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Event:
The Island Season 9, 185 lbs, Round 2
Date: May 05, 2019 |
#R1#
Chu throws the left hand but Edmonds avoids the punch easily.
Chu tries to move into range but Edmonds moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Edmonds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chu.
An attempted straight right counter from Edmonds misses the target.
Chu throws a hook but Edmonds blocks it.
Edmonds takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Edmonds swings for the body but Chu moves out of range.
Chu takes a swing at Edmonds's ribcage but misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chu!
#TD#
Edmonds manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Chu on his heels. He'll look to pass Chu's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chu controlling Edmonds's posture.
Chu keeping full guard, as Edmonds tries to pass.
Chu is adopting a defensive guard.
Edmonds wants to pass the guard but Chu is keeping the position.#T1#
Edmonds postures up.
Chu wants to sweep here but Edmonds controlling him for the moment.
Chu controlling Edmonds's posture.
Edmonds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chu is keeping the position for now.
Chu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edmonds. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chu wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Edmonds is now in half guard.
Chu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Edmonds is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chu wants to get back to full guard but Edmonds has mounted him!#T2#
Chu tries to control Edmonds's body but Edmonds pushes him off. Chu squirms to his side and now Edmonds has his back!
Edmonds is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Edmonds seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#SUB#
Edmonds working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Chu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chu trying to control the hands but Edmonds won't let him.
Chu needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Chu trying to control but not successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.#T3##SUB#
Chu defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Chu tries to escape but Edmonds has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Chu is holding onto Edmonds's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.#SUB#
Chu 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 Edmonds gets his way!
Chu trying to control the hands but Edmonds breaks the grip.
Edmonds keeps control of the position as Chu tries to break free.
#T4##SUB#
Edmonds looking for the choke but no joy.
Chu looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Chu tries to roll but Edmonds sticks to his back.
Chu trying to control the action but Edmonds just sinks the hooks in. #SUB#
Chu showing good submission defense here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chu is really stuck here.
Edmonds gets his hands free as Chu looks to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Edmonds dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Chu jabs Edmonds right on the nose. Edmonds blinks but takes it well.
Chu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chu punishes Edmonds's body with a nice straight punch.
Edmonds closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #ROC2#
Edmonds is rocked!
Sake Chu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Edmonds lands.
Chu misses with a looping right.
Chu throws a shot from downtown. Edmonds moves away and avoids it.
Chu misses with a few strikes there.
Chu throws a body punch but Edmonds moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Edmonds feints and as Chu raises his hands in defense, Edmonds changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chu keeping moving, preventing Edmonds from controlling successfully.
Chu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edmonds is one step ahead there.
Chu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T1#
Chu is stalling in the full guard.
Chu trying to control the position from guard on top but Edmonds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Edmonds is keeping the position for now.
Edmonds is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chu looking to pass the guard.
Chu wants to control from the top but Edmonds keeps moving.
Chu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB#
Chu sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Edmonds doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Chu paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Edmonds - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Edmonds!
A relieved looking John Edmonds 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:
The Island Season 9, 185 lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Beukeboom scores with a nice head shot.
Beukeboom looks to land a left hand but Chu moved out of range nicely.
Beukeboom throws a combination. Chu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CL2#
Beukeboom forces Chu back against the cage and clinches.
Chu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beukeboom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
Beukeboom throws a punch but it's blocked by Chu.
Beukeboom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chu lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC#
Chu breaks from the clinch.
Beukeboom lands a jab.
Beukeboom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Chu.
Chu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Beukeboom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chu throws out the jab.
Beukeboom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chu.
Chu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beukeboom moves away.
Beukeboom slips a jab from Chu.#T1#
Chu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beukeboom.
Chu ducks under a wild hook from Beukeboom.
A swing and a miss from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chu.
Chu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beukeboom on the side of the head.#CUT#
It looks like Bill Beukeboom has been cut.#KD#
Chu sends Beukeboom crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Chu is motioning to the referee to let Beukeboom up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Beukeboom is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chu walks into a straight right hand from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom is still on wobbly legs! Can Chu finish him?
Chu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beukeboom goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Beukeboom misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Chu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chu steps in with a hook that catches Beukeboom right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Chu follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Beukeboom looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sake Chu!
Sake Chu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
IFA 11.04
Date: Apr 11, 2019 |
#R1#
Chu is looking to clinch. #KD#
Chu drops Di Betto Bardi with a beautiful combination! Di Betto Bardi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Chu is looking for the KO!#CUT#
It looks like Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi has been cut.
Chu misses with a left hand
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a low kick, right behind Chu 's knee.
Chu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Di Betto Bardi throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Di Betto Bardi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chu's calf.
A big left from Chu misses.
Chu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chu if he has to take too many more of those.
Sake Chu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Di Betto Bardi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi throws a head kick that half lands.
#CUT2#
It looks like Sake Chu has been cut.
Di Betto Bardi slips a jab from Chu.
Di Betto Bardi throws a counter combo.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a head kick. Chu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Chu misses with a straight left.
Di Betto Bardi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chu tries to clinch up.#T1#
Chu cracks Di Betto Bardi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Di Betto Bardi misses the shot to the body.
Chu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chu.
Di Betto Bardi lands a head kick!
Di Betto Bardi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chu moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDi Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chu.
Chu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Di Betto Bardi lands a leg kick that knocks Chu off balance momentarily.#CL#
Chu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chu tries a body shot but Di Betto Bardi blocks it.
Chu pushes Di Betto Bardi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #BC#
Chu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chu throws a body punch but Di Betto Bardi moves out of range.
Di Betto Bardi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T2#
Chu is looking to clinch.
Di Betto Bardi moves away from the strike by Chu.
Di Betto Bardi counters with a body kick.
Chu cracks Di Betto Bardi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Di Betto Bardi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chu misses with a jab to the body
and Di Betto Bardi counters with an inside leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chu looks to land a combination but Di Betto Bardi avoids it well.
Chu takes a swing at Di Betto Bardi's ribcage but misses.
Di Betto Bardi feints a counter leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi lands a head kick!
Chu connects with the punch.
Chu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Di Betto Bardi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Di Betto Bardi moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Di Betto Bardi.
Chu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a good low kick that Chu was not able to check. #T3#
Di Betto Bardi tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Chu misses its intended target. #CL2#
Di Betto Bardi takes the fight into the clinch.
Chu lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Chu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chu. Di Betto Bardi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by Chu.
Di Betto Bardi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Di Betto Bardi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chu.
Di Betto Bardi blocks a jab.
A shot to the body from Chu misses
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a low kick, right behind Chu 's knee.
Chu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Di Betto Bardi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chu jabs at Di Betto Bardi's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Di Betto Bardi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Di Betto Bardi moves out of range as Chu strikes.
Chu jabs at Di Betto Bardi's body.
Di Betto Bardi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chu throws a series of strikes that have Di Betto Bardi backpedaling.
Di Betto Bardi throws a head kick but Chu moves out of range.
Di Betto Bardi moves in looking to clinch but Chu pushes him off.
Di Betto Bardi thumps Chu with a low kick.
Di Betto Bardi misses with an uppercut
and Di Betto Bardi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Chu.
Di Betto Bardi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Di Betto Bardi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Di Betto Bardi walks into a straight right hand from Chu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sake Chu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Chu throws a nice looking combination but Di Betto Bardi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donk. Chu catches Di Betto Bardi right on the button with a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Di Betto Bardi, right into the meat.
Di Betto Bardi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chu misses with a jab to the body
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a head kick. That will keep Chu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Di Betto Bardi sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Chu darts in and clinches Di Betto Bardi up against the cage.
Chu lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Chu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chu lands a slapping body shot.
Chu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chu works over Di Betto Bardi's head and body with a nice combination.#T1#
Di Betto Bardi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chu's calf.
Chu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crunch! Di Betto Bardi slams his shin into Chu's torso.
Chu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi blocks a jab.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a nice body kick.
Chu tries to clinch but Di Betto Bardi is having none of it.
Chu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Di Betto Bardi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Di Betto Bardi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Di Betto Bardi defending well as Chu loads up on a big left hand.
Di Betto Bardi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chu throws out a loose jab but Di Betto Bardi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Chu misses the target.
Chu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chu moves in looking to clinch but Di Betto Bardi pushes him off.#T2#
Di Betto Bardi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chu misses with a shot to the body
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a good low kick that Chu was not able to check.
Chu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chu misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chu misses with a lunging right hand
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Di Betto Bardi slips under a jab.
Di Betto Bardi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chu.
Chu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Di Betto Bardi counters with an outside leg kick.
Chu tries to clinch up but Di Betto Bardi circles away and keeps his distance.
Di Betto Bardi defending well as Chu loads up on a big left hand.
Chu throws a hook but Di Betto Bardi blocks it.
Di Betto Bardi flicks out a counter leg kick but Chu steps away.
Chu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Di Betto Bardi can do to turn this around?
Chu misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Di Betto Bardi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chu just misses with a punch to the body.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Di Betto Bardi sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T3#
Di Betto Bardi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chu. That did some damage!
A jab from Chu misses.
As Chu backs off Di Betto Bardi throws a huge counter combo but Chu manages to avoid it all.#CL#
Chu has Di Betto Bardi up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Chu's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Di Betto Bardi manages to break the clinch.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Di Betto Bardi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi pushes Chu away with a front kick.
Di Betto Bardi avoids the body shot from Chu.
Chu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Di Betto Bardi. Di Betto Bardi obviously looking to wear him down.
Chu's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Chu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chu tries to clinch there but Di Betto Bardi circles away.
Chu throws a right and a left that Di Betto Bardi avoids nicely. #T4#
An inside leg kick lands from Di Betto Bardi.
Chu tries to clinch there but Di Betto Bardi circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Di Betto Bardi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Di Betto Bardi connects with a solid leg kick.
Chu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chu falls off balance throwing a combination
#CL2#
and Di Betto Bardi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi working aggressively here.
Di Betto Bardi keeps control of Chu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chu throws a punch but it's blocked by Di Betto Bardi.
Chu throws a punch but it's blocked by Di Betto Bardi. #BC2#
Di Betto Bardi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a thumping low kick.
Chu misses with a series of wild punches.
Di Betto Bardi wants to counter the offense by Chu and move into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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! This is the final round!
#R3#
Chu misses with a body shot
and Di Betto Bardi counters with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Di Betto Bardi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Di Betto Bardi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chu. That did some damage!
Chu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Di Betto Bardi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chu scores with a sloppy right hand. Di Betto Bardi should have avoided that one. #CL2#
Di Betto Bardi gets a clinch. #BC2#
Di Betto Bardi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chu. Di Betto Bardi does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a head kick. That will keep Chu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chu is looking to clinch but Di Betto Bardi is avoiding it.
Di Betto Bardi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A head kick from Di Betto Bardi lands but Chu takes it in his stride.
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!
Chu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Di Betto Bardi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Chu throws a lazy uppercut
and Di Betto Bardi counters with an inside leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Di Betto Bardi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chu.
Chu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Di Betto Bardi counters with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Di Betto Bardi.
Di Betto Bardi counters with a body kick.#KD2#
Di Betto Bardi lands a big head kick that sends Chu tumbling to the mat! Di Betto Bardi takes a step backwards and waves Chu back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Chu is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Di Betto Bardi uses the oldest trick in the book to send Chu tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Di Betto Bardi is absolutely delighted - when Chu wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi!
Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
IFA 28:03
Date: Mar 28, 2019 |
#R1#
Dos Santos swings for the body but Chu moves out of range.
Chu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dos Santos.
Chu misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Chu does no damage.
Chu throws a big shot that misses.
Chu throws a hook but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Dos Santos darts in and clinches Chu up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Dos Santos.
Chu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chu misses with the head strike.
Dos Santos cracks Chu with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chu can't find room to land a body shot as Dos Santos controls the action.
Dos Santos blocks an uppercut.
Dos Santos pushes Chu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chu lands with a short shot to the head.
Chu is working Dos Santos over against the cage.
Chu misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Dos Santos lands a shot to the body.
Dos Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dos Santos misses with a body punch.
Chu lands a right hand.
Dos Santos gets through Chu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos misses with a body punch.
Dos Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Dos Santos.
Chu swings wildly with an uppercut but Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dos Santos. #BC2#
Chu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dos Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chu.
Chu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chu throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Dos Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Dos Santos moves into range and clinches up with Chu.#T2#
Dos Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
Dos Santos blocks an uppercut.
Dos Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
Chu throws a punch but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos prevents a body shot from Chu.
Dos Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chu.
Dos Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dos Santos. #BC#
Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Chu swinging wildly here.
Chu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dos Santos seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chu.#T3#
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chu misses with a straight right.
Dos Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chu's hands.
A jab from Dos Santos finds it's way through Chu's defenses.
Dos Santos misses with a looping right.
Chu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL#
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Chu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Chu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Chu has knocked Dos Santos down with a huge combo! Chu steps away and waves a wobbly Dos Santos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Dos Santos is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos ducks into an uppercut from Chu and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sake Chu!
After winning the bout, Sake Chu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
IFA 16:03
Date: Mar 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Chu misses the shot to the body.
Chu lands with a nice body punch.
Edmonds just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Chu.
A jab from Chu does it's job there.
Chu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edmonds moves away.
Chu throws a shot from downtown. Edmonds moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chu, as that shot connected.
Chu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edmonds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sake Chu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edmonds moves out of range as Chu strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chu misses the shot to the body.
Edmonds is looking to counter the offense by Chu and move into the clinch.
A left lands for Edmonds.
Chu slips a jab and a cross from Edmonds.
Chu cracks Edmonds with a good jab.
Chu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edmonds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T1#
Edmonds walks into a left hand.
Chu cracks a nice hook into Edmonds's ribs.
Chu jabs Edmonds right on the nose. Edmonds blinks but takes it well.#ROC2#
Edmonds is rocked!
Edmonds loads up on a big right hand but Chu slips the punch.
Oh Edmonds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Edmonds on the side of the head.
Chu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edmonds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edmonds seems to have got his legs back now.
Chu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chu swings for the body but Edmonds moves out of range.
Chu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edmonds.
It looked like Edmonds wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A shot to the liver by Edmonds. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edmonds scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Edmonds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edmonds throws a body shot but no joy.
Chu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T2#
Chu lands the left hand.
No joy there for Chu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edmonds appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#KD2#
Chu cracks Edmonds with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Chu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Edmonds to stand back up!
Edmonds throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #TD#
Edmonds shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chu napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB#
Edmonds is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Edmonds is trying to get an arm triangle but Chu is defending well.
Edmonds tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Edmonds working away.#T3#
Chu is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Edmonds is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Edmonds prevents Chu from getting the reversal.#SUB#
Edmonds has control of Chu's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Chu regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Chu has given up his back.
Edmonds controlling well, preventing Chu from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chu manages to reverse the position and now he's in Edmonds's guard. Nice work there by Chu.
Chu controls from within his opponent's guard. #T4#
Edmonds definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chu wants to control from the top but Edmonds keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sake Chu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Edmonds just misses with a punch to the body.
Chu swings widly with a right hand
and Edmonds counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Sake Chu has been cut.
Chu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chu takes one on the button.
Chu throws a series of punches but Edmonds moves out of range. #TD#
Edmonds changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chu is trying to improve his position.
Chu is still trying to improve position.
Chu struggling a bit here.
Edmonds is looking to take a break and control but Chu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Edmonds working away.#SUB#
Edmonds is trying to get an arm triangle but Chu is defending well. #T1#
Chu is trying to work for a sweep but Edmonds has mounted him!
Edmonds wants to take Chu's back here but Chu is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Chu manages to control the position for a moment.
Chu wants to hold on but Edmonds pushes him away.
Edmonds fails to advance to Chu's back.
Edmonds can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chu is looking to escape.
Edmonds takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Chu rolls, trying to escape but Edmonds keeps control of the position.
John Edmonds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Edmonds wants to control but Chu is keeping busy.#SUB#
Edmonds working for the choke.
Edmonds trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Chu trying to control the position but Edmonds manages to sink in the hooks. #SUB#
Edmonds is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Chu is defending well though. Edmonds let's go of the attempt for now.
Edmonds wants to control but Chu is keeping busy.
Chu just trying to survive but Edmonds is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #SUB#
Edmonds looking for the RNC. #T3#
Chu tries to escape the position.
Edmonds keeps control of the position easily here as Chu tries to buck him off.
Chu wants to control his opponent's hands but Edmonds gets his hands free.
Chu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edmonds. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Edmonds trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Edmonds keeps control of the position as Chu tries to break free.
Chu keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Edmonds is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
#SUB#
Edmonds looking for the choke but no joy. #T4##SUB#
Edmonds tightening his grip on Chu, looking for the choke.
Chu trying to control the action but Edmonds just sinks the hooks in.
Chu tries to roll but Edmonds sticks to his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Chu is looking to control the hands but Edmonds breaks free and manages to sink in a rear naked choke that ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Edmonds!
A very excited looking John Edmonds made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
IFA : 26/02
Date: Feb 26, 2019 |
#R1#
Chu scores with the left hand. Harper knows he should have avoided that one. #CL#
Chu clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chu.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Chu.
Chu swings wildly with an uppercut but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harper's elbow.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chu tries to throw a body punch but Harper avoids it by throwing Chu back against the cage.
Chu blocks a body shot from Harper.
Chu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harper walks away with a smile on his face. Chu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Harper instigates a clinch.
Chu lands a body shot.
Chu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harper working aggressively here.
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!
Chu digs a right hand into Harper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harper's gas tank.
Chu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#TD#
Chu pulls Harper into guard.
Chu is adopting a defensive guard.
Chu looking for a sweep. Not yet Chu, not yet. #T1#
Chu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Chu trying to control the pace.
Chu continues to stall.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harper trying to control but Chu postures up.
#T3#
Chu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harper can do anything to dispel that myth.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#KD#
Harper ducks straight into an uppercut from Chu and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Harper manages to regain guard straight away.
Chu pushing down on Harper's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T4#
Chu controlling the pace.
Chu works his way into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Harper seems a little lost for a moment, as Chu dominates the positioning.
Chu working the ground and pound but Harper is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Chu crashes against the mat.
Chu has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Chu controlling the position easily from mount.
Harper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chu throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Harper because Chu loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sake Chu 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#
Chu connects with a body shot that sends Harper's belly button to the back.
A big right from Chu misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Chu.
The fighters circling - Harper throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Chu closes the distance and pushes Harper back into the cage.
Chu lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Chu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Harper misses with some punches.
Chu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Chu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harper can do to turn this around?
Harper working aggressively here.
Chu scores with a shoulder strike.
Chu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#TD#
Chu drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chu seems keen to control Harper's posture.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Chu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T1#
Chu controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chu forces his way into half guard.
Chu stalling. #T3#
Chu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
More hug and hope from Chu.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harper is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Chu moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sake Chu!
After the fight, Sake Chu 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:
IFA : 16/02
Date: Feb 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Chu swats away the attempt to clinch by Nobriega.
A nice side step and Chu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've been informed that Chu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nobriega looks to land a combination but Chu avoids it well.
Nobriega throws a right and a left that Chu avoids nicely.
Nobriega closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT#
It looks like Sake Chu has been cut.#KD2#
Chu bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Nobriega! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nobriega wants to stand up but Chu is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nobriega definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nobriega might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Chu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nobriega's guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chu in particular looking to stall.
Chu passes to full mount! #T1#
Chu controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Chu misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nobriega is trying to stand up.
Nobriega blocking the ground and pound.
Chu content just to control the position here. #T2#
Nobriega tries to buck Chu off but he can't manage it.
Chu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nobriega is trying to stand up.
Chu controlling his opponent.
Nobriega really wants to buck Chu off and get back to his feet.
Chu controlling his opponent.
Chu is continuing to stall.
Nobriega is trying to stand up.
Chu controlling from the full mount. #T3#
The adventures of Chu the control monster continue. Boring.
Nobriega is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Chu scoring with strikes but Nobriega is staying in there.
Chu throwing strikes here but Nobriega is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nobriega is trying to stand.
Chu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nobriega wants to try and get back to his feet.
Chu throwing strikes here but Nobriega is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T4#
Nobriega is trying to stand up.
Chu punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chu punching from mount but Nobriega doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nobriega is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Chu throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Chu content just to control the position here.
Nobriega wants to get back to his feet.
Chu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chu postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nobriega looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sake Chu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sake Chu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Chu lands a head shot.
Nobriega walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#KD2#
Chu lands a big shot that drops Nobriega! Can he finish him?
#ROC2#
Nobriega is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nobriega can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chu controls the pace.
Oh Nobriega is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chu looking to pass the guard.
Chu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nobriega seems to have got his legs back now.
Chu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nobriega's guard.
Chu wants to free his trapped foot but Nobriega is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nobriega pushes Chu off looking to stand but Chu dives back in and keeps control.
Chu content to control rather than advance. #T1#
Nobriega is trying to stand.
Chu performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Chu tries to pass to full mount but Nobriega defends it.
Chu is controlling the pace.
Nobriega pushes Chu off looking to stand but Chu dives back in and keeps control.
Chu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nobriega wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nobriega walks into a straight right hand from Chu.
Chu scores with a nice right hand.
and Chu counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Nobriega! He's just covering up as Chu starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sake Chu!
Sake Chu decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
IFA - Smackdown
Date: Jan 27, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chu quickly recovers to half guard.
Chu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chu is trying to control but can't.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Chu's head.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chu looking to control.
Jackson stands and throws Chu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jackson wants to control but Chu is keeping him busy.
Jackson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chu is avoiding damage well.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chu keeps working.
Chu is trying to improve his position.#T1#
Chu wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Jackson wants to control but Chu is keeping him busy.
Jackson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chu struggling a bit here.
Jackson advances nicely into full mount.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Jackson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
#SUB#
Jackson working for a submission but Chu is keeping him at bay.
Jackson breaks from Chu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jackson looking to control but Chu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jackson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jackson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. #T2#
Jackson working Chu over with strikes here.
Chu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jackson looking to finish Chu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chu!
Chu blocking the ground and pound.
Jackson with shots to the head and body - Chu looks very uncomfortable down there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chu is looking to improve his position but Jackson isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chu is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Chu to control.
Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chu hang on?
Chu is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chu is looking to get to half guard.#T3##SUB#
Jackson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chu can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The referee warns Chu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jackson content just to control the position here.
Jackson prevents Chu from getting the reversal.
Chu is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
#SUB#
Chu defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jackson.
Jackson lands a big shot there that rocks Chu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chu is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chu?
#T4#
Chu can't escape the position.
Jackson looking to finish Chu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chu!
Jackson lands a big elbow. #ROC#
Chu is rocked!
Jackson looking to control but Chu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chu is still in real trouble! Can Jackson finish him?
Chu seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson controlling from mount.
Jackson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
#SUB#
Jackson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jackson punching from mount but Chu doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson prevents Chu from getting the reversal.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chu is looking to escape.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Chu.
Chu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sake Chu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Chu.#CL#
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Chu in a clinch.
#TD#
Jackson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Chu clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Can Chu hold on?! Jackson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Jackson has the hooks in. Chu is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes. #SUB#
Jackson has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Chu has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chu tries to escape but Jackson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Jackson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Chu is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
#SUB#
Chu fending off the submission attempt from Jackson.
A lull in the action here.
#T1##SUB#
Jackson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#SUB#
Jackson is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Chu won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Jackson off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luther Jackson!
Luther Jackson retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Luther Jackson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
IFL : Let's Bang
Date: Jan 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Chu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ring.
We've been informed that Chu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ring misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Chu misses.
Ring avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chu misses with an uppercut.
Ring throws an overhand right that lands on Chu's shoulder, as Chu tries to avoid the shot.
Chu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ring.
Chu connects with a body shot.
Chu jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2#
Chu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Chu.
A short right from Chu.
Chu lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Chu on the inside.
Chu is leaning against Ring and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Chu on the inside.
Chu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Chu lands a shot to the body.
Ring is breathing heavily.#TD2#
Chu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ring uses from the top position.
Ring won't allow Chu to sweep him here.
Chu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ring's guard. #REVB#
Ring being controlled here, momentarily.
Ring seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Chu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ring swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chu controlling from the top position.
Chu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ring swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Chu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chu is continuing to stall.
Chu advances to half guard.
Chu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chu trying to pass the guard but Ring defending well.
Chu content to control rather than advance. #T3#
Chu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ring counters with a straight right hand.
Ring fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chu manages to avoid it.
Chu misses with a shot to the body
and Ring counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ring misses the shot to the body.
Ring misses with a looping right.#T4##CL2#
Ring tries to keep at a distance but Chu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chu tries to pull guard but Ring holds him up against the cage and eventually Chu drops back down to his feet.
Ring takes a shot to the head.
Chu lands a body punch in the clinch. #TD2#
Chu decides to pull guard.
Chu trying to control the position here.
Chu looking for a sweep. Not yet Chu, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chu holds on and takes a little breather.
Chu wants to sweep here but Ring controlling him for the moment.
Ring wants to get up but he can't break Chu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sake Chu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Ring uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chu.
Chu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chu cracks Ring with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#KD2#
Chu drops his shoulder and cracks Ring with a huge uppercut! Ring goes down! Can Chu finish him?
#CUT2#
It looks like King Ring has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chu stays in close to Ring's body and controls the position.
Chu advances to half guard.
Chu sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T1#
Chu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ring knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chu is controlling the pace.
#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ring takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL2#
Chu moves into range and clinches up with Ring.
Chu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ring backwards.
A body shot lands from Chu.
Chu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T3#
A short right from Chu on the inside.
Chu is working Ring over against the cage.
Chu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ring backwards. #TD2#
Chu successfully pulls guard.
Chu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ring's guard. #REVB#
Ring can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chu controls the pace.
Sake Chu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chu advances to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chu in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Chu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The adventures of Chu the control monster continue. Boring.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ring knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sake Chu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on King Ring's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Chu looks to score with a jab to the body but Ring is just out of range.#CL2#
Chu clinches with his opponent.
Chu tries to work over Ring's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chu tries to pull guard but Ring won't allow it.
Ring working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Chu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chu lands a right hand.
Chu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ring misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chu lands an uppercut.
Ring lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chu backwards. #TD2#
Chu gets control of Ring's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chu seems keen to control Ring's posture.
Chu throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ring is fighting to break Chu's control of his arms but Chu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Chu 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.
Ring working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chu.
Chu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
King Ring has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A lull in the action here as Chu stalls from top position.
Ring is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chu not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
Chu slows the pace down in half guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ring doesn't seem bothered though.
Chu scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL2#
Chu clinches.
Chu lands a body shot.
Chu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chu lands on the inside with an uppercut. #TD2#
Chu manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #T4#
Ring stopping the sweep attempt from Chu.
Chu is controlling Ring's posture.
Chu wants to sweep here but Ring controlling him for the moment.
Chu is pulling down on Ring's head. It's preventing any offense from Ring, at least for the moment.
Chu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ring is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chu seems keen to control Ring's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sake Chu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sake Chu!
A very excited looking Sake Chu rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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IFA Jumpstart
Date: Jan 10, 2019 |
#R1#
Chu throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#KD#
Oh, that's a big right hand from Chu and Harper goes tumbling to the canvas! Chu follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard. #ROC#
Harper is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Gordon Harper has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chu tries to pass to full mount but Harper defends it.
Harper is looking to control Chu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harper avoid being mounted?
Chu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T1#
Chu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Further stalling from Chu.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harper throws a body punch but Chu moves out of range.
Chu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Chu clinches.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
Harper misses with some punches.
Harper is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chu to keep the fight standing.#TD#
Chu drags the fight down to the ground.
Chu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chu tries to get out of the position.
Chu seems keen to control Harper's posture.#T2#
Chu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Chu is stalling in the full guard.
Chu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chu tries to score with some ground and pound. Harper controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Chu controls the position.
Harper stops Chu from passing to mount. #T3#
Chu works to advance to full mount. Harper defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Chu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chu punching from mount but Harper doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Chu controlling his opponent. #T4#
Harper tries to hold on but Chu pushes him away.
Chu throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Chu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Poor strikes thrown by Chu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chu controlling his opponent.
Chu unloads with some shots from mount but Harper bucks and avoids them well.
Chu looking to control and managing it successfully.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Chu is stinking the place up with his stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sake Chu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gordon Harper'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.
#R2#
Chu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chu moves away.
Harper misses with a wild body shot.
Chu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harper doesn't seem bothered though.
Harper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chu.
Harper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harper wants to clinch up but Chu keeps it at a distance.
Harper jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Harper tries to keep at a distance but Chu has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Chu.
Harper prevents a body shot from Chu.
Chu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Chu manages to pull guard.
Chu seems keen to control Harper's posture.
Chu wants to sweep here but Harper controlling him for the moment.
Harper is breathing heavily.#T1#
Chu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Chu controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chu works his foot free and advances to mount. #T2#
Chu controlling from the full mount.
Harper avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chu.
Chu controlling his opponent. #T3#
Chu misses with a head shot.
Chu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harper can do to turn this around?
Chu content just to control the position here.
Harper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chu throws some wild stikes that Harper manages to avoid easily.
Chu controlling from the full mount.
Chu throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
#T4#
Chu throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Chu continues to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sake Chu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gordon Harper's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##KD#
Chu catches Harper napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Harper to the canvas!
Harper is still in real trouble! Can Chu finish him?
Chu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harper seems to have recovered his senses.
Chu passes Harper's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chu frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chu controlling the position easily from mount. #T1#
Chu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poor strikes thrown by Chu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chu looking to ground and pound but Harper is blocking nicely.
Chu throws some wild stikes that Harper manages to avoid easily.
Chu controlling the pace for now.
Gordon Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Chu misses with a head shot.
Chu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
More hug and hope from Chu.#T3#
Chu punching from mount but Harper doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harper is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chu controlling from the full mount. #T4#
Chu throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Harper because Chu loaded up on that one.
Harper avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chu.
Chu sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Chu sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sake Chu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chu 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sake Chu!
Sake Chu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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