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Event:
RISE 89: Hunt v Leader
Date: Aug 12, 2022 |
#R1#
Sandwhich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sandwhich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sandwhich tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan keeps the fight on the outside.
Sandwhich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Snake Eyes Fighting Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Sandwhich looks to clinch
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Sandwhich doesn't manage to clinch there - Ryan circles away.
Sandwhich is looking to clinch.
Ryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sandwhich darts in trying to clinch
letting Ryan counter with a right hand. #CL#
Sandwhich clinches.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sandwhich fails to land.
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sandwhich fails to land.
Sandwhich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryan is defending well for now.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
#T1#
Sandwhich missing with knees to the body.
Ryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sandwhich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sandwhich wants to stall.
#BC2#
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sandwhich tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
#CL#
Sandwhich moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Ryan breaks the clinch.
Sandwhich wants to clinch.
A nice side step and Ryan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sandwhich is looking to clinch. #CL#
Sandwhich instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sandwhich fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sandwhich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Sandwhich trying to land knees to the body.
#T2##BC2#
Ryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sandwhich moves to clinch but Ryan breaks away
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sandwhich moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandwhich tries to clinch up.
Sandwhich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sandwhich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sandwhich is looking to clinch.
Sandwhich looks to clinch
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Sandwhich tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ryan counters with a crisp right that sends Sandwhich to the canvas! Ryan follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gord Ryan!
Gord Ryan thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
AWC 2022 - Semi Finals B
Date: Jun 01, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Aphelios closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sandwhich did well to prevent Aphelios getting side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Aphelios'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.
Aphelios not doing much here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sandwhich can do anything to dispel that myth.
Aphelios takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aphelios is controlling the pace.
Aphelios takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandwhich is staying active underneath Aphelios, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sandwhich won't allow Aphelios to pass to mount.
Aphelios prevents Sandwhich from improving his position.
Aphelios missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1#
Sandwhich wants to get back to full guard.
Aphelios thows a huge punch but Sandwhich dodges it nicely.
Aphelios throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aphelios stalling.
Aphelios 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.
Sandwhich regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Aphelios.
Aphelios missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aphelios looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Aphelios throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sandwhich working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aphelios lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sandwhich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aphelios throws a strike but Sandwhich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Sandwhich postures up.
Sandwhich passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Aphelios manages to get to full guard.
Sandwhich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aphelios. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3#
Aphelios controls Sandwhich momentarily but Sandwhich frees himself.
Sandwhich preventing the sweep.
Aphelios striking off his back but it's not causing Sandwhich any problems.
Aphelios controls Sandwhich momentarily but Sandwhich frees himself.
Aphelios looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sandwhich is one step ahead there.
Aphelios working a defensive guard here.
#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aphelios manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sandwhich manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Aphelios is in close to Sandwhich's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sandwhich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aphelios controls the pace.
Aphelios throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sandwhich pulls Aphelios in close to prevent any damage.
Sandwhich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aphelios is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Icarus Aphelios dominated that round.
That's time! Aphelios's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##TD#
Aphelios shoots in and bounces Sandwhich off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Aphelios throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aphelios is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandwhich can do to turn this around?
Aphelios controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aphelios lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aphelios trying to control but Sandwhich is working from the bottom. #T1#
Sandwhich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aphelios.
Aphelios is working Sandwhich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sandwhich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aphelios postures up in Sandwhich's guard and throws a big left but Sandwhich blocks it.
Aphelios 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.
Aphelios is working Sandwhich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Aphelios is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aphelios throws a big elbow that misses.
Aphelios stands and throws Sandwhich's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T2#
Aphelios trying to control the position but Sandwhich is working away.
Sandwhich managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Aphelios.
Aphelios looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sandwhich is avoiding damage well.
Aphelios working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sandwhich is not content to let Aphelios control the position.
Aphelios working the strikes but Sandwhich uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Sandwhich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aphelios.
Aphelios scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T3#
Aphelios missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sandwhich is refusing to be controlled, as Aphelios sits in half guard.
Aphelios throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Aphelios there.
Sandwhich 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.
Aphelios lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aphelios thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Aphelios there.
Icarus Aphelios overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aphelios throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aphelios is trying to control. Sandwhich wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T4#
Aphelios thows a huge punch but Sandwhich dodges it nicely.
Aphelios is trying to control the action in half guard but Sandwhich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sandwhich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aphelios scores with a couple of nice shots.
Still in half guard, Aphelios seems content to control.
Sandwhich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aphelios scores with a couple of nice shots.
Aphelios not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aphelios throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aphelios controlling the action here.
Sandwhich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aphelios.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aphelios is trying to control the action in half guard but Sandwhich 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.
Icarus Aphelios dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Sandwhich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Sandwhich swings wildly with an uppercut but Aphelios uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandwhich stops a takedown attempt from Aphelios.
Aphelios managing to block the knees to the body from Sandwhich.
Aphelios avoiding damage as Sandwhich throws knees to the body.
Sandwhich trying to land knees to the body.
#TD#
Aphelios manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Aphelios lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandwhich has momentary wrist control but Aphelios slips an elbow through the middle.
Aphelios throwing strikes from guard but Sandwhich blocks nicely.
Aphelios lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T1#
Sandwhich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sandwhich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aphelios advances position into side control!
Aphelios tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sloppy strikes there by Aphelios.
Aphelios 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.
Aphelios is working Sandwhich over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sandwhich on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T2#
Aphelios is trying to ground and pound but Sandwhich uses the momentary lack of control by Aphelios to regain half guard.
Aphelios not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aphelios lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sandwhich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aphelios.
Aphelios thows a huge punch but Sandwhich dodges it nicely.
Aphelios throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aphelios is looking to take a break and control but Sandwhich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
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. Aphelios connects with a nice short shot to Sandwhich's temple.
Aphelios throwing shots but Sandwhich is blocking nicely.
Aphelios is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Knuckle Sandwhich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aphelios is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Aphelios throwing shots but Sandwhich is blocking nicely.
Aphelios is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sandwhich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T4#
Sandwhich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aphelios.
Sandwhich trying to hold on to Aphelios's head to control him but Aphelios postures up.
Aphelios is trying to control. Sandwhich wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sandwhich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aphelios looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sandwhich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aphelios.
Sandwhich is looking to control Aphelios's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sandwhich avoid being mounted?
Aphelios wants to control but Sandwhich is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sandwhich has hold of Aphelios's hands but Aphelios slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Aphelios not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Icarus Aphelios is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, if Aphelios 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Icarus Aphelios showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aphelios, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Icarus Aphelios! |
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Event:
RISE 62:
Date: May 08, 2022 |
#R1#
Akagawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Akagawa.
Akagawa wants to clinch.
Akagawa thumps Sandwhich with a low kick.
Akagawa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Sandwhich misses the target.
Akagawa's coach down at Gym Goroshi London was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Akagawa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#CL#
Sandwhich closes the distance and clinches.
Akagawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sandwhich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akagawa blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akagawa trying to land knees to the body.
Sandwhich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akagawa avoids the elbow strike from Sandwhich, against the cage.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
Akagawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akagawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#T1#
Akagawa landing knees to the head.
Sandwhich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sandwhich 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.
Sandwhich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akagawa looking to throw knees to the head but Sandwhich is blocking nicely.
Akagawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Sandwhich controls his hands.
Sandwhich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandwhich has a couple of punches blocked by Akagawa.
Akagawa lands a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Knuckle Sandwhich has been cut.
Akagawa blocking some punches.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Sandwhich scores a nice knee to the body.
Sandwhich dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sandwhich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sandwhich.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
#T2#
Sandwhich misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sandwhich just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akagawa's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandwhich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Akagawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akagawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Akagawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but Sandwhich blocks with his arms.
Sandwhich swings wildly with an uppercut but Akagawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akagawa looking to throw knees to the head but Sandwhich is blocking nicely.
Akagawa managing to block the knees to the body from Sandwhich.
Knees to the body from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich struggles to land a body shot inside as Akagawa controls his hands.
Sandwhich lands a right hand.
Sandwhich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Sandwhich lands a shoulder strike. #T3#
A knee to the head by Akagawa.
Sandwhich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sandwhich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Akagawa has Sandwhich pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sandwhich manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Akagawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sandwhich is defending well for now.
Akagawa tries a knee to the head but Sandwhich blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Akagawa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sandwhich tries to land knees in the clinch but Akagawa avoids the damage to the body.
Sandwhich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sandwhich misses with a punch on the inside.
Sandwhich dodges an elbow strike from Akagawa.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sandwhich blocks it with crossed arms.
Akagawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sandwhich blocks it with crossed arms.
Akagawa trying to land knees to the body.
#T4#
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
Akagawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Sandwhich won't want to take too many of those.
Akagawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sandwhich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akagawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sandwhich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akagawa backwards.
Akagawa landing knees to the head.
Akagawa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akagawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sandwhich.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akagawa.
A head punch on the inside from Sandwhich fails to land.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sandwhich blocks it with crossed arms.
Sandwhich misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Sandwhich to work.
A head punch on the inside from Sandwhich fails to land.
Sandwhich managing to block the knees to the body from Akagawa.
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 Knuckle Sandwhich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Knuckle Sandwhich's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL#
Sandwhich drives through and clinches with Akagawa against the cage.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sandwhich avoids it.
Sandwhich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akagawa backwards.
Sandwhich displaying some good clinch control by pressing Akagawa up against the cage.
Akagawa blocking some punches.
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by Akagawa.
Akagawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sandwhich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sandwhich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akagawa is defending well for now.
Sandwhich unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sandwhich landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandwhich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Sandwhich on the inside.
Akagawa is breathing heavily.
Akagawa avoids a wild elbow strike from Sandwhich.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sandwhich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by Akagawa.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sandwhich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sandwhich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sandwhich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sandwhich scores a nice knee to the body.
Sandwhich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akagawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sandwhich is defending well for now.
Sandwhich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akagawa backwards.
Sandwhich lands with a left to the head.
Sandwhich missing with knees to the body.
Sandwhich lands a nice uppercut.
Akagawa blocks an elbow strike from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sandwhich. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akagawa.
Sandwhich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sandwhich taking a breather.
Akagawa trying to land knees to the body.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sandwhich avoids it.
Akagawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sandwhich.
Akagawa blocking some punches.
Come on Sandwhich - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Akagawa wants a takedown but no success here.
Akagawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sandwhich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Akagawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich misses with a punch on the inside.
Akagawa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T3#
Sandwhich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akagawa is defending well for now.
Sandwhich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but Sandwhich blocks with his arms.
Sandwhich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sandwhich misses with some punches.
Sandwhich tries to land knees in the clinch but Akagawa avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sandwhich blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sandwhich obliges.
Sandwhich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akagawa's elbow.
Akagawa missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sandwhich.
Knuckle Sandwhich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Akagawa misses with a knee strike.
Sandwhich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sandwhich stalling in the clinch.
#T4#
Sandwhich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akagawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sandwhich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich scores with a shot to the side of Akagawa's head.
Akagawa misses with a knee strike.
Akagawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Sandwhich avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sandwhich scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Akagawa blocking some punches.
Sandwhich missing with knees to the body.
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by Akagawa.
Akagawa trying to land knees to the body.
Sandwhich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich lands a hook that snaps the head of Akagawa backwards.
Akagawa blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Knuckle Sandwhich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Knuckle Sandwhich's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##CL#
Sandwhich moves into range and clinches up with Akagawa.
Sandwhich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akagawa can do to turn this around?
Sandwhich crunches a lovely knee into Akagawa's ribcage.
Sandwhich scores a nice knee to the body.
Sandwhich managing to block the knees to the body from Akagawa.
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich lands a good knee to the midsection. Akagawa won't want to take too many of those.
Akagawa takes a shot to the head.
Sandwhich scores a nice knee to the body.
Sandwhich lands a left hand.
Sandwhich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sandwhich throws an elbow but it misses.
Sandwhich lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandwhich lands an uppercut.
A short right from Sandwhich on the inside.
Akagawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Akagawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sandwhich is defending well for now.
Sandwhich scores with a shot to the side of Akagawa's head. #T1#
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandwhich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sandwhich lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sandwhich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sandwhich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sandwhich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sandwhich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akagawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sandwhich dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sandwhich avoids it.
Akagawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akagawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Akagawa blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sandwhich lands a left hand.
#T2#
Sandwhich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akagawa is defending well for now.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but Sandwhich blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sandwhich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sandwhich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sandwhich presses Akagawa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sandwhich pushes Akagawa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akagawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sandwhich blocks it with crossed arms.
Akagawa misses with a knee strike.
Sandwhich pushes off an throws an elbow but Akagawa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Akagawa up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich misses with some punches.
Akagawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T3#
Akagawa trying to land knees to the body.
Akagawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akagawa's elbow.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandwhich has a couple of punches blocked by Akagawa.
Akagawa lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sandwhich.
Sandwhich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but Sandwhich blocks with his arms.
Sandwhich effectively controlling the action here.
Akagawa misses with a knee to the head.
Akagawa blocks an elbow strike.
Akagawa takes a shot to the head.
Sandwhich blocking some punches.
#T4#
Sandwhich missing with knees to the body.
Akagawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sandwhich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sandwhich leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sandwhich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sandwhich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akagawa tries to land a knee to the head but Sandwhich blocks with his arms.
Sandwhich scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandwhich lands with a right to the head.
Akagawa being controlled against the cage.
Sandwhich avoids the elbow strike from Akagawa, against the cage.
Kosami Akagawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Sandwhich.
And that's the end of the fight!
Knuckle Sandwhich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sandwhich, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knuckle Sandwhich! |
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Event:
RISE 49: Halo v Maestre
Date: Apr 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Sandwhich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sandwhich tries to clinch up but Hohol circles away and keeps his distance.
Sandwhich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hohol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hohol avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hohol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honza Hohol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hohol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hohol shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sandwhich as he jumps to the side.
Sandwhich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hohol tries to counter with a takedown but Sandwhich is quick to defend against it.
Hohol swats away the attempt to clinch by Sandwhich.#CL2#
Sandwhich has Hohol up against the cage in a clinch.
Sandwhich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hohol backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohol is looking for a takedown.
Hohol avoids the elbow strike from Sandwhich, against the cage.
Hohol wants to take the fight to the mat but Sandwhich manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Honza Hohol. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Sandwhich is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hohol is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sandwhich to the mat. Sandwhich regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've been hearing that Hohol has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hohol looking to pass the guard. #T1#
Hohol content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hohol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hohol scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sandwhich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hohol advances to half guard.
Hohol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sandwhich has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hohol is working away from the top position though.
Sandwhich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hohol.
Hohol keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hohol not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hohol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sandwhich's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hohol performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hohol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sandwhich's head.
Sandwhich 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.#T2#
Sandwhich has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hohol is working away from the top position though.
Hohol seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sandwhich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hohol throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hohol wants to take a breather but Sandwhich is having none of it.
Hohol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sandwhich defending well though.
Ground and pound from Hohol.
Sandwhich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hohol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sandwhich defending well though.
Hohol looks to land a strike but Sandwhich avoids it nicely and regains full guard.#T3#
Hohol postures up in Sandwhich's guard and throws a big left but Sandwhich blocks it.
Sandwhich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hohol.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hohol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hohol tries to free his leg and advance position but Sandwhich is retaining full guard.
Hohol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hohol looking to sit in guard and control but Sandwhich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Hohol wants to sweep but no luck.
Hohol is working hard here to advance position.
Hohol has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hohol bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sandwhich's guard. #REVR#
Hohol 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.
Hohol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
Sandwhich managing to control the position.
Hohol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hohol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hohol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sandwhich lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Hohol looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hohol on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hohol tries to get out of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hohol is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Hohol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Honza Hohol dominated that round.
That's time! Hohol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##TD#
Hohol closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sandwhich quickly recovers to half guard.
Sandwhich wants to improve his position but Hohol is controlling well.
Hohol is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sandwhich!
Hohol looking to finish Sandwhich with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sandwhich!
Sandwhich taking shots to the head.
Hohol with good strikes from the mount here!
Hohol lands a big shot there that rocks Sandwhich but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hohol misses with a head shot.
Sandwhich is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Honza Hohol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hohol cracks Sandwhich with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hohol throws some wild stikes that Sandwhich manages to avoid easily.
Sandwhich wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hohol.
Hohol sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!#T1#
Poor strikes thrown by Hohol there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sandwhich holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hohol tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hohol in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hohol with good strikes from the mount here!
Hohol looking to finish Sandwhich with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sandwhich!
Hohol throws a wild left hand from mount and Sandwhich manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Sandwhich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hohol missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hohol trying to mount his opponent but Sandwhich defends it.
Hohol takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T2#
Hohol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hohol is keen to just control but Sandwhich is a slippery customer.
Hohol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandwhich can do to turn this around?
Hohol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sandwhich defending well though.
Ground and pound from Hohol.
Hohol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hohol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hohol lands strikes from half guard.
Hohol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hohol lands with a punch from half guard. #ROC#Sandwhich is rocked!
Sandwhich is not content to let Hohol control the position.
Sandwhich is still in real trouble! Can Hohol finish him?
Sandwhich trying to control from the bottom.
Sandwhich is breathing heavily.
Hohol looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sandwhich with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hohol is looking to advance position but Sandwhich won't allow it.
Hohol scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hohol missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hohol lands a big elbow - Sandwhich is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Hohol!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Honza Hohol!
Honza Hohol is the new middleweight champion! |
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Event:
RISE 43: Maestre v Svyatogor
Date: Mar 20, 2022 |
#R1#
White scores with a punch to the head.#CL2#
Sandwhich gets a clinch.
Sandwhich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sandwhich.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sandwhich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#CUT2#It looks like Timo White has been cut.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
White blocks an elbow strike.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White gets through Sandwhich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Sandwhich misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
White blocking some punches.
#T1#
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Sandwhich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White blocks an elbow strike from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
White avoiding damage as Sandwhich throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from White.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
White lands an uppercut.
Sandwhich slows down the pace here.
Sandwhich is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sandwhich.
White looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sandwhich lands a good knee to the midsection. White won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Sandwhich on the inside.
Sandwhich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Sandwhich controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
White scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Sandwhich misses with some punches.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from White.
#BC#
White breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Sandwhich has managed to clinch.
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Sandwhich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Sandwhich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White lands with a short shot to the head. #T3#
A short uppercut from Sandwhich.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sandwhich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White avoids the elbow strike from Sandwhich, against the cage.
Sandwhich throws an elbow that misses.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandwhich.
Sandwhich scores with a shoulder strike.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandwhich swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandwhich struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sandwhich is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sandwhich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T4#
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
White lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sandwhich lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Sandwhich to work.
A short left from White.
White working aggressively here.
Sandwhich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Sandwhich taking a breather.
White lands with a left to the head.
White working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Knuckle Sandwhich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timo White's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Sandwhich moves into the clinch successfully.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sandwhich in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
White blocking some punches.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White misses with the head strike.
White gets through Sandwhich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich missing with knees to the body.
Sandwhich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sandwhich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands a nice uppercut.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White misses with the head strike.
#BC#
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Sandwhich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T1#
White can't find room to land a body shot as Sandwhich controls the action.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White takes a shot to the head.
Knuckle Sandwhich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sandwhich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Sandwhich clinches.
Sandwhich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White avoiding damage as Sandwhich throws knees to the body.
Sandwhich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
White lands with a left to the head.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
Sandwhich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich controlling the action here for a moment.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2##BC#
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Sandwhich pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandwhich misses with a punch on the inside.
Sandwhich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
White has a couple of punches blocked by Sandwhich.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sandwhich backwards.
Sandwhich being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from White.
Sandwhich has a couple of punches blocked by White.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sandwhich.
Sandwhich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White scores with a hook to the body.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T3#
Sandwhich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Sandwhich darts in and clinches White up against the cage.
Sandwhich lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandwhich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
White blocking some punches.
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White lands with a left to the head.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Sandwhich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from White.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T4#
White blocking some punches.
White avoiding damage as Sandwhich throws knees to the body.
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!
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sandwhich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sandwhich backwards.
White lands with a left to the head.
White is struggling to control the position.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Sandwhich.
White lands with a light punch inside.
White scores with a shot to the side of Sandwhich's head.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
White lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Knuckle Sandwhich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Timo White's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3##CL2#
Sandwhich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
White is working Sandwhich over against the cage.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sandwhich trying to land knees to the body.
Sandwhich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Sandwhich leaning his opponent against the cage.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from White.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
White scores with a hook to the body.#T1#
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Nice body punch from White.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White misses with some punches.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sandwhich throws a head punch that misses.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sandwhich trying to land knees to the body.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandwhich.
White misses with some punches.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Timo White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Sandwhich blocks an uppercut.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sandwhich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandwhich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from White.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sandwhich controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from White. #T3#
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Sandwhich is trying to stall.
Sandwhich manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sandwhich lands a right hand.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Sandwhich working White over with knees to the body.
Sandwhich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Sandwhich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sandwhich backwards.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sandwhich backwards. #T4#
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White misses with the head strike.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sandwhich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White avoids the elbow strike from Sandwhich, against the cage.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandwhich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from White.
White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sandwhich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sandwhich lands a nice uppercut.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sandwhich tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Sandwhich lands a body shot.
Sandwhich misses with some punches.
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 Timo White.
I think Sandwhich 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knuckle Sandwhich! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 24, 2022 |
#R1#
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sandwhich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith tries to clinch up but Sandwhich circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
#CL#
Sandwhich closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Sandwhich taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smith trying to stall but Sandwhich improves his position.
Sandwhich prevents the takedown attempt.
Sandwhich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Sandwhich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich lands a shoulder strike.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sandwhich with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#It looks like Noah Smith has been cut.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sandwhich taking a breather.#T1#
Sandwhich has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sandwhich stalling against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sandwhich.
Sandwhich stalling the fight.
Sandwhich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sandwhich lands a damaging elbow. #ROC#Smith is rocked!
Sandwhich pushes Smith against the cage. Sandwhich is working some dirty boxing. Sandwhich pushes off with a quick right hook! Smith goes down! Smith tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Sandwhich moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knuckle Sandwhich! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 22, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Sandwhich closes the distance and clinches.
Sandwhich looking to throw knees to the head but Joakim is blocking nicely.
Joakim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sandwhich.
Sandwhich landing knees to the body.
Sandwhich missing with knees to the body.
Joakim tries a body shot but Sandwhich blocks it.
Sandwhich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sandwhich trying to land knees to the body.
Sandwhich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joakim avoids it.
Sandwhich lands a left hand.
#CUT2#It looks like Kito Joakim has been cut.
Sandwhich lands a nice uppercut.
Sandwhich blocking some punches.
Sandwhich working aggressively here.
Joakim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joakim misses with a punch to the body.
Sandwhich just leaning against Joakim, taking a breather.
Sandwhich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Joakim.
Sandwhich tries to land knees in the clinch but Joakim avoids the damage to the body.
Sandwhich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joakim throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Joakim managing to block the knees to the body from Sandwhich.
#T1#
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Joakim throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandwhich.
Sandwhich will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Joakim up against the cage.
Joakim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joakim takes a shot to the head.
Joakim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joakim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joakim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sandwhich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sandwhich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joakim misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sandwhich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sandwhich pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sandwhich. #T2#
Joakim throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandwhich.
Joakim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joakim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandwhich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joakim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joakim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sandwhich.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joakim.
Sandwhich lands a nice uppercut.
Sandwhich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sandwhich's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Joakim being controlled against the cage.
Sandwhich throws a punch but it's blocked by Joakim.
Sandwhich missing with knees to the body.
Sandwhich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joakim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Sandwhich lands with a right to the head.
Sandwhich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joakim avoids it.
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joakim misses with a punch to the body.
Sandwhich lands a left hand.
Sandwhich lands on the inside with an uppercut. #ROC2#Joakim is rocked!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sandwhich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Oh Joakim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sandwhich has Joakim pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Joakim is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Sandwhich - that's hurt Joakim badly! Oh, another knee lands and Joakim is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Joakim doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Knuckle Sandwhich! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 17, 2022 |
#R1#
Cheng tries to clinch but Sandwhich is having none of it. #CL2#
Sandwhich has Cheng up against the cage in a clinch.
Sandwhich misses with the head strike.
Sandwhich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cheng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#TD#
Cheng decides to pull guard. #SUB#
Cheng escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sandwhich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sandwhich trying to control but Cheng is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Cheng has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Sandwhich should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Cheng has tightened it up now! Sandwhich should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Wei Cheng!
Wei Cheng 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 14, 2022 |
#R1#
Hart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sandwhich's waist but Sandwhich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hart off to one side.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hart. Sandwhich shrugs it off though. #CL2#
Sandwhich closes the distance and clinches.
Hart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Sandwhich.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich lands an uppercut.
Sandwhich misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sandwhich fails to land.
Hart working hard to break the clinch.
Sandwhich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandwhich landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sandwhich.
Sandwhich leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart. #T1#
Sandwhich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hart's elbow.
Hart stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sandwhich lands a right hand. #ROC2#Hart is rocked!
Sandwhich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hart is defending well for now.
Sandwhich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Oh Hart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sandwhich digs a right hand into Hart's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hart's gas tank.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Sandwhich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sandwhich scores with a shot to the side of Hart's head.
Sandwhich lands a big right hand that drops Hart! The killer instinct kicks in and Sandwhich finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sandwhich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knuckle Sandwhich! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 10, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Green tries to keep at a distance but Sandwhich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sandwhich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sandwhich tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Sandwhich crunches a lovely knee into Green's ribcage.
Green is trying to push Sandwhich away but Sandwhich has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sandwhich as Green tries to tie him up.
Sandwhich gets through Green's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Green is breathing heavily.
Sandwhich landing knees to the head.
Sandwhich crunches a lovely knee into Green's ribcage.
A short right from Sandwhich.
Sandwhich lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sandwhich has Green pressed against the cage.
Sandwhich lands with a short shot 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!
Sandwhich manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The referee calls for Sandwhich to work.
#T1#
Knees in the clinch landing for Sandwhich.
Green's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sandwhich's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sandwhich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sandwhich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greens head.
Sandwhich lands an elbow that stopped Green in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#It looks like Antoine Green has been cut.
Sandwhich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Green's defenses.
Sandwhich lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Sandwhich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sandwhich lands with a right to the head. #ROC2#Green is rocked!
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!
A short right from Sandwhich on the inside.
Oh Green is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#KD2#
Sandwhich drops Green onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Green is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#T2#
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Green pressed against the cage. Sandwhich frees himself up and cracks Green with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Green crumples to the floor, out cold! Sandwhich jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Knuckle Sandwhich!
Antoine Green was interviewed post fight and said 'Wasn’t meant to be'. |
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