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Event:
CACC 137: Tetsuo vs Gracie
Date: Nov 08, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 5 losses; Luka Perovic! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Yuri Boshtok!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Boshtok looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Perovic! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Perovic (0) vs (4) Boshtok
Perovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Perovic 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.
Boshtok tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Perovic is not content to let Boshtok control the position.
Perovic is trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic struggling a bit here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Boshtok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perovic keeps working. #T1#
Perovic is looking for a sweep.
Boshtok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perovic keeps working. #SUB2#
Boshtok is trying to get an arm triangle but Perovic is defending well.
Perovic manages to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Boshtok is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Perovic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Perovic wants to hit a sweep here but Boshtok passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Perovic there! Score +3 for passing guard: Perovic (0) vs (7) Boshtok#T2#
Perovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Perovic tries to hold on but Boshtok pushes him away.
Boshtok moves to take his opponent's back. Score +3 for taking back: Perovic (0) vs (10) Boshtok
Perovic tries to roll but Boshtok sticks to his back.
#SUB2#
Perovic fending off the submission attempt from Boshtok. #SUB2#
Perovic defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Boshtok's arms.
Perovic tries to break free.
#T3#
Perovic trying to control the position but Boshtok manages to sink in the hooks. #SUB2#
Boshtok is looking for the choke from the back position but Perovic is controlling his hands well.
Perovic trying to control but not successfully. #SUB2#
Boshtok looking to break Perovic's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Perovic remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Boshtok will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#SUB2#
Boshtok has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Perovic is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Boshtok is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Perovic knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Perovic for a finish.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Boshtok's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
#T4##SUB2#
Boshtok working for a choke but Perovic is defending well.
Perovic wants to escape the position.
Perovic manages to reverse the position and now he's in Boshtok's guard. Nice work there by Perovic.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Perovic (2) vs (10) Boshtok
Perovic looking to sit in guard and control but Boshtok gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Perovic (2) vs (12) Boshtok
Perovic keeping moving, preventing Boshtok from controlling successfully.
Boshtok pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perovic is keeping the position for now.
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.#T5#
Perovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boshtok's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Perovic (4) vs (12) Boshtok#SUB2#
Boshtok escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Perovic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Perovic wants to control from the top but Boshtok keeps moving.
Perovic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Perovic preventing the sweep.
Perovic wants to control from the top but Boshtok keeps moving.
Perovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boshtok swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T6#
Boshtok keeping moving, preventing Perovic from controlling successfully.
Perovic preventing the sweep.
Boshtok is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Perovic passes into half guard.
Perovic wants to pass to mount but Boshtok is defending the position.
Perovic works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Perovic (7) vs (12) Boshtok
Perovic fails to take his opponent's back. #T7#
Boshtok is wriggling around trying to escape.
Perovic fails to take his opponent's back.
Boshtok 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.
Boshtok is staying active underneath Perovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Perovic trying to pass the guard but Boshtok defending well.
Boshtok moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boshtok keeping full guard, as Perovic tries to pass. #T8#
Perovic is pushing down on Boshtok's leg trying to pass to half guard. Boshtok is fighting to maintain full guard but Perovic has managed to sneak the leg through.
Perovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boshtok keeps working.
Perovic controlling the pace.
Boshtok wants to improve his position but Perovic is controlling well.
Boshtok is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T9#
Boshtok trying to control but Perovic postures up.
Perovic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boshtok knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB#
Perovic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boshtok is not content to let Perovic control the position.#SUB#
Perovic is working for a kimura but Boshtok is defending it quite comfortably.
Perovic has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Perovic (10) vs (12) Boshtok#T10#
Perovic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boshtok is looking to escape.
Perovic controlling from the full mount.
Perovic fails to move to back control.
Perovic wants to control the pace but Boshtok is squirming around nicely.
Boshtok is trying desperately to improve position.#T11#
Perovic wants to control the pace but Boshtok is squirming around nicely.
Perovic with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
#SUB#
Boshtok tries to improve his position but Perovic has taken his back! Perovic has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Boshtok tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Perovic pushes Boshtok away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 11:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luka Perovic!
In his post fight interview, Luka Perovic started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
CACC 130: Boss vs Toussaint
Date: Oct 18, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 18 losses; Mr Ward! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 4 losses; Luka Perovic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ward or perhaps it was just good defense by Perovic, which made it look bad. #CL2#
Perovic closes the distance and pushes Ward back into the ropes.
Perovic is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ward has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Perovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ward has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Perovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Ward gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Ward (2) vs (0) Perovic#SUB2#
Perovic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Perovic tries to get to full guard but Ward has control of the leg. #SUB#
Ward is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Perovic! Score +3 for passing guard: Ward (5) vs (0) Perovic#T1#
Perovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ward controlling from mount.
Perovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Perovic tries to lock up and control but Ward gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB#
Ward jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Perovic manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Perovic is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ward off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Ward (5) vs (4) Perovic
Ward can't escape the position.
Perovic doesn't have the hooks in and Ward manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ward (7) vs (4) Perovic
Ward trying to control the position from guard on top but Perovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T2#
Ward controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Perovic is looking for a triangle but Ward pushes his legs off easily.
Perovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ward stopping the sweep attempt from Perovic.
Perovic keeping full guard, as Ward tries to pass. #SUB#
Ward 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. #T3#
Perovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ward looking to pass the guard.
Ward trying to control the position from guard on top but Perovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ward's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ward (7) vs (6) Perovic
Perovic looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Ward looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ward keeping moving, preventing Perovic from controlling successfully. #T4#
Ward wants to sweep but no luck.
Perovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Ward is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ward is trying to control the position but Perovic postures up.
Perovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ward swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ward looking for a sweep. Not yet Ward, not yet. #SUB#
Ward working for a triangle but Perovic defends it easily.
Perovic trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom. #T5#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ward is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ward (9) vs (6) Perovic
Ward trying to control but Perovic is working from the bottom.
Perovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Ward (9) vs (8) Perovic#SUB#
Ward looking for submissions off his back.
Perovic works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Ward (9) vs (11) Perovic#SUB2#
Perovic working for a submission but Ward is keeping him at bay. #T6#
Perovic prevents Ward from getting the reversal.
Ward gets back to half guard.
Ward wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Perovic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ward is just riding it out for now. Perovic eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Perovic is working for a submission of some sort.
Ward is staying active underneath Perovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T7#
Ward makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ward.
My spies in Natty Vincere inform me that Perovic has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ward tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perovic wants to pass the guard but Ward is keeping the position.#SUB#
Perovic lying in Ward's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Ward decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Perovic taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mr Ward!
In his post fight interview, Mr Ward started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
CACC 126: Brown vs Morrison Jr
Date: Oct 04, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 3 losses; Luka Perovic! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 10 wins and 10 losses; Kron Silva!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD2#
Silva scores with a takedown into Perovic's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Perovic (0) vs (2) Silva
Perovic controlling Silva's posture.
Perovic wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB#
Perovic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Perovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Perovic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Perovic 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.#T1#
Perovic is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Perovic wants to control but Silva passes easily into half guard.
Perovic wants to get back to full guard.
Perovic is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perovic avoid being mounted?
Perovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Perovic is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perovic avoid being mounted?#T2#
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva trying to control the pace.
Perovic preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Perovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.#T3#
Perovic trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB#
Perovic actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is taking a breather. Perovic 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.
Perovic tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.#T4#
Silva wants to pass the guard but Perovic is defending well.
Silva prevents Perovic from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perovic is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva prevents Perovic from improving his position.#T5#
Perovic keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Silva prevents Perovic from improving his position.
Perovic is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perovic avoid being mounted?#T6#
Perovic tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva is pressing down on Perovic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Perovic is holding on for now.
Perovic is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perovic avoid being mounted?
Perovic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Perovic.
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.
Perovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Perovic is working hard here to advance position.#T7#
Silva passes Perovic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Perovic is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perovic trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Perovic trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Score +3 for passing guard: Perovic (0) vs (5) Silva
Perovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Perovic wants to control but Silva is having none of it.#T8#
Perovic stops Silva from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Perovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Perovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Perovic wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.#T9#
Perovic is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Perovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Perovic wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is looking to work his way around to Perovic's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Perovic tries to hold on but Silva postures up.#T10#
Perovic working to try and regain half guard.
Perovic regains half guard.
Perovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Perovic wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T11#
Perovic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Perovic wants to control but Silva passes easily into half guard.
Perovic is looking to improve his position.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Perovic trying to control but Silva postures up.
Perovic manages to get to full guard.
#T12#
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perovic is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Perovic has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Silva 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 Perovic. Score +3 for passing guard: Perovic (0) vs (8) Silva
Perovic can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva trying to control the action but Perovic is working from the bottom. #T13#
A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position.
Perovic tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva wants to control but Perovic is keeping him busy.
Perovic struggling a bit here.#T14#
Silva trying to control the position but Perovic is working away.
Perovic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva is taking a breather. Perovic 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perovic tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silva wins on points by 8 to 0.
Kron Silva tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
CACC 121: Ty vs Gracie
Date: Sep 19, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 6 wins and 2 losses; Luka Perovic! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 7 losses; Raymond Donde!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL#
Perovic clinches with his opponent.
Donde prevents a takedown attempt there.
I was talking to Perovic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Perovic wants a takedown but no success here.
#TD#
Perovic turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Perovic (4) vs (0) Donde#SUB#
Perovic swings around for an armbar but Donde sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Perovic's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Perovic (4) vs (2) Donde
Donde is looking to advance position but Perovic has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Perovic (8) vs (2) Donde
Perovic avoids the attempt from Donde to control.#SUB#
Perovic has control of Donde's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Donde regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic wants to take Donde's back here but Donde is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
#T1#
Donde is squirming around, avoiding Perovic's attempts to control the action.
Perovic with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
#SUB#
Perovic moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Donde has worked his arm free - good work by Donde!
Perovic taking a breather here. #SUB#
Perovic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T2##SUB#
Perovic goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Donde has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Perovic but great work by Donde. Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Perovic (8) vs (6) Donde
Perovic being controlled for a moment.
Perovic is looking to reverse the position.
Perovic is not content to let Donde control the position.
Perovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T3#
You can see the frustration on Perovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Perovic manages to work his way to half guard, despite Donde's best efforts.
Donde perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Perovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Donde is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Perovic pulls Donde in to control the position.
Perovic 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.#T4#
Perovic is trying to keep Donde in close.
Donde trying to control but Perovic is working from the bottom.
Donde sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Perovic's guard.
Perovic is looking to control Donde's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perovic avoid being mounted?
Donde looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Donde's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Perovic trying to hold on to Donde's head to control him but Donde postures up.
Donde passes to side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Perovic (8) vs (9) Donde#T5#
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Donde trying to control the action but Perovic is working from the bottom.
Perovic is looking for a sweep.
Perovic is not content to let Donde control the position.
Donde tries to advance to mount but Perovic denies him. #T6#
Donde passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Perovic! Score +2 for reaching mount: Perovic (8) vs (11) Donde
Donde tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Perovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Perovic is squirming around, avoiding Donde's attempts to control the action.
Perovic is controlling an arm, preventing Donde from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Perovic working to try and regain half guard.
Perovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T7#
Donde prevents Perovic from getting the reversal.
Perovic tries to hold on but Donde postures up.
Perovic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Donde controlling the position easily from mount.
Perovic holds of for dear life.
Perovic tries to reverse the position but Donde maintains control.#T8#
Perovic manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Perovic tries to roll over but Donde keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Perovic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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.
Perovic controls Donde momentarily but Donde frees himself.
Perovic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Donde controls the pace.
Donde tries to free his leg and advance position but Perovic is retaining full guard.
Perovic trying to control the position.
Perovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Perovic, not yet. #T9#
Donde engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Perovic looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Donde has picked Perovic up and slammed him! Perovic can't keep hold of the triangle and Donde manages to pass to side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Perovic (8) vs (14) Donde
Perovic is looking for a sweep.
Donde gets to mount! Perovic was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Perovic (8) vs (16) Donde
Perovic is looking to improve his position but Donde isn't that keen on the idea.
Perovic tries to control the position but Donde now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Perovic (8) vs (19) Donde
Perovic tries to break free.
Donde is looking to control Perovic but Perovic is wriggling around and keeping busy. #T10#
Perovic is trying to break free.
Perovic trying to control but not successfully.
Perovic prevents Donde from getting a body triangle.
Perovic trying to control but not successfully.
Donde 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.
Donde is not going to allow Perovic to sit and survive in this position.
Perovic can't escape the position.
#T11#
Donde biding his time, controlling Perovic.
Donde controlling well, preventing Perovic from escaping the position.
Perovic looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Will Donde go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Perovic is in bad spot here.
Good control from Donde.#T12#
Perovic wants to escape the position.
Donde controls the action.
Donde is trying to stick to Perovic's back but Perovic is turning into Donde. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Donde's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Perovic. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Perovic (10) vs (19) Donde
Donde is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Perovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donde swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Perovic wants to control from the top but Donde keeps moving. #T13#
Perovic wants to pass the guard but Donde is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Donde holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Perovic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Donde is trying to control the position but Perovic postures up.
Perovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donde is keeping the position for now.
Perovic looking to sit in guard and control but Donde gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Perovic (10) vs (21) Donde#T14#
Donde stopping the sweep attempt from Perovic.
Perovic controls Donde momentarily but Donde frees himself. #SUB#
Perovic working for a triangle but Donde defends it easily.
Perovic looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donde wins on points by 21 to 10.
Raymond Donde is the new featherweight champion!
Raymond Donde was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
CACC 116
Date: Aug 22, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 28 wins and 14 losses; Rodney Holzken! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Luka Perovic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#TD#
Holzken shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Perovic's guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Holzken (2) vs (0) Perovic
Perovic being controlled here, momentarily.
Perovic looking to control.
Perovic wants to hit a sweep here but Holzken passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Perovic there! Score +3 for passing guard: Holzken (5) vs (0) Perovic
Holzken controlling the position easily from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic is controlling an arm, preventing Holzken from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Perovic is working to get back to half guard.
#T1#
Holzken manages to capitalize on a mistake by Perovic to take his back! Score +3 for taking back: Holzken (8) vs (0) Perovic
Holzken is trying to stick to Perovic's back but Perovic is turning into Holzken. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Holzken's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Perovic. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Holzken (8) vs (2) Perovic
Holzken managing to control the position.
Perovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Holzken is retaining full guard.
Perovic 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. #T2#
Holzken is controlling Perovic's posture.
Perovic looking to pass the guard.
Holzken keeping moving, preventing Perovic from controlling successfully.
Perovic looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Holzken keeping moving, preventing Perovic from controlling successfully.
Holzken seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Perovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Perovic wants to control from the top but Holzken keeps moving.
Perovic wants to pass the guard but Holzken is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Perovic wants to control from the top but Holzken keeps moving.
Perovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holzken is keeping the position for now. #T4#
Perovic looking to sit in guard and control but Holzken gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Holzken (10) vs (2) Perovic#SUB2#
Holzken got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perovic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Holzken has managed to get both his arms back between Perovic's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perovic looking to control but Holzken passes into half guard.
Perovic wants to improve his position but Holzken is controlling well.
#T5##SUB2#
Perovic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holzken pulls his head out easily.
Perovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Perovic is looking to control Holzken's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perovic avoid being mounted?
Perovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Perovic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T6#
Still in half guard, Holzken seems content to control.
Perovic is trying to control but can't.
Perovic is concentrating on defense, preventing Holzken from advancing position.
Perovic tries to roll over but Holzken keeps him under control.
Holzken is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Holzken prevents Perovic from improving his position.#T7#
Perovic trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Holzken manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Holzken (13) vs (2) Perovic
Perovic is desperately trying to improve his position but Holzken has a good base and remains in mount.
Perovic slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Perovic is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Holzken jumps into side control! Score +3 for passing guard: Holzken (16) vs (2) Perovic
Holzken wants to control but Perovic is keeping him busy.
Perovic is looking for a sweep.
Perovic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T8#
Perovic tries to roll over but Holzken keeps him under control.
Perovic is controlling Holzken's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Perovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Perovic is looking to get back to full guard here but Holzken has managed to pass to side control instead. Score +3 for passing guard: Holzken (19) vs (2) Perovic#T9#
Perovic is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Holzken off and has taken his back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Holzken (19) vs (6) Perovic
Holzken prevents Perovic from getting a body triangle.
Holzken can't escape the position.
Perovic is looking to control Holzken but Holzken is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Perovic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Perovic not allowing Holzken to control his hands.
Perovic is looking to control Holzken but Holzken is wriggling around and keeping busy. #T10##SUB2#
Holzken is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Perovic trying to control momentarily.
Holzken is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Perovic is persistently looking for the submission but Holzken is defending it well.
Perovic wants to control but Holzken is keeping busy.#T11##SUB2#
Perovic working for a choke but Holzken reverses nicely into Perovic 's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Holzken (21) vs (6) Perovic
Perovic controlling Holzken's posture.
Perovic working a defensive guard here.
Perovic wants to sweep here but Holzken controlling him for the moment. #T12#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Perovic holds on and takes a little breather.
Perovic is looking to sweep but instead, Holzken has passed into half guard.
Perovic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Perovic trying to control the position here.
Perovic looking to control.
#T13#
Perovic 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.#SUB2#
Perovic has his feet on Holzken's thighs here. He's pushed Holzken off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Holzken screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 13:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luka Perovic!
Luka Perovic is the new featherweight champion!
Luka Perovic really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
CACC 112
Date: Aug 08, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Luka Perovic! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 6 losses; Roman Boesku!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL#
Perovic darts in and clinches Boesku up against the ropes.#TD#
Perovic turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Perovic (4) vs (0) Boesku
Boesku 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.
Perovic is looking to take a break and control but Boesku is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Perovic has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Boesku is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Perovic yanks on the arm and Boesku is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Perovic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luka Perovic!
Luka Perovic 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:
JAG Jones-Garuda
Date: Jul 18, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perovic throws a one two combo.
Khadzhimurad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perovic scores with a hook to the body. Khadzhimurad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khadzhimurad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perovic throws a jab when Khadzhimurad was well out of range.
Perovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Natty Vincere in the buildup to the fight.
Khadzhimurad moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Khadzhimurad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khadzhimurad avoids the body shot from Perovic.
Perovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khadzhimurad avoids the body shot from Perovic.
Perovic throws out a loose jab but Khadzhimurad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perovic misses with a hook
and Khadzhimurad counters with a body kick that stops Perovic in his tracks momentarily.
Perovic misses with an uppercut
letting Khadzhimurad counter with a right hand.
Khadzhimurad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Khadzhimurad clinches up with Perovic and pushes him back against the cage.
Khadzhimurad misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Perovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Khadzhimurad is just out of range.#T1#
A big left from Khadzhimurad misses.
Sloppy strikes from Khadzhimurad. Those never looked like landing.
Perovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khadzhimurad's head.
Perovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL2#
Khadzhimurad darts in and clinches Perovic up against the cage.
Perovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khadzhimurad is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Khadzhimurad swings wildly with an uppercut but Perovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khadzhimurad lands with a short shot to the head.
Perovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Khadzhimurad has a couple of punches blocked by Perovic.
Perovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khadzhimurad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Perovic.
Perovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khadzhimurad backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khadzhimurad throws a head punch that misses.
Perovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Khadzhimurad backwards.
Perovic works on Khadzhimurad's body with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Perovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khadzhimurad backwards.
Perovic blocking some punches.
Perovic lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Perovic as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad misses with some punches.
Khadzhimurad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perovic can't find room to land a body shot as Khadzhimurad controls the action.
Perovic misses with some punches.
Perovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khadzhimurad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Perovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perovic moves away from the strike by Khadzhimurad.
Perovic slips a jab and a cross from Khadzhimurad.
Perovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#CL2#
and Khadzhimurad counters by moving into the clinch.
Perovic blocking some punches.
Perovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Khadzhimurad backwards.
Perovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khadzhimurad throws a head punch that misses.
Perovic has a couple of punches blocked by Khadzhimurad.
#T3#
Khadzhimurad misses with some punches.
Perovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad misses with a punch to the body.
#TD#
Perovic has clasped his hands together around Khadzhimurad's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Perovic trying to control the action but Khadzhimurad is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Perovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Perovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khadzhimurad knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T4#
Perovic looking to control but instead Khadzhimurad has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.#SUB#
Perovic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Khadzhimurad doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Perovic.
Perovic is looking to take a break and control but Khadzhimurad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Perovic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Perovic throws a looping overhand right but Khadzhimurad ducks down to avoid it.
Khadzhimurad with a nice cross.
Jab from Khadzhimurad.
Perovic misses with the combination.
Perovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#CL#
Khadzhimurad gets tackled into the cage by Perovic. Perovic maintains the clinch.
Khadzhimurad blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Perovic.
Perovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khadzhimurads head.
A head punch on the inside from Khadzhimurad fails to land.
Perovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khadzhimurad can do to turn this around?
Perovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khadzhimurad misses with the head strike.
Khadzhimurad throws a head punch that misses.
Perovic is trying to break the clinch but Khadzhimurad is controlling him.#T1#
Perovic tries to score a body lock takedown but Khadzhimurad shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Perovic.
Khadzhimurad blocking some punches.
Perovic lands with a left to the head.
Khadzhimurad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khadzhimurad working aggressively here.
Khadzhimurad tries to throw a body punch but Perovic avoids it by throwing Khadzhimurad back against the cage.
Khadzhimurad misses with the head strike.
Perovic misses with a body punch.
Khadzhimurad misses with a body punch.
Perovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perovic is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Khadzhimurad's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Perovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khadzhimurad backwards.
Perovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Khadzhimurad fails to land.
Perovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Perovic pushes Khadzhimurad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khadzhimurad tries to throw a body punch but Perovic avoids it by throwing Khadzhimurad back against the cage.
Khadzhimurad struggles to land a body shot inside as Perovic controls his hands.
Perovic misses with a body punch.
#T2#
Khadzhimurad throws a punch but it's blocked by Perovic.
Khadzhimurad has a couple of punches blocked by Perovic.
A body shot lands from Perovic.
Perovic lands a shot to the body.
Perovic lands with a right to the head.
Perovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC#
Perovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khakim Khadzhimurad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perovic looks to throw the jab but Khadzhimurad is out of range.
Perovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perovic changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Khadzhimurad with a hook.
Perovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khadzhimurad.
Perovic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Perovic stuns Khadzhimurad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khadzhimurad throws a shot from downtown. Perovic moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Khadzhimurad.#T3#
Perovic lands with a good body shot.
Perovic looks to throw the jab but Khadzhimurad is out of range.
Perovic misses with an uppercut. Khadzhimurad saw that one coming.
Perovic throws a one two combo.
Perovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khadzhimurad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perovic.
Khadzhimurad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perovic.
Khadzhimurad slips under a jab from Perovic.
Luka Perovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Perovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Khadzhimurad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perovic throws out a loose jab but Khadzhimurad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khadzhimurad moves out of range of the strikes.#T4#
Khadzhimurad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perovic.
Khadzhimurad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perovic.
Perovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Perovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khadzhimurad avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luka Perovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khadzhimurad stalks Perovic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Perovic's face. Perovic staggers backwards, shaken.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Khadzhimurad.
Luka Perovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khadzhimurad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Khadzhimurad.
Perovic closes the distance and clinches up with Khadzhimurad, looking for a takedown. Perovic pushes Khadzhimurad against the cage but Khadzhimurad circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Khadzhimurad feints a counter leg kick.
Perovic throws a poor cross that misses
#CL2#
and Khadzhimurad counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Perovic dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Perovic with a poor takedown
letting Khadzhimurad counter with a right hand.
Perovic jabs Khadzhimurad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Perovic finds it's target.
Khadzhimurad connects with a solid leg kick.
Khadzhimurad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khadzhimurad! But no joy.
Perovic misses with a straight left.
Perovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Khadzhimurad counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Khadzhimurad scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Perovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Perovic throws a hook to the side of Khadzhimurad's head but Khadzhimurad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perovic tests Khadzhimurad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khadzhimurad pinned against the cage. Khadzhimurad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luka Perovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
A jab from Perovic misses.
Khadzhimurad lets loose with a powerful body kick. Perovic will feel that in the morning.
Khadzhimurad scores with a sloppy right hand. Perovic should have avoided that one.
Perovic misses with a straight right.
Khadzhimurad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khadzhimurad tests Perovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khadzhimurad's corner calls for a 1-2. Khadzhimurad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khadzhimurad has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Perovic dives in and grabs Khadzhimurad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khadzhimurad pushes down on Perovic's head and hops out.
Khakim Khadzhimurad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Perovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Perovic with a body shot.
Khadzhimurad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perovic throws out the jab.
Perovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perovic misses with a hook
and Khadzhimurad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khadzhimurad slips under a jab.
Khadzhimurad is looking for the big counter here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khadzhimurad just misses with a punch to the body.
Perovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Perovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Khadzhimurad.
Khadzhimurad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CUT2#It looks like Luka Perovic has been cut.
Perovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khadzhimurad manages to avoid it.
Perovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khadzhimurad was well out of range. Poor timing from Perovic.#T3#
Jab from Perovic.
Perovic tries to bum rush Khadzhimurad with a series of wild strikes but Khadzhimurad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khadzhimurad tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Khadzhimurad has Perovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Perovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khadzhimurad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khadzhimurad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luka Perovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Perovic on the inside.
Khadzhimurad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perovic misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perovic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khadzhimurad.
Perovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perovic.
Nice body punch from Perovic - that landed with a thud.
Khadzhimurad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#TD#
Perovic works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #T4#
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!
Khadzhimurad is trying to keep Perovic in close.
Perovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Khadzhimurad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perovic looking to pass the guard.
Perovic trying to control but Khadzhimurad is working from the bottom.
Perovic postures up.
Perovic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Perovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Khadzhimurad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luka Perovic.
Well Perovic 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Perovic!
After the big win, Luka Perovic made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
CACC 100
Date: Jun 20, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 2 losses; Jaxon Bremner! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Luka Perovic!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Perovic closes the distance and clinches.
Bremner tries for a takedown but Perovic manages to get underhooks.
#TD2#
Perovic works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Bremner (0) vs (2) Perovic
Perovic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Bremner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perovic defends it easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Perovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Bremner is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Bremner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perovic stays in close to Bremner's body and controls the position.
Perovic forces his way into half guard.
Bremner is in trouble now - Perovic has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Bremner (0) vs (5) Perovic
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic looking to control but Bremner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bremner is working to get back to half guard.
#T1#
Bremner is squirming around, avoiding Perovic's attempts to control the action. #SUB2#
Perovic working for a submission but Bremner is keeping him at bay.
Bremner is squirming around, avoiding Perovic's attempts to control the action.
Bremner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bremner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bremner prevents Perovic from taking his back.
Perovic tries to control but Bremner wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bremner regains half guard.
Bremner wants to improve his position but Perovic is controlling well.
#T2##SUB2#
Perovic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bremner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Perovic.
Perovic prevents Bremner from improving his position.#SUB#
Bremner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bremner is looking for a sweep. Perovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Perovic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bremner is trying to get back to full guard.
Perovic trying to mount his opponent but Bremner defends it.
Perovic trying to control from half guard but Bremner is working away. #T3#
Bremner is looking for a sweep. Perovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Bremner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bremner.
Perovic passes Bremner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bremner is pressing down on Perovic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bremner keeping moving, preventing Perovic from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bremner is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bremner (2) vs (5) Perovic#SUB2#
Perovic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Perovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Bremner trying to control the position from guard on top but Perovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4##SUB2#
Bremner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perovic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bremner has managed to get both his arms back between Perovic's legs - danger averted.
Bremner looking to pass the guard.
Perovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bremner looking to sit in guard and control but Perovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bremner (2) vs (7) Perovic#SUB#
Perovic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bremner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Perovic has managed to get both his arms back between Bremner's legs - danger averted.
Perovic passes Bremner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Perovic is trying to control the action in half guard but Bremner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Perovic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bremner haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bremner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Perovic trying to control but Bremner is working from the bottom. #T5#
Perovic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bremner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Perovic's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bremner (4) vs (7) Perovic
Perovic working a defensive guard here.
Bremner is pushing down on Perovic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Perovic is fighting to maintain full guard but Bremner has managed to sneak the leg through.
Perovic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Perovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Perovic keeping full guard, as Bremner tries to pass.
Perovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Perovic working for a triangle but Bremner defends it easily.
Bremner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perovic swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T6#
Bremner is working hard here to advance position.
Perovic 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.
Bremner looking to pass the guard.
Perovic keeping moving, preventing Bremner from controlling successfully.
Bremner passes Perovic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Perovic trying to control but Bremner postures up.
#T7##SUB#
Bremner is trying to work for a kimura but Perovic is defending well.
#SUB#
Bremner is working for a submission of some sort.
Bremner wants to pass the guard but Perovic is defending well. #SUB#
Bremner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Perovic sees it coming and defends easily.
Perovic is pressing down on Bremner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Bremner is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Perovic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Perovic has escaped and now he's on top! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bremner (4) vs (9) Perovic
Perovic won't allow Bremner to sweep him here. #T8#
Perovic's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Bremner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Perovic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Perovic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Bremner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perovic defends it easily.
Perovic trying to control but Bremner is working from the bottom.
Bremner can't keep his opponent in guard - Perovic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB2#
Perovic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bremner defends it well.
Bremner tries to get to full guard but Perovic has control of the leg.
Perovic trying to control from half guard but Bremner is working away. #T9#
Bremner is looking for a sweep. Perovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perovic trying to mount his opponent but Bremner defends it.
Bremner is staying active underneath Perovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Perovic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Bremner actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Bremner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Perovic pulls his head out easily.
Bremner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Perovic trying to control but Bremner is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Bremner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Perovic is aware though and is defending well.#T10#
Bremner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
My spies in Natty Vincere inform me that Perovic has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bremner keeping moving, preventing Perovic from controlling successfully.
Bremner tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Perovic drops back looking for a leg! Bremner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bremner manages to kick Perovic off! Perovic jumps back into Bremner's guard.
Perovic trying to control but Bremner is working from the bottom.
Bremner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perovic is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Bremner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Perovic defends it easily.
Bremner keeping moving, preventing Perovic from controlling successfully. #T11#
Bremner wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Bremner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bremner is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Perovic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bremner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Perovic has managed to get both his arms back between Bremner's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Bremner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bremner keeping moving, preventing Perovic from controlling successfully. #T12##SUB#
Bremner throws his legs up looking for a submission but Perovic uses it to pass to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Bremner (4) vs (12) Perovic#SUB2#
Perovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Perovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Perovic moves into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Bremner (4) vs (14) Perovic
Bremner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#SUB2#
Perovic is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bremner to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bremner shrugs it off.
Bremner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Perovic tries to control but Bremner wriggling away. #T13#
Perovic wants to take his opponent's back but Bremner doesn't allow it.
Bremner gets back to half guard.
Perovic is trying to control. Bremner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Bremner looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Perovic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Perovic prevents Bremner from improving his position.
Perovic works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Bremner (4) vs (17) Perovic#SUB2#
Perovic is working for a guillotine from mount but Bremner frees his head quite easily.
#T14##SUB2#
Perovic is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bremner to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bremner shrugs it off.
Bremner bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Bremner (6) vs (17) Perovic#SUB#
Bremner drops back, looking for a kneebar! Perovic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Perovic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Perovic! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Bremner (6) vs (21) Perovic
Bremner tries to bench press Perovic off him but Perovic keeps the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bremner is breathing heavily.
Bremner sneaks back into half guard.
Perovic is keen to just control but Bremner is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Perovic wins on points by 21 to 6.
Luka Perovic 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:
CACC 95 CORONA 2ND RD
Date: May 30, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 4 losses; Roman Boesku! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Luka Perovic!
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Perovic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boesku circles away.
Perovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boesku.
Boesku closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perovic circles away.#CL2#
Perovic closes the distance and clinches.
Boesku is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Boesku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boesku is pressed up against the ropes. Perovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boesku down to the mat. Boesku avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
Perovic has closed the distance and engaged Boesku in a clinch.
#TD2#
Perovic wants the takedown. Boesku is fighting it off but Perovic persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Boesku's guard against the ropes. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Boesku (0) vs (2) Perovic
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Perovic trying to control but Boesku is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Boesku looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boesku is keeping the position for now.
Perovic stands and throws Boesku's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Boesku (0) vs (5) Perovic#T1##SUB2#
Boesku wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Perovic has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Boesku's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Boesku is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Perovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Luka Perovic!
After the big win, Luka Perovic made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
CACC 89
Date: May 16, 2020 |
Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Tim Anton (ranked 3244 p4p, 321 weight class) and Luka Perovic (ranked 1279 p4p, 154 weight class). Luka Perovic told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Tim Anton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Luka Perovic!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Perovic pushes Anton up against the ropes in a clinch.
Perovic wants the takedown. Anton is fighting it off but Perovic persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Anton's guard against the ropes. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Anton (0) vs (2) Perovic
Perovic trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Perovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Perovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Anton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perovic manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (2) vs (2) Perovic
Anton drops back looking for a leg! Perovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Perovic manages to kick Anton off! Anton jumps back into Perovic's guard.
Perovic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anton tries to free his leg and advance position but Perovic is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anton passes Perovic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Perovic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anton pulls his head out easily.
Anton moves into full mount! Perovic won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (5) vs (2) Perovic
Anton wants to take his opponent's back but Perovic doesn't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perovic tries to reverse the position but Anton maintains control.
Perovic slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Perovic wants to control but Anton is keeping busy.
Anton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Perovic! Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (8) vs (2) Perovic
Anton fails to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Anton with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perovic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Perovic sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anton passes to full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (11) vs (2) Perovic
Perovic regains half guard.
Perovic tries to roll over but Anton keeps him under control.
Anton wants to take a breather but Perovic is having none of it.
Anton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Perovic defends it well.
Anton wants to free his trapped foot but Perovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anton is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Perovic still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Perovic has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Anton (11) vs (6) Perovic
Anton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Perovic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Perovic seems to be working for a kimura but Anton defends the submission attempt.
Perovic prevents Anton from improving his position.
Anton is not content to let Perovic control the position.
Perovic is pressing down on Anton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anton is holding on for now.
Anton controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perovic seems to be looking for submissions.
Anton tries to get to full guard but Perovic has control of the leg.
We've been hearing good reports from Anton'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.
Perovic is trying to work for a kimura but Anton is defending well.
Perovic wants to free his trapped foot but Anton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anton gets back to full guard.
Perovic wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
Anton looking for a sweep. Not yet Anton, not yet.
Anton is trying to keep Perovic in close.
Anton keeping moving, preventing Perovic from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perovic pushing down on Anton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Perovic is looking to advance position but Anton won't allow it.
Anton is not content to let Perovic control the position.
Anton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Perovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Perovic's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Anton (15) vs (6) Perovic
Anton tries to get the hooks in deep but Perovic pushed the leg off.
Anton looking for the choke from the back.
Perovic is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Perovic turns into Anton and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (15) vs (8) Perovic
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Perovic is fighting to break Anton's control of his arms but Anton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Perovic postures up.
Perovic wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
Anton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perovic is one step ahead there.
Perovic trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Anton is trying to control the position but Perovic postures up.
Perovic wants to pass the guard but Anton is keeping the position.
My spies in Natty Vincere inform me that Perovic has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Anton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (17) vs (8) Perovic
Anton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Anton seems to be working for a kimura but Perovic defends the submission attempt.
Perovic is looking for a sweep. Anton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Perovic is still trying to improve position.
Perovic is not content to let Anton control the position.
Perovic tries to roll over but Anton keeps him under control.
Anton wants to control but Perovic is keeping him busy.
Anton wants to free his trapped foot but Perovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Perovic is looking for a sweep. Anton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perovic looking for submissions off his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Perovic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Perovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anton is working away from the top position though.
Perovic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Anton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Anton wants to free his trapped foot but Perovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Perovic actively working from the bottom here.
Anton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Perovic is just riding it out for now. Anton eventually gives up the hold.
Anton works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (20) vs (8) Perovic
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anton wants to take Perovic's back but he can't do it this time.
Perovic is trying desperately to improve position.
Perovic has given up his back here. Will Anton look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Score +3 for taking back: Anton (23) vs (8) Perovic
Anton is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Perovic knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Perovic for a finish.
Anton looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Perovic is controlling Anton 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (23) vs (10) Perovic
Perovic slips nicely into half guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Perovic is looking to advance position but Anton won't allow it.
Anton tries to get to full guard but Perovic has control of the leg.
Anton is pressing down on Perovic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Anton is adopting a defensive guard.
Perovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anton is keeping the position for now.
Anton wants to sweep but no luck.
Anton is trying to keep Perovic in close.
Anton 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.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Anton keeping moving, preventing Perovic from controlling successfully.
Anton is trying to control the position but Perovic postures up.
Perovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Anton keeping moving, preventing Perovic from controlling successfully.
Perovic being controlled here momentarily.
Perovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anton can't keep his opponent in guard - Perovic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Anton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Anton is looking to control Perovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anton avoid being mounted?
Anton is looking to improve his position.
Perovic wants to pass to mount but Anton is defending the position.
Perovic wants to take a breather but Anton is having none of it.
Anton is trying to get back to full guard.
Perovic works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Anton (23) vs (13) Perovic
Anton is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Perovic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Perovic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Anton is just riding it out for now. Perovic eventually gives up the hold.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Anton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anton.
Perovic forces his way into half guard.
Perovic wants to work for an arm triangle but Anton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Anton is controlling Perovic's trapped leg to prevent Perovic from advancing to side control.
Anton is defending against the submission attempts here by Perovic.
Anton is trying to maintain the position but Perovic is very close to passing his half guard.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Anton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Perovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Perovic's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Anton (27) vs (13) Perovic
Perovic is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Anton gets his way!
Anton is persistently looking for the submission but Perovic is defending it well.
Anton looking to break Perovic's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Perovic remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Anton will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Perovic breaks Anton's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Anton (27) vs (15) Perovic
Anton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perovic wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anton wants to sweep here but Perovic controlling him for the moment.
Perovic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Anton's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton takes the fight on points by 27 to 15.
Tim Anton thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
JAG Aorigele-Xe
Date: Apr 25, 2020 |
#R1#
Perovic misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haaparanta, right into the meat.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Haaparanta throws an elbow but misses.
Perovic tries to break the clinch but Haaparanta is controlling the position.
Haaparanta lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Luka Perovic has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perovic.
Haaparanta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Perovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perovic throws a big shot that misses.#CL2#
Haaparanta clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Perovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Haaparanta instigates a clinch.
Haaparanta tries to land a knee to the head but Perovic blocks with his arms.
Perovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Haaparanta has double underhooks.
Perovic stalls.
A short uppercut from Perovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perovic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short uppercut from Perovic. #T1#
Haaparanta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haaparanta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perovic blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Perovic manages to break the clinch.
Perovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haaparanta tries to clinch up.
Perovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Haaparanta is just out of range.
Perovic scores with a jab.#CL2#
Haaparanta gets a clinch.
Perovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perovic lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Perovic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Haaparanta connects with a knee to the head.
Perovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Haaparanta has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Perovic fails to land.
Haaparanta throws an elbow that misses.
Perovic tries to break the clinch but Haaparanta is controlling the position.
Haaparanta lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perovic goes for a takedown attempt but Haaparanta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Haaparanta tries to close the distance and clinch but Perovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T2#
Haaparanta moves in looking to clinch but Perovic pushes him off.
Haaparanta 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.#CL2#
Haaparanta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haaparanta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perovic blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Perovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Haaparanta pushes Perovic up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haaparanta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haaparanta missing with knees to the body.
Perovic lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Perovic breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Haaparanta takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Perovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Haaparanta pushes Perovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Perovic misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Perovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haaparanta slips under a jab.
Haaparanta tries to clinch but Perovic moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haaparanta doesn't manage to clinch there - Perovic circles away.
Perovic tries to move into range but Haaparanta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Perovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haaparanta.
#T3#
Haaparanta tries to clinch there but Perovic circles away.
Haaparanta wants to clinch up but Perovic keeps it at a distance.
Perovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Perovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haaparanta.
Haaparanta moves away from the strike by Perovic.
Haaparanta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harri Haaparanta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perovic cracks Haaparanta with an open hand slap.
Haaparanta tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Perovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Haaparanta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perovic drops down looking for a counter takedown but Haaparanta sprawls and moves away.
Haaparanta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perovic fails to land the takedown.
Perovic misses with a looping right.
Perovic backing away here, and Haaparanta unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Haaparanta moves in looking to clinch but Perovic pushes him off.#CL2#
Haaparanta clinches with his opponent.
Haaparanta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#TD#
Perovic gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Haaparanta is defending against the submission attempts here by Perovic.
#T4#
Perovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Perovic is looking for a kimura here.
Perovic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB#
Perovic is trying to work for a kimura but Haaparanta is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SUB#
Perovic seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Perovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luka Perovic's cut.
That's time! Perovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL2#
Haaparanta takes the fight into the clinch.
Haaparanta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Perovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haaparanta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haaparanta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Haaparanta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perovic blocks an uppercut.
Perovic tries a body shot but Haaparanta blocks it.
Perovic dodges an elbow strike from Haaparanta.
Haaparanta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#TD#
Perovic gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Haaparanta is looking to get back to is feet but Perovic passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic is looking to take a break and control but Haaparanta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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!#SUB#
Perovic goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Haaparanta has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Perovic but great work by Haaparanta.#T1#
Perovic is trying to improve his position.
Haaparanta tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Perovic wants to control but Haaparanta postures up.
Perovic is looking for a sweep.
Perovic wants to control but Haaparanta postures up.
Perovic is looking for a sweep.
Perovic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Perovic wants to get back to full guard.
Perovic keeping control of the position.
Perovic is looking for a sweep. Haaparanta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perovic is working hard here to advance position.#T2#
Perovic regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haaparanta wanted to stand there but Perovic had control of the position.
Luka Perovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haaparanta looking to pass the guard.
Perovic working a defensive guard here.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Haaparanta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Haaparanta has Perovic up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Haaparanta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haaparanta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Haaparanta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harri Haaparanta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Perovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Haaparanta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haaparanta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perovic is defending well for now.
Perovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD#
Perovic jumps into guard, dragging Haaparanta to the mat.
#SUB#
Haaparanta is posturing up here but Perovic has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Haaparanta tries to roll out but it's too tight and Haaparanta has to tap! Slick submission there by Perovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luka Perovic!
Luka Perovic 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:
JAG Wreck Room vol 1
Date: Mar 14, 2020 |
#R1#
Perovic connects with a crisp jab.
A T Rex Bottom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Perovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Perovic is trying to stall.
A T Rex Bottom can't find room to land a body shot as Perovic controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by A T Rex Bottom.
Perovic stalls.
Perovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to A T Rex Bottom's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perovic.
The referee calls for Perovic to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic looking to stall.
A T Rex Bottom has Perovic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Perovic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Perovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of A T Rex Bottoms head.
Perovic digs a right hand underneath A T Rex Bottom's ribcage. A T Rex Bottom let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T1#
Perovic throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Perovic.
A T Rex Bottom has Perovic pressed against the cage.
#BC#
A T Rex Bottom breaks from the clinch.
A T Rex Bottom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A T Rex Bottom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Luka Perovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Perovic does it's job there.
A T Rex Bottom takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Perovic swings for the body but A T Rex Bottom moves out of range.
Perovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Perovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A T Rex Bottom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perovic is out of range.
Perovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like A T Rex Bottom was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
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!
Perovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but A T Rex Bottom manages to avoid it.#T2##TD2#
Perovic scores with a takedown into A T Rex Bottom's guard.
Perovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Perovic drops back looking for a leg! A T Rex Bottom is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and A T Rex Bottom manages to kick Perovic off! Perovic jumps back into A T Rex Bottom's guard.
A T Rex Bottom is trying to keep Perovic in close.
#SUB2#
Perovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Perovic passes into half guard. #SUB#
A T Rex Bottom looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T3#
A T Rex Bottom tries to roll over but Perovic keeps him under control.
Perovic is trying to control. A T Rex Bottom wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Perovic wants to work for an arm triangle but A T Rex Bottom is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB2#
Perovic 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.
#SUB#
A T Rex Bottom looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Perovic wants to control but A T Rex Bottom is keeping him busy. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB2#
Perovic is working for a kimura but A T Rex Bottom is defending it quite comfortably.
A T Rex Bottom desperately trying to maintain half guard.
A T Rex Bottom tries to roll over but Perovic keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Perovic is working for a submission of some sort.
Perovic trying to pass the guard but A T Rex Bottom defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Perovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
A T Rex Bottom throws a low kick but Perovic avoids it.
A T Rex Bottom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perovic misses with a looping left.
A T Rex Bottom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A T Rex Bottom quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Perovic misses with a double jab
and A T Rex Bottom counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#
It looks like Luka Perovic has been cut.#TD2#
Perovic scores with a takedown into A T Rex Bottom's guard.
A T Rex Bottom keeping moving, preventing Perovic from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A T Rex Bottom is trying to control the position but Perovic postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
A T Rex Bottom is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T1#
Perovic trying to control but A T Rex Bottom is working from the bottom.
A T Rex Bottom lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Luka Perovic has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Perovic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. A T Rex Bottom gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Perovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A T Rex Bottom is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T2#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Perovic is on top in guard.
#REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
My spies in Natty Vincere inform me that Perovic has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
A T Rex Bottom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Perovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perovic tries to free his leg and advance position but A T Rex Bottom is retaining full guard.
A T Rex Bottom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perovic.
Perovic pushing down on A T Rex Bottom's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
A T Rex Bottom keeping control of the position.
A T Rex Bottom trying to control here.
A T Rex Bottom is not content to let Perovic control the position.#T3##SUB#
A T Rex Bottom looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Perovic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
A T Rex Bottom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Perovic pulls his head out easily.
A T Rex Bottom is looking for a sweep. Perovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perovic tries to pass to full mount but A T Rex Bottom defends it.
Perovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB2#
Perovic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so A T Rex Bottom is just riding it out for now. Perovic eventually gives up the hold.
A T Rex Bottom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perovic. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Perovic is looking for a kimura here.
#SUB2#
Perovic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, A T Rex Bottom has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
A T Rex Bottom looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A T Rex Bottom is looking to control Perovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can A T Rex Bottom avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Perovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luka Perovic'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
A T Rex Bottom moves out of range of the strikes.
A T Rex Bottom feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Perovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Perovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#CL2#
Perovic clinches up with A T Rex Bottom and pushes him back against the cage.
Perovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A T Rex Bottom tries for a takedown but Perovic manages to get underhooks.
A T Rex Bottom blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A T Rex Bottom is trying to push Perovic away but Perovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Perovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A T Rex Bottom misses with a punch to the body.
Perovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#TD#
Perovic is fighting off a takedown attempt but A T Rex Bottom is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Perovic to the mat. Perovic regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#SUB2#
Perovic looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but A T Rex Bottom is defending well. Perovic quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! A T Rex Bottom has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Perovic celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luka Perovic!
Luka Perovic 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.
In defeat, Snake Under A T Rex Bottom stepped up to the mic, saying 'Noooooo, he got his stench on me...
Ill be back...'.
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Event:
JBL Pankration
Date: Jan 25, 2020 |
#R1#
Conan throws a body punch but Perovic moves out of range.
Conan misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Perovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perovic misses the jab.
Conan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perovic.
Edward Conan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Conan.
A big left from Conan misses.
Conan just misses with a punch to the body.
Perovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Conan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perovic throws a looping overhand right but Conan ducks down to avoid it.
Perovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan jabs Perovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Conan scores with a three punch combo!
#CUT#
It looks like Luka Perovic has been cut.
Perovic 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conan thuds a left hand into Perovic's body.
Conan darts in trying to clinch
and Perovic counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Perovic walks into a stiff left hand from Conan.
Edward Conan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conan throws a jab but it's blocked by Perovic.
Conan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Conan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Conan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perovic.
Perovic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Conan with a body shot.
Conan lands a nice shot to the body.
Perovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Perovic lands with a good body shot.#T2#
Perovic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Conan slips a straight right by Perovic.
Conan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Conan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Conan misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Perovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perovic scores with a jab to the body.
Conan misses with a hook
enabling Perovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Perovic ducks under a wild hook from Conan.
Conan misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Perovic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Perovic.
Conan working aggressively here.
Conan has a couple of punches blocked by Perovic.
Perovic lands with a light punch inside.
Conan blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perovic.
Perovic throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Conan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conan lands a hook that snaps the head of Perovic backwards.
Perovic working aggressively here.
Conan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perovic throws a head punch that misses.
Conan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conan throws a head punch that misses.
Conan lands a body punch in the clinch. #TD2#
Perovic gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Conan regains guard.
#SUB#
Conan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Perovic advances position into side control!#SUB2#
Perovic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Conan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Perovic trying to control the action but Conan is working from the bottom. #T4##SUB2#
Perovic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Conan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Perovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Perovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB2#
Perovic tries for a kimura but Conan is defending well.
Perovic tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
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 Edward Conan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luka Perovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Conan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perovic.
Conan throwing a counter right hand but Perovic manages to avoid it.
Perovic throws a jab when Conan was well out of range.
Conan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Perovic moves to clinch but Conan breaks away
and Conan counters with a nice uppercut.
Conan connects with a body shot that sends Perovic's belly button to the back.
Perovic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Perovic blocks a jab.
Conan scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conan connects with a crisp jab.
Perovic takes a swing at Conan's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Conan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Conan scores with a jab to the head.
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!
Conan takes a jab right on the kisser.
#T1#
Perovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Conan throws a jab but it's blocked by Perovic.
Conan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perovic.
Perovic unleashes a big counter combination but Conan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Perovic misses with an uppercut
enabling Conan to counter with a crisp jab.
Perovic misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perovic. Conan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Conan.
Conan with a jab.
Conan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perovic thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
Conan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Perovic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Conan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Conan misses the target.
Conan takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perovic misses with a hook. Conan ducked under it nicely.
Perovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Conan is just out of range.
Conan lands a jab to Perovic's midsection.
Conan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perovic ducks right into an uppercut from Conan.
Edward Conan is winning the standup battle so far.
Conan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Conan jabs Perovic right on the nose. Perovic blinks but takes it well.
Perovic keeps the fight on the outside.#T3#
Perovic fails with the takedown
letting Conan counter with a right hand.
Perovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conan.
The fighters circle momentarily. Conan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#ROC#
Perovic is rocked!
Nice body punch from Conan.
Perovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Conan finish him?
Perovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perovic seems to have recovered his senses.
Conan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Conan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perovic. Perovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sloppy strikes from Conan. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perovic! But no joy.
Conan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Perovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perovic slips under a jab.#T4#
Conan scores with a one two! Perovic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perovic lands a body shot.
Conan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Conan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Conan.
Conan throws an off balance right hand
and Perovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Conan swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL2#
and Perovic moves into the clinch.
Conan throws a head punch that misses.
Perovic trying to stall but Conan improves his position.
Conan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perovic backwards.
Perovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conan gets through Perovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perovic prevents a body shot from Conan.
Perovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Perovic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Conan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luka Perovic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Conan scores with a hook to the body. Perovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Conan lands a head shot.
Perovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Conan counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Perovic! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Conan!
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Event:
JAG Face-off
Date: Dec 21, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Perovic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McQuirre wants to stand up but Perovic is controlling him.
Perovic trying to control but McQuirre is working from the bottom.
My spies in Natty Vincere inform me that Perovic has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Perovic won't allow McQuirre to get back to his feet.
Perovic looking to pass the guard.
We've been hearing good reports from McQuirre'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.
Perovic passes into half guard.
McQuirre tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Perovic manages to move to mount!
McQuirre is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McQuirre wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Perovic.
Perovic throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
#T1#
Perovic controlling the pace for now.
McQuirre is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Perovic tries to take his opponent's back but McQuirre turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work. #SU#
McQuirre stands up and waves to Perovic to follow him.
McQuirre lands a head shot.
McQuirre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McQuirre misses with a body shot.
#T2#
McQuirre lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT#
It looks like Luka Perovic has been cut.
McQuirre lands a nice looking body shot.
Perovic swings for the body but McQuirre moves out of range.
McQuirre throws a body shot but no joy.
McQuirre fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McQuirre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Perovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McQuirre.
A jab from McQuirre misses.
Perovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McQuirre misses with a body shot
and Perovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Harry McQuirre has been cut.
Perovic ducks right into an uppercut from McQuirre.
McQuirre lands a jab to the head.
#T3#
McQuirre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perovic doesn't seem bothered though. #TD2#
Perovic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES#
McQuirre manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Perovic keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #BC#
McQuirre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perovic throws a lazy right hand but McQuirre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perovic tries for a takedown but McQuirre circles away easily
and McQuirre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perovic staying out of range there.
McQuirre misses the jab.#T4#
Perovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Perovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McQuirre.
McQuirre jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McQuirre throws a hook but Perovic blocks it.
McQuirre sizes up Perovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Perovic darts in looking for a takedown but McQuirre gets double underhooks and turns Perovic into the cage.
McQuirre takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McQuirre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McQuirre is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from McQuirre does it's job there.
Perovic misses with a jab to the body
and McQuirre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McQuirre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry McQuirre dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Perovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McQuirre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Perovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Perovic misses with a wild body shot.
Perovic throws a looping overhand right but McQuirre ducks down to avoid it.
McQuirre is looking to counter punch.
Perovic loads up on a big right hand but McQuirre slips the punch.
Harry McQuirre is winning the standup battle so far.
McQuirre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harry McQuirre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McQuirre lands a nice shot to the body.
Perovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Perovic throws a combination. McQuirre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Perovic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Luka Perovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
McQuirre scores with a jab. Perovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Perovic fails to land the takedown.
A jab from McQuirre does it's job there.#TD2#
Perovic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Perovic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Perovic taking a break here but McQuirre is having none of it and regains half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McQuirre is looking to escape.#T2##SUB2#
Perovic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Perovic wants to pass the guard but McQuirre is defending well.
McQuirre is looking to escape.
Well, if Perovic 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.
#SUB2#
Perovic 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.
Perovic trying to control the action but McQuirre is working from the bottom. #T3##SUB2#
Perovic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McQuirre sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
McQuirre is defending against the submission attempts here by Perovic.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES#
McQuirre has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Perovic is on him like a limpet, forcing McQuirre back against the cage.
McQuirre can't find room to land a body shot as Perovic controls the action.
Perovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perovic working aggressively here.
Perovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McQuirre just stands there and leans against the cage.
Perovic working aggressively here.
Perovic misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Perovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T4#
Perovic misses with a body shot
enabling McQuirre to counter with a crisp jab.
Perovic tries to clinch up but McQuirre circles away and keeps his distance.
McQuirre is looking for a counter combo.
McQuirre lands a head shot.
Perovic throws a body punch but McQuirre moves out of range.
McQuirre misses with a straight right.
Perovic misses with a looping right.
McQuirre fails to land with a series of punches.
McQuirre connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perovic throws a series of punches but McQuirre avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - McQuirre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harry McQuirre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perovic misses with a wild body shot.
McQuirre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry McQuirre dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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#
Perovic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McQuirre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perovic connects with a body shot that sends McQuirre's belly button to the back.
Perovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McQuirre's head backwards.
McQuirre connects with the punch.
McQuirre cracks Perovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McQuirre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perovic can do to turn this around?
McQuirre connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perovic. Perovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McQuirre with a hook.
McQuirre misses with an uppercut
and Perovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perovic tries to close the distance and clinch but McQuirre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McQuirre throws a series of punches but Perovic avoids them all with ease. #T1#
Perovic ducks under a wild hook from McQuirre.
McQuirre swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Perovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Perovic works over McQuirre's head and body with a nice combination.
McQuirre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perovic misses with a shot to the body
and McQuirre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Perovic closes the distance and clinches.
Perovic trying to stall but McQuirre improves his position.
McQuirre lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McQuirre.
Perovic pushes McQuirre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
McQuirre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McQuirre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perovic moves away.
Perovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
McQuirre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perovic.
Perovic throws a poor cross that misses
and McQuirre counters with a nice uppercut.
Perovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Perovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#
Perovic is rocked!
Perovic misses with the combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perovic.
An attempted straight right counter from McQuirre misses the target.
Perovic loads up on a big right hand but McQuirre slips the punch.
A big right from Perovic misses.
It looked like McQuirre was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A combination from Perovic does no damage.
McQuirre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T3#
Perovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looked like McQuirre was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Harry McQuirre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Perovic.
Perovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice combination there by McQuirre.
Perovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McQuirre to score with a decent uppercut.
McQuirre scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice combination there by Perovic.
Good standup being displayed there by McQuirre as he connects with a hook.
Perovic is still on wobbly legs! Can McQuirre finish him?
McQuirre scores with a hook to the body. Perovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McQuirre misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McQuirre, as that shot connected.
Harry McQuirre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
McQuirre misses with a series of wild punches.
Perovic is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McQuirre thuds a left hand into Perovic's body.
McQuirre tests Perovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perovic throws a jab when McQuirre was well out of range.
McQuirre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Perovic closes the distance but McQuirre moves to the side
and McQuirre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McQuirre to score with a decent uppercut.
Perovic misses with a straight right.
Perovic misses with an uppercut
and McQuirre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McQuirre with a nice cross.
Perovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Luka Perovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McQuirre with a nice cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry McQuirre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McQuirre, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry McQuirre!
After the fight, Harry McQuirre was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
JAG II
Date: Nov 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Vuce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vuce swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perovic.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vuce, right into the meat.
Perovic ducks under a wild hook from Vuce.
The crowd cheers as Vuce lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perovic doesn't seem phased though.
Vuce scores with a nice head shot.
Leo Vuce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vuce circles away quickly and effectively.
Vuce swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vuce looks to throw the jab but Perovic is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perovic! But no joy.
Perovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vuce has time to react.
Vuce throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vuce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vuce connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perovic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Perovic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vuce misses with an uppercut
enabling Perovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Vuce feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T1#
Vuce misses the shot to the body.
Vuce connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perovic's hands.
Vuce feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vuce misses with a hook.
Perovic slips a jab from Vuce.
Perovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perovic avoids a kick to the body.
Perovic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've been hearing reports that Vuce has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Perovic throws out a loose jab but Vuce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perovic throws a right hand that Vuce ducks under and follows up with a left that Vuce also avoids with ease.
Vuce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perovic.
Vuce is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Perovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vuce at a distance.
Vuce misses with a hook. Perovic ducked under it nicely.
Perovic misses with a body shot.
#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vuce throws a leg kick but Perovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perovic throws a counter combo.
Decent striking displayed by Vuce there.
Vuce misses with a low kick.
Vuce misses with an uppercut.
Vuce lands a jab to the nose.
Perovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vuce scores with a spinning back kick!
Vuce is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Perovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vuce.
Perovic with the counter takedown but Vuce avoids it easily.
Vuce is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vuce feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Perovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Vuce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T3#
Vuce lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Perovic misses. #CL2#
Perovic gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Perovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vuce misses with a straight left.
Perovic slips a jab and a cross from Vuce.
Vuce fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vuce scores with a crisp jab that stopped Perovic in his tracks.
Perovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perovic lands a jab to the nose.
Vuce scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vuce. Perovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little jabbing left from Perovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vuce throws a hook but Perovic blocks it.#T4#
Vuce moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vuce feints a jab promting Perovic to slip. Vuce then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Perovic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Perovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vuce.
Perovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vuce throws a leg kick but Perovic checks it.
Perovic avoids the body shot from Vuce.
Perovic misses with a right hand
and Vuce counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Perovic throws a jab when Vuce was well out of range.
Vuce throwing a counter right hand but Perovic manages to avoid it.
Vuce throws a low kick but Perovic avoids it.
Vuce cracks Perovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vuce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perovic walks into a jab.
Leo Vuce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Vuce.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Vuce dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Perovic instigates a clinch.
Vuce working aggressively here.
Perovic lands with a right to the head.
Perovic tries a body shot but Vuce blocks it.
Vuce tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vuce misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Perovic lands a nice uppercut.
Vuce fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vuce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perovic is stalling here.
Vuce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perovic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vuce.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vuce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Vuce backwards.
Perovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
Perovic manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perovic moves forwards but Vuce connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T1#
Perovic staying out of range there.
Luka Perovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vuce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Perovic.
Vuce tries to work over Perovic's front leg with a kick but Perovic checks it.
Vuce throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Perovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Perovic looks to clinch
and Perovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Vuce lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perovic doesn't seem phased though.
Perovic closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Vuce! Perovic dives in looking to finish! Vuce is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luka Perovic!
After the big win, Luka Perovic made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
TWGC 26 (155lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1
Date: Oct 26, 2019 |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Luka Perovic (ranked 3372 p4p, 0 weight class) and Venum Tree Knee Dad (ranked 739 p4p, 0 weight class). Tree Knee Dad comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Not Falling by Mudvayne kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Luka Perovic! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 11 wins and 3 losses; Venum Tree Knee Dad!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Perovic gets caught napping as Tree Knee Dad dives in and scores a takedown. Perovic manages to retain guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Perovic (0) vs (2) Tree Knee Dad
Tree Knee Dad 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.
Perovic has his hands on Tree Knee Dad's head, controlling the position.
Perovic keeping moving, preventing Tree Knee Dad from controlling successfully.
Perovic is trying to control the position but Tree Knee Dad postures up.
Perovic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Perovic pulls Tree Knee Dad in close to prevent any damage.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control the position from guard on top but Perovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad tries to free his leg and advance position but Perovic is retaining full guard.
Perovic is trying to control the position but Tree Knee Dad postures up.
Perovic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tree Knee Dad sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tree Knee Dad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perovic pulls Tree Knee Dad in to control the position.
Perovic controls Tree Knee Dad momentarily but Tree Knee Dad frees himself.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control the position from guard on top but Perovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad 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.
Tree Knee Dad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Perovic has control of Tree Knee Dad's left arm, preventing Tree Knee Dad from doing any damage.
Tree Knee Dad postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tree Knee Dad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Perovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tree Knee Dad controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Perovic pulls Tree Knee Dad in to control the position.
Perovic controls Tree Knee Dad momentarily but Tree Knee Dad frees himself.
Tree Knee Dad's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perovic controlling Tree Knee Dad's posture.
Perovic trying to keep a closed guard but Tree Knee Dad is proving a slippery customer.
Perovic pulls Tree Knee Dad in to control the position.
Perovic controls Tree Knee Dad momentarily but Tree Knee Dad frees himself.
Perovic keeping moving, preventing Tree Knee Dad from controlling successfully.
Tree Knee Dad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Perovic looking to control.
Perovic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tree Knee Dad is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tree Knee Dad is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perovic is keeping the position for now.
Tree Knee Dad not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tree Knee Dad postures up.
Tree Knee Dad looking to pass the guard.
Perovic trying to control the position here.
Perovic keeping moving, preventing Tree Knee Dad from controlling successfully.
Tree Knee Dad looking to pass the guard.
Perovic trying to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Perovic has control of Tree Knee Dad's left arm, preventing Tree Knee Dad from doing any damage.
Tree Knee Dad wants to pass the guard but Perovic is keeping the position.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control but Perovic is working from the bottom.
Perovic is trying to keep Tree Knee Dad in close.
Tree Knee Dad tries to free his leg and advance position but Perovic is retaining full guard.
Perovic working a defensive guard but Tree Knee Dad manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Perovic (0) vs (5) Tree Knee Dad
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad is looking to take a break and control but Perovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tree Knee Dad working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Perovic can't do much from the bottom here.
Perovic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Perovic is trying to control but can't.
Perovic wants to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad is controlling the pace.
Perovic holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Well, if Tree Knee Dad 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.
Perovic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Perovic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tree Knee Dad's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tree Knee Dad's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Perovic (4) vs (5) Tree Knee Dad
Tree Knee Dad rolls, trying to escape but Perovic keeps control of the position.
Perovic trying to control.
Tree Knee Dad turns into Perovic and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Perovic (4) vs (7) Tree Knee Dad
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Perovic trying to control the position.
Perovic keeping moving, preventing Tree Knee Dad from controlling successfully.
Tree Knee Dad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perovic is keeping the position for now.
Tree Knee Dad stands and throws Perovic's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Perovic (4) vs (10) Tree Knee Dad
Perovic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tree Knee Dad's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tree Knee Dad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Perovic keeps working.
Perovic tries to get to full guard but Tree Knee Dad has control of the leg.
Tree Knee Dad content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control the action but Perovic is working from the bottom.
Perovic wants to control but Tree Knee Dad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've been hearing good reports from Perovic'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.
Perovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Perovic is refusing to be controlled, as Tree Knee Dad sits in half guard.
Perovic is controlling Tree Knee Dad's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Tree Knee Dad is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad is trying to control the action in half guard but Perovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tree Knee Dad prevents Perovic from improving his position.
Tree Knee Dad is trying to control the action in half guard but Perovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tree Knee Dad is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tree Knee Dad takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Perovic wants to improve his position but Tree Knee Dad is controlling well.
Tree Knee Dad wants to control but Perovic is keeping him busy.
Perovic wants to control but Tree Knee Dad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tree Knee Dad slows the pace down in half guard.
Tree Knee Dad is looking to stall here but Perovic recovers full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Perovic working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tree Knee Dad has passed into half guard!
Perovic tries to get to full guard but Tree Knee Dad has control of the leg.
Tree Knee Dad is looking to take a break and control but Perovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perovic is looking to improve his position.
Tree Knee Dad trying to control from Perovic's half guard. Perovic has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Perovic is pulling down on Tree Knee Dad's head. It's preventing any offense from Tree Knee Dad, at least for the moment.
Tree Knee Dad has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at MMA Dojo (Top Gym in Tokyo*) . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Perovic controls Tree Knee Dad momentarily but Tree Knee Dad frees himself.
Perovic can't keep his opponent in guard - Tree Knee Dad advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Perovic is doing well to control the position and prevent Tree Knee Dad from advancing to side control.
Perovic trying to control but Tree Knee Dad postures up.
Tree Knee Dad is trying to control the action in half guard but Perovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Perovic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Perovic keeping moving, preventing Tree Knee Dad from controlling successfully.
Tree Knee Dad wants to pass the guard but Perovic is keeping the position.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Perovic keeping moving, preventing Tree Knee Dad from controlling successfully.
Perovic has his foot on Tree Knee Dad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tree Knee Dad works his way back into a safe position though.
Perovic keeping moving, preventing Tree Knee Dad from controlling successfully.
Tree Knee Dad looking to pass the guard.
Perovic has Tree Knee Dad pulled in close to control his posture.
Perovic keeping full guard, as Tree Knee Dad tries to pass.
Perovic has Tree Knee Dad pulled in close to control his posture.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Tree Knee Dad looking to pass the guard.
Tree Knee Dad keeps trying to improve his position.
Perovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Perovic is controlling Tree Knee Dad's posture.
Perovic controls Tree Knee Dad momentarily but Tree Knee Dad frees himself.
Tree Knee Dad pushes down on Perovic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perovic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Perovic trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tree Knee Dad wins on points by 10 to 4.
Venum Tree Knee Dad took some time post fight to say the following; 'FUCK!!! I will win all of it!! TWGC belt!!!'. |
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Event:
TWGC 26 (155lbs, D2): Montreal Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Oct 18, 2019 |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Aleksander Kazimierz (ranked 2911 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Perovic (ranked 3309 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazimierz comes to the cage accompanied by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Aleksander Kazimierz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Luka Perovic!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Perovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Perovic showed some decent athleticism there. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kazimierz (0) vs (2) Perovic
Perovic is taking a breather. Kazimierz 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.
Perovic is looking to advance position but Kazimierz won't allow it.
Perovic stalling.
My spies in Natty Vincere inform me that Perovic has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kazimierz trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazimierz controlling the position well.
Kazimierz actively working from the bottom here.
Perovic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazimierz wants to improve his position but Perovic is controlling well.
Kazimierz is trying to maintain the position but Perovic is very close to passing his half guard.
Perovic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kazimierz is trying to maintain the position but Perovic is very close to passing his half guard.
Perovic is taking a breather. Kazimierz 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.
Kazimierz is trying to get back to full guard.
Perovic content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perovic is working for a submission of some sort.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Perovic in particular looking to stall.
Perovic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kazimierz is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perovic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kazimierz trying to control from the bottom.
Kazimierz won't allow Perovic to pass to mount.
Perovic is taking a breather. Kazimierz 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.
Perovic is thwarting Kazimierz's attempts to control the position.
Kazimierz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Perovic perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz is looking for a sweep. Perovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazimierz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Perovic pulls his head out easily.
Perovic controlling the action here.
Kazimierz is looking for a sweep. Perovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kazimierz trying to control here.
Perovic wants to pass the guard but Kazimierz is defending well.
Perovic looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Perovic 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Perovic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kazimierz defends it well.
Kazimierz is looking for a sweep. Perovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kazimierz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Perovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kazimierz has his foot on Perovic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perovic works his way back into a safe position though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Perovic postures up.
Perovic controlling from the top position.
Kazimierz can't keep his opponent in guard - Perovic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazimierz trying to control but Perovic postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kazimierz trying to hold on to Perovic's head to control him but Perovic postures up.
Perovic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz tries to roll over but Perovic keeps him under control.
Perovic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kazimierz wants to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Perovic passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kazimierz! Score +3 for passing guard: Kazimierz (0) vs (5) Perovic
Kazimierz tries to lock up and control but Perovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Perovic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kazimierz regains half guard.
Perovic is thwarting Kazimierz's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Perovic in particular looking to stall.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Perovic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Perovic wants to free his trapped foot but Kazimierz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kazimierz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kazimierz trying to control from the bottom.
Perovic wants to free his trapped foot but Kazimierz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Perovic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Perovic.
Kazimierz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Perovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kazimierz is keeping the position for now.
Perovic is still trying to improve position.
Kazimierz wants to sweep but no luck.
Perovic wants to pass the guard but Kazimierz is keeping the position.
Kazimierz has his hands on Perovic's head, controlling the position.
Perovic controlling from the top position.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz wants to sweep here but Perovic controlling him for the moment.
Kazimierz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perovic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Perovic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Perovic looking to pass the guard.
Perovic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Perovic looking to pass the guard.
Kazimierz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Perovic defends well.
Kazimierz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz controls Perovic momentarily but Perovic frees himself.
Perovic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like Perovic 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.
Kazimierz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perovic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Perovic wins on points by 5 to 0.
After the big win, Luka Perovic made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
TWGC 26 (155lbs, D2): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Oct 17, 2019 |
Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Luka Perovic (ranked 3299 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Alexandre Berthier (ranked 3599 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Luka Perovic! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Louis Alexandre Berthier!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Perovic shoots and misses
and Berthier counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Perovic! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Perovic (0) vs (4) Berthier
Perovic is trying to get back to half guard.
Perovic is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Perovic manages to get back to half guard.
Perovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Berthier is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berthier 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berthier is looking to take a break and control but Perovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Perovic trying to control here.
Berthier is keen to just control but Perovic is a slippery customer.
Berthier is thwarting Perovic's attempts to control the position.
Berthier seems to be looking for submissions.
Berthier is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've been hearing good reports from Perovic'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.
Berthier wants to control but Perovic is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perovic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Berthier's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Berthier's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Perovic (4) vs (4) Berthier
Perovic controls the action.
I really don't envy Berthier right now.
Perovic controlling the position well here. Berthier rolled but Perovic kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berthier tries to roll but Perovic sticks to his back.
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.
Perovic is hanging on to Berthier's back as he tries to escape.
Berthier is still trying to improve position.
Perovic keeps control of the position easily here as Berthier tries to buck him off.
Perovic is hanging on to Berthier's back as he tries to escape.
I would not like to be Berthier right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perovic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Berthier for as long as he can get away with.
Berthier rolls, trying to escape but Perovic keeps control of the position.
Perovic is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Berthier knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Berthier for a finish.
Perovic just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Perovic continues to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Berthier wants to escape the position.
Perovic is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Berthier defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
You can see the frustration on Berthier's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Perovic is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Perovic has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Berthier is in real trouble here. Perovic gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Berthier is tapping out! Perovic wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luka Perovic!
Luka Perovic managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview. |
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Event:
JBL No Ceilings
Date: Aug 31, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Top moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perovic.
Perovic blocks an elbow strike from Top.
Top has a couple of punches blocked by Perovic.
Perovic blocks an uppercut.
Top stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Top lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perovic backwards.
Perovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Top.
Top struggles to land a body shot inside as Perovic controls his hands.
Top throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Top is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Top stalling the fight.
Top tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Top leaning against his opponent.
Top creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Perovic's defenses. #CUT#
It looks like Luka Perovic has been cut.#T1#
Stalling in the clinch from Top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Top throws an elbow but misses.
Top scores with a nice hook to the head.
Top displaying some good clinch control by pressing Perovic up against the cage.#TD2#
Perovic drags the fight down to the ground.
#SUB2#
Perovic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Top looking to sit in guard and control but Perovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Perovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Top is retaining full guard. #T2#
Perovic is still trying to improve position.
Perovic trying to control but Top is working from the bottom.
Perovic passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB2#
Perovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Perovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB2#
Perovic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Perovic goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Top rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Perovic's guard! Nice work there by Top! #T3#
Perovic is trying to control the position but Top postures up.
Perovic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Top controls the pace.
Perovic working a defensive guard here.
Top trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Perovic pulls Top in to control the position. #SUB2#
Perovic has his foot on Top's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Top works his way back into a safe position though.
Top postures up.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Top is looking to stand up but Perovic won't let him. #SUB2#
Top is posturing up here but Perovic has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Top tries to roll out but it's too tight and Top has to tap! Slick submission there by Perovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luka Perovic!
Luka Perovic spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
FNF Summer Madness IV
Date: Jul 19, 2019 |
#R1#
Perez misses with a hook. Perovic ducked under it nicely.
Perez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Perez throws a big shot that misses.
Perovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perovic is looking for the big counter here.
Perez throws a good cross that connects.
Perez fails to land with a series of punches.
Perovic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Perez throws a lazy uppercut
and Perovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perez but Perez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
Perovic avoids the body shot from Perez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic misses with a combination
and Perez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Perovic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perovic walks into a left hand. #T1#
Perovic avoids the body shot from Perez.
Perovic with the counter takedown but Perez avoids it easily.
Perovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Perez misses the jab.
And Perovic tries to counter it with a takedown but Perez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Perez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Perovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Perez misses with a looping left.
Perovic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Perez with a body shot.#CL2#
Perovic pushes Perez up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perovic walks into a jab.
Perovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perez.
Perez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#CL2#
Perovic darts in and clinches Perez up against the cage.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Perovic keeps him there for the moment.
Perez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perovic taking a breather. #BC#
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Perez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T2#
Perez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Perovic back to the cage. Perez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perovic blocks a jab.
Perovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Perez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perovic closes the distance and clinches up with Perez, looking for a takedown. Perovic pushes Perez against the cage but Perez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Manny Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Perovic.
Perez throws a hook but Perovic blocks it.
Perovic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Perovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perez lands a nice looking body shot.
Perez lands with a good body shot.
Perovic slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
#TD2#
Perovic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Perez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#T3##SUB2#
Perovic is trying to get an arm triangle but Perez is defending well.
Perez is pushing Perovic's head away, looking to escape. Perovic manages to hold on to the position though.
Perovic tries to move to mount but Perez blocks the move with his legs.
Perez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#SUB2#
Perovic is trying to get an arm triangle but Perez is defending well.
Perez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez is looking to get back to his feet here but Perovic is keeping cool and he's managed to take Perez's back.#SUB2#
Perovic tightening his grip on Perez, looking for the choke. #T4#
Perovic trying to control momentarily.
Perez is trying to get back to his feet but Perovic has full control of the position and if anything, Perez has just worked his way into a worse spot.#SUB2#
Perovic is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Perez is defending well though. Perovic let's go of the attempt for now.
Perez wants to get back to his feet.
Perez is keeping busy.
#SUB2#
Perovic working for the choke.
Perez trying to get back to his feet but Perovic is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Perez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Perez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez staying out of range there.
Perez misses with a body shot
and Perovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Perez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Perez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perovic.
Perovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perovic shoots for a takedown but Perez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Perovic moves away from the strike by Perez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Perovic tries to clinch there but Perez circles away.
Perez looks to throw the jab but Perovic is out of range.
A jab from Perez misses.
Perez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Perovic at a distance.
#T1#
Perez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Perez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Perovic counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Perez.
Perez takes a swing at Perovic's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Perovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perez throws out the jab.
Perovic closes the distance but Perez moves to the side
and Perez counters with a straight right hand.
Perez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Perovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Perovic.
Perez looks to score with a jab to the body but Perovic is just out of range.
Perez lands with a straight right. Perovic didn't see that one coming.#T2#
Perovic walks into a left hand.
Perez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Perez throws a series of punches but Perovic avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Perovic's hands.
Perez misses with a left hand
letting Perovic counter with a right hand.
Perez tests Perovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perovic walks into a jab.#TD2#
Perovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES#
Perez has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Perovic is on him like a limpet, forcing Perez back against the cage.#BC#
Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perez throws a right and a left that both miss.#T3#
Perez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perovic under the eye.
Perovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perez avoids it really well and circles away.
Manny Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Perovic.
Perovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Perovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perez misses with an uppercut. Perovic saw that one coming.
Perez jabs Perovic right on the nose. Perovic blinks but takes it well.
Perez throws a right hand that Perovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Perovic also avoids with ease.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Jab from Perez.
Perez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perovic can do to turn this around?
Perez misses with the combination.
Perovic throws out a counter right but Perez avoids it with no problem.
Manny Perez is winning the standup battle so far.#T4#
Perovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez misses with an uppercut. Perovic saw that one coming.#CL2#
Perovic forces Perez back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez clobbers Perovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez with a hook.
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
Perovic clinches with his opponent.
Perovic keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Perez manages to break the clinch.
Manny Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perez is fending him off so far but Perovic persists. Nope, Perez circles away and we're back to standing.
Perez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Perez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Perez lands with a straight right. Perovic didn't see that one coming.
Perez misses with a hook.
Perez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice combination there by Perez.
Perovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perez misses with a series of wild punches.
Perovic shoots in but Perez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic misses with an uppercut
and Perez counters with a nice uppercut.
Perez thuds a left hand into Perovic's body.
Perez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perovic feints the counter takedown.
Nice uppercut there from Perez.#T1#
Perez misses with an uppercut. Perovic saw that one coming.
Perez works the jab nicely.
Perovic fails with the takedown.
Perovic walks into a stiff left hand from Perez.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Perovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Manny Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perovic ducks right into an uppercut from Perez.
Perez misses with a lunging right hand
and Perovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Perez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#T2#
Perez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perovic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Perez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Perez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perez.
Perovic unleashes a big counter combination but Perez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Perez lands a really nice looking cross but Perovic seems unphased.
Perovic slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Perovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perovic shoots in for a double leg but Perez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Perez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Manny Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Perovic.#T3#
Perovic walks into a stiff left hand from Perez.
Perez swings for the body but Perovic moves out of range.
Perez cracks a nice hook into Perovic's ribs.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perez stuns Perovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Perovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Perez is fending him off so far but Perovic persists. Nope, Perez circles away and we're back to standing.
Perez connects with a jab.
Perovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perez on the side of the head.
Perez misses with a straight left.
Perez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perovic slips a straight right by Perez.
And Perovic tries to counter it with a takedown but Perez pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T4#
Perovic moves in looking to clinch but Perez pushes him off.#TD2#
Perovic drives through with a takedown into Perez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#ES#
Perez kicks Perovic off and gets to his feet.
Perovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perez scores with a jab to the body.
Perovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perovic defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Perovic dives in and grabs Perez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perez pushes down on Perovic's head and hops out.
Donk. Perez catches Perovic right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perovic is looking to clinch but Perez is avoiding it.
Perez misses with a two punch combination.
Perovic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Luka Perovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manny Perez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Perez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Perovic counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Perez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perez, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Perez!
A relieved looking Manny Perez 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:
Friday Night Summer Madness
Date: Jun 28, 2019 |
#R1#
Perovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perovic throws a body punch but Bandini moves out of range.
A low kick from Bandini is predictable there #TD2#
and Perovic counters with a single leg into guard. Bandini didn't expect that.
Perovic won't allow Bandini to get back to his feet.
Perovic stays in close to Bandini's body and controls the position.
Perovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Perovic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB2#
Perovic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perovic wants to control but Bandini is keeping him busy. #T1##SUB2#
Perovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bandini knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bandini is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Perovic off and has taken his back!
Perovic trying to control the hands but Bandini breaks the grip.
Perovic tries to roll but Bandini sticks to his back.
Bandini trying to control momentarily.
Bandini is really struggling to control Perovic but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bandini is trying to stick to Perovic's back but Perovic is turning into Bandini. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bandini's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Perovic.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2##SUB2#
Perovic drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Perovic as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Bandini screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Perovic! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Luka Perovic!
After the fight, Luka Perovic was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Perovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGoo misses with a wild combination.
Perovic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
McGoo blocks the body kick.
McGoo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#TD#
McGoo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Perovic's guard.
Perovic wants to control the position but McGoo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Perovic is looking for a sweep. McGoo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
McGoo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #TD#
McGoo shoots in and bounces Perovic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perovic trying to keep a closed guard but McGoo is proving a slippery customer.
#T1##SU#
McGoo stands up and waves to Perovic to follow him.
McGoo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McGoo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perovic misses with a body kick.#TD#
McGoo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Perovic seems keen to control McGoo's posture.
McGoo content to stall in guard here. #T2#
McGoo slips nicely into half guard.
McGoo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Perovic wants to get back to full guard.
McGoo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Perovic wants to control but McGoo is keeping busy.
McGoo wants to free his trapped foot but Perovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McGoo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #T3#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
McGoo wants to work for an arm triangle but Perovic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
McGoo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Perovic is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Doobie McGoo!
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