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Event:
BFF 24: Whelan vs. Stoneheart
Date: Jun 30, 2018 |
#R1#
Xavier scores with a sloppy right hand. Blake should have avoided that one. #TD#
Xavier closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Blake's guard.
Blake wants to stand and escape but Xavier is having none of it.
Blake wants to get back to his feet but Xavier passes into half guard.
Xavier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blake keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#ES2#
Blake makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#CL#
Xavier closes the distance and clinches.
Blake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Xavier fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Xavier moves in looking to clinch but Blake pushes him off.
Blake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Xavier sprawls well. Xavier wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.#T1#
Xavier wants to land a leg kick but Blake is out of range.
Blake tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Xavier defends well and Blake ends up having to push Xavier into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Charles Xavier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Blake.
Blake shoots for a double leg takedown but Xavier sprawls well. He's pushed Blake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mike Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake shoots in for a takedown but Xavier shows good takedown defense.
Xavier drops down looking for a counter takedown but Blake sprawls and moves away.#KD#
Xavier waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Blake. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Blake to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
#ROC#
Blake is rocked!
Xavier throwing strikes from guard but Blake blocks nicely.
Blake is still in real trouble! Can Xavier finish him?
Xavier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xavier trying to move into half guard but instead Blake has managed to sweep!#REVB#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake trying to control the position from guard on top but Xavier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.
Xavier looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blake is one step ahead there. #T2#
Blake stays in close to Xavier's body and controls the position.
Blake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xavier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blake postures up in Xavier's guard and throws a big left but Xavier blocks it.
Blake engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Blake throws an elbow that misses. Xavier uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blake's guard. Nice move by Xavier!#REVR##T3##ES2#
Blake manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the ropes.
Xavier lands an elbow inside that Blake shrugs off.
Xavier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blake has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Xavier is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Xavier. #TD#
Xavier is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Blake can't fight it off and eventually Xavier manages to take the fight to the floor. Blake looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES2#
Blake pushes Xavier off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake fails with the takedown#TD#
and Xavier decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blake's guard.
Blake keeping moving, preventing Xavier from controlling successfully. #T4#
Blake is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Xavier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blake keeping full guard, as Xavier tries to pass.
Xavier prevents Blake from getting back to his feet. #T5#
Xavier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blake is keeping the position for now.
Xavier has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Xavier trying to control the position from guard on top but Blake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xavier tries to free his leg and advance position but Blake is retaining full guard.
Blake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Xavier is controlling him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Xavier wants to control from the top but Blake keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blake shoots in for a double leg but Xavier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Xavier leaves Blake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Xavier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T6#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blake is trying hard to land a takedown here. Xavier sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blake tries for a takedown but Xavier manages to get underhooks.
#TD#
Xavier works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Blake keeping moving, preventing Xavier from controlling successfully.
Xavier postures up in Blake's guard and throws a big left but Blake blocks it.
Blake keeping full guard, as Xavier tries to pass. #T7#
Xavier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #ES2#
Blake pushes Xavier off and gets back to his feet.
Blake fails with the takedown.
Xavier appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blake misses with a takedown attempt - Xavier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've been told by Xavier's head coaches at The 'dam Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blake with a poor takedown
and Xavier counters with a nice uppercut.
Blake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Xavier pinned against the ropes. Xavier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blake looks winded!#T8##TD#
Xavier scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blake wants to get back to his feet but Xavier drags him back down.
Blake prevents Xavier from moving into mount.
Blake is pushing Xavier's head away, looking to escape. Xavier manages to hold on to the position though.
Xavier fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Xavier wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blake keeps working.
Xavier throws an elbow but Blake slips to the side and avoids it well.
Xavier is looking to take a break and control but Blake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T9#
Blake is trying to get back to his feet.
Xavier works to advance to full mount. Blake defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Blake wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Xavier looking to control but Blake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blake avoids a series of strikes thrown by Xavier.
Xavier looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blake trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Xavier dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R2#
Blake takes one to the chin there.#TD#
Xavier drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blake keeping full guard, as Xavier tries to pass.
Xavier looking to sit in guard and control but Blake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Xavier is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blake throws a strike but Xavier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Xavier controls the pace.#ES2#
Blake has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the ropes to get back to his feet. Xavier has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the ropes.#T1#
Xavier throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Xavier lands an uppercut.
Blake has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Xavier avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Xavier is pressed up against the ropes. Blake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Xavier down to the mat. Xavier avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blake shoots and misses
and Xavier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Charles Xavier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Blake.
Blake is breathing heavily.
Blake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Xavier seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blake gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Xavier gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Blake is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Xavier!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Ben Hassine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Xavier's waist but Xavier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ben Hassine off to one side.
Ben Hassine tries to close the distance and clinch but Xavier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ben Hassine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ben Hassine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Xavier avoids it really well and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Ben Hassine. Those never looked like landing.
Ben Hassine shoots in for a double leg but Xavier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alaaeddine Ben Hassine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier misses with a double jab.
#TD2#
Xavier feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Xavier trying to control but Ben Hassine is working from the bottom. #T1#
Xavier pushes down on Ben Hassine's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Xavier lands strikes from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Xavier trying to control the action but Ben Hassine is working from the bottom.
Xavier wants to free his trapped foot but Ben Hassine is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Xavier looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ben Hassine with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ben Hassine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Xavier.
Xavier has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ben Hassine taking shots to the head. #T2#
Xavier trying to control but Ben Hassine is having none of it.
Xavier working the ground and pound effectively.
Ben Hassine is bucking up trying to escape but Xavier cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#ROC2#
Ben Hassine is rocked!
Xavier looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Ben Hassine covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Xavier!
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