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Event:
CWC 333 - Prelims
Date: Jan 15, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 7 losses; Jan Sobieski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Ricky Clubber!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Clubber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sobieski tries for a takedown but Clubber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clubber stuffs the takedown.
Sobieski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Sobieski has closed the distance and engaged Clubber in a clinch.
#TD#
Sobieski has Clubber pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sobieski pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Clubber tumbling to the mat - Sobieski dives into Clubber's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sobieski (2) vs (0) Clubber
Clubber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sobieski is one step ahead there.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Clubber keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Sobieski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Sobieski (5) vs (0) Clubber
Clubber prevents Sobieski from improving position.
Clubber tries to bench press Sobieski off him but Sobieski keeps the position.
Sobieski tries to advance to mount but Clubber denies him.
Sobieski happy to just control the position for now. #SUB#
Sobieski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T2##SUB#
Sobieski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Clubber, who protects the arm well.
Sobieski has knee on belly and moves into mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Sobieski (7) vs (0) Clubber#SUB#
Sobieski moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Clubber has worked his arm free - good work by Clubber!
#SUB#
Sobieski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clubber struggling a bit here.#T3#
Clubber is looking for a sweep.
Clubber manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Sobieski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Clubber doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sobieski.
Clubber wants to control but Sobieski is keeping busy.
#T4#
Clubber wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Sobieski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB#
Sobieski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Clubber defends it well.
Clubber regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sobieski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T5#
Sobieski won't allow Clubber to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Clubber is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sobieski is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Clubber escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sobieski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Clubber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sobieski is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Clubber escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sobieski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sobieski tries to free his leg and advance position but Clubber is retaining full guard. #T6#
Sobieski passes Clubber's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Sobieski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Clubber sees it coming and defends easily.
Sobieski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Clubber knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sobieski is trying to control the action in half guard but Clubber is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Sobieski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Clubber is just riding it out for now. Sobieski eventually gives up the hold.
Clubber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T7#
Sobieski works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sobieski (10) vs (0) Clubber
Clubber working to try and regain half guard.
Clubber is still trying to improve position.
Sobieski trying to control but Clubber is having none of it. #T8#
Sobieski is really struggling to control Clubber but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Clubber is looking to improve his position but Sobieski isn't that keen on the idea.
Sobieski tries to control but Clubber wriggling away. #T9#
Clubber is trying to escape the mount.
#SUB#
Sobieski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Clubber tries to reverse the position but Sobieski maintains control.
Sobieski trying to control but Clubber is having none of it. #SUB#
Sobieski swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Clubber is now in Sobieski's guard. A big mistake from Sobieski there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sobieski (10) vs (2) Clubber
Clubber forces his way into half guard.#T10##SUB2#
Clubber is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sobieski trying to hold on to Clubber's head to control him but Clubber postures up.
#SUB2#
Clubber maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sobieski could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Clubber has cracked it and Sobieski is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Clubber!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky Clubber!
After winning the bout, Ricky Clubber 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:
CWC 332 - The Reboot
Date: Jan 08, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 37 wins and 29 losses; Kurt Diesel! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 6 losses; Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Diesel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sobieski napping and manages to drive through into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Diesel (4) vs (0) Sobieski
Sobieski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sobieski trying to remain calm as Diesel controls from the top position.
You can see the frustration on Sobieski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Diesel taking a breather here.
Diesel tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sobieski's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel controls the position.#T1#
Sobieski tries to improve position but can't.
Diesel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
You can see the frustration on Sobieski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sobieski trying to remain calm as Diesel controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobieski looks to move to half guard but instead Diesel has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Diesel (6) vs (0) Sobieski
Sobieski is trying desperately to improve position.#T2#
Diesel content just to control the position here.
Sobieski is desperately trying to improve his position but Diesel has a good base and remains in mount.
Diesel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sobieski can't escape the position.
Sobieski wants to hold on but Diesel pushes him away.#T3#
Diesel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sobieski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sobieski is looking to improve his position but Diesel isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sobieski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T4#
Diesel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diesel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Diesel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diesel controlling the pace for now. #T5#
Diesel avoids the attempt from Sobieski to control.
Sobieski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diesel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sobieski wants to control but Diesel is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diesel trying to control but Sobieski is having none of it.
Diesel is really struggling to control Sobieski but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T6#
Sobieski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diesel controlling his opponent.
Sobieski is trying to escape the mount.
Sobieski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Diesel prevents Sobieski from getting the reversal.#T7#
Diesel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sobieski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Diesel prevents Sobieski from getting the reversal.
Diesel controlling from mount.
Sobieski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diesel looking to control but Sobieski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diesel prevents Sobieski from getting the reversal.
Sobieski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T8#
Sobieski can't escape the position.
Diesel controlling the position easily from mount.
Sobieski tries to lock up and control but Diesel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diesel content just to control the position here.
Sobieski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
#T9#
Diesel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sobieski is looking to get to half guard.
Sobieski wants to control but Diesel is having none of it.
Sobieski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Diesel trying to control but Sobieski is having none of it. #T10#
Sobieski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sobieski regains half guard.
Sobieski is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobieski has a hand on Diesel's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Diesel takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (9) vs (0) Sobieski#T11#
Sobieski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diesel content just to control the position here.
Sobieski wants to control but Diesel is having none of it.#T12#
Diesel content just to control the position here.
Sobieski working to try and regain half guard.
Sobieski tries to hold on but Diesel postures up.
Sobieski manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Diesel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T13#
Sobieski wants to get back to full guard.
Diesel looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Diesel'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.#SUB2#
Sobieski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diesel pulls his head out easily. #T14#
Diesel works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Diesel (12) vs (0) Sobieski
Sobieski is looking to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diesel controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diesel takes the fight on points by 12 to 0.
Kurt Diesel 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:
CWC 330 - McCain vs Brown
Date: Nov 13, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 13 losses; Guillo Perez ! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 5 losses; Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#CL#
Sobieski tries to keep at a distance but Perez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sobieski tries to pull guard but Perez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sobieski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#TD2#
Sobieski jumps guard and drags Perez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sobieski is trying to keep Perez in close.
Perez forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
Perez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez is looking to advance position but Sobieski won't allow it.
Perez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T1#
Perez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sobieski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Perez is trying to control the action in half guard but Sobieski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Perez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sobieski works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB2#
Sobieski throws his legs up looking for a submission but Perez uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Perez (3) vs (0) Sobieski#SUB#
Perez is trying to get an arm triangle but Sobieski is defending well. #T2#
Sobieski tries to bench press Perez off him but Perez keeps the position.
Sobieski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Perez off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Perez (3) vs (4) Sobieski
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sobieski keeps control of the position as Perez tries to break free.
My spies in Gunner's School of Combat inform me that Sobieski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#SUB2#
Perez defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sobieski's arms.
Sobieski is hanging on to Perez 's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sobieski's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
#SUB2#
Sobieski is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Perez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Perez tries to break free.
Sobieski not allowing Perez to control his hands. #SUB2#
Sobieski patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sobieski avoiding Perez 's attempts to control his hands.
Sobieski is looking to control Perez but Perez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sobieski has the hooks in. Perez is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #SUB2#
Sobieski is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Perez is defending well though. Sobieski let's go of the attempt for now.#SUB2#
Perez is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
#T4#
Sobieski gets his hands free as Perez looks to control.
Sobieski doesn't have the hooks in and Perez manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Perez (5) vs (4) Sobieski#SUB2#
Sobieski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perez defends it easily.#SUB2#
Sobieski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perez defends it easily.#SUB2#
Sobieski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T5#
Perez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sobieski's guard.
Perez is controlling the pace.
#SUB2#
Perez moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Sobieski. Score +3 for passing guard: Perez (8) vs (4) Sobieski#SUB#
Perez is trying to get an arm triangle but Sobieski is defending well. #SUB#
Perez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sobieski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T6#
Sobieski is looking to regain half guard here but Perez keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
Perez is trying to get an arm triangle but Sobieski is defending well.
Sobieski gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobieski wants to control but Perez is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T7#
Perez uses his free foot to push down on Sobieski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sobieski. Score +3 for passing guard: Perez (11) vs (4) Sobieski
Perez controlling from the full mount.
Perez looking to control but Sobieski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB#
Perez has control of Sobieski's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sobieski regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sobieski is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T8#
Sobieski is just holding on here. Perez manages to take his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Perez (14) vs (4) Sobieski
Perez keeps control of the position as Sobieski tries to break free.
#SUB#
Perez is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sobieski is defending well though. Perez let's go of the attempt for now.
Sobieski breaks Perez 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Perez (14) vs (6) Sobieski
Perez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
Perez trying to control the position.
#T9#
Sobieski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perez is keeping the position for now.
Sobieski trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Sobieski advances to half guard. #SUB2#
Sobieski 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.
Sobieski passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Perez (14) vs (9) Sobieski
Perez is trying to work for a sweep but Sobieski has mounted him! Score +2 for reaching mount: Perez (14) vs (11) Sobieski#T10#
Perez is trying to escape the mount.
Perez tries to lock up and control but Sobieski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB2#
Sobieski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sobieski tries to control but Perez wriggling away. #SUB2#
Sobieski jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Perez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Perez can't do much from the bottom here.
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perez keeps working. #T11#
Perez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Perez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Perez wants to control but Sobieski is keeping busy.
Sobieski wants to free his trapped foot but Perez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Perez trying to control here.
Perez is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Sobieski seems to be working for a kimura but Perez defends the submission attempt.
Perez trying to control from the bottom.
#T12#
Perez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sobieski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sobieski's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Perez (18) vs (11) Sobieski
Sobieski is trying to break free.
#SUB#
Sobieski tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Perez has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Sobieski is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 12:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Guillo Perez !
Guillo Perez thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
CWC 329
Date: Nov 06, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 43 wins and 28 losses; Conald Petersen! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 4 losses; Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Petersen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sobieski's waist but Sobieski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Petersen off to one side. #TD2#
Sobieski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Petersen is trying to defend but Sobieski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Petersen (0) vs (2) Sobieski
Petersen is pressing down on Sobieski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Petersen is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Petersen (2) vs (2) Sobieski
Petersen won't allow Sobieski to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Sobieski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Petersen sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobieski, not yet. #T1#
Petersen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Petersen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sobieski's guard.
Petersen content to control rather than advance. #SUB2#
Sobieski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sobieski keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sobieski is looking to improve his position.
Petersen wants to pass the guard but Sobieski is defending well. #T2#
Petersen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sobieski is staying active underneath Petersen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petersen wants to pass the guard but Sobieski is defending well.
Sobieski is looking to control Petersen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sobieski avoid being mounted?
Petersen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sobieski is looking to improve his position.
#T3#
Petersen is taking a breather. Sobieski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sobieski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Petersen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Petersen's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Petersen (2) vs (6) Sobieski#SUB2#
Sobieski is persistently looking for the submission but Petersen is defending it well.
#SUB2#
Sobieski working for the choke.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sobieski's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Petersen's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Sobieski's hands.
My spies in Gunner's School of Combat inform me that Sobieski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sobieski wants to control but Petersen is keeping busy.#T4#
Petersen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sobieski's guard. Nice work there by Petersen.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Petersen (4) vs (6) Sobieski
Petersen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2#
Petersen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sobieski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Petersen has managed to get both his arms back between Sobieski's legs - danger averted.
Petersen content to stall in guard here.
Petersen passes easily into side control. Nice work. Score +3 for passing guard: Petersen (7) vs (6) Sobieski
Petersen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #SUB#
Petersen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T5#
Petersen takes a little break here. Sobieski wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sobieski struggling a bit here.
Petersen taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobieski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Petersen is looking to take a break and control but Sobieski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T6#
Petersen passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Petersen (10) vs (6) Sobieski
Petersen controlling from mount.
Sobieski sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sobieski wants to control but Petersen is keeping busy.
Petersen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Petersen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Petersen (13) vs (6) Sobieski#T7#
Petersen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sobieski sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#SUB2#
Sobieski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Petersen controlling the action here.
Sobieski is refusing to be controlled, as Petersen sits in half guard.
Sobieski wants to get back to full guard.#T8#
Petersen stalling.
Petersen'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.
Petersen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sobieski tries to roll over but Petersen keeps him under control.#T9#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Petersen in particular looking to stall.
Sobieski is looking for a sweep. Petersen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Petersen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sobieski trying to control but Petersen postures up.
#SUB#
Petersen is trying to work for a kimura but Sobieski is defending well.
Petersen trying to control the pace. #SUB2#
Sobieski looking for submissions off his back.#T10#
Petersen is controlling the pace.
Sobieski is trying to maintain the position but Petersen is very close to passing his half guard.
Sobieski tries to roll over but Petersen keeps him under control.
Petersen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Petersen trying to mount his opponent but Sobieski defends it.
Sobieski is looking to control Petersen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sobieski avoid being mounted?#T11#
Petersen works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Petersen (16) vs (6) Sobieski
Sobieski is desperately trying to improve his position but Petersen has a good base and remains in mount.
Petersen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Petersen works his way to his opponent's back.
Score +3 for taking back: Petersen (19) vs (6) Sobieski
Petersen is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Sobieski rolls, trying to escape but Petersen keeps control of the position.
#T12#
Despite being in a bad position, Sobieski is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts. #SUB#
Petersen is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sobieski is defending well though. Petersen let's go of the attempt for now.
Sobieski rolls, trying to escape but Petersen keeps control of the position.
Petersen trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Sobieski doesn't escape.
Further stalling from Petersen.
Petersen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sobieski for as long as he can get away with.
Sobieski tries to escape but Petersen has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #T13#
Petersen controls the position.
Sobieski tries to break free.
Petersen trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Sobieski doesn't escape.
Sobieski rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Petersen tries to pass to full mount but Sobieski defends it.
Sobieski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Petersen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Petersen's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Petersen (19) vs (10) Sobieski#SUB2#
Sobieski is persistently looking for the submission but Petersen is defending it well.
Petersen is really stuck here.
#T14##SUB2#
Sobieski working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Petersen breaks Sobieski's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Petersen (21) vs (10) Sobieski#SUB2#
Sobieski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Petersen stays in close to Sobieski's body and controls the position.
Petersen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Score +3 for passing guard: Petersen (24) vs (10) Sobieski
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sobieski is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Petersen has hold of Sobieski's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sobieski seems comfortable defending it but Petersen has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sobieski is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sobieski is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Petersen couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 14:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Conald Petersen!
Conald Petersen is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Conald Petersen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
CWC HALLOWEEN HAVOC 1
Date: Oct 30, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 10 losses; Amir Ziyaeddin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 4 losses; Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Ziyaeddin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ziyaeddin (0) vs (2) Sobieski
Sobieski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ziyaeddin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ziyaeddin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Ziyaeddin keeps moving.
Ziyaeddin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sobieski's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ziyaeddin (2) vs (2) Sobieski#SUB2#
Sobieski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ziyaeddin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ziyaeddin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sobieski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziyaeddin wants to control from the top but Sobieski keeps moving.
Sobieski is trying to keep Ziyaeddin in close.
#T1#
Sobieski wants to sweep but no luck.
Ziyaeddin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sobieski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ziyaeddin is one step ahead there.
Ziyaeddin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ziyaeddin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobieski is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Sobieski has his foot on Ziyaeddin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ziyaeddin works his way back into a safe position though.#T2#
Sobieski wants to sweep here but Ziyaeddin controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Sobieski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ziyaeddin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Sobieski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ziyaeddin defends well.
Ziyaeddin controlling from the top position. #SUB2#
Sobieski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ziyaeddin wants to control from the top but Sobieski keeps moving. #T3#
Ziyaeddin showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Sobieski 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! Ziyaeddin rolls with it to try and escape but Sobieski cranks on the arm and Ziyaeddin is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski gave a mention to HELLBENT in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
CWC 327 - Nickal vs Saric
Date: Oct 23, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 30 wins and 30 losses; Moldy Jello! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 4 losses; Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Jello closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jello lands in his opponent's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Jello (2) vs (0) Sobieski
Sobieski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jello looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jello sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sobieski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've been hearing good reports from Jello's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jello slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sobieski wants to improve his position but instead Jello has moved into half guard.
Sobieski trying to control but Jello postures up.
#T1#
Jello is controlling the pace.
Sobieski won't allow Jello to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sobieski manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Sobieski working for a triangle but Jello defends it easily.
Jello's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T2#
Jello tries to free his leg and advance position but Sobieski is retaining full guard.
Jello won't allow Sobieski to sweep him here.
Jello pushes down on Sobieski's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Sobieski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Jello seems to be working for a kimura but Sobieski defends the submission attempt.#T3#
Jello looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sobieski tries to roll over but Jello keeps him under control.
Sobieski trying to control from the bottom.
Jello trying to mount his opponent but Sobieski defends it.
Jello controlling the action here.
Sobieski manages to get to full guard.
#T4##SUB2#
Sobieski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jello slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sobieski keeping full guard, as Jello tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Sobieski 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! Jello rolls with it to try and escape but Sobieski cranks on the arm and Jello is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HELLBENT, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Moldy Jello stepped up to the mic, saying 'I like big butts!'. |
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Event:
CWC 325 - Pavlov vs Walters
Date: Oct 09, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 3 losses; Jan Sobieski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 13 wins and 6 losses; Micael Galvao !
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD#
Sobieski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Galvao to the mat! Galvao manages to get full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sobieski (2) vs (0) Galvao
Sobieski passes into half guard.
Galvao wants to control but Sobieski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sobieski trying to control from Galvao 's half guard. Galvao has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galvao keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Sobieski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Galvao keeping full guard, as Sobieski tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T1#
Galvao keeping full guard, as Sobieski tries to pass.
Sobieski showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T2#
Galvao seems keen to control Sobieski's posture.
Galvao can't keep his opponent in guard - Sobieski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB#
Sobieski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Galvao defends it well. #SUB#
Sobieski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Galvao has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Sobieski is working for a kimura but Galvao is defending it quite comfortably.
#T3#
Sobieski is pressing down on Galvao 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Galvao is holding on for now. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sobieski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB#
Sobieski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Galvao defends it well.
Sobieski trying to pass the guard but Galvao defending well.
Galvao has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Galvao controlling the position for now.
Sobieski tries to pass to full mount but Galvao defends it.
Galvao is staying active underneath Sobieski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Galvao is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Galvao is defending well.
Sobieski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Galvao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T5#
Sobieski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Galvao knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Galvao desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sobieski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Galvao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Sobieski wants to work for an arm triangle but Galvao is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sobieski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Galvao is concentrating on defense, preventing Sobieski from advancing position. #T6##SUB#
Sobieski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Galvao defends it well.
Sobieski uses his free foot to push down on Galvao 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Galvao . Score +3 for passing guard: Sobieski (5) vs (0) Galvao
Sobieski trying to control but Galvao is having none of it.
Sobieski controlling the position easily from mount. #T7##SUB#
Sobieski moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Galvao has worked his arm free - good work by Galvao !
Galvao tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Sobieski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Galvao wants to control but Sobieski postures up.
Galvao tries to bench press Sobieski off him but Sobieski keeps the position. #T8##SUB#
Sobieski is trying to get an arm triangle but Galvao is defending well.
The referee asks Sobieski politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sobieski prefers to stall for the moment though.
Galvao tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sobieski presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Sobieski (7) vs (0) Galvao #SUB#
Sobieski is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Galvao is surviving well by controlling Sobieski's body position as best he can. #SUB#
Sobieski goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Galvao turns into him and now he's in Sobieski's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sobieski (7) vs (2) Galvao
Sobieski being controlled here, momentarily. #T9#
Sobieski trying to keep a closed guard but Galvao is proving a slippery customer.
Galvao not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sobieski wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Galvao is now in half guard. #T10#
Sobieski wants to improve his position but Galvao is controlling well.
Galvao is taking a breather. Sobieski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sobieski tries to roll over but Galvao keeps him under control.#SUB#
Sobieski looking for subs from the bottom but Galvao mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Sobieski (7) vs (5) Galvao #T11#
Galvao looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Galvao has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Galvao looking to control but Sobieski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sobieski has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Sobieski (7) vs (8) Galvao
Galvao controlling well, preventing Sobieski from escaping the position.
#T12#
Galvao gets his hands free as Sobieski looks to control.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Sobieski is trying to break free.
#T13#
Sobieski rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sobieski wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Sobieski actively working from the bottom here.
Sobieski wants to sweep but Galvao has passed to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Sobieski (7) vs (11) Galvao
Sobieski is looking for a sweep.
Sobieski stops Galvao from passing to mount.
Sobieski regains half guard.#T14#
Galvao content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sobieski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Galvao works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Sobieski (7) vs (14) Galvao
Sobieski looking for a sweep but Galvao has passed into full mount! Oh no! Score +2 for reaching mount: Sobieski (7) vs (16) Galvao
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Galvao controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
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Event:
CWC 323 - Prelims
Date: Sep 25, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Jan Sobieski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 6 losses; Everett Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD#
Arroyo tries to sprawl but Sobieski drives through with a takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sobieski (2) vs (0) Arroyo
Arroyo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Arroyo is looking for a sweep. Sobieski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sobieski is keen to just control but Arroyo is a slippery customer.
Sobieski trying to mount his opponent but Arroyo defends it.
Arroyo tries to get to full guard but Sobieski has control of the leg.
Sobieski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Sobieski (5) vs (0) Arroyo
Sobieski avoids the attempt from Arroyo to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski controlling his opponent.
Sobieski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Arroyo is looking to escape. #T1#
Arroyo is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Sobieski working for a guillotine from mount but Arroyo is in no mood to give up.
Arroyo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sobieski wants to control but Arroyo is keeping him busy.
Sobieski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sobieski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Sobieski (8) vs (0) Arroyo#SUB#
Sobieski is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Arroyo is surviving well by controlling Sobieski's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Sobieski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Arroyo is looking to escape.
Arroyo tries to hold on but Sobieski pushes him away.
Arroyo is looking to get to half guard.
Sobieski tries to control but Arroyo wriggling away. #SUB#
Sobieski goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Arroyo is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sobieski (8) vs (2) Arroyo#T3#
Arroyo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobieski is keeping the position for now.
Sobieski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sobieski is working hard here to advance position.
Sobieski keeping moving, preventing Arroyo from controlling successfully.
Sobieski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sobieski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arroyo's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sobieski (10) vs (2) Arroyo
Arroyo looking for a sweep. Not yet Arroyo, not yet.
Sobieski tries to free his leg and advance position but Arroyo is retaining full guard.
Arroyo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T4#
Sobieski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arroyo is keeping the position for now.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Arroyo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arroyo wants to control the position but Sobieski says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Arroyo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sobieski is trying to control the action in half guard but Arroyo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Sobieski seems to be looking for submissions.
Arroyo trying to control here.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Arroyo is working from the bottom. #T5#
Sobieski passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Sobieski (13) vs (2) Arroyo
Sobieski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Arroyo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sobieski wants to control the pace but Arroyo is squirming around nicely.
Arroyo manages to regain half guard. Good work. #SUB#
Arroyo is defending against the submission attempts here by Sobieski.
We've been hearing good reports from Sobieski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#T6#
Arroyo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sobieski tries to free his leg and advance position but Arroyo is retaining full guard.
Arroyo looking to control.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Arroyo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arroyo wants to sweep here but Sobieski controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Sobieski drops back, looking for a kneebar! Arroyo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Arroyo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Arroyo! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sobieski (13) vs (6) Arroyo#T7#
Sobieski struggling a bit here.
Sobieski is not content to let Arroyo control the position.
Sobieski is trying to improve his position.#T8#
Sobieski is letting Arroyo control him for a moment.
Sobieski is looking to regain half guard here but Arroyo keeps moving and retains side control.
Arroyo happy to just control the position for now.
Sobieski is not content to let Arroyo control the position. #T9#
Arroyo staying calm.
Sobieski is looking to reverse the position.#SUB2#
Arroyo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Arroyo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T10#
Sobieski prevents Arroyo from improving position.
A lull in the action here.#SUB2#
Arroyo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T11#
You can see the frustration on Sobieski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sobieski is looking for a sweep.
Sobieski tries to control but Arroyo manages to take his back. Score +3 for taking back: Sobieski (13) vs (9) Arroyo
Arroyo slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Arroyo keeps control of the position as Sobieski tries to break free.
Arroyo just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Let's hope that Arroyo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T12#
Sobieski rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Arroyo content to control rather than advance. #SUB#
Sobieski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arroyo pulls his head out easily.
Sobieski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arroyo is trying to control. Sobieski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T13##SUB2#
Sobieski is defending against the submission attempts here by Arroyo.
Arroyo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sobieski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Arroyo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Arroyo's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Sobieski (17) vs (9) Arroyo#SUB#
Arroyo defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sobieski (17) vs (11) Arroyo#SUB#
Sobieski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arroyo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sobieski being controlled here, momentarily. #T14#
Arroyo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobieski swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Arroyo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sobieski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Arroyo has managed to get both his arms back between Sobieski's legs - danger averted.
Arroyo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sobieski's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arroyo controlling the action here.
Sobieski is controlling Arroyo's trapped leg to prevent Arroyo from advancing to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sobieski takes the fight on points by 17 to 11.
Jan Sobieski very nearly forgot to thank HELLBENT amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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Event:
CWC Fight Night 1
Date: Sep 15, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 18 losses; Carl Moore! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 3 losses; Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Moore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sobieski defends it nicely.#CL#
Moore closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
Sobieski successfully pulls guard.
#SUB2#
Sobieski is looking to cinch up a triangle. Moore throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sobieski's body to avoid the submission. Sobieski has instead reached around Moore's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sobieski arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski made sure to mention his sponsor, HELLBENT in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
CWC 320 - Fiso vs Brown
Date: Sep 04, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 6 losses; Darragh Fiachna! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD2#
Sobieski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fiachna sprawls well initially but Sobieski persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Fiachna (0) vs (2) Sobieski
Fiachna slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Fiachna has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sobieski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sobieski trying to control but Fiachna is working from the bottom.
Fiachna is trying to control the position but Sobieski postures up.
Sobieski advances position into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (0) vs (5) Sobieski
Fiachna is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Sobieski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fiachna sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fiachna keeps working.
We've been hearing good reports from Fiachna's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB2#
Sobieski seems to be looking for submissions.
Fiachna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sobieski is working away from the top position though.
My spies in Gunner's School of Combat inform me that Sobieski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T1##SUB2#
Fiachna is defending against the submission attempts here by Sobieski.
Fiachna makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fiachna.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiachna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Fiachna looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fiachna keeping full guard, as Sobieski tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fiachna looking to control.
#SUB#
Fiachna is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Fiachna escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sobieski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T2#
Sobieski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fiachna is keeping the position for now.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Fiachna keeps moving.
Fiachna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB#
Fiachna looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Fiachna working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sobieski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sobieski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sobieski stands and throws Fiachna's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Fiachna (0) vs (8) Sobieski
Fiachna might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Fiachna's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T3#
Sobieski tries to move to mount but Fiachna blocks the move with his legs.
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fiachna keeps working. #SUB2#
Sobieski is trying to get an arm triangle but Fiachna is defending well.
Fiachna sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Sobieski is working for a kimura but Fiachna is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fiachna manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fiachna keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Fiachna is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T4##SUB#
Fiachna had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sobieski defends it easily.#SUB#
Sobieski is sitting in close to Fiachna's body. Fiachna has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sobieski is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sobieski is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Fiachna.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Darragh Fiachna!
Darragh Fiachna thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
CWC 319 - Saldini vs Toehold
Date: Aug 28, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 33 wins and 33 losses; Pacer Dalton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Jan Sobieski!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD2#
Sobieski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dalton to the mat! Dalton manages to get full guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Dalton (0) vs (2) Sobieski
Sobieski tries to free his leg and advance position but Dalton is retaining full guard.
Sobieski stopping the sweep attempt from Dalton.
Dalton is working hard here to advance position.
Sobieski being controlled here momentarily.
Dalton wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobieski is pushing down on Dalton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dalton is fighting to maintain full guard but Sobieski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dalton is looking to control Sobieski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dalton avoid being mounted?
Dalton wants to get back to full guard.
Sobieski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Dalton (0) vs (5) Sobieski
Dalton tries to reverse the position but Sobieski maintains control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Dalton tries to improve his position but Sobieski has taken his back! Sobieski has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Dalton tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Sobieski pushes Dalton away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski very nearly forgot to thank HELLBENT amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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Event:
CWC 318 - Prelims
Date: Aug 21, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Jan Sobieski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 15 losses; Fionn Mulligan!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Mulligan shoots for a takedown but Sobieski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mulligan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#TD#
Sobieski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mulligan on his heels. He'll look to pass Mulligan's guard now, I'm sure. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sobieski (2) vs (0) Mulligan
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Mulligan is keeping the position.
Sobieski passes into half guard.
Sobieski wants to pass to mount but Mulligan is defending the position.
Sobieski trying to control from half guard but Mulligan is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski is looking to advance position but Mulligan won't allow it.
Sobieski stalling. #T1#
Mulligan is looking to improve his position.
Mulligan is looking to control Sobieski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mulligan avoid being mounted?#SUB#
Sobieski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mulligan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sobieski passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Sobieski (5) vs (0) Mulligan
Mulligan wants to control but Sobieski postures up.#SUB#
Sobieski tries for a kimura but Mulligan is defending well. #T2##SUB#
Sobieski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mulligan keeps working. #SUB#
Sobieski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sobieski tries for a kimura but Mulligan is defending well.
Mulligan tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T3#
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mulligan keeps working.
Mulligan wants to control but Sobieski postures up.
Sobieski controlling the position from side mount.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Mulligan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Mulligan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB#
Sobieski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mulligan, who protects the arm well. #T4#
Mulligan is not content to let Sobieski control the position. #SUB#
Sobieski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mulligan is trying to get back to half guard.
Mulligan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Mulligan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T5#
I wouldn't like to be where Mulligan is right now.
Sobieski advances nicely into full mount. Score +2 for reaching mount: Sobieski (7) vs (0) Mulligan#SUB#
Sobieski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#SUB#
Sobieski has control of Mulligan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mulligan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobieski controlling the position easily from mount.
Sobieski avoids the attempt from Mulligan to control.#T6#
Mulligan is working to get back to half guard.
Sobieski avoids the attempt from Mulligan to control.
We've been hearing good reports from Sobieski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sobieski controlling his opponent.
Mulligan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Sobieski has control of Mulligan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mulligan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mulligan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#T7#
Sobieski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mulligan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sobieski tries to pass to full mount but Mulligan defends it.
Sobieski is working hard here to advance position.
Mulligan is looking to improve his position.
Mulligan is refusing to be controlled, as Sobieski sits in half guard.
Mulligan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #T8#
Mulligan trying to hold on to Sobieski's head to control him but Sobieski postures up.
#SUB#
Sobieski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mulligan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sobieski trying to pass the guard but Mulligan defending well.
Mulligan is doing well to control the position and prevent Sobieski from advancing to side control.#SUB#
Sobieski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mulligan trying to control from the bottom.
Mulligan trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Sobieski (10) vs (0) Mulligan#T9##SUB#
Sobieski is working for a guillotine from mount but Mulligan frees his head quite easily.
Sobieski looking to control but Mulligan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mulligan wants to control but Sobieski is having none of it.#SUB#
Sobieski working for a submission but Mulligan is keeping him at bay.
Mulligan controls the position.
Mulligan wants to control but Sobieski is having none of it.
Sobieski content just to control the position here. #T10#
Sobieski wants to control the pace but Mulligan is squirming around nicely. #SUB#
Sobieski looking to secure an arm triangle but Mulligan defends it well.
Mulligan is squirming around, avoiding Sobieski's attempts to control the action.
Mulligan tries to hold on but Sobieski pushes him away.
Mulligan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sobieski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mulligan is looking to escape.
Mulligan tries to hold on but Sobieski postures up.#T11#
Mulligan sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#SUB#
Mulligan is defending against the submission attempts here by Sobieski.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sobieski in particular looking to stall.
Sobieski wants to control but Mulligan is keeping him busy.
Mulligan is looking to improve his position.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Mulligan is defending well. #T12#
Mulligan is trying to maintain the position but Sobieski is very close to passing his half guard.
Sobieski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mulligan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sobieski controlling the pace.
Sobieski trying to mount his opponent but Mulligan defends it. #T13#
Sobieski trying to control the action but Mulligan is working from the bottom.
Mulligan wants to control but Sobieski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sobieski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sobieski wants to control but Mulligan is keeping him busy.
Mulligan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mulligan is trying to keep Sobieski in close.
#SUB2#
Mulligan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sobieski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T14#
Sobieski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sobieski is pressing down on Mulligan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mulligan is holding on for now.
Mulligan is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobieski is pressing down on Mulligan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mulligan is holding on for now.
Sobieski uses his free foot to push down on Mulligan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mulligan. Score +3 for passing guard: Sobieski (13) vs (0) Mulligan
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mulligan wants to control but Sobieski is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sobieski takes the fight on points by 13 to 0.
Jan Sobieski really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that HELLBENT logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
CWC 316 - Prelims
Date: Aug 07, 2022 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the light heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Jan Sobieski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 5 losses; Gabriel Arones!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Arones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobieski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sobieski attempts a counter takedown but Arones avoids it well and moves away.#TD#
Sobieski shoots in and gets a takedown into Arones's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Sobieski (2) vs (0) Arones
Arones wants to sweep here but Sobieski controlling him for the moment.
Arones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Arones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arones working a defensive guard but Sobieski passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski trying to control from half guard but Arones is working away.
We've been hearing good reports from Sobieski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB2#
Arones actively working from the bottom here.#T1#
Arones won't allow Sobieski to pass to mount.
Arones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Arones keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sobieski trying to control but Arones is working from the bottom.
Arones trying to control the position.
Sobieski is fighting to break Arones's control of his arms but Arones is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T2#
Arones keeping full guard, as Sobieski tries to pass.
Arones trying to control the position here. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sobieski defends well.
Sobieski looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Sobieski sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Arones doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Sobieski paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Arones - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gabriel Arones!
Gabriel Arones very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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Event:
CFC 452: Outlaw v Neuer
Date: Jan 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Sobieski scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cleon Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick lands for Sobieski.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright tries to land a front kick but Sobieski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sobieski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sobieski misses with a wild body shot.
Wright misses with a takedown
and Sobieski counters with a big head kick but Wright shrugs it off.
Wright throws a leg kick but Sobieski checks it.
Sobieski shoots in but no luck this time.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Sobieski. #TD#
Wright shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sobieski's guard.
Sobieski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wright manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobieski postures up.
Sobieski is looking to advance position but Wright has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR##T1#
Sobieski tries to lock up and control but Wright gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sobieski wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wright.
Sobieski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sobieski sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sobieski wants to improve his position but Wright is controlling well.
Sobieski works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB2#
Sobieski working for a triangle but Wright defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Sobieski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T2#
Sobieski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB#
Wright drops back looking for a leg! Sobieski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sobieski manages to kick Wright off! Wright jumps back into Sobieski's guard.
Wright has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sobieski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sobieski is trying to control the position but Wright postures up.
Sobieski is pulling down on Wright's head to control his posture.
Wright working some strikes from top position.#T3#
Wright working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sobieski trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sobieski looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobieski, not yet.
Wright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB2#
Sobieski has his foot on Wright's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wright works his way back into a safe position though.
Wright is looking to work some ground and pound but Sobieski has wrist control.
Sobieski looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobieski, not yet.
Wright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Sobieski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wright distracts Sobieski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wright distracts Sobieski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T4#
Wright working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wright lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sobieski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sobieski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wright manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Wright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sobieski is one step ahead there.
Wright wants to improve his position but instead Sobieski has moved into half guard.
Sobieski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cleon Wright will probably get the nod.
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#
Sobieski avoids the head kick by Wright.
Sobieski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jab by Sobieski.
A jab from Wright misses.
Wright throws a body punch but Sobieski moves out of range.
Sobieski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Sobieski's head but Sobieski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sobieski lands a lovely overhand right.
Sobieski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wright lands the left hand.
Sobieski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sobieski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sobieski has a takedown stuffed.
Wright uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sobieski has time to react.
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!
A big right from Wright misses. #T1#
Sobieski throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sobieski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wright throws a leg kick but Sobieski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sobieski cracks Wright with an open hand slap.
Sobieski takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wright moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Wright finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sobieski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cleon Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright walks into a stiff left hand from Sobieski.
Wright misses with a hook.
Wright checks a leg kick. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Sobieski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Sobieski.
Wright blocks the body kick.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Wright is predictable there #TD2#
and Sobieski counters with a single leg into guard. Wright didn't expect that.
Sobieski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wright looking to control.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Sobieski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wright is trying to control the position but Sobieski postures up. #T3#
Sobieski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Sobieski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobieski tries to work over Wright's front leg with a kick but Wright checks it.
Sobieski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cleon Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sobieski.
Wright tried to score with a low kick but Sobieski checks it.
Sobieski checks a low kick from Wright.
A clash of legs there as Sobieski blocks the low kick.#T4#
Wright throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sobieski's head.
Wright digs a good hook to Sobieski's body.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sobieski is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Sobieski moved out of range.
Wright takes a swing at Sobieski's ribcage but misses.
Wright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Wright.
Sobieski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobieski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wright throws a leg kick but Sobieski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Sobieski's head but Sobieski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sobieski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cleon Wright will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
A bone on bone clash there as Sobieski blocks the leg kick.
#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wright enables Sobieski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wright manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wright is trying to keep Sobieski in close.
Wright being controlled here, momentarily.
Sobieski is looking to work some ground and pound but Wright has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Sobieski passes Wright's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T1#
Wright controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Jan Sobieski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sobieski not doing much here.
Sobieski is continuing to stall.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Wright is defending well.
Wright wants to control but Sobieski is keeping busy.
#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sobieski trying to mount his opponent but Wright defends it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Wright is looking to improve his position.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jan Sobieski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sobieski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CUT2#It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
Wright throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Sobieski counters with a takedown into side control.
Sobieski fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sobieski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sobieski trying to control the position but Wright is working away.
Sobieski controls the position from side control.#T3#
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cleon Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wright has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleon Wright!
Cleon Wright 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:
CFC 446: Wild v Yarborough
Date: Dec 22, 2021 |
#R1#
Sobieski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobieski lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sobieski avoids the body shot from Beach.
Sobieski defending well as Beach loads up on a big left hand.
We've been told by Beach's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sobieski misses with a wild body shot.
Sobieski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beach.
Sobieski feints the counter takedown.
Sobieski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beach throws out a powerful jab.
Beach missing with a left hand there. Sobieski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beach throws a poor cross that misses
and Sobieski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sammy Beach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobieski staying out of range there.
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beach as he avoids it easily.
Sobieski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beach.
Sobieski ducks under a wild hook from Beach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobieski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beach misses with a hook.
Beach takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T1#
Sobieski swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
Beach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beach throws a big shot that misses.
Beach just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Sobieski misses
and Beach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beach.
Sobieski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sobieski misses with a body kick.
Beach tries to clinch there but Sobieski circles away.
Beach is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Beach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sobieski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sobieski is looking to score with low kicks.
Beach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobieski.
Sobieski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beach misses with a wild combination.
Sobieski with the counter takedown but Beach avoids it easily.
Sobieski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T2#
Sobieski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Beach misses with an uppercut
and Sobieski counters with an inside leg kick.
Beach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Beach on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beach with a nice cross.
Beach missing with a left hand there. Sobieski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sobieski thuds a left hand into Beach's body.
Sammy Beach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beach lands a jab.
Sobieski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sobieski misses with a low kick.
Beach gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sobieski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Beach.
Sobieski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobieski is looking to land body kicks.
Beach scores with a jab. Sobieski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sobieski staying out of range there.#T3#
Beach rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD2#
and Sobieski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Beach's guard.
Sobieski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Beach avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sobieski lands a couple of elbows.
Beach pulls Sobieski in close to prevent any damage.
Sobieski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T4#
Beach keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Sobieski won't allow Beach to sweep him here.
Sobieski looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beach looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Beach swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sammy Beach will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Nice shot by Sobieski.
Sobieski throws a nice looking combination but Beach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beach darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beach lands a two punch combo.
Beach scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sobieski gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Beach gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sobieski 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 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Beach!
Sammy Beach is the new light heavyweight champion!
Sammy Beach really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FUClothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
CFC 441: DeSilva v Proudhon
Date: Nov 28, 2021 |
#R1#
Holmes Jr misses the shot to the body.
Sobieski lands a jab to the head.
#TD2#
Sobieski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sobieski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sobieski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holmes Jr is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Holmes Jr has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sobieski is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Holmes Jr.
Sobieski takes a little break here. Holmes Jr wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes Jr is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Holmes Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Holmes Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Holmes Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sobieski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Holmes Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Well, if Sobieski 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.
Sobieski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T2#
Holmes Jr manages to get to full guard.
Sobieski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Holmes Jr is looking for a triangle but Sobieski pushes his legs off easily.
Sobieski throws an elbow that misses. Holmes Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sobieski's guard. Nice move by Holmes Jr!#REVR##T3#
Sobieski is trying to keep Holmes Jr in close.
Holmes Jr throwing strikes but missing. #SUB2#
Sobieski has his foot on Holmes Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Holmes Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
Holmes Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobieski is keeping the position for now.
Sobieski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T4#
Sobieski trying to control but Holmes Jr is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Holmes Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sobieski defends well.#SUB#
Sobieski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sobieski cracks Holmes Jr with a solid left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Sobieski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Holmes Jr blocks a leg kick.
Sobieski misses with a shot to the body
and Holmes Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Sobieski 's knee. #TD2#
Sobieski scores with a takedown into Holmes Jr's guard.
Sobieski won't allow Holmes Jr to sweep him here. #SUB#
Holmes Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Holmes Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sobieski defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Holmes Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T1#
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Holmes Jr is keeping the position.
Sobieski stopping the sweep attempt from Holmes Jr.#SUB#
Holmes Jr working for a triangle but Sobieski defends it easily.
Sobieski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Holmes Jr keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Holmes Jr isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sobieski stacks Holmes Jr on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sobieski!
Sobieski trying to control the position but Holmes Jr is working away.
Sobieski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T3#
Sobieski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Holmes Jr haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Holmes Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Holmes Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sobieski's best efforts.
Holmes Jr moves into full guard.
Sobieski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB#
Holmes Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sobieski passes Holmes Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T4#
Sobieski uses his free foot to push down on Holmes Jr's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Holmes Jr.
Holmes Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Sobieski breaks from Holmes Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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.
Holmes Jr is squirming around, avoiding Sobieski's attempts to control the action. #SUB2#
Sobieski looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holmes Jr is looking to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Holmes Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sobieski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jan Sobieski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holmes Jr. That's going to slow Sobieski down.
Holmes Jr avoids the body shot from Sobieski.
Sobieski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Sobieski.
A little feinted left hand from Holmes Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sobieski connects with an inside leg kick.
Sobieski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Holmes Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Holmes Jr throwing a counter right hand but Sobieski manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sobieski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#TD2#
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sobieski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes Jr sneaks back into half guard.#T1#
Sobieski trying to control the action but Holmes Jr is working from the bottom.
Holmes Jr wants to improve his position but Sobieski is controlling well.
Mike Holmes Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sobieski works his way into side control.
Holmes Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Holmes Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holmes Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
#T3#
Holmes Jr manages to get back to half guard.
Sobieski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sobieski is continuing to stall.
Sobieski passes the guard and advances to mount!
Holmes Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sobieski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holmes Jr is looking to escape.
Jan Sobieski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Holmes Jr has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Sobieski's lack of action.
Sobieski controlling the pace.
Holmes Jr is not content to let Sobieski control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sobieski tries to pass to full mount but Holmes Jr defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sobieski 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that HELLBENT logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
CFC 437: DeSilva vs Holmes Jr
Date: Nov 07, 2021 |
#R1#
Sobieski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sobieski thows a leg kick but Proudhon checks it
and Proudhon counters with a stiff right hand.
Sobieski throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Proudhon counter with a right hand.
Proudhon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sobieski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sobieski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Proudhon avoids it really well and circles away.
Proudhon jabs Sobieski right on the nose. Sobieski blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proudhon throws a body shot but no joy.
Sobieski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jan Sobieski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Proudhon swings for the body but Sobieski moves out of range.
Proudhon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sobieski thuds his shin into the meat of Proudhon's side.#T1#
Proudhon fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Sobieski.
Sobieski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Proudhon.
Sobieski darts in looking for a takedown but Proudhon gets double underhooks and turns Sobieski into the cage.
Sobieski looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Proudhon struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobieski controls his hands.
Proudhon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Proudhon struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobieski controls his hands.
Proudhon swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Proudhon has a couple of punches blocked by Sobieski.
Proudhon throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobieski.
Proudhon prevents a body shot from Sobieski.
Sobieski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Proudhon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sobieski tries to throw a body punch but Proudhon avoids it by throwing Sobieski back against the cage. #BC2#
Proudhon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T2#
Sobieski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Proudhon.
A low kick from Sobieski misses
and Proudhon counters with a stiff right hand.
Proudhon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Proudhon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Proudhon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Proudhon throws a hook to the side of Sobieski's head but Sobieski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sobieski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Proudhon misses with a lunging right hand
#TD#
and Sobieski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sobieski.
Proudhon working a defensive guard here.
Sobieski cracks Proudhon with a solid left hand.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Proudhon keeps moving.
Sobieski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3#
Sobieski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sobieski'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.
Proudhon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobieski.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Proudhon trying to keep a closed guard but Sobieski is proving a slippery customer.
Proudhon keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sobieski throws a nice looking combination but Proudhon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Proudhon misses.
Sobieski lands a really nice looking cross but Proudhon seems unphased.
Sobieski moves out of range of the strikes.
Sobieski drops down looking for a counter takedown but Proudhon sprawls and moves away.
Sobieski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Proudhon! But no joy.
Sobieski misses with a right hand
and Proudhon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#KD2#
Proudhon lands a left and a right that send Sobieski crashing to the mat, dazed. Proudhon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sobieski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Proudhon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sobieski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobieski just misses with a punch to the body.
As Sobieski backs off Proudhon throws a huge counter combo but Sobieski manages to avoid it all.
Sobieski misses the jab.
Proudhon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Proudhon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobieski.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Joseph Proudhon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Proudhon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobieski manages to avoid it.
Sobieski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Proudhon.
Proudhon moves out of range of the body kick.
Proudhon misses with a straight left.
Proudhon misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sobieski.
Proudhon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Proudhon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Proudhon slips under a jab.
Sobieski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proudhon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Proudhon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobieski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Proudhon scores with a hook to the body. Sobieski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Proudhon misses with a straight right. #T1#
Sobieski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Proudhon. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sobieski misses with a hook
and Proudhon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sobieski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sobieski scores with a punch to the head.
Proudhon just misses with a punch to the body.
Proudhon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sobieski misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Proudhon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sobieski throws a hook to the side of Proudhon's head but Proudhon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Proudhon scores with a punch to the head.
Sobieski misses with a takedown attempt - Proudhon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Proudhon misses the target.
Sobieski throws out a loose jab but Proudhon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre Joseph Proudhon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Proudhon throws a shot from downtown. Sobieski moves away and avoids it.
Sobieski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Sobieski backs off Proudhon throws a huge counter combo but Sobieski manages to avoid it all.
Sobieski misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Proudhon misses with a right hand
letting Sobieski counter with a right hand.
Sobieski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Proudhon misses with a hook.
Sobieski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Proudhon loads up on a big right hand but Sobieski slips the punch.
Proudhon throws the left hand but Sobieski avoids the punch easily.
Proudhon misses with a wild body shot.
Proudhon tests Sobieski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sobieski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sobieski tries a head kick but it misses.
#T3#
Proudhon lands a right hook to the body.
Proudhon misses with a hook.
Proudhon tests Sobieski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sobieski walks straight into a right hand from Proudhon - that's dropped him! Proudhon jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sobieski from any more punishment! Sobieski complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
A relieved looking Pierre Joseph Proudhon 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:
SYN 842 Bathory vs. Egyptian 2
Date: Oct 17, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Sobieski moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Sobieski breaks the clinch.
Jan Sobieski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole misses with a looping left.
Cole definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sobieski lands with a good body shot.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Sobieski.
The crowd cheers as Sobieski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cole doesn't seem phased though.
Sobieski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cole at a distance.
Sobieski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole ducks right into an uppercut from Sobieski.
Sobieski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sobieski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cole.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobieski misses with a body kick.#T1#
Sobieski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sobieski pushes Cole away with a front kick.
Sobieski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobieski lands with a straight right. Cole didn't see that one coming.
Sobieski cracks a nice hook into Cole's ribs.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Sobieski, right into the meat of the thigh.
#TD2#
Cole gets caught napping as Sobieski dives in and scores a takedown. Cole manages to retain guard.
Sobieski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T2#
Cole is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cole keeping full guard, as Sobieski tries to pass.
Sobieski content to stall in guard here.
Cole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Cole keeps moving.
Cole is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sobieski dives in and grabs Cole's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cole pushes down on Sobieski's head and hops out.
Cole throws a jab but it's blocked by Sobieski.
Sobieski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
Sobieski catches Cole with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cole takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sobieski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sobieski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sobieski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#T4#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sobieski is defended easily by Cole.
Sobieski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cole on the side of the head.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobieski throws a shot from downtown. Cole moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Cole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sobieski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cole misses with a few strikes there.
Sobieski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
A slow jab from Cole misses its intended target.
Sobieski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sobieski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sobieski.
Sobieski throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Sobieski.
Sobieski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cole's waist but Cole gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sobieski off to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Cole misses the target.
Sobieski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cole on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
Sobieski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sobieski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sobieski counters with a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Cole as Sobieski shoots in.
Cole stuffs the takedown.
Michael Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sobieski.#T1#
Sobieski cracks Cole with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sobieski throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
Cole checks a leg kick.
Sobieski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That kick from Sobieski tenderised Cole's leg. Cole is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
Sobieski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cole throws out a loose jab but Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Sobieski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cole!
Sobieski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#T2#
Cole is not content to let Sobieski control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieski sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cole is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Michael Cole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sobieski misses with the ground and pound.
Sobieski sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cole is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cole keeps working.
Sobieski scores with a couple of short elbows.#T3#
A lull in the action here.
Cole is looking for a sweep.
My spies in Gunner's School of Combat inform me that Sobieski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#SUB2#
Sobieski swings around for an armbar but Cole sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sobieski's guard.
Sobieski can't keep his opponent in guard - Cole advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cole not doing much here.
Sobieski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobieski tries to roll over but Cole keeps him under control.#T4#
Cole tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cole is looking to take a break and control but Sobieski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Sobieski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cole pulls his head out easily.
Cole tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sobieski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Sobieski looks to score with a jab to the body but Cole is just out of range.
Cole swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sobieski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobieski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cole with a body shot.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sobieski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sobieski throws out a powerful jab.
Sobieski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sobieski jabs Cole to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sobieski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cole stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sobieski.
Sobieski pushes Cole away with a front kick.
Cole is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sobieski's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#T1#
Cole takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sobieski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jan Sobieski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cole on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sobieski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cole's head backwards.
Cole misses with a hook. Sobieski ducked under it nicely.
Cole scores with a nice right hand.
#CUT#It looks like Jan Sobieski has been cut.
Cole takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cole throws out a leg kick but Sobieski moves out of range and Cole only half commits.
Sobieski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cole cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sobieski works over Cole's head and body with a nice combination.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Cole.
Sobieski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sobieski with a jab.
Cole walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sobieski slips a jab from Cole.
Sobieski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sobieski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cole.
Sobieski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cole's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sobieski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cole scrambles back to his feet.
Sobieski checks a leg kick.
Sobieski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sobieski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #T3#
Cole misses the jab.
Cole takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sobieski.
Sloppy strikes there by Sobieski.
Sobieski throws an elbow but Cole slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sobieski has control of an arm but Cole manages to advance to Sobieski's back!
I really don't envy Sobieski right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobieski just trying to survive but Cole is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #T4#
Cole lands punches and elbows.
Jan Sobieski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sobieski rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobieski is trying to control but can't.
Cole working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sobieski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
After the big win, Jan Sobieski made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors HELLBENT and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
SYN 833 Crosby vs. Mfer
Date: Sep 18, 2021 |
#R1#
Sobieski throws a low kick but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobieski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peterson tries to clinch up
and Sobieski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peterson's knee momentarily.
Peterson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Peterson looks to clinch
and Sobieski counters with a leg kick.
Sobieski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peterson pinned against the cage. Peterson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sobieski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobieski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sobieski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Peterson closes the distance and clinches.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobieski's elbow. #T1#
Peterson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Sobieski avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage. #TD#
Sobieski is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Peterson can't fight it off and eventually Sobieski manages to take the fight to the floor. Peterson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sobieski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Peterson holds on and takes a little breather.
Sobieski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sobieski trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Sobieski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#T2#
Sobieski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sobieski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peterson being controlled here, momentarily.
Peterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sobieski stops Peterson from standing up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Sobieski misses the shot to the body.
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Peterson sprawls well. Peterson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sobieski gets slowly back to his feet.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Sobieski is looking to counter punch.
George Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobieski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sobieski feinted with a counter takedown.#CL2#
Peterson instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sobieski.
Sobieski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sobieski tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Peterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sobieski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
Peterson taking a breather.
Sobieski is pushing Peterson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sobieski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Peterson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobieski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Peterson works on Sobieski's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sobieski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Sobieski is trying to trip Peterson. He has hold of a leg but Peterson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sobieski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Peterson is wriggling around but Sobieski manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#REVB#
Peterson is controlling Sobieski's trapped leg to prevent Sobieski from advancing to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Sobieski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sobieski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Peterson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sobieski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peterson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sobieski tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Sobieski back against the cage.
Peterson is trying to stall.
#BC#
Sobieski breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Peterson drives through and clinches with Sobieski against the cage.
Sobieski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sobieski avoids the elbow strike from Peterson, against the cage.
Sobieski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Peterson has Sobieski pressed against the cage.
#T1#
Sobieski blocks an uppercut.
Sobieski swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Peterson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sobieski up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sobieski as Peterson tries to tie him up.
Peterson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobieski blocks an uppercut.
Sobieski struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#BC#
Sobieski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sobieski just misses with a punch to the body.
#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Peterson enables Sobieski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Peterson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Peterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sobieski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobieski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Sobieski throws a strike but Peterson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Sobieski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sobieski keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Sobieski controls Peterson momentarily but Peterson frees himself.
Sobieski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Sobieski is controlling the pace.
#T4#
Peterson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peterson keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sobieski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Peterson!
Sobieski sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Sobieski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Peterson walks into a straight right hand from Sobieski.#CUT#It looks like George Peterson has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobieski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peterson tries to clinch there but Sobieski circles away.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobieski.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sobieski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Peterson's head.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobieski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Peterson forces Sobieski back against the cage and clinches.#TD#
Sobieski is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Peterson can't fight it off and eventually Sobieski manages to take the fight to the floor. Peterson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sobieski forces his way into half guard.#T1#
Sobieski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sobieski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peterson is staying active underneath Sobieski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sobieski controlling the action here.
Sobieski working the head and body with strikes.
George Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sobieski tries to pass to full mount but Peterson defends it.
Sobieski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sobieski throwing shots but Peterson is blocking nicely.
Sobieski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Peterson tries to get to full guard but Sobieski has control of the leg.
Sobieski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T3#
Peterson trying to control here.
Sobieski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sobieski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sobieski swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Peterson wants to clinch.#TD#
Sobieski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Peterson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sobieski trying to control the position but Peterson is working away.
Jan Sobieski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Sobieski is really struggling to control Peterson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sobieski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sobieski controls the position.
Sobieski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobieski throws a strike aimed at the side of Peterson's head but Peterson avoids it well.
Peterson is not content to let Sobieski control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sobieski, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski made sure to mention his sponsor, HELLBENT in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
SYN 822 Whymer vs. DeSilva
Date: Aug 08, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Gustafsson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB#
Gustafsson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sobieski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gustafsson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gustafsson working the body and head with strikes. #SUB#
Gustafsson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sobieski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Gustafsson tries for a kimura but Sobieski is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski sneaks back into half guard.#SUB#
Gustafsson 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.
#T1#
Sobieski has hold of Gustafsson's hands but Gustafsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sobieski is looking to control Gustafsson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sobieski avoid being mounted?#SUB#
Gustafsson seems to be working for a kimura but Sobieski defends the submission attempt.
Sobieski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sobieski.
Gustafsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobieski is keeping the position for now.
Gustafsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gustafsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobieski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sobieski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gustafsson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gustafsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sobieski controls the pace.#SUB#
Sobieski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gustafsson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sobieski has managed to get both his arms back between Gustafsson's legs - danger averted.
Gustafsson keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Sobieski is sitting in close to Gustafsson's body. Gustafsson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sobieski is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sobieski is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gustafsson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Simon Gustafsson! |
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Event:
SYN 807 Kurosaki vs. Golovkin
Date: Jun 20, 2021 |
#R1##CL2#
Sobieski takes the fight into the clinch.
Breedon tries for a takedown but Sobieski manages to get underhooks.
#TD#
Breedon turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Breedon manages to end up in side control.
Sobieski tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Sobieski wants to control but Breedon is having none of it.
Breedon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sobieski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski is squirming around, avoiding Breedon's attempts to control the action.
Sobieski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T1#
Sobieski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sobieski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sobieski avoids a series of strikes thrown by Breedon.
Breedon avoids the attempt from Sobieski to control.
Sobieski is trying to escape the mount.
Breedon controlling the pace for now.
Breedon tries to control but Sobieski wriggling away.
Breedon misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
#T2#
Sobieski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sobieski wants to hold on but Breedon pushes him away.
Sobieski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Breedon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sobieski?
Sobieski is looking to get to half guard.
Sobieski is still trying to improve position.
Sobieski wants to control but Breedon is having none of it.
Breedon tries to control but Sobieski wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Breedon throwing strikes but Sobieski uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Sobieski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sobieski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sobieski.
Breedon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sobieski trying to keep a closed guard but Breedon is proving a slippery customer.
Sobieski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Breedon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Breedon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sobieski wants to sweep but no luck.
Sobieski keeping full guard, as Breedon tries to pass.
Breedon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sobieski looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sobieski enables Breedon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sobieski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobieski is pulling down on Breedon's head. It's preventing any offense from Breedon, at least for the moment.
Breedon throwing strikes from guard but Sobieski blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Breedon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Sobieski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#TD#
Breedon shoots in and gets a takedown into Sobieski's guard.
Breedon throws a strike but Sobieski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Sobieski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Breedon keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Sobieski throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breedon wants to sweep but no luck.
My spies in Gunner's School of Combat inform me that Sobieski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sobieski is stalling in the full guard.
Sobieski postures up in Breedon's guard and throws a big left but Breedon blocks it. #T1#
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Breedon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breedon controlling the position.
Breedon controls Sobieski momentarily but Sobieski frees himself.
Breedon keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Sobieski throws a big elbow that misses. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Breedon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sobieski quickly recovers to half guard.#T2#
Sobieski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Breedon looking to sit in guard and control but Sobieski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Sobieski won't allow Breedon to sweep him here.
Sobieski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Breedon is keeping the position for now.
Sobieski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Breedon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobieski distracts Breedon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've been hearing good reports from Breedon's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sobieski throws a big elbow that misses.
Breedon wants to sweep here but Sobieski controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Sobieski pushing down on Breedon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Breedon is defending well.
Breedon is looking for a sweep. Sobieski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tom Breedon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sobieski winds up and cracks Breedon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Breedon is pressing down on Sobieski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Breedon wants to hit a sweep here but Sobieski passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Breedon there!
Sobieski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T4#
Sobieski unloading with bombs!
Breedon tries to hold on but Sobieski postures up.
Breedon is desperately trying to improve his position but Sobieski has a good base and remains in mount.
Sobieski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Breedon is looking to escape.
Breedon working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobieski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sobieski with the ground and pound from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Breedon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sobieski sprawls well. Sobieski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Breedon gets slowly back to his feet.
Sobieski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Breedon.
Breedon shoots for a double leg takedown but Sobieski sprawls well. He's pushed Breedon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sobieski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Breedon. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Sobieski gets caught napping as Breedon dives in and scores a takedown. Sobieski manages to retain guard.#SUB2#
Sobieski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sobieski keeping moving, preventing Breedon from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Breedon is one step ahead there. #T1##SUB2#
Breedon is sitting in close to Sobieski's body. Sobieski has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Breedon is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Breedon is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sobieski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski very nearly forgot to thank HELLBENT amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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Event:
ALPHA-1: Thunder Down Under
Date: May 15, 2021 |
#R1#
Sobieski needs to keep his hands up - Sol Brotha had a free shot at his head there.
Sol Brotha throws a body punch but Sobieski moves out of range.
Sobieski lands with an overhand left.
Sol Brotha swings for the body but Sobieski moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Sol Brotha.
Sobieski clobbers Sol Brotha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice shot lands for Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sol Brotha scores with a decent looking hook.
Sobieski swings for the body but Sol Brotha moves out of range.
Sol Brotha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sobieski doesn't seem bothered though. #TD2#
Sol Brotha shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sobieski is trying to defend but Sol Brotha finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sol Brotha is thwarting Sobieski's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Sol Brotha is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T1#
Sobieski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sol Brotha looking to pass the guard.
Sol Brotha's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sol Brotha trying to control but Sobieski is working from the bottom.
Sol Brotha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Sobieski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sol Brotha gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sobieski wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sobieski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sol Brotha working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sol Brotha trying to control but Sobieski is working from the bottom.
Sobieski has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sol Brotha has passed into side control.
Sobieski is not content to let Sol Brotha control the position.
Sobieski tries to buck Sol Brotha off but Sol Brotha is having none of it.#SUB2#
Sol Brotha tries for a kimura but Sobieski is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sobieski on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T3#
Sobieski is trying to get back to half guard.
Sol Brotha wants to control but Sobieski is keeping him busy.
Sol Brotha landing strikes.
Sobieski regains half guard.#SUB2#
Sol Brotha is looking for a kimura here.
Sobieski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sol Brotha.
Sobieski is concentrating on defense, preventing Sol Brotha from advancing position. #T4##SUB2#
Sol Brotha is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#SUB2#
Sol Brotha is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sobieski is just riding it out for now. Sol Brotha eventually gives up the hold.
Sobieski wants to control but Sol Brotha is keeping busy.
Sol Brotha with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobieski wants to control but Sol Brotha is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
YB Sol Brotha dominated that round.
That's time! Sobieski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Sol Brotha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sobieski sprawls well. Sobieski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sol Brotha gets slowly back to his feet.
Sobieski attempts a counter takedown but Sol Brotha avoids it well and moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sobieski.
Some wild striking there from Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobieski was well out of range. Poor timing from Sol Brotha.
Sol Brotha scores with a hook to the body. Sobieski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sobieski delivers a nice body kick.#TD#
Sobieski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sol Brotha is trying to defend but Sobieski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sobieski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sol Brotha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sobieski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sol Brotha punching from the bottom.
YB Sol Brotha has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1#
Sobieski lands with a punch from half guard.
Sobieski controlling the action here.
Sobieski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sobieski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sol Brotha is trying to control but can't.
Sol Brotha is staying active underneath Sobieski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sol Brotha is looking for a sweep. Sobieski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sol Brotha has a hand on Sobieski's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sobieski takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Sol Brotha is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T2#
Sol Brotha is squirming around, avoiding Sobieski's attempts to control the action.
Sol Brotha tries to reverse the position but Sobieski maintains control.
Sobieski is trying to control here but Sol Brotha has managed to regain half guard.
Sol Brotha wants to control but Sobieski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sobieski is pressing down on Sol Brotha's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sol Brotha is holding on for now.
Sobieski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sobieski passes to full mount! #T3#
Sol Brotha tries to lock up and control but Sobieski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sol Brotha is looking to improve his position but Sobieski isn't that keen on the idea.
Sol Brotha keeps trying to improve his position.
Sol Brotha regains half guard.
Sol Brotha is looking for a sweep. Sobieski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sol Brotha is still trying to improve position.#T4#
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sol Brotha keeps working.
Sol Brotha is looking for a sweep. Sobieski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sobieski wants to take a breather but Sol Brotha is having none of it.
Sol Brotha wants to control but Sobieski passes into side.
Sol Brotha is not content to let Sobieski control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sol Brotha is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sobieski off and has taken his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Sol Brotha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sol Brotha throws a looping overhand right but Sobieski ducks down to avoid it.
Sobieski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobieski. Sol Brotha does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD#
Sobieski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sobieski showed some decent athleticism there.
Sobieski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sol Brotha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sol Brotha bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sol Brotha being controlled here momentarily.
Sol Brotha throwing strikes but missing. #T1#
Sol Brotha is looking to work some ground and pound but Sobieski has wrist control.
Sobieski controlling the position.
Sobieski wants to sweep here but Sol Brotha controlling him for the moment.
Sobieski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Sobieski trying to control but Sol Brotha is working from the bottom.
Sol Brotha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Sol Brotha keeps moving.
Sobieski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sobieski trying to control but Sol Brotha is working from the bottom.
Sobieski looking to pass the guard.
Sol Brotha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T3#
Sobieski stays in close to Sol Brotha's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sol Brotha misses with a body shot.
Sol Brotha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sol Brotha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sobieski misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Sobieski.
Sobieski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sol Brotha is looking to clinch.
Sobieski staying out of range there.
Good shot there by Sol Brotha.
YB Sol Brotha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sobieski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sobieski misses with a hook.#TD2#
Sol Brotha closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sobieski to the mat! Sobieski manages to get full guard.
Sobieski seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobieski controls Sol Brotha momentarily but Sol Brotha frees himself. #T4#
Sol Brotha lands a couple of elbows.
Sol Brotha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sobieski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sobieski trying to keep a closed guard but Sol Brotha is proving a slippery customer.
Sol Brotha looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobieski is trying to keep Sol Brotha in close.
#SUB2#
Sol Brotha drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sobieski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sol Brotha has Sobieski in his guard.#REVR#
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to YB Sol Brotha.
Well Sol Brotha 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... YB Sol Brotha!
After winning the bout, YB Sol Brotha 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:
Syn Maluga vs Spike
Date: Apr 10, 2021 |
#R1##CL#
Borjigin darts in and clinches Sobieski up against the cage.#BC#
Borjigin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Borjigin moves into range and clinches up with Sobieski.
Borjigin tries to work over Sobieski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borjigin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sobieski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Borjigin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Borjigin can't find room to land a body shot as Sobieski controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borjigin.
Sobieski misses with a punch to the body.
Borjigin lands a nice uppercut.
Borjigin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Borjigin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sobieski jumps guard but Borjigin stands there with Sobieski around his waist. Sobieski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borjigin tries to throw a body punch but Sobieski avoids it by throwing Borjigin back against the cage.
Borjigin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobieski.
Borjigin lands a shoulder strike.
Borjigin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sobieski prevents a body shot from Borjigin. #T1#
Borjigin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sobieski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khunbish Borjigin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sobieski.
Borjigin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borjigin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC#
Borjigin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sobieski wants to slow Borjigin down by chopping away at his legs.
Khunbish Borjigin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borjigin throws a shot from downtown. Sobieski moves away and avoids it.
Jan Sobieski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobieski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Borjigin misses with a few strikes there.
Sobieski is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.#CL#
Borjigin rushes Sobieski and presses him up against the cage.
Borjigin is trying to break the clinch but Sobieski has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sobieski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Borjigin misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T2#
Borjigin tries a body shot but Sobieski blocks it.
Borjigin struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobieski controls his hands.
Borjigin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Borjigin.
Borjigin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sobieski backwards. #BC2#
Sobieski manages to break the clinch.
Sobieski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Sobieski catches Borjigin right on the button with a cross.
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!
A punch combination from Borjigin misses.
A swing and a miss from Borjigin.
Borjigin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sobieski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sobieski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Borjigin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sobieski scrambles back to his feet.
Borjigin misses with a looping right.
And Sobieski tries to counter it with a takedown but Borjigin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Borjigin misses the jab.
Sobieski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Borjigin defends it well.#T3#
Sobieski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Borjigin checks a low kick from Sobieski.
Sobieski shoots for a takedown but Borjigin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sobieski defending well as Borjigin loads up on a big left hand.
Sobieski feints the counter takedown.
Borjigin throws a jab when Sobieski was well out of range.
A big right from Borjigin misses.
Sobieski lands a really nice looking cross but Borjigin seems unphased.
Borjigin tries to clinch but Sobieski is having none of it.
Sobieski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Borjigin defends it well.
Sobieski throws the kick towards the body but Borjigin avoids it.
Sobieski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Borjigin.
Borjigin misses with a looping left.
Sobieski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT2#It looks like Khunbish Borjigin has been cut.
Borjigin connects with a single shot there.
Sobieski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Borjigin throws a jab but it's blocked by Sobieski. #T4#
Borjigin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sobieski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Borjigin looks to land a right hand but Sobieski moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobieski works the jab nicely.
Borjigin throws an overhand right that lands on Sobieski's shoulder, as Sobieski tries to avoid the shot.
Borjigin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab, jab by Sobieski - just one landing.
Sobieski slips under a jab from Borjigin.#CL#
Borjigin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Borjigin tries to break free but Sobieski pushes him back against the cage.
Sobieski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Borjigin presses Sobieski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Borjigin.
Borjigin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sobieski prevents a body shot from Borjigin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khunbish Borjigin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khunbish Borjigin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Borjigin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sobieski checks it well.
Sobieski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sobieski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sobieski.
Sobieski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borjigin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sobieski.
Sobieski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Borjigins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sobieski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borjigin moves away.
Borjigin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borjigin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobieski.
Sobieski takes a swing at Borjigin's ribcage but misses.
Sobieski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Borjigin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sobieski looks to score with a jab to the body but Borjigin is just out of range.#T1#
Borjigin misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Borjigin.
Sobieski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borjigin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borjigin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sobieski momentarily.
Borjigin tries a head kick but it misses.
Borjigin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sobieski. That's going to slow Borjigin down.
Sobieski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Borjigin misses.
Sobieski lands an overhand right.#T2#
Borjigin tests Sobieski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borjigin misses with a low kick.
Sobieski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borjigin.
Borjigin scores with a body shot.
Sobieski looks to throw a body kick
and Borjigin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Borjigin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sobieski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Borjigin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Khunbish Borjigin is winning the standup battle so far.
Borjigin throws a push kick but Sobieski slaps the foot to one side.
Sobieski staying out of range there.
Borjigin misses with a body shot.
Sobieski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Borjigin counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sobieski.
Sobieski looks to land a left hand but Borjigin moved out of range nicely.#T3#
Borjigin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Borjigin.
A jab from Sobieski misses.
A little feinted left hand from Borjigin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sobieski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borjigin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Borjigin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Borjigin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sobieski has time to react.
Borjigin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sobieski swings for the body but Borjigin moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sobieski.
Sobieski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Borjigin looks to throw the jab but Sobieski is out of range. #TD2#
Sobieski closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Borjigin's guard.
Borjigin has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Sobieski has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Khunbish Borjigin has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobieski blocks a body shot from Borjigin.
Sobieski blocks a body shot from Borjigin.
Borjigin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Borjigin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sobieski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Borjigin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sobieski throws a body kick that misses.
Borjigin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Borjigin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sobieski is breathing heavily.
Sobieski defending well as Borjigin loads up on a big left hand.
Borjigin cracks Sobieski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sobieski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sobieski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borjigin.
Borjigin misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khunbish Borjigin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Khunbish Borjigin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Borjigin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sobieski dips to his left and cracks Borjigin with an uppercut!
Sobieski slips under a jab.
Borjigin connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by Sobieski.
Sobieski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borjigin.
Sobieski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Borjigin's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobieski. Borjigin does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Borjigin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sobieski.
Sobieski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski takes a swing at Borjigin's ribcage but misses.
Borjigin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#CL#
Borjigin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sobieski, pushing him back against the cage.
Sobieski misses with the head strike.
Borjigin has a couple of punches blocked by Sobieski.
Good body shot from Borjigin.
#T1#
Borjigin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sobieski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Borjigin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sobieski blocking some punches.
Sobieski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Borjigin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sobieski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Borjigin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Borjigin misses with a punch to the body.
#TD2#
Sobieski drags the fight down to the ground.
Borjigin is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Borjigin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sobieski is proving hard to escape from.
Borjigin passes Sobieski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Borjigin is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. #T3#
Borjigin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jan Sobieski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borjigin wants to control from the top but Sobieski keeps moving.
Khunbish Borjigin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sobieski holds on and takes a little breather.
Borjigin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sobieski can do to turn this around?
Borjigin wanted to stand there but Sobieski had control of the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sobieski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Borjigin circles away.
Borjigin misses with a leg kick.
Borjigin scores with a jab. Sobieski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Borjigin misses with a wild combination.
Borjigin throws a big shot that misses.
Sobieski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Borjigin.
Borjigin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borjigin. Sobieski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sobieski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borjigin throws a body punch but Sobieski moves out of range.
Borjigin scores with a decent looking hook.
Sobieski scores with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khunbish Borjigin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Borjigin 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khunbish Borjigin!
Khunbish Borjigin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
Syn Gusmao vs Uesugi
Date: Mar 06, 2021 |
#R1#
Sobieski moves out of range as Bounty strikes.
Sobieski feints the counter takedown.
Sobieski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bounty connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sobieski scrambles back to his feet.
Sobieski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sobieski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bounty tries to clinch but Sobieski is having none of it.
Sobieski ducks right into an uppercut from Bounty.
Sobieski avoids the body shot from Bounty.
Sobieski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sobieski misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bounty. Those never looked like landing.
Sobieski has a takedown stuffed.
Bounty throwing a counter right hand but Sobieski manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bounty throws a hook but Sobieski avoids it easily.
Sobieski lands with a kick to the temple. Bounty shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bounty avoids the body shot from Sobieski.
A little feinted left hand from Bounty on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
Bounty throws a hook but Sobieski avoids it easily.
Bounty takes a swing at Sobieski's ribcage but misses.
Bounty missing with a left hand there. Sobieski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Bounty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sobieski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bounty on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bounty scores with a decent looking hook.#TD2#
Sobieski dives in and scores a takedown into Bounty's guard.
Sobieski advances position into side control!
Sobieski controlling the position.
Bounty avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sobieski. #T2#
Bounty wants to control but Sobieski postures up.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Bounty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bounty takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Check out the look on Sobieski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sobieski throws an elbow but Bounty slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bounty regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sobieski's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Bounty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
My spies in Gunner's School of Combat inform me that Sobieski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T3#
Bounty is holding on to half guard well.
Bounty moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sobieski advances to half guard.
Sobieski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sobieski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bounty is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sobieski working Bounty over with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bounty trying to hold on to Sobieski's head to control him but Sobieski postures up.
Sobieski slows the pace down in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jamie Bounty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sobieski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bounty throws a hook but Sobieski blocks it.
Sobieski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bounty in his tracks.
Bounty ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jan Sobieski will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Bounty misses with an uppercut. Sobieski saw that one coming.
Sobieski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bounty is looking to counter punch.
Bounty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sobieski at a distance.
A jab lands there for Bounty.
Bounty uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sobieski has time to react.
Bounty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobieski gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Bounty to counter with a crisp jab.
Bounty misses with a looping left.
Bounty throws a body shot but no joy.
Sobieski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bounty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sobieski.
Jamie Bounty is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bounty throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Bounty. That snapped Sobieski's head back.
Sobieski slips under a jab.
Jamie Bounty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobieski throws a body shot but no joy.
Sobieski avoids the body shot from Bounty.
#T1#
Sobieski cracks a nice hook into Bounty's ribs.
Bounty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobieski slips a jab from Bounty.
And Sobieski tries to counter it with a takedown but Bounty pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sobieski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bounty rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bounty. That's going to slow Sobieski down.
Sobieski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bounty lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sobieski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bounty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sobieski to score with a decent uppercut.
Bounty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bounty takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sobieski throws out a loose jab but Bounty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobieski scores with a push kick.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobieski fails with the takedown
and Bounty counters with a head kick. That will keep Sobieski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bounty scores with a hook.
Sobieski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bounty connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sobieski momentarily.
Bounty misses with a lunging right hand
#TD2#
and Sobieski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bounty won't be happy with that.
Bounty explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Sobieski checks a leg kick nicely.
Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bounty.
Bounty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sobieski to score with a decent uppercut.
Sobieski avoids the body shot from Bounty.
A lazy left from Sobieski finds it's target.
Sobieski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sobieski scores with a jab to the jaw.#T3#
Bounty doesn't manage to clinch there - Sobieski circles away.
Bounty throws the left hand but Sobieski avoids the punch easily.
Bounty swings widly with a right hand
and Sobieski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Sobieski.
Bounty is looking to counter punch.
Sobieski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bounty.
Bounty moves out of range as Sobieski strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Sobieski as he connects with a hook.
Bounty bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sobieski's head backwards.
Bounty misses the shot to the body.
Sobieski tries to land a front kick but Bounty steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bounty lands a head shot.
Bounty scores with a jab. Sobieski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sobieski shoots in but no luck this time.
Jamie Bounty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sobieski.
Sobieski takes a jab right on the kisser.
#T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Bounty. Sobieski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bounty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobieski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Bounty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobieski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Bounty 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sobieski misses with a body kick.
Nice shot by Bounty.
Bounty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sobieski jabs Bounty to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bounty throws a low kick but Sobieski moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Sobieski misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bounty blocks a head kick by Sobieski.
Sobieski throws a body punch but Bounty moves out of range.
Bounty avoids the body shot from Sobieski.
Sobieski tries to land a body kick
and Bounty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Bounty dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Bounty throws a hook but Sobieski blocks it.
Bounty blocks a head kick by Sobieski.
Sobieski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sobieski throws a shot to the body.
Sobieski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bounty.
Bounty misses with a hook.
Sobieski misses with a straight right.
Sobieski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bounty throws out the jab.
Bounty scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Sobieski misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bounty steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sobieski. That one must have hurt.
Sobieski just misses with a punch to the body.
Bounty is looking to land body kicks.
Bounty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1#
Sobieski tests Bounty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bounty throws a head kick that half lands.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bounty here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sobieski moves out of range of the strikes.
Bounty scores with a hook.
Sobieski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bounty.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sobieski.
Bounty tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sobieski is able to avoid easily.
Sobieski misses with a straight left.
Sobieski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bounty can pounce on him.
Sobieski connects with an inside leg kick.
Bounty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobieski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sobieski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bounty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobieski manages to avoid it.#T2#
Decent striking displayed by Sobieski there.
Sobieski slips a straight right by Bounty.
Bounty throws a big shot that misses.
Bounty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bounty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobieski was well out of range. Poor timing from Bounty.
Sobieski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Sobieski.
Sobieski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bounty.
Sobieski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bounty.
Sobieski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bounty attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#TD2#
Sobieski 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.
Bounty trying to keep a closed guard but Sobieski is proving a slippery customer.
#T3#
Sobieski throws a big elbow that misses.
Sobieski tries to free his leg and advance position but Bounty is retaining full guard.
Bounty might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2#
Sobieski has gone for a leg lock! Bounty slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sobieski's guard.#REVR#
Jan Sobieski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sobieski managing to control the position. #SUB2#
Sobieski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bounty gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bounty has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T4#
Sobieski controls Bounty momentarily but Bounty frees himself.
Bounty is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Bounty has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Sobieski to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bounty is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Sobieski pulls down on the head and he's put Bounty to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski made sure to mention his sponsor, HELLBENT in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
Syn 778 Gusmao vs Rhod
Date: Feb 06, 2021 |
#R1##TD#
Sobieski gets the takedown into side control.
Sobieski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sobieski tries to move to mount but Holmes Jr blocks the move with his legs.
Holmes Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Holmes Jr dodges the ground and pound from Sobieski.
Sobieski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Holmes Jr struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sobieski throwing shots but missing, from side control. #T1#
Sobieski staying calm.
Sobieski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sobieski 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.
Holmes Jr tries to buck Sobieski off but Sobieski is having none of it.
An elbow from Sobieski crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes Jr regains half guard.
Sobieski scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T2#
Holmes Jr moves into full guard.
Sobieski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Holmes Jr is keeping the position.
Sobieski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Holmes Jr keeps moving.
Sobieski looking to sit in guard and control but Holmes Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Holmes Jr being controlled here momentarily. #T3#
Sobieski looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobieski, not yet.
Sobieski has control of Holmes Jr's left arm, preventing Holmes Jr from doing any damage.
Holmes Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobieski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holmes Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sobieski keeping moving, preventing Holmes Jr from controlling successfully. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sobieski pulls Holmes Jr in close to prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sobieski just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes Jr throws out a counter right but Sobieski avoids it with no problem.
Sobieski misses with a takedown attempt - Holmes Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Holmes Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Sobieski steps away.
Sobieski throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sobieski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holmes Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Sobieski throws a lazy body kick
and Holmes Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sobieski thinking.
Holmes Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Holmes Jr throws a big counter head kick but Sobieski avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Sobieski shoots and misses #KD2#
and Holmes Jr counters with a crisp one two that drops Sobieski! Holmes Jr thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sobieski to his feet! Sobieski is in big trouble!#ROC2#Sobieski is rocked!
Holmes Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sobieski.
Oh Sobieski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sobieski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holmes Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobieski throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes Jr rattles Sobieski with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Sobieski tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Holmes Jr dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Sobieski stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Holmes Jr!
A relieved looking Mike Holmes Jr 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:
SYN 771 Tower vs Piano
Date: Jan 09, 2021 |
#R1#
Hammer lands with a right and another and another! Sobieski is in big trouble! Hammer lands again and this time it's lights out for Sobieski! A quality knockout there for Hammer.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thor Hammer!
Thor Hammer decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
Syn Birthday Bash London
Date: Nov 30, 2020 |
#R1##CL2#
Arones clinches up against the cage.
Sobieski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#TD#
Sobieski is trying to trip Arones. He has hold of a leg but Arones is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sobieski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
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.#SUB2#
Arones is looking for a triangle but Sobieski pushes his legs off easily.
Sobieski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Arones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Arones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sobieski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Arones is tightening it up a little... Sobieski has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Sobieski reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Sobieski taps out! Nice BJJ there by Arones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gabriel Arones!
Gabriel Arones gave a mention to Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
Syn Navarro vs Chaos
Date: Nov 01, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilpatrick misses with a lunging right hand
and Sobieski counters with a leg kick. #TD2#
Sobieski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sobieski showed some decent athleticism there.
Kilpatrick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sobieski is working away from the top position though.
Kilpatrick is not content to let Sobieski control the position.
Sobieski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kilpatrick defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Kilpatrick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kilpatrick is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Sobieski there.
Sobieski wants to take a breather but Kilpatrick is having none of it. #T1#
Kilpatrick might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sobieski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Kilpatrick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kilpatrick makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kilpatrick.
Sobieski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick seems keen to control Sobieski's posture.
Sobieski preventing the sweep.
Sobieski with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position here.
Kilpatrick keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sobieski. Kilpatrick shrugs it off though.
Sobieski looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilpatrick is just out of range.
Kilpatrick drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sobieski sprawls and moves away.
Kilpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Sobieski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kilpatrick ducks right into an uppercut from Sobieski.
Kilpatrick lands a glancing blow to the side of Sobieski's head.
Sobieski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilpatrick half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T3#
A left lands for Sobieski.
Sobieski shoots in but no luck this time.
Sobieski swings away with a body shot that misses
#TD#
and Kilpatrick counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sobieski!
Kilpatrick working the head with strikes.
Kilpatrick working the head and body with strikes.
Sobieski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kilpatrick off and has taken his back!
My spies in Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ inform me that Sobieski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobieski is not going to allow Kilpatrick to sit and survive in this position.
A lull in the action here.
Sobieski misses with an elbow to the head.
Kilpatrick has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sobieski.#T4#
Kilpatrick covering up well under a series of strikes from Sobieski.
Kilpatrick looking to control the position.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position but Sobieski manages to sink in the hooks.
Sobieski biding his time, controlling Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick tries to break free.
Kilpatrick just trying to survive but Sobieski is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Sobieski missing with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Sobieski misses with a double jab.
Sobieski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilpatrick tests Sobieski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sobieski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kilpatrick avoids it really well and circles away.
Kilpatrick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kilpatrick defends it nicely.
Kilpatrick tries to counter with a takedown but Sobieski is quick to defend against it.#T1#
Kilpatrick throws a big shot that misses.
Sobieski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jan Sobieski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Sobieski, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sobieski fails to land the takedown.
Kilpatrick drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sobieski sprawls and moves away.
Jesse Kilpatrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sobieski.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook
and Sobieski counters with an inside leg kick.
Sobieski slips a jab from Kilpatrick.
Sobieski throws a big shot that misses.
Kilpatrick half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#TD2#
Sobieski looking to score a takedown here. Kilpatrick is defending well but Sobieski drives through and ends up in Kilpatrick's guard.
Kilpatrick keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Kilpatrick is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
We've been hearing that Kilpatrick has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sobieski wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
Kilpatrick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sobieski is looking to control Kilpatrick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sobieski avoid being mounted?
Sobieski tries to get to full guard but Kilpatrick has control of the leg.
Kilpatrick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sobieski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kilpatrick throwing shots but Sobieski is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobieski wants to control but Kilpatrick is keeping busy.
Sobieski moves into full guard.
#T3#
Sobieski controls Kilpatrick momentarily but Kilpatrick frees himself.
Sobieski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sobieski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kilpatrick is one step ahead there.
Sobieski pulls Kilpatrick in close to prevent any damage.
Jan Sobieski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kilpatrick postures up in Sobieski's guard and throws a big left but Sobieski blocks it.
Kilpatrick is looking to work some ground and pound but Sobieski has wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sobieski looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobieski, not yet. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kilpatrick slips a jab from Sobieski.
Kilpatrick changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sobieski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sobieski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sobieski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kilpatrick on the side of the head.
Jan Sobieski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kilpatrick throws a body punch but Sobieski moves out of range.
Kilpatrick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sobieski clobbers Kilpatrick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kilpatrick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sobieski's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Sobieski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CUT#It looks like Jan Sobieski has been cut.
The fighters circling - Kilpatrick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sobieski misses with a telegraphed body shot
#TD#
and Kilpatrick counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sobieski!
Kilpatrick lands an elbow.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sobieski down.
You can see the frustration on Sobieski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sobieski is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kilpatrick's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick is controlling the pace.
Sobieski is pressing down on Kilpatrick's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sobieski is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Sobieski trying to control but Kilpatrick is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sobieski is one step ahead there.
Kilpatrick will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kilpatrick pulls Sobieski in close to prevent any damage.
Kilpatrick continues to stall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kilpatrick is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Sobieski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Sobieski tries to free his leg and advance position but Kilpatrick is retaining full guard.
Sobieski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kilpatrick has his hands on Sobieski's head, controlling the position. #T3#
Kilpatrick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sobieski throwing strikes from guard but Kilpatrick blocks nicely.
Sobieski trying to control but Kilpatrick is working from the bottom.
Sobieski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kilpatrick works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kilpatrick is pulling down on Sobieski's head. It's preventing any offense from Sobieski, at least for the moment.
More hug and hope from Kilpatrick.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jan Sobieski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kilpatrick keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sobieski enables Kilpatrick to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sobieski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sobieski has control of Kilpatrick's left arm, preventing Kilpatrick from doing any damage.
Sobieski is trying to control the position but Kilpatrick postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kilpatrick postures up and lands a big shot to Sobieski's brow.
Kilpatrick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jesse Kilpatrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kilpatrick throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Kilpatrick showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sobieski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jan Sobieski made sure he mentioned Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013, along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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Event:
Syn 719
Date: Sep 27, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobieski swings widly with a right hand
and The Wandering Spirit counters with a thumping low kick.
The Wandering Spirit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sobieski throws a hook but The Wandering Spirit blocks it.
Sobieski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sobieski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Wandering Spirit.
The Wandering Spirit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sobieski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It appears The Wandering Spirit was looking to counter with a kick there.#TD2#
Sobieski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sobieski tries to move to mount but The Wandering Spirit blocks the move with his legs.
Sobieski advances to mount.
The Wandering Spirit wants to control but Sobieski is having none of it.
Sobieski lands a nice shot to the head. #T1#
Sobieski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sobieski prevents The Wandering Spirit from getting the reversal.
Sobieski tries to control but The Wandering Spirit wriggling away.
The Wandering Spirit wants to control but Sobieski is having none of it.
Sobieski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Wandering Spirit is looking to escape.
Sobieski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The Wandering Spirit gets back to half guard.
The Wandering Spirit is doing well to control the position and prevent Sobieski from advancing to side control.
The Wandering Spirit moves into full guard.
#T2#
Sobieski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sobieski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Wandering Spirit keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Sobieski chips away with some ground and pound.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but The Wandering Spirit keeps moving.
The Wandering Spirit controlling Sobieski's posture.
Sobieski with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Wandering Spirit is trying to control the position but Sobieski postures up.
The Wandering Spirit keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Sobieski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T3#
The Wandering Spirit keeping full guard, as Sobieski tries to pass.
The Wandering Spirit has Sobieski pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sobieski looking to pass the guard.
Sobieski landing some decent shots from guard.
The Wandering Spirit controls Sobieski momentarily but Sobieski frees himself.
Sobieski trying to control but The Wandering Spirit is working from the bottom.
The Wandering Spirit looking to control.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Sobieski dives in and scores a takedown into The Wandering Spirit's guard.#SUB2#
Sobieski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sobieski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T4#
The Wandering Spirit managing to control the position.
Sobieski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Wandering Spirit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sobieski trying to control but The Wandering Spirit is working from the bottom.
The Wandering Spirit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobieski is in close to The Wandering Spirit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but The Wandering Spirit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobieski throwing strikes from guard but The Wandering Spirit blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Sobieski lands with a slapping head kick.
Aydan The Wandering Spirit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sobieski throws a sloppy head kick and The Wandering Spirit moves out of range easily.
Sobieski tries to score with a low kick but The Wandering Spirit moves his leg out of the way.
The Wandering Spirit thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jab from Sobieski.
Sobieski blocks a jab.
The Wandering Spirit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sobieski scores with a jab. The Wandering Spirit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Wandering Spirit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sobieski.
Sobieski looks to score with a jab to the body but The Wandering Spirit is just out of range.
It looked like The Wandering Spirit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
The Wandering Spirit misses with a looping right.
Sobieski throws a lazy body kick
and The Wandering Spirit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Sobieski.
Sobieski lands the left hand.
The Wandering Spirit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sobieski.
Sobieski goes for a double leg but The Wandering Spirit avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as The Wandering Spirit continues to drive forward.
Sobieski avoids the body shot from The Wandering Spirit.
Sobieski shoots in looking for a takedown. The Wandering Spirit tries to sprawl out of it but Sobieski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Wandering Spirit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Wandering Spirit is looking to counter with a body kick.#T2#
Sobieski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sobieski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobieski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Wandering Spirit avoids it really well and circles away.
Aydan The Wandering Spirit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sobieski.
Sobieski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Wandering Spirit manages to avoid it.
The Wandering Spirit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sobieski misses with an uppercut. The Wandering Spirit saw that one coming.
The Wandering Spirit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CUT#It looks like Jan Sobieski has been cut.
Sobieski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobieski connects with a solid leg kick. #T3#
Sobieski fakes the leg kick and cracks The Wandering Spirit in the body.
Sobieski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sobieski scores with a hook.
Jan Sobieski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobieski throws a body shot but no joy.
And The Wandering Spirit counters with a quick kick to the body but Sobieski blocks it.
Sobieski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sobieski looks for a takedown but The Wandering Spirit sprawls well.
A punch combination from Sobieski misses.
Sobieski looks to throw a body kick
and The Wandering Spirit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sobieski dives in and grabs The Wandering Spirit's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Wandering Spirit pushes down on Sobieski's head and hops out.
The Wandering Spirit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sobieski is breathing heavily.
Sobieski jabs The Wandering Spirit right on the nose. The Wandering Spirit blinks but takes it well.#T4#
Sobieski throws a head kick but The Wandering Spirit moves out of range.
Sobieski lands with a kick to the temple. The Wandering Spirit shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab from The Wandering Spirit misses.
The Wandering Spirit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobieski.
The Wandering Spirit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Sobieski misses its intended target.
The Wandering Spirit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sobieski throws a jab but it's blocked by The Wandering Spirit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Wandering Spirit misses with a body kick.
Sobieski shoots in but no luck this time.
The Wandering Spirit blocks a head kick by Sobieski.
The Wandering Spirit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jan Sobieski's cut.
That's time! The Wandering Spirit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Sobieski throws a sloppy head kick and The Wandering Spirit moves out of range easily.
The Wandering Spirit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Wandering Spirit sprawls well. The Wandering Spirit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sobieski gets slowly back to his feet.
Sobieski slips under a jab.
A left lands for Sobieski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Wandering Spirit on the side of the head.
The Wandering Spirit throws a head kick that misses.
The Wandering Spirit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sobieski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#T1#
The Wandering Spirit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Wandering Spirit throws a front kick that sends Sobieski stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Sobieski misses.
The Wandering Spirit throwing a counter right hand but Sobieski manages to avoid it.#TD2#
The Wandering Spirit gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sobieski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sobieski passes The Wandering Spirit's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jan Sobieski has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Wandering Spirit wants to get back to full guard.
The Wandering Spirit is positioning himself well to prevent Sobieski advancing to mount.
Sobieski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobieski prevents The Wandering Spirit from improving his position.#T2#
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Wandering Spirit keeps working.
Sobieski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The Wandering Spirit makes his way to full guard. A much better position for The Wandering Spirit.
Sobieski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The Wandering Spirit pulls Sobieski in to control the position.
Sobieski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Wandering Spirit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sobieski advances position into side control!
The Wandering Spirit is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Sobieski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Wandering Spirit, who protects the arm well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Wandering Spirit keeps working. #T3#
The Wandering Spirit can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
Sobieski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Wandering Spirit has escaped the position, nice work there.
The Wandering Spirit gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The Wandering Spirit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sobieski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB#
The Wandering Spirit has his foot on Sobieski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sobieski works his way back into a safe position though.
Sobieski being controlled here momentarily.
Jan Sobieski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sobieski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SUB#
Sobieski got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Wandering Spirit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sobieski has managed to get both his arms back between The Wandering Spirit's legs - danger averted.
The Wandering Spirit keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Sobieski is pushing down on The Wandering Spirit's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Wandering Spirit is fighting to maintain full guard but Sobieski has managed to sneak the leg through.
The Wandering Spirit wants to improve his position but Sobieski is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Wandering Spirit tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sobieski stalling. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sobieski 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013, into his post fight interview. |
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Event:
Syn 711
Date: Aug 29, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwon misses with a few strikes there.
Sobieski scores with a punch to the head.#CUT#It looks like Sol Kwon has been cut.
Sobieski jabs at Kwon's body.
Kwon scores with a decent looking hook.
Kwon thumps Sobieski with a low kick.
Kwon throws a low kick but Sobieski avoids it.
Kwon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kwon jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Sobieski closes the distance and clinches.
Sobieski looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Kwon breaks the clinch.
Kwon misses with a straight right.
Sobieski tries to counter with a takedown but Kwon is quick to defend against it.
Sobieski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kwon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kwon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kwon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sobieski is out of range and Kwon settles back down.
Sobieski swings for the body but Kwon moves out of range.
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!
A shot to the body from Sobieski misses
and Kwon counters with a straight right hand.
Kwon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sobieski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kwon.#T1#
Kwon throws an overhand right that lands on Sobieski's shoulder, as Sobieski tries to avoid the shot.
Sobieski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sobieski wants to land a leg kick but Kwon is out of range.
Kwon misses with a looping left.
Kwon takes one on the button.
Sobieski throws an overhand right that lands on Kwon's shoulder, as Kwon tries to avoid the shot.
Sobieski misses with a straight right.
Sobieski avoids the body shot from Kwon.
Sobieski throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwon. Sobieski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kwon throws a body shot but no joy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sobieski - that will leave a mark!
Kwon looks to land a right hand but Sobieski moved out of range.
Sobieski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sobieski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kwon counters with a left to the body. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#ROC#Kwon is rocked!
Sobieski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kwon is still on wobbly legs! Can Sobieski finish him?
Kwon misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Sobieski.
Sobieski ducks under a wild hook from Kwon.
Kwon seems to have recovered his senses.
Kwon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sobieski.
Kwon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobieski.
Kwon throws a poor cross that misses
#TD#
and Sobieski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sobieski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sobieski content to stall in guard here.
Sobieski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sobieski advances position into side control!
Sobieski controls the position. #T3#
Sobieski throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kwon can't do much from the bottom here.
Kwon is not content to let Sobieski control the position.
Kwon is trying to improve his position.
Kwon is being controlled here.
Kwon is trying to control Sobieski's posture but Sobieski avoids it. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kwon seems a little lost for a moment, as Sobieski dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Kwon is working from the bottom.
Kwon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sobieski.
Sobieski tries to score with some ground and pound. Kwon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sobieski 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.
Sobieski throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kwon works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
#SUB#
Sobieski seems to be working for a kimura but Kwon defends the submission attempt.
Sobieski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kwon is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sol Kwon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Sobieski lands with an overhand left.
Kwon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sobieski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sobieski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#CL#
Sobieski clinches with his opponent.
Sobieski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kwon can do to turn this around?#BC2#
Kwon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sobieski throws a leg kick but Kwon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sobieski misses with an uppercut. Kwon saw that one coming.
Kwon takes one on the button.
Sobieski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kwon.
Sobieski with the inside leg kick.
Kwon blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski lands a right hook to the body.
Kwon tests Sobieski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sobieski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#T1#
Sobieski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sobieski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobieski throws a body shot but no joy.
Sobieski ducks under a wild hook from Kwon.#TD#
Sobieski 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.
Sobieski chips away with some ground and pound.
Kwon wants to sweep but no luck.
Kwon controls Sobieski momentarily but Sobieski frees himself.
Kwon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sobieski controls the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sobieski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sobieski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sobieski throwing strikes from guard but Kwon blocks nicely. #T2#
Sobieski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kwon's head.
Sobieski trying to move into half guard but instead Kwon has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Sobieski is trying to control the position but Kwon postures up.
Kwon is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sobieski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB#
Sobieski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kwon defends it easily.
Sobieski tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Sobieski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Sobieski throwing strikes from guard but Kwon blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobieski is pushing down on Kwon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kwon is fighting to maintain full guard but Sobieski has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Kwon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Sobieski seems content to control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sobieski lands a nice short elbow.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Kwon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sobieski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T4#
Sobieski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sobieski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB#
Sobieski 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.
Sobieski looks to land a strike but Kwon avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sobieski scoring with some ground and pound.
Sobieski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kwon's head.
Kwon keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sol Kwon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Sobieski ducks under a wild hook from Kwon.
Kwon loads up on a big right hand but Sobieski slips the punch.
Sobieski misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kwon to counter with a crisp jab.
Sobieski misses with a shot to the body
letting Kwon counter with a right hand.
Sobieski misses with a straight left.
Kwon ducks under a wild hook from Sobieski.
Sobieski moves out of range of the strikes.
Sobieski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kwon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sobieski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sobieski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kwon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobieski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Kwon.
Kwon throws a hook to the side of Sobieski's head but Sobieski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kwon throws an overhand right that lands on Sobieski's shoulder, as Sobieski tries to avoid the shot.
Sobieski tries to counter with a takedown but Kwon is quick to defend against it.#T1#
Kwon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kwon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kwon moves out of range of the leg kick from Sobieski.
Sobieski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwon.
Kwon takes one on the button.
Sobieski misses with a body kick.
Sobieski tests Kwon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sobieski connects with an inside leg kick.
Sobieski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sobieski tries for a takedown but Kwon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jan Sobieski is winning the standup battle so far.
Sobieski swings for the body but Kwon moves out of range.
Sobieski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Kwon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kwon.#T2#
Kwon moves out of range of the body kick from Sobieski.
Kwon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kwon misses with an uppercut
#TD#
so Sobieski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobieski is in close to Kwon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sobieski looking to sit in guard and control but Kwon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Sobieski working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kwon has passed into half guard!
Sobieski gets full guard.#SUB#
Sobieski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sobieski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kwon is one step ahead there. #T3#
Sobieski has his hands on Kwon's head, controlling the position.
Kwon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobieski is keeping the position for now.
Kwon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sobieski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kwon passes Sobieski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jan Sobieski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sobieski tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kwon has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sobieski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sol Kwon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kwon controlling the pace for now.
Sobieski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sobieski tries to hold on but Kwon pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sol Kwon.
Well Sobieski 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
After the big win, Jan Sobieski made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
CFC 431
Date: Jul 18, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT2#It looks like Samuel Nti has been cut.
Sobieski works over Nti's head and body with a nice combination.
Nti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nti throwing a counter right hand but Sobieski manages to avoid it.
Sobieski slips a jab from Nti.
Sobieski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#TD2#
Sobieski shoots in and bounces Nti off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sobieski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nti's head.
Nti can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sobieski controls the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobieski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sobieski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Sobieski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Nti keeps moving.
Sobieski postures up in Nti's guard and throws a big left but Nti blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Sobieski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sobieski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sobieski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Nti is keeping the position.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Nti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Sobieski. Those never looked like landing.
Nti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sobieski can pounce on him.
Sobieski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nti moves away.
Sobieski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nti tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sobieski manages to circle out of the way.#TD2#
Sobieski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sobieski trying to control but Nti is working from the bottom.
Sobieski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sobieski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Nti keeps moving. #T3#
Sobieski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sobieski looking to pass the guard.
Sobieski keeps trying to improve his position.
Sobieski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sobieski passes Nti's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nti keeping control of the position.
My spies in Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ inform me that Sobieski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sobieski thows a huge punch but Nti dodges it nicely.
Sobieski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sobieski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sobieski thows a huge punch but Nti dodges it nicely.
Sobieski wants to take a breather but Nti is having none of it. #SUB2#
Sobieski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nti defends it well.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Nti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobieski thows a huge punch but Nti dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Nti's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Sobieski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nti throws the left hand but Sobieski avoids the punch easily.
Sobieski fails to land the takedown.
Nti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nti throws an overhand right that lands on Sobieski's shoulder, as Sobieski tries to avoid the shot.
Nti misses the jab.
Sobieski misses with a body shot.
Nti thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sobieski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sobieski defending well as Nti loads up on a big left hand.
Sobieski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nti is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sobieski's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski misses the shot to the body.
Nti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sobieski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nti rather than just go for the knockout.
Sobieski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sobieski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nti throws a lazy uppercut
and Sobieski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Nti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sobieski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sobieski throws a body punch but Nti moves out of range.
Sobieski takes a swing at Nti's ribcage but misses.
Sobieski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nti is out of range and Sobieski settles back down.
Nti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#TD2#
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sobieski throwing shots but Nti is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Sobieski.
Sobieski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jan Sobieski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sobieski works his way into full mount! #T2#
Sobieski wants to control the pace but Nti is squirming around nicely.
Sobieski raining down shots from the mount!
Sobieski with shots to the head and body - Nti looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobieski thowing shots but they're missing.
Sobieski controlling the pace for now.
Sobieski working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Nti slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
#T3#
Sobieski content to control rather than advance.
Sobieski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sobieski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Let's hope that Sobieski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobieski throwing shots but Nti is blocking nicely. #SUB2#
Sobieski is working for a submission of some sort.
Sobieski trying to control the pace. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sobieski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sobieski is trying to control. Nti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samuel Nti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Sobieski misses with an uppercut
and Nti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nti leaves Sobieski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nti.
Nti blocks a head kick by Sobieski.
Nti takes one on the button.
Nti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sobieski is out of range.
Sobieski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sobieski throws a leg kick which misses Nti's front leg but catches the back leg as Nti tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sobieski slips a straight right by Nti.
Nti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sobieski misses with a straight left. #T1#
Sobieski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sobieski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nti.
Sobieski throws a leg kick but Nti moved away.
Sobieski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sobieski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sobieski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#TD2#
Sobieski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nti is trying to defend but Sobieski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sobieski thows a huge punch but Nti dodges it nicely.
Sobieski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sobieski lands a nice short elbow.#T2#
Sobieski wants to pass to mount but Nti is defending the position.
Sobieski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sobieski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sobieski trying to control from half guard but Nti is working away.
Sobieski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nti defending well though. #T3#
Nti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobieski.
Sobieski thows a huge punch but Nti dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Sobieski seems content to control.
Sobieski uses his free foot to push down on Nti's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nti.
Sobieski landing strikes from the mount.
Sobieski wants to control the pace but Nti is squirming around nicely.
Sobieski unloads with some shots from mount but Nti bucks and avoids them well.
Sobieski punching from mount but Nti doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sobieski trying to control but Nti is having none of it.
Sobieski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Samuel Nti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jan Sobieski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Sobieski controlling from mount.
Sobieski lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sobieski 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski gave a mention to Threads of HARDCORE in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
JAG Jones Jr vs Matusov
Date: Jun 27, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorne just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobieski has a takedown stuffed.
Sobieski swings for the body but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Hawthorne swings for the body but Sobieski moves out of range.
Hawthorne checks a leg kick.
Hawthorne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hawthorne digs a good hook to Sobieski's body.
Hawthorne stuns Sobieski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hawthorne slips under a jab from Sobieski.
Sobieski needs to keep his hands up - Hawthorne had a free shot at his head there.
Hawthorne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hawthorne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sobieski misses with a takedown attempt - Hawthorne sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sobieski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hawthorne clobbers Sobieski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T1#
Sobieski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawthorne throws a lazy uppercut
#TD2#
and Sobieski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #ES#
Hawthorne kicks Sobieski off and gets back to his feet.
Hawthorne scores with a leg kick.
Hawthorne has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hawthorne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sobieski misses with a low kick.
Hawthorne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sobieski on the side of the head.
Damien Hawthorne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawthorne scores with a head kick. Sobieski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobieski misses with a body shot
and Hawthorne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawthorne takes a kick to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Sobieski.
Good work by Hawthorne as he checks the leg kick.
Sobieski throws a right hand that misses
and Sobieski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sobieski ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #TD2#
Sobieski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hawthorne has his hands on Sobieski's head, controlling the position. #T2#
Hawthorne keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Sobieski stopping the sweep attempt from Hawthorne.#SUB2#
Sobieski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hawthorne is trying to keep Sobieski in close.
Sobieski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T3#
Hawthorne looking to control.
Sobieski pushes down on Hawthorne's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hawthorne is trying to control but can't.
My spies in Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ inform me that Sobieski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sobieski not doing much here.
Hawthorne keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Hawthorne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hawthorne is doing well to control the position and prevent Sobieski from advancing to side control.
Sobieski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hawthorne does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hawthorne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hawthorne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sobieski's sensitive parts.
Sobieski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sobieski connects with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sobieski.
Sobieski throws a series of punches but Hawthorne avoids them all with ease.
Sobieski connects with a leg kick.
Sobieski moves out of range as Hawthorne strikes.
Sobieski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Sobieski misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawthorne misses the target.
Hawthorne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hawthorne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sobieski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sobieski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hawthorne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sobieski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hawthorne pinned against the cage. Hawthorne gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Hawthorne dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hawthorne enables Sobieski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hawthorne manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Hawthorne is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hawthorne holds on and takes a little breather.
Hawthorne is trying to keep Sobieski in close.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Hawthorne keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski throwing strikes from guard but Hawthorne blocks nicely.
Sobieski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hawthorne trying to hold on to Sobieski's head to control him but Sobieski postures up.
#T1#
Sobieski is trying to control the action in half guard but Hawthorne is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hawthorne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jan Sobieski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sobieski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sobieski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawthorne tries to roll over but Sobieski keeps him under control.
Hawthorne wants to control but Sobieski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sobieski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sobieski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hawthorne with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sobieski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawthorne defending well though. #T2#
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Hawthorne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hawthorne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobieski.
Sobieski works his way into side control.
Sobieski controlling the position from side mount.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Hawthorne is working from the bottom.
Sobieski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hawthorne will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sobieski 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.
#T3#
Sobieski tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hawthorne's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Hawthorne is working from the bottom.
Hawthorne is looking for a sweep.
Sobieski is chipping away with strikes.
Hawthorne tries to buck Sobieski off but Sobieski is having none of it.
Hawthorne takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hawthorne is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sobieski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawthorne is positioning himself well to prevent Sobieski advancing to mount.
Sobieski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T4#
Sobieski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sobieski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sobieski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hawthorne is refusing to be controlled, as Sobieski sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sobieski lands a nice short elbow.
Sobieski performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sobieski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawthorne slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Sobieski takes one to the side of the head.
Hawthorne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hawthorne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobieski.
Hawthorne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Sobieski.
Hawthorne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD2#
Sobieski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #ES#
Hawthorne pushes Sobieski off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawthorne was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobieski.
Good exchange - Hawthorne coming out on top.
Sobieski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hawthorne rather than just go for the knockout.#CL2#
Sobieski clinches.
Sobieski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#BC#
Hawthorne breaks the clinch.
Sobieski throws a shot from downtown. Hawthorne moves away and avoids it.#TD2#
Sobieski shoots in and gets a takedown into Hawthorne's guard.#T1##SUB2#
Sobieski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hawthorne working a defensive guard here.
Hawthorne trying to control the position here.
Sobieski advances position into side control!
Hawthorne trying to remain calm as Sobieski controls from the top position.
Hawthorne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sobieski on the ground.
Sobieski cracks Hawthorne with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sobieski scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hawthorne to see if he's OK.#T2#
Sobieski tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hawthorne wants to control but Sobieski postures up.
Sobieski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sobieski in side control, throwing shots but Hawthorne defends.
Sobieski controlling from side mount.
Sobieski lands a few punches from side control.
An elbow from Sobieski crashes against the mat.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Hawthorne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Sobieski cracks Hawthorne with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hawthorne is being controlled here.
Sobieski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sobieski throws an elbow but Hawthorne slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sobieski postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hawthorne is looking to reverse the position.
Sobieski looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hawthorne is avoiding damage well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hawthorne on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hawthorne tries to get out of the position.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Hawthorne is working from the bottom. #T4#
Sobieski working away.
Sobieski tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hawthorne is not content to let Sobieski control the position. #SUB2#
Sobieski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sobieski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski gave a mention to Threads of HARDCORE in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Damien Hawthorne had this to say: 'Starting today I am announcing my retirement, it's been a journey but it appears this wasn't meant to be. -wipes a tear from his eye-'. |
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Event:
JAG Rivalry
Date: Jun 13, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sobieski! But no joy.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#TD2#
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Sobieski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES#
Jones pushes Sobieski off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Sobieski's head but Sobieski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Sobieski misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
#CUT#It looks like Jan Sobieski has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobieski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sobieski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
Sobieski scores with a nice head shot.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobieski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sobieski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Sobieski throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.#KD#
Jones lands a big head kick that sends Sobieski tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Sobieski back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Sobieski is rocked!
Sobieski switches off momentarily and Jones cracks him with a monster right hand! Sobieski topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Jones dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Jones!
Billy Jones took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight. |
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Event:
JAG Plus
Date: May 16, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmond throws a looping overhand right but Sobieski ducks down to avoid it.
Sobieski feints the counter takedown.
Sobieski avoids the head kick by Edmond.
Sobieski misses with a low kick as Edmond jumps back.
Edmond tried to counter with a leg kick but Sobieski avoided it.
Edmond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobieski gets the takedown into side control.
Edmond tries to buck Sobieski off but Sobieski is having none of it.
Sobieski wants to control but Edmond is keeping him busy.
Sloppy strikes there by Sobieski.
Sobieski is chipping away with strikes.
Edmond tries to escape but Sobieski is in control.
Edmond is letting Sobieski control him for a moment.
Edmond avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sobieski.
Sobieski lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Edmond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sobieski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sobieski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobieski lands a nice forearm strike.
Edmond tries to escape but Sobieski is in control.
Sobieski misses with the ground and pound.
Sobieski trying to control the position but Edmond is working away.
Edmond tries to improve position but can't.
Edmond is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sobieski is controlling him well.
Edmond is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Sobieski works to advance to full mount. Edmond defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Poor strikes thrown by Sobieski there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sobieski throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Edmond because Sobieski loaded up on that one.
Sobieski controlling from mount.
Sobieski unloads with some shots from mount but Edmond bucks and avoids them well.
Edmond wants to control but Sobieski is having none of it.
Sobieski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Edmond can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmond is bucking up trying to escape but Sobieski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sobieski content just to control the position here.
Edmond wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sobieski.
Sobieski throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sobieski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sobieski looking to control but Edmond is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sobieski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sobieski wants to finish this one by submission but Edmond is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sobieski.
Edmond squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Edmond is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobieski throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sobieski throws some wild stikes that Edmond manages to avoid easily.
Sobieski thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sobieski looking to secure an arm triangle but Edmond defends it well.
Sobieski controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobieski avoids the attempt from Edmond to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice jab there from Sobieski.
Sobieski misses with a body shot.
Edmond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobieski with the counter takedown but Edmond avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Sobieski misses its intended target.
A combination from Sobieski does no damage.
Sobieski misses with a body shot.
Sobieski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sobieski lands with a good body shot.
Sobieski avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobieski avoids the head kick by Edmond.
Sobieski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sobieski lands a jab-cross combination.
Sobieski moves out of range as Edmond strikes.
Sobieski misses with a straight left.
Rayful Edmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmond lands a nice hook to Sobieski's body. Sobieski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Edmond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edmond tries to bum rush Sobieski with a series of wild strikes but Sobieski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sobieski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edmond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edmond tries to bum rush Sobieski with a series of wild strikes but Sobieski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rayful Edmond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edmond lands a high kick!
Sobieski throws out a loose jab but Edmond uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sobieski.
Edmond is looking to slow Sobieski down with leg kicks.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Edmond enables Sobieski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Edmond manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Edmond pushes Sobieski off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobieski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Sobieski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sobieski lands with a good body shot.
Sobieski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sobieski scores with the left hand. Edmond knows he should have avoided that one.
Jan Sobieski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Edmond throws a jab but it's blocked by Sobieski.
Edmond moves out of range of the leg kick from Sobieski.
A jab from Sobieski misses.
Sobieski throws a looping overhand right but Edmond ducks down to avoid it.
Edmond appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sobieski cracks Edmond with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Edmond misses with a wild body shot.
Sobieski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edmond. That's going to slow Sobieski down.
Sobieski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edmond moves away.
Edmond misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmond is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Sobieski.
Edmond swings for the body but Sobieski moves out of range.
Edmond throws a leg kick that misses.
Sobieski scoring well with a low kick there.
Sobieski gets the takedown into side control.
Sobieski throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Edmond wants to control but Sobieski postures up.
Sobieski remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Edmond regains half guard, as Sobieski was trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sobieski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sobieski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sobieski is pressing down on Edmond's thigh, looking to free his foot. Edmond is holding on for now.
Sobieski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Edmond is working from the bottom.
Sobieski lands with a punch from half guard.
Sobieski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sobieski throwing shots but Edmond is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Edmond's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Edmond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sobieski circles away quickly and effectively.
Sobieski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Edmond defends it well.
Rayful Edmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobieski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Sobieski.
Edmond has Sobieski up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Edmond.
A head punch on the inside from Edmond fails to land.
Edmond lands a hook that snaps the head of Sobieski backwards.
Sobieski is looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Edmond.
Edmond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobieski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Edmond lands a nice shot that snaps Sobieski's head back.
Edmond throws a body shot but no joy.
Edmond lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sobieski.
Edmond tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sobieski is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmond moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Edmond has Sobieski up against the cage in a clinch.
Sobieski looking for a takedown.
Edmond trying to control the position but instead, Sobieski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Edmond into the cage.
Edmond misses with a punch on the inside.
Edmond has a couple of punches blocked by Sobieski.
Edmond blocks an uppercut.
Edmond's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Edmond is looking to control Sobieski's arms but Sobieski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Edmond has his back to the cage.
Edmond is trying to force a seperation but Sobieski has the dominant position.
Sobieski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Edmond looking to stall.
Sobieski looking for a takedown.
Rayful Edmond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sobieski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Edmond.
Sobieski blocks an uppercut.
Edmond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sobieski tries to keep at a distance but Edmond has taken the fight into the clinch.
Edmond manages to break the clinch.
Sobieski loads up on a big right hand but Edmond slips the punch.
Edmond lands a glancing blow to the side of Sobieski's head.
Edmond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sobieski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobieski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Edmond!
Edmond dodges the ground and pound from Sobieski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski controlling the position from side mount.
Sobieski wants to take a breather but Edmond manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Sobieski.
Edmond can't keep his opponent in guard - Sobieski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rayful Edmond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edmond regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sobieski.
Edmond utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Edmond keeping full guard, as Sobieski tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jan Sobieski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Edmond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobieski is stalling in the full guard.
Sobieski slips nicely into half guard.
Sobieski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rayful Edmond showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sobieski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Threads of HARDCORE logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
JAG Pentele vs Stackhouse
Date: May 02, 2020 |
#R1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mfer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sobieski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sobieski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sobieski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mfer.
Bull Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobieski takes one to the side of the head.
Sobieski lands a jab.
Sobieski lands a body shot.
Mfer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sobieski.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
Sobieski throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sobieski.
Nice shot by Sobieski.
Sobieski takes one to the chin there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mfer.
Mfer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mfer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Sobieski.
Sobieski thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Mfer.#T1#
Mfer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sobieski takes a step back to recover.
Nice straight punches there by Mfer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mfer.
Mfer tries to clinch up.
Mfer avoids the head kick by Sobieski.
Sobieski moves out of range of the body kick.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobieski was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
Mfer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sobieski connects with a right hand. Mfer shakes it off.
Sobieski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobieski moves away from the strike by Mfer.
Mfer misses with a looping right.
Mfer misses with a low kick as Sobieski jumps back.
Sobieski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mfer defends it well.
Mfer fails in his attempt to clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sobieski 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.
Mfer staying out of range there.
Sobieski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T2#
A leg kick checked by Sobieski.
Nice cross by Sobieski.
Good leg kick by Mfer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Sobieski.
Sobieski moves away from the strike by Mfer.
Sobieski moves away from the strike by Mfer.
Sobieski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sobieski scores with a hook to the body. Mfer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #TD2#
Sobieski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#ES#
Mfer throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobieski.
Sobieski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sobieski scores with a sloppy right hand. Mfer should have avoided that one.
Mfer throws a front kick that sends Sobieski stumbling back into the cage.
Sobieski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mfer moves away.
Mfer jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sobieski fails to land with a series of punches.
Sobieski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
#T3#
Mfer throws a wild body kick that Sobieski sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick from Mfer misses.
Sobieski tests Mfer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mfer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mfer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sobieski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mfer scrambles back to his feet.
Mfer scores with a decent looking hook.
A big left from Mfer misses.
Sobieski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mfer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sobieski fails with a takedown attempt.
Sobieski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mfer can pounce on him.
Sobieski avoids the head kick by Mfer.
Sobieski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mfer connects with an inside leg kick.#T4#
Good exchange - Mfer coming out on top.
Sobieski tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieski lands with a kick to the temple. Mfer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mfer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Sobieski tries to counter it with a takedown but Mfer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Sobieski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mfer.
Mfer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sobieskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mfer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bull Mfer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mfer thows a leg kick but Sobieski checks it #TD2#
and Sobieski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mfer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sobieski thows a huge punch but Mfer dodges it nicely.
Mfer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobieski.
Sobieski prevents Mfer from standing back up.
Mfer is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Gymi that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobieski working over Mfer with some ground and pound. Mfer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sobieski trying to control from half guard but Mfer is working away.
Mfer wants to control but Sobieski is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bull Mfer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Sobieski moves out of range of the strikes.
Bull Mfer is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sobieski, right into the meat.
Sobieski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sobieski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mfer scores with a sloppy right hand. Sobieski should have avoided that one.
Mfer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sobieski scores with a head kick.
Mfer is looking to clinch.
Sobieski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mfer. That did some damage!
Sobieski throws a head kick that misses.
Mfer misses with a double jab.
Mfer is looking to land body kicks.
Sobieski lands the left hand.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
A left and a right from Sobieski both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobieski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mfer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mfer scores with a sloppy right hand. Sobieski should have avoided that one.
Mfer ducks under a wild hook from Sobieski.#T1#
Mfer misses the shot to the body.
Mfer throws a shot from downtown. Sobieski moves away and avoids it.
Sobieski loads up on a big right hand but Mfer slips the punch.
Mfer throwing a counter right hand but Sobieski manages to avoid it.
Sobieski slips a straight right by Mfer.
Sobieski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mfer throws the left hand but Sobieski avoids the punch easily.
Mfer throws the kick towards the body but Sobieski avoids it.
Mfer's corner calls for a 1-2. Mfer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mfer but Mfer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sobieski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sobieski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sobieski scores with a sloppy right hand. Mfer should have avoided that one.
Sobieski connects with an inside leg kick.
Mfer avoids the head kick by Sobieski.
Mfer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sobieski momentarily.
#T2#
Nice shot lands for Mfer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer avoids the body shot from Sobieski.
Mfer tries to score with a low kick but Sobieski moves his leg out of the way.
Sobieski slips under a jab.
Sobieski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Mfer throws out a loose jab but Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobieski checks the leg kick.
Mfer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mfer tries to clinch but Sobieski moves out of range.
Sobieski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Mfer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mfer.
Mfer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sobieski misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Mfer misses.
A low kick from Mfer is predictable there #TD2#
and Sobieski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sobieski. #ES#
Mfer pushes Sobieski off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #T3#
Sobieski throws a nice head kick!
Mfer connects with a looping right hand.
Sobieski swings for the body but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobieski manages to avoid it.
Sobieski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sobieski misses with a wild combination.
Mfer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Sobieski misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Mfer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mfer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sobieski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mfer counters with a stiff right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mfer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sobieski.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sobieski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mfer throws a jab when Sobieski was well out of range.
Sobieski moves out of range of the leg kick from Mfer.
Sobieski slips under a jab from Mfer.
Sobieski misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Mfer misses the target.
Sobieski throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobieski. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mfer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sobieski's calf.
Nice uppercut there from Mfer.
Sobieski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mfer scores with the left hand. Sobieski knows he should have avoided that one.
Mfer wants to clinch up but Sobieski keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobieski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mfer is fending him off so far but Sobieski persists. Nope, Mfer circles away and we're back to standing.
Sobieski clobbers Mfer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mfer staying out of range there.
Sobieski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mfer moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bull Mfer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Mfer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circling - Mfer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mfer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A lazy left from Sobieski finds it's target.
Mfer swings for the body but Sobieski moves out of range.
Mfer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mfer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sobieski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mfer misses with a straight left.
Sobieski with the counter takedown but Mfer avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Mfer.
Mfer scores with a spinning back kick!
Mfer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sobieski doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Mfer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mfer connects with a body shot that sends Sobieski's belly button to the back.
Sobieski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sobieski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mfer moves out of range of the body kick from Sobieski.
Sobieski tests Mfer's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Sobieski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mfer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mfer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sobieskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sobieski throws an overhand right that lands on Mfer's shoulder, as Mfer tries to avoid the shot.
Sobieski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mfer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sobieski with the counter takedown but Mfer avoids it easily.
Mfer misses with a double jab
#TD2#
and Sobieski counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mfer!
Sobieski tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mfer wants to control but Sobieski postures up.
Sobieski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mfer keeps working.
Mfer is holding Sobieski down, trying to stall.
Mfer is trying to improve his position.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobieski prevents Mfer from escaping the position.
Sobieski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mfer will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sobieski trying to control the position but Mfer is working away.
Mfer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sobieski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mfer is trying is best to control the position here. #T3#
Mfer is looking for a sweep. Sobieski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jan Sobieski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mfer wants to control but Sobieski is keeping busy.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Mfer is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mfer wants to get back to full guard.
Sobieski lands strikes from half guard.
Mfer keeping control of the position.
Sobieski trying to control from half guard but Mfer is working away.
Mfer wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mfer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sobieski throws a jab but it's blocked by Mfer.
Sobieski misses with a two punch combination.
Sobieski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobieski.
Sobieski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
Sobieski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sobieski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mfer doesn't seem bothered though.
Sobieski scores with a jab.
Mfer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobieski manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Sobieski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mfer swings for the body but Sobieski moves out of range.
Sobieski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mfer is looking to clinch.
Mfer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bull Mfer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mfer, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Bull Mfer!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Bull Mfer!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Bull Mfer!
Bull Mfer wins by unanimous decision!
Bull Mfer gave a mention to Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
JAG - Pandemic
Date: Mar 21, 2020 |
#R1#
Sobieski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sobieski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ryan doesn't seem bothered though.
Ryan throws a sloppy head kick and Sobieski moves out of range easily.
Sobieski thumps Ryan with a low kick.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sobieski.
Sobieski throws a push kick but Ryan slaps the foot to one side.
No luck for Sobieski with that takedown attempt.
Sobieski misses the jab.
Ryan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan misses the jab.
Sobieski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sobieski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ryan.
Sobieski throws a head kick that misses. #T1#
Sobieski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sobieski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ryan slips a jab and a cross from Sobieski.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sobieski is defended easily by Ryan.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aran Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Sobieski. That snapped Ryan's head back.
Sobieski throws a hook but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan scores with a sloppy right hand. Sobieski should have avoided that one.
A jab from Ryan misses.
Ryan on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T2#
Nice cross by Ryan.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Sobieski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Sobieski jabs at Ryan's body.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobieski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sobieski.
Sobieski throws a right hand that Ryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ryan also avoids with ease.#TD2#
Sobieski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ryan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Sobieski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan controlling the position.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
Sobieski throws a big right hand that misses.
Ryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sobieski missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sobieski lands a high kick!
Some wild striking there from Ryan.
Ryan throws a lazy right hand but Sobieski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sobieski throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Sobieski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sobieski avoids the head kick by Ryan.
Ryan scores with a hook.
Sobieski scores with a nice head shot.
Ryan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sobieski's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jan Sobieski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Sobieski tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobieski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobieski jabs at Ryan's body.
Ryan misses with a double jab.
Ryan throws a nice head kick!
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobieski manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Sobieski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Sobieski coming out on top.
Sobieski slips a straight right by Ryan.
Sobieski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aran Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobieski avoids the head kick by Ryan.
Sobieski with the counter takedown but Ryan avoids it easily.
Ryan missing with a left hand there. Sobieski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Ryan scores with a jab. Sobieski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sobieski slips under a jab.
Sobieski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Sobieski.
Ryan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobieski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sobieski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ryan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sobieski fakes the leg kick and cracks Ryan in the body.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan misses with an uppercut
#TD2#
and Sobieski counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ryan!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The strikes coming from Sobieski are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ryan trying to remain calm as Sobieski controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Ryan regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sobieski's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Sobieski performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB2#
Sobieski is looking for a kimura here.
Sobieski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ryan has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ryan is pressing down on Sobieski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T3#
Sobieski trying to control but Ryan is working from the bottom.
Sobieski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ryan has his hands on Sobieski's head, controlling the position.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Sobieski is pushing down on Ryan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ryan is fighting to maintain full guard but Sobieski has managed to sneak the leg through.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sobieski throwing shots but Ryan is blocking nicely.
Sobieski thows a huge punch but Ryan dodges it nicely.
Sobieski wants to control but Ryan is keeping him busy.
Sobieski working the head and body with strikes.
Ryan is looking to improve his position.
Ryan taking some punishment here, with Sobieski in his half guard.
Ryan is staying active underneath Sobieski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sobieski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ryan's head.
Sobieski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Ryan misses with an uppercut
#TD2#
and Sobieski counters with a takedown into side control.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Ryan is working from the bottom.
Sobieski throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ryan is not content to let Sobieski control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski works to advance to full mount. Ryan defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sobieski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sobieski tries to control but Ryan wriggling away. #T1#
Sobieski throwing strikes but Ryan bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Ryan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sobieski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ryan wants to get up but he can't break Sobieski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SU#
Ryan stands and steps away. Sobieski gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sobieski blocks a head kick by Ryan.
Nice jab there from Sobieski.
Aran Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Sobieski lands the left hand.
Ryan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sobieski shoots in and drives through. Ryan sprawls well.
Ryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sobieski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice uppercut lands for Sobieski. That snapped Ryan's head back.
Sobieski throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan throws a lazy uppercut
#TD2#
and Sobieski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ryan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobieski.
Sobieski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ryan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sobieski is keen to just control but Ryan is a slippery customer.#T3#
Sobieski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ryan's head.
Sobieski wants to control but Ryan is keeping him busy.
Sobieski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sobieski winds up and cracks Ryan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Sobieski.
Ryan moves into full guard.
#T4#
Sobieski trying to control but Ryan is working from the bottom.
Jan Sobieski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sobieski throwing strikes but missing.
Ryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ryan being controlled here, momentarily.
Sobieski is continuing to stall.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donk. Sobieski catches Ryan right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sobieski 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Threads of HARDCORE, into his post fight interview.
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Event:
JAG Neckbreaker vs Diaz
Date: Feb 07, 2020 |
#R1#
Sobieski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sobieski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lad throws out a counter right but Sobieski avoids it with no problem.
Sobieski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lad's corner calls for a 1-2. Lad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Sobieski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lad doesn't seem phased though.
Sobieski scores with a nice head shot.
Lad checks a low kick from Sobieski.
Sobieski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#TD#
Sobieski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lad's half guard.
Sobieski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB#
Sobieski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lad has managed to free his arm - good work. #T1#
Lad wants to control but Sobieski is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobieski slows the pace down in half guard.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Lad is working from the bottom.
Sobieski drops an elbow to the side of Lad's head.
Sobieski 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.
Sobieski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lad with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sobieski misses with a head shot. Lad uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
Sobieski trying to control but Lad is working from the bottom.
Lad is pulling down on Sobieski's head. It's preventing any offense from Sobieski, at least for the moment.
Lad keeping moving, preventing Sobieski from controlling successfully.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Lad is keeping the position.
Sobieski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Lad keeps moving.
Lad keeping full guard, as Sobieski tries to pass. #T3##SUB#
Sobieski is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lad is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lad has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Lad preventing the sweep.
Sobieski is trying to control the position but Lad postures up.
Lad preventing the sweep.
Sobieski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sobieski wants to sweep here but Lad controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Lad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lad looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sobieski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lad is one step ahead there.
Sobieski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Sobieski there.
Sobieski trying to control from Lad's half guard. Lad has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Lad throws a looping overhand right but Sobieski ducks down to avoid it.
Sobieski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jan Sobieski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lad tries to clinch up.
Lad throws a lazy right hand but Sobieski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sobieski feinted with a counter takedown.
Sobieski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lad.
Sobieski walks into a left hand.
Lad misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lad scores with a nice head shot.
Lad catches Sobieski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lad misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
The fighters circling - Sobieski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young Lad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sobieski throws a head kick but Lad moves out of range.
Sobieski takes one to the side of the head.
Lad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lad slips a jab and a cross from Sobieski.
Sobieski throws a lazy body kick
and Lad counters with a straight right hand.
Lad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T2#
Sobieski lands with a slapping head kick. #CL2#
Lad takes the fight into the clinch.
Sobieski blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lad.
Sobieski blocks an elbow strike.
Sobieski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lad cracks Sobieski with a nice body shot.
Sobieski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
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!
Sobieski controlling the action here for a moment.
Lad throws an elbow that misses.
#T3#
Sobieski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sobieski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sobieski struggles to land a body shot inside as Lad controls his hands.
Lad tries a body shot but Sobieski blocks it.
Lad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lad misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Lad.
Sobieski tries a body shot but Lad blocks it.
Lad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sobieski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Sobieski wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lad.
Lad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lad.
Sobieski throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobieski throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Sobieski.
Lad lands a shoulder strike.
Sobieski prevents a body shot from Lad.
Sobieski tries to throw a body punch but Lad avoids it by throwing Sobieski back against the cage.
Lad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lad misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Lad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Sobieski avoids the body shot from Lad.
Sobieski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lad looks to land a right hand but Sobieski moved out of range.
Sobieski lands with a hook. Lad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sobieski throws the left hand but Lad avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Lad. Beautiful body shot.
Sobieski misses with a hook.
Sobieski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A punch lands to the side of Lad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sobieski shoots for a takedown but Lad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lad throws out a counter right but Sobieski avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Nice sprawl there from Lad as Sobieski shoots in.
Sobieski takes one on the button.
Sobieski throws a jab when Lad was well out of range.
Sobieski shoots in but no luck this time.
It seemed like Lad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lad slaps away a takedown attempt from Sobieski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A slow jab from Lad misses its intended target.
Lad lands the left hand.
Sobieski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Sobieski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sobieski shoots in for a double leg but Lad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lad has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sobieski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lad cracks Sobieski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sobieski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lad scores with a nice strike.
Sobieski lands a glancing blow to the side of Lad's head.
Sobieski shoots in and drives through. Lad sprawls well.#T3#
Nice uppercut there from Lad.
Sobieski fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Lad. No joy for Sobieski on that attempt.
Sobieski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sobieski tries for a takedown but Lad circles away easily#CL2#
and Lad counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lad. #T4#
Sobieski takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#
It looks like Jan Sobieski has been cut.
Lad struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobieski controls his hands.
Sobieski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lad pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lad tries a body shot but Sobieski blocks it.
Sobieski prevents a body shot from Lad.
Sobieski throws a punch but it's blocked by Lad.
Young Lad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lad.
Lad misses with the head strike.
Lad lands a nice elbow.
Lad blocks a body shot from Sobieski. #TD#
Sobieski has Lad pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sobieski pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lad tumbling to the mat - Sobieski dives into Lad's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lad is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Young Lad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Young Lad!
Young Lad really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that THE END 32 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Event:
JAG Friday Night 1
Date: Jan 10, 2020 |
#R1#
Hawthorne avoids the head kick by Sobieski.
Hawthorne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hawthorne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sobieski avoids a kick to the body.
Sobieski tries to counter with a takedown but Hawthorne is quick to defend against it.
Hawthorne misses with a straight left.
Sobieski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Sobieski gets a takedown into half guard.
Sobieski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sobieski lands a nice short elbow.
Sobieski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hawthorne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sobieski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawthorne keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T1#
Sobieski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sobieski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hawthorne trying to hold on to Sobieski's head to control him but Sobieski postures up.
#SUB#
Sobieski is working for a submission of some sort.
Sobieski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hawthorne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sobieski. #SUB#
Sobieski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sobieski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sobieski is taking a breather. Hawthorne says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hawthorne trying to hold on to Sobieski's head to control him but Sobieski postures up.
Hawthorne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sobieski not doing much here.
Sobieski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hawthorne for as long as he can get away with.#T3#
Sobieski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sobieski in particular looking to stall.
Sobieski 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.
Sobieski thows a huge punch but Hawthorne dodges it nicely.
Sobieski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sobieski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sobieski lands with a punch from half guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sobieski content to control rather than advance.
Sobieski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawthorne defending well though.
Sobieski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sobieski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SUB#
Sobieski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hawthorne doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sobieski.
Hawthorne is staying active underneath Sobieski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Hawthorne is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Hawthorne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hawthorne slaps away a takedown attempt from Sobieski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Sobieski.
Hawthorne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawthorne misses with a straight right.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Sobieski throws a body kick.
Hawthorne circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski slips a straight right by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne connects with a leg kick. Sobieski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hawthorne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hawthorne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sobieski moves out of range as Hawthorne throws a body kick.
#T1#
Sobieski blocks a jab.
Hawthorne looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobieski is just out of range.
Hawthorne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sobieski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hawthorne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sobieski's calf.
Hawthorne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sobieski fails with the takedown.
Hawthorne loads up on a big right hand but Sobieski slips the punch.
Sobieski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sobieski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hawthorne lands a leg kick that knocks Sobieski off balance momentarily.
Sobieski looks for the body kick but Hawthorne saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Hawthorne finds it's target.
Sobieski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hawthorne's waist but Hawthorne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sobieski off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobieski throws a shot to the body.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawthorne throws a body shot but no joy.
Sobieski connects with a right hand. Hawthorne shakes it off.
Hawthorne scores with a head kick.
Hawthorne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sobieski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sobieski tries to clinch
and Hawthorne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hawthorne thuds his right hand into Sobieski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#TD#
Hawthorne gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sobieski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hawthorne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sobieski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hawthorne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sobieski throws an elbow that misses. Hawthorne uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sobieski's guard. Nice move by Hawthorne!#REVB##T3#
Hawthorne is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sobieski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hawthorne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sobieski trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawthorne trying to control but Sobieski is working from the bottom.
Hawthorne slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hawthorne preventing the sweep. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jan Sobieski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawthorne looking to pass the guard.
Hawthorne postures up.
Sobieski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Hawthorne controlling the position for now.
Hawthorne won't allow Sobieski to pass to mount.
Sobieski working over Hawthorne with some ground and pound. Hawthorne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sobieski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ladera Hawthorne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Hawthorne throws an overhand right that lands on Sobieski's shoulder, as Sobieski tries to avoid the shot.
Hawthorne throws a body punch but Sobieski moves out of range.
Hawthorne throws out a loose jab but Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobieski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawthorne circles away.
Sobieski moves out of range of the strikes.
Sobieski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#TD#
Sobieski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hawthorne sprawls well initially but Sobieski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sobieski trying to control from half guard but Hawthorne is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawthorne is controlling Sobieski's trapped leg to prevent Sobieski from advancing to side control.
Sobieski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Sobieski wants to work for an arm triangle but Hawthorne is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hawthorne is positioning himself well to prevent Sobieski advancing to mount. #T1#
Hawthorne is refusing to be controlled, as Sobieski sits in half guard.
Hawthorne trying to control but Sobieski postures up.
Sobieski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sobieski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hawthorne can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sobieski lands a nice short elbow.
Hawthorne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sobieski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hawthorne wants to control but Sobieski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sobieski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T2#
Sobieski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sobieski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawthorne defending well though.
Sobieski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sobieski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hawthorne is looking for a sweep. Sobieski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hawthorne has his hands clasped together around Sobieski's back. He's all about the action.
Hawthorne taking some punishment here, with Sobieski in his half guard.
Sobieski looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sobieski continues to stall.#T3##SUB#
Sobieski is trying to work for a kimura but Hawthorne is defending well.
#SUB#
Sobieski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hawthorne is just riding it out for now. Sobieski eventually gives up the hold.
Hawthorne is looking for a sweep. Sobieski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Hawthorne is defending against the submission attempts here by Sobieski.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Hawthorne is working from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sobieski connects with a nice short shot to Hawthorne's temple.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Hawthorne is defending well.
Sobieski controlling the action here.
Sobieski is looking to advance position but Hawthorne won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Still in half guard, Sobieski seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sobieski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
After the big win, Jan Sobieski made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Destructive Striking Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
JBL Judgement Night
Date: Aug 10, 2019 |
#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Garuda misses the target.
Garuda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sobieski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#TD2#
Sobieski looking to score a takedown here. Garuda is defending well but Sobieski drives through and ends up in Garuda's guard.
Sobieski controlling from the top position.
Garuda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garuda is pulling down on Sobieski's head. It's preventing any offense from Sobieski, at least for the moment.
Sobieski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Sobieski might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#T1#
Garuda wants to stand but Sobieski is controlling the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Garuda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Garuda is keeping the position.
Sobieski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobieski looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Garuda avoids the body shot from Sobieski.
And Garuda counters with a quick kick to the body but Sobieski blocks it.
Sobieski scores with a shot to the body.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garuda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garuda throws a big shot that misses.
Garuda throws a low kick but Sobieski avoids it.
Jan Sobieski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garuda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobieski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garuda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've been told by Garuda's head coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Garuda misses with a body kick.
Sobieski with the counter takedown but Garuda avoids it easily.
Garuda misses with a low kick.
Garuda wants to land a leg kick but Sobieski is out of range.
Garuda looks for the body kick but Sobieski saw that one coming.
Mantak Garuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Sobieski tries to score with a low kick but Garuda moves his leg out of the way.
Garuda checks a low kick from Sobieski.
Sobieski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sobieski misses the shot to the body.
Garuda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Garuda misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Sobieski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garuda throws out a leg kick but Sobieski moves out of range and Garuda only half commits.
Sobieski misses with a two punch combination.
Sobieski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T4#
Garuda misses with a hook.
Sobieski throws a leg kick but Garuda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garuda misses with a body kick.
Sobieski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sobieski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garuda lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT#
It looks like Jan Sobieski has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobieski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobieski scores with a body shot.
Garuda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sobieski can pounce on him.
Sobieski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mantak Garuda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Sobieski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Sobieski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sobieski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Garuda misses the target.
A head kick from Sobieski lands but Garuda takes it in his stride.
Sobieski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sobieski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garuda is out of range and Sobieski settles back down.
It looked like Garuda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garuda misses with a leg kick.
Sobieski with the counter takedown but Garuda avoids it easily.
Sobieski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski with a hook.
Garuda clobbers Sobieski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sobieski blocks the body kick.
Sobieski feints the counter takedown.
Sobieski throws a lazy head kick
and Garuda counters with a solid body kick. #T1#
A head kick by Sobieski misses
and Garuda comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Sobieski stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Garuda is on him like rabid pit bull! Sobieski slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mantak Garuda!
Mantak Garuda retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Mantak Garuda thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
JBL 21
Date: Jun 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Sobieski tries to clinch up but McTavern circles away and keeps his distance.
McTavern was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sobieski.
Sobieski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McTavern looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sobieski lands a front kick.
Sobieski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sobieski throws a lazy head kick
and McTavern counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sobieski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#TD2#
Sobieski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sobieski showed some decent athleticism there.
Sobieski is pressing down on McTavern's thigh, looking to free his foot. McTavern is holding on for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McTavern is looking for a sweep. Sobieski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Sobieski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McTavern sees it coming and defends easily.#T1#
McTavern regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sobieski.
Sobieski stands up over McTavern, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
My spies in ~T~ Troid - Gym inform me that Sobieski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
McTavern trying to keep a closed guard but Sobieski is proving a slippery customer.
Sobieski sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB2#
Sobieski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sobieski throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sobieski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sobieski sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T2#
Sobieski looking to pass the guard.
Sobieski keeps trying to improve his position.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but McTavern is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobieski content to stall in guard here.
Sobieski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McTavern's head.
Sobieski trying to control but McTavern is working from the bottom.
Sobieski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
McTavern is trying to keep Sobieski in close.
Sobieski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McTavern utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McTavern not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McTavern might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sobieski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sobieski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobieski being controlled here momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sobieski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McTavern manages to avoid it.
Jan Sobieski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Sobieski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McTavern looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McTavern is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Sobieski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T4#
McTavern takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sobieski cracks McTavern with a big right hand but McTavern just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McTavern can't do much from the bottom here.
Sobieski scoring with punches and elbows.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but McTavern is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McTavern tries to bench press Sobieski off him but Sobieski keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McTavern can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on McTavern's face as Sobieski controls the position. #SUB2#
Sobieski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McTavern, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Sobieski throws a head kick but McTavern moves out of range.
McTavern swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sobieski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CL2#
Sobieski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sobieski has McTavern pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McTavern manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McTavern working hard to break the clinch.
McTavern wants to break free but Sobieski has control.
Sobieski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McTavern gets through Sobieski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McTavern blocks a body shot from Sobieski.
McTavern can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McTavern or not.
Sobieski misses with a body punch.
McTavern pushes Sobieski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sobieski stalling against the cage.
Sobieski stops a takedown attempt from McTavern.
#T1##BC#
McTavern breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McTavern takes a swing at Sobieski's ribcage but misses.
Sobieski stuns McTavern with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sobieski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sobieski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sobieski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McTavern momentarily.
McTavern avoids the head kick by Sobieski.
Sobieski tries to land a front kick but McTavern steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McTavern is looking to counter punch.
Sobieski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McTavern.
McTavern misses with a body shot.
McTavern throws a shot to the body.
#T2##TD2#
Sobieski drives through with a takedown into McTavern's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobieski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sobieski looking to pass the guard.
McTavern controls Sobieski momentarily but Sobieski frees himself.
McTavern has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sobieski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McTavern trying to keep a closed guard but Sobieski is proving a slippery customer.
#T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobieski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Sobieski got a little sloppy there for a moment and McTavern has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sobieski has managed to get both his arms back between McTavern's legs - danger averted.
Sobieski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McTavern trying to keep a closed guard but Sobieski is proving a slippery customer.
Sobieski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McTavern not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sobieski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sobieski forces his way into half guard.
Sobieski is keen to just control but McTavern is a slippery customer.#T4#
Sobieski passes to full mount!
McTavern is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobieski landing strikes from the mount and McTavern is in trouble!
McTavern is working to get back to half guard.
Sobieski lands with some strikes.
Sobieski lands a big elbow.
McTavern wants to control but Sobieski is having none of it.
Sobieski lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTavern is working to get back to half guard.
Sobieski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Sobieski misses with a body shot.
McTavern avoids the head kick by Sobieski.
#KD2#
Sobieski lands a high kick to the side of McTavern's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Sobieski dives into guard, looking to finish.#ROC2#
McTavern is rocked!
Sobieski distracts McTavern with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh McTavern is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sobieski cracks McTavern with a solid left hand.
Sobieski stands up over McTavern, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sobieski loads up on a big left hand. McTavern felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Sobieski looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! McTavern can't hide his disappointment, as Sobieski celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Sobieski!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jan Sobieski waved his t-shirt featuring Destructive Striking Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
In defeat, Murky McTavern stepped up to the mic, saying 'Take me back to the sea and throw me to the fishes'.
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Event:
JBL 1st Anniversary
Date: May 25, 2019 |
#R1#
Sobieski scores with a push kick.
Sobieski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garuda throws a big shot that misses.
Garuda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.#TD2#
Sobieski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sobieski showed some decent athleticism there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sobieski working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Garuda is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobieski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garuda manages to get to full guard.
Sobieski trying to control but Garuda is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sobieski throws a big elbow that misses. #T1#
Garuda pulls Sobieski in to control the position.
Sobieski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garuda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sobieski stands and throws Garuda's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Garuda is trying to improve his position.
Sobieski looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Garuda is avoiding damage well.
#SUB2#
Sobieski is trying to get an arm triangle but Garuda is defending well.
Garuda tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sobieski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB2#
Sobieski is trying to get an arm triangle but Garuda is defending well.
Garuda is trying to control Sobieski's posture but Sobieski avoids it. #T2#
Sobieski controls the position from side control.
Garuda is trying to improve his position.
Sobieski throws a strike aimed at the side of Garuda's head but Garuda avoids it well.
Garuda tries to bench press Sobieski off him but Sobieski keeps the position.
Garuda is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sobieski off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Sobieski right now.
Sobieski is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Garuda.
Sobieski is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#T3#
Sobieski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garuda avoiding Sobieski 's attempts to control his hands.
Sobieski is in bad spot here.
Sobieski is still trying to improve position.
Garuda has good solid back control here.
Sobieski is really stuck here.
Sobieski manages to reverse the position and now he's in Garuda's guard. Nice work there by Sobieski.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Garuda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Sobieski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sobieski landing with the ground and pound.
Sobieski throwing strikes from guard but Garuda blocks nicely.
Sobieski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sobieski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Garuda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garuda pulls Sobieski in close to prevent any damage.
Sobieski wants to pass the guard but Garuda is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
A jab from Garuda misses.
Sobieski takes a swing at Garuda's ribcage but misses.
Sobieski scores with a kick to the body.
Garuda tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sobieski is able to avoid easily.
Sobieski misses the shot to the body.
Garuda swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garuda scoring well with a low kick there.
Sobieski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garuda can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski scores with a push kick.
Sobieski throws a body shot but no joy.
Garuda moves out of range of the body kick.
Sobieski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Sobieski slips a jab from Garuda.
Garuda sets himself, and Sobieski steps forward looking for the clinch! Garuda avoids it this time.
Sobieski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Garuda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Garuda throws a series of punches but Sobieski avoids them all with ease.
Sobieski misses with a kick to the body
and Garuda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garuda lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garuda has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sobieski.
Garuda misses the jab.
Sobieski wants to counter the offense by Garuda and move into the clinch position.
Sobieski tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobieski misses with a head kick.
#T2#
Sobieski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Garuda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garuda connects with an inside leg kick.#CL2#
Sobieski rushes Garuda and presses him up against the cage.
Garuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garuda tries to work over Sobieski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sobieski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garuda throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sobieski fails to land.
Sobieski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garuda backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobieski.
Garuda tries to throw a body punch but Sobieski avoids it by throwing Garuda back against the cage.
Garuda is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Garuda lands a body shot. #T3#
Garuda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sobieski wants to take the fight to the mat but Garuda manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sobieski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garuda has a couple of punches blocked by Sobieski.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Garuda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Garuda can't find room to land a body shot as Sobieski controls the action.
Sobieski prevents a body shot from Garuda.
Sobieski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sobieski scores with a shoulder strike.
Garuda is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sobieski's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#BC2#
Sobieski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garuda misses with an uppercut. Sobieski saw that one coming.
Sobieski goes for a double leg but Garuda avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Garuda continues to drive forward.
It looked like Garuda was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sobieski.
Garuda throws a hook but Sobieski avoids it easily.#T4#
Sobieski misses with a body kick.
Sobieski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sobieski throws a sloppy head kick and Garuda moves out of range easily.
Mantak Garuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garuda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sobieski's head backwards.
Garuda avoids a kick to the body.
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!
Garuda tries to move into range but Sobieski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garuda throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Garuda throws a chopping leg kick but Sobieski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sobieski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Garuda throws out a loose jab but Sobieski uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Mantak Garuda will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Sobieski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sobieski.
Garuda is looking to counter punch.
Sobieski lands a head kick. Garuda smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT2#
It looks like Mantak Garuda has been cut.
Sobieski shoots and misses
and Garuda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garuda throws a hook but Sobieski blocks it.
Garuda throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Sobieski counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #ES#
Garuda kicks off Sobieski and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Garuda tenderised Sobieski's leg. Sobieski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garuda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sobieski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Garuda.#T1#
Both fighters circling a little - Sobieski finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sobieski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sobieski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sobieski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garuda manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Sobieski.
Sobieski throws a body kick that misses. #CL2#
Sobieski clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobieski.
Sobieski blocks a body shot from Garuda.
Garuda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sobieski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Garuda is trying to break the clinch but Sobieski is controlling him.
Sobieski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Garuda manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Garuda is predictable there #TD2#
and Sobieski counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Garuda is not content to let Sobieski control the position.
Garuda can't do much from the bottom here.
Garuda is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garuda keeps working.
Jan Sobieski has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3##SUB2#
Sobieski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sobieski throws a strike aimed at the side of Garuda's head but Garuda avoids it well.
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garuda keeps working. #SUB2#
Sobieski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garuda, who protects the arm well.
Sobieski connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Garuda some visible discomfort.
Garuda regains half guard, as Sobieski was trying to land strikes.
Sobieski prevents Garuda from improving his position.#T4##SUB2#
Sobieski is looking for a kimura but Garuda is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sobieski to get the leverage.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Garuda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sobieski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sobieski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garuda defending well though.
Sobieski working over Garuda with some ground and pound. Garuda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sobieski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sobieski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB2#
Sobieski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Garuda is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jan Sobieski.
I think Sobieski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Sobieski!
Jan Sobieski took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Destructive Striking Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Mantak Garuda had this to say: 'Congratulations for tonight. I hope we meet in a cage again so I can extract my revenge!'.
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Event:
Skrap Fights 40
Date: Apr 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Sobieski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cubbedge .
Sobieski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cubbedge throws out the jab.
Sobieski slips a straight right by Cubbedge .
Cubbedge throws a leg kick #CL#
and Sobieski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC2#
Cubbedge breaks from the clinch.
Sobieski looks to land a body kick but Cubbedge moved away.
Sobieski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cubbedge throws out the jab. #CL#
Sobieski clinches up with Cubbedge and pushes him back against the ropes.#TD#
Sobieski jumps guard.
Sobieski keeping moving, preventing Cubbedge from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Sobieski looking for a guillotine here but Cubbedge defends easily.
Sobieski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T1#
Cubbedge trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sobieski's guard.
Sobieski keeping moving, preventing Cubbedge from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Sobieski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cubbedge is aware though and is defending well.
Sobieski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Sobieski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cubbedge gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Sobieski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB#
Sobieski has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cubbedge should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sobieski has tightened it up now! Cubbedge should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jan Sobieski!
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Event:
Skrap Fights 28
Date: Mar 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Popkov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sobieski.
Popkov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sobieski thumps Popkov with a low kick.
Sobieski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sobieski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Popkov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sobieski misses with a low kick.
Sobieski scores with a leg kick.
Sobieski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Popkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobieski.
Sobieski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Popkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Sobieski.
Popkov misses with an uppercut. #TD2#
Sobieski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Popkov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An elbow from Sobieski crashes against the mat.
Sobieski 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.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Popkov is working from the bottom. #T1#
Sobieski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Popkov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Check out the look on Sobieski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Popkov is trying to buck Sobieski off.
Popkov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sobieski wants to control but Popkov is keeping him busy. #T2#
Sobieski in side control lands a decent elbow.
Popkov tries to escape but Sobieski is in control.
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.#SUB2#
Sobieski is trying to get an arm triangle but Popkov is defending well.
Popkov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sobieski is controlling him well.
Sobieski working the ground and pound from side control.
Popkov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Popkov tries to improve position but can't. #SUB2#
Sobieski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Popkov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sobieski cracks Popkov with a big right hand but Popkov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sobieski is chipping away with strikes.
Popkov wants to get back to his feet but Sobieski drags him back down.
Popkov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sobieski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sobieski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sobieski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Popkov is trying to stand up here but Sobieski is controlling him well.
Sobieski is keen to just control but Popkov is a slippery customer.
Sobieski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T4#
Popkov pushes Sobieski off looking to stand but Sobieski dives back in and keeps control.
Sobieski controlling the action here.
Sobieski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Popkov keeps working. #SUB2#
Sobieski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Popkov defends it well.
Sobieski slips a nice elbow through Popkov's hands, connecting with Popkov's forehead.
Sobieski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Popkov wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sobieski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Sobieski 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.
Sobieski sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
Sobieski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sobieski distracts Popkov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Popkov keeps moving.
Jan Sobieski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Popkov has momentary wrist control but Sobieski slips an elbow through the middle.#T1#
Popkov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sobieski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sobieski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sobieski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Popkov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sobieski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sobieski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Popkov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sobieski is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sobieski connects with a nice short shot to Popkov's temple. #T2#
Popkov wants to control but Sobieski is keeping busy.
Sobieski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Popkov is trying to stand up here but Sobieski is controlling him well. #SUB2#
Sobieski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Popkov defends it well.
Sobieski lands with a punch from half guard.
Sobieski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sobieski scores with a big shot! Popkov's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Popkov! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Sobieski!
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Event:
Skrap Fights 17
Date: Jan 26, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Sobieski looking to score a takedown here. Urbansson is defending well but Sobieski drives through and ends up in Urbansson's guard.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Urbansson keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sobieski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Urbansson is keeping the position for now.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Urbansson keeps moving.
Sobieski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Urbansson is looking to stand up but Sobieski isn't so interested in that idea.
Sobieski with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski looking to pass the guard.
Sobieski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Urbansson keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T1#
Sobieski darts in looking for a takedown but Urbansson gets double underhooks and turns Sobieski into the ropes.
Sobieski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Urbansson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Urban Urbansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sobieski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Urbansson counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Sobieski has closed the distance and engaged Urbansson in a clinch.
Urbansson is looking to break free of the clinch but Sobieski has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sobieski as Urbansson tries to tie him up. #T2#
Urbansson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobieski.
Sobieski leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Urbansson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Urbansson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Urbansson has a couple of punches blocked by Sobieski.
Sobieski has Urbansson pushed against the ropes.
Sobieski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Urbansson walks away with a smile on his face. Sobieski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Urbansson throws a hook but Sobieski blocks it.
Urbansson misses with a looping left.
Jan Sobieski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Sobieski rushes Urbansson and presses him up against the ropes.#T3#
Urbansson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sobieski tries to throw a body punch but Urbansson avoids it by throwing Sobieski back against the ropes.
A short right from Urbansson on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobieski.
Urbansson scores with a shoulder strike.
Urbansson lands a right hand.
Sobieski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Urbansson's efforts to push away.
Sobieski misses with a punch to the body.
Urbansson misses with a body punch.
Urbansson lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Urbansson is trying to break the clinch but Sobieski is controlling him.#BC2#
Urbansson breaks from the clinch.
Sobieski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T4#
Sobieski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Urbansson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Urbansson misses the jab.
Urbansson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sobieski.
Sobieski throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Sobieski moves into the clinch.
Urbansson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Urbansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobieski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Urbansson after a bit of a struggle.
Sobieski tries for a takedown but Urbansson manages to get underhooks.
Urbansson misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urban Urbansson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Urbansson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sobieski in his tracks.
Sloppy strikes from Urbansson. Those never looked like landing.
Sobieski tries to counter by clinching up but Urbansson breaks away and moves out of range.#TD#
Urbansson gets caught flat footed, as Sobieski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sobieski trying to control but Urbansson is working from the bottom.
Sobieski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Urbansson keeps moving.
Urbansson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Urbansson keeps moving. #T1#
Sobieski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sobieski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sobieski misses with a low kick.
Sobieski tries to clinch but Urbansson is having none of it.
Sobieski loads up on a big right hand but Urbansson slips the punch.
Sobieski scores with a leg kick.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Urbansson avoids the head kick by Sobieski.
Sobieski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Urbansson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sobieski.
Urbansson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sobieski darts in looking for a takedown but Urbansson gets double underhooks and turns Sobieski into the ropes.
Sobieski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Urbansson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Urbansson lands a right hook to the body.
Sobieski seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Urbansson checks a low kick from Sobieski.
A countering left hand to the body from Urbansson misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Urbansson, as that shot connected.
Urbansson throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Urbansson lands a jab to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Jan Sobieski has been cut.
Sobieski throws a body shot but no joy.
Urbansson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sobieski has a takedown stuffed.
An inside leg kick from Sobieski misses.
Urbansson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Urbansson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Urbansson lands with a shot to the body.
Sobieski needs to keep his hands up - Urbansson had a free shot at his head there.
Sobieski closes the distance but Urbansson moves to the side #KD2#
and Urbansson counters with a beautiful punch that sends Sobieski to the canvas! #ROC2#
Sobieski is rocked!#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urbansson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oh Sobieski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Urbansson preventing the sweep.
Sobieski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Urbansson is looking to work some ground and pound but Sobieski has wrist control.
Sobieski trying to keep a closed guard but Urbansson is proving a slippery customer.
Sobieski being controlled here, momentarily.
Sobieski seems to have got his legs back now.
Urbansson throwing strikes from guard but Sobieski blocks nicely. #SUB#
Urbansson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sobieski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Urbansson has managed to get both his arms back between Sobieski's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Sobieski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Urbansson defends well.
Urbansson wants to control from the top but Sobieski keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urban Urbansson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jan Sobieski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Sobieski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobieski. Urbansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urbansson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sobieski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sobieski misses with a takedown
and Urbansson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sobieski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Urbansson misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Sobieski dives in and scores a takedown into Urbansson's guard.
Sobieski throwing strikes but missing.
Urbansson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sobieski controls the pace.#T1#
Sobieski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Urbansson wants to get back to his feet but Sobieski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Urbansson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobieski.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobieski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sobieski trying to control but Urbansson is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Urbansson tests Sobieski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jan Sobieski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#TD#
Sobieski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Urbansson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Urbansson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Urbansson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sobieski. #SUB#
Sobieski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Urbansson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sobieski prevents Urbansson from escaping the position.#T3##SUB#
Sobieski goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Urbansson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Sobieski but great work by Urbansson.
Sobieski regains half guard.
Sobieski is staying active underneath Urbansson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sobieski is looking for a sweep. Urbansson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sobieski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Urbansson.
Urbansson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sobieski 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.
Urbansson is looking to take a break and control but Sobieski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
My spies in Sin City Allstars Gym inform me that Urbansson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Urbansson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sobieski haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sobieski trying to control here.
Urbansson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Urban Urbansson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Sobieski trying to control but Urbansson postures up.
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.
Sobieski tries to get to full guard but Urbansson has control of the leg.
Sobieski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Urbansson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Urbansson's back!#SUB#
Sobieski looking for the RNC.
Sobieski lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Sobieski.
Urbansson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Sobieski off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.#SUB#
Sobieski looking to break Urbansson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Urbansson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Sobieski will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Sobieski scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Urbansson is looking for a way out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobieski throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urbansson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sobieski.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Sobieski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Urbansson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Urban Urbansson!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Urban Urbansson!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Urban Urbansson!
Urban Urbansson wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Urban Urbansson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Skrap Fights 11
Date: Dec 29, 2018 |
#R1##TD#
Sobieski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sobieski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Magnier is refusing to be controlled, as Sobieski sits in half guard.
Magnier keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sobieski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sobieski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magnier's head.
Sobieski trying to control from half guard but Magnier is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski controlling the action here.
Magnier is pressing down on Sobieski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T1#
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Magnier keeps moving.
Sobieski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Magnier escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sobieski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sobieski landing with the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Magnier has his foot on Sobieski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sobieski works his way back into a safe position though.
Sobieski landing some decent shots from guard.
Sobieski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Our spies down at at whitey's gym inform us that Magnier has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sobieski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Magnier's head.
Sobieski 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.
Sobieski trying to control the position from guard on top but Magnier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Sobieski preventing the sweep.
Sobieski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Magnier wants to sweep but no luck.
Sobieski wants to control from the top but Magnier keeps moving.
Sobieski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Sobieski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sobieski throwing strikes from guard but Magnier blocks nicely.
Sobieski postures up and lands a big shot to Magnier's brow.
Magnier controls Sobieski momentarily but Sobieski frees himself. #T3#
Magnier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB2#
Magnier looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sobieski has picked Magnier up and slammed him! Magnier can't keep hold of the triangle and Sobieski manages to pass to side control!
Sobieski lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Magnier down.
Magnier tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sobieski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sobieski landing a few strikes.
Magnier is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sobieski is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Magnier is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here as Sobieski stalls from top position.
Magnier tries to bench press Sobieski off him but Sobieski keeps the position.
Magnier manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T4#
Sobieski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sobieski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sobieski.#SUB#
Magnier is sitting in close to Sobieski's body. Sobieski has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Magnier is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Magnier is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sobieski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jan Sobieski!
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Event:
DSC STRIKE 26
Date: Nov 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Sobieski throws an off balance right hand
and Booningham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sobieski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Booningham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sobieski.
Booningham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Booningham misses with a body shot.
Booningham takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sobieski moves out of range of the strikes.
Sobieski tries to counter with a takedown but Booningham is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booningham looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobieski is just out of range.
Sobieski slips a jab and a cross from Booningham.
#CL#
Sobieski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Booningham's coach down at Russian Bears Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Booningham's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T1##TD#
Sobieski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sobieski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Booningham wants to stand but Sobieski has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB#
Sobieski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Booningham wants to get up but he can't break Sobieski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sobieski controlling Booningham's posture.
Booningham trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sobieski's guard.
Sobieski pulls Booningham in to control the position. #SUB#
Sobieski has his foot on Booningham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Booningham works his way back into a safe position though.
Sobieski has a closed guard, preventing Booningham from standing up. #SU2#
Booningham decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sobieski, up you get!
Booningham moves out of range of the body kick from Sobieski.
It seemed like Booningham was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
No joy there for Booningham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#T2#
Sobieski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Booningham throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sobieski counters with a good, hard body kick but Booningham shrugs it off.
Sobieski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#CUT#
It looks like Daniel Booningham has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Sobieski looking to score a takedown here. Booningham is defending well but Sobieski drives through and ends up in Booningham's guard.
Sobieski is in close to Booningham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Booningham wants to stand but Sobieski is controlling the position.
Booningham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sobieski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sobieski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Booningham is keeping the position for now.
Booningham wants to stand but Sobieski is controlling the position.
Sobieski is in close to Booningham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sobieski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sobieski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Booningham swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Sobieski prevents Booningham from getting back to his feet.
Sobieski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sobieski advances position into side control!
Sobieski looks up at the clock and then as Booningham takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sobieski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sobieski lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Sobieski is working to tighten his grip on Booningham's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Booningham has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Sobieski is really squeezing tight and eventually Booningham passes out! Sobieski breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jan Sobieski!
Daniel Booningham was interviewed post fight and said 'You'll see me again soon even if it means I'm climbing in the cage to get a fight on my off day.'.
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Event:
DSC STRIKE 20
Date: Oct 13, 2018 |
#R1#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sobieski.#KD2#
Sobieski lands a high kick to the side of Da Lima 's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Sobieski dives into guard, looking to finish.#CUT2#
It looks like Lopes Garcia Jose Franco Da Lima has been cut.#SUB#
Da Lima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sobieski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sobieski has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Double XX. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Sobieski content to stall in guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Da Lima has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sobieski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sobieski controlling from the top position.
Sobieski slips nicely into half guard.#T1#
Sobieski stalling.
Sobieski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like Sobieski might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Da Lima looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Da Lima might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2#
Sobieski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Da Lima is just riding it out for now. Sobieski eventually gives up the hold.
Sobieski is taking a breather. Da Lima says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB#
Da Lima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sobieski pulls his head out easily.
Sobieski works his way into full mount!
Da Lima working to try and regain half guard.
Sobieski moves to back control. #T3##SUB2#
Sobieski sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Da Lima taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jan Sobieski!
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Event:
DSC STRIKE 16
Date: Sep 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Fury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL2#
Fury drives through and clinches with Sobieski against the cage.
#TD#
Sobieski has hold of one of Fury's legs. Fury is fighting the takedown attempt but Sobieski gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sobieski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sobieski advances position into side control!
Fury seems a little lost for a moment, as Sobieski dominates the positioning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski trying to control the action but Fury is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Sobieski is trying to get an arm triangle but Fury is defending well. #T1##SUB#
Sobieski is trying to get an arm triangle but Fury is defending well.
Sobieski just content to control the position. #SUB#
Sobieski is trying to get an arm triangle but Fury is defending well.
Fury tries to buck Sobieski off but Sobieski is having none of it.#T2#
Sobieski is looking to take a break and control but Fury is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Sobieski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Sobieski has an Americana. Fury didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Sobieski is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Sobieski hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jan Sobieski!
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Event:
TWGC 22 (265lbs, D3): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Aug 02, 2018 |
Coming up we have a heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Jan Sobieski (ranked 6683 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerrald James (ranked 1895 p4p, 293 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jan Sobieski! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Gerrald James!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sobieski or perhaps it was just good defense by James, which made it look bad.
James moves into the clinch.
Sobieski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but James gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sobieski is working for takedown but James is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Sobieski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobieski goes for a takedown in the clinch but James prevents it.
James has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sobieski uses from the top position.
Sobieski preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobieski is looking to pass into half guard but James pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now James is in guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Sobieski (0) vs (2) James
James stopping the sweep attempt from Sobieski.
James wants to pass the guard but Sobieski is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sobieski looking to hit a scissor sweep but James is one step ahead there.
James controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James stopping the sweep attempt from Sobieski.
James passes Sobieski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Still in half guard, James seems content to control.
Sobieski is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobieski tries to regain full guard. Instead though, James has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Score +3 for passing guard: Sobieski (0) vs (5) James
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
James content just to control the position here.
James moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Sobieski (0) vs (8) James
James biding his time, controlling Sobieski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski is trying to break free.
I would not like to be Sobieski right now.
Sobieski rolls, trying to escape but James keeps control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Sobieski trying to control the action but James just sinks the hooks in.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski tries to escape the position.
Sobieski trying to control but not successfully.
James controlling well, preventing Sobieski from escaping the position.
James is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
James keeps control of the position as Sobieski tries to break free.
Sobieski is working hard here to advance position.
Sobieski wants to control his opponent's hands but James gets his hands free.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski tries to roll but James sticks to his back.
James has good solid back control here.
Sobieski wants to escape the position.
James controls the position.
James is hanging on to Sobieski's back as he tries to escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski trying to control the action but James just sinks the hooks in.
James has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sobieski's body.
Sobieski trying to control the hands but James won't let him.
You can see the frustration on Sobieski's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
James biding his time, controlling Sobieski.
Sobieski is really stuck here.
I would not like to be Sobieski right now.
Sobieski tries to roll but James sticks to his back.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
James controls the action.
Sobieski wants to escape the position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
James really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Sobieski.
Sobieski rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
James is pressing down on Sobieski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sobieski is holding on for now.
Sobieski wants to improve his position but James is controlling well.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Sobieski trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but James manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Sobieski (0) vs (11) James
Sobieski is trying to reverse the position but instead James has taken his back - oops! Score +3 for taking back: Sobieski (0) vs (14) James
James has the hooks in. Sobieski is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
James controlling the position well here. Sobieski rolled but James kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Sobieski tries to break free.
I would not like to be Sobieski right now.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
James wins on points by 14 to 0.
A relieved looking Gerrald James 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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