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Event:
CMMA 16 De Vries vs Peieira
Date: Jul 18, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li throws a head kick but Mass moves out of range.
Li throws a leg kick but Mass sees it coming and checks it nicely. #CL2#
Mass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD2#
Mass gets control of Li's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mass will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mass is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Li wants to stand and escape but instead Mass has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Mass stops Li from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mass controls from within his opponent's guard. #T1#
Li wants to improve his position but instead Mass has moved into half guard.
Mass slows the pace down in half guard.
Mass thows a huge punch but Li dodges it nicely.
Mass is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mass works his way into full mount! #T2#
Mass throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Li because Mass loaded up on that one.
Mass thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mass thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mass controlling from the full mount.
Mass is landing with some decent strikes but Li is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Li is just holding on here. Mass manages to take his back.
Mass controlling from the back.
Li knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mass on the ground.#T3##SUB2#
Li showing good submission defense here.
Mass lands shots from the back.
Li is trying to get back to his feet but Mass has full control of the position and if anything, Li has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Even with his hooks in, Mass manages to miss with strikes from the back. #SUB2#
Mass is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Li is defending well though. Mass let's go of the attempt for now.
I would not like to be Li right now.
Mass has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4##SUB2#
Mass is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Li knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Li for a finish.
Li looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Mass is riding his opponent, not letting Li buck him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mass is punishing Li with strikes - can he finish him?!
Good control from Mass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Mass dominated that round.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li scores with a punch to the head.
Mass shoots in for a takedown but Li shows good takedown defense.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Mass moves out of range easily.
Li lands with a slapping head kick. #CL2#
Li tries to keep at a distance but Mass has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mass prevents Li from breaking the clinch.
Li tries to work over Mass'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.
Li is looking to break free of the clinch but Mass has double underhooks. #BC2#
Mass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mass moves out of range of the strikes.
Li tries to bum rush Mass with a series of wild strikes but Mass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Li fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mass checks it well.
Jet Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Mass shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Li pinned against the cage. Li gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mass slips a jab and a cross from Li.
#CL2#
Mass closes the distance and pushes Li back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mass.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Mass has him pressed against the cage.
Li avoiding damage as Mass throws knees to the body.
Li misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mass slows down the pace here.
Li is trying to break free.#T2##TD2#
Mass pulls guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mass holds on and takes a little breather.
Li wants to stand and escape but instead Mass has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB##SUB#
Li has an active guard here but Mass has managed to pass into half guard.
Li wants to control but Mass passes into side.
Mass in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #T3#
Mass's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li tries to escape but Mass is in control. #SUB2#
Mass tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Li looking for a sweep but Mass has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mass controlling from the full mount.
Li in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The Mass has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Mass controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mass tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
#SU2#
Mass gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Mass shoots in and drives through. Li sprawls well.
Jet Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Mass.
Mass fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mass shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Li counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Mass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Mass clinches.
Mass just leaning against Li, taking a breather.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Mass has him pressed against the cage.
Li wants to break free but Mass has control.
Mass looking for a takedown. #TD2#
Mass manages to pull guard.
#SUB2#
Mass working for a triangle but Li defends it easily.
We've been informed that Mass has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Li would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mass is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T1#
Mass lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##SUB#
Li is looking for a triangle here but Mass uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mass has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Mass misses with a head shot.
Mass thowing shots but they're missing.
Mass content just to control the position here. #T2#
Li avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mass.
Li trying desperately to get to his feet.
Li can't escape the position.
Mass looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mass thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mass takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mass throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. #T3##SUB2#
Mass has control of Li's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Li regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mass looking to control and managing it successfully.
Li holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mass tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mass 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.
Mass throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Li tries to buck Mass off but Mass takes his back!
Mass is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
#T4#
Mass somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Li is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Mass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Li fending off the submission attempt from Mass.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Mass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mass winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Mass!
The Mass was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
CMMA 9 145lbs Title
Date: Jun 20, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been hearing reports that Kelly has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.#TD#
Kelly gets a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Kelly.
Kelly works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li is trying to work for a sweep but Kelly has mounted him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Li is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB#
Kelly is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Li to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Li shrugs it off. #T1#
Kelly controlling the pace for now.
Li is trying to stand.
Li really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kelly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kelly cracks Li with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
#SUB#
Kelly has hold of Li's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Li manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
#SUB#
Kelly is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Li has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Li is bucking up trying to escape but Kelly cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#T2##SUB#
Kelly jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Li manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Li takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kelly trying to control the position but Li is working away. #SUB#
Kelly tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kelly trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Li is looking to regain half guard here but Kelly keeps moving and retains side control. #T3##SUB#
Kelly thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Li tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Kelly biding his time, looking for the opening.
#SUB#
Kelly is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Li has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kelly keeps control of the position as Li tries to break free.
#SUB#
Kelly is persistently looking for the submission but Li is defending it well.
#SUB#
Li preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kelly. #SUB#
Kelly has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kelly's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Kelly dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##TD#
Kelly scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Li tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kelly manages to move to mount!
Ryan Kelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelly is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kelly landing strikes from the mount and Li is in trouble!
Kelly controlling from the full mount.
Kelly is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly is landing with some decent strikes but Li is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kelly landing strikes, looking to finish! #ROC#Li is rocked!
Kelly controlling the pace for now.
Li is still in real trouble! Can Kelly finish him?
Li tries to buck Kelly off but Kelly takes his back!
Li seems to have recovered his senses.#T1##SUB#
Li preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kelly.
Kelly controls the position.
Kelly 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.
Kelly lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
#SUB#
Kelly looking for the choke but no joy.
Li is trying to get back to his feet but Kelly has full control of the position and if anything, Li has just worked his way into a worse spot.#T2#
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Kelly is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Li is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kelly.
#SUB#
Kelly looking for the choke but no joy. #SUB#
Kelly is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Li defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. #T3#
Kelly controls the position.
Li grimaces as he takes a shot to the body. #SUB#
Li showing good submission defense here.
Kelly lands a punch to the side of the head from the back. #SUB#
Kelly working for the choke. #T4#
Good control from Kelly.
Li is trying to stand back up.
Kelly has the hooks in. Li is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Kelly punches Li on the ear.
Li is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kelly.
Li staying busy and making it hard for Kelly to control.
Kelly is riding his opponent, not letting Li buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Kelly dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Kelly darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kelly is thwarting Li's attempts to control the position.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Li can do to turn this around?
Nice strikes from Kelly there.
Li is staying active underneath Kelly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kelly connects with a nice short shot to Li's temple.
Still in half guard, Kelly seems content to control.
Kelly is trying to control. Li wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kelly sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T1##SUB#
Kelly is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Li pushes Kelly off looking to stand but Kelly dives back in and keeps control.
Well, if Kelly is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kelly seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Li for as long as he can get away with.
Li is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kelly scores with a couple of nice shots.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kelly working Li over with strikes.
Li trying to control here.
Kelly is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Li!
Kelly tries to control but Li wriggling away.
Kelly controlling from mount.
Kelly connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
#T3#
Li can't escape the position.
Kelly with the ground and pound from mount.
Kelly working the ground and pound effectively.
Kelly loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Li scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kelly land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kelly stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Kelly! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 07, 2020 |
#R1#
Gopher shoots for a double leg takedown but Li sprawls well. He's pushed Gopher's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gopher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Gopher with that takedown attempt.
Jet Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angry Gopher.
A nice leg kick lands there from Li.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Gopher moves out of range easily.
Gopher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Li counters with a nice body shot.
Angry Gopher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gopher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Li swivels and escapes.
Li dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gopher. That did some damage!
Li throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gopher's head.#TD2#
Li gets caught flat footed, as Gopher shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Gopher postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Li is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gopher, into his guard. #REVR#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Gopher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Li defends well.#SUB2#
Gopher is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Li is aware though and is defending well.#T1#
Li wants to stand but Gopher has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Li wants to pass the guard but Gopher is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Gopher had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Li defends it easily.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Gopher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li won't allow Gopher to sweep him here.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Gopher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li wants to stand but Gopher has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB2#
Gopher is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Li rolls with it to try and escape but Gopher cranks on the arm and Li is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Angry Gopher!
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