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Event:
DMMA 269 Calamari vs Doom 2
Date: Dec 08, 2023 |
#R1#
Doomsday throws a body shot but no joy.
Calamari throws a sloppy body shot
letting Doomsday counter with a right hand.
Calamari misses with a wild body shot.
Doomsday with the counter takedown but Calamari avoids it easily.
Calamari seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Doomsday ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Calamari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doomsday throws out the jab.
Doomsday throws a jab but it's blocked by Calamari.
Calamari is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Doomsday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calamari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Doomsday.
Calamari misses with a body shot.
Doomsday cracks a nice hook into Calamari's ribs.#T1#
Calamari looks to land a right hand but Doomsday moved out of range.
Doomsday throws an overhand right that lands on Calamari's shoulder, as Calamari tries to avoid the shot.
Calamari lands with an overhand left.#TD2#
Calamari gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Doomsday to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Calamari wants to get back to his feet but Doomsday passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#REVR#
Calamari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Calamari is controlling Doomsday's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Doomsday is thwarting Calamari's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Doomsday is taking a breather. Calamari says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Doomsday has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Calamari tries to roll over but Doomsday keeps him under control.
Calamari trying to hold on to Doomsday's head to control him but Doomsday postures up.
Doomsday throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Calamari is trying to maintain the position but Doomsday is very close to passing his half guard.
Calamari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Calamari trying to control from the bottom.
Calamari wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Doomsday not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Calamari is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Doomsday jumps into side control!
Doomsday in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Doomsday tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Calamari is looking to reverse the position.
Calamari defending against the ground and pound.
Doomsday trying to control the position but Calamari is working away.
Calamari prevents Doomsday from improving position.
Doomsday is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Calamari gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #T4#
Calamari controlling the position well.
Calamari is looking to control Doomsday's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Calamari avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calamari wants to get back to full guard.
Calamari gets back to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Calamari holds on and takes a little breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kronos Doomsday dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Doomsday lands a lovely overhand right.
Calamari blocks a jab.
Calamari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doomsday.
Doomsday is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#TD#
Calamari shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Doomsday's guard.
Calamari is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Doomsday keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Doomsday keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully. #T1#
Calamari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doomsday swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doomsday 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.
Doomsday being controlled here, momentarily.
Calamari wants to control from the top but Doomsday keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Doomsday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calamari.
Calamari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Calamari misses with a wild body shot.
Doomsday comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Calamari throws out a loose jab but Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doomsday is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Doomsday.
Doomsday tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamari was well out of range. Poor timing from Doomsday.
Doomsday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doomsday feints the counter takedown.
Calamari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Doomsday lands a jab to Calamari's midsection.#T3##TD2#
Doomsday throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Calamari tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Doomsday is in Calamari's guard.
Calamari 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#
Calamari is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Calamari has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Calamari trying to control from half guard but Doomsday is working away.
Calamari content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T4#
Doomsday wants to improve his position but Calamari is controlling well.
Calamari with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Doomsday is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Doomsday actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Calamari with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Valdo Calamari will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R3#
Calamari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Calamari throws a body punch but Doomsday moves out of range.
Doomsday misses with a hook to the body
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand.
Calamari misses with an uppercut. Doomsday saw that one coming.
Calamari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doomsday.
Calamari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doomsday sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari throws a hook but Doomsday avoids it easily.
Doomsday feints the counter takedown.
Doomsday takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Calamari with a jab.#T1#
Calamari misses with a straight right.
Doomsday scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Calamari doesn't seem bothered though.
Doomsday avoids the body shot from Calamari.
Doomsday rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Calamari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Calamari jabs at Doomsday's body.
Nice defenses there by Doomsday.#TD#
Doomsday gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Calamari to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Doomsday keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully. #T2#
Doomsday is trying to control the position but Calamari postures up.
Calamari works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Calamari is looking to stall here but Doomsday recovers full guard.
Calamari trying to control the position from guard on top but Doomsday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Doomsday escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Calamari gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Doomsday throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T3#
Calamari is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Calamari trying to control but Doomsday is working from the bottom.
Calamari controlling from the top position.
Doomsday controlling the position.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Calamari stays in close to Doomsday's body and controls the position.
Calamari trying to control but Doomsday is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Calamari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doomsday moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doomsday changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Doomsday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calamari.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doomsday, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target.
Calamari takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calamari throws a body shot but no joy.
Doomsday staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doomsday throws an off balance right hand
and Calamari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Doomsday lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Doomsday.
Doomsday swings for the body but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Doomsday as he avoids it easily.
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doomsday was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doomsday connects with a body shot.
Valdo Calamari is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Calamari there.
Doomsday goes for a double leg but Calamari avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Calamari continues to drive forward.#T1#
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doomsday was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
Doomsday looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamari is just out of range.
Calamari misses the shot to the body.
Doomsday looks to throw the jab but Calamari is out of range.
Calamari throws a lazy right hand but Doomsday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doomsday ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Doomsday changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Calamari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Calamari.
Calamari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valdo Calamari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Doomsday just misses with a punch to the body.
Doomsday walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Doomsday moved out of range nicely.
Doomsday slips a jab from Calamari.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doomsday moves away.
Calamari swings for the body but Doomsday moves out of range.
#TD#
Calamari closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doomsday tries to bench press Calamari off him but Calamari keeps the position. #T3#
Doomsday trying to remain calm as Calamari controls from the top position.
Doomsday sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Calamari sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Doomsday is pressing down on Calamari's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Calamari wants to control from the top but Doomsday keeps moving.
Calamari is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Doomsday wants to sweep but no luck.
Calamari trying to control the position from guard on top but Doomsday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calamari is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calamari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doomsday is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Calamari throws a lazy uppercut
and Doomsday counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari had his way with Kronos Doomsday in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R5#
Doomsday dodges the punch combination from Calamari.
Kronos Doomsday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Calamari misses.
Doomsday moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Doomsday.
Calamari half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A shot to the body from Doomsday misses
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari with a poor takedown
and Doomsday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calamari takes one on the button.
Calamari just misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Doomsday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calamari.
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target.
Calamari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Doomsday paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Calamari misses with a straight left.
Calamari throws a body shot but no joy.
Doomsday looks to land a right hand but Calamari moved out of range.
Calamari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calamari throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Calamari misses the jab.
Doomsday misses with a straight right.
Doomsday shoots in and drives through. Calamari sprawls well.
Doomsday uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calamari.
Doomsday tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Doomsday misses with a lunging right hand
and Calamari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Doomsday misses with a hook
enabling Calamari to counter with a crisp jab.
Calamari staying out of range there.
Doomsday shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T3#
Doomsday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
As Calamari backs off Doomsday throws a huge counter combo but Calamari manages to avoid it all.
Doomsday keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calamari.
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doomsday was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
Doomsday takes one to the side of the head.
Doomsday scores with a body shot.
Calamari jabs at Doomsday's body.
Doomsday with a lazy takedown attempt
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doomsday throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Calamari to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Calamari punishes Doomsday's body with a nice straight punch.
Doomsday takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Calamari misses the target.
Doomsday feints the counter takedown.
Calamari throws a jab when Doomsday was well out of range.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Doomsday moved out of range nicely.
Doomsday lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doomsday is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Doomsday jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valdo Calamari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Calamari 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 49:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdo Calamari!
Valdo Calamari retains his welterweight title!
Valdo Calamari bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
DMMA 262 The Real Deal
Date: Nov 19, 2023 |
#R1#
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calamari tries to counter with a takedown but Morrison is quick to defend against it.
Morrison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Calamari counters with a nice uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morrison has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Calamari moves away from the strike by Morrison.
A little feinted left hand from Calamari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrison. Calamari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calamari.
Calamari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calamari thuds a left hand into Morrison's body.
Calamari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Calamari changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
We've been hearing reports that Calamari has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison misses with an uppercut. Calamari saw that one coming.
Calamari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morrison counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calamari thinking.
Calamari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
Morrison tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Morrison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Calamari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Morrison to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Morrison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calamari.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Calamari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Calamari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrison throws a body punch but Calamari moves out of range.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Calamari is out of range.
Calamari lands with a right hand.
Morrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morrison throws a right hand that misses
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Calamari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morrison misses with a right hand
and Calamari counters with a left and a right that stings Morrison.
Morrison works Calamari's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison slips a straight right by Calamari.#T2#
Morrison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Calamari in his tracks.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calamari.
Calamari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison misses with a looping left.
Calamari misses with a lunging right hand
and Morrison counters with a left to the body.
Morrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morrison looks to throw the jab but Calamari is out of range.
Morrison misses with a takedown #TD#
and Calamari counters with a takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Let's hope that Morrison has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
You can see the frustration on Morrison's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T3#
Morrison trying to remain calm as Calamari controls from the top position.
Morrison tries to improve position but can't.
Calamari working away.
A lull in the action here as Calamari stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calamari trying to control the position but Morrison is working away.
Morrison tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Calamari wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Morrison is holding Calamari down, trying to stall.
Morrison is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Morrison is letting Calamari control him for a moment.
Morrison tries to improve position but can't.
Morrison manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Calamari takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morrison slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Calamari controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Valdo Calamari will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target.
Morrison misses with a hook
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
Morrison lands a nice looking body shot.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Calamari slips the punch.
Calamari is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calamari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrison scores with a hook.
Morrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Morrison misses
enabling Calamari to counter with a crisp jab.
Frank Morrison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Calamari looking to score a takedown here. Morrison is defending well but Calamari drives through and ends up in Morrison's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calamari sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morrison wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Calamari 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. #T1#
Morrison wants to improve his position but instead Calamari has moved into half guard.
Morrison tries to roll over but Calamari keeps him under control.
Calamari controlling the action here.
Morrison is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Calamari is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morrison wants to get back to full guard.
Calamari slows the pace down in half guard.
Morrison tries to get to full guard but Calamari has control of the leg.
Calamari not doing much here.
Morrison tries to roll over but Calamari keeps him under control.
Calamari content to control rather than advance. #T3#
Morrison tries to roll over but Calamari keeps him under control.
Calamari stalling. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morrison misses with a right hand
and Calamari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a combination
and Calamari counters with a nice body shot.
Morrison has his takedown stuffed
and Calamari counters with a nice body shot.
Morrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Calamari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrison dives in for a single leg takedown but Calamari sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Calamari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T4#
Morrison lands a two punch combo.
Calamari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Calamari misses with an uppercut
and Morrison counters with a nice body shot.
Calamari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calamari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Calamari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Calamari wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab from Calamari misses.
A jab lands there for Morrison.#TD#
Calamari looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Morrison!
Calamari happy to just control the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3#
Calamari misses with an uppercut
and Calamari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison misses with an uppercut
enabling Calamari to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrison misses with a hook
and Calamari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morrison thinking.
Morrison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morrison misses with an uppercut
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand.
Calamari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
Calamari takes one to the chin there.
Morrison misses with a hook to the body
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Calamari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrison with the counter takedown but Calamari avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morrison. #T1#
Calamari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calamari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Calamari misses with an uppercut. Morrison saw that one coming.
Calamari ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
It looked like Calamari was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Morrison.
Calamari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
Morrison misses with an uppercut
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand. #TD#
Calamari looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morrison seems keen to control Calamari's posture.
Calamari seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T2#
Calamari has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Morrison pulls Calamari in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamari showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Calamari preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Calamari avoids nicely.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morrison misses with a hook to the body
and Calamari counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Morrison shoots in but Calamari avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Calamari tries to counter by clinching up but Morrison breaks away and moves out of range.
Calamari just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Morrison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morrison.
Calamari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calamari cracks a nice hook into Morrison's ribs.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calamari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Calamari misses the jab.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Calamari counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Morrison takes a swing at Calamari's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Morrison misses.
Morrison throws a body punch but Calamari moves out of range.
Morrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Morrison lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calamari misses the jab.
Morrison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Morrison scores with a body shot.
Calamari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamari is just out of range.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Morrison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamari was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Calamari takes one to the chin there.
Calamari ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Calamari is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but Calamari shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison lands a lovely overhand right.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calamari.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Morrison misses.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calamari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Calamari's shoulder, as Calamari tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Calamari throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Calamari moves out of range of the strikes.
Calamari misses with a straight right.
Calamari catches Morrison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Calamari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison slips a straight right by Calamari.
Morrison looks to land a right hand but Calamari moved out of range.
Calamari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calamari.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Morrison moved out of range nicely.#T2#
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Calamari.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Calamari.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Morrison has his takedown stuffed
and Calamari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Calamari.
Calamari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Calamari feinted with a counter takedown.
Morrison misses with a hook.
Morrison scores with a jab.
Calamari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and Calamari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morrison thinking.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calamari moves away.#T3#
Morrison throws a hook but Calamari avoids it easily.
Morrison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Calamari slips under a jab from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
Calamari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morrison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Calamari counters with a right hand to the body.
Calamari throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison punishes Calamari's body with a nice straight punch.
Morrison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
A big right from Morrison misses.
Morrison lands with a cross. #T4#
Calamari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Morrison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Calamari slips a jab from Morrison.
Morrison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Calamari as he avoids it easily.
Calamari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Calamari misses with a hook
and Morrison counters with a right hand to the body.
Morrison throws a looping overhand right but Calamari ducks down to avoid it.
Calamari attempts a counter takedown but Morrison avoids it well and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Morrison.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Calamari avoids nicely.
Calamari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison misses with a right hand
and Calamari counters with a nice body shot.
Morrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Frank Morrison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!#R5#
Morrison throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Calamari to counter with a crisp jab.
Calamari slips under a jab.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calamari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the body from Calamari misses
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
A jab from Morrison misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison lands a nice shot that snaps Calamari's head back.
Morrison swings widly with a right hand
letting Calamari counter with a right hand.
Calamari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Calamari scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Morrison with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Calamari counter with a right hand.
Calamari throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Morrison finds it's way through Calamari's defenses.
Calamari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
Morrison darts in looking for a takedown but Calamari gets double underhooks and turns Morrison into the cage.
Calamari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morrison shoots for a double leg takedown but Calamari sprawls well. He's pushed Morrison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Morrison is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Calamari lands a jab to Morrison's midsection.
Morrison takes a swing at Calamari's ribcage but misses.
Calamari stuns Morrison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
Morrison drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Calamari defends it well.
Morrison throws a hook but Calamari avoids it easily.#TD2#
Morrison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#T2#
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!
Calamari manages to work his way to half guard, despite Morrison's best efforts.
Calamari wants to control but Morrison is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Calamari manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Morrison throws a strike but Calamari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Calamari trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calamari wants to pass the guard but Morrison is keeping the position.
Calamari seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Morrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Calamari manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##T3#
Calamari wants to sweep but no luck.
Calamari has momentary wrist control but Morrison slips an elbow through the middle.
Morrison preventing the sweep.
Calamari has momentary wrist control but Morrison slips an elbow through the middle.
Morrison cracks Calamari with a solid left hand.
Frank Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison connects with a couple of short punches.
Calamari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morrison stopping the sweep attempt from Calamari.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Calamari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morrison is one step ahead there.
Calamari controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morrison is stalling in the full guard.
Calamari 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.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Calamari.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamari was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
Calamari throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Calamari as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Valdo Calamari.
Well Calamari 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdo Calamari!
Valdo Calamari retains his welterweight title!
Valdo Calamari bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Frank Morrison had this to say: 'This is no place for cowards'. |
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Event:
DMMA 253 Martin vs Kalske
Date: Oct 28, 2023 |
#R1#
Calamari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps About Don's head backwards.
About Don shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Calamari as he jumps to the side.
About Don throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
About Don leaves Calamari with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
About Don slips under a jab from Calamari.
Calamari throws a big shot that misses.
Calamari just misses with a punch to the body.
Calamari dips to his left and cracks About Don with an uppercut!
Calamari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And About Don tries to counter it with a takedown but Calamari pushes his down on his head and steps out.
About Don lands with an uppercut that bounces Calamari off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
About Don keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#TD#
Calamari scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calamari wants to control but About Don is keeping him busy.
Calamari tries to advance to mount but About Don instead regains half guard. #T1#
Calamari is controlling the pace.
#SUB2#
About Don looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
About Don felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Calamari slows the pace down in half guard.
Calamari prevents About Don from improving his position.
We've been hearing that Calamari has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Calamari is taking a breather. About Don says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Calamari passes to full mount!
Calamari controlling his opponent.
About Don tries to hold on but Calamari pushes him away.
Calamari takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Calamari seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down About Don for as long as he can get away with.
Calamari trying to control but About Don is having none of it.
Calamari takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T3#
Calamari trying to control but About Don is having none of it.
Calamari controlling his opponent.
About Don slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
About Don wants to improve his position but Calamari is controlling well.
About Don is trying to control but can't.
Calamari wants to take a breather but About Don is having none of it.
Calamari with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Calamari wants to lay and pray for a moment but About Don keeps working.
Calamari wants to free his trapped foot but About Don is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Calamari controlling the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calamari looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Calamari wants to lay and pray for a moment but About Don keeps working. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari 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#
About Don shoots in and drives through. Calamari sprawls well.
Calamari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that About Don can do to turn this around?
About Don swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Calamari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Calamari looks to score with a jab to the body but About Don is just out of range.
Calamari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
About Don swings widly with a right hand
and Calamari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
About Don steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
About Don throws a shot from downtown. Calamari moves away and avoids it.
Calamari ducks right into an uppercut from About Don.
About Don fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calamari manages to avoid it.
Calamari throws the left hand but About Don avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Calamari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Calamari scores with a punch to the head.
About Don moves away from the strike by Calamari.
About Don misses with a body punch
and Calamari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Get Wet About Don seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calamari avoids the body shot from About Don.
#T1#
Calamari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Calamari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calamari misses with a right hand
letting About Don counter with a right hand.
Calamari throws a hook but About Don avoids it easily.
About Don throws a body punch but Calamari moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Calamari tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calamari stuffs the takedown.
About Don misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Calamari.
About Don throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
About Don misses with a straight right.
About Don takes a swing at Calamari's ribcage but misses.
About Don swings widly with a right hand
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from About Don misses the target.
A big left from About Don misses. #T2#
About Don throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
About Don looks to land a right hand but Calamari moved out of range.
Calamari throws an overhand right that lands on About Don's shoulder, as About Don tries to avoid the shot.
Calamari misses with a straight left.
About Don uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calamari.
About Don drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Calamari defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
About Don ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
About Don misses with a hook to the body
and Calamari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Calamari misses the shot to the body.
About Don shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Calamari eats them both and turns towards About Don to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice body punch from Calamari. #TD2#
About Don shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Calamari is trying to defend but About Don finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB2#
About Don is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Calamari has managed to free his arm - good work. #T3#
Calamari trying to control here.
About Don looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if About Don 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.
Valdo Calamari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calamari is controlling About Don's position as best he can from this difficult position.
About Don wants to pass the guard but Calamari is defending well. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Calamari holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Calamari is trying to control but can't.
Calamari keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Calamari is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of About Don's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take About Don's back!
Calamari is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Valdo Calamari will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
About Don throws a body shot but no joy.
Calamari misses with a body shot.
About Don paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Valdo Calamari is winning the standup battle so far.
Calamari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but About Don moved out of range nicely.
About Don uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by About Don.
About Don missing with a left hand there. Calamari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calamari is looking to counter punch.
About Don throws a lazy uppercut
and Calamari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Calamari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by About Don.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
About Don tries for a takedown but Calamari circles away easily
and Calamari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
About Don ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calamari moves away.
Calamari misses with a straight left.
About Don with the counter takedown but Calamari avoids it easily.#T1#
About Don staying out of range there.
And About Don tries to counter it with a takedown but Calamari pushes his down on his head and steps out.
About Don lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
About Don fails with the takedown.
Calamari throwing a counter right hand but About Don manages to avoid it.
About Don's corner calls for a 1-2. About Don obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
About Don throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Calamari sizes up About Don with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
About Don pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
About Don uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Calamari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Calamari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Calamari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T2#
About Don changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calamari swings and misses with a shot to the body
and About Don counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Calamari ducks under a wild hook from About Don.
A quick step to the side and Calamari tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but About Don ducks down to avoid it.
About Don scores with a hook to the body. Calamari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
About Don moves out of range of the strikes.
About Don misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Get Wet About Don.
About Don shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Calamari pinned against the cage. Calamari gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Calamari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from About Don.
#TD#
Calamari closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into About Don's guard.#T3#
About Don is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
About Don being controlled here, momentarily.
About Don not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Calamari slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
About Don pulls Calamari in close to his closed guard and prevents Calamari from doing any damage or advancing position.#SUB2#
About Don is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Calamari is aware though and is defending well.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Calamari slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fighters circling - About Don throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Calamari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from About Don.
About Don swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Calamari tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calamari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as About Don throws out the jab.
About Don lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
About Don throws a body punch but Calamari moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Calamari misses the target.
Calamari is trying hard to land a takedown here. About Don sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Get Wet About Don just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Calamari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
A telegraphed right hand from About Don misses the target.
Calamari scores with a jab. About Don acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
About Don throws a hook but Calamari blocks it.
About Don lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Calamari looks to land a right hand but About Don moved out of range.
About Don looks to throw the jab but Calamari is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Calamari misses its target.
About Don cracks Calamari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
No joy there for About Don, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
About Don scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari misses with a body shot.
About Don waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calamari.
Calamari slips under a jab.
Calamari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
About Don takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T1#
Calamari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Calamari throws a body punch but About Don moves out of range.
Nice cross by Calamari.
Calamari throws a hook to the side of About Don's head but About Don sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calamari tries to bum rush About Don with a series of wild strikes but About Don uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
About Don misses with a shot to the body
and Calamari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps About Don thinking.
Calamari throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Calamari misses.
Calamari scores with a punch to the head.
Calamari blocks a jab.
About Don tries for a takedown but Calamari circles away easily
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand.
Calamari avoids the body shot from About Don.
#T2#
About Don throws a series of punches but Calamari avoids them all with ease.
Calamari lands a jab to the nose.
Calamari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calamari moves away from the strike by About Don.
It looked like Calamari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Calamari fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
About Don uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calamari.
About Don avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from About Don on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Calamari slips a jab from About Don.
About Don swinging wildly here.
About Don lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Calamari throws a lazy right hand but About Don sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
About Don changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T3#
About Don moves out of range as Calamari strikes.
Calamari looks to throw the jab but About Don is out of range.
About Don is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
About Don lands with an uppercut that bounces Calamari off the cage and back into range.
About Don misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from About Don.
Calamari throws a body punch but About Don moves out of range.
Calamari shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says About Don as he avoids it easily.
Calamari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#TD2#
About Don closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Calamari quickly recovers to half guard.
About Don wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calamari keeps working.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with About Don in particular looking to stall.
About Don is pressing down on Calamari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Calamari is holding on for now. #T4#
Calamari wants to control but About Don is keeping busy and won't allow it.
About Don wants to pass to mount but Calamari is defending the position.
Calamari is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Calamari'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.
Calamari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
About Don is trying to control the action in half guard but Calamari is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Get Wet About Don dominated that fourth 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R5#
About Don fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
About Don dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
About Don misses with a body shot
and Calamari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calamari misses the shot to the body.
Calamari misses with a hook to the body
and Calamari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
About Don walks into a jab.
About Don drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
About Don misses with a looping right.
Calamari tries to move into range but About Don moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
About Don misses with a body shot.
Calamari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Calamari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#TD#
Calamari decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Calamari controlling the pace.
About Don is looking to improve his position.
Calamari performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Calamari continues to stall.#T2##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Calamari fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. About Don sprawls well initially but Calamari persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
About Don wants to control the action here but instead Calamari manages to pass to full mount!
Calamari controlling the position easily from mount.
About Don wants to control but Calamari is having none of it.#T3#
Calamari controlling the position easily from mount.
About Don working to try and regain half guard.
Calamari sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
About Don is looking to improve his position but Calamari isn't that keen on the idea.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
About Don regains half guard.
Calamari wants to take a breather but About Don is having none of it.
About Don is trying to maintain the position but Calamari is very close to passing his half guard.
Calamari trying to control the pace.
About Don is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calamari seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valdo Calamari showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Calamari has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdo Calamari!
Valdo Calamari retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Valdo Calamari started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
DMMA 245 Doomsday vs Calamari
Date: Oct 07, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Calamari shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Calamari takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Doomsday is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Calamari's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Calamari's back!
Doomsday controls the action.
Calamari tries to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Doomsday off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Calamari rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Doomsday looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T1#
Calamari is looking for a sweep. Doomsday is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doomsday is keen to just control but Calamari is a slippery customer.
Doomsday not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Calamari trying to control here.
We've been hearing good reports from Doomsday's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are battling for position here. Calamari manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Calamari trying to keep a closed guard but Doomsday is proving a slippery customer.
Doomsday is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Calamari is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Calamari is trying to keep Doomsday in close.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Calamari has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Calamari wants to sweep but no luck.
Doomsday trying to control the position from guard on top but Calamari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doomsday 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.
Calamari pulls Doomsday in close to his closed guard and prevents Doomsday from doing any damage or advancing position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Calamari throws out a loose jab but Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doomsday lands with a hook. Calamari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Doomsday swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doomsday ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.#T3#
Doomsday takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Calamari misses with an uppercut.
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but Doomsday ducks down to avoid it.
Doomsday misses with a looping right.
Nice straight punches there by Calamari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Calamari.
Calamari misses the shot to the body.
Doomsday misses with a series of wild punches.
Calamari appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Valdo Calamari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doomsday shoots in for a takedown but Calamari shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Calamari shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Calamari fails to land the takedown.
Doomsday tries to counter with a takedown but Calamari is quick to defend against it.#T4#
A swing and a miss from Calamari.
Doomsday changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Doomsday throws a body punch but Calamari moves out of range.
Doomsday throws a hook to the side of Calamari's head but Calamari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doomsday scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab from Doomsday.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Calamari. Those never looked like landing.
Doomsday looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Doomsday ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Doomsday moves away from the strike by Calamari.
Doomsday moves out of range of the strikes.
Calamari slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Doomsday looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamari is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Valdo Calamari will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Doomsday takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Calamari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doomsday's head.
Doomsday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calamari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doomsday manages to avoid it.
Calamari might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A swing and a miss from Calamari.
Calamari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doomsday takes one to the side of the head.
Doomsday throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doomsday fails to land with a series of punches.
Calamari has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Calamari connects with a looping right hand.
Calamari throws an overhand right that lands on Doomsday's shoulder, as Doomsday tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Doomsday takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doomsday misses with a hook. Calamari ducked under it nicely.
Calamari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doomsday throws a looping overhand right but Calamari ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Calamari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Calamari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doomsday manages to avoid it.
Calamari misses with a hook. Doomsday ducked under it nicely.
Doomsday tries to counter with a takedown but Calamari is quick to defend against it.
Calamari lands a jab to the head.
Doomsday jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calamari lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Calamari dives in and grabs Doomsday's left leg, looking for a takedown. Doomsday pushes down on Calamari's head and hops out.
Calamari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Calamari wants it to stay on the feet.
Calamari walks into a straight right hand from Doomsday.#T2#
Doomsday on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Doomsday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calamari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Calamari looks to land a right hand but Doomsday moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doomsday moves away.
Calamari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Doomsday scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Calamari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doomsday throws out the jab.
Calamari throws a hook to the side of Doomsday's head but Doomsday sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Doomsday moved out of range nicely.
Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calamari.#T3#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Calamari, as that shot connected.
#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Doomsday enables Calamari to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Doomsday manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Doomsday can't keep his opponent in guard - Calamari advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Calamari is controlling the pace.
Calamari tries to pass the half guard into mount. Doomsday knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Doomsday tries to get to full guard but Calamari has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Doomsday trying to hold on to Calamari's head to control him but Calamari postures up.
Calamari slows the pace down in half guard.
Doomsday is trying to maintain the position but Calamari is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Calamari 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.
Doomsday controlling the position well.
Calamari wants to control but Doomsday is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Doomsday.
Doomsday drops down looking for a counter takedown but Calamari sprawls and moves away.
Doomsday scores with a one two! Calamari had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Calamari scores with a nice right hand.
Calamari moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Calamari does it's job there.
Valdo Calamari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calamari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Calamari blocks a jab.
Calamari missing with a left hand there. Doomsday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari slips a straight right by Doomsday.
Doomsday throws a series of punches but Calamari moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Calamari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doomsday appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Doomsday slips under a jab from Calamari.#T1#
Doomsday scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Calamari throws a good cross that connects.
Doomsday avoids the body shot from Calamari.
Calamari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Calamari on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doomsday works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doomsday ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Calamari moves out of range as Doomsday strikes.
Calamari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Calamari slips under a jab from Doomsday.
Calamari misses with a straight left.
Doomsday tries to counter by clinching up but Calamari breaks away and moves out of range.
Calamari lands a jab.#T2#
Calamari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calamari scores with a punch to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Calamari shoots in looking for a takedown. Doomsday tries to sprawl out of it but Calamari keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doomsday manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Doomsday throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Calamari to counter with a crisp jab.
Doomsday walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Calamari misses the jab.
Calamari throws a shot to the body.
Doomsday slips under a jab.#T3#
Doomsday avoids the body shot from Calamari.
Doomsday moves forwards but Calamari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doomsday throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Calamari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doomsday looks to land a left hand but Calamari moved out of range nicely.
Calamari connects with a body shot.
Calamari moves away from the strike by Doomsday.
Doomsday throws an off balance right hand
and Calamari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doomsday thinking.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Doomsday moved out of range nicely.
Doomsday moves away from the strike by Calamari.
Calamari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doomsday momentarily.
#T4#
Doomsday throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calamari shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doomsday as he jumps to the side.
Calamari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Calamari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doomsday.
Doomsday looks to throw the jab but Calamari is out of range.
Calamari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calamari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doomsday momentarily.
Calamari fails with a takedown attempt.
Kronos Doomsday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valdo Calamari.
Calamari with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
A telegraphed right hand from Calamari misses the target.
Doomsday changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Calamari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Calamari slips under a jab.
No luck for Calamari with that takedown attempt.
Doomsday appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Calamari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Calamari - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doomsday sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doomsday throws a lazy right hand but Calamari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Calamari misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Calamari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Calamari misses with a takedown attempt - Doomsday sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Doomsday half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T1#
Calamari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doomsday tries to counter with a takedown but Calamari is quick to defend against it.
Calamari lands a slapping body shot.
Calamari moves out of range of the strikes.
Doomsday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calamari.
Calamari throws a hook to the side of Doomsday's head but Doomsday sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doomsday misses with a straight right.
Doomsday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Calamari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Calamari scores with a jab.
Calamari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doomsday appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T2#
Doomsday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calamari.#TD#
Doomsday closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calamari is trying to control Doomsday's posture but Doomsday avoids it. #SUB#
Doomsday thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Calamari gets back to half guard.
Doomsday prevents Calamari from improving his position.
Doomsday working Calamari over with strikes. #T3#
Calamari manages to get to full guard.
Calamari trying to control the position.
Valdo Calamari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Doomsday sitting in guard here, content to control.
Doomsday stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Calamari swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Calamari not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doomsday trying to control the position from guard on top but Calamari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calamari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doomsday is one step ahead there. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Calamari keeping moving, preventing Doomsday from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Calamari holds on and takes a little breather.
Let's hope that Calamari has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Calamari misses with a hook. Doomsday ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Doomsday misses the target.
Doomsday jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calamari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doomsday.
Calamari dives in and grabs Doomsday's left leg, looking for a takedown. Doomsday pushes down on Calamari's head and hops out.
Kronos Doomsday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valdo Calamari.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Doomsday does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kronos Doomsday will probably get the nod.
That's time! Doomsday's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R5#
A jab from Doomsday misses.
Calamari looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kronos Doomsday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calamari misses with a looping left.
A cross from Calamari lands.
Calamari jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Calamari misses with a hook.
Doomsday takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Calamari.
Calamari goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Calamari.
Doomsday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calamari.#T1#
Calamari misses with a straight left.
Doomsday misses the jab.
Calamari let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Calamari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doomsday.
Doomsday throws a body shot but no joy.
Calamari moves out of range as Doomsday strikes.
Calamari now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Calamari throws a jab when Doomsday was well out of range.
Doomsday takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Doomsday jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calamari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doomsday.
Calamari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doomsday sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Calamari cracks Doomsday with a good jab.#T2#
Calamari throws a hook but Doomsday blocks it.
Calamari moves out of range as Doomsday strikes.
Doomsday throws a right hand that Calamari ducks under and follows up with a left that Calamari also avoids with ease.
Calamari let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doomsday defending well as Calamari loads up on a big left hand.
Calamari misses with a looping right.
Calamari looks to score with a jab to the body but Doomsday is just out of range.
Doomsday slips under a jab.
Calamari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doomsday tries to counter with a takedown but Calamari is quick to defend against it.
A slow jab from Doomsday misses its intended target.
Calamari lands a jab to Doomsday's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calamari moves away from the strike by Doomsday. #T3#
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but Doomsday ducks down to avoid it.
Doomsday moves out of range of the strikes.
Calamari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Calamari misses.
Doomsday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Calamari just misses with a punch to the body.
Doomsday tries to counter with a takedown but Calamari is quick to defend against it.
Doomsday displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calamari throws out the jab.
Doomsday shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doomsday takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Calamari throws an overhand right that lands on Doomsday's shoulder, as Doomsday tries to avoid the shot.
Calamari staying out of range there.#T4#
Calamari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calamari defending well as Doomsday loads up on a big left hand.
Calamari throws out a counter right but Doomsday avoids it with no problem.
Calamari lands a body shot.
Doomsday moves out of range of the strikes.
Calamari tries to move into range but Doomsday moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doomsday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doomsday throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calamari's waist but Calamari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doomsday off to one side.
Doomsday ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Calamari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doomsday missing with a left hand there. Calamari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calamari looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Calamari scores with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valdo Calamari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Calamari 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdo Calamari!
Valdo Calamari is the new welterweight champion!
Valdo Calamari spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
DMMA 239 Doomsday vs Nakamura
Date: Sep 17, 2023 |
#R1#
Harakka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harakka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calamari.
Harakka thinks about countering with a head kick.
Harakka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CUT#It looks like Valdo Calamari has been cut.
Harakka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Helsinki Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Harakka slips a jab from Calamari.
Harakka throwing a counter right hand but Calamari manages to avoid it.
Harakka looks to land a right hand but Calamari moved out of range.
Harakka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calamari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harakka.
Harakka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harakka throws an overhand right that lands on Calamari's shoulder, as Calamari tries to avoid the shot.
Harakka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circling - Calamari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harakka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T1#
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but Harakka ducks down to avoid it.
Calamari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harakka's head backwards.
Gustav Harakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harakka slips a straight right by Calamari.
Harakka lands an overhand right.
Calamari throws a jab when Harakka was well out of range.
Harakka throws a lazy uppercut
#TD2#
so Calamari counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harakka pulls Calamari in close to prevent any damage.
Harakka'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.
Calamari passes Harakka's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Calamari is keen to just control but Harakka is a slippery customer.#T2#
Calamari wants to pass to mount but Harakka is defending the position.
Calamari sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harakka defending well though.
Calamari throwing shots but Harakka is blocking nicely.
Calamari is keen to just control but Harakka is a slippery customer.
Harakka controlling the position well.
Calamari missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Calamari working over Harakka with some ground and pound. Harakka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Calamari seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T3#
Harakka gets back to full guard.
Calamari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Calamari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harakka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Calamari wants to control from the top but Harakka keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Calamari throwing strikes from guard but Harakka blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Calamari jabs at Harakka's body.
Calamari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harakka.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harakka throws a jab when Calamari was well out of range.
Calamari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Calamari works the jab nicely.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Calamari.
Calamari throws a jab when Harakka was well out of range.
Harakka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harakka defending well as Calamari loads up on a big left hand.
Harakka misses with a wild body shot.
Calamari feints the counter takedown.
Harakka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Harakka lands a head kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valdo Calamari's cut.
That's time! Harakka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Calamari lands a really nice looking cross but Harakka seems unphased.
Jab, jab by Calamari - just one landing.
Harakka connects with a high kick.
Harakka misses with a straight left.
Harakka walks into a straight right hand from Calamari.
Calamari might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Harakka throws a lazy right hand but Calamari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Harakka misses.
Calamari misses the jab.
Harakka looks to land a left hand but Calamari moved out of range nicely.
Calamari feints the counter takedown.
Valdo Calamari seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Calamari lands with a nice body punch.
Calamari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Calamari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harakka.
Calamari dives in and grabs Harakka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harakka pushes down on Calamari's head and hops out.
Harakka appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Harakka throws a hook to the side of Calamari's head but Calamari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calamari shoots in but no luck this time.
Harakka swings for the body but Calamari moves out of range.
A low kick from Harakka is predictable there
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harakka misses the shot to the body.
Calamari with the counter takedown but Harakka avoids it easily.
Harakka takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T2#
Harakka moves out of range of the strikes.#TD2#
Calamari shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harakka manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calamari showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Calamari preventing the sweep.
Calamari passes Harakka's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Calamari throwing shots but Harakka is blocking nicely.
Harakka is refusing to be controlled, as Calamari sits in half guard.
Calamari thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T3#
Harakka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Harakka wants to stand up but Calamari is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Calamari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harakka looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harakka keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully.
Harakka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Calamari slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Calamari is in close to Harakka's body, working some short punches and elbows.#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.
Calamari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Harakka slips under a jab from Calamari.
Harakka jabs Calamari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Calamari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calamari shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harakka counters with a right hand to the body.
Gustav Harakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valdo Calamari.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harakka misses with a lunging right hand
letting Calamari counter with a right hand.
Calamari misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Harakka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Valdo Calamari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Valdo Calamari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Calamari defending well as Harakka loads up on a big left hand.
Gustav Harakka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calamari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harakka.
Harakka throws a lazy right hand but Calamari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harakka throws a body punch but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari cracks Harakka with an open hand slap.
Harakka throws an off balance right hand
and Calamari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calamari is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Calamari has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Harakka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamari was well out of range. Poor timing from Harakka.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Harakka moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Harakka moved out of range nicely.
Harakka misses with an uppercut
and Calamari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calamari throws an off balance right hand
and Harakka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calamari throws a body punch but Harakka moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Harakka.
Calamari with a nice cross.
Calamari scores with a hook to the body. Harakka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harakka throws a jab but it's blocked by Calamari.
Harakka misses with a left hand
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
A big left from Calamari misses.
Harakka cracks a nice hook into Calamari's ribs.
Harakka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harakka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calamari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harakka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harakka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Harakka misses its target.
Harakka takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Harakka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harakka scores with a jab to the head.
Harakka moves out of range of the strikes.#T3#
Harakka tries to land a leg kick but Calamari saw it coming and moves away.
Harakka tries to work over Calamari's front leg with a kick but Calamari checks it.
Calamari unleashes a big counter combination but Harakka bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Harakka scores with a nice right hand.
#ROC#Calamari is rocked!
Calamari scores with the left hand. Harakka knows he should have avoided that one.
Calamari is still on wobbly legs! Can Harakka finish him?
Harakka misses with a hook. Calamari ducked under it nicely.
Calamari seems to have recovered his senses.
Harakka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harakka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Calamari looks to throw the jab but Harakka is out of range.
It looked like Harakka was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Calamari.
Calamari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
Harakka lands a body shot.
Harakka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Calamari releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Calamari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Calamari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harakka lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Harakka looks to land a right hand but Calamari moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harakka blocks a jab.
As Calamari backs away, Harakka returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big left from Calamari misses.
Harakka feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Harakka misses the shot to the body.
Calamari drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harakka defends it well.
Calamari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Valdo Calamari.
Well Calamari 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Valdo Calamari!
Valdo Calamari bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 276
Date: Aug 18, 2023 |
#R1#
Benny throws a hook but Calamari blocks it.
Benny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Calamari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benny throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Calamari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Calamari has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Benny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calamari.
Calamari throws a shot from downtown. Benny moves away and avoids it.
Benny slips a straight right by Calamari.
Benny drops his hands momentarily and Calamari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Calamari misses with a hook. Benny ducked under it nicely.
Calamari closes the distance and clinches up with Benny, looking for a takedown. Calamari pushes Benny against the cage but Benny circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Benny misses the target.
Benny has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benny bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benny throwing a counter right hand but Calamari manages to avoid it.
Calamari moves forwards but Benny connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Calamari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Calamari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T1#
A big right from Benny misses.
Benny slips a straight right by Calamari.
A swing and a miss from Benny.
Benny misses with an uppercut
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calamari lands with a good body shot.
Calamari throws a lazy right hand but Benny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Benny misses the target.
Benny misses with an uppercut
and Calamari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calamari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calamari misses with a looping right.
Benny takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Calamari staying out of range there.
Benny takes a swing at Calamari's ribcage but misses.
Benny is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Calamari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benny.
Benny moves away from the strike by Calamari. #T2#
Decent striking displayed by Calamari there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calamari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benny.
Benny misses the jab.
Benny throws a jab but it's blocked by Calamari.
Benny throws a poor cross that misses
and Calamari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big left from Calamari misses.
Benny just misses with a punch to the body.
Benny smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
D.C. Benny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Benny.
Nice defenses there by Calamari.
Calamari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice body punch from Benny.
Benny throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Calamari throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
Benny misses with a hook.
Benny cracks Calamari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Benny.
Calamari looks to throw the jab but Benny is out of range.
Calamari misses with a looping right.
Benny was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Calamari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
Calamari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benny throws a hook but Calamari avoids it easily.
Calamari throws a lazy right hand but Benny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Benny does it's job there.
Benny walks into a stiff left hand from Calamari.
Benny bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
The fighters circling - Calamari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Calamari throws a poor cross that misses
and Calamari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calamari throws a hook but Benny blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calamari scores with a hook.
Calamari moves out of range of the strikes.
Benny lands a jab to Calamari's midsection.
Calamari thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Benny. Calamari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calamari cracks a nice hook into Benny's ribs.
Calamari staying out of range there.
Calamari staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Benny misses its intended target.
Calamari throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Valdo Calamari will probably get the nod.
That's time! Benny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Calamari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Benny misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Calamari misses.
Benny misses with a right hand
and Calamari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calamari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calamari slips a straight right by Benny.
Benny moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Benny was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Calamari.
Benny dips to his left and cracks Calamari with an uppercut!
Benny just misses with a punch to the body.
Benny misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benny swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calamari misses with an uppercut. Benny saw that one coming.
Benny throws a body shot but no joy.
Benny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Calamari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1#
Benny throws an overhand right that lands on Calamari's shoulder, as Calamari tries to avoid the shot.
Calamari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Benny throws a looping overhand right but Calamari ducks down to avoid it.
Calamari with the counter takedown but Benny avoids it easily.
Benny slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Calamari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benny misses with a body shot.
Benny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calamari misses with a hook. Benny ducked under it nicely.
Benny appears to be looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Benny misses the target.
Calamari with a hook.
Calamari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Benny misses with a hook. Calamari ducked under it nicely.
Valdo Calamari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calamari.
Calamari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Benny on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Calamari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Benny under the eye.
Calamari throws a body punch but Benny moves out of range.
Benny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benny throws a shot from downtown. Calamari moves away and avoids it.#TD2#
Calamari looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benny is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Calamari jumps into side control!
A lull in the action here.
Calamari in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Benny has one of Calamari's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Benny taking punishment in the form of punches.
Benny tries to buck Calamari off but Calamari is having none of it.#T3#
Benny is not content to let Calamari control the position.
Calamari working the head with strikes.
Calamari grinds an elbow into Benny's temple.
Benny gets back to half guard.
Benny trying to hold on to Calamari's head to control him but Calamari postures up.
#SUB#
Benny looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Calamari trying to control from half guard but Benny is working away.
Benny moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Calamari is one step ahead there. #T4#
Benny looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Calamari scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Benny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Calamari controls from within his opponent's guard.
Benny looking to control.
Benny wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Calamari trying to control the position from guard on top but Benny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Benny looking for a guillotine here but Calamari defends easily.
Calamari trying to control but Benny is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Calamari slips under a jab from Benny.
Calamari tests Benny's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Calamari's corner calls for a 1-2. Calamari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Calamari lands a jab-cross combination.
Calamari staying out of range there.
Calamari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benny.
Calamari shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benny but Benny pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Calamari.
Benny slips a jab from Calamari.
Calamari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benny.
#T1#
Calamari misses with an uppercut
and Benny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benny takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Calamari fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benny on the side of the head.
Benny scores with a crisp jab that stopped Calamari in his tracks.
Benny lands a nice hook to Calamari's body. Calamari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benny lands a slapping body shot.
Calamari misses with a looping left.#TD2#
Calamari closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Calamari lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benny keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully.
Calamari preventing the sweep. #T2#
Calamari trying to control the position from guard on top but Benny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Benny had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Calamari defends it easily.#SUB#
Benny throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Calamari trying to control the position from guard on top but Benny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calamari won't allow Benny to sweep him here.
Benny is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Benny manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Calamari manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Benny wants to control from the top but Calamari keeps moving.
Calamari being controlled here, momentarily. #T3#
Calamari 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Calamari is on top in guard.
#REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calamari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Valdo Calamari has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Benny looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Calamari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Calamari keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benny's head.
Calamari missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB#
Benny throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Calamari working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T4#
Benny controls Calamari momentarily but Calamari frees himself.
Calamari working some strikes from top position.
Benny seems keen to control Calamari's posture.
Calamari lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Benny keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Benny has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Calamari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Calamari trying to control the position from guard on top but Benny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benny trying to keep a closed guard but Calamari is proving a slippery customer.
Calamari trying to control but Benny is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valdo Calamari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Calamari 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdo Calamari!
Valdo Calamari 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:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 273
Date: Aug 04, 2023 |
#R1#
Calamari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Queen.
Queen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Queen misses with an uppercut.
Calamari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Queen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Calamari lands with a straight right. Queen didn't see that one coming.
Queen lands with a shot to the body.
Queen throws a shot from downtown. Calamari moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Calamari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Calamari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Calamari lands with an overhand left.
Queen misses with an uppercut
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calamari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Queen slips under a jab from Calamari.
Calamari tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Queen counter with a right hand.
Queen misses with a left hand
and Calamari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Queen pushes Calamari away with a front kick.
Queen throws a shot from downtown. Calamari moves away and avoids it.
Calamari throws a right hand that misses
and Queen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Calamari's knee momentarily.
We've been hearing reports that Calamari has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Queen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Queen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Calamari lands with a hook. Queen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Calamari misses the jab.
Queen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calamari.
Calamari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#TD2#
Queen feints and as Calamari raises his hands in defense, Queen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Calamari has Queen pulled in close to control his posture.
Queen with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
Calamari has his hands on Queen's head, controlling the position.
Queen wants to pass the guard but Calamari is keeping the position.
Calamari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calamari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Queen.
Queen postures up in Calamari's guard and throws a big left but Calamari blocks it.
Queen is working Calamari over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Queen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calamari wants to sweep here but Queen controlling him for the moment.
Calamari controlling the position.
Queen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T3#
Queen is looking to work some ground and pound but Calamari has wrist control.
Queen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Calamari's head.
Calamari managing to control the position.
Calamari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Queen stopping the sweep attempt from Calamari.
Queen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Queen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Calamari controlling the position.
Calamari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4#
Calamari lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Calamari controls from within his opponent's guard.
Calamari distracts Queen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamari trying to control but Queen is working from the bottom.
Calamari lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
Queen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Calamari uses it to pass to side control.
Calamari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Queen keeps working.
Queen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Calamari lands a decent elbow from side control.
Calamari cracks Queen with a big right hand but Queen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Queen is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Calamari stalls from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Calamari throws a lazy right hand but Queen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Queen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calamari jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Valdo Calamari is winning the standup battle so far.
Queen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Queen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Calamari.
Queen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calamari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Calamari slips a jab from Queen.
Calamari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Queen can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Calamari misses with a looping right.
Queen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Calamari looks to land a combination. Queen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calamari connects with a right hand. Queen shakes it off.#T1#
Queen slips a straight right by Calamari.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Queen moves away.
Calamari misses with a looping right.
Queen throws a body kick that misses
letting Calamari counter with a right hand.
Calamari scores with a nice head shot.
Calamari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Queen manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Queen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Calamari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calamari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
Calamari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Queen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Calamari.
Queen pushes Calamari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calamari blocks a body shot from Queen. #T2#
Queen controlling the action here for a moment.
Queen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Queen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Queen blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Calamari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Queen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calamari scores with a shoulder strike.
Queen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Queen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Queen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calamari.
Queen lands with a right to the head.
Queen lands a shoulder strike.
Queen taking a breather.
Queen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T3#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calamari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calamari throws a punch but it's blocked by Queen.
Queen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Queen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Calamari blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Queen.
Calamari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calamari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Queen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Queen throws a punch but it's blocked by Calamari.
Calamari misses with the head strike.
Calamari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Queens head.
Calamari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Queen backwards.
Queen lands with a right to the head.
Queen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calamari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Calamari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Queen can't find room to land a body shot as Calamari controls the action.
Calamari blocks an uppercut.
#T4#
Nice body punch from Calamari.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calamari.
Queen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Queen struggles to land a body shot inside as Calamari controls his hands.
Queen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Calamari backwards.
Queen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Calamari has a couple of punches blocked by Queen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Queen.#BC2#
Queen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Queen does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Queen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Queen moves out of range of the strikes.
Queen misses with a head kick.
Queen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Calamari misses the body punch
and Queen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Queen misses with a straight right.
Queen ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Calamari throws a good cross that connects.
Calamari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Queen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Queen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calamari.
Queen throws an off balance right hand
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Queen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calamari throws a jab when Queen was well out of range.
Calamari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Queen momentarily.
Calamari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Queen misses with an uppercut
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari throws a body punch but Queen moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Queen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Calamari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Queen.
Queen lands with a nice body punch. #TD2#
Queen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#T1#
Calamari regains half guard.
Calamari manages to get to full guard.
Calamari looking for a sweep. Not yet Calamari, not yet.
Calamari utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Calamari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Queen is one step ahead there.
Queen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Queen stopping the sweep attempt from Calamari.
Queen is fighting to break Calamari's control of his arms but Calamari is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Calamari'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.
Calamari is trying to control the position but Queen postures up.
Queen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calamari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Queen stopping the sweep attempt from Calamari.
Calamari seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Calamari looking for a sweep. Not yet Calamari, not yet.
Queen throws a strike but Calamari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Calamari with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Queen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Calamari wants to control from the top but Queen keeps moving.
Calamari cracks Queen with a solid left hand.#T3#
Queen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Calamari's guard. #REVB#
Calamari manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Queen manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Calamari trying to control but Queen is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Queen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#SUB2#
Queen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Calamari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Calamari postures up and lands a big shot to Queen's brow.
Queen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Calamari manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Queen preventing the sweep.
Queen throws a big elbow that misses. #T4#
Calamari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Calamari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Queen's guard. #REVR#
Calamari preventing the sweep.
Queen striking off his back but it's not causing Calamari any problems.
Cyrus Deangelo Queen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Calamari sitting in guard here, content to control.
Calamari with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Calamari controlling from the top position. #SUB2#
Queen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Calamari defends well.
Queen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Calamari has passed into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Queen tries to strike but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Valdo Calamari.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Calamari, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdo Calamari!
Valdo Calamari bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 267
Date: Jul 12, 2023 |
#R1#
Calamari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Christiano misses with a straight left.
Christiano dodges the punch combination from Calamari.
Calamari has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Christiano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calamari cracks Christiano with a right hand to the side of the head.
Calamari avoids the body shot from Christiano.
Calamari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christiano throws out the jab.
Christiano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Calamari takes a swing at Christiano's ribcage but misses.
Christiano misses with a looping right.
Calamari feints the counter takedown.
Calamari looks to score with a jab to the body but Christiano is just out of range.
Christiano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calamari.
Christiano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Calamari jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Calamari scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christiano misses with a wild body shot.
Christiano misses with an uppercut. Calamari saw that one coming.
Calamari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Christiano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calamari manages to avoid it.#T1#
Calamari blocks a leg kick.
Christiano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Calamari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christiano scores with a body shot.
Christiano has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Christiano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Christiano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Calamari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Calamari moves out of range as Christiano throws a body kick.
Calamari throws a lazy right hand but Christiano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#TD2#
Calamari manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Christiano on his heels. He'll look to pass Christiano's guard now, I'm sure.
Christiano pulls Calamari in close to prevent any damage.
Calamari wants to control from the top but Christiano keeps moving.
Christiano seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T2#
Calamari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Calamari scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Calamari trying to control but Christiano is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Calamari content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Christiano keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully.
Christiano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Calamari is one step ahead there.
Calamari working some strikes from top position.#T3#
Christiano trying to control the position here.
Calamari connects with a couple of short punches.
Calamari trying to control but Christiano is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Calamari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Calamari jabbing away but nothing is landing. #TD2#
Calamari shoots in and bounces Christiano off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Calamari looking to sit in guard and control but Christiano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Christiano being controlled here momentarily. #T4#
Christiano content to stall in guard here.
Christiano'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.
Christiano continues to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juan Christiano will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Christiano misses with an uppercut. Calamari saw that one coming.
Christiano misses with a low kick.
Christiano with a nice calf kick.
Christiano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Calamari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Calamari shoots in but Christiano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Calamari. That snapped Christiano's head back.
A swing and a miss from Calamari.
Christiano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamari was well out of range. Poor timing from Christiano.
Calamari throws out a counter right but Christiano avoids it with no problem.
Calamari moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari slips under a jab from Christiano.
A little jabbing left from Calamari on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Christiano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calamari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calamari moves away from the strike by Christiano.
Christiano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calamari.
Calamari closes the distance and lands a one-two.#T1#
Christiano staying out of range there.
Christiano scores with a punch to the head.
Calamari avoids the body shot from Christiano.
A big right from Christiano misses.
Christiano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Calamari tries to counter it with a takedown but Christiano pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Calamari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christiano.
Christiano lands with an overhand left.
Calamari ducks under a wild hook from Christiano.
Christiano misses with a hook. Calamari ducked under it nicely.
Christiano lands with an uppercut that bounces Calamari off the cage and back into range.
Calamari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Christianos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#TD2#
Calamari looking to score a takedown here. Christiano is defending well but Calamari drives through and ends up in Christiano's guard.
Christiano pushes Calamari off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calamari shoots in looking for a takedown but Christiano manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Calamari's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Christiano tried to counter with a leg kick but Calamari avoided it.
Christiano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Calamari checks a low kick from Christiano.
Calamari looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Calamari moves out of range as Christiano throws a body kick.
#T2#
Calamari connects with the punch.
Calamari lands a really nice looking cross but Christiano seems unphased.
#TD2#
Calamari decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Christiano is positioning himself well to prevent Calamari advancing to mount.
Calamari sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Christiano defending well though.
Calamari missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Christiano is controlling Calamari's trapped leg to prevent Calamari from advancing to side control.
Calamari takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Calamari thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Christiano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Christiano moves into full guard.
#T3#
Christiano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Calamari throws a big right hand that misses.
Calamari trying to control but Christiano is working from the bottom.
Calamari with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Christiano lands with an overhand left.
Christiano misses with an uppercut. Calamari saw that one coming.
Christiano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Christiano moved out of range nicely.
Calamari might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Christiano throws out a leg kick but Calamari moves out of range and Christiano only half commits.
Christiano throws a leg kick but Calamari checks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Calamari misses.
Calamari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T4#
Christiano throws the left hand but Calamari avoids the punch easily.
Calamari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Juan Christiano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but Christiano ducks down to avoid it.
Christiano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Calamari checks it well.
Christiano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Calamari looks to score with a jab to the body but Christiano is just out of range.
Christiano misses with a straight right.
Calamari throws a lazy right hand but Christiano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christiano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Christiano connects with a single shot there.
Christiano connects with an inside leg kick.
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but Christiano ducks down to avoid it.
Christiano scores with a body shot.
Christiano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#TD2#
Calamari gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calamari throws an elbow but Christiano slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Christiano dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Calamari slips a straight right by Christiano.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Calamari! But no joy.
Calamari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christiano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Christiano throws a right hand that misses
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calamari's corner calls for a 1-2. Calamari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Christiano scores with a jab. Calamari acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Christiano throws out a powerful jab.
Jab, jab by Calamari - just one landing.
Calamari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Christiano.
Valdo Calamari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calamari on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Calamari throws a hook but Christiano avoids it easily.
Christiano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice inside leg kick there by Christiano. That's going to slow Calamari down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calamari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Christiano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Calamari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Christiano with a nice calf kick.
Christiano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T1#
Christiano thows a leg kick but Calamari checks it
and Christiano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calamari throws out a loose jab but Christiano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christiano lands a nice looking body shot.
Christiano misses the jab.
Christiano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Calamari finds it's way through Christiano's defenses.
Calamari stuns Christiano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Calamari.
Crunch! Christiano slams his shin into Calamari's torso.
Calamari checks a low kick from Christiano.
Calamari shoots in looking for a takedown but Christiano manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Calamari's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Calamari shoots in for a takedown but Christiano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Calamari backs away, Christiano returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Christiano looks to throw the jab but Calamari is out of range.
Calamari checks a low kick from Christiano.
Calamari moves out of range as Christiano throws a body kick.
Calamari misses with a body shot.
#T2#
Christiano scores with a spinning back kick!
Calamari throws a hook but Christiano avoids it easily.
Christiano feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christiano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calamari moves away.
Christiano looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamari is just out of range.
Christiano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Calamari lands with a good body shot.
Christiano swings widly with a right hand
and Calamari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christiano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Christiano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christiano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christiano misses with a wild body shot.
Juan Christiano is winning the standup battle so far.
Calamari thuds a left hand into Christiano's body.
Calamari slips under a jab.
Christiano throws a body shot but no joy.
Calamari looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Christiano throws a jab but it's blocked by Calamari.
Christiano defending well as Calamari loads up on a big left hand. #T3#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Christiano.
Calamari checks a leg kick.
Calamari slips under a jab from Christiano.
Christiano misses with a low kick.
Christiano misses with an uppercut. Calamari saw that one coming.
Christiano throws a body shot but no joy.
Calamari blocks the body kick.
Christiano takes a swing at Calamari's ribcage but misses.
Calamari throws a hook but Christiano avoids it easily.
Calamari blocks a jab.
Calamari misses with a looping left.
Christiano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Calamari checks it well.
Christiano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Christiano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Calamari is able to avoid easily.
Calamari is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A bone on bone clash there as Calamari blocks the leg kick.
Calamari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Juan Christiano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Calamari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Calamari checks a leg kick nicely.
And Calamari tries to counter it with a takedown but Christiano pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Calamari misses with an uppercut. Christiano saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Christiano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Calamari. That snapped Christiano's head back.
Christiano throws a low kick but Calamari moves out of range easily.
Calamari lands with a hook. Christiano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christiano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Calamari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Christiano scoring well with a low kick there.
Christiano tries to work over Calamari's front leg with a kick but Calamari checks it.
Calamari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Christiano looks for the body kick but Calamari saw that one coming.
Calamari misses with a hook. Christiano ducked under it nicely.
Calamari tries for a takedown but Christiano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Juan Christiano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valdo Calamari.
Christiano leaves Calamari with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Juan Christiano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Christiano throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Christiano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Christiano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Christiano!
Juan Christiano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 263
Date: Jun 25, 2023 |
#R1#
Calamari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wagner misses with a body kick.
Wagner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wagner has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Calamari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wagner.
A jab from Calamari finds it's way through Wagner's defenses.
Wagner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calamari throws out the jab.
Wagner is looking to counter punch.
Wagner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wagner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calamari.
Calamari misses with a lunging right hand
and Wagner counters with a right hand to the body.
Calamari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wagner under the eye.
Wagner throws a push kick but Calamari slaps the foot to one side.
Valdo Calamari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wagner throws a lazy uppercut
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand.
Wagner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wagner misses with a straight left.
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!
Calamari shoots in for a takedown but Wagner shows good takedown defense. #T1#
Calamari misses with a straight right.
Wagner throws a hook but Calamari avoids it easily.
Calamari throws out a loose jab but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calamari loads up on a big right hand but Wagner slips the punch.
Wagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamari was well out of range. Poor timing from Wagner.
Calamari throws a counter combo.
Calamari looks for a takedown but Wagner sprawls well.
Wagner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Calamari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wagner moves out of range as Calamari strikes.
Calamari misses with a lunging right hand
and Wagner counters with a stiff right hand.
Wagner lands a nice shot to the body.
Calamari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Calamari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Wagner. #T2#
A jab from Calamari misses.
Calamari throws a hook but Wagner avoids it easily.
Calamari fails with the takedown#KD#
and Wagner counters with a nice right hand that sends Calamari toppling to the canvas! Calamari scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wagner finish him?!#ROC#Calamari is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Valdo Calamari has been cut.
Konrad Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valdo Calamari.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner throws a jab but it's blocked by Calamari.
Calamari throws out a counter right but Wagner avoids it with no problem.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calamari throws out a loose jab but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calamari blocks a low kick nicely.
Calamari tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Calamari darts in looking for a takedown but Wagner gets double underhooks and turns Calamari into the cage.
Calamari might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wagner throws a push kick but Calamari slaps the foot to one side.
Calamari throws a body punch but Wagner moves out of range.
Calamari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wagner misses with a body shot.
Wagner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calamari.#T3#
Calamari throws a hook but Wagner blocks it.
A big left from Calamari misses.
Wagner feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wagner staying out of range there.
Wagner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Calamari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calamari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calamari throws a jab when Wagner was well out of range.
Wagner throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target.
Wagner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Calamari misses with a wild body shot.
Calamari throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Wagner to counter with a crisp jab.
Calamari throws a right and a left that Wagner avoids nicely.
As Calamari backs away, Wagner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Calamari throws an overhand right that lands on Wagner's shoulder, as Wagner tries to avoid the shot.
Calamari throws a jab when Wagner was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Wagner tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T4#
Wagner slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Calamari.
Calamari scores with a one two! Wagner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wagner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice defenses there by Wagner.
Wagner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Wagner throwing a counter right hand but Calamari manages to avoid it.
Wagner throws a wild body kick that Calamari sees coming a mile off.
Calamari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wagner throws a body shot but no joy.
Wagner misses with a few strikes there.
Calamari has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Calamari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wagner's waist but Wagner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Calamari off to one side.
Calamari throws a hook to the side of Wagner's head but Wagner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calamari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Valdo Calamari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Valdo Calamari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Calamari takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses.
Wagner thinks about countering with a body kick.
Wagner slips a jab from Calamari.
Wagner throws a jab when Calamari was well out of range.
Wagner throws out a loose jab but Calamari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calamari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Calamari throws a jab when Wagner was well out of range.
Wagner slips a jab from Calamari.
Wagner slips a jab from Calamari.
Calamari misses with an uppercut. Wagner saw that one coming.
Wagner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari loads up on a big right hand but Wagner slips the punch.
Calamari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wagner counters with a leg kick.
Wagner wants to land a leg kick but Calamari is out of range.
Wagner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
Calamari shoots for a takedown but Wagner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wagner tried to counter with a leg kick but Calamari avoided it.
Konrad Wagner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Wagner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Wagner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calamari.
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but Wagner ducks down to avoid it.
Wagner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wagner swings for the body but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari takes one to the side of the head.
Calamari getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Calamari looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range.
Wagner tried to counter with a leg kick but Calamari avoided it.
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wagner was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
Wagner misses with a hook.
Calamari misses with a straight right.
Calamari missing with a left hand there. Wagner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wagner misses with a hook.#T2#
Calamari misses with a straight left.
Wagner is looking to counter punch.
Wagner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wagner moves away from the strike by Calamari.
Calamari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wagner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Wagner does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner moves out of range of the strikes.
Wagner is looking to counter punch.#KD#
Wagner cracks Calamari with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Calamari looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wagner finish him?
Calamari is still on wobbly legs! Can Wagner finish him?
Wagner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calamari.
A jab from Calamari misses.
Calamari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wagner's waist but Wagner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Calamari off to one side.
Wagner is looking to counter punch.
Calamari lands a nice looking body shot.
Calamari seems to have recovered his senses.
Calamari throws a shot to the body.
Calamari misses with a straight right.
Konrad Wagner is winning the standup battle so far.
Calamari staying out of range there.#T3#
Calamari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagner.
Calamari cracks Wagner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Calamari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Calamari jabs at Wagner's body.
Calamari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calamari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wagner.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wagner. That's going to slow Calamari down.
Wagner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calamari.
Wagner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Calamari doesn't seem bothered though.
Calamari avoids a kick to the body.
Wagner throws a leg kick which misses Calamari's front leg but catches the back leg as Calamari tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Wagner.
Calamari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T4#
Calamari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wagner.
Calamari connects with a right hand. Wagner shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner misses with a looping right.
Wagner connects with a looping right hand.
Wagner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calamari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calamari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wagner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Calamari scrambles back to his feet.
Calamari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wagner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wagner misses with an uppercut.
Calamari misses with a body punch
and Wagner counters with a good, hard body kick but Calamari shrugs it off.
Calamari misses with a hook. Wagner ducked under it nicely.
Wagner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Calamari looks to throw the jab but Wagner is out of range.
Calamari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagner.
Crunch! Wagner slams his shin into Calamari's torso.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konrad Wagner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Valdo Calamari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
A big left from Calamari misses.
Calamari moves out of range of the body kick.
Wagner throws the left hand but Calamari avoids the punch easily.
Calamari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wagner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wagner wants it to stay on the feet.
Calamari throws a hook to the side of Wagner's head but Wagner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wagner throwing a counter right hand but Calamari manages to avoid it.
Wagner looks to throw the jab but Calamari is out of range.
Wagner misses the jab.
Calamari goes for a double leg but Wagner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wagner continues to drive forward.
Calamari misses with an uppercut
and Wagner finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Wagner misses its intended target.
Wagner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Calamari's head backwards.
Wagner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Calamari takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Wagner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Calamari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wagner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Calamari just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Calamari misses the target.
Wagner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Calamari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Calamari stuns Wagner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Calamari misses with a looping right.
Calamari lands a nice looking body shot.
Calamari moves out of range as Wagner strikes.
Calamari throws a shot from downtown. Wagner moves away and avoids it.
Wagner blocks a jab.
Wagner loads up on a big right hand but Calamari slips the punch.
And Calamari tries to counter it with a takedown but Wagner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wagner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calamari swings for the body but Wagner moves out of range.
#T2#
Wagner throws a front kick aimed at Calamari's knee but Calamari avoids it well.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Wagner misses with a hook
and Calamari counters with a nice uppercut.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wagner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wagner lands a brutal head kick. Calamari looks out on his feet and Wagner throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Konrad Wagner!
A relieved looking Konrad Wagner 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:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 257
Date: Jun 02, 2023 |
#R1#
Calamari misses with a straight right.
Calamari drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Calamari moves away and avoids it.
Calamari slips a straight right by Jones.
Calamari closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Calamari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mason Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Calamari moved out of range nicely.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Calamari slips under a jab.
Calamari lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Calamari ducks down to avoid it.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Calamari throws a big shot that misses.
Calamari has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calamari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Calamari is able to avoid easily.
Calamari takes one on the button.#T1##CL2#
Calamari drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Calamari swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands a right hand.
Calamari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Calamari tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Calamari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Calamari misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones trying to stall but Calamari improves his position.
Calamari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Calamari lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Calamari lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones. #T2#
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Calamari backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calamari tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calamari working aggressively here.
Calamari can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calamari.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Calamaris head.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calamari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Calamari.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calamari.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Calamari controls his hands.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Calamari.
Calamari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Calamari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calamari blocking some punches.
#T3#
A short right from Jones on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calamari.
Jones is leaning against Calamari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Calamari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Calamari looking to slow down the pace here.
Calamari misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Calamari fails to land.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Calamari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calamari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Calamari avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones gets through Calamari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Calamari backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Calamari goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
#BC#
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calamari misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Jones slips under a jab from Calamari.
Calamari takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones punishes Calamari's body with a nice straight punch.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calamari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calamari moves away.
That kick from Jones tenderised Calamari's leg. Calamari is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calamari moves away from the strike by Jones.
Calamari throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Calamari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Jones takes a swing at Calamari's ribcage but misses.
Calamari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calamari.
Calamari looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Calamari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
A big left from Jones misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calamari can do to turn this around?
Jones misses with a low kick.
Calamari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Calamari.
Calamari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Jones misses.
Calamari with the counter takedown but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calamari lands with a shot to the body.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Calamari's head but Calamari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Calamari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calamari misses with a body shot.
Calamari lands a jab to the head.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Calamari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Calamari moved out of range.
It seemed like Calamari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Calamari throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Calamari moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mason Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones cracks Calamari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
Calamari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Calamari.
Jones wants to slow Calamari down by chopping away at his legs. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calamari defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Calamari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calamari on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#CL2#
Calamari gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Calamari fails to land. #BC#
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jones enables Calamari to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Calamari is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Calamari controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Calamari throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Calamari is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Jones is pulling down on Calamari's head to control his posture. #T3#
Jones keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Calamari in his tracks.
Calamari lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Calamari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Calamari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Calamari scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Calamari defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Calamari throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Jones sizes up Calamari with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Calamari misses with a straight left. #T4#
Calamari takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Calamari throws a big shot that misses.
Calamari misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Calamari as he connects with a hook.
Calamari takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Calamari's head but Calamari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calamari misses with a wild body shot.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Calamari moved out of range.
Calamari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mason Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Jones scores with the left hand. Calamari knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Calamari throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones thuds his right hand into Calamari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Calamari moved out of range nicely.
Calamari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Valdo Calamari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones tries a low kick but Calamari avoids it.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Calamari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Calamari works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Calamari misses with an uppercut.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Calamari throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones blocks a jab.
Calamari drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calamari moves away.
Calamari moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones throws a series of punches but Calamari avoids them all with ease.
Calamari missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Calamari throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones lands a nice hook to Calamari's body. Calamari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones missing with a left hand there. Calamari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Calamari releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Calamari throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones tries a low kick but Calamari avoids it.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calamari slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Calamari blocks the low kick.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calamari avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Calamari looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones moves out of range as Calamari strikes.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calamari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Calamari cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T3#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Calamari checks a leg kick.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mason Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones motions for Calamari to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Calamari is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Calamari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Calamari ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Calamari should have avoided that one.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
#TD2#
and Calamari counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Calamari's guard. #REVR#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard. #T4#
Calamari keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Calamari is controlling Jones's posture.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Calamari.
Calamari keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones won't allow Calamari to sweep him here.
Calamari keeps trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mason Jones.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Jones!
Mason Jones took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Chin. Power.'. |
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Event:
Sucker Punch Pro Series 255
Date: May 24, 2023 |
#R1#
Calamari throws a hook but Sinclair avoids it easily.
Sinclair feinted with a counter takedown.
Sinclair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calamari.
Sinclair scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Calamari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sinclair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sinclair staying out of range there.
Calamari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sinclair momentarily.
Sinclair walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sinclair swings widly with a right hand
and Calamari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calamari scores with a hook.
Sinclair throws a solid leg kick but Calamari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sinclair.
Sinclair throws a right hand that Calamari ducks under and follows up with a left that Calamari also avoids with ease.
Sinclair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calamari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Calamari misses.
Sinclair fails to land with a series of punches.
Calamari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sinclair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Calamari throws a series of punches but Sinclair moves out of range.
Good shot there by Calamari.
Sinclair misses with a body kick.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Sinclair moved out of range nicely.
Calamari misses with a body shot.
Calamari slips under a jab.
Calamari dodges the punch combination from Sinclair.
Calamari slips a straight right by Sinclair.
Calamari is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sinclair with a body shot.
Sinclair throws a push kick but Calamari slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Calamari! But no joy.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Calamari has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Valdo Calamari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sinclair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calamari.
Sinclair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sinclair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Sinclair does no damage.
Sinclair misses with a body punch
and Calamari counters with a nice body shot.
Sinclair scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good exchange - Calamari coming out on top.
Itchy Sinclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calamari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sinclair circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Sinclair misses.
Sinclair swings for the body but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice cross by Calamari.
Sinclair takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sinclair bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sinclair misses with a looping right.
Sinclair moves away from the strike by Calamari.
Calamari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sinclair has time to react.
Calamari digs a good body shot into Sinclair's ribs.
Sinclair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Calamari connects with a right hand. Sinclair shakes it off.
Sinclair walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Calamari thuds his right hand into Sinclair's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Calamari might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sinclair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3#
Sinclair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calamari.
Calamari looks to throw the jab but Sinclair is out of range.
Sinclair throws a series of strikes that have Calamari backpedaling.
Sinclair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calamari throws out the jab.
Calamari takes a swing at Sinclair's ribcage but misses.
Sinclair ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Sinclair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sinclair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Calamari throws a lazy right hand but Sinclair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sinclair throws a low kick, looking for Calamari's leg but Calamari calmly moves out of range.
Sinclair throws a wild body kick that Calamari sees coming a mile off.
Calamari is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sinclair had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Calamari throws a hook but Sinclair blocks it.
Sinclair throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab by Calamari.
Sinclair fails with a takedown attempt. #T4#
The fighters circling - Sinclair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target.
Sinclair attempts a counter takedown but Calamari avoids it well and moves away.
Calamari throws a body shot but no joy.
Calamari lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calamari lands a head shot.
Calamari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sinclair.
Calamari misses with an uppercut.
Calamari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sinclair tries to land a front kick but Calamari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sinclair swings for the body but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinclair misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sinclair.
Calamari throws a body punch but Sinclair moves out of range.
Sinclair moves away from the strike by Calamari.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
A solid leg kick lands there for Sinclair.
Calamari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sinclair takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, jab by Calamari - just one landing.
Sinclair lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sinclair.
Valdo Calamari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calamari lands a really nice looking cross but Sinclair seems unphased.
Calamari scores with a punch to the head.
Calamari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calamari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sinclair throws out the jab.
Calamari throws a lazy right hand but Sinclair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calamari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sinclair has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sinclair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calamari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Sinclair.
Calamari throws a jab when Sinclair was well out of range.
It looked like Sinclair wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Calamari misses with a wild combination.
#T1#
Sinclair throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Calamari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Calamari scores with a hook.
Sinclair moves out of range of the strikes.
Calamari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sinclair looks for the body kick but Calamari saw that one coming.
Sinclair needs to keep his hands up - Calamari had a free shot at his head there.
Sinclair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calamari.
Sinclair looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sinclair's corner calls for a 1-2. Sinclair obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Calamari blocks a low kick nicely.
Calamari throws a shot from downtown. Sinclair moves away and avoids it.
Sinclair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sinclair throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Calamari scores with a nice strike.
Calamari blocks the body kick.
Itchy Sinclair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Calamari lands.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calamari connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sinclair. Sinclair circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Calamari misses with a straight right.
Calamari throws a hook to the side of Sinclair's head but Sinclair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calamari scores with a jab.
Calamari throws out a loose jab but Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Sinclair.
Sinclair throws a body kick that misses.
Sinclair fails to land with a series of punches.
Calamari moves away from the strike by Sinclair.
Calamari throws out a counter right but Sinclair avoids it with no problem.
Sinclair throws out a loose jab but Calamari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Calamari.
Calamari misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Sinclair.
Calamari lands a jab to the nose.#T3#
Sinclair looks to throw the jab but Calamari is out of range.
Calamari slips a straight right by Sinclair.
Calamari misses with a hook.
Sinclair walks into a left hand.
Calamari lands with a straight right. Sinclair didn't see that one coming.
Calamari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sinclair finds it's way round the side to connect with Calamari's head.
Calamari misses with a straight left.
Sinclair throws a head kick but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari walks into a jab.
Sinclair tries a head kick but it misses.
Sinclair lands a right hook to the body.
Calamari scores with a nice right hand.
Sinclair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calamari throws a shot from downtown. Sinclair moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Calamari misses with an uppercut
and Sinclair counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Calamari's corner calls for a 1-2. Calamari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Calamari lands a head shot.
Sinclair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calamari lunges at Sinclair with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sinclair's hand.
Nice body punch from Calamari.
Sinclair throws a front kick that sends Calamari stumbling back into the cage.
Sinclair throws a hook but Calamari avoids it easily.
Calamari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calamari lands a head shot.
Sinclair staying out of range there.
Calamari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calamari connects with a single shot there.
Calamari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sinclair tries to work over Calamari's front leg with a kick but Calamari checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sinclair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Sinclair throws a low kick, looking for Calamari's leg but Calamari calmly moves out of range.
Calamari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sinclair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamari was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinclair.
Sinclair loads up on a big right hand but Calamari slips the punch.
Sinclair throws an overhand right that lands on Calamari's shoulder, as Calamari tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Sinclair misses.
Calamari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sinclair.
Sinclair scores with a jab to the head.
Sinclair defending well as Calamari loads up on a big left hand.
Calamari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Calamari looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sinclair lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calamari's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Sinclair.
A big right from Calamari misses.
Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calamari.
Sinclair fails to land the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Calamari on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Calamari.
Calamari moves out of range of the body kick from Sinclair.
A cross from Sinclair lands.
Sinclair slips a jab from Calamari.
Jab, jab by Calamari - just one landing.
Sinclair throws a head kick but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari cracks Sinclair with a good jab.
Sinclair moves forwards but Calamari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinclair was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
Sinclair bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Calamari's head.
Calamari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Calamari lands a nice shot that snaps Sinclair's head back.
Calamari misses with a right hand
and Sinclair counters with a three punch combo that has Calamari backing up. Calamari nods at Sinclair to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinclair misses with a body shot.
#T2#
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinclair was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
Calamari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target.
Sinclair was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Calamari blocks a head kick by Sinclair.
Sinclair goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Calamari misses with a straight right.
Sinclair was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sinclair misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Calamari! But no joy.
Sinclair throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Calamari's head.
Calamari stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sinclair misses with a low kick.
Calamari looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Calamari moves out of range of the body kick from Sinclair.
Calamari sizes up Sinclair with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Calamari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sinclair's head backwards.
Sinclair slips a straight right by Calamari.
Calamari throws a hook but Sinclair blocks it.#T3#
Calamari misses with a left hand
and Sinclair counters with a head kick.
Sinclair looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some wild striking there from Sinclair.
A little jabbing left from Calamari on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Calamari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sinclair drops his hands momentarily and Calamari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Calamari with a nice cross.
Sinclair on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab lands there for Calamari.
Calamari misses with a straight right.
Calamari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sinclair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Sinclair misses its intended target.
Calamari connects with a jab.
Calamari misses with a wild combination.
#T4#
Calamari just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sinclair avoids the body shot from Calamari.
Calamari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sinclair.
Calamari connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sinclair's hands.
Calamari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sinclair looks to land a combination but Calamari avoids it well.
A combination from Sinclair does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sinclair. Calamari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calamari looks to throw the jab but Sinclair is out of range.
A big left from Calamari misses.
It looked like Sinclair was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Calamari.
Calamari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sinclair.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Sinclair.
Calamari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Itchy Sinclair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sinclair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Valdo Calamari.
Well Calamari has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdo Calamari!
In his post fight interview, Valdo Calamari started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
FFT Strikers Vs Grapplers R8
Date: Apr 30, 2023 |
#R1#
Calamari connects with a right hand. Phap Qui shakes it off.
Phap Qui tries to clinch up
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD#
Calamari darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Phap Qui wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamari moves into full mount! Phap Qui won't be happy about that!
Calamari lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Calamari is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Phap Qui can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calamari working Phap Qui over with strikes here.
Calamari lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Phap Qui hang on?
Calamari scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Calamari tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T1#
Calamari looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Phap Qui covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valdo Calamari!
A very excited looking Valdo Calamari 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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Event:
ENIGMA 165
Date: Apr 23, 2023 |
#R1##TD2#
Xanthopoulos looking to score a takedown here. Calamari is defending well but Xanthopoulos drives through and ends up in Calamari's guard.
Xanthopoulos 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Calamari is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Calamari tries to free his leg and advance position but Xanthopoulos is retaining full guard.
Xanthopoulos wants to sweep but no luck.
Calamari wants to control from the top but Xanthopoulos keeps moving.
Xanthopoulos controlling Calamari's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xanthopoulos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Calamari's guard. #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xanthopoulos being controlled here momentarily. #T1#
Xanthopoulos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Calamari pulls Xanthopoulos in close to prevent any damage.
Calamari is looking to sweep but instead, Xanthopoulos has passed into half guard.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Calamari tries to get to full guard but Xanthopoulos has control of the leg.
Xanthopoulos is taking a breather. Calamari says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Xanthopoulos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
My spies in Steel Penn Training Den inform me that Xanthopoulos has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Calamari is looking to get back to full guard here but Xanthopoulos has managed to pass to side control instead.#T3#
Calamari is looking for a sweep.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Calamari being controlled for a moment. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Xanthopoulos or perhaps it was just good defense by Calamari, which made it look bad. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Calamari dips to his left and cracks Xanthopoulos with an uppercut!
Calamari seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#TD2#
Xanthopoulos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Calamari is looking for a sweep.
Calamari is working hard here to advance position.
Calamari struggling a bit here.
Calamari is looking to reverse the position.
Calamari wants to control but Xanthopoulos postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Xanthopoulos happy to just control the position for now.
Calamari is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Xanthopoulos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos 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#
Calamari throws a lazy right hand but Xanthopoulos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Xanthopoulos moved out of range nicely.
Calamari lands a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos with a poor takedown
and Calamari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xanthopoulos avoids the body shot from Calamari.
Xanthopoulos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calamari's waist but Calamari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Xanthopoulos off to one side.
It looked like Calamari was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Xanthopoulos.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos.
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but Xanthopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Xanthopoulos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari throws a hook but Xanthopoulos avoids it easily.
Xanthopoulos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Calamari avoids it really well and circles away.
Calamari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T1#
Calamari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos with the counter takedown but Calamari avoids it easily.
Calamari jabs at Xanthopoulos's body.
Xanthopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Calamari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Calamari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Calamari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Calamari wants it to stay on the feet.
Xanthopoulos fails with the takedown.
Valdo Calamari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calamari lands a nice shot that snaps Xanthopoulos's head back.
Xanthopoulos fails with the takedown
and Calamari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Xanthopoulos misses with a takedown attempt
and Calamari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Calamari with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Xanthopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xanthopoulos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Calamari defends it well.
Xanthopoulos misses with a takedown
and Calamari counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xanthopoulos tries to clinch but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Xanthopoulos.
Calamari swings for the body but Xanthopoulos moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Xanthopoulos 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL2#
Xanthopoulos closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Calamari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Calamari seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Calamari misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Calamari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T3#
Calamari works the jab nicely.
Xanthopoulos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Calamari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calamari lands a glancing blow to the side of Xanthopoulos's head.
Calamari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Xanthopoulos's head backwards.
Xanthopoulos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Calamari cracks a nice hook into Xanthopoulos's ribs.
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but Xanthopoulos ducks down to avoid it.
Xanthopoulos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calamari.
Calamari lands with a cross.
Xanthopoulos closes the distance and clinches up with Calamari, looking for a takedown. Xanthopoulos pushes Calamari against the cage but Calamari circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Xanthopoulos closes the distance and clinches up with Calamari, looking for a takedown. Xanthopoulos pushes Calamari against the cage but Calamari circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#T4#
Calamari looks to throw the jab but Xanthopoulos is out of range.
Xanthopoulos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xanthopoulos darts in looking for a takedown but Calamari gets double underhooks and turns Xanthopoulos into the cage.
Calamari is looking to counter punch.
Calamari works Xanthopoulos's body with a nice hook.
Xanthopoulos walks into a jab.
Calamari lands a nice shot to the body.
Xanthopoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calamari throws out the jab.
Valdo Calamari is winning the standup battle so far.
Calamari cracks Xanthopoulos with a good jab.
Xanthopoulos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Calamari sprawls well. Calamari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Xanthopoulos gets slowly back to his feet.
Calamari lands a jab to Xanthopoulos's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that second round.
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#
Calamari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Calamari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Xanthopoulos doesn't seem phased though.
Calamari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calamari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calamari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xanthopoulos can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Calamari. Those never looked like landing.
Xanthopoulos is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Xanthopoulos.
Calamari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Calamari misses with a straight left.
Calamari works Xanthopoulos's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari lands with a straight right. Xanthopoulos didn't see that one coming.
Calamari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Xanthopoulos throws a series of punches but Calamari avoids them all with ease.
Xanthopoulos fails with a takedown attempt. #T1#
Xanthopoulos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Xanthopoulos slips a jab from Calamari.
Xanthopoulos shoots and misses
and Calamari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Xanthopoulos misses with a takedown
letting Calamari counter with a right hand.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos.
Calamari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Xanthopoulos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Xanthopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
Calamari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T2##TD2#
Xanthopoulos scores with a takedown into Calamari's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calamari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Calamari has his hands on Xanthopoulos's head, controlling the position.
Calamari has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Xanthopoulos has passed into side control.
Xanthopoulos takes a little break here. Calamari wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#T3#
Calamari struggling a bit here.
Calamari is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Xanthopoulos off and has taken his back!
Xanthopoulos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Calamari trying to control momentarily.
Calamari is trying to stick to Xanthopoulos's back but Xanthopoulos is turning into Calamari. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Calamari's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Xanthopoulos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamari working a defensive guard but Xanthopoulos manages to pass into side control anyway.
#T4#
The referee asks Xanthopoulos politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Xanthopoulos prefers to stall for the moment though.
Calamari wants to control but Xanthopoulos postures up.
Calamari sneaks back into half guard.
Xanthopoulos not doing much here.
Calamari is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valdo Calamari showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Calamari has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdo Calamari!
Valdo Calamari spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 160
Date: Mar 19, 2023 |
#R1#
Calamari scores with a jab.
Monkey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monkey misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Calamari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Calamari misses with a left hand
enabling Monkey to counter with a crisp jab.
Monkey misses with a body kick.
Calamari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Monkeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Calamari stalks Monkey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Monkey's face. Monkey staggers backwards, shaken.
Monkey misses with a body shot
and Calamari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
Monkey throws a low kick but Calamari avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheers as Monkey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Calamari doesn't seem phased though.
Calamari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Monkey backs up against the cage.
Calamari scores with a body shot.
Monkey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calamari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
Monkey cracks a nice hook into Calamari's ribs.
Monkey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calamari throws out the jab.
Monkey scores with a leg kick.
#T1#
Calamari throws a poor cross that misses
and Monkey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monkey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
Monkey misses with a hook
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Monkey.
Monkey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Monkey misses with a hook.
Monkey throws the kick towards the body but Calamari avoids it.
Calamari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#ROC2#Calamari is rocked!
Calamari lands a slapping body shot.
Oh Calamari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Calamari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calamari seems to have got his legs back now.
Monkey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
Calamari throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Monkey to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calamari blocks a jab.
Calamari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big right from Monkey misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Calamari checks a leg kick.
Calamari misses with a body shot.
#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Monkey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monkey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Monkey. Calamari shrugs it off though.
Monkey is looking to score with low kicks.
Monkey misses with a looping left.
Monkey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
Monkey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A lazy left from Calamari finds it's target.
Monkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Calamari misses with an uppercut.
Calamari is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Monkey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monkey lands a jab.
Monkey has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Calamari throws an off balance right hand
and Monkey counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Calamari misses with an uppercut
and Monkey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monkey throws a leg kick but Calamari moved away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Calamari, as that shot connected.
Monkey ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.#T3##KD2#
Monkey drops Calamari with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Calamari looks back up at him and smiles so Monkey waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Calamari lands a nice shot that snaps Monkey's head back.
Calamari seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Monkey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Calamari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monkey.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Calamari.
Monkey has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Monkey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Calamari finds it's way through Monkey's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calamari scores with a shot to the body.
Calamari misses with a straight left.
Calamari slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Monkey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Monkey misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Calamari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Calamari finds it's way through Monkey's defenses.
Calamari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monkey thinks about the counter body kick.#T4#
Calamari blocks a head kick by Monkey.
Monkey throws a jab but it's blocked by Calamari.
Calamari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monkey lands with a cross.
Monkey throws a body shot but no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Monkey. Calamari shrugs it off though.
Calamari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Monkey throws a hook but Calamari avoids it easily.
Calamari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Monkey.
Calamari scores with a nice head shot.
Valdo Calamari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monkey cracks Calamari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Calamari throws a body shot but no joy.
Monkey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Monkey.
Calamari cracks Monkey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Monkey closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Calamari out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spider Monkey!
Spider Monkey is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Spider Monkey 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:
ENIGMA 157
Date: Mar 05, 2023 |
#R1#
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt
and Calamari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Calamari's shoulder, as Calamari tries to avoid the shot.
Calamari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Calamari lands with a hook. Hardy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Calamari misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Hardy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Calamari!
Calamari is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hardy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Calamari tries to get to full guard but Hardy has control of the leg.
Calamari wants to get back to his feet.
Calamari tries to get to full guard but Hardy has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Hardy seems content to control.
Calamari wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calamari gets back to full guard.
Calamari wants to get back to his feet but Hardy is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T1#
Calamari pulls Hardy in to control the position.
Calamari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardy is one step ahead there.
Calamari is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Calamari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardy is one step ahead there.
Calamari 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#
Hardy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hardy is not content to let Calamari control the position.
Calamari working Hardy over with strikes. #T2#
Hardy is doing well to control the position and prevent Calamari from advancing to side control.
Hardy has hold of Calamari's hands but Calamari slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hardy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Calamari lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Calamari chips away with some ground and pound.
Hardy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hardy has momentary wrist control but Calamari slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamari is working Hardy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Calamari content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Calamari preventing the sweep.
Calamari working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Calamari is proving a slippery customer.
Calamari works over Hardy with some ground and pound from guard.#T3#
Hardy controlling Calamari's posture.
Calamari content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Calamari with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Calamari makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Calamari wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Calamari connects with a couple of short punches.
Calamari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB2#
Hardy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Calamari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Calamari lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
Hardy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T4#
Calamari wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Calamari landing some decent shots from guard.
Calamari landing some decent shots from guard.
Calamari postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Calamari landing some decent shots from guard.
Hardy has momentary wrist control but Calamari slips an elbow through the middle.
Calamari pushes down on Hardy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hardy has hold of Calamari's hands but Calamari slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Calamari looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hardy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calamari working the head and body with strikes.
Calamari scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Calamari misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Calamari, as that shot connected.
Calamari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Calamari sizes up Hardy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Calamari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Calamari throws a big shot that misses.
Calamari seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hardy cracks Calamari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
And Hardy tries to counter it with a takedown but Calamari pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Calamari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardy throws a combination. Calamari tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calamari throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Calamari lands with an uppercut that bounces Hardy off the cage and back into range.
Hardy darts in looking for a takedown but Calamari gets double underhooks and turns Hardy into the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hardy is defended easily by Calamari.
Calamari moves out of range of the strikes.
Calamari cracks Hardy with a right hand to the side of the head.#T1#
Decent striking displayed by Calamari there.
Hardy goes for a double leg but Calamari avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Calamari continues to drive forward.
Calamari throwing a counter right hand but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nero Hardy.
Calamari misses with a straight right.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Calamari.
Hardy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Calamari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valdo Calamari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown but Calamari manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hardy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Calamari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Hardy closes the distance and clinches up with Calamari, looking for a takedown. Hardy pushes Calamari against the cage but Calamari circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hardy slips under a jab from Calamari.
A punch lands to the side of Hardy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calamari throws out the jab.
Calamari throws an overhand right that lands on Hardy's shoulder, as Hardy tries to avoid the shot.
Calamari looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Calamari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL2#
and Hardy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy blocking some punches.
Calamari misses with some punches.
Calamari misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Calamari - that landed with a thud.
Calamari has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
Calamari will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hardy up against the cage.
Calamari swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy blocking some punches.
Calamari lands a shoulder strike.
Calamari misses with the head strike.
#T3##BC#
Calamari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy has a takedown stuffed.
Hardy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Calamari misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy slips a straight right by Calamari.
Calamari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hardy momentarily.
Calamari throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calamari.
A big left from Calamari misses.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Hardy misses with a takedown
letting Calamari counter with a right hand. #T4#
Hardy has his takedown stuffed
and Hardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand
and Calamari counters with a nice uppercut.
Calamari moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Calamari sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hardy somewhat.
Calamari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hardy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Calamari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but Calamari is out of range. #TD2#
Hardy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Calamari trying to control here.
Hardy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calamari keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Calamari manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Hardy throws out a powerful jab.#CL2#
Hardy has managed to clinch.
Calamari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calamari tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calamari working hard to break the clinch.
Calamari tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calamari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Calamari working aggressively here.
Calamari stalls.
Calamari tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Calamari.
A head punch on the inside from Calamari fails to land.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Calamari. #T1#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Calamari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Calamari digs a right hand into Hardy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hardy's gas tank.
Calamari throws a head punch that misses.
Calamari has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
Calamari tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calamari digs a right hand underneath Hardy's ribcage. Hardy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Calamari can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Calamari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Calamari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calamari has Hardy pushed against the cage.
Calamari lands a right hand.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Calamari. #T2#
Calamari is trying to stall.
Hardy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Calamari pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Calamari prevents a takedown attempt there.
Calamari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Calamari has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
Calamari stalling in the clinch but Hardy improves position.
Hardy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Calamari is defending well.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nero Hardy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Calamari.#BC#
Calamari manages to break the clinch.
Hardy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Calamari scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice shot lands for Calamari.
Hardy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calamari lands with a cross.
Nero Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy goes for a double leg but Calamari avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Calamari continues to drive forward.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Calamari lands with a straight right. Hardy didn't see that one coming.
Valdo Calamari is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calamari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Calamari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hardy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#T4#
Calamari throws a hook but Hardy blocks it.
Calamari throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.#CL2#
Hardy moves into the clinch successfully.
Calamari is pressed up against the cage. Hardy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Calamari down to the mat. Calamari avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hardy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamari is just out of range.
Calamari lands with a straight right. Hardy didn't see that one coming.
Hardy misses with a body shot
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calamari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Calamari lands a head shot.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Hardy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Calamari misses with an uppercut
and Hardy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Calamari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hardy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calamari moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valdo Calamari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Calamari 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdo Calamari!
Valdo Calamari decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 150
Date: Jan 28, 2023 |
#R1#
Colamarino throws the kick towards the body but Calamari avoids it.
Colamarino tried to score with a low kick but Calamari checks it.
Calamari just misses with a punch to the body.
Colamarino lands with an overhand left.
Calamari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Colamarino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Colamarino swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Colamarino blocks a jab.
Colamarino throws a looping overhand right but Calamari ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Calamari.
Valdo Calamari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colamarino throws a body shot but no joy.
Calamari throws a lazy uppercut
and Colamarino counters with an outside leg kick.
Calamari misses with a wild body shot.
Calamari throws a shot from downtown. Colamarino moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Colamarino!
Colamarino misses with a body shot.
Colamarino stuffs the takedown attempt from Calamari. Calamari gets slowly back to his feet.
Calamari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Colamarino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Colamarino misses with a straight left. #T1#
Colamarino misses with a kick to the body.
#TD#
Calamari gets a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Calamari.
Colamarino wants to improve his position but Calamari is controlling well.
Calamari lands strikes from half guard.
Colamarino is trying to get back to full guard.
Calamari performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Calamari thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Colamarino's head. #T2#
Calamari stalling away here and it's allowed Colamarino to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Colamarino keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully.
Calamari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calamari stopping the sweep attempt from Colamarino.
Calamari throws a big elbow that misses.
Calamari stands and throws Colamarino's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Calamari staying calm.
Colamarino takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
#T3#
Calamari lands some shots froms side control.
Calamari in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Calamari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colamarino keeps working.
Calamari throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Colamarino works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calamari not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Calamari not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Calamari is trying to control the action in half guard but Colamarino is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Calamari not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Colamarino wants to improve his position but Calamari is controlling well.
We've been hearing that Calamari has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Colamarino blocking the ground and pound attempt from Calamari.
Still in half guard, Calamari seems content to control.
Calamari seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Colamarino for as long as he can get away with.
Calamari missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calamari thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Colamarino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Calamari on the side of the head.#CL#
Calamari clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Colamarino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Colamarino misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Colamarino!
Colamarino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calamari misses with a wild combination.
Colamarino defending well as Calamari loads up on a big left hand.
Calamari scores with a jab.
Colamarino ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Colamarino walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Colamarino misses with a straight right.
Calamari throws a poor cross that misses
and Colamarino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Colamarino moved out of range nicely.
And Colamarino responds with a good body kick, but Calamari manages to step out the way in time.
Calamari swings widly with a right hand
and Colamarino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Colamarino as Calamari shoots in.
Calamari throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Colamarino to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
A big left from Calamari misses.
Colamarino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calamari.
Calamari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but Colamarino ducks down to avoid it.
Colamarino misses with a right hand
letting Calamari counter with a right hand.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colamarino moves away.
Colamarino stuffs the takedown.
Colamarino fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Calamari.
An inside leg kick from Colamarino misses. #TD#
Calamari feints and as Colamarino raises his hands in defense, Calamari changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Colamarino seems keen to control Calamari's posture.
Calamari is looking to advance position but Colamarino has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB#
Calamari is trying to escape the mount.
#T2#
Colamarino wants to take Calamari's back here but Calamari is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calamari really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Calamari is squirming around, avoiding Colamarino's attempts to control the action.
Calamari is looking to improve his position but Colamarino isn't that keen on the idea.
Calamari is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Calamari sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Calamari 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.#T3#
Colamarino is thwarting Calamari's attempts to control the position.
Calamari trying to get back to full guard but Colamarino takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Colamarino looking to control and managing it successfully.
Colamarino prevents Calamari from getting the reversal.
Colamarino is stalling here but it's allowed Calamari to get half guard.
Calamari works his way to full guard. Good work.#T4#
Calamari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Colamarino's guard. #REVR#
Colamarino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Calamari slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Valdo Calamari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calamari postures up and lands a big shot to Colamarino's brow.
Colamarino keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully.
Colamarino has his hands on Calamari's head, controlling the position.
Calamari trying to control but Colamarino is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Valdo Calamari will probably get the nod.
That's time! Calamari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Colamarino lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Colamarino gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calamari gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Colamarino counter with a right hand. #CL#
Calamari gets a clinch. #BC2#
Colamarino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Calamari misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Colamarino makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Calamari really felt that one!
Colamarino avoids the body shot from Calamari.
A chopping leg kick lands by Colamarino.
Colamarino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Colamarino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Colamarino throws a low kick but it's checked well by Calamari.
Colamarino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Colamarino scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colamarino misses with a hook.
Colamarino has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target. #T1#
Calamari walks into a stiff left hand from Colamarino.
Calamari shoots in looking for a takedown but Colamarino manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Calamari's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Calamari throws a right hand that misses
and Colamarino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calamari throws a body shot but no joy.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calamari throws out a powerful jab.
Calamari tries for a takedown but Colamarino circles away easily
and Colamarino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valdo Calamari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calamari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Colamarino looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but Colamarino ducks down to avoid it.
Calamari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Colamarino moves away from the strike by Calamari.
Colamarino appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Colamarino connects with a single shot there.
Calamari misses with a double jab
and Colamarino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calamari tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Colamarino counters with an outside leg kick.
Calamari throws the left hand but Colamarino avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Colamarino releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Calamari goes for a double leg but Colamarino avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Colamarino continues to drive forward.
Colamarino flicks out a counter leg kick but Calamari steps away.
A head punch on the inside from Calamari fails to land.
Calamari throws a punch but it's blocked by Colamarino. #BC2#
Colamarino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Calamari on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colamarino. Calamari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Calamari.
Colamarino throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Calamari's head.
Calamari closes this distance looking for a takedown but Colamarino circles away.
Calamari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Calamari with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Colamarino to counter with a crisp jab.
Colamarino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calamari.
Kentrail Colamarino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Colamarino lands a jab to the nose.
Calamari misses with a two punch combination.
Colamarino swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Colamarino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T3#
Colamarino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Calamari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Colamarino.
Calamari changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Calamari lands a head shot.
Kentrail Colamarino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calamari just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Colamarino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Colamarino throws a hook but Calamari avoids it easily.
Colamarino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calamari just misses with a punch to the body.
Colamarino throws out a loose jab but Calamari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calamari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#TD#
Calamari drives through with a takedown into guard.
Calamari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calamari wants to pass the guard but Colamarino is keeping the position.
Calamari with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T4#
Colamarino keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully.
Calamari controlling from the top position.
Calamari wants to control from the top but Colamarino keeps moving.
Calamari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Calamari working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Colamarino looking for a guillotine here but Calamari defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kentrail Colamarino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Calamari has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Valdo Calamari!
Our winner, Valdo Calamari, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 146
Date: Jan 01, 2023 |
#R1#
Rai throws a nice looking combination but Calamari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rai slips a straight right by Calamari.
Calamari throws out a loose jab but Rai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calamari throws a shot from downtown. Rai moves away and avoids it.
Rai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rai misses with a leg kick.
Calamari half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Calamari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Calamari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calamari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Rai misses.
Calamari seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Calamari in his tracks. #TD#
Calamari is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rai's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Calamari lands a nice short elbow.
Rai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Calamari.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calamari slips a nice elbow through Rai's hands, connecting with Rai's forehead.
Calamari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T1#
Calamari lands strikes from half guard.
Rai wants to control but Calamari is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Calamari slows the pace down in half guard.
Calamari 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.
Calamari working over Rai with some ground and pound. Rai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB2#
Rai looking for submissions off his back.
Calamari winds up and cracks Rai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Calamari is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Calamari controlling the action here.
Rai trying to control here.
#T2#
Rai has hold of Calamari's hands but Calamari slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Calamari takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Calamari sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rai defending well though.
Rai tries to get to full guard but Calamari has control of the leg.
Calamari not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Calamari not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Calamari throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Calamari drops an elbow to the side of Rai's head.
Calamari lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Calamari is pressing down on Rai's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rai is holding on for now.
Rai controlling the position for now.
Calamari is trying to control. Rai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Calamari is working away from the top position though.
Rai wants to get back to full guard.
Calamari landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Calamari is nestled in close to Rai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T4#
Calamari takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Calamari throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Calamari lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Calamari wants to free his trapped foot but Rai is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Calamari scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Calamari.
Calamari working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Calamari lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Calamari is nestled in close to Rai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Calamari is trying to control. Rai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Calamari scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Calamari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Calamari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Calamari lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rai at a distance.
Rai throws a leg kick that misses.
Rai jabs Calamari right on the nose. Calamari blinks but takes it well.
Calamari lands a nice looking body shot.
Calamari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rai counters with a nice uppercut.
Rai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calamari.#CL2#
Rai has managed to clinch.
Rai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Calamari swings wildly with an uppercut but Rai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rai struggles to land a body shot inside as Calamari controls his hands.
Rai jumps guard but Calamari turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Calamari has clasped his hands together around Rai's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Calamari misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Calamari throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Rai works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Rai wants to improve his position but Calamari is controlling well.
#T1#
Calamari drops an elbow to the side of Rai's head.
Calamari looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Calamari seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rai wants to control but Calamari is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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. Calamari connects with a nice short shot to Rai's temple.
Valdo Calamari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calamari landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rai is looking for a sweep. Calamari is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Calamari scores with a couple of nice shots.#T2#
Nice strikes from Calamari there.
Calamari is nestled in close to Rai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Calamari working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Calamari working Rai over with strikes.
Calamari not doing much here.
Calamari lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Calamari sitting in guard here, content to control.
Calamari wants to control from the top but Rai keeps moving. #T3#
Rai is trying to keep Calamari in close.
Calamari postures up in Rai's guard and throws a big left but Rai blocks it.
Calamari is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rai can't keep his opponent in guard - Calamari advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Calamari passes into side control, despite Rai's attempt to control the position.
Rai trying to remain calm as Calamari controls from the top position.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Calamari creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Calamari scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rai to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Rai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rai takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Calamari lands some shots froms side control.
Rai defending against the ground and pound.
Rai is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Rai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Calamari grinds an elbow into Rai's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Rai throws out a powerful jab.
Rai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calamari.
Calamari lands with an uppercut that bounces Rai off the cage and back into range.
Rai missing with a left hand there. Calamari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calamari misses with a few strikes there.
Rai thinks about the counter body kick.
The fighters circling - Calamari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Calamari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Rai moved out of range nicely.
Rai tries to bum rush Calamari with a series of wild strikes but Calamari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown attempt by Calamari or perhaps it was just good defense by Rai, which made it look bad. #CL2#
Rai rushes Calamari and presses him up against the cage.
Rai is pressed up against the cage. Calamari has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rai down to the mat. Rai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rai scores with the left hand. Calamari knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Rai.
Rai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Calamari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rai can do to turn this around?
Calamari throws a hook but Rai blocks it.#T1#
Rai throws a shot from downtown. Calamari moves away and avoids it.
Rai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rai misses with a low kick.
Calamari connects with a jab.
Rai motions for Calamari to come forward. Rai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Rai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Calamari.
Rai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rai misses with a straight right.
Calamari takes one on the button.
Calamari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rai momentarily.
Rai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calamari drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rai sprawls and moves away.
Calamari lands a glancing blow to the side of Rai's head.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Rai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rai walks into a left hand.
Rai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Calamari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Agansing Rai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Rai. That's going to slow Calamari down.
Calamari digs a good body shot into Rai's ribs.
Calamari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Calamari appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rai takes one to the side of the head.
Rai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calamari.#CL#
Calamari darts in and clinches Rai up against the cage.
Rai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calamari is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valdo Calamari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calamari is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice left hand lands by Rai.
A shot in the inside from Rai.
Calamari goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rai prevents it.
Rai tries to work over Calamari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calamari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T3#
Calamari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rai tries a body shot but Calamari blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Calamari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Calamari misses with a punch on the inside.
Calamari blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rai fails to land.
Calamari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Calamari scores with a shoulder strike.
Rai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calamari blocks a body shot from Rai.
Rai swings wildly with an uppercut but Calamari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rai fails to land.
Calamari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rai throws a head punch that misses.
Rai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T4#
Rai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Calamari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Calamari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calamari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calamari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Calamari gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Calamari seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Calamari takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rai wants to control but Calamari is keeping busy.
Calamari wants to control but Rai is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calamari drops an elbow to the side of Rai's head.
Calamari wants to take a breather but Rai is having none of it.
Calamari winds up and cracks Rai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Valdo Calamari.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Calamari, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdo Calamari!
Valdo Calamari thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
TFL:2 Calamari Vs Griggs
Date: Dec 07, 2022 |
#R1#
Calamari throws a shot to the body.
Calamari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griggs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Calamari slips a jab from Griggs.
Calamari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Griggs!
Calamari getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#TD2#
Calamari closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calamari trying to control the position but Griggs is working away.
Calamari controls the position.
Calamari is looking to take a break and control but Griggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Calamari throws a strike aimed at the side of Griggs's head but Griggs avoids it well.
Calamari tries to score with some ground and pound. Griggs controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Griggs is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T1#
Calamari sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Griggs is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Griggs parries the strikes from Calamari easily there. Calamari is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Griggs to escape.
Calamari trying to control the position but Griggs is working away.
Calamari misses with the ground and pound.
Calamari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Griggs is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Calamari is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calamari working the ground and pound but Griggs is defending the strikes.
Calamari tries to score with some ground and pound. Griggs controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Calamari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griggs keeps working.
Calamari misses with the ground and pound.
Griggs taking a bit of punishment here - Calamari scoring with strikes.
Calamari sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Griggs is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Calamari connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Griggs some visible discomfort.
#T2#
Calamari sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Griggs is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Calamari controlling from side mount.
Check out the look on Calamari's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Griggs's face as Calamari controls the position.
Griggs is trying to get back to his feet.
Calamari is working Griggs over with some ground and pound from side control.
Calamari prevents Griggs from escaping the position.
Calamari working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sloppy strikes there by Calamari.
Calamari grinds an elbow into Griggs's temple.
Calamari working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Griggs is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Calamari has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Calamari wants to control but Griggs is keeping him busy. #T3#
Griggs is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamari is chipping away with strikes.
Calamari looks up at the clock and then as Griggs takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Calamari smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Griggs is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Calamari has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Griggs looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Calamari throws an elbow but Griggs slips to the side and avoids it well.
Griggs wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Calamari in side control, throwing shots but Griggs defends.
Calamari is looking to take a break and control but Griggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Griggs is pushing Calamari's head away, looking to escape. Calamari manages to hold on to the position though.#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.
Calamari scoring with punches from side control.
Calamari creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Calamari scoring with punches from side control.
Calamari sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Griggs is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Calamari in side control, throwing shots but Griggs defends.
Griggs is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Calamari looks up at the clock and then as Griggs takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Calamari smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Calamari takes a little break here. Griggs wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Griggs wants to get back to his feet but Calamari drags him back down.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Calamari working his ground and pound in the gym.
Calamari lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Calamari punishes Griggs's body with a nice straight punch.
Griggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Calamari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griggs misses with a body punch
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frankie Griggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griggs tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Calamari on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Calamari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Calamari getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Calamari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Calamari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Griggs throws out a loose jab but Calamari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valdo Calamari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calamari avoids the head kick by Griggs.
Calamari scores with a jab. Griggs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calamari dives in for a single leg takedown but Griggs sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Griggs appears to be looking for a big counter.
Calamari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T1#
Calamari shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Griggs defends it nicely.
As Calamari looks to move away, Griggs throws a big counter combo but Calamari just gets out of the way.
Calamari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Calamari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab, jab by Calamari - just one landing.
Griggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calamari manages to avoid it.
Griggs misses with a looping left.
Calamari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Griggs's head.#T2#
Griggs lands a head shot.
Calamari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Calamari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calamari thuds a left hand into Griggs's body.#TD2#
Calamari throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Griggs was covering up waiting for the punch and Calamari finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Griggs wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griggs throws a sloppy head kick and Calamari moves out of range easily.
Calamari shoots in for a double leg but Griggs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Frankie Griggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valdo Calamari.
Griggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Calamari connects with a jab.
Nice jab there from Calamari. #T3#
Griggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griggs misses with a shot to the body
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand.
Griggs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Griggs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Griggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calamari.
Calamari cracks Griggs with an open hand slap.
Griggs motions for Calamari to come forward. Griggs throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griggs needs to keep his hands up - Calamari had a free shot at his head there.
A jab lands there for Calamari.
Calamari jabs Griggs right on the nose. Griggs blinks but takes it well.
Calamari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Griggs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calamari lands with a straight right. Griggs didn't see that one coming.
Griggs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Griggs feints a jab promting Calamari to slip. Griggs then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Calamari slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Calamari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot lands for Calamari.
The crowd cheers as Calamari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Griggs doesn't seem phased though.
Calamari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That kick from Griggs tenderised Calamari's leg. Calamari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Calamari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calamari dodges the punch combination from Griggs.
No joy there for Calamari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Griggs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Calamari lands the left hand.
Donk. Calamari catches Griggs right on the button with a cross.
Calamari moves out of range of the leg kick from Griggs.
Griggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calamari defending well as Griggs loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Griggs.
Griggs throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Calamari's head.
Calamari scores with a nice strike.
Griggs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut there from Calamari.
Calamari tries to clinch there but Griggs circles away.
Calamari blocks a head kick by Griggs.
Griggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T1#
Griggs does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Calamari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Calamari lands a jab.#TD2#
Calamari bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Calamari in side control lands a decent elbow.
Calamari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griggs keeps working.
Calamari tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Calamari in side control, throwing shots but Griggs defends.
Calamari is chipping away with strikes.
#T2#
Calamari is putting a hurting on Griggs here, landing some big shots from side control.
Griggs is not content to let Calamari control the position.
Calamari working the head and body with strikes.
Calamari is putting a hurting on Griggs here, landing some big shots from side control.
Calamari is looking to take a break and control but Griggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Calamari landing strikes.
Griggs wants to get back to his feet but Calamari drags him back down.#T3#
Calamari 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.
Calamari scores with punches from side control.
Calamari staying calm.
Calamari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griggs keeps working.
Calamari scoring with punches and elbows.
Valdo Calamari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Calamari trying to control the action but Griggs is working from the bottom.
Calamari in side control, throwing shots but Griggs defends.
Calamari creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Griggs is pushing Calamari's head away, looking to escape. Calamari manages to hold on to the position though.#T4#
Griggs is not content to let Calamari control the position.
Calamari cracks Griggs with a big right hand but Griggs just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Calamari lands an elbow.
Calamari in side control lands a decent elbow.
Calamari scoring with punches and elbows.
Calamari throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Calamari remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Calamari working the ground and pound but Griggs is defending the strikes.
Calamari cracks Griggs with a big elbow.
Griggs parries the strikes from Calamari easily there. Calamari is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Griggs to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari really 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.#R4#
Calamari shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Griggs sprawls well. Griggs wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Calamari gets slowly back to his feet.
Griggs appears to be looking for a big counter.
Calamari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Calamari slips under a jab from Griggs.
Griggs dodges the punch combination from Calamari.
Griggs is looking to counter punch.
Valdo Calamari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Calamari might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Calamari fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Griggs on the side of the head.#TD2#
Calamari shoots in and bounces Griggs off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#T1#
Calamari postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Calamari not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Calamari prevents Griggs from getting back to his feet.
Calamari lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Calamari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Calamari is working Griggs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Calamari connects with a couple of short punches.
Calamari landing with the ground and pound. #ROC2#Griggs is rocked!
Calamari landing some decent shots from guard.
Oh Griggs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Calamari wants to control from the top but Griggs keeps moving.
Calamari postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Griggs covers up, he's hurt! Calamari keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Calamari and the ref steps in to end the fight! Calamari can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valdo Calamari!
A victorious Valdo Calamari thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
TFL:1 New Era
Date: Nov 03, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Calamari drives through with a takedown into Thekid's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamari is working Thekid over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thekid wants to stand and escape but Calamari is having none of it.
Calamari chips away with some ground and pound.
Calamari not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Calamari advances position into side control!
Calamari landing strikes.
Calamari lands a few punches from side control.
Calamari 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.
Calamari controlling the position from side mount.
Calamari has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Calamari grinds an elbow into Thekid's temple. #T1#
Thekid is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #ROC#Thekid is rocked!
Thekid wants to get back to his feet.
Thekid is still in real trouble! Can Calamari finish him?
Calamari in side control lands a decent elbow.
Calamari lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Thekid! Calamari senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Thekid out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Valdo Calamari!
Our winner, Valdo Calamari, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Jimmy Thekid had this to say: 'Can’t win em all thanks for all the love and support back to the grind be back better than ever #PaidInFull'. |
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Event:
Nfld 25
Date: Oct 15, 2022 |
#R1#
Good shot there by Calamari.
A jab lands there for Randy.
Calamari throws a big shot that misses.
Calamari loads up on a big right hand but Randy slips the punch.
Randy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Randy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Calamari.
Randy misses with a looping right.
Randy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Calamari finds it's way round the side to connect with Randy's head.
Randy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Calamari is fending him off so far but Randy persists. Nope, Calamari circles away and we're back to standing.
Randy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Randy shoots for a takedown but Calamari saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Macho Man Randy.
Calamari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Randy.
We've been hearing reports that Calamari has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
Calamari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#ROC2#Calamari is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Randy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Randy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Randy staying out of range there.
Randy shoots in but no luck this time.
Calamari throws a hook to the side of Randy's head but Randy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Randy misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Randy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calamari missing with a left hand there. Randy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Randy moves out of range as Calamari strikes.
Calamari misses with an uppercut. Randy saw that one coming.
Randy slips under a jab from Calamari.
Randy shoots in for a takedown but Calamari shows good takedown defense.
Nice defenses there by Calamari.
Calamari feinted with a counter takedown.
Calamari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calamari lands a nice shot that snaps Randy's head back.
Calamari throws a hook but Randy avoids it easily.
Randy works the jab nicely.
Calamari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calamari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randy.
Calamari cracks Randy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Randy throws a jab when Calamari was well out of range.#T2#
Randy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Calamari tries to avoid it but Randy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Calamari to the ground. Calamari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Randy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calamari.
A big right from Calamari misses.
Calamari missing with a left hand there. Randy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Randy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Calamari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Randy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big right from Randy misses.
Calamari with a jab.
Randy looks for a takedown but Calamari sprawls well.
Randy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Calamari backs up against the cage.
A lazy left from Calamari finds it's target.
Jab from Calamari.
A telegraphed right hand from Calamari misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Calamari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T3#
Calamari digs a good body shot into Randy's ribs.
Calamari lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Calamari.
Calamari loads up on a big right hand but Randy slips the punch.
Randy unleashes a big counter combination but Calamari bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Calamari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Randy.
Calamari slaps away a takedown attempt from Randy, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD#
Randy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Calamari is standing up over Randy. Randy looks to escape but Calamari dives into side control.
#REVB#
Calamari connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Randy some visible discomfort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randy is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calamari landing strikes.
Calamari working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Calamari scoring with punches and elbows.
Calamari trying to control the action but Randy is working from the bottom.
Randy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Randy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Calamari controls the position from side control.
Calamari trying to control the action but Randy is working from the bottom.
Randy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calamari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Randy keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Calamari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Randy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Calamari looks to score with a jab to the body but Randy is just out of range.
Calamari connects with a crisp jab.
Calamari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#TD#
Calamari throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Randy was covering up waiting for the punch and Calamari finishes the takedown easily into guard. #SUB2#
Calamari got a little sloppy there for a moment and Randy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Calamari has managed to get both his arms back between Randy's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Randy is looking to cinch up a triangle. Calamari throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Randy's body to avoid the submission. Randy has instead reached around Calamari's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Randy arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Macho Man Randy! |
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Event:
Nfld FN 19
Date: Sep 08, 2022 |
#R1#
Handicks blocks a jab.
Calamari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Calamari throws a jab when Handicks was well out of range.
No luck for Calamari with that takedown attempt.
Handicks seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Calamari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calamari moves forwards but Handicks connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Handicks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Calamari misses with a left hand
and Handicks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Handicks lands with a cross.
A jab from Calamari misses.
Calamari misses with a looping right.
Handicks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Calamari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Handicks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calamari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Handicks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calamari.#T1#
Calamari cracks Handicks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Calamari.
Handicks looks to throw the jab but Calamari is out of range.
Handicks takes a swing at Calamari's ribcage but misses.
Calamari throws a big shot that misses.
Handicks throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Calamari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Calamari slips under a jab.
Calamari scores with a jab.
Handicks misses with a straight left.
Calamari throws a hook to the side of Handicks's head but Handicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calamari throws a hook to the side of Handicks's head but Handicks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Handicks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handicks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#TD2#
Calamari changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Handicks looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calamari tries to score with some ground and pound. Handicks controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Calamari is chipping away with strikes.
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.
Calamari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Calamari throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Handicks is not content to let Calamari control the position.
Calamari creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Handicks sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Calamari is looking to take a break and control but Handicks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Calamari throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Calamari working the ground and pound but Handicks is defending the strikes. #T3#
Calamari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Handicks keeps working.
Handicks is looking for a sweep.
Calamari controls the position.
Calamari tries to score with some ground and pound. Handicks controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Calamari is putting a hurting on Handicks here, landing some big shots from side control.
Calamari in side control, throwing shots but Handicks defends.
Handicks manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Calamari missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Calamari looks to land a strike but Handicks avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Calamari showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T4#
Calamari working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Calamari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Handicks throws a series of strikes that have Calamari backpedaling.
Handicks misses with a hook.
Calamari throws a hook but Handicks avoids it easily.
Calamari might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Calamari misses with a looping right.
Handicks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Handicks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Handicks throws a series of punches but Calamari moves out of range.
Handicks takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handicks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Handicks swats away the attempt to clinch by Calamari.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Valdo Calamari will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##TD2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Calamari closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Calamari throws an elbow but Handicks slips to the side and avoids it well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Calamari working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Calamari throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Handicks works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Handicks is looking for a sweep. Calamari is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Calamari throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Calamari slips a nice elbow through Handicks's hands, connecting with Handicks's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Handicks is controlling Calamari's trapped leg to prevent Calamari from advancing to side control.
Calamari missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Handicks tries to roll over but Calamari keeps him under control.
Handicks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Calamari with the ground and pound but Handicks uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamari cracks Handicks with a solid left hand.
Calamari is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Handicks wants to sweep here but Calamari controlling him for the moment.
Calamari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Valdo Calamari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Calamari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Handicks is keeping the position for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Calamari trying to control the position from guard on top but Handicks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Calamari tries for a takedown but Handicks circles away easily
and Handicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johny Handicks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Handicks throws a hook but Calamari blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Calamari! But no joy.
Calamari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Calamari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice defenses there by Handicks.
Handicks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Calamari misses.
Handicks slips under a jab from Calamari.
Handicks misses with a looping right.
A jab from Handicks finds it's way through Calamari's defenses. #T3#
Handicks throws a jab when Calamari was well out of range.
Handicks lands the left hand.
Calamari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Calamari lands with a cross.
Calamari takes a jab right on the kisser.
Calamari throws a series of strikes that have Handicks backpedaling.
Calamari misses with a hook.
As Calamari tries to get set, Handicks tries to push him back and clinch up but Calamari manages to avoid the attempt.
Handicks throws a jab when Calamari was well out of range.
Valdo Calamari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calamari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Calamari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Handicks.
Handicks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calamari throws out a counter right but Handicks avoids it with no problem.
Calamari misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calamari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Handicks looks to land a left hand but Calamari moved out of range nicely.#T4#
Calamari shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Handicks pinned against the cage. Handicks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Calamari lands a really nice looking cross but Handicks seems unphased.
Handicks misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Handicks.
Calamari looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Handicks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Handicks defending well as Calamari loads up on a big left hand.
Handicks moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CL2#
Calamari moves into the clinch.#BC#
Handicks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Valdo Calamari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Handicks swings for the body but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Handicks throws a jab when Calamari was well out of range.
Calamari lands with a straight right. Handicks didn't see that one coming.
Handicks moves out of range of the strikes.
Calamari swinging wildly here.
Handicks swings for the body but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Handicks moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari defending well as Handicks loads up on a big left hand.
Calamari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Calamari throws a hook but Handicks blocks it.
Calamari moves into range and connects with a jab. #T1#
Calamari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calamari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Handicks misses with an uppercut.
Calamari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Handicks.
Handicks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calamari.
Calamari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Handicks was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Handicks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calamari throws out a counter right but Handicks avoids it with no problem.
Handicks misses with a looping left.
Handicks misses with a straight right.
Handicks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calamari.
Calamari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Handicks moved out of range nicely.
Calamari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Calamari lands a slapping body shot.
#T2#
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Handicks throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Calamari.
Handicks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handicks misses with a left hand
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Handicks misses with a hook
and Calamari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Calamari takes the fight into the clinch.
Calamari keeps control of Handicks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Calamari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calamari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Calamari throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Calamari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Calamari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Handicks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Handicks is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Handicks tries to circle away but Calamari has him pinned against the cage.
Calamari misses with a body punch.
Handicks gets underhooks to prevent Calamari's takedown attempt.
Calamari cracks Handicks with a nice body shot.
Calamari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calamari misses with a punch on the inside.
Calamari works on Handicks's body with a couple of short punches.
Calamari lands with a left to the head. #T4#
A hook to the body from Calamari.
Calamari stalling the fight.
Calamari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Handicks backwards. #BC#
Handicks manages to break the clinch.
Calamari defending well as Handicks loads up on a big left hand.
Calamari slips a straight right by Handicks.
Calamari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Handicks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Calamari counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johny Handicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Handicks walks into a stiff left hand from Calamari.
Calamari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Calamari misses.
Handicks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Calamari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calamari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valdo Calamari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Calamari 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdo Calamari!
Our winner, Valdo Calamari, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
GC 444: Simmons VS Canada
Date: Jul 16, 2022 |
#R1#
Rodgers shoots in looking for a takedown. Calamari tries to sprawl out of it but Rodgers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Calamari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've been hearing reports that Rodgers has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rodgers needs to keep his hands up - Calamari had a free shot at his head there.
Calamari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Calamari wants it to stay on the feet.
Rodgers throws a chopping leg kick but Calamari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rodgers tests Calamari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodgers digs a good body shot into Calamari's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodgers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rodgers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Calamari misses with a looping right.
Rodgers looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamari is just out of range.#T1#
Rodgers ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
The fighters circling - Rodgers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodgers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Rodgers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Calamari has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Calamari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodgers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodgers tries to counter by clinching up but Calamari breaks away and moves out of range.
Rodgers thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Calamari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick from Rodgers , right into the meat of the thigh.
Calamari throws the left hand but Rodgers avoids the punch easily.
Rodgers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodgers connects with a solid leg kick. #TD#
Rodgers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Calamari sprawls well initially but Rodgers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Calamari is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calamari is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rodgers 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rodgers 's back!
Rodgers trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. #T2#
Rodgers is trying to get back to his feet but Calamari has full control of the position and if anything, Rodgers has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rodgers tries to roll but Calamari sticks to his back.
Rodgers looking to control the position.
Rodgers trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Rodgers is in bad spot here.
Calamari lands strikes to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calamari cracks Rodgers with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Rodgers from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Rodgers trying to control the position but Calamari manages to sink in the hooks.
Rodgers wants to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodgers is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Calamari lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Calamari.
Rodgers tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #T3#
Calamari tries to control but Rodgers wriggling away.
Calamari putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rodgers working to try and regain half guard.
Calamari cracks Rodgers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Calamari in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Calamari putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Calamari scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rodgers is in a horrible position here. Calamari smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rodgers is desperately trying to improve his position but Calamari has a good base and remains in mount.
Rodgers regains half guard.
Rodgers is refusing to be controlled, as Calamari sits in half guard. #T4#
Rodgers is looking to escape.
Calamari not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Calamari is keen to just control but Rodgers is a slippery customer.
Calamari working Rodgers over with strikes.
Calamari is keen to just control but Rodgers is a slippery customer.
Calamari performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rodgers is looking for a sweep. Calamari is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rodgers is controlling Calamari's position as best he can from this difficult position.#SUB#
Rodgers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Calamari pulls his head out easily.
Rodgers is trying to stand up here but Calamari is controlling him well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Rodgers dodges the punch combination from Calamari.
Rodgers throws a series of punches but Calamari avoids them all with ease.
Rodgers looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamari is just out of range.
Rodgers throws a body punch but Calamari moves out of range.
Rodgers misses the shot to the body.
Rodgers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rodgers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calamari.
Rodgers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It seemed like Calamari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers works the jab nicely.
Calamari moves away from the strike by Rodgers .
Calamari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rodgers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Keith Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Calamari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rodgers can pounce on him.
Rodgers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rodgers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Rodgers slips a straight right by Calamari.
Rodgers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target.
Rodgers throws a looping overhand right but Calamari ducks down to avoid it.
Calamari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rodgers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Calamari scrambles back to his feet.
Rodgers scores with a punch to the head.
Rodgers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Calamari at a distance.
Calamari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Calamari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodgers .
Calamari looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rodgers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Calamari throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rodgers counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodgers scores with a sloppy right hand. Calamari should have avoided that one. #T2#
Rodgers misses with an uppercut.
Calamari throws out a counter right but Rodgers avoids it with no problem.
Rodgers punishes Calamari's body with a nice straight punch.
Calamari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Calamari might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Calamari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodgers throws out the jab.
Rodgers looks for a takedown but Calamari sprawls well.
Calamari looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rodgers misses with a body shot
and Rodgers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calamari takes a swing at Rodgers 's ribcage but misses.
Rodgers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Calamari finds it's way round the side to connect with Rodgers 's head.
Calamari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodgers throws out the jab.
Rodgers misses with a body shot.
#TD#
Rodgers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Calamari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Calamari is pressing down on Rodgers 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Calamari is adopting a defensive guard.
Rodgers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rodgers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Calamari lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Valdo Calamari has got the better of the ground game so far.
Calamari stopping the sweep attempt from Rodgers .
Rodgers wants to stand and escape but Calamari is having none of it.
Calamari distracts Rodgers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T4##SUB#
Rodgers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Calamari wants to control from the top but Rodgers keeps moving.
Calamari keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rodgers 's head.
Rodgers keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully.
Calamari controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rodgers has momentary wrist control but Calamari slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB#
Rodgers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Calamari doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Calamari manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Calamari trying to control but Rodgers is working from the bottom.
Calamari passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Rodgers dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Rodgers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Calamari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodgers with the inside leg kick.
Rodgers dips to his left and cracks Calamari with an uppercut!
A big left from Rodgers misses.
Rodgers slips a jab from Calamari.
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodgers was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
Rodgers blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodgers misses the target.
Calamari looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Calamari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rodgers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers moves away from the strike by Calamari.
Rodgers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Calamari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rodgers to score with a decent uppercut.
Keith Rodgers is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodgers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T1#
Rodgers lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Rodgers .
A telegraphed right hand from Calamari misses the target.
Calamari slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodgers , before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab from Calamari misses.
Rodgers has a takedown stuffed.
Good exchange - Rodgers coming out on top.
Rodgers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Calamari does no damage.
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodgers was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
Calamari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Rodgers cracks Calamari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rodgers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rodgers punishes Calamari's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodgers misses with an uppercut. Calamari saw that one coming.
Rodgers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Calamari misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodgers . Calamari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calamari moves away from the strike by Rodgers .
Rodgers defending well as Calamari loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Calamari. Those never looked like landing.
Rodgers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodgers throws an overhand right that lands on Calamari's shoulder, as Calamari tries to avoid the shot.
Rodgers misses with an uppercut. #T3#
Calamari throws a jab when Rodgers was well out of range.
Rodgers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rodgers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Rodgers is predictable there
and Calamari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rodgers thinking.
Calamari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodgers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Calamari has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Calamari there as he acknowledges the shot.
Calamari needs to keep his hands up - Rodgers had a free shot at his head there.
A good leg kick by Rodgers .
Nice body punch from Rodgers .
A swing and a miss from Rodgers .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rodgers , as that shot connected.
Rodgers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Calamari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T4#
Rodgers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calamari's waist but Calamari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodgers off to one side.
It seemed like Calamari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Rodgers . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calamari takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rodgers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodgers throws a leg kick
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Rodgers misses.
Calamari connects with a jab.
Rodgers just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rodgers .
An attempted straight right counter from Rodgers misses the target.
Calamari has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rodgers .
Calamari misses with a body shot.
Calamari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodgers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Calamari has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Calamari looks to land a right hand but Rodgers moved out of range.
Rodgers throws a jab when Calamari was well out of range.
Calamari looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Rodgers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rodgers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Rodgers ! |
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Event:
GC 437:Ward VS Marciano
Date: Jun 18, 2022 |
#R1#
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Calamari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by White.
Calamari scores with the left hand. White knows he should have avoided that one.
Calamari lands a head shot.
We've been hearing reports that Calamari has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Calamari works the jab nicely.
Calamari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Decent striking displayed by Calamari there.
A swing and a miss from Calamari.
White throws an off balance right hand
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ronnie White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calamari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
White throws a head kick that misses
and Calamari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Calamari lands a jab.
Calamari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Calamari takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White lands a head shot.
White throws a hook but Calamari avoids it easily.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Calamari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
White thuds a left hand into Calamari's body.
Calamari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calamari displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #T1#
Calamari takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Calamari is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A left lands for White.
White throws a looping overhand right but Calamari ducks down to avoid it.
Calamari just misses with a punch to the body.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Calamari at a distance.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calamari.
Calamari shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
White throws a good cross that connects.
White has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
White misses with a takedown
and Calamari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calamari blocks a jab.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamari was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White scores with a nice right hand.
#T2#
Calamari just misses with a punch to the body.
White misses with a leg kick
and Calamari counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White swings for the body but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari avoids a kick to the body.
Calamari is looking to counter punch.
White throws a lazy right hand but Calamari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Calamari. That snapped White's head back.
#TD2#
White drives through with a takedown into Calamari's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Calamari will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Calamari throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
White is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Calamari tries to strike from the bottom.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Calamari has wrist control.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Calamari can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as White controls the pace.
Calamari is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Calamari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White moves out of range as Calamari strikes.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Calamari takes a jab right on the kisser.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Calamari throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Calamari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calamari slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Calamari with a hook.
Calamari is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Calamari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
White scores with a jab to the body.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White throws a predictable looking body shot
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calamari.
A lazy left from Calamari finds it's target.
White throws a body punch but Calamari moves out of range.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamari was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Calamari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
White with a jab.
Calamari lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.
White tries to score with a low kick but Calamari moves his leg out of the way.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calamari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White is looking to slow Calamari down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White slips a jab from Calamari.
White throws a half hearted mid kick.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Calamari is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
White uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Calamari has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Valdo Calamari will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Calamari misses with a hook.#KD2#
A head kick lands from White that sends Calamari to the canvas. Calamari tries to scramble back to his feet but White brings him back down into side control. #ROC2#Calamari is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Valdo Calamari has been cut.
White in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Oh Calamari is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calamari manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Calamari seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White has his hands clasped together around Calamari's back. He's all about the action.
Calamari lands with a punch from half guard.
White gets back to full guard.
Calamari seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Calamari working some strikes from top position.
White trying to control the position.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White keeping moving, preventing Calamari from controlling successfully.
White managing to control the position.
White is continuing to stall.
Calamari throws a big elbow that misses.
White keeping full guard, as Calamari tries to pass.
White has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Calamari has passed into side control.
#T2#
White gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
White trying to hold on to Calamari's head to control him but Calamari postures up.
Calamari 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.
White keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Calamari working over White with some ground and pound. White looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Calamari. #T3#
Calamari is taking a breather. White says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Calamari thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
Calamari seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
White trying to control but Calamari postures up.
White is trying is best to control the position here.
Calamari is looking to stall here but White recovers full guard.
Calamari working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White pulls Calamari in close to prevent any damage.
Calamari is in close to White's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T4#
White is looking to sweep but instead, Calamari has passed into half guard.
White taking some punishment here, with Calamari in his half guard.
White tries to roll over but Calamari keeps him under control.
White preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
White has hold of Calamari's hands but Calamari slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Calamari.
White taking some punishment here, with Calamari in his half guard.
Calamari thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calamari thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
Calamari is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
Calamari sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Valdo Calamari'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#
No joy there for Calamari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calamari takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White misses with a shot to the body
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calamari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Calamari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White staying out of range there.
Valdo Calamari is winning the standup battle so far.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamari was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White misses with a body shot
enabling Calamari to counter with a crisp jab.
Calamari slips under a jab from White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Calamari finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Calamari misses with a looping right.
White misses with an uppercut
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
White throws a hook but Calamari blocks it.
Calamari looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White throws a body punch but Calamari moves out of range.
It looked like Calamari was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from White.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calamari misses with a wild body shot.
Calamari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calamari shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Calamari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calamari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White throws out a counter right but Calamari avoids it with no problem.
Calamari avoids the body shot from White.
White looks for the body kick but Calamari saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Calamari.
White walks into a stiff left hand from Calamari.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Calamari does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Decent striking displayed by Calamari there.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Calamari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calamari lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Calamari misses.
White throws the left hand but Calamari avoids the punch easily.
Calamari is looking to counter punch.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Calamari misses with a looping right.
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from White.
A left lands for White.
Calamari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
White scores with the left hand. Calamari knows he should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Calamari finds it's target.
Calamari misses with a straight right. #T3#
Calamari ducks under a wild hook from White.
Calamari defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Calamari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
White takes a swing at Calamari's ribcage but misses.
White lands with an uppercut that bounces Calamari off the cage and back into range.
White throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Calamari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calamari throws out the jab.
Calamari connects with a looping right hand.
Calamari jabs at White's body.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamari was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Calamari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calamari.
Calamari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
Calamari appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Calamari misses.
Calamari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#ROC#White is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Calamari gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! White is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valdo Calamari!
Valdo Calamari seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 100
Date: May 15, 2022 |
#R1#
The fighters circling - Calamari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Byrd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Byrd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Byrd.
Calamari fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Byrd throws a low kick, looking for Calamari's leg but Calamari calmly moves out of range.
Calamari throws a body shot but no joy.
Byrd throws out a counter right but Calamari avoids it with no problem.
A combination from Calamari does no damage.
Calamari moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Byrd loads up on a big right hand but Calamari slips the punch.
Calamari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valdo Calamari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrd misses with a hook. Calamari ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Byrd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Calamari throws a body punch but Byrd moves out of range.
Byrd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Byrd throws a jab but it's blocked by Calamari.
Calamari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Calamari lands a glancing blow to the side of Byrd's head.
Calamari throws a lazy right hand but Byrd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Calamari fails to land the takedown.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byrd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Calamari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Byrd.
Calamari looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrd is just out of range.
Calamari misses the shot to the body.
Byrd just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Calamari lands.
Nice defenses there by Byrd.
Calamari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calamari throws an overhand right that lands on Byrd's shoulder, as Byrd tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Byrd.
Calamari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Byrd misses with an uppercut. Calamari saw that one coming.
Byrd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Calamari is out of range.
Calamari is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Calamari misses the jab.#T2#
Calamari takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calamari misses with a wild body shot.
Calamari just misses with a punch to the body.
Byrd only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Calamari has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valdo Calamari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Calamari.
Byrd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Calamari throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Byrd to counter with a crisp jab.
Calamari tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Byrd thuds his right hand into Calamari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Byrd moves out of range as Calamari strikes.
Byrd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Byrd loads up on a big right hand but Calamari slips the punch.
Byrd connects with a single shot there.
Byrd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
A telegraphed right hand from Byrd misses the target. #T3#
Byrd's corner calls for a 1-2. Byrd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Calamari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Byrd is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Calamari had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byrd moves away.
Byrd moves out of range as Calamari strikes.
Byrd throws the left hand but Calamari avoids the punch easily.
Byrd takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Calamari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Byrd.
A jab from Byrd does it's job there.
Calamari checks a low kick from Byrd.
Calamari throwing a counter right hand but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Calamari swings away with a body shot that misses
and Byrd counters with an outside leg kick.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Byrd moved out of range nicely.
Byrd fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Calamari is out of range.
Calamari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Byrd.
Calamari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Calamari misses.
Calamari misses with a wild combination.
#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byrd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calamari loads up on a big right hand but Byrd slips the punch.
It seemed like Byrd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Calamari misses with an uppercut.
Byrd throws a counter combo.
Byrd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Calamari tries for a takedown but Byrd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Byrd was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Saxon Byrd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Calamari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrd.
Calamari cracks Byrd with a good jab.
Calamari throws a jab when Byrd was well out of range.
Byrd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Calamari looks to throw the jab but Byrd is out of range.
Byrd throws a body punch but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Byrd momentarily.
Calamari looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrd is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calamari misses with a body punch
and Byrd counters with a three punch combo that has Calamari backing up. Calamari nods at Byrd to acknowledge the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saxon Byrd dominated that round.
That's time! Calamari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Byrd cracks Calamari with a good jab.
Byrd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Calamari punishes Byrd's body with a nice straight punch.
Byrd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Byrd lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Byrd.
A jab lands there for Calamari.
Calamari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Byrd needs to keep his hands up - Calamari had a free shot at his head there.
Byrd scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Byrd darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Calamari throws a series of punches but Byrd avoids them all with ease.
Byrd throws out a loose jab but Calamari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calamari blocks a leg kick.
Calamari walks into a jab.
Byrd slips under a jab.
Calamari shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Calamari slips a straight right by Byrd.#T1#
Calamari slips a jab from Byrd.
Calamari connects with a nice looking jab.
Saxon Byrd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target.
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but Byrd ducks down to avoid it.
Byrd needs to keep his hands up - Calamari had a free shot at his head there.
Calamari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Calamari might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Calamari misses with a right hand
and Byrd counters with a nice uppercut.
Byrd with the inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Byrd.
Calamari checks a low kick from Byrd.
Byrd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Calamari misses.
A big left from Calamari misses.
Calamari misses with a right hand
letting Byrd counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byrd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T2#
Calamari throws a big shot that misses.
Calamari swings for the body but Byrd moves out of range.
Calamari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Byrd misses with a leg kick.
Calamari with a jab.
Byrd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Byrd.
Byrd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Byrd with a nice calf kick.
Calamari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Byrd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calamari misses the jab.
Calamari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrd.
Calamari misses with a series of wild punches.
#T3#
Jab by Byrd.
Calamari throws a shot to the body.
Calamari swings widly with a right hand
and Byrd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Byrd fails to land with a series of punches.
Calamari staying out of range there.
Calamari throws out a loose jab but Byrd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrd throws a good cross that connects.
Calamari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrd.
Calamari throws a poor cross that misses
and Byrd counters with a straight right hand.
Calamari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Byrd under the eye.
Calamari avoids the body shot from Byrd.
Byrd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T4#
Byrd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Calamari's hands.
Byrd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Calamari with a hook.
Calamari throws a big shot that misses.
Byrd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Calamari checks it well.
Calamari misses with a straight left.
Calamari scores with a sloppy right hand. Byrd should have avoided that one.
Byrd connects with a leg kick.
Byrd punishes Calamari's body with a nice straight punch.
Byrd slips under a jab from Calamari.
Byrd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Calamari's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrd throws a jab when Calamari was well out of range.
That kick from Byrd tenderised Calamari's leg. Calamari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Calamari moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saxon Byrd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Calamari cracks Byrd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Calamari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Byrd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calamari.
Byrd misses with an uppercut
and Calamari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Calamari misses.
Byrd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byrd throws a leg kick
and Calamari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calamari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Calamari looks to land a right hand but Byrd moved out of range.
Byrd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Byrd thuds his shin into the meat of Calamari's side.
Calamari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Byrd.
Byrd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valdo Calamari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Byrd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calamari throws out the jab. #T1#
Calamari misses with a right hand
and Byrd counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target.
It seemed like Byrd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Calamari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Calamari scores with a sloppy right hand. Byrd should have avoided that one.
Byrd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Byrd avoids the body shot from Calamari.
Calamari staying out of range there.
Byrd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Calamari throws a one two combo.
Calamari misses with an uppercut. Byrd saw that one coming.
Calamari takes a swing at Byrd's ribcage but misses.
Calamari connects with a right hand. Byrd shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calamari misses with a right hand
and Byrd counters with a straight right hand.
Calamari fails with the takedown
and Byrd counters with a nice leg kick. #T2#
Calamari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Calamari is trying hard to land a takedown here. Byrd sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Byrd lands with a right hand.
Calamari swings widly with a right hand
and Byrd counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#Calamari is rocked!
Byrd tried to score with a low kick but Calamari checks it.
Calamari throwing a counter right hand but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Oh Calamari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byrd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Calamari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Byrd lands a leg kick that knocks Calamari off balance momentarily.
Byrd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
Byrd digs a good body shot into Calamari's ribs.
Calamari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Calamari looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrd is just out of range.
It seemed like Byrd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Byrd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Calamari's head backwards.
Byrd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Calamari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Byrd lands a jab to the nose.
Calamari gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Byrd gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saxon Byrd! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 94
Date: Apr 17, 2022 |
#R1#
Gwan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calamari.
Gwan doesn't manage to clinch there - Calamari circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gwan.
Gwan misses with a takedown
and Calamari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Calamari slaps away a takedown attempt from Gwan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gwan misses with a takedown attempt - Calamari sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nario Gwan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari misses with a lunging right hand
and Gwan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gwan misses with a double jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gwan or perhaps it was just good defense by Calamari, which made it look bad.
Calamari is looking to counter punch.#T1##TD#
Calamari drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gwan controlling the position.
Calamari controlling from the top position.
Calamari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calamari postures up in Gwan's guard and throws a big left but Gwan blocks it.
Calamari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gwan trying to keep a closed guard but Calamari is proving a slippery customer.
Calamari is in close to Gwan's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
Gwan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Calamari.
Gwan wants to stand and escape but Calamari is having none of it.
Calamari is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Calamari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Calamari lands a couple of digs.
Calamari content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Calamari chips away with some ground and pound.
Calamari working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gwan's head.
Calamari preventing the sweep.
Calamari with a nice head shot there.
Calamari landing with the ground and pound.
Gwan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gwan wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Calamari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gwan looking to control.
Calamari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gwan managing to control the position.
Gwan trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Calamari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Calamari scoring with some ground and pound.
Calamari won't allow Gwan to sweep him here.
Calamari with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB2#
Gwan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Calamari defends well.
Gwan wants to get back to his feet but Calamari passes into half guard.
#T4#
Gwan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Calamari takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gwan taking some punishment here, with Calamari in his half guard.
Gwan is looking to improve his position.
Calamari is thwarting Gwan's attempts to control the position.
Calamari scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calamari seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've been hearing that Calamari has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Calamari working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Calamari thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Calamari working Gwan over with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Gwan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Calamari moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gwan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Calamari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gwan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nario Gwan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gwan throws a sloppy head kick
and Calamari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gwan fails with a takedown attempt.
Gwan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calamari circles away quickly and effectively.
Gwan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Calamari as he jumps to the side.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nario Gwan.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Calamari.
Gwan slips a straight right by Calamari.
Gwan wants to clinch.
Calamari misses the shot to the body.
Calamari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Calamari is looking to counter punch.#CL#
Calamari moves into range and clinches up with Gwan.
Calamari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gwan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Calamari after a bit of a struggle. #BC#
Calamari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gwan shoots in looking for a takedown. Calamari tries to sprawl out of it but Gwan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Calamari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T2#
Calamari circles away from the clinch attempt
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
Gwan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calamari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Calamari was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gwan.
Gwan slips under a jab from Calamari.
Calamari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gwan throws out the jab.
It looked like Calamari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Calamari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calamari throws a hook but Gwan blocks it.
Calamari punishes Gwan's body with a nice straight punch.#T3##TD2#
Gwan scores with a takedown into Calamari's guard.
Calamari not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gwan stands up out of Calamari's guard for a moment - Calamari manages to land a nice upkick.
Gwan stopping the sweep attempt from Calamari.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gwan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Calamari pulls Gwan in close to prevent any damage.
Gwan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Calamari is controlling Gwan's posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T4#
Calamari controls Gwan momentarily but Gwan frees himself. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gwan closes the distance but Calamari moves to the side
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Calamari misses the target.
Gwan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Calamari momentarily.
Gwan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gwan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calamari throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Calamari jabs Gwan right on the nose. Gwan blinks but takes it well.
Gwan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calamari moves away.
Gwan doesn't manage to clinch there - Calamari circles away.
Gwan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Calamari counters with a nice uppercut.
Gwan fails to land with a series of punches.
Calamari is looking to counter punch.
Calamari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gwan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Calamari finds it's way through Gwan's defenses. #T1#
Nice defenses there by Gwan.
Gwan looks to land a left hand but Calamari moved out of range nicely.
Gwan moves out of range as Calamari strikes.
Nario Gwan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calamari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gwan is looking to clinch but Calamari is avoiding it.
Gwan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Calamari pinned against the cage. Calamari gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nario Gwan.
Gwan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calamari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gwan can do to turn this around?
Gwan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Calamari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gwan.
Calamari tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gwan trying to control the action but Calamari is working from the bottom.
Calamari is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gwan is thwarting Calamari's attempts to control the position.
Gwan trying to pass the guard but Calamari defending well. #T3#
Gwan tries to stand but can't do so whilst Calamari controls his leg.
Gwan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Calamari manages to get to full guard.
Gwan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Calamari swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gwan preventing the sweep. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Calamari lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Calamari throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gwan trying to control the position from guard on top but Calamari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Calamari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Calamari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gwan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Calamari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calamari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Gwan moved out of range nicely.
Gwan misses with a double jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gwan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Calamari pinned against the cage. Calamari gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Calamari seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Valdo Calamari.
Well Calamari 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valdo Calamari!
During a confident post fight interview, Valdo Calamari thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 86
Date: Mar 20, 2022 |
#R1#
Silver swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Calamari counters with a nice uppercut.
Silver throws a jab when Calamari was well out of range.
Valdo Calamari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calamari misses with a straight right.
Silver moves away from the strike by Calamari.
Calamari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Calamari misses with a looping right.
Silver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Calamari.
Calamari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Silver to counter with a crisp jab.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari throws a lazy right hand but Silver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Silver was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Calamari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calamari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Calamari lands with a good body shot.#CL#
Calamari instigates a clinch. #T1#
Silver lands a nice uppercut.
Calamari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Calamari avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
Calamari prevents Silver from breaking the clinch.
Calamari looking to stall.
Calamari goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silver prevents it.
Calamari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calamari pushes Silver back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Calamari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Calamari on the inside.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calamari is trying to drag Silver to the mat but Silver just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Calamari throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Calamari misses with a body punch.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calamari has Silver pressed against the cage.
#T2#
Calamari lands with a short shot to the head.
Silver lands with a short shot to the head.
Calamari stalling in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Calamari.
Calamari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calamari.
Silver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silver misses with a punch on the inside.
Calamari scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
Calamari blocking some punches.
Silver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Calamari backwards.
Silver working aggressively here.
Calamari lands an uppercut.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calamari tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Calamari back against the cage.
Calamari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calamari blocks an uppercut.
Calamari lands with a left to the head.
Calamari tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Calamari back against the cage.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Calamari.
#T3#
Silver working aggressively here.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Calamari avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage. #TD#
Calamari turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've been hearing that Calamari has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Calamari is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silver's shoulder. That is not cool.
Silver felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Calamari is chipping away with strikes.
Silver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
An elbow from Calamari crashes against the mat.
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You can see the frustration on Silver's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Calamari lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Silver's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T4#
Silver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Calamari lands a few punches from side control.
Silver wants to control but Calamari postures up.
Calamari landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver is looking to regain half guard here but Calamari keeps moving and retains side control.
Calamari is working Silver over with some ground and pound from side control.
Calamari trying to control the position but Silver is working away.
Silver parries the strikes from Calamari easily there. Calamari is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silver to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that round.
That's time! Calamari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Calamari tries to bum rush Silver with a series of wild strikes but Silver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calamari looks to land a right hand but Silver moved out of range.
Calamari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calamari misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from Silver misses
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calamari throws a combination that misses
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Calamari closes the distance looking to clinch #KD2#
and Silver counters with a crisp right hand that drops Calamari! Silver lets Calamari back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Calamari is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver defending well as Calamari loads up on a big left hand.
Calamari throws a body shot but no joy.
Terry Silver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calamari connects with a crisp jab.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Calamari's shoulder, as Calamari tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Silver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#T1#
Silver dodges the punch combination from Calamari.
A little jabbing left from Silver on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calamari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Calamari moves out of range as Silver strikes.
Silver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Calamari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silver throws a body punch but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari connects with a nice looking jab.
Silver cracks Calamari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silver swings for the body but Calamari moves out of range.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
Calamari misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Silver on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silver! But no joy.#T2#
Nice shot by Calamari.#CL#
Calamari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silver, pushing him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Silver breaks from the clinch.
Silver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calamari.
Calamari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calamari misses with a hook to the body
and Silver counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Calamari.
Calamari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Calamari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver scores with a sloppy right hand. Calamari should have avoided that one.
Calamari slips a jab from Silver.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silver drops his hands momentarily and Calamari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T3#
Calamari misses with a body shot.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
A swing and a miss from Silver.
Calamari just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver throws a lazy uppercut
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Calamari does it's job there.
Silver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Calamari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calamari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Donk. Silver catches Calamari right on the button with a cross.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calamari.
Calamari throws a body shot but no joy.
Silver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Calamari connects with a jab.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calamari looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Silver gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calamari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silver in his tracks.
Calamari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Calamari throws a poor cross that misses
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Calamari moves out of range as Silver strikes.
Calamari sizes up Silver with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Calamari lands with an overhand left.
Calamari throws a hook to the side of Silver's head but Silver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calamari misses with a lunging right hand
#KD2#
and Silver counters with a nice right hand that sends Calamari toppling to the canvas! Calamari scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Silver finish him?!
Oh Calamari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calamari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Calamari misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Calamari.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Valdo Calamari will probably get the nod.
That's time! Calamari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Calamari connects with a body shot.
Calamari seems to have got his legs back now.#TD#
Calamari manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silver on his heels. He'll look to pass Silver's guard now, I'm sure.
Silver wants to get back to his feet but Calamari is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Calamari lands a couple of elbows.
Calamari trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #ES2#
Silver pushes Calamari off and gets back to his feet.
Silver throws a good cross that connects.
Silver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Calamari counters with a left to the body.
Calamari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silver.
Calamari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Calamari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silver appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silver misses with a right hand
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Silver moved out of range nicely.
Silver blocks a jab.
Calamari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Silver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Calamari just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Calamari saw that one coming.
Calamari is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Calamari throws a big shot that misses.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Calamari moved out of range.
Silver cracks Calamari with an open hand slap.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Calamari tries to counter with a takedown but Silver is quick to defend against it.
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Calamari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Calamari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Calamari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calamari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calamari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silver misses with an uppercut
and Calamari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Terry Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Calamari sizes up Silver with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Calamari lands a glancing blow to the side of Silver's head.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver missing with a left hand there. Calamari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calamari slips a straight right by Silver.
Terry Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Silver misses with an uppercut
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silver looks to land a right hand but Calamari moved out of range.
Calamari throwing a counter right hand but Silver manages to avoid it.
Calamari looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Calamari throws an off balance right hand
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
Silver takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silver throws a shot from downtown. Calamari moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Silver.
An attempted straight right counter from Calamari misses the target.
Calamari lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Calamari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Calamari works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calamari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
#T4#
Silver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calamari moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Calamari misses its target.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Silver drops Calamari with a huge uppercut! Calamari drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Silver is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Silver!
After the fight, Terry Silver 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:
ENIGMA 77
Date: Feb 20, 2022 |
#R1#
Rivers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Calamari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Calamari throws the left hand but Rivers avoids the punch easily.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers works over Calamari's head and body with a nice combination.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown but Calamari shows good takedown defense.
Calamari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab from Rivers.
Calamari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivers.
Calamari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calamari misses with a hook. Rivers ducked under it nicely.
Rivers missing with a left hand there. Calamari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivers was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
Rivers slips a jab from Calamari.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target.
Rivers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rivers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been hearing reports that Calamari has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Calamari cracks Rivers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Calamari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rivers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Calamari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calamari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T1#
Nice defenses there by Rivers.
Rivers misses with a double jab.
Calamari throwing a counter right hand but Rivers manages to avoid it.#CL#
Calamari moves into the clinch successfully.
Calamari controlling the action here for a moment.
Calamari lands with a right to the head.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Calamari.
Calamari keeps control of Rivers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rivers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Rivers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Calamari connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rivers scrambles back to his feet.
Rivers moves out of range of the strikes.
Rivers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamari was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivers.
No joy there for Rivers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calamari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Calamari misses with a hook. Rivers ducked under it nicely.
Calamari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Rivers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Rivers misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Calamari tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calamari connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivers's hands.
Rivers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Calamari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calamari misses with a straight left.
Calamari wants to clinch up but Rivers keeps it at a distance.
Calamari looks to land a left hand but Rivers moved out of range nicely.
Rivers throws a big shot that misses.
Calamari cracks a nice hook into Rivers's ribs.
Rivers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calamari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Calamari.
Rivers throws a nice looking combination but Calamari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivers connects with a body shot.
Rivers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Calamari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rivers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rivers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Calamari staying out of range there.
Rivers throws a looping overhand right but Calamari ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Calamari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivers.
Rivers lands a nice hook to Calamari's body. Calamari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rivers throws a shot from downtown. Calamari moves away and avoids it.
Calamari lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Calamari scores with a hook.
Calamari has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Calamari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivers misses with a series of wild punches.
Rivers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Rivers scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calamari staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calamari avoids a kick to the body.
#CL#
Calamari closes the distance and clinches.
Rivers lands a left hand.
#T4##BC2#
Rivers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivers misses with a looping right.
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Rivers misses
enabling Calamari to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivers lands with an overhand left.
Rivers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rivers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calamari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivers cracks Calamari with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rivers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Calamari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Calamari avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Calamari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivers.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calamari.
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calamari works over Rivers's head and body with a nice combination.
Rivers blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phil Rivers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Calamari jabs Rivers right on the nose. Rivers blinks but takes it well.
Rivers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Calamari takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Calamari. Beautiful body shot.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Calamari slips a straight right by Rivers.
Rivers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rivers misses the jab.
Calamari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Calamari lands a jab to Rivers's midsection.
Rivers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calamari.
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
A combination from Rivers does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Calamari loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
Rivers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calamari circles away quickly and effectively.
Calamari has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Calamari there as he acknowledges the shot.#T1#
Rivers slips a straight right by Calamari.
Rivers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Calamari with a body shot.
Calamari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivers.
Rivers moves away from the strike by Calamari.
Calamari misses with a looping left.
Rivers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Calamari with a body shot.
Calamari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calamari throws a hook but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rivers lands a right hook to the body.
Rivers slips a straight right by Calamari.
Phil Rivers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Rivers misses.
Calamari moves out of range of the leg kick from Rivers.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rivers.
Rivers slips under a jab.
Rivers misses with a wild body shot.
Calamari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers defending well as Calamari loads up on a big left hand.
Calamari misses with a left hand
and Rivers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calamari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Rivers to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Rivers takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers misses the jab.
Rivers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calamari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calamari dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
Rivers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Calamari throws a hook but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Rivers lands with a hook. Calamari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Calamari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Calamari avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Calamari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Rivers misses.
Calamari loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
A jab from Rivers misses.
Rivers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rivers throws a leg kick that misses. #T3#
Rivers slips a jab and a cross from Calamari.
Calamari lands with a cross.
Calamari misses with a hook.
Calamari scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Rivers.
Calamari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Calamari slips under a jab.
Rivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Rivers.
A big right from Calamari misses.
Rivers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rivers throws a combination. Calamari tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Calamari back to the cage. Rivers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rivers missing with a left hand there. Calamari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calamari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Calamari throws a body shot but no joy.
Rivers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Calamari misses.
A punch combination from Rivers misses. #T4#
Calamari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phil Rivers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calamari throws a series of punches but Rivers avoids them all with ease.
Calamari digs a good hook to Rivers's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Calamari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rivers throws a jab but it's blocked by Calamari.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivers misses with a body shot.
Calamari closes the distance but Rivers moves to the side
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calamari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calamari throwing a counter right hand but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Calamari staying out of range there.
Calamari throws a big shot that misses.
Calamari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calamari scores with a hook to the body. Rivers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Calamari.
Calamari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rivers has time to react.
Rivers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calamari throws a series of punches but Rivers moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Rivers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Calamari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Calamari works Rivers's body with a nice hook.
Calamari defending well as Rivers loads up on a big left hand.
Calamari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivers was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
Calamari connects with a body shot that sends Rivers's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Rivers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rivers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rivers misses with a hook
enabling Calamari to counter with a crisp jab.
Calamari moves away from the strike by Rivers.
Rivers with a hook.
Rivers slips under a jab from Calamari.
Calamari blocks a jab.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivers.
Calamari avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Rivers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valdo Calamari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Calamari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rivers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Calamari moves out of range as Rivers strikes.#T1#
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivers throws a looping overhand right but Calamari ducks down to avoid it.
Calamari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rivers lands a glancing blow to the side of Calamari's head.#CL#
Calamari clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Calamari.
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Calamari lands with a short shot to the head.
Rivers is trying to break the clinch but Calamari is controlling him.
Calamari lands a body shot.
Rivers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Calamari or not.
Rivers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calamari lands a body shot.
Calamari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivers working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rivers. #BC#
Calamari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivers misses with a looping left.
Phil Rivers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Calamari misses with an uppercut. Rivers saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Calamari.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers throws a lazy uppercut
letting Calamari counter with a right hand.
Rivers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Calamari throws a hook but Rivers blocks it.
Calamari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivers throws out the jab.
Calamari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Calamari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calamari misses with a left hand
and Calamari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivers.
Rivers missing with a left hand there. Calamari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rivers blocks a jab.
Calamari lands a slapping body shot.
Calamari misses with a left hand
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calamari circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Rivers misses. #T3#
Calamari moves away from the strike by Rivers.
Calamari misses the jab.
Calamari throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Rivers as he connects with a hook.
Rivers throws a combination that misses
and Calamari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Calamari looks to throw the jab but Rivers is out of range.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Calamari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Calamari ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Calamari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Calamari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivers slips under a jab.
Rivers throws a lazy uppercut
letting Calamari counter with a right hand.
Rivers slips under a jab from Calamari.
Rivers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Calamari misses its target.#T4#
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers throws out a counter right but Calamari avoids it with no problem.
Rivers slips under a jab.
Calamari tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rivers duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calamari connects with a crisp jab.
Rivers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Calamari misses.
Calamari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calamari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Calamari misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rivers counters with a stiff right hand.
Calamari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
An attempted straight right counter from Calamari misses the target.
Rivers loads up on a big right hand but Calamari slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calamari digs a good body shot into Rivers's ribs.
Calamari throws an overhand right that lands on Rivers's shoulder, as Rivers tries to avoid the shot.
Calamari looks to land a right hand but Rivers moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Valdo Calamari.
I think Rivers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Valdo Calamari!
During a confident post fight interview, Valdo Calamari thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 67
Date: Jan 02, 2022 |
#R1#
Calamari misses with a two punch combination.
Abdelrahman is looking to counter the offense by Calamari and move into the clinch.
Abdelrahman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Calamari! But no joy.
Abdelrahman has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calamari.
Abdelrahman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calamari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abdelrahman connects with a body shot that sends Calamari's belly button to the back.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Calamari has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Calamari staying out of range there.
Abdelrahman swings for the body but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Abdelrahman rushes Calamari and presses him up against the cage.
Abdelrahman blocks a body shot from Calamari.
Calamari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abdelrahman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abdelrahman scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
Abdelrahman lands a hook that snaps the head of Calamari backwards.
Abdelrahman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abdelrahman blocking some punches.
Abdelrahman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abdelrahman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Calamari blocks a body shot from Abdelrahman.
Calamari lands a hook that snaps the head of Abdelrahman backwards.
Abdelrahman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Calamari backwards.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch to the body.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch to the body.
Abdelrahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdelrahman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calamari prevents a body shot from Abdelrahman.
Calamari prevents a body shot from Abdelrahman.
Calamari tries to break the clinch but Abdelrahman is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Calamari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Calamari is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Abdelrahman misses with a body punch.
#T2#
Abdelrahman digs a right hand into Calamari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Calamari's gas tank.
Calamari takes a shot to the head.
Calamari prevents a body shot from Abdelrahman.
A nice right hand lands inside from Calamari.
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!
Abdelrahman tries a body shot but Calamari blocks it.
Abdelrahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Calamari manages to break the clinch.
Calamari blocks a jab.
Calamari throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
and Abdelrahman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abdelrahman.
Calamari working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abdelrahman lands a body punch.
Calamari blocks a body shot from Abdelrahman.
A head punch on the inside from Abdelrahman fails to land.
Calamari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Calamari is looking to control Abdelrahman's arms but Abdelrahman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Calamari has his back to the cage. #T3#
Calamari misses with a punch to the body.
Abdelrahman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Calamari or not.
Calamari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abdelrahman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Calamari backwards.
Abdelrahman misses with a punch to the body.
Abdelrahman tries a body shot but Calamari blocks it.
Calamari working hard to break the clinch.
Calamari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Calamari.
Calamari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calamari struggles to land a body shot inside as Abdelrahman controls his hands.
Calamari misses with a body punch.
Calamari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdelrahman is working Calamari over against the cage.
Calamari is trying to break the clinch but Abdelrahman has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abdelrahman.
Calamari misses with a punch to the body.
Calamari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Calamari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
A left lands for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman moves away from the strike by Calamari.
Calamari misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Calamari.
Valdo Calamari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calamari keeps the fight on the outside.
Abdelrahman slips a jab from Calamari.
Abdelrahman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abdelrahman misses with a wild body shot.
Calamari throws out a loose jab but Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdelrahman moves away from the strike by Calamari.
Abdelrahman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Calamari manages to circle out of the way.
Calamari cracks Abdelrahman with an open hand slap.
Calamari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abdelrahman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shahzad Abdelrahman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target.
Abdelrahman moves away from the strike by Calamari.
Calamari misses with an uppercut.
Calamari with a nice cross.
Calamari checks a leg kick.
Abdelrahman scores with a leg kick.
Calamari throws a shot from downtown. Abdelrahman moves away and avoids it.
Abdelrahman slips a jab from Calamari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdelrahman misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Calamari was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Abdelrahman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Abdelrahman moves into the clinch.
Abdelrahman lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T1#
Abdelrahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abdelrahman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abdelrahman lands a hook that snaps the head of Calamari backwards.
Calamari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calamari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Calamari.
Calamari is trying to break the clinch but Abdelrahman is controlling him.
Abdelrahman misses with the head strike.
Calamari can't find room to land a body shot as Abdelrahman controls the action.
Calamari misses with some punches.
Abdelrahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calamari just leaning against Abdelrahman, taking a breather.
Abdelrahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abdelrahman.
Calamari wants to get back to striking at distance but Abdelrahman won't allow it.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Calamari stalling in the clinch.
Abdelrahman tries to throw a body punch but Calamari avoids it by throwing Abdelrahman back against the cage.
Calamari is looking to break free of the clinch but Abdelrahman has double underhooks. #T2#
Abdelrahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calamari scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Calamari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Calamari.
Abdelrahman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Abdelrahman lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abdelrahman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Abdelrahman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Calamari moves out of range of the leg kick from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calamari.
Calamari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Abdelrahman throws a series of strikes that have Calamari backpedaling.
Abdelrahman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calamari.
Abdelrahman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Abdelrahman just misses with a punch to the body.
Abdelrahman wants to slow Calamari down by chopping away at his legs. #T3#
Abdelrahman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calamari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Calamari misses.
Abdelrahman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Calamari coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Calamari. Abdelrahman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdelrahman is looking to wear down Calamari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Abdelrahman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Calamari lands a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abdelrahman. That's going to slow Calamari down.
Abdelrahman is looking to land body kicks.#T4##CL#
Abdelrahman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abdelrahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abdelrahman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Calamari throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman tries a body shot but Calamari blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calamari has had enough of the clinch but Abdelrahman keeps him there for the moment.
Abdelrahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Calamari uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for Calamari to work.
Calamari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abdelrahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calamari stalling against the cage.
Calamari looking to stall.
Calamari swings wildly with an uppercut but Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Valdo Calamari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Abdelrahman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abdelrahman throws a series of punches but Calamari moves out of range.
A big right from Calamari misses.
Abdelrahman scores with a hook.
Calamari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abdelrahman thinks about countering with a body kick.
Calamari scores with a nice head shot.
Abdelrahman scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdelrahman throws a wild body kick that Calamari sees coming a mile off.
Abdelrahman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Calamari swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abdelrahman lands a slapping body shot.
Abdelrahman tries to clinch but Calamari moves out of range. #T1#
Calamari throws a hook but Abdelrahman blocks it.
Calamari throws a shot from downtown. Abdelrahman moves away and avoids it.
Calamari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Calamari throws a body shot but no joy. #CL#
Abdelrahman moves into range and clinches up with Calamari.
Calamari lands a body shot.
Abdelrahman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abdelrahman throws a head punch that misses.
Calamari digs a right hand into Abdelrahman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abdelrahman's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abdelrahman. #BC2#
Calamari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calamari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Abdelrahman slips a jab from Calamari.#T2#
Abdelrahman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Calamari lands with a nice body punch.
Calamari might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab from Calamari misses.
Abdelrahman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calamari misses with a body shot
#CL#
and Abdelrahman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Calamari throws a head punch that misses.
Calamari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calamari lands with a left to the head.
Abdelrahman lands a body punch.
Calamari struggles to land a body shot inside as Abdelrahman controls his hands.
Abdelrahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Abdelrahman tries to throw a body punch but Calamari avoids it by throwing Abdelrahman back against the cage.
Calamari tries a body shot but Abdelrahman blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abdelrahman misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abdelrahman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calamari works on Abdelrahman's body with a couple of short punches.
Abdelrahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman gets through Calamari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abdelrahman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Calamaris head.
Abdelrahman lands a body punch.
Calamari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abdelrahman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abdelrahman lands a left hand.
Calamari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Calamari is trying to maintain a safe position but Abdelrahman gets an underhook and turns Calamari into the cage.
Abdelrahman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abdelrahman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abdelrahman lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Abdelrahman.
#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdelrahman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Calamari blocks a body shot from Abdelrahman.
Calamari tries to throw a body punch but Abdelrahman avoids it by throwing Calamari back against the cage.
Abdelrahman presses Calamari against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abdelrahman lands a shoulder strike.
Abdelrahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Abdelrahman - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman is leaning against Calamari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Calamari takes a shot to the head.
Abdelrahman lands a hook that snaps the head of Calamari backwards.
Calamari can't break the clinch.
Abdelrahman can't find room to land a body shot as Calamari controls the action.
Abdelrahman lands a right hand.
Calamari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Shahzad Abdelrahman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Abdelrahman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shahzad Abdelrahman!
A victorious Shahzad Abdelrahman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 60
Date: Dec 05, 2021 |
#R1#
Calamari misses with an uppercut. Noeigati saw that one coming.
Noeigati misses the shot to the body.
Calamari works the jab nicely.#CUT2#It looks like Benjamin Noeigati has been cut.
Noeigati moves away from the strike by Calamari.
Valdo Calamari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calamari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Noeigati.
Nice defenses there by Noeigati.
Calamari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Calamari scores with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Calamari. Beautiful body shot.
Calamari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Calamari. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noeigati avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noeigati cracks Calamari with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Noeigati misses the target.
Calamari appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Noeigati slips a straight right by Calamari.
Noeigati throwing a counter right hand but Calamari manages to avoid it.
Calamari misses with an uppercut. Noeigati saw that one coming.
Calamari misses with a hook. Noeigati ducked under it nicely.
Calamari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Calamari's coach down at Heartless Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Calamari's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Calamari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Calamari dips to his left and cracks Noeigati with an uppercut!
Calamari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noeigati was well out of range. Poor timing from Calamari.
Calamari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calamari scores with a one two! Noeigati had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Calamari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Noeigati in his tracks.
Calamari connects with a looping right hand.
#T2#
Calamari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Calamari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#ROC2#Noeigati is rocked!
Calamari fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Noeigati to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Noeigati looks to clinch but Calamari throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Noeigati taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Valdo Calamari!
A relieved looking Valdo Calamari 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:
BKFC 21 - Emelianenko vs Wife
Date: Sep 25, 2021 |
#R1#
Rai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calamari loads up on a big right hand but Rai slips the punch.
Rai misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Calamari on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Calamari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Calamari.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Calamari, as that shot connected.
Calamari checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Calamari on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rai throws a shot from downtown. Calamari moves away and avoids it.
Calamari throws a nice looking combination but Rai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Calamari misses with a straight left.
Calamari throws a shot from downtown. Rai moves away and avoids it.
Rai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Calamari doesn't manage to clinch there - Rai circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Rai misses the target.
Rai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rai punishes Calamari's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calamari scores with a nice head shot.
Calamari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rai moves away.
Rai lands a glancing blow to the side of Calamari's head.#T1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rai, as that shot connected.
Rai misses the jab.
Calamari misses with a looping right.
Calamari cracks Rai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Calamari's head backwards.
Rai lunges at Calamari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Calamari's hand.
Calamari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rai scores with a nice strike.
Rai lands an overhand right.#ROC#Calamari is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rai throws a lazy right hand but Calamari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calamari is still on wobbly legs! Can Rai finish him?
A decent looking cross lands there for Rai.
Calamari throws a lazy right hand but Rai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Rai misses its target.
Rai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Calamari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rai throws a leg kick but Calamari sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Calamari looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Calamari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Calamari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
A swing and a miss from Calamari.
Rai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calamari.
Rai misses with a hook. Calamari ducked under it nicely.
Rai missing with a left hand there. Calamari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rai throws a looping overhand right but Calamari ducks down to avoid it.
Rai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rai misses with an uppercut.
Calamari seems to have recovered his senses.
Rai's corner calls for a 1-2. Rai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rai jabs at Calamari's body.
Calamari scores with a hook.
Calamari misses with a lunging right hand
and Rai counters with a stiff right hand.
Rai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calamari.
Calamari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rai lands a two punch combo.
Calamari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rai throws the left hand but Calamari avoids the punch easily.
Rai slips a jab from Calamari.
It looked like Rai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Calamari.
Rai misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
Calamari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rai.
Calamari avoids the body shot from Rai.
Rai blocks a jab.
Rai throws a good cross that connects.
Rai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Calamari momentarily.
Rai digs a good hook to Calamari's body.
Calamari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rai scores with a jab. Calamari acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Calamari ducks under a wild hook from Rai.
Rai throws the left hand but Calamari avoids the punch easily.
Calamari throws a shot from downtown. Rai moves away and avoids it.
Rai with a jab.
Calamari misses with an uppercut.
Rai walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Rai forces Calamari back against the cage and clinches.
Calamari is trying to maintain a safe position but Rai gets an underhook and turns Calamari into the cage.#T4#
Rai throws a punch but it's blocked by Calamari. #BC#
Rai breaks from the clinch.
Calamari doesn't manage to clinch there - Rai circles away.
Calamari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rai.
Rai staying out of range there.
Calamari walks into a left hand.
Rai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Calamari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rai misses with a body punch
and Calamari counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Rai misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rai takes a swing at Calamari's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rai slips under a jab from Calamari.
Rai throwing a counter right hand but Calamari manages to avoid it.
Rai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calamari moves away.
A big left from Calamari misses.
A low kick from Rai misses
and Calamari counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Agansing Rai dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Calamari looks to throw the jab but Rai is out of range.
Calamari avoids the body shot from Rai.
Calamari misses with a straight right.
Rai throws a body shot but no joy.
Rai throws a right and a left that Calamari avoids nicely.
Rai lands a right hook to the body.
Rai lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rai misses the target.
Rai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calamari can do to turn this around?
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but Rai ducks down to avoid it.
Rai swings for the body but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Calamari backs up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calamari throws a lazy right hand but Rai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calamari scores with a shot to the body.
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but Rai ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Rai misses its target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Calamari. Those never looked like landing.
Calamari has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rai throws a lazy right hand but Calamari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Rai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calamari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Calamari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CL#
Rai closes the distance and clinches.
Calamari stalling in the clinch but Rai improves position.
Rai drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rai pushes Calamari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Calamari fails to land. #BC#
Rai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Calamari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rai.
Rai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab by Rai.
Rai lands with a nice body punch.
Rai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Rai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calamari throws a counter combo.
Rai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calamari.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rai. Calamari does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Agansing Rai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calamari on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rai lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Rai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rai throws a body shot but no joy.
Rai throws out a loose jab but Calamari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice shot by Rai.
Calamari throws out a loose jab but Rai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calamari slips a jab from Rai.
Calamari takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Calamari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T3#
Rai cracks Calamari with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Calamari tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Rai pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Calamari is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Agansing Rai!
Agansing Rai is the new welterweight champion!
Agansing Rai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
BKFC 16 - Lahey vs Bostic
Date: Aug 21, 2021 |
#R1#
Calamari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Buceba under the eye.
We've been told by Calamari's head coaches at Heartless Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Buceba throws a hook to the side of Calamari's head but Calamari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Calamari misses the target.#CL#
Calamari closes the distance and pushes Buceba back into the cage.
Calamari managing to block the knees to the body from Buceba.
Buceba has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Calamari after a bit of a struggle.
Calamari can't break the clinch.
Buceba being controlled against the cage.
Buceba pushes off an throws an elbow but Calamari leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Buceba misses with a punch to the body.
Calamari blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buceba is looking for a takedown.
Buceba is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Calamari is defending well.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zaire Buceba.
The referee calls for Calamari to work.
Calamari lands a left hand.
Buceba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Calamari avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#T1#
Calamari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calamari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Buceba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calamari tries to circle away but Buceba has him pinned against the cage.
Buceba is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Calamari gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Calamari is stalling here.
Calamari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calamari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calamari managing to block the knees to the body from Buceba.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Buceba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Calamari's brow. #BC#
Calamari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calamari scores with a nice right hand.
Buceba shoots in for a takedown but Calamari shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Calamari, as that shot connected.
Buceba moves in looking to clinch but Calamari pushes him off.
Buceba dives in for a single leg takedown but Calamari sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T2##CL#
Calamari moves into the clinch.
Calamari has a couple of punches blocked by Buceba.
#BC#
Calamari manages to break the clinch.
Calamari leaves Buceba with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Buceba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Calamari finds it's way through Buceba's defenses.
Buceba wants to clinch but Calamari slips to the side
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buceba wants to clinch up but Calamari keeps it at a distance.
Buceba fails with the takedown.
Buceba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Calamari lands a head shot.
Buceba has a takedown stuffed.
A counter left hand to the body from Calamari misses its target.#T3#
Good standup being displayed there by Calamari as he connects with a hook.#TD2#
Buceba closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Calamari to the mat! Calamari manages to get full guard.
Calamari is pulling down on Buceba's head to control his posture.
Buceba with a nice head shot there.
Buceba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Calamari trying to control the position.
Buceba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
Buceba throwing strikes but missing.
Buceba stopping the sweep attempt from Calamari.
Buceba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Buceba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buceba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Buceba content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Calamari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Buceba is one step ahead there.
Calamari wants to stand up but Buceba is controlling him.
Calamari controls Buceba momentarily but Buceba frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Buceba closes the distance and clinches up with Calamari, looking for a takedown. Buceba pushes Calamari against the cage but Calamari circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Donk. Calamari catches Buceba right on the button with a cross.
Calamari lands with a hook. Buceba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Buceba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Calamari defends it nicely.
Buceba tries to clinch up
and Calamari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calamari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Buceba in his tracks.
Calamari throws out a loose jab but Buceba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buceba tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Buceba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Calamari to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buceba moves out of range of the strikes.
Calamari throws a looping overhand right but Buceba ducks down to avoid it.
Buceba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Calamari is fending him off so far but Buceba persists. Nope, Calamari circles away and we're back to standing.
Valdo Calamari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zaire Buceba.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Buceba.#T1#
Buceba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Calamari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Calamari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Calamari connects with the punch.
Calamari connects with a right hand. Buceba shakes it off.
Buceba misses with a takedown attempt
and Calamari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC#Buceba is rocked!
Buceba looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Buceba is still on wobbly legs! Can Calamari finish him?
Buceba misses with a takedown attempt
and Calamari counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buceba is breathing heavily.
Buceba tries to clinch
and Calamari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calamari drops Buceba with a big left hand! Buceba is injured, injured bad! Calamari jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valdo Calamari!
An out of breath Valdo Calamari thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
CoMMA 9 Tune vs Flair
Date: Jun 22, 2021 |
#R1#
ONeill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ONeill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Calamari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Calamari throws a body shot but no joy.
Calamari lands with a nice body punch.
Calamari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ONeill.
A shot to the body from Calamari misses
and ONeill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Calamari staying out of range there.
Calamari throws an off balance right hand
and ONeill counters with a nice body shot.
ONeill misses with a looping right.
Calamari misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Calamari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Calamari.
Calamari connects with a right hand. ONeill shakes it off.
Calamari lands a nice shot that snaps ONeill's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calamari throws a jab when ONeill was well out of range.
ONeill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calamari throws an overhand right that lands on ONeill's shoulder, as ONeill tries to avoid the shot.
As Calamari backs off ONeill throws a huge counter combo but Calamari manages to avoid it all.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Calamari takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Calamari throws out a loose jab but ONeill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calamari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T1#
ONeill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ONeill throws a right and a left that both miss.
ONeill missing with a left hand there. Calamari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calamari misses the jab.
Calamari lands with a shot to the body.
ONeill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calamari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from ONeill.
Calamari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
ONeill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
ONeill misses with an uppercut. Calamari saw that one coming.
ONeill looks to land a combination but Calamari avoids it well.
ONeill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Calamari misses with a looping left.
Calamari looks to score with a jab to the body but ONeill is just out of range.
Calamari throws an overhand right that lands on ONeill's shoulder, as ONeill tries to avoid the shot.
Calamari slips under a jab from ONeill.
Calamari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calamari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits ONeills jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Calamari thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calamari looks to throw the jab but ONeill is out of range.
ONeill ducks under a wild hook from Calamari.
Valdo Calamari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calamari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL#
Calamari clinches up against the cage.
ONeill stalling in the clinch but Calamari improves position.
Calamari stalling the fight.
ONeill is struggling to control the position.#BC#
Calamari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Calamari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Calamari moves into range and connects with a jab.
ONeill takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
ONeill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Calamari.
A shot to the body from Calamari misses
enabling ONeill to counter with a crisp jab.
ONeill throws a series of punches but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Calamari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from ONeill.
Calamari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T3#
Calamari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
ONeill just misses with a punch to the body.
Calamari scores with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Calamari, as that shot connected.
ONeill moves away from the strike by Calamari.
ONeill is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
ONeill misses with a straight right.
Calamari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
ONeill walks into a left hand.
ONeill misses with a straight left.
ONeill misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Calamari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ONeill moves away from the strike by Calamari.
ONeill is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
ONeill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ONeill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calamari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
ONeill lands with a nice combination. Calamari backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calamari avoids a punch combination nicely.
ONeill looks winded!
A decent looking cross lands there for Calamari.#T4#
ONeill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Calamari. That snapped ONeill's head back.
Calamari throws a big shot that misses.
ONeill doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Calamari lands with an overhand left.
Calamari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from ONeill.
A swing and a miss from Calamari.
ONeill walks into a left hand.
ONeill takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Calamari misses its intended target.
Calamari connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Calamari moves in looking to clinch but ONeill pushes him off.
ONeill misses with a body shot.
Calamari scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Calamari.
ONeill scores with a shot to the body.
Calamari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by ONeill.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari 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#
Calamari lands a nice looking body shot.
ONeill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calamari missing with a left hand there. ONeill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from ONeill! But no joy.
Calamari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that ONeill can do to turn this around?
Calamari cracks a nice hook into ONeill's ribs.
Calamari throws an overhand right that lands on ONeill's shoulder, as ONeill tries to avoid the shot.
Calamari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. ONeill doesn't seem bothered though.
Calamari avoids the body shot from ONeill.
ONeill misses with a double jab.
Calamari tries to clinch up but ONeill circles away and keeps his distance.
Calamari throws a jab but it's blocked by ONeill.
A big right from ONeill misses.
Calamari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Valdo Calamari is winning the standup battle so far.
Calamari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Calamari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Calamari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by ONeill.
Danny ONeill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calamari throws a shot from downtown. ONeill moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ONeill slips under a jab.
ONeill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good standup being displayed there by Calamari as he connects with a hook.
ONeill with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T1#
Calamari lunges at ONeill with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by ONeill's hand.
Calamari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
ONeill throws a right and a left that Calamari avoids nicely.
Calamari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calamari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
ONeill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calamari.
No joy there for ONeill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calamari stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Calamari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by ONeill.
ONeill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calamari was well out of range. Poor timing from ONeill.
Calamari misses with a looping left.
Calamari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ONeill misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Calamari to counter with a crisp jab.
ONeill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Calamari.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calamari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed ONeill momentarily.
#CL#
Calamari gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Calamari. #T2#
Calamari blocks an uppercut.
Calamari lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from ONeill fails to land.
Calamari is trying to stall.
Calamari swings wildly with an uppercut but ONeill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calamari lands a nice uppercut.
Come on Calamari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
ONeill has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Calamari lands with a short shot to the head.
Calamari lands a left hand that snaps the head of ONeill backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for ONeill.
Calamari lands with a left to the head.
Calamari tries a body shot but ONeill blocks it.
Calamari lands a body shot in the clinch.
ONeill is breathing heavily.#T3#
ONeill misses with the head strike.
Calamari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Calamari lands an uppercut.
Calamari tries to work over ONeill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
ONeill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Calamari is keeping busy.
ONeill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calamari taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Calamari.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Calamari lands a right hand that snaps the head of ONeill backwards.
Calamari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#ONeill is rocked!
Calamari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
ONeill is still on wobbly legs! Can Calamari finish him?
A short left from Calamari.
Valdo Calamari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Calamari lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops ONeill to his knees! Calamari keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valdo Calamari!
During a confident post fight interview, Valdo Calamari thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
CoMMA Fight Night 4
Date: May 31, 2021 |
#R1#
Calamari misses with a few strikes there.
Incons shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Calamari eats them both and turns towards Incons to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Incons throws a right and a left that Calamari avoids nicely.
Incons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Calamari.
Calamari moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Calamari looks to land a combination but Incons avoids it well.
Calamari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Incons's head.
Calamari scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calamari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Incons.
A jab from Calamari finds it's way through Incons's defenses.
Incons tries to move into range but Calamari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Incons takes one on the button.
Calamari tests Incons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Calamari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Incons.
Calamari throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Incons throws a hook to the side of Calamari's head but Calamari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Calamari lands a jab.
Calamari lands a lovely overhand right.
Calamari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Incons manages to avoid it.
Calamari scores with a nice head shot.
Calamari scores with a shot to the body.
Calamari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Calamari lands a glancing blow to the side of Incons's head.
Calamari ducks under a wild hook from Incons.
Calamari lands a head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Calamari as he connects with a hook.
Calamari throws a right and a left that Incons avoids nicely.
And Incons tries to counter it with a takedown but Calamari pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Valdo Calamari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Incons takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Calamari misses the target.
Calamari throws a hook but Incons avoids it easily.#T2#
Incons blocks a jab.
Incons misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Calamari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Calamari there.
Calamari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Incons doesn't seem bothered though.
Calamari misses with a looping right.
Calamari misses with a hook.
Incons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calamari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Calamari lands a body shot.
Calamari lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab by Incons.
Calamari lands a right hook to the body.
Incons looks to land a combination but Calamari avoids it well.
Calamari throws a right hand that misses
#TD2#
and Incons counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Incons not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T3#
Incons working the head and body with strikes.
Calamari wants to improve his position but Incons is controlling well.
Incons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Calamari's head.
Incons sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Calamari defending well though.
Ground and pound from Incons.
Incons throwing shots but Calamari is blocking nicely.
Incons prevents Calamari from improving his position.
Calamari might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Calamari moves into full guard.
Calamari managing to control the position.
Incons is in close to Calamari's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T4#
Calamari seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Incons stops Calamari from standing up.
Incons throwing strikes but missing.
Incons throws a strike but Calamari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Incons wants to get back to his feet but Calamari is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari 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#
Good exchange - Calamari coming out on top.
Calamari cracks Incons with a right hand to the side of the head.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Incons moves away.
A jab lands there for Calamari.
Incons throws a right hand that Calamari ducks under and follows up with a left that Calamari also avoids with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Calamari.
Calamari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Calamari there.
Incons takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Calamari throws a right hand that Incons ducks under and follows up with a left that Incons also avoids with ease.
Incons walks into a left hand.
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!
Calamari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Incons.
Calamari with a jab.#T1#
Incons takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Incons throws a jab when Calamari was well out of range.
Calamari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Calamari scores with a jab to the body.
Calamari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Incons.
Calamari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valdo Calamari is winning the standup battle so far.
Calamari lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Incons at a distance.
Incons misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Calamari misses the target.
Incons walks into a left hand.
Incons closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Calamari lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Incons at a distance.
Calamari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calamari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Incons.
#T2#
Incons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Incons dodges the punch combination from Calamari.
Incons on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Incons has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Incons swings for the body but Calamari moves out of range.
Calamari ducks under a wild hook from Incons.
A combination from Calamari does no damage.
Calamari throws a one two combo.
Calamari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Calamari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Incons takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Calamari connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice jab there from Calamari. #T3#
A big right from Calamari misses.
Calamari takes a swing at Incons's ribcage but misses.
And Incons tries to counter it with a takedown but Calamari pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Calamari connects with a right hand. Incons shakes it off.
Incons misses with a double jab.
Incons takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Incons walks into a stiff left hand from Calamari.
Calamari misses with a hook.
Incons throws a right hand that Calamari ducks under and follows up with a left that Calamari also avoids with ease.
Brad Incons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calamari moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Calamari misses its target.
Calamari digs a good hook to Incons's body.
Donk. Calamari catches Incons right on the button with a cross.
Calamari lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Incons misses with a wild combination.
A quick step to the side and Calamari tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Incons throws a right hand that Calamari ducks under and follows up with a left that Calamari also avoids with ease.
Calamari connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Calamari works over Incons's head and body with a nice combination.
Calamari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Calamari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Incons can do to turn this around?
Calamari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Calamari throws a shot to the body.
Calamari lands a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Calamari.
Incons slips a straight right by Calamari.
Calamari sets himself, and Incons steps forward looking for the clinch! Calamari avoids it this time.
Jab by Calamari.
The fighters circle momentarily. Calamari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calamari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Incons walks into a straight right hand from Calamari.
Calamari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Calamari works the jab nicely.
Incons drops his hands momentarily and Calamari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Incons throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Incons throws a right and a left that Calamari avoids nicely.
Incons throws out a loose jab but Calamari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Incons takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Incons tries to score with a low kick but Calamari moves his leg out of the way.
Calamari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Incons.
Incons will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Calamari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calamari slips under a jab.
Calamari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Incons moves away.
Calamari throws a shot to the body.
Calamari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T1#
Calamari scores with a jab. Incons acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Calamari slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Calamari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Calamari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Calamari lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Calamari.
Nice uppercut there from Calamari.
Incons takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Calamari slips a jab and a cross from Incons.
Calamari scores with a jab. Incons acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Incons throws a right and a left that Calamari avoids nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Calamari misses its target.
Incons moves forwards but Calamari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Calamari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Calamari scores with a nice right hand.
Calamari defending well as Incons loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
Incons tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Calamari is able to avoid easily.
Calamari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Calamari scores with a three punch combo!
Incons takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Incons takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Calamari with a hook.
Calamari dips to his left and cracks Incons with an uppercut!
A jab from Calamari finds it's way through Incons's defenses.
Incons throws a right and a left that Calamari avoids nicely.
Calamari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Incons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good shot there by Calamari.
Calamari works over Incons's head and body with a nice combination.#ROC#Incons is rocked!
Calamari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Incons is still on wobbly legs! Can Calamari finish him?
Calamari connects with the punch.#T3#
Calamari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Calamari throws out a powerful jab.
BOOM! Calamari lands a beautiful left hook that drops Incons. Incons tries to recover but Calamari is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Incons lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valdo Calamari!
During a confident post fight interview, Valdo Calamari thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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