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Event:
Eight Limbs VI
Date: Jun 20, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDavid lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McDavid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Balandabad's head.
Balandabad tries to clinch but McDavid is having none of it.
Balandabad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balandabad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Balandabad takes one to the chin there.
McDavid lands with an overhand left.
Balandabad misses with a kick to the body.
McDavid throws out a counter right but Balandabad avoids it with no problem.
McDavid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balandabad.
McDavid works Balandabad's body with a nice hook.
Balandabad scoring well with a low kick there.
McDavid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDavid keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McDavid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Balandabad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balandabad misses with a left hand
and McDavid counters with a crisp hook to the side of 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!
McDavid keeps the fight on the outside.
Balandabad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McDavid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McDavid scores with a punch to the head.
A cross from McDavid lands.
Balandabad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Balandabad throws a leg kick
and McDavid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McDavid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#T1#
McDavid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balandabad.
McDavid throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for McDavid.#ROC2#Balandabad is rocked!
McDavid cracks Balandabad with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Connor McDavid!
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Event:
Eight Limbs III - GP Semis
Date: May 23, 2020 |
#R1#
Thunder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thunder tries to clinch but Balandabad moves out of range.
Balandabad goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thunder is looking to clinch.
Balandabad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balandabad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL2#
Balandabad darts in and clinches Thunder up against the ropes.
Balandabad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder misses with a knee strike.
Balandabad lands a damaging elbow.
Balandabad misses with the head strike.
#BC2#
Balandabad manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Balandabad forces Thunder back against the ropes and clinches.#T1#
Thunder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balandabad tries a body shot but Thunder blocks it.
Thunder is trying to break free.
Balandabad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thunder is defending well for now.
Thunder has had enough of the clinch but Balandabad keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Balandabad manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Balandabad moves into the clinch successfully.
Thunder blocks a body shot from Balandabad.
Balandabad lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #BC2#
Balandabad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balandabad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thunder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thunder takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Taj Balandabad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunder lands a right and a left and another right! Balandabad goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Thunder !
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Event:
BFC 4: Mullin vs. Cole
Date: May 08, 2020 |
#R1#
Wad wants to clinch up but Balandabad keeps it at a distance.
Wad throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Balandabad.#CL2#
Wad gets tackled into the cage by Balandabad. Balandabad maintains the clinch.
Balandabad lands an elbow inside that Wad shrugs off.
Wad is looking for a takedown.
Nice elbow from Balandabad. #CUT2#
It looks like Todd Wad has been cut.
Balandabad trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Balandabad. #BC2#
Balandabad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balandabad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL2#
Balandabad moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Wad's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Balandabad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Balandabad misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Balandabad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Wad gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balandabad tries to kick Wad off in order to stand up. Wad Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. #T1#
Balandabad is not content to let Wad control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Balandabad can do anything to dispel that myth.
Balandabad pushes Wad away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wad gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Wad is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Balandabad will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wad is looking to take a break and control but Balandabad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Balandabad is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wad has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Balandabad is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wad trying to control the position but Balandabad is working away. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Balandabad closes the distance and pushes Wad back into the cage.#TD#
Wad has picked Balandabad up - he's going for a ride! Wad dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Balandabad does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wad lands with a punch from half guard.
Wad takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wad is looking to take a break and control but Balandabad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Balandabad pushes Wad off looking to stand but Wad dives back in and keeps control.
Wad trying to control the action but Balandabad is working from the bottom.
Balandabad is trying to stand up here but Wad is controlling him well.
Balandabad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wad.
Wad working over Balandabad with some ground and pound. Balandabad looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Still in half guard, Wad seems content to control.
Balandabad scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Wad manages to mount him!
Balandabad wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Wad trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T4#
Balandabad is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Balandabad is squirming around, avoiding Wad's attempts to control the action.
Balandabad squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Wad wants to control the pace but Balandabad is squirming around nicely. #SUB#
Balandabad defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wad.
Wad controlling the pace for now.
Balandabad really wants to buck Wad off and get back to his feet.
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 Todd Wad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Todd Wad's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Balandabad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Balandabad blocks a head kick by Wad.
Wad lands a lovely overhand right.
Balandabad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Balandabad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wad drops down looking for a counter takedown but Balandabad sprawls and moves away.#CL2#
Balandabad clinches.
A body shot lands from Balandabad.
Balandabad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balandabad tries to work over Wad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balandabad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Balandabad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wad's defenses.
Wad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Balandabad lands a right hand.
Balandabad misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T1#
Balandabad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wad avoids it.
Balandabad misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Balandabad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Balandabad lands but Wad takes it in his stride.
Balandabad connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Balandabad clinches.
Balandabad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Wad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wad managing to block the knees to the body from Balandabad.
Balandabad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Balandabad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wad tries to close the distance and clinch but Balandabad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Balandabad closes the distance and clinches.#T2##BC2#
Balandabad manages to break the clinch.
Balandabad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#KD#
Wad lands a left and a right that send Balandabad crashing to the mat, dazed. Wad thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Balandabad is rocked!
Todd Wad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wad is defended easily by Balandabad.
Balandabad is still on wobbly legs! Can Wad finish him?
OH! Balandabad has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Wad smells blood and charges in for the finish! Wad unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Balandabad sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Todd Wad!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 19, 2020 |
#R1#
Oles throws a series of punches but Balandabad avoids them all with ease.
Oles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balandabad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oles misses with a punch on the inside.
Balandabad lands an elbow just above Oles 's eye.
Oles throws a punch but it's blocked by Balandabad. #BC#
Balandabad breaks the clinch.
Balandabad lands a brutal head kick. Oles looks out on his feet and Balandabad throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Taj Balandabad!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 27, 2020 |
#R1#
Balandabad slips a jab and a cross from Maniac.
#CL2#
Balandabad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Balandabad misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Balandabad manages to break the clinch.
Balandabad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Maniac misses.
Maniac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balandabad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manuel Maniac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balandabad throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maniac.#CL2#
Maniac tries to keep at a distance but Balandabad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maniac swings wildly with an uppercut but Balandabad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maniac working aggressively here.
Balandabad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maniac avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Maniac fails to land.
Balandabad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Balandabad.
Balandabad lands a shot to the body.
Balandabad throws an elbow that misses.
Maniac swings wildly with an uppercut but Balandabad uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maniac swings wildly with an uppercut but Balandabad uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balandabad. #BC2#
Balandabad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maniac looks to clinch
and Balandabad counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maniac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maniac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maniac moves in looking to clinch but Balandabad pushes him off.
Balandabad scores with a body shot.
Maniac avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maniac is looking to clinch.
Balandabad throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maniac tries to clinch there but Balandabad circles away.
Balandabad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Balandabad scores with a push kick.
Maniac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maniac drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T2#
Maniac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balandabad.
Maniac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Balandabad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maniac doesn't manage to clinch there - Balandabad circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Balandabad.
Maniac tries to close the distance and clinch but Balandabad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maniac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Balandabad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maniac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maniac misses with a double jab
#CL2#
and Balandabad holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Balandabad lands a nice elbow. #BC2#
Balandabad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balandabad is looking to slow Maniac down with leg kicks.
Maniac doesn't manage to clinch there - Balandabad circles away.
Maniac is looking to clinch but Balandabad is avoiding it.
Maniac tries to bum rush Balandabad with a series of wild strikes but Balandabad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maniac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Balandabad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Balandabad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maniac lands with an overhand left.#T3#
Balandabad throws a leg kick which misses Maniac's front leg but catches the back leg as Maniac tries to avoid it.
Maniac is looking to clinch.
Maniac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balandabad misses with a straight left.
Maniac was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maniac tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Balandabad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balandabad is trying to counter with his kicks.
Maniac misses with a double jab
and Balandabad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Balandabad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maniac.
Balandabad misses with a wild body shot.
Balandabad lands a nice looking body kick.
Balandabad lands a front kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Balandabad lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Maniac has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maniac and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maniac slips a jab from Balandabad.
Maniac tries to clinch there but Balandabad circles away.
Maniac is looking to clinch.
Maniac tries to clinch there but Balandabad circles away.
Maniac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Balandabad dodges the punch combination from Maniac.
#CL2#
Balandabad forces Maniac back against the cage and clinches.
Balandabad lands an elbow just above Maniac 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balandabad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maniac misses with some punches.
Maniac has a couple of punches blocked by Balandabad.
#BC2#
Balandabad breaks from the clinch.
Balandabad throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maniac is looking to clinch.
Maniac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maniac wants to clinch
and Balandabad counters with a leg kick.
Maniac doesn't manage to clinch there - Balandabad circles away.
Maniac takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taj Balandabad dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Maniac tries to clinch up.
Balandabad lands a head kick!
Maniac wants to clinch.
Maniac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maniac connects with a combination that backs up Balandabad into the cage. Maniac lands a flurry of punches that gets past Balandabad's guard. Balandabad is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Maniac bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Maniac!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 23, 2020 |
#R1#
Balandabad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lannister's sensitive parts.
Lannister takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balandabad misses the shot to the body.
Lannister appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Balandabad throws a leg kick #TD#
and Lannister counters with a shoot takedown. Balandabad fights it but they end up in guard.
Lannister looking to pass the guard.
Lannister slips nicely into half guard.
Balandabad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lannister. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lannister works his way into side control. #SUB#
Lannister has hold of Balandabad's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Balandabad tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lannister cranks the arm and Balandabad screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Balandabad, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tyrion Lannister!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 19, 2020 |
#R1##CL#
Balandabad gets a clinch.
Balandabad controlling the action here for a moment.
Tirrell tries to break free but Balandabad pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Balandabad drags the fight down to the ground.
Tirrell tries to free his leg and advance position but Balandabad is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Balandabad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Balandabad is striking from the bottom but Tirrell uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tirrell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Balandabad is looking to get back to full guard here but Tirrell has managed to pass to side control instead.#T1##SUB2#
Tirrell in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Balandabad is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). AJ Tirrell!
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