily.
DeNunez is trying to push Neo away but Neo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Neo.
Neo is working DeNunez over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neo lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Neo.
#T1#
Neo lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Neo.
A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
A short body shot lands from Neo as the two fighters clinch.
Neo digs a right hand underneath DeNunez's ribcage. DeNunez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Neo pushes DeNunez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Neo.
Good body shot from Neo.
Neo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Neo.
Neo digs a right hand into DeNunez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on DeNunez's gas tank.
Neo cracks DeNunez with a nice body shot.
Neo digs a right hand underneath DeNunez's ribcage. DeNunez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Neo.
Neo lands a shot to the body.
Neo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neo scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Neo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
#T2#
Neo works on DeNunez's body with a couple of short punches.
Neo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeNunez or not.
Neo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Neo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Neo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Neo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Neo digs a right hand underneath DeNunez's ribcage. DeNunez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
Neo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Neo stalling.
Neo is leaning against DeNunez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Neo works on DeNunez's body with a couple of short punches.
Neo presses DeNunez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Neo.
Neo lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
#T3#
Neo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeNunez or not.
Nice body punch from Neo - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Neo.
#BC2#
Neo breaks the clinch.
Neo jabs DeNunez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab by Neo.
Neo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent DeNunez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Neo lands a slapping body shot.
DeNunez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from DeNunez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Neo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DeNunez doesn't seem bothered though.
DeNunez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Neo lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neo lands a nice looking body shot.
Neo scores with a jab to the body.
Neo lands a right hook to the body.
#T4#
Neo stalks DeNunez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into DeNunez's face. DeNunez staggers backwards, shaken.
Neo jabs DeNunez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neo lands a slapping body shot.
#CL2#
Neo moves into range and clinches up with DeNunez.
DeNunez wants to break free but Neo has control.
A left hand lands to the body for Neo.
Neo digs a right hand into DeNunez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on DeNunez's gas tank.
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Neo lands a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Neo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neo digs a right hand underneath DeNunez's ribcage. DeNunez let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC2#
Neo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeNunez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walton Neo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Neo lands a nice shot to the body.
Neo connects with a body shot.
Neo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Neo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Neo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Neo. Beautiful body shot.
DeNunez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Neo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
DeNunez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL2#
DeNunez tries to keep at a distance but Neo has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Neo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeNunez.
Neo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walton Neo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body punch from Neo - that landed with a thud.
#T1#
A right hand to the body from Neo.
A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
Neo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeNunez or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Neo.
Neo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Neo presses DeNunez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Neo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A right handed body shot lands from Neo.
Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeNunez.
Neo works on DeNunez's body with a couple of short punches.
Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
A short body shot lands from Neo as the two fighters clinch.
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
Neo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Neo slows down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Neo.
Neo lands a nice shot to the body.
Neo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeNunez or not.
Neo lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Neo.
Nice body punch from Neo - that landed with a thud.
Neo scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
Neo cracks DeNunez with a nice body shot.
Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeNunez.
Neo lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Neo.
Neo lands a shot to the body.
Neo lands a shot to the body.
Neo lands a shot to the body.
Neo lands a body punch in the clinch. #T3#
Neo lands a body punch.
Neo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Neo.
Neo presses DeNunez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Neo.
Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Neo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeNunez or not.
A short body shot lands from Neo as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Neo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Neo.
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeNunez or not.
Good body shot from Neo.
Neo is working DeNunez over against the cage.
Neo pushes DeNunez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Neo lands a right hand. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeNunez working hard to break the clinch.
Neo lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Neo.
Neo lands a body shot.
Neo cracks DeNunez with a nice body shot.
Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeNunez.
A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeNunez.#BC2#
Neo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Neo digs a good body shot into DeNunez's ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Neo.
Neo scores with a shot to the body.
Neo digs a good hook to DeNunez's body.
Neo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walton Neo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Neo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Neo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Neo lands a right hook to the body.
DeNunez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Neo lands a body shot.
Neo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent DeNunez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Neo thuds a left hand into DeNunez's body.
DeNunez tries to move into range but Neo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Neo jabs DeNunez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Neo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping DeNunez at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeNunez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent DeNunez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Neo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T1#
DeNunez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Neo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dante DeNunez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DeNunez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Neo thuds a left hand into DeNunez's body.
Neo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent DeNunez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walton Neo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Neo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Neo.
Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeNunez.
Neo scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neo is working DeNunez over against the cage.
Neo stalls.
Neo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T2#
A right handed body shot lands from Neo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeNunez tries to break free but Neo pushes him back against the cage.
Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Neo lands a nice shot to the body.
Neo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeNunez or not.
Neo lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Neo as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Neo.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Neo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeNunez.
Neo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Neo as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Neo - that landed with a thud.
Neo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeNunezs head.
Neo pushes DeNunez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T3#
Neo digs a right hand underneath DeNunez's ribcage. DeNunez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Neo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
Neo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Neo lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Neo as the two fighters clinch.
Neo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Neo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeNunez.
Dante DeNunez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walton Neo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Neo.
DeNunez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neo has him pressed against the cage.
Neo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
DeNunez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Neo scores with a hook to the body.#T4#
Neo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DeNunez backwards.
Nice body punch from Neo.
Neo digs a right hand into DeNunez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on DeNunez's gas tank.
Neo lands a body shot in the clinch.
DeNunez tries to break free but Neo pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Neo.
DeNunez tries a body shot but Neo blocks it.
#BC2#
Neo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
DeNunez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
DeNunez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walton Neo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Neo 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 24:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 24:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walton Neo!
Walton Neo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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