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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 09, 2018 |
#R1#
Mawe throws a series of punches but Schlimen moves out of range. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Schlimen enables Mawe to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Schlimen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Schlimen pulls Mawe in close to prevent any damage. #SUB#
Schlimen working for a triangle but Mawe defends it easily.
Schlimen controls Mawe momentarily but Mawe frees himself.
Schlimen is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Flexx zone that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Mawe is working Schlimen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mawe trying to control but Schlimen is working from the bottom.
Mawe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schlimen is keeping the position for now.
Schlimen is trying to keep Mawe in close.
#T1#
Schlimen has momentary wrist control but Mawe slips an elbow through the middle.
Mawe postures up.
Schlimen controlling the position.
Mawe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mawe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Schlimen working a defensive guard here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Schlimen holds on and takes a little breather.
Mawe tries to free his leg and advance position but Schlimen is retaining full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mawe working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Schlimen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mawe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T2#
Schlimen has his hands on Mawe's head, controlling the position. #SUB#
Schlimen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mawe has passed into half guard!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schlimen is staying active underneath Mawe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Schlimen trying to hold on to Mawe's head to control him but Mawe postures up.
Mawe is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mawe lands a nice short elbow.
Schlimen is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Schlimen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Schlimen.
Mawe won't allow Schlimen to sweep him here.
Schlimen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mawe controls the pace.#SUB#
Schlimen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mawe has passed into half guard!
Mawe is trying to control the action in half guard but Schlimen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mawe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mawe prevents Schlimen from improving his position.#SUB2#
Mawe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Schlimen has managed to free his arm - good work. #T4#
Schlimen gets back to full guard.
Schlimen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mawe wants to control from the top but Schlimen keeps moving.
Mawe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schlimen controlling the position.
Mawe is pushing down on Schlimen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Schlimen is fighting to maintain full guard but Mawe has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Schlimen makes his way to full guard, as Mawe worked for a kimura.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schlimen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Watsz Mawe dominated that round.
That's time! Schlimen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Schlimen fails to land the takedown.
Schlimen fails with the takedown.#TD#
Schlimen dives in and scores a takedown into Mawe's guard.
Schlimen postures up.
Schlimen trying to control but Mawe is working from the bottom.
Mawe keeping full guard, as Schlimen tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mawe wants to control but Schlimen passes easily into half guard.
Schlimen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T1#
Mawe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Schlimen is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mawe is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruce Schlimen!
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Event:
BANDAI 9: Rising
Date: Sep 14, 2018 |
#R1#
A big left from Bourke misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Schlimen 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.
Schlimen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bourke counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Schlimen moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Bourke breaks from the clinch.
Schlimen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schlimen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schlimen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rei Bourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Schlimen.
Schlimen has a takedown stuffed.
Bourke just misses with a punch to the body.
Bourke connects with a right hand. Schlimen shakes it off.#ROC#
Schlimen is rocked!
Schlimen misses with a takedown attempt
and Bourke counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rei Bourke!
Rei Bourke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E07
Date: Aug 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Christofi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schlimen misses with a kick to the body.
Christofi lands with a shot to the body.
Christofi throws out a powerful jab.
Schlimen stuns Christofi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Christofi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christofi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schlimen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Christofi throws a shot to the body.
Christofi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schlimen misses with a hook
and Schlimen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schlimen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christofi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schlimen manages to avoid it.
Christofi lands a nice shot that snaps Schlimen's head back.
#ROC#
Schlimen is rocked!
Christofi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schlimen is still on wobbly legs! Can Christofi finish him?#T1#
Christofi drops Schlimen with a naaaaasty hook - Schlimen is in real trouble here! Christofi dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theo Christofi!
Theo Christofi spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
EFL 10 - Claremont v Rob
Date: Jun 30, 2018 |
#R1#
Schlimen fails with the takedown.
Schlimen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schlimen with a poor takedown
enabling Cruz Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Cruz Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Schlimen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cruz Jr under the eye.#CUT2#
It looks like Julio Cruz Jr has been cut.
Cruz Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schlimen.
Cruz Jr quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Julio Cruz Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Schlimen.
Cruz Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schlimen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schlimen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Cruz Jr misses the target.
Schlimen shoots in but Cruz Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T1#
Schlimen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cruz Jr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Schlimen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cruz Jr as he avoids it easily.
Schlimen moves in looking to clinch but Cruz Jr pushes him off.
Cruz Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schlimen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cruz Jr misses with a wild body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schlimen.
Cruz Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schlimen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Schlimen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cruz Jr circles away.#T2#
Cruz Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz Jr takes a swing at Schlimen's ribcage but misses.
Cruz Jr looks to land a body kick but Schlimen moved away.
Schlimen throws the left hand but Cruz Jr avoids the punch easily.
Cruz Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Schlimen shoots in looking for a takedown. Cruz Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Schlimen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cruz Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Schlimen backs away, Cruz Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Schlimen fails to land the takedown.
It appears Cruz Jr was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cruz Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bruce Schlimen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T3#
Schlimen missing with a left hand there. Cruz Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schlimen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cruz Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Schlimen somewhat.
Schlimen throws a shot from downtown. Cruz Jr moves away and avoids it.
Cruz Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Schlimen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cruz Jr sprawls well. Cruz Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schlimen gets slowly back to his feet.
And Cruz Jr counters with a quick kick to the body but Schlimen blocks it.
Schlimen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T4#
Cruz Jr needs to keep his hands up - Schlimen had a free shot at his head there.
Cruz Jr with a jab.
Cruz Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schlimen dives in for a single leg takedown but Cruz Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cruz Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Schlimen avoided it.
Schlimen connects with a single shot there.
Schlimen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Schlimen misses the target.
Schlimen tries for a takedown but Cruz Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Schlimen fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruz Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruz Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Good shot there by Schlimen.
Cruz Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Schlimen.
Cruz Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schlimen manages to avoid it.
Schlimen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz Jr manages to avoid it.
Cruz Jr is looking to wear down Schlimen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Schlimen lands a nice shot that snaps Cruz Jr's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schlimen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cruz Jr tries to avoid it but Schlimen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cruz Jr to the ground. Cruz Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cruz Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Schlimen shoots in and drives through. Cruz Jr sprawls well.
Schlimen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cruz Jr but Cruz Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Julio Cruz Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Schlimen.#T1#
Cruz Jr stuffs the takedown.
Schlimen dives in for a single leg takedown but Cruz Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And Cruz Jr counters with a quick kick to the body but Schlimen blocks it.
Cruz Jr takes a swing at Schlimen's ribcage but misses.
Schlimen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cruz Jr.
Cruz Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schlimen.
Cruz Jr is looking to counter with a body kick.
Schlimen shoots for a double leg takedown but Cruz Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Schlimen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cruz Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schlimen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cruz Jr blocks the body kick.
Schlimen lands a really nice looking cross but Cruz Jr seems unphased.
#CL2#
Schlimen drives through and clinches with Cruz Jr against the cage.
#T2#
Schlimen is trying to drag Cruz Jr to the mat but Cruz Jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Schlimen tries to pull guard but Cruz Jr won't allow it.
Cruz Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
#TD2#
Schlimen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cruz Jr uses from the top position. #SUB2#
Schlimen is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Cruz Jr rolls with it to try and escape but Schlimen cranks on the arm and Cruz Jr is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Schlimen!
Bruce Schlimen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
EFL 9 - Midget v Mitchell
Date: Jun 24, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Schlimen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SUB2#
Schlimen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cruz sees it coming and defends easily.
Still in half guard, Schlimen seems content to control.
Schlimen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #SUB2#
Schlimen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cruz manages to avoid the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Schlimen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Schlimen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T1#
Schlimen just content to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Cruz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Schlimen advances to full mount.
Schlimen controlling his opponent.
Cruz has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Schlimen biding his time, controlling Cruz. #T2#
Cruz trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #SUB2#
Schlimen is cranking Cruz's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Cruz! He's tightened the choke and Cruz is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bruce Schlimen!
After the fight, Bruce Schlimen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Test 1
Date: May 26, 2018 |
#R1##TD2#
Schlimen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Manowaru tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Schlimen is in Manowaru's guard.#SUB2#
Schlimen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Manowaru has Schlimen pulled in close to control his posture.
Schlimen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manowaru knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schlimen on the ground.
Manowaru seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Manowaru's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T1##REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Schlimen tries to keep at a distance but Manowaru has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Manowaru has picked Schlimen up - he's going for a ride! Manowaru dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Manowaru in particular looking to stall.
Schlimen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Manowaru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Manowaru will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T2#
Well, if Manowaru is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schlimen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Manowaru has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Manowaru content to stall in guard here.
Manowaru has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Schlimen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manowaru is one step ahead there. #T3##SUB2#
Schlimen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Manowaru defends it easily.
Manowaru controls from within his opponent's guard.
Manowaru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schlimen is keeping the position for now.
Schlimen controls Manowaru momentarily but Manowaru frees himself.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Manowaru controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Manowaru avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manowaru slips a straight right by Schlimen.
Manowaru attempts a counter takedown but Schlimen avoids it well and moves away.#CL#
Manowaru moves into the clinch.#TD#
Manowaru jumps into guard, dragging Schlimen to the mat.
Manowaru is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Further stalling from Manowaru.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schlimen wants to control from the top but Manowaru keeps moving.
Manowaru has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Manowaru dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Schlimen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manowaru tries to counter by clinching up but Schlimen breaks away and moves out of range.
Schlimen throws a poor cross that misses
and Manowaru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD#
Manowaru looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#SUB2#
Schlimen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Manowaru got a little sloppy there for a moment and Schlimen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manowaru has managed to get both his arms back between Schlimen's legs - danger averted.
Manowaru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schlimen can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Schlimen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Manowaru is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manowaru is stalling in the full guard.
Schlimen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1##SUB2#
Schlimen pushes a forearm under Manowaru's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Manowaru is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Schlimen!
Bruce Schlimen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Hiro Manowaru had this to say: 'Thank you for the lesson young master.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 04, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD2#
Taylor pulls Schlimen into guard.
#SUB2#
Schlimen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taylor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schlimen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB2#
Taylor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schlimen defends it easily.
Schlimen passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Schlimen in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor is trying to get back to full guard.
Schlimen trying to control the pace.
Schlimen passes the guard and advances to mount! #T1##SUB#
Schlimen is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Taylor is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Schlimen!
A victorious Bruce Schlimen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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